Vick takes over at QB, but Eagles lose to Packers

PHILADELPHIA - Not even a vintage performance by Michael Vick could stop the Green Bay Packers.

Aaron Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes, Mason Crosby kicked a team-record 56-yard field goal and the Packers beat the Eagles, 27-20, yesterday.

In their first game since trading Donovan McNabb to Washington, the Eagles (0-1) started with Kevin Kolb and finished with Vick. Kolb left with a concussion at halftime, so Vick played meaningful snaps for an extended period for the first time in nearly four years.

Vick, a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback during six seasons in Atlanta, invigorated an offense that was awful in the first half. He finished with 175 yards passing and ran for 103, reminiscent of his "Superman" days with the Falcons.

Vick's last NFL start came on Dec. 31, 2006, in Philadelphia. He missed the next two seasons while serving an 18-month sentence in federal prison for his role in a dogfighting operation. Vick signed a two-year contract with the Eagles last summer, and saw limited action mostly in a variation of the Wildcat formation.

Kolb was injured in the second quarter when he got tackled from behind by Clay Matthews. The team originally said he had a jaw injury and he returned for a series. Kolb was 5 of 10 for 24 yards before he left.

Rodgers connected with Greg Jennings on a 32-yard TD pass to give the Packers (1-0) a 27-10 lead late in the third. But Vick brought the Eagles right back.

On third-and-goal from the 17, Vick fired a TD pass to Jeremy Maclin to cut it to 27-17.

Then the Eagles got a big play from rookie Nate Allen, who intercepted a poorly thrown pass by Rodgers and returned it to midfield. A 24-yard field goal by David Akers cut it to 27-20.

The Eagles had a chance in the final minutes, but Vick got stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Packers' 42.

Philadelphia also lost Pro Bowl fullback Leonard Weaver with a sprained left knee. His injury appeared serious.