Just as I was putting the finishing touches on a blog entry about how this isn't the Raiders' day, Josh McCown leads Oakland on a four-play, 67-yard drive culminating in a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Porter. Porter took the ball away from Al Harris, who was in position to make the interception.
Before that drive, things couldn't get much worse for Oakland. Its previous two possessions netted a total of minus-2 yards and one ended in an interception. The Packers returned a punt for a touchdown in that span, even though replays clearly showed that Will Blackmon stepped out of bounds at the 4-yard line.
But Brett Favre overthrew a wide-open Greg Jennings and Mason Crosby missed — rather badly — on a 42-yard field goal to give Oakland one last shot in the first half, and the Raiders made the most of it.
The Packers lead 14-7 at the half.
In other news, Nick Barnett was poked in the eye and taken to the locker room for examination. We haven't received any update on his condition. It appeared to occur during a post-play altercation with a Raiders linemen. After the incident, some Packers and Raiders mixed it up a little bit, but nothing serious developed. It may be worth keeping an eye on in the second half.
Also, did anyone catch the synchronized officiating? During the Packers' last drive of the half, four officials gathered to discuss an illegal man downfield call against the Packers. After they made the deicision, all four threw their flags in the air at the same exact time. It was very odd, but alluring.
- John Casper Jr.
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