Inbox: A few seconds later, it was pandemonium

7. What was a moment on the field that just left you in awe? (Tallon from Sri Lanka via Colorado)

Kevin from Windsor, CA

Levi Stadium in 2021. Thirty seconds left. 49ers made a comeback and the Niner fans are excited, loud and obnoxious! Then, Aaron Rodgers hits Davante Adams over the middle for a nice gain into Niner territory. First down. The clock running down and the Pack spike the ball to stop the clock. Mason Crosby comes on and hits 50-yard last-second field goal to win the game. The Packer Nation goes crazy! One of the most amazing Aaron/Davante moments ever.

Jeffery from Monticello, WI

When Aaron Rodgers came back for the second half with a leg injury and lead the team to a comeback win over the Bears!

Michael from San Diego, CA

I was fortunate to attend my first Packers game against the Bears at Soldier Field in 2016 to celebrate both my birthday and my dad's. It was shaping up to be the coldest game on record but warmed up to a balmy minus-11 by kickoff. The game itself was much more exciting than the billing of Aaron vs. Matt Barkley, particularly given the frozen conditions. We had end zone seats and I will never forget watching that bomb to Jordy Nelson coming to our side and the Crosby field goal to close it. Electric!

Curtis from Corvallis, OR

The back-to-back Hail Mary's from Rodgers to Janis vs. Arizona to send the playoff game into overtime; the second one was more impressive of the two by far. Having already caught one, Janis was going to draw more defensive attention. Arizona forced Rodgers to roll out to his left, turn his upper body to his right and make an accurate throw with incredible stress on his shoulder into the end zone. Janis went up and got it.

Paul from Canada

Divisional playoff of the 2010 season: 10 seconds left first half, Packers leading 21-14. Falcons are in field-goal range but decide to try one more play to make it a shorter kick attempt. Tramon Williams doesn't just cover the sideline receiver; he reads the play as it unfolds, jumps the route, snags his second interception and returns it for a touchdown. Instead of it being 21-17, Packers are up 28-14. It was at that moment I knew we were going to the Super Bowl.

Bill from Forest Park, OH

A moment on the field that left me in awe would have to be the "He did what?" catch by Antonio Freeman against the Vikings. I was giddy with delight witnessing that on MNF. It's still amazing to me he was aware enough and able to grab the ball and scamper for the TD. I've probably re-watched that play more than any other (in fact I just watched it again!).

Andy from Boscobel, WI

I'll NEVER forget the INCREDIBLY INSANE Antonio Freeman catch while on the wet, slippery ground! Went right through the DB's hands and hit Freeman's leg/hip and rolled up into his arms while he had the presence of mind to GET UP and run in for a TD against the Vikings! That was definitely a top-five moment EVER.

Ron from Mitchell, SD

January 8, 2017. I secured tickets for my daughter and I to attend the Packers' wild-card game at Lambeau. We had a great time despite the Packers not playing well in the first half. The Pack lined up for one last play to close the half with A-Rod in the gun. My daughter leaned over and asked me what was going to happen, and I told her it looked like a Hail Mary attempt, adding they don't work out very often. A few seconds later, it was pandemonium! I'll take that memory to my grave!

George from North Mankato, MN

One moment that left me in awe was not noticed until after the game and watching the replays. That would be Kevin Greene's "It is time!" callout of Clay Matthews in the Super Bowl with the ensuing hit that caused a fumble.

Adam from Chippewa Falls, WI

Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary against the Lions. I was already resigned to the fact that the Packers were going to be swept by the Lions. It was a very frustrating game, with the Packers down at one point 20-0. When Richard Rodgers caught the ball, I didn't even cheer; I just sat staring at the TV dumbfounded.

Ellen from Muskego, WI

First one coming to mind was Tramon Williams' pick-six before end of half vs. Atlanta in divisional playoffs at the end of the 2010 season. And who could forget Rodgers to Rodgers in Detroit 2015 season? Never get tired of watching the faces of those home crowds, especially of those in Detroit because they thought they had that game. Aaron Rodgers was awesome in that Atlanta game and incredible at end of that Detroit game.

Jon from Sparta, WI

The moment that left me most in awe was the game, Monday night, Dec. 22, 2003, against the Oakland Raiders. That game was magic. Brett's performance after the death of his father was legendary. His receivers were not going to let anything hit the ground. It was a game that just made your hair tingle. I will never forget it.

Bruce from Fort Myers, FL

The most awe-inspiring thing I've ever seen in a Packers game is A-Rod's Hail Mary pass versus Detroit. The play was amazing enough from the TV footage, but then I saw the fan's phone video that captured the entire arc of the throw. No one will ever convince me that a football has ever been thrown both that far and that high at the same time.

Sam from Odenton, MD

2007 in Denver. Favre comes on to the field and uncorks a pass 50 yards downfield to Greg Jennings who doesn't even break stride. My mouth just hung open for a while before I even started to celebrate.

Doug from Neenah, WI

Nov. 12, 1967, at Milwaukee County Stadium against the Cleveland Browns. Rookie Travis Williams took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown. The Browns scored on their first possession to tie the game. Williams then returned their ensuing kickoff back for another touchdown...still in the first quarter. Green Bay went on to win 55-7 so the Packers did not receive another kickoff that day. Since then, it's been rare to see two kickoffs returned for TDs in the same decade.

Dan from Canada

My first trip to Lambeau was Week 14 in 2002, tickets my wife got me as a wedding present. During the Packers' fourth-quarter comeback, Brett Favre made a throw across his body while scrambling left, hitting Robert Ferguson in stride as he crossed the field to the right 30 yards downfield. From my view behind the play, the throw was impossible. But what left me in awe was that it wasn't jaw-dropping from any other angle. It was a great play, but only one of hundreds. Both routine and remarkable at once.

Brian from Chesapeake, VA

I have been a fan since 1975 but never made it to Lambeau until alumni weekend 2024. There, in the south end zone were all of my childhood heroes: James Lofton, Lynn Dickey, David Whitehurst, Paul Coffman, Don Majkowski, Tiger Green, LeRoy Butler, Andre Rison, Antonio Freeman all waving at me! (and a few thousand others)

Scott from Issaquah, WA

I was there for the Jared Cook sideline catch in Dallas. Perhaps the best part was the drunk Cowboys fan next to me celebrating it as an incompletion.

Jeffrey from Eveleth, MN

I'm going to take a different approach to this one. The Fail Mary. I was left in awe that the NFL, the most popular sport in the country and a multibillion-dollar industry, could let things deteriorate to that degree. But I was also in awe, and incredibly proud, of how Mike McCarthy handled the postgame press conference. Mike was, and still is, a class act. I would have come unglued.

Justin from Thousand Oaks, CA

The moment on the field that left me the most in awe was in the 1996 NFC playoff game against San Francisco. My buddy and I were sitting in the rain, the field was already muddy, and everyone was nervous about whether GB could finally break through this year. 49ers punt and suddenly I'm watching Desmond Howard blast through about four tackles and streak down the sideline to the end zone. Everyone remembers Howard in the Super Bowl, but he was otherworldly in that game too, in far worse conditions.

Al from Tulsa, OK

About a dozen of Aaron Rodgers' passes that evaded one or more defenders by passing through that one hole about 12-by-12 in size or less, at just the right instant, and impossibly found their way into the hands of a Packers receiver.

Donna from Darien, WI

A moment on the field that left me in awe was Micah Parsons' first sack as a Green Bay Packer in the home opener against Detroit last year. The relentless way he chased down Jared Goff was something to behold.

Jonathan from Henderson, NV

My father and I attended the 2014 season's final game (at Lambeau, against Detroit). Winner was getting the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. Rodgers goes down with his calf injury and misses a decent chunk of the first half. We thought we were cooked. Slowly, the crowd's volume began to swell, and for a few seconds, we had no idea why. We noticed No. 12 strolling out of the tunnel right as the MVP chants hit our ears. Chills!

Monty from Velva, ND

Thanks to the World Cup and Alex Freeman's goal, we are getting to relive the Antonio Freeman impossible catch in the rain, in overtime, on Monday Night Football. Also, the classic Al Michaels call, "He did what?!" will live in my mind forever. As a North Dakota native, that gave me bragging rights with all the homer Vikings fans in my state.

Reed from Kansas City, MO

After waiting for so many years for the Lombardi Trophy, there were a number of amazing moments in Super Bowl XXXI. The most awe-inspiring, though, had to be Reggie White completely wrecking the game in the second half. I vividly remember laughing with joy when The Minister of Defense tossed Max Lane to the ground like a rag doll. Awesome!

Dave from Lake Zurich, IL

I was stunned when I saw Tucker Kraft do a kip-up on the field. Someone his size doing that is hard to believe.

John from Simpsonville, SC

Rodgers to Jennings to convert the first down against Pittsburgh. The best pass I've ever seen, and at that moment, I knew we were going to win. Wow!

8. What's the best nugget of wisdom you've learned from football? (Jake from Decatur)

Jennifer from Middleton, WI

Football is the epitome of needing to balance opposing forces. In life you need to balance work and play or need to consider both the art and the science when looking at problems, or with raising kids to balance discipline and love. For football, one of the reasons I love it so much is because on one hand it is one of the rawest examples in sports of brute strength, masculinity, and violence. But it doesn't work without the heart. The greatest teams are the ones who love each other and play for each other. Becoming so bonded they can play as one and need each other to succeed. And it's a wise approach in life to not only focus on one extreme – balance it with the opposing force. In most situations, it helps you to thrive.

Wayne from Lake Hallie, WI

The best nugget of wisdom I learned from playing, watching and coaching football applies to just about everything in life. I have passed it along to my children and I have preached it to other children who I coached in multiple sports over the years. When focused on this nugget of wisdom amazing things can happen. It is simply this..."Make it about something other than yourself."

Matt from Fort Worth, TX

"Managers do things right. Leaders do the right thing." -- Mike Lombardi. As a manager and leader at my engineering firm, this quote hit home. It's posted in my office as a daily reminder to make sure I'm doing what's truly right for my team.

John from Portland, OR

I was still a kid in the mid-1960s but remember reading Vince Lombardi saying that "fatigue makes cowards of us all." As I grew older, I realized that those words applied to more than football or even sports. It's true in your work life and in your personal life. I have always tried to make sure that I'm not making big decisions or going into an important situation feeling tired, and it all goes back to Lombardi and the Packers' dynasty.

Marc from Hamburg, Germany

When it comes to the best nugget of wisdom I've learned from football, the answer's plain and simple but means quite a lot: Memories make us rich. I can't think of any nugget of wisdom I've picked up over the years that I really try to incorporate into my life. Especially when it comes to quality time with the folks that I love.

Joshua from Menasha, WI

My favorite bit of wisdom from football is from a football movie. In "Any Given Sunday," Al Pacino says: "Life and football are games of inches, and every player must fight for each one." I'm always fighting for that extra inch every day.

John from Stevens Point, WI

You could pick any number of nuggets of wisdom (NOW) Vince Lombardi gave us during his time as Packers head coach and GM, but my favorite: "It's not whether you get knocked down, but whether you get back up." There are times you have to handle adversity in athletics and life; get through tough times and get back on your feet. This quote, like many of Lombardi's NOW, applies not just to FB, but life, too.

Jon from Sparta, WI

I think the most useful nugget of wisdom I have learned from football came from our very own Vince Lombardi. When he was speaking to the team, Lombardi stated that we are going to strive for perfection. Nobody is perfect, but if you strive for perfection, you will achieve excellence, and excellence will get the job done. That philosophy has served me very well in my life. I think if we all followed that idea, we would all benefit. Thanks for all you do keeping us Packer fans engaged!

Brian from Urbana, IL

Nugget of wisdom I learned from football: Vic said (or quoted somebody saying) that if football is the hardest thing you've ever had to do, you're not likely to be very good at it. I am terrible at football. I try to have appreciation for how lucky I've been, and how hard life is for other people.

Karen from Sparta, WI

My husband submitted his nugget, but I have to also. We had the privilege of being at Bart Starr's last public speaking engagement in La Crosse, WI. He was 80 and had some memory issues. Cherry kept him on track. But there was a moment when Bart was asked what team meant to him. His answer was crystal clear. Team. TEAM. Together Everyone Achieves More. With absolute clarity, he stated that was what Coach Lombardi preached. I think he was absolutely correct. Together everyone achieves more.

Chris from West Allis, WI

A few years ago, I rewatched a Packers game with John Madden commentating. Speaking of Brett Favre he said, "He still likes to prepare. You know and that's the thing. Whatever, ya know, for a player, for a baseball player, for a football player, you know it's not playing. You're always going to love to play. But do you love to get ready to play?" This has often made me think about how I approach life and the seemingly mundane moments that prepare you for the big ones.

Justin from Thousand Oaks, CA

The best nugget of wisdom I've learned from football, with some help from II, is the idea that no plan is perfect, because the other guys get paid, too (maybe also my bumper sticker vote) and sometimes you can have the right call and still get beat because the other team makes an even better play, or the ball doesn't bounce your way. A good lesson for life that other people have agency too, and you can't control results or luck, only effort and attitude.

Al from Waupaca, WI

The biggest nugget of wisdom I got was when it occurred to me through travelling to other stadiums that NFL fans are really just people that grew up a certain way and that culture is different but doesn't define the individual fan. Each person is part of their culture. Many San Fran fans are knowledgeable about NFL history, Houston fans are fun-loving and enjoy the adventure of a somewhat new team, Cincinnati has had to endure a lot of heartache, and Oakland fans are boisterous. #Unique

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