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Goofy half.That's about the only thing you can say. And frustrating. And numbingly typical this season. Big plays for the Packers. Big plays for the opponents. Blown opportunities.The Packers started strong, albeit after the now ubiquitous penalty on punt/kick returns (is there any fan left who doesn't automatically look for a penalty flag on returns?); this penalty took about 30 yards off a nice Tramon Williams' punt return. But on the second play from scrimmage, Aaron Rodgers hit James Jones for a 74-yard touchdown pass, the longest of Rodgers' career. Packers go up 7-0.The defense proceeds to get the ball back, but Rodgers got greedy on throw to Donald Driver and got picked off; Rodgers himself wound up making the tackle at the Packers' 8-yard line. A few plays later, the rookie QB, Josh Freeman, tossed his first career TD pass. 7-7.The Packers then put a nice drive together, combining passes and runs. They capped it off with a 2-yard TD run by Ryan Grant. Pac...
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