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Sunday, September 21, 2008

HALFTIME: Cowboys 13, Packers 6

SCORING PLAYS
* PACKERS -- Mason Crosby, 38 yd field goal, 12:42. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards in 2:19.

* COWBOYS -- Felix Jones, 60 yd run (Nick Folk kick is good), 6:04. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards in 1:49

* COWBOYS -- Nick Folk, 39 yd field goal, 0:07. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards in 4:10

INJURY UPDATE
* Packers MLB Nick Barnett has an elbow injury but will return.

* Packers CB Al Harris went to the locker room with cramping. He also is expected to return.

* Charlie Peprah is on for S Nick Collins. There's been no update on an injury for Collins, but he's not on the sideline. UPDATE: Collins is on the bench again, but he isn't going back in, for now. Still no info on his injury. UPDATE: Collins is back in.

NOTES AND ANALYSIS
* QB Aaron Rodgers made another incredible throw to convert a third down. RG Tony Moll was whipped by NT Jay Ratliff, but Rodgers stepped past and threaded the needle across his body for a 14-yard gain to WR Greg Jennings.

* WR James Jones dropped a slant on the next third down. CB Adam Jones might have gotten a piece of the ball to break it up, but that's two drops for James Jones today. He has struggled with that.

* Peprah had no chance of getting off WR Terrell Owens' block on Felix Jones' long TD run. TE Jason Witten sealed off RE Michael Montgomery on the edge, giving Jones a huge hole. CB Charles Woodson missed an arm tackle just short of midfield, and then Owens kept Peprah away from Jones and provided an escort all the way down the left sideline.

* QB Tony Romo cost the Cowboys a good chance at a TD to close the half with a bone-headed play. Facing second-and-goal from the 4, Romo rolled straight back ... and back ... and back ... and finally was dragged down by Cullen Jenkins all the way back at the 21. Jenkins stripped Romo, too, but LT Flozell Adams shoved off DT Colin Cole and fell on it. Had Romo merely unloaded the ball, Dallas would have had another good shot at six. Instead, Romo had to throw away the ball again on third down and the Cowboys settled for three.

-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com

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