1996 Season vs Philadelphia Eagles
09/09/1996
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Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI


 
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Packers 10 20 7 2 39
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13

 
SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER

After Brett Favre overthrew three consecutive receivers on the first series, Rodney Peete's first-play slant pass to Chris T. Jones was intercepted by Doug Evans. Jones had the ball but Evans wrestled it away as Jones hit the ground. From the Eagles' 14, Edgar Bennett gained 2, Favre found no one open and scrambled for 1 and then he scrambled again on third down and was pushed out of bounds for no gain. Chris Jacke kicked a 29-yard field goal with 12 minutes 35 seconds left.
Four plays, 3 yards, 1:46 time of possession. Green Bay 3, Philadelphia 0.

Ricky Watters was stripped by Sean Jones and Brian Williams recovered at the Green Bay 43. Bennett gained 11 on a screen pass. Mark Chmura, working free off motion, beat James Willis down the middle for 20. After a swing pass to William Henderson gained 3, Mike Zordich tackled Dorsey Levens for a loss of 2. Favre's third-and-9 pass to Robert Brooks was a 25-yard touchdown. Brooks and Antonio Freeman were lined up together on the right side. Brooks delayed, allowing Freeman to pick cornerback Bobby Taylor. Then Brooks broke free down the sideline and Favre's pass was perfect before safety Brian Dawkins could arrive.
Jacke converted with 1:40 left. Five plays, 57 yards, 2:58. Green Bay 10, Philadelphia 0.

SECOND QUARTER

Peete's short pass was batted high into the air by Santana Dotson and George Koonce intercepted for the Packers' ninth take-away in less than five quarters. From the Philadelphia 32, William Fuller tackled Bennett for a loss of 2, Bennett gained 8 on a short pass and Keith Jackson dropped a first-down pass at the 21.
Jacke kicked a 44-yard field goal with 14:56 left. Four plays, 6 yards, 1:29. Green Bay 13, Philadelphia 0.

Brooks beat Troy Vincent up the sideline and Favre threw a perfect pass for 38 yards. Bennett followed lead blocks by Henderson for gains of 6 and 16 to the Eagles' 17. After an offside penalty on the Eagles, Henderson blocked Zordich in the hole and Bennett followed for 11. On second and goal Levens ran through an enormous hole over left guard for a 1-yard touchdown.
Jacke converted with 9:20 left. Six plays, 77 yards, 3:02. Green Bay 20, Philadelphia 0.

After a punt, Brooks gained 33 as he ran past safety Eric Zomalt on another go route. Bennett carried twice inside for 15. On third and 1, tackle Gary Brown was penalized for a false start. Then Favre, under pressure, attempted to dump the ball off to an unsuspecting Bennett and the flip fell incomplete.
Jacke kicked a 38-yard field goal with 5:18 left. Seven plays, 52 yards, 3:00. Green Bay 23, Philadelphia 0.

On second and 8, Peete hit Jones for 18 with Tyrone Williams out of position. Dotson sacked Peete but on third and 17 Peete found tight end Jason Dunn for 18 against a blitz. Eugene Robinson missed the tackle about 12 yards downfield. On the next play, Jones caught a long pass a step ahead of LeRoy Butler. After 29 yards, Jones lateraled to Irving Fryar, who gained 33 yards to the 1. Watters slashed off left tackle for the touchdown on the next play.
Gary Anderson converted with 1:56 left. Seven plays, 93 yards, 3:22. Green Bay 23, Philadelphia 7.

The Packers retaliated quickly. Favre hit Chmura for 11, Jackson for 18 on a third-and-10 scramble against Willis, and Freeman for 21 on a third-and-6 sideline route against Taylor. On the next play, Favre decided to take a shot, firing a pass to Brooks despite tight coverage from Barry Wilburn. Brooks was running straight down the numbers from the right slot. Wilburn didn't turn back for the ball but Brooks did. He made a juggling catch at the 1, then survived a crushing hit by Vincent for a 20-yard touchdown.
Jacke converted with 26 seconds left. Nine plays, 75 yards, 1:30. Green Bay 30, Philadelphia 7.

THIRD QUARTER

Desmond Howard's 49-yard punt return was shortened to 10 when Levens was penalized for an illegal block. Bennett gained 10 for a first down. Then Henderson rushed for 14 on third and 4. On third and 8, Brooks caught a pass for 14 to the Eagles 24. After Bennett lost a yard, Bennett took a screen pass on the left side and turned it into a 25-yard touchdown. Bennett ran over safety Brian Dawkins inside the 5.
Jacke converted with 6:14 left. 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:04. Green Bay 37, Philadelphia 7.

FOURTH QUARTER

The Eagles punted late in the third quarter and the Packers rushed on the first 11 plays of the drive against the Eagles' exhausted defense. Levens gained 14 on a third and five. The drive stalled at the 3. Mike Arthur's snap from field-goal formation sailed high over the head of holder Craig Hentrich. Hentrich alertly scooped up the ball and fired a pass into a pack of players, where it was batted incomplete. Two plays later, Peete was sacked by Dotson and Reggie White for a safety with 11:06 left.
Green Bay 39, Philadelphia 7.

Behind backup quarterback Ty Detmer, the Eagles mounted their first long drive of the game in the waning minutes. The touchdown came on Charlie Garner's 1-yard run with 30 seconds left.
A pass for two points failed. 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:02. Green Bay 39, Philadelphia 13.

FIRST QUARTER
Green Bay -- Jacke, 29, FG
Green Bay -- Brooks, 25, pass from Favre (Jacke, kick)

SECOND QUARTER
Green Bay -- Levens, 2, run (Jacke, kick)
Green Bay -- Jacke, 44, FG
Green Bay -- Jacke, 38, FG
Philadelphia -- Watters, 2, run (Anderson, kick)
Green Bay -- Brooks, 21, pass from Favre (Jacke, kick)

THIRD QUARTER
Green Bay -- Bennett, 28, pass from Favre (Jacke, kick)

FOURTH QUARTER
Green Bay -- Safety, White tackled Peete in end zone
Philadelphia -- Garner, 2, run (pass failed)

-- Bob McGinn

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

  EAGLES PACKERS
Total First Downs 14 23
Rushing 5 10
Passing 7 11
Penalty 2 2
Third Down Att 3-12-25% 8-15-53%
Fourth Down Att 1-1 0-0
OFFENSIVE PLAYS/YARDS 56-259 71-432
AVERAGE PER PLAY 4.6 6.1
RUSHING PLAYS/YARDS 17-59 38-171
AVERAGE PER PLAY 3.5 4.5
PASSING PLAYS/YARDS 39-200 33-261
AVERAGE PER PLAY 5.1 7.9
PASSES 16-36-3 17-32-0
SACKED/YARDS 3-12 1-0
GROSS PASSING YARDS 212 261
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE 113 83
INTERCEPTIONS 0-0 3-11
Punts Returns 2-14 5-25
Kickoffs Returns 5-99 4-447
PUNTS/GROSS AVERAGE 5-48.4 3-54.7
PENALTIES-Yds 8-49 5-23
FUMBLES-Lost 1-1 2-0
TIME OF POSSESSION 23:33 36:27

 
INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING:

 GB:
PHI: 		Bennett 17-93 (5.5, 16, 0), Henderson 6-40 (6.7, 14, 0), Levens 9-25 (2.8, 14, 1), Jervey 3-12 (4.0, 7, 0), Favre 2-3 (1.5, 2, 0), McMahon 1-(-2) (-2.0, -2, 0).
Watters 10-38 (3.8 avg., 16 long, 1 TD), Garner 3-10 (3.3, 5, 1), Detmer 2-7 (3.5, 4, 0), Peete 2-4 (2.0, 3, 0).
PASSING: GB:
PHI: 		Favre 17-31-0-261 (8.4, 38, 3), Hentrich 0-1-0-0 (0.0, 0, 0).
Peete 10-25-3-142 (5.7 avg., 62 long, 0 TD). Detmer 6-11-0-70 (6.4, 20, 0).
RECEIVING: GB: Brooks 5-130 (26.0, 38, 2), Bennett 5-49 (9.8, 25, 1), Chmura 2-31 (15.5, 20, 0), Jackson 2-27 (13.5, 18, 0), Henderson 2-3 (1.5, 3, 0), Freeman 1-21 (21.0, 21, 0).
  PHI: C.Jones 4-63 (15.8 avg., 29 long, 0 TD), Garner 3-21 (7.0, 12, 0), Ingram 2-33 (16.5, 20, 0), Turner 2-14 (7.0, 9, 0), Seay 2-12 (6.0, 9, 0), Fryar 1-50 (50.0, 17, 0), Dunn 1-18 (18.0, 18, 0), Watters 1-1 (1.0, 1, 0).
KICKOFF RETURNS: GB:
PHI: 		Beebe 2-31 (15.5, 21, 0), Freeman 1-16 (16.0, 16, 0), Thomason 1-0 (0.0, 0, 0).
Garner 5-99 (19.8 avg., 28 long, 0 TD).
PUNT RETURNS GB:
PHI: 		Howard, 3-42.
Howard 5-25 (5.0, 10, 0).
DEFENSE :
(Solo/Asst/Total)		 GB: Koonce 5-0-5, Prior 5-0-5, B.Williams 4-1-5, Evans 4-0-4, Butler 3-0-3, Dotson 2-1-3, Hollinquest 4-0-4, Mullen 2-0-2, Chmura 2-0-2, Robinson 1-1-2, Brown 1-0-1, Dowden 1-0-1, Holland 1-0-1, S.Jones 1-0-1, Cox 1-0-1, T.Williams 1-0-1, R.White 0-1-1, Wilkins 0-1-1 McKenzie 0-1-1, Newsome 0-1-1, Beebe 0-1-1, Harris 0-1-1, Jervey 0-1-1, Thomason 0-1-1.
  PHI: Dawkins 9-3-12, Zordich 7-1-8, Willis 6-2-8, Boykin 6-0-6, Taylor 5-1-6, Kelly 3-1-4, W.Thomas 2-2-4, Farmer 3-0-3, Mamula 2-1-3, Vincent 2-1-3, H.Thomas 2-0-2, Zomalt 2-0-2, Hall 1-1-2, Woodard 0-2-2, Fuller 1-0-1, Dunn 1-0-1, Fryar 1-0-1, Johnson 1-0-1, C.Jones 1-0-1, Watters 1-0-1, Wilburn 1-0-1, Wright 1-0-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: GB:
PHI: 		Koonce 1-6 yards, Dowden 1-5, Evans 1-0.
None.
INACTIVE: GB:
PHI: 		Pederson, Brooks, Rivera, Knapp, Mayes, Mickens, Clevelle, Kuberski.
Hoyig, Bouie, Miller, Mayberry, Jefferson, Solomon, Harmon, Samson.
SACKS GB:
PHI: 		Dotson 1 1/2-9 1/2, White 1/2-2 1/2, Wilkins 1/2-0, McKenzie 1/2-0.
Taylor 1-0 yards.