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Posted Nov. 28, 2005
ANDRAE THURMAN
Fumble-itis the latest ailment to hit Packers
By Rob Demovsky
PackersNews.com
PHILADELPHIA — Add something else to the Green Bay Packers’ long list of problems. Now, they can’t seem to hang onto the football.
An inability to complete the most basic task in the game doomed the Packers in their latest loss — a 19-14 defeat on Sunday at the Philadelphia Eagles.
Four times, the Packers put the ball on the Lincoln Financial Field turf. Three times, the Eagles recovered.
Nothing changed Sunday’s game more than a pair of fumbled kickoff returns. The Eagles got 10 points off those deflating turnovers.
No matter what coach Mike Sherman and special teams coach John Bonamego did to field a functional return unit, it didn’t work.
ReShard Lee fumbled his second return attempt of the game after the Eagles had taken a 3-0 lead. Eagles running back Brian Westbrook quickly turned that into a 27-yard touchdown run.
Lee, who said he has been fighting a rib injury since the Nov. 13 game at Atlanta, was benched in favor of Andrae Thurman, who fumbled a fourth-quarter kickoff after the Eagles had taken a 16-14 lead. The Eagles tacked on a field goal, and though the Packers got another crack, they went into their final drive needing a touchdown instead of a field goal to win.
“I ain’t going to lie,â€
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ANDRAE THURMAN
Fumble-itis the latest ailment to hit Packers
By Rob Demovsky
PackersNews.com
PHILADELPHIA — Add something else to the Green Bay Packers’ long list of problems. Now, they can’t seem to hang onto the football.
An inability to complete the most basic task in the game doomed the Packers in their latest loss — a 19-14 defeat on Sunday at the Philadelphia Eagles.
Four times, the Packers put the ball on the Lincoln Financial Field turf. Three times, the Eagles recovered.
Nothing changed Sunday’s game more than a pair of fumbled kickoff returns. The Eagles got 10 points off those deflating turnovers.
No matter what coach Mike Sherman and special teams coach John Bonamego did to field a functional return unit, it didn’t work.
ReShard Lee fumbled his second return attempt of the game after the Eagles had taken a 3-0 lead. Eagles running back Brian Westbrook quickly turned that into a 27-yard touchdown run.
Lee, who said he has been fighting a rib injury since the Nov. 13 game at Atlanta, was benched in favor of Andrae Thurman, who fumbled a fourth-quarter kickoff after the Eagles had taken a 16-14 lead. The Eagles tacked on a field goal, and though the Packers got another crack, they went into their final drive needing a touchdown instead of a field goal to win.
“I ain’t going to lie,â€