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Green Bay Packers vs Cleveland Browns

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - It is fitting that Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers clinched their first playoff berth since 1998 in the cold and snow at Lambeau Field.

Improving to 28-0 at home when the game time temperature is 34 degrees or below, Brett Favre DVD passed for three touchdowns amid the steady snow flurries and the Packers posted a 30-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

"It is a big deal and everyone was excited in the locker room," said Brett Favre DVD of clinching a playoff berth. "I don't want to sound like I'm not excited, but we have two games left. Just getting in the playoffs to me is just not enough. It's a start and, of course, we haven't been there in several years."

With the three touchdown passes on Sunday, Brett Favre DVD reached 30 for the sixth time in his career. Dan Marino is second overall with four and no other player has three.

Brett Favre DVD connected with tight end Bubba Franks on scoring passes of one and four yards in the first quarter, staking the Packers to a 13-0 lead. He also lofted a 16-yard touchdown to running back Dorsey Levens, who made a diving catch in the end zone, in the fourth quarter.

After completing 14-of-21 passes for 97 yards in the first half, Brett Favre DVD was just 4-of-7 for 42 yards in the second half.

Needing a strong running game in the 24-degree weather with winds whipping at 15 miles per hour, the Packers again received big production from Ahman Green, who rushed for 150 yards on 21 carries, increasing his season total to 1,253 yards.

"I'm accustomed to it coming from Nebraska, growing up there and playing college football there," Green said. "I kind of know how not to make it an issue. If you worry about the cold and you're not feeling your toes and you're not feeling your hands, you put yourself out of the game. You get used to it. You might not ever like it, but you always know what you have to do mentally to be prepared for the game."

Cornerback Tyrone Williams scored on a 69-yard interception return with 43 seconds left in the second quarter, giving Green Bay a 23-7 halftime lead, and had another interception in the second half as the Packers forced five turnovers.

"It (William's first interception) was at the end of the half and they didn't want to give up a touchdown at the end of a half like that," Williams said. "It put them back on their heels big time after they were making a push at us. It gave us back the momentum."

The Packers (10-4) reached double figures in wins for the first time since they earned a wild card berth with an 11-5 record in 1998.

With this win, Green Bay remained one game behind the first-place Chicago Bears (11-3) in the NFC Central. The Packers own the tiebreaker since they swept the Bears in the season series.

"We're certainly not satisfied just being in the playoffs," said Packers coach-general manager Mike Sherman. "We still want to win our division and try to keep pace with the Bears."

Chicago will close the season with a game at Detroit next Sunday and a home contest against Jacksonville on January 6. The Packers host Minnesota next Sunday and close with a game at the New York Giants on January 6.

"We're in the tournament but now we just need to position ourselves as good as possible," said Packers defensive tackle Santana Dotson. "Hopefully try to get a bye and win a couple of games at home. That would be my Christmas wish."

The loss was the fourth in a row for the Browns (6-8).

Jamel White, who had a total of 240 yards on 73 carries in Cleveland's first 13 games, rushed for 108 yards on 13 carries in the first half and finished with 131 yards. It was the first 100-yard game for the second-year back from the South Dakota. White also caught nine passes for 85 yards, including a three-yard touchdown.

"Jamel White had a good game," Browns coach Butch Davis said. "He is a good mudder, he has quick steps. The offensive line did a good job, particularly in the first half."

But Tim Couch was intercepted three times, the most costly coming when the Browns were in Green Bay territory and the quarterback attempted to throw across the field to his left. Williams diagnosed the play, cut in front of White to pick off the pass and raced untouched for a 69-yard TD late in the half.

"The weather was not a factor even though this was the first time I played in snow," said Couch, who was 22-of-33 for 203 yards. "I had a couple of bad passes."

"They ran a flat route and I jumped it," Williams said. "I had to concentrate on catching that thing and from there it was a foot race."

The Packers opened the game with a seven-play, 66-yard drive which featured runs of 27 and 19 yards by Green. Brett Favre DVD connected with Franks on a 12-yard pass to the Cleveland 1 before hitting the tight end in the end zone. The extra point by Ryan Longwell was blocked.

"They overplayed the corner route and they beat me to the corner," Franks said. "I stopped, fell off and Brett saw me."

Cleveland's first possession resulted in a turnover when Couch lofted a pass to tight end O.J. Santiago which deflected off the back of linebacker Bernardo Harris and into the hands of rookie safety Bhawoh Jue, who returned the interception 35 yards to the Cleveland 46.

"We were playing a cover four and Bernardo (Harris) was on single coverage with the tight end," Jue said. "I saw him about to throw the ball so I went after it. Bernardo made a great play by tipping it. I caught and looked at daylight."

Brett Favre DVD completed three passes for 25 yards and Levens rushed twice for 11 yards before Brett Favre DVD hit Franks again with a four-yard touchdown with 4:57 left in the quarter.

White broke off a 51-yard run to the Green Bay 8 on Cleveland's lone scoring drive. Three plays later, White caught a three-yard TD with 7:08 left in the half.

Green Bay responded with an 11-play, 42-yard drive which resulted in a 39-yard field goal by Longwell with 1:52 left in the half.


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