Favorite Packer Game Ever? SB Not Included

[gonzozab]

Sept 11 1995


www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509110chi.htm

That was also the game where that Bears fan jumped out of the stands to catch that extra point and then proceeded to brag about his high school football career without being asked about it on subsequent interviews.

 

[sschind]

That was also the game where that Bears fan jumped out of the stands to catch that extra point and then proceeded to brag about his high school football career without being asked about it on subsequent interviews.

His name wasn't Al Bundy was it?

There are so many good ones to choose from.

The one that gave me the most satisfaction was beating the Bears for the 2010 NFC championship. I was at a party with mostly Bears fans and one lady was the worst person I ever watched a game with. For the entire game she was talking trash, hoping for Packer injuries on every play, talking back to the players (On a couple of plays where a Packer player looked for a PI she would say in an incredibly annoying voice "Sorry Jordy, Not Today") When it was over I just looked at her and said "Sorry Diane, Not today"

Her and her husband are good friends but I have not watched a Packer game with her since. I even declined an invitation to her SB party two weeks later.

For the record the second worst person I ever watched a game with was a Packer fan. Thankfully he was not at this party or I would have had to leave.

 

[Poppa San]

Not in that game. Wasn't that against the cowboys? Loved Brooks btw.

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[OldSchool101]

Either one you saw on TV or were live in person. Mine was the Packers @ Oakland. Favre's dad passing game.

There was something special about the game after Irvine Favre passed away. IF I recall, it wasn’t much earlier that we would see his dad (and his former coach) in the stands.
It was magical how nearly every pass was hauled in and many were not easy catches to make. I’m not going to look up the stats but my memory said he was like 25 of 29 completions at one point. It almost seemed as if his dad asked God to intervene. Later Brett himself said his play was elevated beyond his own understanding. Brett was quoted as saying that he was certain that there was a “divine” intervention from above and that he felt his dad was there. Pretty cool stuff

 

[XPack]

Giants playoff
Flynn comeback vs Cowboys
Saturday night massacre vs Bears

 

[LambeauLombardi]

2013 Week 17 @ Bears win or go home for both teams. Packers thought their season was over when the clock ran out on them vs the Steelers in week 16. The fans were hoping that the Eagles would take care of business that night vs the Bears, and we got our wish. Winner of Bears and Packers goes to playoffs, loser goes home. A few days later Mike McCarthy announced that Aaron Rodgers would be active for the game! This was Rodgers' first game back from his broken collarbone in early November as well as Cobb's coming back from a fractured fibula in October.

It didn't start well, Packers were having a great drive but unfortunately Aaron didn't see a defender pop up and threw it right to him in the endzone for an interception. Right after that the Bears would drive down the field and get on the board first for a 7-0 lead. With the Packers in the red zone again in the 2nd quarter (7-3 Bears) the Bears forced a fumble on Aaron Rodgers. HOWEVER, their defense stopped moving thinking the play was incomplete and dead, NOT a fumble. Jarrett Boykin just decided to pick it up and run for a touchdown! (does anyone know if Rodgers was telling Boykin to run? That is the one question I'd ask Aaron if I ever got a chance to talk to him since I don't think Aaron was allowed to pick up his own fumble and run. Genius by Aaron if that's the case).

The return for Rodgers and Cobb was made official with their first scores since their serious injuries as they connected on a touchdown in the 3rd quarter for a 20-14 lead. James Starks set this touchdown up with his big run as he had a monster game. However the high powered Bears offense would score the next two touchdowns including a very nice pitch and catch TD in the end zone from Cutler to Brandon Marshall to make it 28-20. Shortly after Eddie Lacy scored a touchdown with 11:38 to make it 28-26 before the point after. To this day, I still never understood why McCarthy didn't go for 2 to tie it to make it 28-28 this late in the game. He decided to kick the PAT to make it 28-27. I think most Packer fans were pissed off about this decision during the next hour. Bears had an opportunity to seal the win the next drive but Alshon Jeffery just missed a big 3rd catch deep in Packer territory. With 6:24 seconds left the Packers would take over from their own 13. This could either be a John Elway 'the Drive' type of drive or a loss where we ask why in the hell didn't McCarthy go for two.

This final drive started with a John Kuhn 4th down conversion on 4th and 1 with 4:41 left. This is followed by a Rodgers conversion on 3rd and 4 with a scramble. The second 4th down attempt was much more stressful than the first one. With 1 timeout left and on the wrong side of the two minute warning, this 4th and 1 was a do or die play for the season. Rodgers completes a 6 yard pass that just gets to Jordy Nelson for a 6 yard gain. Crisis averted, but not for very long. With 46 seconds left it was 4th and 8 for the season, not 4th and a short 1 yard. Rodgers drops back, John Kuhn gets enough of Julius Peppers body so he can't sack Rodgers, Rodgers rolls left, and finds Randall Cobb WIDE OPEN for a 48 yard touchdown!!!!!!! Bears have one last gasp attempt but Sam Sheilds intercepts Cutler for the win and Packers are in the Playoffs!

The Packers didn't turn this into anything special in the 2013 playoffs as they were knocked out by the well rounded 49ers in a very close loss. The Bears were never the same. The Mark Trestman led Bears turned into a huge joke the next year in 2014 and Trestman was fired at the end of the season in addition to Jay Cutler being benched for Jimmy Clausen. This was the biggest game the Bears have played since the 2010 NFC Championship Game, and we sent them home in DEVASTATING fashion yet again. To top it off I was having a god awful day personally with work related stuff and this game put a smile on my face for that night. A day I will never forget.

Just missed the cut
1999 vs Vikings - Favre game winner on 4th down and the clock running because Levens couldn't get out of bounds on 3rd down.
2003 MNF football game
2003 playoffs vs Seahawks
2007 @ Denver - Favre to Jennings in OT
2010 playoffs @ Atlanta
2011 vs Saints opening night - Super Bowl team looks better than ever with Finley and Grant healthy along with adding rookie Randall Cobb.
2013 @ Cowboys - Down 26-3 in 3rd quarter and 36-24 in the 4th quarter.... With Matt Flynn. Suck it Dallas
2014 vs Patriots - Jordy's touchdown catch at the end of the half was electric
2015 @Lions - Hail Mary # 1
2016 @ Dallas - Rodgers and a group of very few other guys leads a group of plumbers to the NFC Championship game. Playoff wins in Dallas- Aaron Rodgers 2, The Dallas Cowboys Franchise 2.
2017 @ Dallas - Rodgers does it again to Dallas in the end.
2018 vs Bears - like the 2017 game, it may mean nothing because the team stinks but at the time phenomenal feelings.

 

[JKramer64]

Ice Bowl. Greatest game in NFL history

 

[El Guapo]

It was magical how nearly every pass was hauled in and many were not easy catches to make. I’m not going to look up the stats but my memory said he was like 25 of 29 completions at one point. It almost seemed as if his dad asked God to intervene. Later Brett himself said his play was elevated beyond his own understanding. Brett was quoted as saying that he was certain that there was a “divine” intervention from above and that he felt his dad was there. Pretty cool stuff

Not to take anything away from the game, as it's one of my favorites as well, but I think much of the credit goes to the WRs. Favre has even said so himself. Brett threw a lot of stupid balls that night into double and triple coverage. The amazing part was that his WRs and TE kept coming away with the ball each time. Those guys were heroes for Brett that night. They pulled Brett in the third if I remember because he'd already thrown for 4TDs and 300 yards or something ridiculous by halftime.

 

[El Guapo]

Two other favorites of mine:

- The Antonio Freeman catch on MNF, with Al Michaels saying "He did what?!?"

- The 1993(?) playoffs when we held Barry Sanders to -1 or -2 yards rushing. We may statistically do better than that someday on defense, but it'll never be against a guy like Barry. I know he often had negative rushing plays, but not consistently throughout an entire game.

 

[Do7]

Ice Bowl. Greatest game in NFL history

Maybe not the greatest, but definitely one of the most important and impactful games in NFL history.

 

[Poppa San]

The majik man and the "upon further review" game.

 

[PackAttack12]

Not the greatest game ever, but as far as this season goes, and maybe in later years we’ll look back to it, opening night against the Bears celebrating 100 years of Packers football was pretty special. Especially given how everything unfolded. Rodgers goes down, gets carted off the field, then comes back Willis Reed style and sparks the inevitable comeback.

That was all time legendary stuff from our signal caller.

 

[Reggie White Cheese]

Sorry I'm going to be a sad Sally here.. But Favres game after the passing of his father. He threw into triple and double and quadruple coverage all night and he didn't miss. He was almost perfect that night and I think the pack one like 45-3 (don't hold me to the score). My father and I were watching that game together we looked at each other in the that one moment and the silent I love you ran through... ****... Therapy over sorry but thats my game....

 

[PackerFanLV]

They play-off game against the seahawks when AL Harris intercepted matt hasselback for the pick 6 in OT. That felt so good in my heart.

 

[Packer96]

The Washington game, we were never on TV then, it was special. The Bears game this year is right up there, woke up the wife said you better watch this Capt. America is gonna pull this one out. But a game that doesn't register on any list, in the 70's as a teen it was hard being a Packer fan. Playing the Vikes, we had a FB, Barty Smith, we beat the Vikes that day and Monday at school was glorious!

 

[Half Empty]

Sorry I'm going to be a sad Sally here.. But Favres game after the passing of his father. He threw into triple and double and quadruple coverage all night and he didn't miss. He was almost perfect that night and I think the pack one like 45-3 (don't hold me to the score). My father and I were watching that game together we looked at each other in the that one moment and the silent I love you ran through... ****... Therapy over sorry but thats my game....

That's OK, just don't ever do it again.

 

[Firethorn1001]

1985 Packers - Bucs Snow Bowl game
2003 Packers - Broncos. Game was a blowout, but that last few minutes while Arizona mounted the late comeback vs Minnesota.