7/25/2023 0 Comments Packers play by play 1998![]() The Green Bay Packers ended the previous 1996-97 season on a high note with their first Lombardi Trophy in three decades. He finished to the end, and because we did the very thing that he embodied as a player, we were able to come out on top. 24 - 31 JanuQualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Super Bowl XXXII A victory at Super Bowl XXXII would've been a meaningful moment for both teams. For that matter, the way that that game played out was typical of a Walter Payton-type effort. ![]() ![]() A win would be the start of a Green Bay dynasty led by the NFLs MVP, Brett Favre. The Packers entered Super Bowl XXXII as defending champions. And he was the player who finished games as well as he started them. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Worst loss: Super Bowl XXXII, Jan. He didn't play on many very good Chicago Bear teams, but he was the team. Favre pitched right to Travis Jervey, who cut back to the left and handed the ball off on a reverse to Antonio Freeman. So for that matter, Walter Payton was a classic example of that throughout his career. Lastly, a critical third-down play snuffed out the Packers scoring threat. But beating the Green Bay Packers on their home field in the stretch run that they had over that couple of years that they were virtually unbeatable. And thinking of the context of which we lost the great player and great Chicago icon Walter Payton that previous week that we would be remembered because we were able to do something that most oddsmakers, most prognosticators didn't believe we could do. I remember running on the field at the end of the game and saying 'Unbelievable.' We had '34' patches on our jerseys and this would be one of those games I would remember only for the final score and the way that it ended. I don't actually remember the run that I made. Milburn: The game itself is a blur, quite frankly.
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