From: heim@vms.macc.wisc.edu (JOHN HEIM	)
Subject: Packers 16, Houston 14
Organization:  University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
Date: 14 DEC 92 13:00:52    

Stat(s) of the game:
    Turnovers: Oilers 4, Packers 1
    Time of Poss: Packers 33:53, Oilers 26:07

    The Packers took advantage of Oiler mistakes.  The Packer defense 
    was having a hard time stopping the Oiler passing game but the 
    offense did a terrific job of holding onto the ball and limiting 
    the Oilers chances to catch up.

PASSING:     Atts     Comps    Yds     Ints
    Farve     19        30     155       1
    Carlson   25        36     330       2

RECEIVING:   Catch     Yds     TDs
    Sharpe    6         46      1
    Lewis     4         39
    Thompson  3         25
    J Harris  2         14
    Bennett   2          9
    Brooks    1         16
    Sydney    1          6

    Duncan    6        100
    White     6         78
    Slaughter 5         74
    Jefferies 5         48
    Givins    3         30

I said in an earlier post that the Packers were going to come out 
ready to play.  In fact it looked like they were *too* ready.  Favre 
was rushing his passes.  And there were at least 3 drops caused 
entirely by the receiver looking to where he was going to run with the 
ball before he caught it.  The offense looked too wound-up.  The 
X-receivers, Lewis & Brooks, combined for 5 catches for 55 yds.

Understatement of the week: The Oilers have a *lot* of good receivers. 

Carlson threw for over 300 yards.  Carlson has got to be one of the 
beat backup QBs in the league.  That's what you need if you're going 
to be a playoff contender in the NFL these days.

RUSHING:         Atts     Yds    TDs
    Thompson      15       30
    Favre          3       19
    C Harris       2       10
    Sydney         4        2

    White         15       54     1
    Carlson        3        5     1

Neither team could run with a darn.  This really hurt the Packers.  
Cecil intercepted a pass and ran it back to the 2 (maybe) but the 
Packers had to settle for a FG.  Also, the Packers went 63 yds to 
score a TD and go up by 9 with only 3:33 left but the drive was almost 
all passing.  They faced 2nd or 3rd and long a lot because of poor 
rushing.

DEFENSE:
Vinnie Clark got an INT at the end of the half to halt an Oiler drive. 
Chuck Cecil got an INT and returned it to the Oiler 2.  The Packers 
got a field got from Cecil's INT.

Carl Carter who took LeRoy Butler's place for the game had a lot of 
tackles.  Too many in fact.  It would have been better if he had kept 
some of those passes from being caught instead of making the tackle 
afterward.  On the other hand, he did force a fumble that lead to a 
Packer FG.

The Oilers have a *very* good defense.  Favre doesn't usually get 
un-nerved by a heavy rush but he seemed to be this time.  Maybe it was 
the combination of the big game, the national-TV, the noise, and the 
heavy rush.  Holmgren said his team has to learn how to handle this 
kind of pressure.  (They are going to face similar conditions in 2 
weeks in the HHH dome.)

The Packers got 1 sack, the Oilers 3.  Carlson had plenty of time to 
throw.  Favre wasn't really rushed that much but there was always 
somebody near him.

Really, the Oilers played very well and could have won if they hadn't 
made so many mistakes.  You gotta give this young (in most 
departments) Packer team some credit for staying calm and putting 
together a great drive in the 4th quarter to go up by 9.  The drive 
took 6:30 and went 63 yards.  The Oilers were left having to score 
twice in 3:33.

JGH
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