Rodgers sharp as Packers rout Seahawks

Aug 19, 2007, 4:15 GMT

Green Bay, WI - Aaron Rodgers completed 10-of-16 passes for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the Packers defense recorded two more scores as Green Bay ripped Seattle, 48-13, in preseason action from Lambeau Field.

Brett Favre finished 7-of-12 for 74 yards and a score for the Packers, who moved to 2-0 and scored the most points in a preseason game since a 75-0 win over Cedar Rapids in 1938.

James Jones caught four balls for 58 yards and two TDs, Brandon Jackson rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, while Carlyle Holiday added a touchdown reception in the rout.

Backup signal caller Seneca Wallace completed only 6-of-15 passes and third- stringer David Greene was just 6-of-17 for 68 yards and three interceptions for the Seahawks, who fell to 1-1 and were without starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck who is still recovering from off-season surgery on his non-throwing shoulder.

Maurice Morris rushed for 31 yards and one score on six carries, and Josh Brown hit both his field-goal attempts.

Each side traded field goals early on as Mason Crosby hit from 37 yards followed by Brown's make from 46 yards.

Green Bay took a 10-3 lead on Jackson's one-yard plunge with 3:35 remaining in the first quarter.

It was 17-3 for the home team when Favre hooked up with Jones on a 16-yard touchdown strike on the opening play of the second, then 24-3 when Nick Barnett picked up a fumble and returned it 62 yards for a score.

Seattle got one back on the following possession, as Morris' 15-yard run brought the Seahawks within 24-10, but the Pack struck back as Rodgers hit Jones for a seven-yard TD score and a 31-10 game.

Green Bay capped off a bombastic half when Tracy White's 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown boosted their advantage to 38-10 with 3:35 left in the quarter, but Brown added another field goal from 48 yards to make it 38-13 at the half.

The Packers continued to pour it on in the third, as Dave Rayner hit a 24-yard field goal and Holiday hauled in a four-yard pass from Rodgers which pushed Green Bay's lead to 48-13.

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