End of 1: Packers 3, Cowboys 3
SCORING PLAYS
* COWBOYS -- Nick Folk, 25 yd field goal, 13:14. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards in 1:25
* PACKERS -- Mason Crosby, 36 yd field goal, 8:02. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards in 5:12
INJURY UPDATE
* Packers CB Al Harris was injured in a collision on an incomplete pass on Dallas' second drive. His status is unclear. UPDATE: Harris had the wind knocked out. He's back in.
* Packers MLB Nick Barnett has left with what appears to be a left arm or hand injury.
* Harris has left the game again, this time with a possible right arm injury.
NOTES AND ANALYSIS
* Jason Spitz indeed got the start instead at center of Scott Wells.
* Credit CB Adam Jones with the hit and fumble recovery on the Packers' second play from scrimmage, a run right to Ryan Grant that gained 9 yards before the fumble. It's awfully reminiscent of the way the Packers, and Grant, started in last year's playoff game against Seattle.
* In a surprise move, Brandon Chillar, not Brady Poppinga, started at strong-side linebacker. That most likely has to do with defending Cowboys TE Jason Witten.
* WR Greg Jennings made CB Anthony Henry look silly with a quick break to the sideline after catching a quick slant. Henry had help inside, but he overpursued and Jennings gained 26 yards.
* The Packers revealed a two-halfback set with Grant and rookie Kregg Lumpkin, who motioned out of the I-formation. The play was a run left by Grant that only gained 1 yard.
* It appeared Aaron Rodgers never saw the corner blitz on the third-down play that stalled the Packers' second drive in the red zone. RB Brandon Jackson did well to pick up the blitz, but after Rodgers danced away from inside pressure, he ran right into Henry, who dropped him for an 11-yard loss.
* Who says S Nick Collins can't catch? He came up with the pick on a dumb throw into double coverage for TE Jason Witten in the end zone -- and returned it 61 yards to the Dallas 43.
* Rodgers followed the interception by fumbling the final snap of the quarter. That's three times in three games.
PREGAME NOTES
* Game-time weather: 64 degrees, 83 percent humidity, winds from the southeast at 8 mph. Chance of fog later.
* Unlike in the season opener, the Packers' starting offense was introduced. The crowd -- issued green and yellow flags that are creating quite a sight as they're waved -- cheered loudest by far for QB Aaron Rodgers. Cowboys jerseys are few and far between in the stands.
* K Mason Crosby, CB Al Harris and RT Mark Tauscher are team captains.
-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com
* COWBOYS -- Nick Folk, 25 yd field goal, 13:14. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards in 1:25
* PACKERS -- Mason Crosby, 36 yd field goal, 8:02. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards in 5:12
INJURY UPDATE
* Packers CB Al Harris was injured in a collision on an incomplete pass on Dallas' second drive. His status is unclear. UPDATE: Harris had the wind knocked out. He's back in.
* Packers MLB Nick Barnett has left with what appears to be a left arm or hand injury.
* Harris has left the game again, this time with a possible right arm injury.
NOTES AND ANALYSIS
* Jason Spitz indeed got the start instead at center of Scott Wells.
* Credit CB Adam Jones with the hit and fumble recovery on the Packers' second play from scrimmage, a run right to Ryan Grant that gained 9 yards before the fumble. It's awfully reminiscent of the way the Packers, and Grant, started in last year's playoff game against Seattle.
* In a surprise move, Brandon Chillar, not Brady Poppinga, started at strong-side linebacker. That most likely has to do with defending Cowboys TE Jason Witten.
* WR Greg Jennings made CB Anthony Henry look silly with a quick break to the sideline after catching a quick slant. Henry had help inside, but he overpursued and Jennings gained 26 yards.
* The Packers revealed a two-halfback set with Grant and rookie Kregg Lumpkin, who motioned out of the I-formation. The play was a run left by Grant that only gained 1 yard.
* It appeared Aaron Rodgers never saw the corner blitz on the third-down play that stalled the Packers' second drive in the red zone. RB Brandon Jackson did well to pick up the blitz, but after Rodgers danced away from inside pressure, he ran right into Henry, who dropped him for an 11-yard loss.
* Who says S Nick Collins can't catch? He came up with the pick on a dumb throw into double coverage for TE Jason Witten in the end zone -- and returned it 61 yards to the Dallas 43.
* Rodgers followed the interception by fumbling the final snap of the quarter. That's three times in three games.
PREGAME NOTES
* Game-time weather: 64 degrees, 83 percent humidity, winds from the southeast at 8 mph. Chance of fog later.
* Unlike in the season opener, the Packers' starting offense was introduced. The crowd -- issued green and yellow flags that are creating quite a sight as they're waved -- cheered loudest by far for QB Aaron Rodgers. Cowboys jerseys are few and far between in the stands.
* K Mason Crosby, CB Al Harris and RT Mark Tauscher are team captains.
-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com
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