GREEN BAY, WIS. - Jake Delhomme's Cleveland Browns debut was a smashing success, just like what the Green Bay Packers not have come Thurs expect from Aaron Rodgers.
Delhomme led the Browns to a touchdown in at his only drive and Rodgers threw one of His Own in Cleveland's 27-24 win Saturday night is in the exhibition have decided Opener Phil Dawson's field goal as time expired.
Cleveland Browns' Ahtyba Rubin (71) strips the ball from Green Bay
Packers' Ryan Grant (25) during the first half of a preseason NFL
football game Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, in Green Bay, Wis.
(AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Delhomme went 6 of 7 for 66 yards, Including a fourth-and-1 flick Thurs Mohamed Massaquoi for 12 yards That set up Jerome Harrison's 4-yard TD run. Backup Seneca Wallace added two touchdown passes.
Rodgers was similarly efficient, a reading corner blitz for a 25-yard TD pass Thurs Greg Jennings. He finished 12 of 13 for 159 yards, but their the Packers lost starting running back Ryan Grant on a hit to the head.
Rodgers Completed at his first 10 passes, beginning at his left Streak on Grant. Grant has fumbled at his first touch That Converted Cleveland for a touchdown before Being hit hard is at his third to carry by Chris Gocong and Robaire Smith.
They stumbled badly getting Thurs at his feet and monetize trainers Came over Thurs walk him to the side line, ending at his night.
New Browns president and former Packers coach Mike Holmgren watched the game in Cleveland while recovering from surgery is at his right foot. No doubt they was pleased with Delhomme's play And that of Dawson, Ken nailed a 58-yarder with 1:27 to play and a 46-yarder to end it.
Cleveland's Hopes Thurs is playing from last year's 5-11 debacle begin with the 35-year-old Delhomme, Ken Signed on at his release from Carolina. His last year with the Panthers was one Thurs forget with 18 interceptions and-three lost fumbles in 11 games.
Green Bay Packers' Jermichael Finley (88) is tackled by Cleveland Browns
' Abram Elam (26) and T. J. Ward (43) during the first half of a preseason
NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, in Green Bay, Wis.
(AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
But the 12-year veteran did not get what they wanted against the Packers.
Delhomme Said they had looked forward to the exhibition Opener Needed Thurs Because they feel what it was like to get hit. Green Bay failed Thurs lay a finger has him During his efficient drive.
The Packers Have Been Embracing Expectations high early this season despite Their Defensive questions. The unit Allowed 45 points in a first-round playoff loss Thurs Arizona and is missing key contributors like linebacker Clay Matthews (hamstring) and corner back Al Harris (knee).
The prolific Offense Keeps making up for it.
Rodgers found Jennings on Changing the play "when they correctly read a corner blitz and tossed a perfect pass over Browns safety TJ Ward That made it 14-7. John Kuhn Tied the game is a 3-yard TD run is Green Bay's next drive.
Browns on the third-string quarterback Colt McCoy, the former Texas star Ken won more games please Any Other quarterback in Division I history, began at his pro career midway through the second quarter on Wallace finished two of-three at his drives with touchdown passes.
McCoy's night ended like at his last appearance for Texas, a trip to the locker room for tests.
This time, they banged at his hand on the back of a teammate's helmet following through on a pass. The third-round pick was knocked out of the BCS championship game against Alabama with a pinched nerve in at his throwing arm.
McCoy finished 5 of 10 for 25 yards with two interceptions against the Packers. He added 25 yards scrambling from trouble.
Wallace, Acquired from Seattle this offseason to Be the backup, found Brian Robiskie in the back of the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown on a scramble Frantic To Give Cleveland a 14-0 lead. Struck again, they have a 20-yard TD toss Thurs Benjamin Watson That made it 21-14, finishing 4 of 8 for 72 yards.
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers (12) passes over Cleveland Browns
' Ahtyba Rubin (71) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game
Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Notes: Browns star Josh Cribbs, Who Will Receive at least that many in the $ 7.5 million Guaranteed money in the next-three years of Restructured at his deal, had a quiet night. They just posted on Twitter before the game, "It's about to go down, 'but was Not on kick returns and Targeted just once. Wallace failed to Connect. ... Browns backup NT Titus Adams (shoulder) left early in the second quarter. ... Browns WR Jonathan Haggerty (foot) left in the third to quarter and did Not return. ... Packers TE Tom Crabtree (hand) went in for X-rays. Not Results were immediately announced.
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