It would be a great idea to offer this unique experience to fans in this manner. The Packers' return to greatness in the s was capped off by their victory over the New England Patriots. With brilliance on all three sides of the ball - Brett Favre's deep passes, Reggie White's big sacks, and Desmond Howard's kickoff return touchdown - this game certainly qualifies, in our opinion. The final piece of the season was Aaron Rodgers ' masterful performance in the win over the Steelers , as well as critical defensive plays like Nick Collins' interception return for a touchdown and Clay Matthews ' huge forced fumble in the fourth quarter.
If we're going for "tense" and rivalry games instead of necessarily "exciting," the game before Super Bowl XLV could qualify, with the Packers and Bears slugging it out for the right to go to Jerry World. Raji's pick-six and ensuing dance and a big tackle by Rodgers on Brian Urlacher on an interception were among the many highlights.
This overtime thriller had it all - both teams led in the fourth quarter; a game-tying touchdown with under a minute to go; and six touchdowns total after halftime. Oh, and a prediction after the overtime coin toss by Matt Hasselbeck that the Seahawks would "take the ball and we're going to score! This one should have gone down in Packers lore as the start of a deep playoff run if not for 4th and 26 the following week.
In Detroit, Brett Favre's first playoff game ended in ridiculous fashion. This game had a ridiculous flow - the Lions led by 10 early in the third quarter, both teams had pick-sixes, and Sterling Sharpe had three touchdown catches. It was the third and final one, though, that makes this game so memorable. Do we need to explain this one any more than by quoting Al Michaels' great call?
The season was a mess for a number of reasons, but it did provide some incredible memories. One of the best was watching backup quarterback Matt Flynn , signed off the street a few weeks earlier, lead the Packers back from a halftime deficit in Dallas to earn a ridiculous victory and keep the Packers' playoff hopes alive. But Favre brought more: great body strength, unrivaled toughness, a hyper-competitive spirit, football instincts and a gunslinger mentality that meant taking the bad with the good.
That touchdown to Ingram was maybe the best illustration of pure arm strength, even if hardly anyone remembers it. But Favre had other plays that can be better characterized not just as illustrations of a quality, but as signature plays. The first is the play that started it all in Week 3 of the season: Favre's stunning, game-winning yard touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor that beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the final seconds.
The play was emblematic of Favre's early years. It showed his raw passing talent and will to win, and came amidst the on-field chaos that often marked his first few seasons.
The throw itself was on a line, but what stood out was the subtle play Favre made with his eyes and pump fake on a day when he was thrown into the game as a clueless backup after Don Majkowski's ankle injury.
Favre probably unwittingly set up the Bengals all game with mistake after mistake. Their safeties no doubt assumed he was incapable of looking or pump-faking them off a receiver, especially with the game on the line. But there it was with 19 seconds to play and the Packers trailing Holmgren called an all-go, where all four receivers run straight down the field.
Favre looked down the middle, pump-faked, then turned to his right and threw a rope to Taylor for the touchdown that changed the Packers' franchise. I think he'd admit to that. But when it came to that particular throw — actually the last couple throws of that game were remarkable for a young guy. And it won the game. Is he ready? He was very underprepared for that. But in that game, he threw some nice balls, he did some crazy things, he threw interceptions, he audibled incorrectly.
He did some great things, then awful things, then, 'What is he doing? Said Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who was tight ends coach at the time and later Favre's quarterbacks coach: "That play kind of summed up what he was.
He got thrown in, 'Go win the game. Here we go. During the Packers' final timeout against Atlanta in the second-to-last game of the season, Holmgren's first words to Favre were that he could not run on the next play. There were only 21 seconds left, the Packers had the ball at Atlanta's 9-yard line and trailed If Favre ran and was tackled in bounds, the clock would run out before the Packers could get their field-goal unit on the field or even run a final play.
He's running! Favre barely beat Falcons defensive end Chuck Smith to the edge just inside the 10, turned upfield, then dived from the 3 and barely made it into the end zone as he was tackled.
The Packers had clinched a playoff spot in their final game at Milwaukee County Stadium. But he goes, 'I knew I could make it. There wasn't a lot of fear involved of bad things happening. If in his mind he thought he could do that, whether it be that or a particular throw, he'd unleash it. Stephen A. According to Ken Rosenthal, Brent Strom is not retiring and is expected to be hired as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Strom apparently had no issue with the Astros, but was just ready to move on to something new.
Houston was prepared to move forward without Strom, as he announced he would not be returning after the World Series. So this doesn't change much for the Astros, but clearly Strom was not ready to retire.
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