Green Breaks Taylor's Franchise Rushing Record

TAMPA - No one was in any mood to celebrate afterwards, but Packers running back Ahman Green did break one of the franchise's most notable records on Sunday in Tampa. With six carries for 45 yards, Green surpassed Hall of Famer Jim Taylor as the all-time leading rusher in Green Bay history. He came into Sunday's game needing 44 yards to match Taylor's mark of 8,207 yards, which had stood since 1966, and he barely beat it with a 2-yard plunge off the right side in the fourth quarter. After the game, the understated Green could take pride in the achievement, but the team's 38-28 loss to the previously winless Buccaneers dampened the day considerably. "It's a bittersweet thing," said Green, who re-signed with the Packers two weeks ago after piling up the first 8,162 rushing yards of his Green Bay career from 2000-06. "It would have been better if we had gotten the victory, but it happened the way it happened." Green played a larger role in th...