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MINNEAPOLIS - Last Sunday the Packers got back on track with some explosive gains in their win over the Rams, and they continued that trend on Monday night with three big-yardage scoring plays by young players.
After the Packers fell behind 7-0 on Vikings quarterback Brett Favre's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe late in the first quarter, Green Bay's offense responded quickly.
Facing a third-and-5 at the Green Bay 38, quarterback Aaron Rodgers found tight end Jermichael Finley wide open down the right sideline, and Finley took it all the way for a 62-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown catch by a Packers tight end since Jackie Harris' 66-yarder vs. Denver on Oct. 10, 1993.
"I had a wheel route outside the numbers," Finley said. "(Antoine) Winfield thought that I was going to take it out to a corner route. I kept it high and he crashed down. I broke off the safety and the back-side corner tried to catch me. I pushed off and was able to..
Source: Packers.com
