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Green Bay vs. Detroit
12/15/96 - Packers Win 31-3
Box Score
Leading the Lions by a somewhat tenuous 10-0 at halftime in the deafening Pontiac Silverdome, the Packers took control of the game as the third quarter began. Taking the second half kickoff with high purpose, they swept 80 yards in 8 plays to their second touchdown of the afternoon and into a permanent, 16-0 lead.
Reggie White closes in on Scott Mitchell |
Quarterback Brett Favre, who triggered the surge with a 35-yard strike to tight end Keith Jackson, scored it himself, forging over left guard from the one-yard line. An errant snap from center complicated the conversion attempt and Chris Jacke's effort, accordingly, was wide left.
The Lions subsequently interrupted with a 39-yard Jason Hanson field goal, a development which was to permit them to avoid a shutout, whereupon Favre proceeded to acquire some "insurance."
Escorting the Packers 68 yards to a third TD, also in 8 plays, he overcame an unpromising, third-and-19 situation with a 40-yard bullseye to wideout Don Beebe. He added a 19-yard strike to Antonio Freeman on the next play, setting up a one-yard scoring run by fullback Dorsey Levens two plays later. Favre then passed to running back Edgar Bennett in the right corner of the end zone for the 2-point conversion, giving the Packers a commanding 24-3 advantage.
But there was to be more. The next time the Packers had possession, Favre put together a 9-play, 67-yard scoring drive, capped by his 27-yard TD throw to Freeman.
Although Favre did not put up astronomical numbers on this occasion, he did complete 16 of 25 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown, with one interception, while utilizing 8 different receivers.
His efforts again were complemented by an effective running game. With Bennett leading the way with 60 yards in 12 attempts and a solid 5.0-yard average, it produced 111 yards in 26 rushes, a 4.3 average.
Williams, Koonce, Evans, and Simmons wrap up Barry Sanders |
The defense, meanwhile, was limiting the Lions to 79 yards rushing and sacking quarterback Scott Mitchell 4 times for 21 yards in losses while forcing Detroit to settle 265 net yards of offense.
In limiting the Lions to a lone field goal, Green Bay's defense held an opponent without a touchdown for the fourth time in 1996.
Reggie White was personally responsible for two of the Packers' four sacks, for 12 yards in losses, swelling his career total to 164 in 183 games, the former representing the league's official all-time record. White also forced a fumble, the 27th of his career. |
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