Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace lead Browns to 14-0 lead, but Aaron Rodgers brings the Pack back.
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If there's a cheesehead, there must be football going on in Green Bay.GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- Observations, opinions and some facts on the first quarter ...
• I'm not sure we've seen an opening drive in preseason like the one Jake Delhomme led with his first possession of the game. Zip, zip, zip. Eighty yards in 11 plays. Delhomme connected with Evan Moore twice, Mohamed Massaquoi three times and Brian Robiskie once. Delhomme was 6 of 7 for 66 yards. Jerome Harrison blasted in from four yards for the touchdown, running off a patented block by fullback Lawrence Vickers. So much for concerns about Delhomme.
• Rookie safety T.J. Ward was credited with a tackle on his first appearance on the field. He helped Nick Sorensen bring down Brandon Jackson after an 18-yard kick return. By the way, Eric Berry, Kansas City's rookie safety of note, also made a special teams tackle on his very first play for the Chiefs on Friday night. Ward then got the solo tackle on the Browns' next kickoff.
• You've got to like Ahtyba Rubin. On the Browns' first defensive play, Rubin knocked the ball loose from running back Ryan Grant. Sheldon Brown picked it up and ran it 11 yards to the Packers' 13.
• Eric Mangini inserted Seneca Wallace on the second series. After two incompletions to Robiskie, Wallace scrambled to his left to escape pressure. Robiskie sauntered to the left corner of the end zone and Wallace fired it to him for a touchdown of 13 yards. Two offensive series, two touchdowns, by two quarterbacks. Interesting.
• What an active and eventful quarter for Ward. Besides the two special teams tackles, he was credited three tackles on Green Bay's first extended offensive drive. Alas, he was beaten by Greg Jennings for a 25-yard touchdown catch as Joe Haden came up short on a cornerback blitz. Ward had decent coverage but didn't look for the ball. Very good throw by Aaron Rodgers.
• The Browns' offensive juggernaut finally was stalled on its third possession. Wallace, still with the No. 1 unit, threw behind Peyton Hillis on third down and the Browns had to punt.
• Haden was beat on a quick inside slant by Jennings. The encouraging thing is Haden brought Jennings down a yard shy of the first down.