NFC: Green Bay Packers 21.2C Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 1997–98 NFL playoffs




at lambeau field, green bay, wisconsin



game time: 12:30 p.m. est/11:30 a.m. cst
game weather: 32 °f (0 °c), cloudy
game attendance: 60,327
referee: johnny grier
tv announcers (fox): pat summerall (play-by-play) , john madden (color commentator)





packers running dorsey levens rushed team playoff record 112 yards , touchdown while catching 4 passes 29 yards green bay defense held tampa bay 90 rushing yards , intercepted 2 passes trent dilfer, completed 11 of 36 passes 200 yards.


early in game, tampa bay sent field goal unit onto field 3 times, failed points each time. after game started punt each team, bucs drove green bay 25-yard line, packers defensive tackle bob kuberski blocked michael husted s 43-yard field goal attempt. green bay drove 67 yards, including 26-yard catch antonio freeman, score on brett favre s 3-yard touchdown pass tight end mark chmura. tampa bay responded drive packers 25-yard line, came empty again. on fourth , 2 attempted fake field goal pass steve walsh, tight end john davis tackled keith mckenzie @ line of scrimmage no gain.


early in second quarter, tampa bay got scoring chance when warren sapp forced , recovered fumble levens on green bay 30-yard line. bucs moved ball 12, come empty again when walsh fumbled bad snap on field goal attempt. later on, packers receiver robert brooks 28-yard punt return , 21-yard reception set field goal ryan longwell. on first play of bucs ensuing drive, defensive tyrone williams intercepted pass dilfer , returned 14 yards, setting longwell s second field goal 6 seconds left in half, making score 13–0.


green bay receiver antonio freeman returned second half kickoff 90 yards touchdown, holding penalty on darren sharper eliminated score , moved ball way own 11-yard line. green bay still managed drive scoring range, on eighth play of drive, bucs defensive donnie abraham intercepted pass favre on tampa bay 6-yard line. dilfer subsequently led bucs offense 94 yards in 8 plays, completing 54-yard pass reidel anthony , 28-yard pass dave moore along way, score on fullback mike alstott s 6-yard touchdown run, cutting score 13–7. 2 possessions later, brooks 14-yard punt return gave packers ball on 46-yard line, proceeded drive 54 yards , score 2-yard touchdown run levens. then, favre closed out scoring running in two-point conversion on quarterback draw. tampa bay s final 3 possessions result in 2 turnovers on downs , interception packers defensive mike prior.


favre had rough day, completing 15 of 28 passes 190 yards , touchdown 2 interceptions. anthony finished game 141 all-purpose yards (one reception 52 yards, 4 kick returns 68 yards, , 1 punt return 21 yards).







Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Causes Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

History The Vandals

Publications Daniel Kolak