After being totally dominated for much of the day, the Green Bay Packers
- John Kuhn-UPI Photo / Bill Greenblatt
forced the Detroit Lions to punt and got the ball back with 6:32 to play. It took them 12 plays to run the game out and beat the Lions 28-26 for their 3rd win of the season.
Of the 12 plays, 7 of them were rushes to FB/TB John Kuhn. He had carries of 7, 5, 6, 5, 2, 1 and 8, totaling 34 yards.
All told, the Packers as a team rushed for 92 yards. Not much to write home about, but the way they finished is important.
AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on being able to run out the clock :22
John Kuhn said the offense takes great pride in being able to finish and talked about the final drive.
AUDIO: John Kuhn on the Packers final drive :12
Packers center Scott Wells said the games final drive felt good for the offensive line, but there’s still plenty of work to do.
AUDIO: Scott Wells said they still need to get better :20
The jury is still out on the Packers ground attack. But the Packers at least took a positive step forward with what they have. Whether they add to their roster via trade remains to be seen. But it’s almost a certainty that GM Ted Thompson won’t do a deal if he has to give up too much to do it.