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Green Bay's 30 Overtime Games

Green Bay continues to own the NFL record for most overtime games played in one season -- five, in 1983. The Packers were 2-3 in sudden death.

Green Bay has played 30 OT games (11-11-4 reg. season, 2-2 playoffs).

The team has played three postseason overtime contests, including a historic 13-10 victory over the Colts in a 1965 Western Conference playoff, the franchise's first overtime game.

The NFL adopted the overtime rule for league games after the '73 season.

In addition to regular and postseason, the Packers have played six overtime games in preseason.

Regular Season
Nov. 26, 1978 - Green Bay 10, Minnesota 10, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Both teams have four possessions.
Sep. 23, 1979 - Minnesota 27, Green Bay 21, at Minnesota
VVikings win toss. Kramer throws 50-yard touchdown pass to Rashad at 3:18.
Sep. 7, 1980 - Green Bay 12, Chicago 6, at Green Bay
Bears win toss. Parsons punts and Nixon returns 16 yards. Five plays later, Marcol returns own blocked field goal attempt 24 yards for touchdown at 6:00.
Oct. 12, 1980 - Green Bay 14, Tampa Bay 14, at Tampa Bay
Packers win toss. Teams trade punts twice. Lee returns second Tampa Bay punt to Green Bay 42. Dickey completes three passes to Buccaneers' 18, where Birney's 36-yard field goal attempt is wide right as time expires.
Dec. 19, 1982 - Baltimore Colts 20, Green Bay 20, at Baltimore
Packers win toss. K.Anderson intercepts Dickey's first-down pass and returns to Packers' 42. Miller's 44-yard field goal attempt blocked by G.Lewis. Teams trade punts before Stenerud's 47-yard field goal attempt is wide right. Teams trade punts again before time expires in Colts' possession.
Sep. 4, 1983 - Green Bay 41, Houston Oilers 38, at Houston
Packers win toss. Packers score on game's only OT possession, an 11-play, 59-yard march (last 45 yards on seven straight rushing plays). Stenerud kicks 42-yard field goal at 5:55.
Oct. 23, 1983 - Minnesota 20, Green Bay 17, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Scribner's punt downed on Vikings' 42. Ricardo kicks 32-yard field goal eight plays later at 5:05.
Nov. 20, 1983 - Detroit 23, Green Bay 20, at Milwaukee
Packers win toss. Scribner punts and Jenkins returns 14 yards to Green Bay 45. Murray's 33-yard field goal attempt is wide left at 9:32. Whitehurst's pass intercepted by Watkins and returned to Green Bay 27. Murray kicks 37-yard field goal four plays later at 8:30.
Nov. 27, 1983 - Atlanta 47, Green Bay 41, at Atlanta
Packers win toss. K.Johnson returns interception 31 yards for touchdown at 2:13.
Dec. 12, 1983 - Green Bay 12, Tampa Bay 9, at Tampa Bay
Packers win toss. Packers convert game's only OT series (11 plays, 65 yards). Huckleby breaks 20-yard run on third-and-5 to set up Stenerud's 23-yard field goal at 4:07.
Sep. 30, 1984 - Tampa Bay 30, Green Bay 27, at Tampa Bay
Packers win toss. Scribner punts 44 yards to Tampa Bay 2. Epps returns Garcia's punt 3 yards to Green Bay 27. Scribner's punt downed on Buccaneers' 33. Ariri kicks 46-yard field goal 11 plays later at 10:32.
Sep. 20, 1987 - Green Bay 17, Denver 17, at Milwaukee
Packers win toss. Del Greco's 47-yard field goal attempt is short. Teams trade punts. Elway intercepted by Noble who returns 10 yards to Green Bay 34. Davis fumbles on next play and Smith recovers. Two plays later, Karlis' 40-yard field goal attempt is wide left. Time expires two plays later with Packers on own 23.
Oct. 11, 1987 - Detroit 19, Green Bay 16, at Green Bay
Lions win toss. Prindle's 42-yard field goal attempt is wide left. Packers punt downed on Detroit 17. Prindle kicks 31-yard field goal 16 plays later at 12:26.
Oct. 18, 1987 - Green Bay 16, Philadelphia 10, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Hargrove scores on 7-yard run, capping game's only OTpossession (10 plays) at 5:04.
Oct. 29, 1989 - Green Bay 23, Detroit 20, at Milwaukee
Lions win toss. Sanders touchback on Jacke kickoff. On first play, Murphy intercepts Lions' Peete and returns it 3 yards to Lions' 26. Fullwood gains 5 yards on three plays to set up Jacke's 38-yard field goal at 2:14.
Nov. 3, 1991 - New York Jets 19, Green Bay 16, at New York
Packers win toss. Thompson returns kickoff 30 yards to Packers' 39. Green Bay drives to New York 24 where Jacke's 42-yard field goal attempt is wide right. Jets drive to 50. Aguiar's punt is fumbled by Sikahema and recovered by New York at Packers' 23. After two plays, Leahy kicks 37-yard field goal at 9:40.
Sep. 6, 1992 - Minnesota 23, Green Bay 20, at Green Bay
Vikings win toss. Jacke kicks off to Vikings' 23 where Allen returns 2 yards to 25. After Minnesota punt, Packers take over at Green Bay 33. On third play, Majkowski is intercepted by Glenn at Vikings' 48. On Minnesota's first play from scrimmage, Allen runs 17 yards before fumbling at Packers' 35. Teams trade punts. Packers punt a second time in overtime session with Vikings taking over at their 42. On second play, Allen runs 45 yards up middle to Packers' 11. One play later, Reveiz kicks 26-yard field goal at 10:20.
Oct. 20, 1994 - Minnesota 13, Green Bay 10, at Minnesota
Vikings win toss. Ismail returns kickoff 22 yards to 29. Minnesota drives 62 yards in eight plays; Reveiz kicks 27-yard field goal with 4:26 elapsed.
Dec. 10, 1995 - Tampa Bay 13, Green Bay 10, at Tampa Bay
Buccaneers win toss. Edmonds returns kickoff 23 yards to 24. Tampa Bay drives 48 yards in seven plays, including 23-yard completion from Dilfer to Copeland to Packers' 37. Husted kicks 47-yard field goal 3:46 into extra period.
Oct. 14, 1996 - Green Bay 23, San Francisco 20, at Green Bay
49ers win toss. Carter returns kickoff 23 yards to 22. After San Francisco fails to pick up first down, Packers take over at own 44. Green Bay covers only 21 yards in six plays -- including 13-yard completion from Favre to Beebe on third down -- to reach 49ers' 35. Jacke sends his 53-yard kick -- the longest field goal to win an overtime game in NFL history -- squarely down the middle with 5-10 yards to spare at 3:41.
Nov. 6, 2000 - Green Bay 26, Minnesota 20, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Rossum returns kickoff to 18. After Schroeder's 22-yard reception gets Green Bay across midfield, Freeman makes miraculous catch while flat on his back at Vikings' 15, gets up and runs past stunned Minnesota defenders for 43-yard score with 3:39 elapsed, culminating 82-yard, seven-play drive.

Monday, Nov. 6, 2000, 11:30 p.m., Vikings 20, Packers 20, Wayne Larrivee & Larry McCarren, Packers Radio Network...
Larrivee: Slot left, Freeman wide right, Green the lone back. Third down Packers, under a blitz...
McCarren: Here they come.
Larrivee: Favre pop fly to the right side, Freeman trying to adjust to it, and it's incomplete, nearly intercepted by Chris Dishman.
McCarren: Wait a second...
Larrivee: Wait a minute. Freeman picked it up. It bounced into his hands!
McCarren: It rebounded into his hands.
Larrivee: Touchdown!
McCarren: Touchdown. We win.
Larrivee: Packer win. I don't believe it.
McCarren: Wayne, it was meant to be. It was meant to be.
Larrivee: I can't believe it... Dishman thought that ball was on the ground. The ball stayed alive, Dishman tipped it and it looked like he broke it up. I thought the play was over. Freeman made the grab, took it into the end zone. Touchdown Packers! 43-yard touchdown and they win.
Dec. 24, 2000 - Green Bay 17, Tampa Bay 14, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Rossum returns kickoff 29 yards to 38. Aided by Parker's 35 yards on five carries, Green Bay drives 58 yards to Buccaneers' 4. On 10th play, Longwell kicks 22-yard field goal with 6:31 elapsed.
Sep. 8, 2002 - Green Bay 37, Atlanta 34, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Walker returns kickoff to 34. Roughing the kicker penalty keeps Packers' first possession alive, but march stalls at Atlanta 39. Green Bay holds Falcons to three-and-out, then marches 44 yards in seven plays (six carries and one 18-yard pass from Favre to Walker). Longwell kicks 34-yard field goal with 9:45 elapsed.
Oct. 12, 2003 - Kansas City 40, Green Bay 34, at Green Bay
Chiefs win toss. Hall returns kickoff to 29. Kansas City drives 41 yards to Green Bay 30, where Hunt blocks Andersen's 48-yard field-goal attempt. On next play, Ahman Green blasts into Kansas City territory, but Woods' perfectly timed hit knocks the ball from Green's arms and Maslowski recovers at Chiefs' 49. Then, on ensuing play, Trent Green hits streaking Kennison for a 51-yard touchdown up right sideline.
Dec. 11, 2005 - Green Bay 16, Detroit 13, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Chatman returns kickoff to 35. Favre orchestrates 10-play, 56-yard drive, the only possession of the extra period, including a clutch, 8-yard pass to Henderson that converts an early third-and-7, and a 17-yard completion to Ferguson that pierces the Lions' 20-yard line. Packers enter Detroit territory after 15-yard unnecessary roughness call on Rogers. Longwell nails 28-yard field goal with 9:47 left on the clock.
Oct. 29, 2007 - Green Bay 19, Denver 13, at Denver
Packers win toss. Bodiford returns kickoff to 18. On the first play from scrimmage Favre lofts the ball deep downfield and connects with Greg Jennings on an 82-yard touchdown up the left sideline.
Postseason
Dec. 26, 1965 - Green Bay 13, Baltimore Colts 10, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Moore returns kickoff to Packers' 22. Chandler punts and Haymond returns 9 yards to Colts' 41. Gilburg punts and Wood makes fair catch at Packers' 21. Chandler punts and Haymond returns 1 yard to Colts' 41. Michaels misses 47-yard field goal. Bratkowski, in relief of Starr (injured on game's first play from scrimmage), orchestrates 10-play, 62-yard drive, including 18-yard passes to Anderson and Dale, to penetrate Colts' 20. Chandler's towering kick is good from 25 yards at 13:39 (see photo on previous page). Packers in following week win first of three straight NFL championships (1965-67). Chandler's controversial first field goal, sending contest into OT, sails high above right upright. NFL raises goalposts following season.
Jan. 4, 2004 - Green Bay 33, Seattle 27, at Green Bay
Seahawks win toss. Morris returns kickoff to 33. On third play, Hawthorne recovers Bannister fumble at Seattle 43, but Holmgren's replay challenge reverses call. Seahawks hold Packers to three-and-out, then drive to midfield. Then, with Green Bay on an all-out blitz, Harris steps in front of quick Hasselbeck pass to the left and returns interception 52 yards for touchdown. Packers win first NFL postseason overtime game decided by defensive touchdown.
Jan. 11, 2004 - Philadelphia 20, Green Bay 17, at Philadelphia
Eagles win toss. Thrash returns kickoff to 28. Packers hold Eagles to three-and-out on first possession. On first Green Bay snap, in the face of a heavy Philadelphia blitz, Favre and intended receiver Walker miscommunicate on deep pass, and Dawkins returns interception 35 yards to Packers' 34. Six plays later, Akers kicks 31-yard field goal. Packers become second team in history to play consecutive overtime playoff games (1986 Cleveland Browns).
Jan. 20, 2008 - New York Giants 23, Green Bay 20, at Green Bay
Packers win toss. Robinson returns kickoff to 26. On second play, Favre pass intended for Driver intercepted by Webster and returned 9 yards to the Packers 34. Giants pick up 5 yards in 3 plays. Tynes kicks 47-yard field goal.


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