NFL Old School Game of the Week: Favre Plays Through the Plan to Lead Packers to Upset over Eagles

A hit by Eagles defensive end Reggie White(92) on Packers quarterback Brett Favre would be a game-changing moment for the Packers franchise.

Hall-of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre is undeniably one of the toughest players to ever play in the NFL as evident by his streak of 321 consecutive starts at quarterback over a span of nearly two decades of football, most of them with the Green Bay Packers.

The streak is remarkable as Favre would stay in the lineup despite playing with several injuries such as the case in Week 10 of the 1992 NFL season in a performance that would reward the Green Bay franchise down the road.

The Packers came into the Eagles game with a 3-6 record as under first-year head coach Mike Holmgren who had been hired to end decades of mediocrity as Green Bay had made the playoffs only two times since the retirement of head coach Vince Lombardi following the 1967 season.

In the Packers' third game of the season, starting quarterback Don Majkowski would suffer an ankle injury as Favre, who the Packers had traded a first round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for on February 11th, would take over and lead Green Bay to a 24-23 comeback win over the Cincinnati Bengals(To read about that game, click on the link which is highlighted here: https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/nfl-old-school-game-of-week-legend-of.html).

Favre would lead the Packers to a 17-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first start but Green Bay would lose four of their next five games as the team seemed poised for another losing season.

While the Packers were trying to seek relevance in the NFL, the Eagles were looking to return to the postseason under second year head coach Rich Kotite, who took over for Buddy Ryan after he was fired following the 1990 season after leading the Eagles to three straight playoff appearances.

The Eagles would miss the 1991 playoffs despite a 10-6 record as starting quarterback Randall Cunningham was lost for the season after he tore the ACL in his left knee after a hit by Packers linebacker Bryce Paup.

Two months before the 1992 season began, tragedy struck for the Eagles as Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jerome Brown was killed in a car accident as the team would retire Brown's number #99 and declare they would "Bring it home for Jerome" and win the Super Bowl in Brown's memory.

The Eagles got off to a 4-0 start before losing three of their next five games as tensions rose between Kotite and the team, especially the defense led by All-Pro defensive end Reggie White, remained loyal to Ryan

Despite their recent struggles, the Eagles seemed confident they would get back on track against the Packers as evident by Cunningham's postgame quotes after being benched during Philadelphia's 31-10 win over the Raiders when asked whether or it not he would get the start against Green Bay by saying "It's not like we're playing Minnesota or the Giants or the Cowboys or the Redskins".

The Eagles would get the ball to start the game as they would drive into Green Bay territory before punting the ball to the Packers, who would take over at their 15-yard-line as Favre would complete his first two passes of the game for 26 yards, then found tight end Jackie Harris for an eight-yard completion only for him to fumble the football after a hit by Eagles linebacker Byron Evans as strong safety Rich Miano would recover the fumble to give Philadelphia the ball at their 47-yard-line.

From there, the Eagles would advance to the Packers' 17-yard-line until the drive stalled as Philadelphia would settle for a 34-yard field goal by Roger Ruzak to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead with 2:20 left in the first quarter.

The Packers would begin their next possession at their 32-yard-line as Favre would complete a 11-yard pass to fullback Harry Sydney when Favre separated his left shoulder after being driven to the ground by White.

Favre would stay in the game as it was his non-throwing shoulder that was injured as he would hand the ball off to running back Vince Workman on the next play from scrimmage as Vince would took it up the middle and explode for a 44-yard run to put the Packers at the Eagles' 13-yard-line as Workman would run for one yard on the final play of the second quarter.

The second quarter would begin with Favre, bad shoulder and all, completing a seven-yard pass to Harris to set up 3rd & 2 at the five-yard-line where Favre would connect with wide receiver Sterling Sharpe for a five-yard touchdown to give Green Bay a 7-3 lead 52 seconds into the second quarter.

 Following a Philadelphia punt, the Packers would take over at their 20-yard-line as Favre would go a perfect 5-of-5 on the drive as he completed five passes to five different receivers for 57 yards on the 12-play, 80-yard drive that ended with an one-yard touchdown run by Workman to extend Green Bay's lead to 14-3 with 2:21 to go in the second quarter.

The Eagles would try to put some points on the scoreboard before the end of the first half as they would drive from their 21-yard-line to the Green Bay 41-yard-line until Cunningham was sacked by Packers linebackers Johnny Holland and Tony Bennett for a six-yard loss to force a Philadelphia punt.

Favre would take a knee to end the first half with the Packers on top 14-3 as Green Bay would get the ball to start the second half, though they would have to do it without Workman, who left the game with a separated left shoulder.

Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe would catch seven passes for 116 yards and score one touchdown.

The Packers would go three-and-out to give the ball back to the Eagles at their 23-yard-line as Cunningham would complete two passes to Roy Green for 31 yards and scramble for 13 yards that got 15 yards added to the run because of a late hit by Packers linebacker George Koonce as Philadelphia would cap off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run by running back Heath Sherman to cut the Green Bay lead to 14-10 midway through the third quarter.

The Packers would start their next drive at their 19-yard-line as Favre would complete two passes to Harris for 31 yards while Darrell Thompson would reel off a 33-yard run to move Green Bay to the Philadelphia 17-yard-line until Favre was picked off by Eagles linebacker William Thomas to end the drive Packers' threat to increase their lead.

After the Eagles would go three-and-out, the Packers would get the ball back at their 43-yard-line as Green Bay would convert on three straight 3rd down conversions as Favre would find Sharpe for nine yards on a 3rd & 3 at the 50-yard-line, followed by a 19-yard completion to Harris on 3rd & 12, and then another 19-yard completion, this one to Sharpe to give Green Bay a 1st & goal at the Philadelphia three-yard-line.

Favre would then fake a handoff and toss a three-yard touchdown pass to Thompson to increase the Packers lead to 21-10 with 10:37 left in the fourth quarter.

It would take the Eagles 24 seconds to get back into the end zone as Sherman would catch a screen pass from Cunningham and turn into a 75-yard touchdown to cut the Packers' lead back to four points at 21-17.

Following a Packers punt, the Eagles would get the ball back at their 11-yard-line as the drive would begin with a four-yard run by Sherman to set up 2nd & 6 when Cunningham threw deep for Fred Barnett where he drew a pass interference penalty on Packers cornerback Terrell Buckley to move the Eagles 34 yards to the Green Bay 46-yard-line.

Cunningham would try to connect with Barnett again on another deep pass which drew another pass interference penalty, this one on the other starting cornerback, Roland Mitchell, to give the Eagles a 1st & goal on the Packers' two-yard-line when running back Herschel Walker would punch it in for the touchdown to give Philadelphia a 24-21 lead with 5:45 to go in the fourth quarter.

The Packers looked to respond on their next drive but after two incomplete passes to begin the drive, Favre would be picked off again, this time by Evans, who returned the interception 13 yards to the Green Bay 20-yard-line, giving Philadelphia a chance to deliver the knockout punch with another touchdown.

However, Sherman would fumble the football when he was hit by Packers free safety Chuck Cecil as strong safety LeRoy Butler would scoop up the loose ball and run it back 17 yards to the Green Bay 27-yard-line, giving Favre another chance to lead the Packers to the game-tying field goal or go-ahead touchdown with 5:17 left in the game.

After completing a seven-yard pass to Sydney to start the drive, Favre would connect with Sharpe for a 34-yard completion to give Green Bay a 1st down at the Eagles' 32-yard-line where a holding penalty on Miano where give the Packers five extra yards and a fresh set of downs at the Philadelphia 27-yard-line.

Thompson would carry the ball on the next three plays gaining 16 yards until a quarterback sack and an incomplete pass would force the Packers to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Chris Jacke to tie the game at 24 with 1:31 left in regulation.

The Eagles would take over at their 11-yard-line with 1:25 to go and two timeouts in their pocket as Kotite went for the conservative approach as Walker would run the ball on 1st down as he gained nine yards as the Eagles seemed content to run out the clock and send the game in overtime.

But on the next play from scrimmage, disaster would strike as Walker was hit in the backfield by Green Bay defensive end Don Davey, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Holland to give the Packers the ball at the Eagles' 23-yard-line with 43 seconds to go and already in field goal range.

Thompson would run for no yards as the Packers would drain the clock to three seconds before calling timeout with three seconds to go as Jacke would come on to attempt the game-winning field goal from 41 yards out.

Jacke's kick was true as his 41-yard field goal split through the uprights as time expired with the Packers pulling off the 27-24 upset as Green Bay improved its record to 4-6 while the Eagles record dropped to 6-4.

Chris Jacke(13) is held up by defensive end Robert Brown after his game-winning field goal.

After the game, Cunningham apologized for his pregame remarks saying he "ran his mouth too much" while linebacker Seth Joyner criticized Kotite for his late-game management saying "Anytime you play conservative in this league you're setting yourself to lose" as it looked like the Eagles' season was falling apart.

However, the Eagles would win five of their last six games of the regular season, including a four-game winning streak to end the regular season, to finish the season with a 11-5 record and earn a Wild Card berth as the Eagles would win their first playoff game since winning the 1980 NFC Championship Game as Philadelphia would score 26 points in the 4th quarter to knock off the New Orleans Saints 36-20(To read about that game, click on the link which is highlighted here: https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/nfl-old-school-game-of-week-eagles-stun.html).

The Eagles would be eliminated the following week as they would fall to the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 as the Eagles would not return to the postseason under Kotite who would be fired after the 1994 season.

As for the Packers, the win over the Eagles began a six-game winning streak as Green Bay would finish the season with a 9-7 record but not enough to qualify for the postseason as a 27-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings prevented Green Bay for making the playoffs for the first time since 1982.

However, during the offseason, the Packers would sign White as a free agent as Reggie cited Favre's performance against the Eagles as a reason to sign with Green Bay as he was inspired by Favre's toughness.

With White anchoring the defense and Favre entrenched as the team's starting quarterback, the Packers would make the playoffs six years in a row which included two NFC championships and a 35-21 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI for Green Bay's first NFL championship in 29 years.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Packers Clinch 1st Division Title in 23 Years With Win over Steelers

Packers quarterback Brett Favre runs with the football after Green Bay defeated Pittsburgh to clinch the 1995 NFC Central Division title.

With their six NFL championships between 1929 and 1944, then the five NFL championships and two Super Bowl titles in 1960s, the city of Green Bay gave itself the nickname "Titletown, USA" thanks to the success of their beloved Packers under head coaches Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi.

But after Lombardi left the Packers following their win in Super Bowl II, the nickname "Titletown" did not seem to fit Green Bay as the Packers would have 15 losing seasons between 1968 and 1991 as the team would make the NFL playoffs only twice and win one division title during that 24-year span with the division title coming in 1972.

Things began to change for the Packers in 1992 when they hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren as head coach and traded for quarterback Brett Favre as the pair lead Green Bay to a 9-7 season in 1992.

Things only got better in the offseason as the Packers were able to sign defensive end Reggie White as as a free agent as the Packers would make the playoffs in 1993 where they won their first postseason game since Super Bowl II as they defeated the Detroit Lions 28-24 in the NFC Wild Card round, then again in 1994 with a 16-12 win in front of nearly 60, 000 fans at Lambeau Field.

The Packers entered the 1995 season with hopes of going beyond the Divisional Round, where they had been eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys in two straight years, and do that a division title would go a long way in achieving in that goal.

The Packers entered their final game of the 1995 regular season with a chance to clinch their first division title since 1972 as they played host to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Eve, who also had a lot on the line in this game.

The Packers came in with a 10-5 record, holding a one-game lead over the Detroit Lions, who held the tiebreaker over the Packers to clinch the NFC Central as the Lions had a better division record than the Packers.

If Green Bay was to secure its first division title in 23 years, they would need a big game from Favre, who was playing hurt with a high ankle sprain in his left ankle, limiting his mobility.

Meanwhile, the Steelers entered the regular season finale with a 11-4 record, having won their previous eight games to clinch the AFC Central division title.

The Steelers were led by head coach Bill Cowher, who had directed Pittsburgh to the playoffs in his first four seasons, but was looking for retribution as the Steelers had lost in the AFC Championship Game the previous season 17-13 to the San Diego Chargers as the Steelers had been stopped on 4th & goal at the Chargers' three-yard-line in the final minutes.

The Steelers had a ferocious defense led by linebackers Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd and an offense that had become a pass-first offense under quarterback Neil O' Donnell.

Plus, the Steelers had a secret weapon in rookie quarterback Kordell Stewart, who they lined up at quarterback, running back, and wide receiver earning him the nickname "Slash".

While the Steelers had secured the AFC Central and a first-round-bye, they still needed a win over the Packers plus a Kansas City Chiefs loss to the Seattle Seahawks to clinch home field advantage throughout the AFC Playoffs.

If the Steelers were going to win, they would have to do it without their top three running backs as Erric Pegram, Bam Morris, and John L. Williams were all out with injuries, meaning Fred McAfee and Tim Lester would have to carry the load at running back.

The stakes could not be higher for both teams as they played in front of a soldout crowd at Lambeau Field on Christmas Eve where gameday temperatures was just a nudge above 20 degrees with a wind chill of 9 degrees.

Packers wide receiver Robert Brooks caught 11 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown.

The Steelers got the ball first and drove from their 19-yard-line to their 47-yard-line when O' Donnell went deep on 3rd & 5 and fired a pass for Ernie Mills, only to have Mills drop the pass and what would have been a 53-yard touchdown that would have put the Steelers on the scoreboard first.

Pittsburgh would be forced to punt to the Packers, who drove 36 yards to the their 45-yard-line before punting the ball back to the Steelers who took over at their nine-yard-line.

The Steelers would drive 54 yards in 11 plays until they were faced with a 4th & 1 situation at the Packers' 37-yard-line.

Figuring a long field goal would be difficult to make, Cowher decided to go for the 1st down as Stewart lined up as quarterback on the play.

Stewart took the snap and tossed it to McAfee, who was stopped for no gain by Packers linebacker George Koonce giving Green Bay the ball with just over two minutes to go in the first quarter.

From there, the Packers would drive to the Pittsburgh 18-yard-line as Favre completed passes of 13 + 9 yards to Robert Brooks while Edgar Bennett would run for 23 yards on the final play of the opening quarter.

As the second quarter began, Favre connected with tight end Mark Chumra for nine yards, then handed it off to Bennett who ran it in for the nine-yard touchdown to give Green Bay a 7-0 lead just 42 seconds into the second quarter.

The Packers would force a three-and-out to get the ball back at their 33-yard-line and drove to the Pittsburgh 30-yard-line as Favre completed four of five passes for 38 yards on the drive, three of those passes going to Brooks for 35 yards, until Favre was sacked on 3rd & 5 by Steelers linebacker Jason Gildon, causing a fumble that was recovered by Steelers cornerback Carnell Lake to give Pittsburgh the ball at its own 47-yard-line.

O' Donnell would complete five of six passes for 38 yards on a drive which culiminated with the Steelers' first points of the game, a 33-yard field goal by Norm Johnson to cut the Packers' lead to 7-3 with 5:03 left in the second quarter.

The Packers would begin its ensuing possession at its 18-yard-line where after a two-yard run by Bennett on the first play of the drive, Favre connected with Brooks for 14 yards, then with running back Dorsey Levens for 13 yards to give Green Bay a 1st down at its 47-yard-line.

On the very next play, disaster nearly struck as Favre's pass for Mark Ingram, appeared to be intercepted by Lake, only to have officials rule that Lake did not get both feet in bounds, thus making it an incomplete pass.

Favre took advantage of the reprieve as hit Ingram for 28 yards on the very next play to give Green Bay a 1st down at the Steelers' 25-yard-line.

Then after a six-yard run by Bennett, Favre found Brooks for a 19-yard touchdown to increase the Packers' lead to 14-3 with 1:56 left before halftime.

The Steelers would get the ball at their 30-yard-line for their next possession hoping to get some points before the end of the first half.

Going to a no-huddle offense, O'Donnell would complete back-to-back passes to Andre Hastings that totaled 29 yards to give the Steelers a 1st down at the Packers' 41-yard-line.

After an incomplete pass, O'Donnell would complete his next four passes for 33 yards to give the Steelers a 1st & goal at the Green Bay eight-yard-line as time winded down in the first half.

Following another incomplete pass, O'Donnell found Mills who in the back of the end zone, who this time held on for the eight-yard touchdown to cut the Green Bay lead to 14-10 with 20 seconds left in the first half.

Favre would take a knee to send both teams into the locker room with the Packers holding on to a 14-10 halftime lead.

Steelers quarterback Neil O' Donnell completed 33 of 55 passes for 318 yards and throw one touchdown.

After both teams punted on their opening possessions of the second half, the Packers got the ball at the Steelers' 32-yard-line where on 2nd down, Favre threw a screen pass to Levens, who turned into a 23-yard gain to give Green Bay a 1st & goal at the nine-yard-line.

After Bennett was stopped for no gain on 1st down, Favre scrambled to tried to get in the end zone, only to be crushed by Steelers strong safety Myron Bell at the one-yard-line, causing the Packers to call timeout as  Favre begin to spit out blood following the hit.

Favre would catch his breath and throw an one-yard touchdown pass to Chumra to push the Packers' lead back to 11 points at 21-10 with 9:26 left in the third quarter.

The Steelers would respond with a l2-play, 72-yard drive that took off more than six minutes off the clock and ended with a 25-yard field goal by Johnson to cut the Packers' lead to 21-13 with 3:12 remaining in third quarter.

The Packers would begin its ensuing possession at its 13-yard-line as Favre would complete his next passes for a total of 45 yards to drive Green Bay to the Pittsburgh 38-yard-line as the third quarter came to an end.

However, on the opening play of the first quarter, Favre would be knocked woozy following a hit by Greene on an incomplete pass intended for Levens.

This time, Favre would come out of the game and be replaced by Jim McMahon, who after a three-yard run by Bennett, completed a six-yard pass to Brooks, to set up Chris Jacke's 47-yard field goal which pushed the Packers' lead back to 11 points at 24-13 with 13:26 to go in the fourth quarter.

The Steelers would get the ball back at their 33-yard-line when O'Donnell connected with Yancey Thigpen for 20 yards to start the drive and give Pittsburgh a 1st down at the Green Bay 47-yard-line.

Then on 3rd & 12 from the Packers' 49-yard-line, O'Donnell hit Hastings for a 36-yard completion to put the Steelers at the Green Bay 13-yard-line.

Following two passes to Stewart that picked up 11 yards, Lester would score his first career NFL touchdown on a two-yard run to cut the Green Bay lead to 24-19.

The Steelers would go for two to try and make it a three-point game but Stewart, who lined up at quarterback, threw an incomplete pass to keep the score 24-19 with 9:49 left in the fourth quarter.

When the Packers' offense came back onto the field to begin their next possession at their 29-yard-line, Favre would come back in and complete his next three passes for 26 yards until he threw an incomplete pass on 3rd & 5 at the Pittsburgh 40-yard-line, forcing Green Bay to punt the ball back to the Steelers who took over at their 20-yard-line with over five minutes left in the game.

The drive would begin with a 11-yard pass from O'Donnell to tight end Mark Bruener for a 1st down, followed by a nine-yard completion to Mills to set up 2nd & 1 where O'Donnell's pass for Stewart would fall incomplete.

O'Donnell would look for Stewart again on 3rd down, this time hitting him for six yards and a 1st down at the Pittsburgh 46-yard-line, which was followed by a 13-yard pass to  Thigpen to put the Steelers in Green Bay territory at the Packers' 41-yard-line.

O'Donnell would hit Thigpen for five yards on 1st down, only to give the five yards back when left tackle John Jackson was called for a false start, setting up 2nd & 10 when O'Donnell found Stewart for 15 yards and a 1st down at the Green Bay 26-yard-line.

An incomplete pass, followed by a three-yard run by McAfee, and then a six-yard pass to Hastings set up a do-or-die 4th & 1 at the Packers' 17-yard-line.

That is when O'Donnell tried to sneak to pick up the 1st down, only to be met by Green Bay defensive tackles Gilbert Brown and John Jurkovic, who were convinced they stopped O'Donnell short of the 1st down.

A measurement was taken to see how far O'Donnell had made it which took several seconds as officials tried to make sure they got the spot right(Remember there was no instant replay in 1995).

The chains showed that O'Donnell had made the 1st down, though the Packers believed he had been short and that the referees gave him a generous spot, but the call stood and it was 1st & 10 at the Green Bay 16-yard-line.

Then after two more incomplete passes and a nine-yard run by McAfee, the Steelers were faced with another 4th & 1, this time at the Green Bay seven-yard-line.

There would be no need for a measurement this time as Lester picked up the 1st down after a two-yard-run to give the Steelers a 1st & goal at the Packers' five-yard-line as O'Donnell would spike the ball with 29 seconds to go.

O'Donnell tried to find Thigpen in the end zone on 2nd down, but couldn't and was forced throw the ball away to set up 3rd down when Stewart lined at quarterback in the shotgun formation.

Stewart attempted to a draw only to be dropped for an one-yard-loss by Packers strong saftey LeRoy Butler and defensive end Sean Jones, forcing the Steelers to spend their final timeout as they would face another 4th down conversion, this time needing six yards.

That is when O' Donnell dropped back and fired a pass toward the left corner of the end zone where Thigpen was wide open, only for Thigpen to juggle and drop the ball on a sure touchdown that would have given the Steelers the lead.

Instead, it fell for an incomplete pass and gave the ball back to the Packers with 11 seconds left at their six-yard-line.

Favre took a knee to run out the clock and begin the celebration at Lambeau Field as the Packers celebrated not only the 24-19 win but also their first division title since 1972.

In a postgame interview, Thigpen said "That's my Christmas present right there to Green Bay".

Thigpen was able to laugh off the drop as the Chiefs defeated the Seahawks 26-3 to clinch the #1 seed in the AFC playoffs, meaning even if the Steelers won they still wouldn't have gotten home field advantage.

But in the end, the Steelers would get home field advantage as the Chiefs were knocked out in the Divisional Round by the Indianapolis Colts in a 10-7 upset while the Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills 40-21 to advance to the AFC Championship Game which was played in Pittsburgh as the Steelers held off the Colts 20-16 as Jim Harbaugh's "Hail Mary" pass on the final play of regulation fell incomplete(To read more about that game, click on the link which is highlighted: https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/nfl-old-school-game-of-week-steelers.html).

As for the Packers, they would host the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Round where they easily defeated the Falcons 37-20 to advance to the Divisional Round where they shocked the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 27-17 to earn a trip to the NFC Championship Game where they would fall to the Dallas Cowboys 38-28.

However, the Packers would come back the following season and win their first Super Bowl in 29 years ,which was followed by another trip to the Super Bowl in 1997 where they would fall to the Denver Broncos.

Since 1995, Green Bay has won 15 division titles, 3 NFC championships and two Super Bowls, once again living up to the town's nickname of "Titletown, USA".

Packers head coach Mike Holmgren and defensive end Sean Jones hug it out after the Packers clinched their first division title since 1972.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Manning Outguns Favre in Memorable Quarterback Duel

 

Peyton Manning would complete 28 of 40 passes for 393 yards and throw five touchdown passes.

When the Green Bay Packers traveled to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in Week 3 of the 2004 NFL season, many fans were hoping for a shootout as this game would feature two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history in Packers quarterback Brett Favre and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.

The fans at the RCA Dome and the millions of fans who watched on TV would not be disappointed as they would get a quarterback duel for the ages.

Both teams entered the game with a 1-1 record and were considered Super Bowl contenders as the Packers had won the NFC North Division the previous two seasons under head coach Mike Sherman while the Colts had made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game the previous year under head coach Tony Dungy.

Both teams' strengths would be their offenses as the Colts had Manning who was coming his first MVP season in 2003, which he shared with Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, and led an offense that featured running back Edgerrian James and a trio of wide receivers in Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley.

As for the Packers, Favre still had some juice left entering his 13th season as the Packers' quarterback as he had running back Ahman Green in the backfield, who had run for 1,883 yards in 2003.

With all these explosive offensive players, many fans expected a shootout and would get it.

The Colts got the ball to start the game at their 34-yard-line where Manning came out firing as he would four of five passes on the drive with the last completion being a 36-yard touchdown to Wayne to put Indianapolis on the scoreboard first just 1:45 into the game.

The Packers would get the ball at their 18-yard-line for their first possession of the game which was a little bit more methodically as they mixed passes and runs to drive 82 yards in nine plays with Favre completing all four of his passes on the drive, including hitting Donald Driver for 14 yards on 3rd & 11 from the Green Bay 44-yard-line.

The drive would culminate with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Javon Walker to tie the game at 7 with 8:39 to go in the first quarter.

After James Mungro returned Ryan Longwell's short kick 17 yards to the Colts 40-yard-line, Manning would hit Wayne for 15 yards, then Stokley for 9, then back to Wayne for 8, and then finally hitting Harrison for a 28-yard touchdown as the Colts took a 14-7 with less than seven minutes to go in the opening period.

The Packers would take over at their 21-yard-line when Favre fired a deep pass for Walker, who beat his man to make the catch and run untouched for the 79-yard touchdown to tie the game just 16 seconds after Harrison's touchdown.

The Colts would get the ball back at their 28-yard-line where Manning was able to catch the Packers with 12 men on the field to pick up a 1st down on 3rd & 5 from the Indy 33-yard-line.

Manning would find Harrison for 12 yards, then after Packers defensive back Michael Hawthrone a would-be interception, connected with Wayne for 16 yards, before going back to Stokley, who was wide open for a 34-yard touchdown to put the Colts back on top 21-14 with 4:11 left in the first quarter.

Green Bay took over at its 32-yard-line when a strange thing happened; they went three-and-out to punt the ball back to the Colts, who took over at their six-yard-line.

Manning kept firing as he hit Wayne for eight yards, then found Wayne again for 21 yards for a 1st down at the Colts' 35-yard-line.

Manning would then connect with tight end Marcus Pollard for 11 yards, then Stokley again for an nine-yard gain which became a 24-yard gain as Packers linebacker Na'il Diggs was called for roughing the passer to give the Colts a 1st down at the Green Bay 30-yard-line.

Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne would catch 11 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown.

Manning would complete his fifth pass in a row to Pollard for five yards to bring the first quarter to an end with the Colts on top 21-14.

In all, Manning completed 17 of 22 passes for 247 yards and three touchdown passes in the first quarter alone while Favre completed five of six passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns.

To begin the second quarter, the Colts surprised the Packers with their first running play of the game as James ran for six yards and a 1st down at the Green Bay 19-yard-line.

A holding penalty and two incomplete passes forced the Colts into a 3rd & 18 situation when Manning found Stokley again for a 27-yard touchdown to increase the Indianapolis lead to 28-14 with 13:43 left in the second quarter.

The Packers would come right back with a 50-yard kickoff return by Antonio Chatman to the Colts' 41-yard-line as Green would carry the ball three straight times, picking up 16 yards before Favre connected with tight end Bubba Franks for 11 yards and a 1st down at the Indianapolis 14-yard-line.

But a seven-yard loss on a screen pass to Tony Fisher would kill the drive, forcing the Packers to settle for a 38-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell to make it a 28-17 game with 9:34 left in the first half.

The Packers defense finally stopped the Colts' offense on their next drive, forcing them to go three-and-out to get the ball back at their 31-yard-line.

Favre decided to do his best Manning impression as he threw the ball on all but two plays as he completed four of seven passes for 35 yards to set up a 52-yard field goal attempt by Longwell.

But Longwell's kick came up short as it hit the crossbar keeping it 28-17 and giving Manning and the Colts the ball at their 43-yard-line.

Manning wasted no time in driving the Colts down the field as he found Wayne for 25 yards to start the drive, then hit Stokley for 11 more yards to the Packers' 22-yard-line.

The drive bogged down a bit as Manning hit Harrison for only three yards, then had a six-yard completion to Wayne called back because of a holding penalty, pushing the Colts back to the Green Bay 28-yard-line when Manning fired a pass for Wayne in the end zone, which fell incomplete but drew a 27-yard pass interference penalty on Packers defensive back Jason Horton to set up 1st & goal at the one-yard-line.

After Dominic Rhodes was stopped for no gain, Manning went back to the air and found Mungro for the one-yard touchdown, his fifth touchdown pass of the first half, to increase the Colts' lead to 35-17 with 57 seconds left before halftime.

Favre was able to complete three passes but only got Green Bay to their 47-yard-line before punting the ball to the Colts who took a knee to run out the clock in the first half as they went into the locker room with a 35-17 lead.

The Packers would get the ball to start the second half as they took over at their 35-yard-line where after Favre threw an incomplete pass to start the drive, completed four in a row for 35 yards before handing the ball off to Green, who ran up the middle for six yards and a 1st down at the Colts' 24-yard-line.

Four plays later, Favre found Walker wide open in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown to cut the Indianapolis lead to 35-24 with 9:59 left in the third quarter.

Packers wide receiver Javon Walker would catch 11 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns.

The Packers would force a three-and-out to get the ball back at their 16-yard-line when they drove to the Colts' 39 yard-line until a holding penalty on left tackle Chad Clifton helped kill the drive and force a Green Bay punt.

The Colts took over at their 21-yard-line and decided to go to James, who had carried the ball only three times in the first half, as he would carry the ball six times for 27 yards while Manning found Wayne for a 23-yard completion to drive Indianapolis to the Packers' 29-yard-line as the third quarter came to a close.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, the Colts appeared to have a 1st & goal at the one-yard-line as Manning found Stokley for 28 yards, only to have wiped it out by a holding penalty on left tackle Tarik Glenn pushing the Colts back 10 yards to the Green Bay 39-yard-line, which was followed by a false start penalty on right guard Tupo Peko which cost the Colts another five yards.

Manning would connect with James for 17 yards to set up a 45-yard field goal by Mike Vanderjagt to increase the Colts' lead to 38-24 with 13:34 left in the fourth quarter.

Then on the ensuing kickoff, Robert Ferguson would run it back 71 yards before being stopped by Vanderjagt at the Colts' 22-yard-line, giving Green Bay an excellent opportunity to cut into the lead.

After an incomplete pass and a false start penalty, Favre fired a 27-yard touchdown pass to Driver just 21 seconds after Vanderjagt's field goal to make it a 38-31 game.

Both teams would exchange punts until the Packers got the ball at their 21-yard-line and drove to their 43-yard-line as Favre completed three passes in a row.

Favre would complete his fourth pass in a row, a eight-yard completion to Walker, only to have Colts cornerback Jason David knock the ball loose, causing a fumble that was recovered by the other cornerback,  Nick Harper, whose 15-yard return gave the ball to the Colts at the Packers' 36-yard-line with 6:07 left in the fourth quarter.

From there, Manning decided to use up as much time as he could while leading the Colts for a score that could put the game out of reach.

After James picked up five yards on the first play of the drive, Manning hit Wayne for nine yards and a 1st down at the Green Bay 22-yard-line.

Then after James lost two yards on 1st down, Manning found Wayne again, this time for 15 yards to give the Colts a 1st & goal at the nine-yard-line.

James would pick up five yards on back-to-back carries to set up 3rd & goal where Manning threw an incomplete pass only to have Packers cornerback Al Harris be called for holding, giving the Colts an 1st down at the two-yard-line.

It would take the Colts three tries to punch into the end zone as James ran it from the one-yard-line to increase the Indianapolis lead to 45-31 with 1:49 left in the game.

If the Packers were to pull off a miracle and score two touchdowns in the final 1:49, they would have to do it without Favre, who was pulled from the game because of a charley horse in his left hamstring.

Brett Favre would finish with 360 yards and four touchdowns on 30-of-44 passes.

Future Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson came in at quarterback and completed his first four passes for a total of 34 yards to drive the Packers from their 38-yard-line to the Colts' 28-yard-line.

But that is where the Packers' hopes ended as Pederson would throw an incomplete pass then be intercepted by Colts linebacker David Thornton, allowing for Manning to come onto the field and take a knee to run out the clock as the Colts would come away with the 45-31 win.

In total, Manning and Favre combined to complete 58 of 84 passes for 753 yards and throw nine touchdown passes as the Colts moved to 2-1 while the Packers dropped to 1-2.

The Packers would lose their next two games to fall to 1-4 before going on a 9-2 tear over the rest of the regular season to finish with a 10-6 record and clinch their third straight NFC North Division title, only to be knocked in the Wild Card Round by the Minnesota Vikings 31-17.

The following year, the Packers would fall to 4-12, leading to Sherman's firing as Mike McCarthy was hired in the offseason as two years later the Packers made all the way to the NFC Championship Game before losing in overtime 23-20 to the New York Giants in what would be Favre's final game as a Packer.

As for the Colts, they would go to finish the season with a 12-4 record to win the AFC South for the second year in a row as Manning would break Dan Marino's record of most touchdown passes in a season as he threw 49 touchdown passes to earn his second straight MVP award.

Manning and the Colts would knock off the Denver Broncos 49-24 in the Wild Card round, but would be eliminated again by the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round.

Two year later, the Colts would finally get over the hump as they defated the Patriots 38-34 in the AFC Championship Game after trailing 21-3, then knocked off the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI.

Favre and Manning greet each other after their classic quarterback duel.

NFL Old School Game of The Week: Panthers Beat Packers on Walk-off Quarterback Draw

Panthers quarterback Steve Beuerlein would throw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, but it would be his legs that would decide the outcome of the 1999 Panthers-Packers game.

Throughout his 16-year NFL career, Steve Beuerlein was a journeyman quarterback as he played for six different teams, primarily as a backup quarterback which included a stint with the Dallas Cowboys where he earned a Super Bowl ring after the Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVII.
Beuerlein would get a shot as a starting quarterback in 1993 as he throw for over 3,000 yards as he started 14 out of the 16 games for the Arizona Cardinals.
However, Beuerlein would lose his starting job the following season as head coach Buddy Ryan would call Beuerlein one of the worst starting quarterbacks he had ever seen.
Beuerlein would not get another shot at a starting quarterback job until 1998 when he became the starting quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, replacing incumbent Kerry Collins.
Thanks to a league-high completion percentage of 63% in 1998, Beuerlein kept his starting quarterback job for the 1999 season where he would have the best year of his career which included a memorable walk-off win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 14 of the 1999 NFL season.
The Panthers entered the game with a 5-7 record under first-year head coach George Seifert, but still had an outside chance at a Wild Card spot in the NFC.
If the Panthers were going to have any chance of making the postseason, they were going to need to pull out an upset win over the Packers in Lambeau Field, who entered the game with a 7-5 record under first-year head coach Ray Rhodes, who had taken over for Mike Holmgren after Holmgren left the Packers following the 1998 season after leading Green Bay to six straight playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title.
Though Green Bay had a new head coach, they still had three-time MVP Brett Favre at quarterback, who had led the Packers to several comeback wins early in the season and were riding high entering their game with the Panthers as they had won their previous three games and seemed to destined for a seventh straight playoff appearance.
To add even more confidence to the Packers' chances at beating the Panthers, Green Bay had never lost a game at Lambeau Field since Favre became the starting quarterback in 1992.
With that record, the Panthers were facing a tough task to pull off the upset.
The Packers got the ball to start the game and drove from their 26-yard-line to the Panthers' 46-yard-line when fullback William Henderson fumbled the football after catching a screen pass from Favre, which was recovered by Carolina cornerback Eric Davis to give the Panthers the ball at their 47-yard-line.
Beuerlein would complete four of his first seven passes for 57 yards to lead the Panthers to the Green Bay 11-yard-line when it appeared disaster struck as Beuerlein was picked off in the end zone by Packers free safety Darren Sharper, who returned it 101 yards for an apparent touchdown.
However, an illegal contact penalty on Packers linebacker June Waddy nullified the touchdown and gave the Panthers a fresh set of downs at the Green Bay six-yard-line.
The Panthers would settle for a 20-yard field goal by John Kasay to give them a 3-0 lead, but considering they had a 101-yard pick-six call back, Carolina has happy with the field goal.
The Panthers would force the Packers to go three-and-out on their ensuing possession to get the ball back at their 21-yard-line.
After two plays gained two yards, the Panthers were faced with a 3rd & 8 when Beuerlein was sacked by Packers defensive tackle Santana Dotson, which caused a fumble that was picked up by defensive end Keith McKenzie who returned 18 yards for a touchdown to give Green Bay a 7-3 lead with 1:38 left in the first quarter.
The Panthers would get the ball back at their 15-yard-line and drive to the Packers' 35-yard-line until the second play of the second quarter when Beuerlein fumbled the football again with Packers defensive end Cletidus Hunt recovering the fumble at the Green Bay 39-yard-line.
This time the fumble would not lead to points as the Packers would be forced to punt the ball back to the Panthers, who would drive 80 yards in 10 plays, culminating with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Beuerlein to Patrick Jeffers to give Carolina a 10-7 lead with 5:27 left in the second quarter.
The Packers would respond with an eight-play, 72-yard drive that was capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Antonio Freeman to give the Packers a 14-10 with 1:48 left in the first half.

Packers quarterback Brett Favre would throw for 302 yards and two touchdowns on 26-of-38 passing.

Both teams would get one more drive before the end of the half but neither team could mount a scoring threat as the first half came to an end with the Packers up 14-10 with the Panthers receiving the kickoff to start the second half.
It wouldn't take long for the Panthers to score as Michael Bates returned the second half kickoff 60 yards to the Packers' 38-yard-line where on the very next play, Beuerlein hit Jeffers for a 38-yard touchdown to give Carolina a 17-14 lead just 21 seconds into the second half.
The Packers would respond with a 11-play, 81-yard drive which saw Favre ran for two first downs a pair of 3rd & 1 situations and complete five of six passes for 62 yards on the drive including an eight-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver(the first of his career)as Green Bay retook the lead at 21-17 midway through the third quarter.
However, the Packers' lead was short-lived as Bates gave the Panthers a short field again following a 15-yard return to the Carolina 46-yard-line setting up a five-play, 54-yard drive that was capped off with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Beuerlein to Brian Kinchen to give Carolina a 24-21 lead with 4:27 left in the third quarter.
The Packers would get the ball back at their 22-yard-line and would drive to the Panthers' 22-yard-line as Favre complete four straight passes for 49 yards, then ran for 11 yards on the final play of the third quarter.
As the fourth quarter began, Favre hit Henderson for seven yards which was followed by a four-yard run by Basil Mitchell to give the Packers a 1st down at the Panthers' 11-yard-line.
That is when the Packers started to go backwards as a holding penalty on left guard Raleigh McKenzie cost Green Bay 10 yards which was followed by a quarterback sack by Panthers linebacker Kevin Greene for a loss of 17 yards to set up 2nd & 37 from the Green Bay 38-yard-line.
The Packers would get 16 yards back to set up a 40-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell which tied the game at 24 with 11:05 left in regulation.
Carolina got the ball back at its 32-yard-line but quickly drove to the Packers' 18-yard-line in just four plays as Beuerlein hit Jeffers for 20 yards to start the drive, then connected with Walls for 26 more yards on a 3rd & 6 from the Green Bay 44-yard-line.
However, the Green Bay defense would stiffen and not allow another yard on the next three plays, forcing the Panthers to settle for a 37-yard field goal by Kasay to tie give the Panthers a 27-24 lead with 7:48 to go in the fourth quarter.

Panthers wide receiver Patrick Jeffers would catch eight passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns.

De' Mond Parker would return the ensuing kickoff 40 yards to give the Packers the ball at their 48-yard-line as Favre hit Mitchell for six yards to begin the drive which was followed by a three-yard run to set up a 3rd & 1 at the Carolina 43-yard-line when Favre snuck for the 1st down, the third time he had run for a 1st down on a 3rd & 1 situation.
Favre went back to the air on the next play from scrimmage as he hit Bill Schroeder for 22 yards, then after an incomplete pass, connected with Driver for 11 yards to set up 1st & goal from the nine-yard-line.
After Mitchell ran for four yards on 1st down, Favre threw a pass intended for Freeman in the end zone which fell incomplete, but drew a pass interference penalty on Panthers cornerback to give the Packers a 1st & goal at the one-yard-line.
That is when Favre handed the ball off to Henderson who punched it in for the one-yard touchdown for the eighth lead change of the game as the Packers took a 31-27 lead with exactly four minutes left in the game.
Following a 22-yard return by Fred Lane on the ensuing kickoff, the Panthers took over at their 37-yard-line as Beuerlein completed three straight passes for 11 yards to give Carolina a 1st down at their 48-yard-line as the two-minute warning hit.
Following the two-minute warning, Beuerlein found Walls for eight yards, then connected with Mushin Muhammad for four yards, which became a nine-yard play as Packers defensvie back Antuan Edwards was called for an incidental face mask penalty putting the Panthers at the Packers' 35-yard-line.
After two straight incomplete passes, Beuerlein would hit Jeffers for nine yards setting up a do-or-die 4th & 1 at the Green Bay 26-yard-line.
That is when Beuerlein found Walls for 18 yards to give Carolina 1st & goal at the Packers' eight-yard-line with 65 seconds left on the clock.
On 1st down, Beuerlein scrambled around the pocket until he fired a pass for Walls in the left corner in the end zone for the apparent go-ahead touchdown.
But the touchdown was called back as Beuerlein had stepped over the line of scrimmage making the pass illegal and nullifying the touchdown.
It also meant the Panthers lost five yards and lost a down as it was now 2nd & goal from the 13-yard-line.
Beuerlein tried to found Walls again on 2nd down but to no avail, then hit Walls for eight yards to set up 4th & goal at the five-yard-line with about 45 seconds to go.
Knowing that this would be his team's last play, Seifert ran down the clock to five seconds before calling timeout with five seconds left.
Many Packer fans felt that Rhodes should have spent one of his team's timeouts to prevent Seifert from running the clock down and giving Favre some time in the clock in case of a Carolina touchdown.
Nevertheless, there were now five seconds left and the game had come to down to one play from the Packers' five-yard-line.
Beuerlein lined up behind center, took the snap and dropped back as if he was preparing to throw.
But then Beuerlein began to ran up the middle and toward the end zone where he was hit by Packers strong safety LeRoy Butler at the one-yard-line, but not before Beuerlein fell over the goal line for the game-winning touchdown as time expired to give the Panthers a 33-31 win before a stunned crowd at Lambeau Field.

The loss to the Panthers would come back to haunt the Packers as they would lose thier next two games before winning their regular season finale against the Arizona Cardinals to finish the season with a 8-8 record but lost on a playoff spot as they finished in a four-way tie for the final two playoff spots with the Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, and Detroit Lions(The Cowboys and the Lions would get the playoff spots).
This lead to the Packers firing Rhodes after just one season and hiring Mike Sherman who would lead the Packers to four straight playoff appearances from 2001-04.
As for Beuerlein, he would finished the year with a league high 4,436 yards and 36 touchdown passes, which were second most in the league, to earn his first and only selection to the Pro Bowl.
He would remain with the Panthers for the 2000 season where he finished with 3,730 yards and 19 touchdown passes as Carolina finished with a 7-9 record.
He was released in the offseason but would go on to sign with the Denver Broncos where he backed up Brian Griese and Jake Plummer for the next three seasons before his retirement following the 2003 season.

NFL Old School Game of the Week: Chiefs Come From Behind To Beat Packers in Shootout

Eddie Kennison scores the game-winning touchdown, a 51-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Trent Green. six minutes and eighteen seconds into overtime.

When the Kansas City Chiefs traveled to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers in Week 6 of the 2003 NFL season, many fans were hoping for a shootout between the two teams' high-powered offenses.

Both teams would not disappoint in game which featured over 900 yards of total offense and 74 points combined between the two teams.

The Chiefs entered the game undefeated with a 5-0 record under head coach Dick Vermeil, who had helped built an explosive offense much like the one he had built to win the Super Bowl with the then St. Louis Rams during the 1999 season.

The Chiefs offense was directed by quarterback Trent Green, who was reunited with Vermeil in Kansas City after losing his starting quarterback job in the 1999 preseason when he suffered torn ligaments after a hit by Chargers safety Rodney Harrison, paving the way for Kurt Warner to swoop in and lead the Rams to the Super Bowl title.

Green had a variety of weapons at his disposal including running back Priest Holmes, who lead the league in rushing in 2001 as he ran for 1,555 yards, then followed that season up with a 1,615 yard and 21 touchdown season in 2002, and tight end Tony Gonzalez who had been to the Pro Bowl the past four seasons.

But the Chiefs' ultimate weapon was kick returner Dante Hall, who had begun the 2003 season, by returning either a kickoff or a punt for a touchdown in the previous four games.

Meanwhile, the Packers entered the game with a 3-2 record who were looking for their third straight win.

The Packers were led by quarterback Brett Favre, who was in his 12th season as the Packers' starting quarterback, who had a explosive running back to match Holmes in Ahman Green, who had rushed for over 1,000 yards the last three seasons.

Both Greens, Trent and Ahman, would play a huge factor in the outcome of this Week 6 game.

Chiefs running back Priest Holmes would carry the ball 22 times for 81 yards and catch six passes for 59 yards.

After the Chiefs were forced to punt on their opening possession, the Packers drove 80 yards in 11 plays as Favre was a perfect 6-of-6 for 75 yards on the drive which included completions of 26 yards to Donald Driver and a 23-yarder to Robert Ferguson.

The drive ended with Favre hitting tight end Bubba Franks for a one-yard touchdown to give Green Bay a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

Favre stayed hot on the Packers' ensuing possession as he hit Ahman for 21 yards, then connected with tight end Wesley Walls for 36 yards, to set up Ahman's four-yard touchdown run which increased the Green Bay lead to 14-0 with 2:44 left in the opening quarter.

The Chiefs seemed poised to go three-and-out for the third straight possession as they faced a 3rd & 9 at their 21-yard-line when Green hit Johnnie Morton for 38 yards to give Kansas City its first 1st down of the game at the Packers' 41-yard-line.

This would eventually lead to a 26-yard touchdown pass from Green to Gonzalez to put the Chiefs on the scoreboard as they cut the Packers' lead to 14-7 with just 42 seconds left in the first quarter.

Bolstered the touchdown, the Chiefs defense forced their first three-and-out of the game on the Packers' next possession to get the ball back at their 45-yard-line following a 30-yard return by Hall on the punt.

This would lead to an eight-play, 55-yard drive which culminated with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Green to Morton which tied the game 14-14 with 9:22 to go in the second quarter.

The Packers would respond with a 14-play, 80-yard drive which took seven minutes and ended when Favre connected with Ahman for a 11-yard touchdown to put the Packers back on top at 21-14 with 2:22 to go in the first half.

With time winding down before halftime, the Chiefs tried to drive to get more points on the board but their drive stalled at Green Bay 45-yard-line, forcing a punt back to the Packers, who ran out the clock in the first half as they went into the locker room with a 21-14 lead and would be getting the ball to start the second half.

When Green Bay got the ball to start the second half, Favre went back to being perfect as he completed all five of his passes for 33 yards on an eight-play, 76-yard drive which ended with a 18-yard touchdown run by Najeh Davenport to increase the Packers' lead to 28-14.

The Packers kept the momentum going as they forced the Chiefs to go three-and-out on their opening possession of the second half and got the ball at their 49-yard-line after Jason Baker shanked his punt which went for 28 yards.

After a three-yard loss on 1st down, Favre hit Walls for back-to-back completions totaling 20 yards to give the Packers a 1st down at the Chiefs' 34-yard-line.

That is when the much maligned Chiefs defense rose up and stopped the Packers, allowing only two yards on the next three plays, forcing the Packers to settle for a 50-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell which increased their lead to 31-14 with just over six minutes to go in the third quarter.

Packers quarterback Brett Favre would complete 25 of 36 passes for 272 yards and throw two touchdowns.

Following Longwell's field goal, the defenses would take over as neither team could mount a scoring threat for the rest of the third quarter as the Packers went into the final 15 minutes still holding on to a 31-14 lead.

But things began to change early in the 4th quarter when Hall returned a Packers punt 32 yards to the Green Bay 42-yard-line, setting up a short six-play drive which culminated with an one-yard touchdown run by Holmes which brought the Chiefs to back within 10 points at 31-21 with 12:25 to go in the 4th quarter.

The Packers would get the ball back at their 29-yard-line and proceeded to go their running attack to drive down the field as they ran the ball on four of their next five plays, picking up 30 yards in the process to drive the Packers into Kansas City territory.

But on 3rd & 6 at the Chiefs' 32-yard-line, Favre was picked off by free safety Jerome Woods on a pass intended for Driver, who then ran it back for a 79-yard pick-six that brought the Chiefs to within a field goal at 31-28 with exactly nine minutes to go in the 4th quarter.

The momentum had clearly shifted back to the Chiefs as they forced a three-and-out on the Packers' ensuing possession to get the ball back at their 20-yard-line when Green connected with Gonzalez for a 67-yard completion to give the Chiefs a 1st down at the Green Bay 13-yard-line.

However, a false start penalty on Gonzalez and three plays netted only one yard forced the Chiefs to settle for a 34-yard field goal by Morten Andersen which tied the game 31-31 with 5:45 left in regulation.

With their 17-point lead having been evaporated in just a span of six minutes and 40 seconds, the Packers took over at their 29-yard-line looking to break the 31-31 tie and retake the lead.

After Favre connected with Driver for six yards to open the drive, the Packers went Ahman who carried the ball 16 yards to a 1st down at the Kansas City 49-yard-line, then got the ball again and ran for 26 more yards to another 1st down at the Kansas City 23-yard-line.

But the drive would stall at the Chiefs' 23-yard-line and the Packers would settle for a 41-yard field goal by Longwell to give them a 34-31 lead with 2:48 left in regulation.

The Chiefs would take over at their 10-yard-line with two timeouts in their pocket and needing to drive at least into field goal range to give Andersen at a chance of tying the game with a field goal.

The drive would start off with a four-yard run by Green, which became a 19-yard play after Packers defensive tackle Cletidus Hunt was called for grabbing a face mask to give Kansas City a 1st down at their 29-yard-line.

Then after the next two plays picked up only one yard, Green hit Morton for 14 yards and a 1st down at the Chiefs' 44-yard-line.

This was followed by back-to-back 12-yard completions, the first to Gonzalez and the second to Holmes, which put the Chiefs at the Packers' 32-yard-line.

Holmes would carry the ball on the next two plays gaining seven yards to set up 3rd & 3 when Holmes caught a 12-yard screen pass from Green to give the Chiefs a 1st down at the Green Bay 13-yard-line with just 13 seconds left in regulation.

Green took two shots at the end zone but both passes fell incomplete forcing Kansas City to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Andersen which tied the game at 34 as time expired in regulation.

Chiefs quarterback Trent Green threw for exactly 400 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-45 passing.

The Chiefs would win the overtime coin toss and got the ball at their 29-yard-line when they decided to rely on Holmes in hopes of carrying Kansas City down the field in hopes of setting up a game-winning field goal.

Holmes would carry the ball nine straight times, gaining 41 yards to drive Kansas City to the Packers' 30-yard-line where they faced a 3rd & 2.

That is when Green decided to put up in the air, only for his pass to fall incomplete, but still in range for Andersen to come on and kick the game-winning field goal from 48 yards out.

But the future Hall-of-Fame kicker's attempt at a game-winning field goal would be blocked by Hunt, giving the Packers the ball at their 39-yard-line with a chance to drive down the field and kick the game-winning field goal.

On the first play from scrimmage, Favre handed the ball to Ahman, who ran for eight yards, but lost the football when the helmet of Woods knocked the football loose, which was recovered by Chiefs linebacker Mike Maslowski to give Kansas City the ball back at their 49-yard-line.

That is when Green decided to go deep and fire a pass down the right side of the field for Eddie Kennison, who had made only one catch all day long.

Kennison made the catch around the Green Bay 20-yard-line and then proceeded to outrun Packers defensive back Bhawoh Jue for the walk-off 51-yard touchdown to give the Chiefs a 40-34 win and keep their undefeated season intact as they moved to 6-0.

The Chiefs would eventually run their record up to 9-0 until they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 24-19 in Week 11 to end Kansas City hopes of an undefeated season.

Kansas City would finish the season with a 13-3 record good enough to earn the #2 seed in the AFC and a first-round-bye.

But the Chiefs would fall to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 38-31 in their divisional playoff, the only time Kansas City made the playoffs under Vermeil who retired after the 2005 season.

As for the Packers, they would continue to struggle for the next few weeks of the season until a four-game winning streak in December, coupled with a 18-17 loss by the Minnesota Vikings on the last play of the game to the Arizona Cardinals in the regular season finale, gave Green Bay the NFC North title and a spot in the playoffs.

The Packers would knock off the Seattle Seahawks 33-27 in overtime of their Wild Card Game, but would fall to the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 in overtime in the Divisional Round after the Eagles converted on 4th & 26 on their final possession of regulation where they were able to kick the game-tying field goal.