From: frigo@asiago.med.ge.com (Fred Frigo 5-5806)
Subject: Packers vs. Vikings 
Reply-To: frigo@opustech.com
Organization: Opus Technologies, Inc.  Brookfield, WI
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 22:47:34 GMT

The Packers lost their opener at Lambeau Field to the Minnesota
Vikings (20-23) in a very close overtime game. 

The first Green Bay score was on the first possession of the game.
It was a long (10 minute +) drive comprised of short runs
and short passes.  Tootie Robbins (right tackle) separated his
shoulder during this drive and did not return.  Majik hit Sharpe
in the end zone for the score. 

On defense, Tony Bennett got two sacks for the Packers, but the
pass rush was weak forcing the secondary to make big plays.
The Vikes' Hassam Jones (WR) had some great catches and scored 
2 TDS for the Vikings.  Cris Carter and Anthony Carter were 
well covered during the game.  Vinny Clark had an interception
in the second half.  

Terry Allen had some big running plays and most notably had a
long gainer at the end of OT which set up the winning Viking
field goal.  Brian Noble, who just signed but did not play would 
perhaps have been the difference between a Packer win and a 
Packer loss.

The Packers ground game was more or less Vince Workman and it
worked for the first half of play.  Then all the GB offensive
linemen who held out got tired and in the second half, it got 
pretty bleak.  Majik had 3 fumbles, 2 of them due to blown
blocking assignments by Ruettgers.  

Majik looked pretty good.  No interceptions, his passes were on 
target for the most part.  His second TD in the second half
was to Sanjay Beach who starts opposite Sterling Sharpe. 

I sat by Ed West's family just behind the Packer bench and 
Ed hardly played.  Jackie Harris was in for most of the game.

With less than 2 minutes to go in regulation the Packers
had the ball, 3rd and goal at the 1.  They called some
draw play and Workman lost 5 yards.  Then they took a field goal
to send the game to OT at 20-20.

The "William Perry" oxygen award goes to Robert Brown (Defensive
End) and Brady (ILB) for sucking on the oxygen mask the most.
The "Get a Pair of Isotoners" award for the most dropped balls
goes to Sterling Sharpe who dropped 3 easy passes.

The tail-gating at Lambeau Field was first rate as always.
Steak, seafood, table cloths, formal dinner ware, and the more
common bratwurst were standard fare.   Some of the bars set up
to serve drinks were more elaborate than a good 3 star
restaurant.  A 14 ounce beer inside the stadium is $2.75 and 
there is no waiting.

The 10 o'clock Sunday news on Green Bay TV had a 15 minute
segment at the beginning of the newcast dedicated to the game,
then the less important stories were covered. (Like President
Bush being in the area, etc. )   I am always impressed at the
football knowledge of some of those 85 year old grandmas that
go to the game then analyze the game afterwards.
 
"Why didn't they let Majik try a bootleg...??",  "They should've
blitzed on 3rd and 18 in the fourth quarter"  "Did you think the
wind was a factor on those 2 bad punts McJulien had...???"

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