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Green Bay Packers (5-1) @ Denver Broncos (3-3)

The weather is a surprising warm for two days shy of November in Denver. With two strong-armed quarterbacks taking the helm we could have a shootout in the making.

Here’s to a Broncos win! Post your thoughts on the game here, we’ll be chatting along with you. Live blogging below – drive summaries mostly, with notes in the comments.

Packers 5th Drive – Back to back penalties on the Packers pin them deep, oddly enough.  Halftime, Broncos down 13-7.

Broncos 5th Drive – Time to run the two-minute drill. A sack is not a nice way to start, and now we’re pinned real deep.

Packers 4th Drive – Again, running the ball without a hitch. You’ve got to be kidding me, I really, honestly thought we were past this. Marcus Thomas reportedly went down, they had a quick bio on him. Two Packer penalties are moving them back (thank God), so they’ll be throwing on third and goal. Off target by Favre. They’ll boot a field goal to make it 13-7.

Broncos 4th Drive – Mrs. Favre has been invited in the booth. Her story is heartwarming, but can the guys at ESPN at least wait until #4 is on the field before talking about him? 3 and out.

Packers 3rd Drive – John Lynch is hurt, it looks like his right hand or arm. Antwon Burton also goes down as the Packers move the ball on the ground without half a problem. Without Lynch in there, a physical aspect of this defense has been lost, and the Packers are taking advantage. 1st and 5 after a 12 man on the field penalty, in the red zone. The Packers can’t take full advantage though, thanks in large part to the tight containment by D.J. Williams on the play action fake (I didn’t even see the handoff!). Packers 10, Broncos 7.

Broncos 3rd Drive – Daniel Graham must have been blocking his man downfield for twenty minutes. Selvin Young takes advantage, grabbing a screen pass and taking it all the way to the Packers 7 yard line. It’s all for naught, though, as a fumbled snap leads to a turnover. Horrible way to start the 2nd quarter. Packers ball on the 1.

Packers 2nd Drive – Brett Favre throws a huge 79 yard pass, over Champ Bailey, to his rookie WR James Jones. Just like that it’s a tie ball game, extra point pending. We can’t let that big play deflate the crowd or the team. They tested Bailey with his quad and passed that test. Let’s see em try it again.

Broncos Second Drive – Nice return by Glenn Martinez to set things up. After our long first drive that netted a punt, and the 3 and out, we’re already at about midfield. After a very nice run by Selvin Young and a very, very good throw by Cutler to Brandon Stokley on third and 9, the Broncos are threatening. After a pass interference call extends the drive, Cutler directs traffic, lasers to Scheffler and we have a Denver Touchdown. 7-0 Broncos.

Packers First Drive – Three passes, two screen completions for a total of 4 or 5 yards. Champ Bailey made a clutch tackle in space to end the Packers first possession with a 3 and out.

Broncos First Drive – So far it’s all been about the tight ends. Tony Scheffler, Daniel Graham and Chad Mustard have all been targeted thus far. I’ll be jumping between here and the comments tonight, summing up drives on the main post and posting smaller notes in the comments. We’ll see how it rolls. After moving down the field pretty well through the passing game, the running game failed to get going, and the Broncos are forced to punt.

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