Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 Green Bay Packers 35
Josh Freeman threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, but Tampa Bay fell to Green Bay by a score of 35–26.
With 4:25 remaining Tampa Bay scored a touchdown to trim the deficit to 28–26. An onside kick failed, and Green Bay took over. Green Bay iced the game with a touchdown with 2:55 to go.
Undefeated Green Bay improved to 10–0 on the season, and avoided the scare by the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay dropped to 4–6, losing to the Packers for the first time since 2003 and losing at Lambeau Field for the first time since 2001, the last year both teams were rivals in the former NFC Central division.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Alberto Riveron
- UMPIRE: Scott Dawson
- HEAD LINESMAN: Jim Mello
- LINE JUDGE: Ron Phares
- SIDE JUDGE: Jimmy DeBell
- FIELD JUDGE: Steve Zimmer
- BACK JUDGE: Gregory Steed
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Bob Boylston
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- PACKERS: 02:51-1Q Raji 1 run (Crosby kick)
- PACKERS: 13:44-2Q Crabtree 5 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 12:46-2Q Blount 54 run (Barth kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 03:52-2Q Barth FG23
- PACKERS: 01:58-2Q Nelson 5 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 04:53-3Q Barth FG32
- BUCCANEERS: 13:07-4Q Williams 9 pass from Freeman (pass failed)
- PACKERS: 07:42-4Q Kuhn 2 run (Crosby kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 04:25-4Q Briscoe 2 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
- PACKERS: 02:55-4Q Nelson 40 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Zuttah
- C: #52 J. Faine
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #65 J. Trueblood
- TE: #82 K. Winslow
- WR: #17 A. Benn
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #27 L. Blount
- FB: #44 E. Lorig
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #71 M. Bennett
- DT: #92 B. Price
- DT: #95 A. Haynesworth
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- SLB: #58 Q. Black
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- CB: #31 E. Biggers
- LCB: #25 A. Talib
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #26 S. Jones
- FS: #41 C. Lynch
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 18 Stroughter, 22 Asante, 23 Lewis, 28 Lumpkin, 32 Madu. 33 Mack, 48 Economos, 51 Cutrera, 53 Diles, 54 Hayes, 57 Hayward, 62 Larsen, 77 Lee, 79 McCargo, 80 Pianalto, 87 Parker, 88 Stocker, 89 Briscoe, 90 Miller, 91 Bowers, 96 Crowder
DID NOT PLAY
- 11 Johnson,
INACTIVE
- 24 Gaitor, 36 Jackson. 56 Watson, 69 Dotson, 73 Hardman, 81 Spurlock, 98 Okam
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Blount 18-107, Benn 1-9, Freeman 1-5.
- PACKERS: Starks 11-38, Rodgers 5-28, Grant 4-16, Masthay 1-6, Kuhn 1-2, Raji 1-1.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 38-28-342-2-2.
- PACKERS: Rodgers 34-23-299-1-3.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Winslow 9-132, Williams 7-83, Benn 5-75, Briscoe 2-7, Parker 1-20, Lorig 1-10, Lumpkin 1-8, Blount 1-6, Stocker 1-1.
- PACKERS: Nelson 6-123, Starks 6-53, Driver 4-72, Jennings 2-6, Crabtree 2-5, Finley 1-30, Cobb 1-11, Kuhn 1-(-1).
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Mack 1-7.
- PACKERS: Williams 2-28.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Stroughter 6-152.
- PACKERS: Cobb 3-51.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Parker 1-16.
- PACKERS: Cobb 2-69.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Price 1-8, Clayborn 1-4.
- PACKERS: Woodson 1-5, Walden 1-3.
