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16 Memorable Games
- Sept. 29, 1957: Packers 21, Chicago Bears 17
- New City Stadium is dedicated with Miss America, Vice President Richard Nixon and James Arness on hand...Babe Parilli hits Gary Knafelc on fourth-quarter TD pass.
- Sept. 27, 1959: Packers 9, Chicago Bears 6
- Vince Lombardi wins his first game; gets carried off the field after team erases 6-0 fourth-quarter deficit with Jim Taylor touchdown and Dave Hanner safety.
- Dec. 31, 1961: Packers 37, N.Y. Giants 0
- First NFL title game in Green Bay and Lombardi's first of five NFL crowns...Packers total 345 yards on league's No. 1 defense, led by Sam Huff.
- Dec. 26, 1965: Packers 13, Baltimore Colts 10
- In Western Conference Playoff, Green Bay wins first franchise overtime contest on Don Chandler's 25-yard field goal...Chandler tied the game with a controversial 22-yarder with 1:58 left in regulation...In 1966, the NFL raised its uprights.
- Jan. 2, 1966: Packers 23, Cleveland Browns 12
- In snowy '65 NFL championship game, Taylor and Paul Hornung combine for 201 yards on the ground...Packers hold Jim Brown to 50 yards.
- Dec. 31, 1967: Packers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
- In -13 temperatures (-46 wind chill), Bart Starr scores on sneak in game's final minute, ending 12-play drive...Last NFL title game in Green Bay..."Ice Bowl" win sends Packers to AFL-NFL world championship game (Super Bowl II).
- Sept. 7, 1980: Packers 12, Chicago Bears 6
- Chester Marcol catches his own blocked kick (by Alan Page) and runs 25 yards for game winning touchdown six minutes into overtime...Only overtime contest in Packers-Bears series, NFL's longest rivalry.
- Jan. 8, 1983: Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16
- Lambeau hosts first postseason game in 15 years ("Super Bowl Tournament")...Green Bay's 41 points remain a franchise playoff record.
- Oct. 17, 1983: Packers 48, Washington 47
- Teams combine for highest scoring game in history of Monday Night Football, and rack up 1,025 yards...Mark Moseley misses FG as time expires.
- Nov. 5, 1989: Packers 14, Chicago Bears 13
- Sterling Sharpe's 14-yard fourth-quarter touchdown catch knots contest with 32 seconds left, but official flags Don Majkowski for crossing line of scrimmage...Four minutes later, instant replay official Bill Parkinson overturns call.
- Sept. 20, 1992: Packers 24, Cincinnati 23
- New acquisition Brett Favre comes off the bench to erase 20-7 fourth-quarter deficit, finds Kitrick Taylor for 35-yard touchdown with 13 seconds left.
- Dec. 31, 1994: Packers 16, Detroit 12
- Fritz Shurmur's defense holds NFL rushing leader Barry Sanders to -1 yard on 13 attempts, and the Lions as a team to -4 yards, to advance in playoffs.
- Jan. 12, 1997: Packers 30, Carolina 13
- With -17 wind chill, Green Bay wins NFC Championship, earns first trip to Super Bowl in 29 years...The Packers rush for 201 yards.
- Nov. 6, 2000: Packers 26, Minnesota 20
- Antonio Freeman makes incredible catch in rain, scores on 43-yard touchdown in overtime on Monday Night Football.
- Jan. 4, 2004: Packers 33, Seattle 27
- Al Harris picks off Matt Hasselbeck and scores on 52-yard interception return, the first defensive touchdown in NFL sudden-death playoff history.
- Jan. 12, 2008: Packers 42, Seattle 20
- Packers spot Seahawks 14-0 lead then storm back to outscore visitors, 42-6, as heavy snow falls...Six TDs and 42 points both set team postseason records.
Last Updated: 07/25/08
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