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Posted Nov. 28, 2005
Green Bay Packers receiver and kick returner Andrae Thurman shows his frustration after
fumbling and losing a late fourth quarter kickoff return Sunday against the Philadelphia
Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Corey Wilson/PackersNews.com
Packers are down, and officially out
Turnovers ensure first losing season since 1991
By Pete Dougherty
PackersNews.com
PHILADELPHIA — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t find respite even against a team that’s been knocked around as much as they have this season.
The Philadelphia Eagles, whose season went into a tailspin starting with the Terrell Owens fiasco last month, lined up Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field with scatter-armed backup Mike McMahon at quarterback and three starting offensive linemen sidelined.
Yet, like seven teams before them this season, they found a way to beat the lost-cause Packers in a close game.
It’s no coincidence the Packers have lost seven games this season by a touchdown or less, this time 19-14 on two fourth-quarter field goals that were the difference for the Eagles.
The story has been the same in almost all those defeats and has become the refrain of a losing season: The Packers stay close but are too easily goaded into turnovers, and without sufficient playmaking talent on offense, or a dynamic turnover-forcing player on defense, they don’t make the decisive plays with the game on the line.
As in several of their defeats this season, this game ended with a failed effort at a last-gasp score. Against the Eagles, quarterback Brett Favre forced a bomb into triple coverage that was intercepted in the end zone with 38 seconds to play.
“I hope no one’s getting used to losing, because I’m not,â€
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Green Bay Packers receiver and kick returner Andrae Thurman shows his frustration after
fumbling and losing a late fourth quarter kickoff return Sunday against the Philadelphia
Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Corey Wilson/PackersNews.com
Packers are down, and officially out
Turnovers ensure first losing season since 1991
By Pete Dougherty
PackersNews.com
PHILADELPHIA — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t find respite even against a team that’s been knocked around as much as they have this season.
The Philadelphia Eagles, whose season went into a tailspin starting with the Terrell Owens fiasco last month, lined up Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field with scatter-armed backup Mike McMahon at quarterback and three starting offensive linemen sidelined.
Yet, like seven teams before them this season, they found a way to beat the lost-cause Packers in a close game.
It’s no coincidence the Packers have lost seven games this season by a touchdown or less, this time 19-14 on two fourth-quarter field goals that were the difference for the Eagles.
The story has been the same in almost all those defeats and has become the refrain of a losing season: The Packers stay close but are too easily goaded into turnovers, and without sufficient playmaking talent on offense, or a dynamic turnover-forcing player on defense, they don’t make the decisive plays with the game on the line.
As in several of their defeats this season, this game ended with a failed effort at a last-gasp score. Against the Eagles, quarterback Brett Favre forced a bomb into triple coverage that was intercepted in the end zone with 38 seconds to play.
“I hope no one’s getting used to losing, because I’m not,â€
