Dome over Lambeau?

[Heyjoe4]

I think Davis had a migraine the 1st half and it miraculously went away for the 2nd half when he did the damage. Also, there was some personal problem with Eugene Robinson before the game. Not keeping a back to block the blitz really hurt

I think you're right about Davis having a migraine during the game. Damn that makes his performance even more impressive.

That loss really hurt. The year before, there was some question about whether or not the Packers could beat the Pats. Not much, but there was some doubt.

But the Bronco game was different. I'm a sample of one, but I was most likely thinking that the Packers would win inn a walk. That made the loss even more hard to accept.

Not the most painful Packer loss I recall. That glory goes to the 2014 NFCCG collapse to the Hags.

 

[milani]

I can't disagree. The best spin I can put on it is that it cost the Packers the last shred of hope they might have had to win the game. Denver came to play for the championship; Green Bay came expecting to celebrate another championship.



Davis was a force of nature; if I recall correctly, it was 157 yards and 3 TDs, and the MVP. Denver's game plan was to pound the rock down Green Bay's throat snap after snap after snap, and that depended on Davis carrying the team. And he did it. Elway did what he had to do, too, but Davis drove that train.

Rumors were rampant after the game that Favre had been partying up a storm the night before, with Chewy and Winters, which he later denied... but there were some rumblings from teammates after the game that maybe he'd have played better if he hadn't been so busy vomiting in the locker room before the game.

Considering how many spectacular games he played in his career when he was probably hungover as hell, I'm not sure that Saturday night in the Onyx Room or the Cheetah Gentleman's Club had much to with what happened Sunday night in Qualcom Stadium. I think the more likely explanation is simply (as either Holmgren or Wolf said, depending on which source you believe) "they just wanted it more than we did."

About as good an explanation as you can ask for to explain a decisive 11-point upset.

Favre threw a senseless pick with the game tied 7-7 which opened the door. Then he fumbled when he should have seen the blitz and tucked it under. One of the reasons we appreciated Rodgers for so many years for not turning it over. Although we also railed him for being too protective later on in his career. Our chance to take control of the game was early in the 3rd quarter when Terrell Davis fumbled deep in Bronco territory. Our 96-97 teams scored TDs nearly always when we were at the doorstep. We had to settle for 3 and it gave Denver the impetus to knock our block off.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Favre threw a senseless pick with the game tied 7-7 which opened the door. Then he fumbled when he should have seen the blitz and tucked it under. One of the reasons we appreciated Rodgers for so many years for not turning it over. Although we also railed him for being too protective later on in his career. Our chance to take control of the game was early in the 3rd quarter when Terrell Davis fumbled deep in Bronco territory. Our 96-97 teams scored TDs nearly always when we were at the doorstep. We had to settle for 3 and it gave Denver the impetus to knock our block off.

Dude you have a great memory. That game has gone from being an intense point of pain for me, to just a dull ache, like so many other times the Packers broke our collective heart. "4th and 26", the 2014 debacle in Seattle, the home playoff loss to the Niners a few years ago where the Niners scored zero offensive TDs.

Good points on the different games Favre and Rodgers played. Favre would take on risk, and sometimes or many times when it simply wasn't needed. He also threw a lot for a LOT of yards and TDs and was just plain fun to watch (and maddening). Rodgers was very protective of the ball but still amassed a LOT of yards and TDs. And they both won a SB.

Now it's Love's turn.

 

[TEXPAC2]

Best draft in a while!
GO PACK GO

 

[Heyjoe4]

Best draft in a while!
GO PACK GO

It's clear that Gluten went into the draft believing that offense needed a lot more help than defense. To that extent, mission accomplished with this draft.

 

[pacmaniac]

They say that the NFL will almost never consider a cold weather city for hosting a Super Bowl unless their stadium has a dome.

 

[pacmaniac]

I can't disagree. The best spin I can put on it is that it cost the Packers the last shred of hope they might have had to win the game. Denver came to play for the championship; Green Bay came expecting to celebrate another championship.

Davis was a force of nature; if I recall correctly, it was 157 yards and 3 TDs, and the MVP. Denver's game plan was to pound the rock down Green Bay's throat snap after snap after snap, and that depended on Davis carrying the team. And he did it. Elway did what he had to do, too, but Davis drove that train.

Rumors were rampant after the game that Favre had been partying up a storm the night before, with Chewy and Winters, which he later denied... but there were some rumblings from teammates after the game that maybe he'd have played better if he hadn't been so busy vomiting in the locker room before the game.

Considering how many spectacular games he played in his career when he was probably hungover as hell, I'm not sure that Saturday night in the Onyx Room or the Cheetah Gentleman's Club had much to with what happened Sunday night in Qualcom Stadium. I think the more likely explanation is simply (as either Holmgren or Wolf said, depending on which source you believe) "they just wanted it more than we did."

About as good an explanation as you can ask for to explain a decisive 11-point upset.

The team probably didn't take the Broncos seriously. The AFC had lost 13 in a row, and the Broncos were thought to be chokers who were blown out in 3 previous Super Bowls.

As good a run defense as the Packers had in 96 and 97 stopping the Broncos that day from the 1 was unlikely 3 times in a row. Earlier when Terrell had his migraine the Broncos faked it to him and scored. Had they stopped them 3 times Denver would kick the FG and with 0 timeouts we would hope to get across midfield and maybe Longwell ties it. Favre had 2 first half turnovers that cost us 10 points. We recovered a Davis fumble on the first drive of the 3rd quarter deep in Bronco territory but only got 3 out of it. Ironically, Favre got his revenge against Denver a decade later on MNF with a home run ball to Greg Jennings on the first play of OT.

We also had first and 10 around the Broncos 40 yard line in the 4th quarter with the score tied 24-24. Could have taken control of the game, but instead we went 3 and out.

Also, if you beat a team during the regular season after they beat you in the Super Bowl, that's not revenge.

Clinton-Dix stands at the goal line and doesn't even jump to easily block or pick off the pass, and the Hags make the 2 point conversion.

I watched the replay recently, and Ha Ha did a mini jump but way too early. After the game he said he misjudged the ball. That seems right, because he definitely mistimed that mini jump.

 

[rmontro]

The team probably didn't take the Broncos seriously. The AFC had lost 13 in a row, and the Broncos were thought to be chokers who were blown out in 3 previous Super Bowls.

Good point, the Broncos were in the losers club when it came to Super Bowls, along with Minnesota and Buffalo. The Broncos had never won a Super Bowl, the Packers had never lost one.

 

[Heyjoe4]

The team probably didn't take the Broncos seriously. The AFC had lost 13 in a row, and the Broncos were thought to be chokers who were blown out in 3 previous Super Bowls.


We also had first and 10 around the Broncos 40 yard line in the 4th quarter with the score tied 24-24. Could have taken control of the game, but instead we went 3 and out.

Also, if you beat a team during the regular season after they beat you in the Super Bowl, that's not revenge.


I watched the replay recently, and Ha Ha did a mini jump but way too early. After the game he said he misjudged the ball. That seems right, because he definitely mistimed that mini jump.

That 2 pt conversion was a missed opportunity. The Packers had a nearly perfect play call, Wilson was on the run and his pass had a high likelihood of failure. Well, we know how that all turned out....