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Cleveland Browns first-teamers acquitted themselves fairly well in first half: Grossi's halftime blog

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The offense, T.J. Ward, and special teams stand out in 21-14 halftime lead.

harrison-vert-td-pack-ap.jpgJerome Harrison's touchdown capped a brilliant opening drive by new Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme in the first quarter Saturday against Green Bay.

GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- Observations, opinions and some facts on the second quarter ...

• In Aaron Rodgers' first two extended series, he was 10 of 10 for 146 yards, one TD for Green Bay. In the two scoring drives, his QB rating was 152.1.

• The Packers scored their second TD on a two-yard run by backup fullback John Kuhn. The 250-pound Kuhn bounced off Scott Fujita at the 2, and then bounced off T.J. Ward at the 1. Ward couldn't get leverage on the bullish Kuhn.

• Wallace came out for a third consecutive series with the No. 1 unit and led a touchdown drive of seven plays, 63 yards. He got a nice run after a dumpoff throw to Peyton Hillis for a 26-yard gain. But Wallace made a good play on the touchdown pass -- pump-faking to his right, then putting it in to Benjamin Watson, who killed backup safety Charlie Peprah. Green Bay pulled its defensive starters at the start of the drive.

• Ward continues to be a factor. He tripped up Brandon Jackson after a 3-yard gain. And then on third down, Rodgers threw quickly on the outside to Donald Drive. Ward got there immediately, picked Driver off his feet and planted him down for no gain.

• Colt McCoy took over the offense with 8:38 to play in the first half. An illegal formation penalty on second down led to a punt after three plays. McCoy's third-down pass went off the hands of Syndric Steptoe.

• Matt Flynn replaced Rodgers with 7:04 left. Rodgers: 12 of 13 for 159 yards and a TD.

• Receiver Mohamed Massaquoi has been out with an ice bag on his left knee. Browns had no update. He hurt it on the first series.

• A fumble recovery by Nick Sorensen after a Browns punt gave McCoy the ball at Packers' 30 after the two-minute warning. He wasted the opportunity on a ill-advised pass for Johnathan Haggerty, who was double-covered in the end zone. Cornerback Brandon Underwood intercepted the pass and returned it 35 yards.


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