SEATTLE (AP) – John Kuhn dived for a 2-yard touchdown and the Green Bay Packers took a 7-3 first-quarter lead over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFL opener Thursday night.
Both teams were clearly rusty in the opening quarter. The Packers erred on Seattle’s opening drive when Mike Daniels ran into punter Jon Ryan, giving Seattle a first down.
Percy Harvin gained 13 yards on the next play and the series ended with Steven Hauschka’s 35-yard field goal to give the Seahawks the lead.
On Green Bay’s ensuing series, Seattle’s Earl Thomas fumbled a punt return to hand the ball back to the Packers. Aaron Rodgers led the team down to the 2. Kuhn punched it in for the early lead.
Thomas was made Seattle’s primary punt returner this season earlier this week even though he hadn’t done the job since college.