One of Coach Mike McCarthy's objectives was to get the Packers offense rolling against Seattle yesterday. Well, he certainly did that and then some. Green Bay, led by Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre, scored 48 points in their 60 minute destruction of the Seattle Seahawks. In fact, they were so dominate that their defense actually outscored the Seahawks offense.
Two of the more notable performances were that of rookie running back Brandon Jackson and rookie wide receivers James Jones. Both players have made strong cases for themselves throughout training camp and that trend continued yesterday. Jackson, who struggled a bit in his first NFL game, really displayed his ability last night. He gained 54 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and added another 11 yards receiving.
And Jones, who Favre compared to Sterling Sharpe, had the standout performance of the night. He hauled in four passes for 58 yards two, count them two, touchdowns. What more can you say? That certainly was a sparkling home debut for him and the rest of the team.
Things were just as positive on the defensive side of the ball for the Packers. They held the Seahawks to 10 points, 15 first downs, 239 total net yards, forced six turnovers and collected seven sacks. Those are Nintendo type numbers; things that only happened in Tecmo Super Bowl.
As it was with the offense, it's hard to pick out any defensive player as the standout guy. Jarrett Bush had a great night with two interceptions, Atari Bigby (Maybe they weren't Nintendo type numbers, maybe they were Atari type numbers) collected two sacks and Abdul Hodge had six tackles.
I mean, really, you could go up and down the defensive roster and point out something positive about almost every single player. It's rare that you get a total team effort like Green Bay had in a preseason game, but that's exactly what happened last night.
Final Score: Green Bay Packers 48 - Seattle Seahawks 10
