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Green Bay vs. Minnesota
9/26/99 - Packers win 23-20
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| QB Brett Favre begins to leave the field after leading the Packers to an amazing 23-20 come from behind victory in the final seconds of the game. |
The Green Bay Packers pulled another rabbit out of their hat with a
shocking 23-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in front of 59,868
fans in Lambeau Field. Not surprisingly, the story was once again Brett
Favre. Once again, he was able to execute a precise, effective drive
moving the Packer offense from deep in their own territory to the
opposition's end zone in the nick of time to secure a victory.
This time Corey Bradford hauled in the Favre pass from 23 yards out to
give the Packers an improbable win.
It didn't look good for the Green and Gold as they relinquished a 16-13
lead when Randall Cunningham found Randy Moss in the middle of the
Packer end zone with 1:56 remaining. The catch was only Moss' third of
the contest, giving him 13-yards on the afternoon. Moss was held in
check by rookie cornerback Mike McKenzie for the most part with some
help from Tyrone Williams and first-round draft pick Antuan Edwards.
The game did not start promising for the Packers. They won the coin
toss and elected to receive. After picking up one first down, they were
forced to punt. A strong punt it was, as newly acquired Louie Aguiar
sent one sailing 57 yards deep into Viking territory as it was downed at
the 6-yard line by Tod McBride.
The Vikings then controlled the ball and the clock, moving the ball
efficiently to the Packer 8-yard line on a good mix of passes to Cris
Carter and Jake Reed and runs by Robert Smith. But the "Bend but don't
break" defense of the Packers stood tall, forcing a third down and goal
from the 5-yard line. Cunningham dropped back to pass, and zinged one
through the back of the end zone in Carter's direction. The umpire
zinged a yellow flag in Darren Sharper's direction signifying pass
interference and a new set of downs for the lethal Viking offense. Once
again, the defense didn't budge forcing a third and goal from the 1-yard
line. Cunningham attempted a sneak play, but was denied by Brian
Williams and Sharper, but once again a yellow flag was flung in a
Packer's direction. This time, an unnecessary roughness call on George
Koonce allowed the Vikings another shot at the end zone. They wasted no
time, as Leroy Hoard ran in for the score.
Ryan Longwell would answer with a 28-yard field goal to make the score
7-3. The teams would trade punts. With the Vikings pinned deep in
their own zone, Cunningham threw for Moss, but Edwards read the play and
intercepted the pass at the 26-yard line, received a strong block from
Vonnie Holliday and managed to score a touchdown sending the Lambeau
faithful into a frenzy. With the extra point from Longwell, it was 10-7
Packers.
The Vikings would kick a field to knot the score at 10 at halftime.
Gary Anderson would start the second half scoring with a 22-yard field
goal after the Vikings failed on a replay challenge. Moss juggled a
pass on the fade route and was ruled to have never had possession of the
ball.
Longwell would answer with a 35-yarder tying the score at 13. After
trading punts, Longwell nailed a 34-yard attempt to give the Packers a
16-13 lead with 4:25 remaining.
On the ensuing possession Cunningham found Moss to give the Vikings a
20-16 lead. Then Favre found Bradford with 16 ticks on the clock.
The Vikings desperation attempt was interecpted by Edwards as the clock
expired.
Big players make big plays in big games, and today was no different.
LeRoy Butler made 9 tackles. Bernardo Harris was close behind with 8
and Brian Williams had 7. Billy Lyon and Vaughn Booker were able to
corral the elusive Randall Cunningham for sacks. Mike McKenzie had one
pass defensed, but limited Pro Bowl receiver Randy Moss to three
catches. Antuan Edwards had two passes defensed, the two he
intercepted, but also aided in limiting Moss.
The Packers have a week off to rest and ready themselves for the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers on Favre's 30th birthday, October 10 at Lambeau Field.
Kick off is slated for 7:20 Central time.
Audio Highlights
Packers vs. Vikings Game Highlights (Real Audio)
Head Coach Ray Rhodes Press Conference (Real Audio)
QB Brett Favre Press Conference (Real Audio)
WR Corey Bradford Press Conference (Real Audio)
CB Antuan Edwards (Real Audio)
WR Antonio Freeman (Real Audio)
WR Bill Schroeder (Real Audio)
OT Ross Verba (Real Audio)
GM Ron Wolf (Real Audio)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
MIN: 2 yard TD run; Hoard (Anderson kick) (7:37)
2nd Quarter
GBP: 28 yard Longwell FG (14:07)
Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:19
GBP: 26 yard INT return for TD; A. Edwards (Longwell kick) (7:73)
MIN: 34 yard Anderson FG (:50)
3rd Quarter
MIN: 22 yard Anderson FG (9:17)
GBP: 35 yard Longwell FG (3:05)
Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:12
4th Quarter
GBP: 34 yard Longwell FG (4:25)
Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:47
MIN: 8 yard TD pass; Cunningham to Moss (Anderson kick) (1:56)
GBP: 23 yard TD pass; Favre to Bradford (Longwell kick) (:12)
Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:44
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