Editor: Joe Bryant. Game Recap Contributors: Mike Anderson, Michael Brown, Chris Burtt, J.D. Caldwell, David Dodds, Bobby Elder, Jim Enochs, Joel Faulhaber, Michael Flynn, Kevin Goldblum, Clayton Gray, Bob Harris, Fred Hebert, Jesse Hilsenrad, Drew Kendall, Jeff Lewis, Joey Matusek, Justin Oliver, Steve Prosapio, David Shick, Cody Smith, Scott Smith, Jeffrey Stout. Green Bay 20 at San Francisco 14 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Green Bay Packers: Most important news here is that Ahman Green looked to be almost 100% and took the majority of carries for the Packers today. He finished with 90 yards and a TD on 24 carries. Brett Favre continues to be one of the league's best quarterbacks; and rebounded from a 50 yard first half to finish the game with 200 yards and a TD. The weather was not conducive to passing today as it was wet and extremely windy. Green Bay's defense was very effective today holding a potent 49er offense to 263 total yards and 1 TD. Donald Driver continues to be Favre's go to receiver with 42 yards and a score, however Brett really spread the ball around today hitting 8 different receivers; 6 of them catching 3 balls or more. San Francisco 49ers: Terrell Owens didn't seem himself for MOST of the first half as he has been hampered by a groin injury. He didn't catch a ball until after the two minute warning, when he caught 5. However, they were all short completions equaling a total of 20 yards. Then, in the third quarter he caught a pass from Garcia that he took 45 yards for the score. Mike McKenzie tried to tackle him at about the 10, but Owens drug him 7 yards and then stepped on him. McKenzie is not a small DB. Terrell then took some pom poms from a cheerleader and did a dance. Garrison Hearst looked healthy; displaying his usual quickness and burst but didn't get many chances as Green Bay dominated time of possession. He finished with 12 carries for 51 yards. Kevan Barlow also looked healthy; but also didn't get many chances. (6 for 24). If you're in a league that requires IDPs, take a good hard look at Derek Smith, because he is a stud at middle linebacker. He's one of those players that's always around the ball. He had 13 solo tackles in the game. In fact; the whole linebacker core was impressive. Peterson had 9 tackles and Ulbrich had 8 with 4 assists. WHAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW Green Bay Packers QB: Brett Favre - Brett Favre continues to be one of the league's best quarterbacks; and rebounded from a 50 yard first half to finish the game with 200 yards and a TD. The weather was not conducive to passing today as it was wet and extremely windy. Brett hasn't lost any zip on his balls at all, and he may actually be more accurate now than he was earlier in his career. His knee looks healthy, although he is as slow as molasses at this point in his tenure. He spread the ball around well today; hitting 8 different receivers - 6 with at least 3 balls a piece. RB: Ahman Green - looked to be about 90%, running well without any visible pain. He took the majority of the carries, finishing with 90 yards on 24 attempts. He also caught 3 balls but they went for 0 yards. If Ahman wasn't 100% this week; he probably will be next week as he looked almost there. He did have one fumble on the day that he recovered himself - he was untouched on the play. WR: Donald Driver - continues to be Favre's go to receiver with 42 yards and a score. He beat Mike Rumph badly on a slant to score from 5 yards out. Driver is a very agile receiver with great hands. Terry Glenn - led the team with 46 receiving yards today. He looked to be completely healthy. Javon Walker - only had one catch on the day for 6 yards. TE: Bubba Franks - was often the checkdown for Favre today. He has sure hands and caught 4 balls for 37 yards. Tyrone Davis - vultured two catches from Bubba Franks and made the most of them with some nice RAC. He ended up with 34 yards. Pass Defense: The Packer secondary did a good job containing Owens today allowing him only 75 yards and 1 td. They had one good play where Hardy Nickerson got good pressure on Garcia forcing him to rush his throw. His pass hit one of his offensive linemen in the back and was plucked out of the air by Vonnie Holliday. Rush Defense: Isn't the strongest area of the team with Gilbert Brown out with injury. They weren't really tested as their offense dominated time of possession. They allowed 4.65 yards per carry. Special Teams: Ryan Longwell is a dangerous weapon, hitting 15 of his last 16 field goals. He was 2/3 on the day. J.J Moses; signed this week off of the practice squad was not good in the return game. He tried to field a punt that had already hit the ground inside the 10. He bobbled it and luckily for him, the Packers recovered. By the way; he's 5'6. /**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/** San Francisco 49ers QB: Jeff Garcia had a below average day in the passing game, mostly because of bad weather, and a gimpy Terrell Owens. He was having a good day on the ground with 32 yards rushing, until on one scramble he ended up running into a brick wall on the sidelines named Gilbert Brown. His ankle was hurt on the play, but the 49ers taped it up and he finished the game without another rush. His final stats were 19/34 for 156 yards - 1 td - 1 int. RB: Garrison Hearst - looked healthy; displaying his usual quickness and burst but didn't get many chances as Green Bay dominated time of possession. He finished with 12 carries for 51 yards. Kevan Barlow - also looked healthy; but also didn't get many chances. (6 for 24). WR: Terrell Owens - didn't seem himself for MOST of the first half as he has been hampered by a groin injury. He didn't catch a ball until after the two minute warning, when he caught 5. However, they were all short completions equaling a total of 20 yards. Then, in the third quarter he caught a pass from Garcia that he took 45 yards for the score. Mike McKenzie tried to tackle him at about the 10, but Owens drug him 7 yards and then stepped on him. McKenzie is not a small DB. Terrell then took some pom poms from a cheerleader and did a dance. Tai Streets - was the only other San Francisco receiver to have a catch and it went for 1 yard. TE: Eric Johnson - was Garcia's go to receiver today, with T.O. being slowed by injury. He consistently got open and caught everything thrown his way. The former wide receiver finished with 8 catches for 66 yards. Pass Defense: The pass rush has 1 sack over the past 5 games. They had none today although they did come close once or twice. The entire secondary is beat up; but Mike Rumph is the weakest link. He got beat badly by Donald Driver on a slant pattern for 5 yards out for the major. Rush Defense: If you're in a league that requires IDPs, take a good hard look at Derek Smith, because he is a stud at middle linebacker. He's one of those players that's always around the ball. He had 13 solo tackles in the game. In fact; the whole linebacker core was impressive. Peterson had 9 tackles and Ulbrich had 8 with 4 assists. Special Teams: Jeff Chandler was 2/2, hitting from 47 and 42.