Aaron Rodgers had a strong start as Brett Favre's (fahrvz) replacement.

In his first start for the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers delivered a pair of scoring drives and a handful of highlights in a 20-17 preseason loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Despite spending most of the past three seasons holding a clipboard, Rodgers didn't show many signs of nerves in his first step out of Favre's shadow. The Bengals tagged Rodgers for an early interception off of a deflected pass. But he recovered to complete 9 of 15 throws for 117 yards and a touchdown.