The Manchester Wolves overcame a two-point halftime deficit and picked up their first win of the season by beating the Green Bay Blizzard, 53-28, Friday night in Green Bay, Wis.

Despite trailing 20-18 at halftime, the Wolves (1-1) held the Blizzard (1-1) scoreless in the third quarter with the help of back-to-back interceptions by Rob Green on Green Bay's first two drives. The Wolves offense, led by quarterback James Pinkney (25-of-32 for 306 yards, four touchdowns), scored 21 points in the third quarter and then outscored the Blizzard 14-8 in the fourth quarter.

Green Bay starting quarterback Gino Guidugli (17-of-36 for 166 yards), was intercepted three times and replaced by Mark Nicolet late in the fourth quarter. Nicolet got Green Bay into the end zone and then connected on a two-point conversion to make the score 46-28 with 2:34 to play, but the Wolves recovered the onside kick and added another touchdown.

Mainchester will play its first home game of the 2009 season Saturday night, when it faces Albany at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

MANCHESTER WOLVES   15       3        21      14   --     53
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD       7       13       0        8    --     28