4. 1999 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION ST LOUIS RAMS at 1. 1996 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS
1. 1996 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 14-2
Off: 1st
Def: 1st
d. Niners Div Rnd 35-14
d. Panthers NFC Title 30-13
d. Patriots Super Bowl 35-21
d. '03 Colts 48-10 (PotG-Eugene Robinson)
d. '87 Browns 24-10 (PotG-Desmond Howard)
HC: Mike Holmgren, OC: Sherm Lewis, DC Fritz Shermur
Lambeau Field 40 degrees
Jim Irwin/Larry McCarren
Offense
QB Brett Favre (27 S Miss) All Pro 39 td/13 int 59.9% 7.2 y/a 243.7 y/g 95.8 2 td rush
RB Edgar Bennett (27 Florida St) 899 yds 4 y/a 31 catch 176 yds 5.7 y/c 3 td
WR Robert Brooks (26 S Carolina) 23 ctch 344 yds 15 y/a 4td
WR Antonio Freeman (24 Va Tech) 56 ctch 933 yds 16.7 y/a 9td
WR Don Beebe (32 Chadron St) 39 ctch 699 yds 17.9 y/a 4td
TE Keith Jackson (31 Oklahoma) 40 ctch 505 yds 12.6 y/a 10td
LT John Michels (23-R USC)
LG Aaron Taylor (24 N Dame)
C Frank Winters (32 W Illinois)
RG Adam Timmerman (25 S Dakota St)
RT Earl Dotson (26 Tex A&M Kingsville)
Defense
LDE Reggie White (35 Tennessee) int 8.5 scks
LDT Gilbert Brown (25 Kansas) sck
RDT Santana Dotson (27 Baylor) 5.5 scks
RDE Sean Jones (34 Neastern) 5 scks
LLB Wayne Simmons (27 Clemson) int 2.5 scks
MLB George Koonce (28 E Carolina) 3 int
RLB Brian Williams (24 USC) .5 scks
LCB Craig Newsome (25 Ariz St) 2 int
RCB Doug Evans (26 La Tech) 5 int 3 scks
SS LeRoy Butler (28 Florida St) All Pro 5 int 6.5 scks
FS Eugene Robinson (33 Colgate) 6 int
K Chris Jacke (30 UTEP)
P Craig Henrich (25 N Dame)
KR/PR Desmond Howard (26 Michigan) 3td
The third overall seed is the '96 Packers; number one in both offense and defense, rolled through the postseason to win the Super Bowl - every SB Champion in the field so far has advanced, as have the other number one regional seeds. Brett Favre is 27, All Pro, 41 total TDs and 13 picks. The All Pro on defense is 28 year old LeRoy Butler, 5 picks and 6.5 sacks. 35 year old Reggie White added 8.5 sacks. The Pack went unbeaten at home and will return remain at home throughout region 3. Not only number one in offense and defense, also number one in special teams. In rnd 1, they picked off 2003 Peyton Manning 3 times in a rout. Desmond Howard took a kick back in the round 2 win over the '87 Browns, the Pack head to the Regional Semi 18-3.
4. 1999 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION ST LOUIS RAMS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 14-2
Off: 1st
Def: 4th
1st NFC West
d. Vikings Div Rnd 49-37
d. Bucs NFC Title 11-6
d. Titans Super Bowl 23-16
d. '67 Chiefs 37-14 (PotG-Robert Holcombe)
d. '19 Saints 31-29 (PotG-Kurt Warner)
HC: Dick Vermeil, OC: Mike Martz, DC: Peter Giunta
TWA Dome
Gary Bender/Jack Snow
Offense:
QB: Kurt Warner (28 N Iowa) All Pro 41 td/13 int 65.1% 8.7 y/a 272.1 y/g 109.2 1 rush td
RB Marshall Faulk (26 S Diego St) All Pro 1381 yds 5.5 y/c 87 catch 1048 yds 12 y/c 12 td
FB Robert Holcombe (24 Illinois) 294 yds 3.8 y/c 14 catch, 11.6 y/c 5 td
WR Isaac Bruce (27 Memphis) 77 catch 15.1 y/c 1165 yds 12 td
WR Torry Holt (23-R NC St) 52 catch 15.2 y/c 788 yds 6 td
TE Roland Williams (24 Syracuse) 25 catch 9 y/c 6 td
LT Orlando Pace (24 Ohio St) All Pro
LG Tom Nutten (28 W Michigan)
C Mike Gruttadauria (27 C Florida)
RG Adam Timmerman (28 S Dakota St)
RT Fred Miller (26 Baylor)
Defense
LDE Kevin Carter (26 Florida) All Pro 17 scks
LDT Ray Agnew (32 NC St) 2.5 scks
RDT D'Marco Farr (28 Wash) 8.5 scks
RDE Grant Wistrom (23 Nebraska) 2 int 6.5 scks
LLB Mike Jones (30 Missouri) 4 int scks
MLB London Fletcher (24 J Carroll) 3 scks
RLB Todd Collins (29 Cars-Newm)
LCB Todd Lyght (30 N Dame) 6 int 2.5 scks
RCB Dexter McCleon (26 Clem) 4 int 1.5 scks
SS Billy Jenkins (25 Howard) 2 int sack
FS Keith Lyle (27 UVA) 2 int sck
K Jeff Wilkins (27 Youngs St)
P Rick Tuten (34 Florida St)
KR Tony Horne (23 Clemson) 2 td
PR Az-zahir Hakim (22 S Diego St) td
Here's the 4th seed in the region, the Super Bowl Champs from 1999, the Rams. 1st in offense, 4th in defense. Kurt Warner's 28, 42 total TDs and 13 picks. He's an All Pro as is 26 year old Marshall Faulk with nearly 2500 combined yards of offense. Isaac Bruce is 27 with a dozen scores. and the LT, 24 yar old Orlando Pace, gives this Rams offense 3 First Team All Pros, On defense, there's one, 26 year old Kevin Carter with his 17 sacks. The Rams roasted the '67 Chiefs in rnd 1, outgaining them by 250 yds. Just 4 incompletions for Warner in the round 2 win over the '19 Saints. The Rams head to the regional semi 18-3.
The Packers are 8.5 point favorites in this one; battle of two 18-3 Super Bowl Champs in the first region 3 semi. Let's head to Lambeau for the kick.
1st Qtr
Rams win the toss, we got a real weather game here today, flurries, wind gusts, painfully cold - Rams at the 38.
3 and out. Pack takes over at the 20.
1/10 - Dorsey Levens catches a ball in space, slips tackles and BOLTS - Dorsey Levens races all the way to the Rams 26 yard line! 56 yard pickup, One Play - 56 yards.
But -- that's all - the drive ends, Jacke FG makes it 3-0.
Rams at the 32.
1/10 Robert Holcombe might be more of a factor in a cold weather game, he runs for a dozen.
But thats all - after the punt the Pack is pinned deep at their own 6.
3 and out - Rams in tremendous field position at the Packer 37.
1/10 - Marshall Faulk loses 2.
2/12 - Kurt Warner finds Isaac Bruce - Bruce with the 24 yard pickup to the 15.
1/10 - Warner to Faulk, gains 4.
2/6 - Warner to Faulk --- Faulk -- Marshall Faulk Is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - 11 yards from Warner to Faulk, with 3 left in the first qtr it is 7-3 Rams.
Pack at the 33.
1/10- Brett Favre is forced to run and he does -- 11 yard scramble.
1/10 - Edgar Bennett for 2.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Brett Favre to Keith Jackson -- it's a 16 yard gain, first down at the Ram 38.
1/10 - Edgar Bennett slides his way for a 28 yard gain - the quarter ends with the Pack having a first and goal at the 10.
2nd Qtr: Rams 7 Packers 3
Warner to Faulk gives the Rams a lead - but the Pack has first and goal.
They don't get in -- another Jacke FG. 7-6.
Rams at the 33. Marshall Faulk has a 61 yard TD run called back - and the Rams go 3 and out.
Good Desmond Howard return, Pack at their own 42.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Favre to Antonio Freeman, 2 yards.
3/8 - Favre to Antonio Freeman again, he's got a first down at the Rams 47.
1/10 - Bennett for 2.
2/8 - Favre goes back to Freeman, Favre and Freeman have it going, 14 yards.
1/10 - Favre to Robert Brooks, it's a 10 yard pickup to the 21 yard line!
The drive stalls - it's the third Chris Jacke FG and the Pack regains the lead.
4 minutes left in the half, Rams at the 35.
1/10- Faulk for 2.
2/8 - Nothing for Faulk.
3/8 - Az-zahir Hakim catches a Warner ball, 12 yards to the 49, offsides then gives the Rams 1st and 5 at the Packer 46.
1/5 - Faulk 1 yard run. 2 minute warning.
1/10 - Warner to Torry Holt, 18 yards to the 27.
1/10- Robert Holcombe 4 yards, another offsides and its second and 1
2/1 - Justin Watson 3 yard gain, Rams first down at the 15.
The drive stalls - its the Rams with the FG, and it is 10-9, just a handful of seconds left in the half - this is our halftime score.
3rd Qtr: Rams 10 Packers 9
30 minutes of football to go in Lambeau - one of these 90s Super Bowl Champs goes forward. One goes home.
Pack at the 30.
1/10 - Levens for 5.
2/5 - Incomplete, an offsides gives GB a first down.
1/10 - Favre to Bennett out of the backfield, big gainer, 20 yards to the Rams 40 yard line.
1/10 - Levens gets 5.
2/5 - Levens gets 1.
3/4 - Bennett gets 2.
4th and 2 at the 32 - Holmgren decides to go for it - big play early in the second half.
4/2 - Bennett --- HE IS STOPPED SHORT -- Edgar Bennett is stopped just short - Rams take over at their own 31.
3 and out. Packers get it back at the 39, 10 minutes left in the third, down 1.
1/10 - Favre to Mark Chmura, 5 yards.
2/5 - Bennett with a 17 yard gain, to the Rams 39 yard line.
The drive ends here, Kevin Carter gets a sack - this time the Pack punts - the Rams at the 13.
3 and out. Nice Howard return - Pack starting at the Ram 40.
3 plays get 9 yards - Holmgren in a nearly identical spot -- this time, he goes for the FG....and Jacke hits his 4th; with 4 minutes left in the third, it's 12-10 Packers.
Rams at the 25.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Warner --- Downfield to Bruce -- 29 yards- Rams to the Packer 46.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Faulk, Faulk gets a crushing Orlando Pace block - Faulk cuts to the sideline -- Faulk's got a Step -- Faulk's Got a Step - MARSHALL FAULK IS GONNA GO -- 46 YARDS --- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - TOUCHDOWN RAMS - Marshall Faulk with an electrifying 46 yard run -- the Rams retake the lead at 17-12, 2 minutes left in the third.
Driving snowstrom now - very low visibility, Pack at the 26.
1/10 - Levens for 9.
2/1 - William Henderson stopped at the line.
3/1 - Edgar Bennett picks it up, it's the last play of the qtr.
4th Qtr: Rams 17 Packers 12
Marshall Faulk 46 yard TD run gives StL the lead - Pack at their own 37, first down.
1/10 - Bennett gets 9.
2/1 - Henderson picks it up, Pack at the 48.
1/10 - Favre...the snap is botched, Favre falls on it.
2/10 - Travis Jervey gets a carry, he gets 2.
3/8 - Favre -- Freeman, catch and run -- 20 yard gain - Pack at the Ram 30 yard line, 11:37 left.
1/10 - Favre sacked by D'Marco Farr.
2/14 - Levens gets 6, third and 8.
3/8 - Travis Jervey - 5 yard pickup, Pack at the Rams 23. 9:36 left. 4th and 2.
Chris Jacke. 5th FG of the day - the Rams lead is 17-15.
Rams at the 34. 9 minutes left. 17-15 St Louis.
1/1- Faulk for one.
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Warner to Holt - 15 yard pickup to midfield.
But that's all - Rams punt it back to the Packers, with 6 minutes left, GB has the ball at the 15. Down 2. Snow falling. Wind swirling.
1/10- Bennett busts a 19 yarder to the 35.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Levens stopped at the line.
3/10 - Favre to Bennett -- he fights.....to the sticks...and he's got it. Pack at the 44, 4 minutes left.
1/10 - Bennett for 1.
2/9 - Incomplete.
3/9 - Favre - forced to dump to Henderson, he gets just 3 yards and it's 4th down for GB at their own 48. Timeout. Huge, huge moment here. 2:38 left in the game.
Packers to go for it. 4th and 6.
4/6 - Favre....Favre going downfield --- Favre FINDS ANTONIO FREEMAN! ANTONIO FREEMAN FIRST DOWN, 23 YARD PICKUP! That takes us to the 2 minute warning, GB at the StL 29 yard line!! Favre to Freeman on 4th and 6! Huge play for the Pack.
But -- the drive stalls here - including Kevin Carter's second sack in the biggest play of the game- it's 4th and 15, Chris Jacke comes out for a 51 yard FG attempt to give GB the lead.
This is it - 1:14 left in the football game. Packers down 2. Really tough conditions for Jacke. He had 5 FGs, tying a tournament high. One more - and GB takes the lead.
Hold.
Snap.
Kick.
.......WIDE LEFT! WIDE LEFT!! WIDE LEFT!!!!
Chris Jacke misses the 51 yard FG -- there's only 69 seconds left in the game and the Rams take over - GB only has 1 timeout left - they won't be able to get the ball back -- the St Louis Rams have upset the Packers - the top seed in region 3 is gone - the Rams win the first region 3 semi final.
Final: Rams 17 Packers 15
Just 9 First Downs for the Greatest Show on Turf - but the Rams advance.
Warner: 13 for 26 136 yds TD/INT
Favre: 16 for 31 214 yds
Faulk: 15 carries, 61 yds, TD, 3 catches, 21 yds TD
Bennett: 17 carries, 95 yds, 3 catches, 45 yds
Bruce: 4 catches, 58 yds
Freeman: 5 ctches, 68 yds
Carter: 2 sacks
Jacke: 5 FGs
Player of the Game: Kevin Carter
