The Packers were on the road against Houston, who was 5-0 and considered one of the best teams in the league. Here is a brief recap of most of the first half, after the recap of the Packers’ running game for the entire game:
Green: 22 for 65, just slightly less than 3 yards/carry
Starks: 5 for 11, just slightly over 2 yards/carry
Kuhn: 2 for 6, 3 yards/carry
Dominating! Meanwhile, they THREW for 6 TDs against a defense that was averaging giving up 14 points/game.
Let’s look at the first few Packer drives:
Run for 3, run for 2, pass for 9 and first down. Run for 7, punt but get first down on a penalty. Pass on first down for 41-yard TD. Recap: First-down run stalled drive, got lucky on penalty, first-down pass scored TD.
Pass for 9, run for 10 and a first down. Pass for 1, sack for loss of 6, pass for 16 and a first down. Run for 1, punt. Recap: First-down passes got first downs, first-down run stalled drive.
Pass for 24 and a first down. Pass for 9, run for 3 and a first down. Pass incomplete, pass for 14 and a first down. Pass for 6-yard TD. Recap: First-down passes resulted in TD.
Run for 8, pass for 1, scramble for 2 and a first down. Run for no gain, pass for 8, pass for 10 and a first down. Pass–defensive pass interference and a first down. Pass for 21-yard TD. Recap: Were able to get first downs when ran on first down, but passing on first down and other downs resulted in a TD.