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Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers continued his scintillating preseason, finishing 21-for-29 with three touchdowns as the Packers rolled up over 400 yards of offense and 33 first downs in a 59-24 win over the Colts.
The Green Bay Packers lead the Indianapolis Colts 28-17 at halftime of their game on Thursday night. So far it's been all offense all the time.
Aaron Rodgers is having an outstanding night completing 21-of-29 passes for 195 yards. He's also got three touchdowns along with zero turnovers.
Peyton Manning has been solid for the Colts as well. He's completed 13-of-23 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He's also got one interception.
At halftime the Packers are up on the Colts 28-17.
The Indianapolis Colts first team offense started off quickly on Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers. Only 22 seconds into the game, QB Peyton Manning had a touchdown pass. On the Colts first play from scrimmage, RB Joseph Addai took a handoff from Manning for 49 yards. The next play, Manning his WR Pierre Garcon for an 18 yard touchdown pass.
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers brought the Packers right back on a six-play drive that included a 48-yard pass interference penalty and a six-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers.
The Colts later kicked a field goal and lead the Packers 10-7 at the end of the first quarter.
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(Sports Network) - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will look to continue his letter- perfect preseason on Thursday night, when Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers welcome the Indianapolis Colts to Lambeau Field in the third preseason outing for each team.
Rodgers has a 154.0 passer rating in the warm-up period, completing 20-of-24 passes for 275 yards with three touchdowns and zero turnovers. Two of the three touchdown strikes came in last Saturday's 27-24 win at the Seattle Seahawks, with tight end Jermichael Finley and fullback John Kuhn both notching scoring grabs for the Pack.
Among players with 10 or more passing attempts in the preseason to date, Rodgers is the NFL leader in passer rating. He is expected to play about a half on Thursday, in keeping with third-game-of-preseason tradition, before yielding to backup Matt Flynn.
Running back Brandon Jackson also comes off a solid outing against the Seahawks, as Ryan Grant's backup carried 11 times for 80 yards in the contest.
Green Bay has some injury concerns at linebacker, where Nick Barnett (knee), A.J. Hawk (ankle), Brad Jones (shoulder) and Clay Matthews (hamstring) all missed last Saturday's game and are question marks for the Indianapolis game.
The Colts, meanwhile, will come into Thursday's contest seeking something that has been most-elusive for their franchise - a preseason win. Last Thursday's 34-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Toronto dropped Indy to 4-20 in warm-up games since 2005, and a loss to Green Bay would guarantee a sixth consecutive losing preseason. Indianapolis hasn't missed the playoffs since 2001, however, so another defeat would probably not incite panic in Hoosier country.
Quarterback Peyton Manning, who should play the first half on Thursday, was 8- of-15 for 91 yards, including an interception and a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jacob Tamme, against the Bills. A 17-yard TD run for Joseph Addai was another of the offensive highlights for Indy.
The attack should get a boost on Thursday, as wideout Pierre Garcon, who has missed the first two preseason games with an undisclosed injury, is expected to suit up.
Elsewhere on the injury front for Indianapolis, tight end Dallas Clark (left leg), center Jeff Saturday (knee) and cornerback Jerraud Powers (foot) are not expected to participate against the Packers.
The Colts lead the all-time preseason series with the Packers, 5-3, including a 20-6 home victory in the last such meeting, prior to the 1996 season.
The teams last met in meaningful play in 2008 at Lambeau Field, a 34-14 Packers victory.
NFL Preseason: Scoring Onslaught Continues, Packers Wallop Colts, 59-24
Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Aaron Rodgers threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns, as Green Bay flexed its offensive muscle in a 59-24 rout of Indianapolis at Lambeau Field.
Rodgers completed 21-of-29 passes to increase his preseason stats to 41-of-53 for 470 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Packers won for the second time in three exhibition games. Matt Flynn threw for another two touchdowns in the win.
Jermichael Finley led the receiving attack with six catches for 85 yards and a score, while Donald Driver and James Jones each caught a touchdown pass in the win. Jason Chery capped the scoring with a long 75-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Peyton Manning completed 15-of-26 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns while throwing one interception in the loss, as the Colts fell to 0-3 in preseason action this season and 4-21 since 2005. This is the sixth consecutive losing exhibition schedule for the Colts, although they haven't missed the playoffs since 2001.
Pierre Garcon played for the first time this preseason and caught two passes for 42 yards and a score. Reggie Wayne added seven receptions for a game-high 96 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Addai ran for 60 yards in defeat, as the Colts gave up a franchise record most points in a preseason game.
Colts linebacker Gary Brackett suffered a right hand injury in the game late in the first quarter and left to the locker room to be examined. No word was given on the severity of the injury.
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