"1997 Super Bowl" redirects here. Afterwards, Fox televised The X-Files episode "Leonard Betts". Home > Sports > Football > NFL > New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers; Popular Events Nationwide. Eventually, the teams exchanged field goals, and the Patriots led 13–6 going into the 4th quarter. But two plays later, Packers free safety Mike Prior intercepted a long pass that was intended for wide receiver Shawn Jefferson, and returned it 8 yards to the Packers 26-yard line. In 1996, the Packers posted an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record after winning eight of their first nine games to start the season. How many chances do you get to play for the Super Bowl? The game was rematched on October 27, 1997, as a near-national telecast on ABC's Monday Night Football, the only time ABC aired a rematch of the previous season's Super Bowl. After joining Green Bay before the 1996 season, the team used him as a kick returner. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette powers for a first down with a 12-yard gain in Super Bowl LV. But on the ensuing kickoff, Howard returned the ball 99 yards for a touchdown – the longest play in Super Bowl history (later broken in Super Bowl XLIII, and broken again in Super Bowl XLVII). After a 7-yard reception and a 2-yard run by Martin on their first two plays, Bledsoe completed a 44-yard pass to wide receiver Terry Glenn to advance to the Green Bay 4-yard line. The league started to put the NFL logo at midfield again for Super Bowl XXXVIII. With that improvement, the team was sold to Robert Kraft in January 1994 for a then-record price of $200 million. [10] The minimums are shown (in parenthesis). Expert Pick & Final Score Prediction for Packers vs Patriots I think this one may be a little closer than a lot of people think. The following records were set in Super Bowl XXXI, according to the official NFL.com boxscore,[9] the 2016 NFL Record & Fact Book[10] and the ProFootball reference.com game summary. Packers vs. Patriots: Previewing New England's Preseason Week 1 Matchup. The Jaguars scored a field goal in the 2nd quarter, but Jacksonville punt returner Chris Hudson's fumble set up Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri's 29-yard field goal. Buccaneers live stream: Watch Rodgers vs. Brady ... Brady and Rodgers squared off twice when the six-time Super Bowl champion played for the New England Patriots. Tell them to get back to you in a couple of days. Green Bay also had a number of offensive weapons. Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. lays out for an impressive interception. The Patriots and Packers have met 11 times in their history, including one Super Bowl, with Green Bay leading the series 6-5. . Rison had been released by two teams over the previous two years and was known as a serious disciplinary problem for skipping team meetings. Tom Brady will improve to 3-2 against the Packers. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker booms 52-yard FG through the uprights. The game was played on January 26, 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Packers defensive end Reggie White set a Super Bowl record with three sacks, including back to back takedowns in the 3rd quarter. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27–10 in Super Bowl XII, the Oakland Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27–10 in Super Bowl XV, the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 46–10 in Super Bowl XX, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 55–10 in Super Bowl XXIV. On defense, the team's main weapon was Pro Bowler McGinest, who recorded 49 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, an interception which he returned 46 yards for a touchdown, and a team-leading 9.5 sacks. The Patriots limited the Packers to three punts and a missed 47-yard field goal attempt by Jacke. This was the first Super Bowl played at the Superdome in which the home (and losing) team's point total was something other than 10. White then recorded a third sack late in the 4th quarter. New England's lead was short-lived. His four interceptions tied a Super Bowl record. After 24 mostly dismal seasons since Vince Lombardi left, the Packers' fortunes turned after head coach Mike Holmgren and quarterback Brett Favre joined the team in 1992. Twitter . 0. During a September 20, 1992 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Favre replaced injured starter Don Majkowski and proceeded to lead the team to a comeback victory. In the third quarter, the Patriots cut the lead to 27–21 off of running back Curtis Martin's 18-yard rushing touchdown. He gained a total of 154 kickoff return yards, and also recorded a then-Super Bowl record 90 punt return yards, thus tying the then-Super Bowl records of total return yards (244) and combined net yards gained (244). "Through everything I really believed I'd be here today. This Super Bowl featured two clubs that had recently returned to competitiveness. All that changed when former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren became the Packers head coach in 1992. The Krafts had also eliminated the practice of TV blackouts (and courted and nailed deals with local affiliates), and the season resulted in a resurge of popularity in the NFL game across the region. As Holmgren, Favre, and the Packers continued to win, they were able to attract impact free agents like veteran defensive end Reggie White, nicknamed the "Minister of Defense", who joined the team in 1993. After the turnover, Favre completed a 22-yard pass to Freeman, and Levens rushed four times for 31 yards on a 9-play, 74-yard drive that took 5:59 minutes off the clock and ended with Favre's 2-yard touchdown run to give Green Bay a 27–14 lead with just 1:11 left in the half. Watch all of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' best defensive plays from their masterful win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. In 2007, the Packers were favored to return to the Super Bowl to face the Patriots again but were upset at Lambeau Field by the eventual champion New York Giants, who went on to knock off the previously undefeated Patriots. Late in the season, after a string of injuries sent star receiver Robert Brooks out for the season and caused Freeman to miss four games, Green Bay made another big addition to their receiving corps by signing Andre Rison, who had been cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and finished the season with 47 receptions for 593 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Patriots will be without starting right guard Shaq Mason. Right here in this stairwell, talking about being world champions. As the designated home team, the Packers wore their home green uniforms and gold pants, while the Patriots went with their road white uniforms and silver pants. Meanwhile, the Packers first eliminated the San Francisco 49ers, 35–14. Bledsoe was also intercepted twice in the final period (one by Newsome and the other one by linebacker Brian Williams). In the offseason, Parcells hired his old Giants defensive coordinator, Bill Belichick, as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach. Packers vs. Patriots Final Score: Packers Hold Off Patriots In 26-21 Battle New, comments Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers held off the New England Patriots 26-21 at home on Sunday. It’s Goat vs Goat and even the greatest basketball player of all time was looking forward to this match-up. The FoxBox was used also in Super Bowl XXXIII, and the graphic positioned over live action has become the norm in virtually all sports broadcasts at the national and regional production levels. The telecast ended up being the highest-rated program in the history of the then ten-year-old Fox network, and it currently ties Super Bowl XLII for the highest-rated program in the entire history of the network. Photos by Jim Biever, Packers.com. However, Green Bay's defense forced two incompletions from Bledsoe, causing the Patriots to turn the ball over on downs with just 19 seconds left before halftime. They are now 6-2 and hold a two-game lead at the top of the AFC East. Green Bay's defense and special teams dominated the game, forcing 5 turnovers, and helped the team score 35 points even though Favre was limited to just 79 passing yards. The Packers also became the first dark-colored team to win a Super Bowl indoors. To Parcells' credit, much of the improvement was the result of the contributions from their draft picks that they made before the season: linebackers Willie McGinest and Chris Slade. I'm not saying it was disrespectful to me, but it was in terms of the overall commitment to the team." The coin toss ceremony featured the winning head coaches of the Super Bowls that had previously been in New Orleans: Hank Stram (Super Bowl IV), Tom Landry (Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl XII), Chuck Noll (Super Bowl IX), Tom Flores (Super Bowl XV), Mike Ditka (Super Bowl XX), and George Seifert (Super Bowl XXIV). The Packers then dominated the second half, only allowing one more field goal from the Panthers. Sunday Night Football. Favre completed 14 out of 27 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns, and had 12 rushing yards and another touchdown on 4 carries. 4Receptions From there, Favre led the Packers all the way to the New England 37, but the Patriots made a key defensive stand, stopping Levens for no gain on 3rd down and 1, and then tackling him again for a 7-yard loss on 4th down. Linebacker Chris Slade added 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. Bledsoe finished the game with 11 more pass completions (25) than Favre, but only 7 more total passing yards (253). Evan Lazar - November 1, 2018. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1997 season, see. FOXBORO — The hype surrounding the matchup between the Packers and Patriots is all about Aaron Rodgers versus Tom Brady. But now I'm at this age. The Patriots' offense became the 7th-best unit in the league in terms of yards, and 2nd-best (behind the Packers) in points. Starting with this game, through Super Bowl XXXVII, the Super Bowl logo was painted at the 50-yard line, and the teams' helmets were placed on the 30-yard lines. Trouble never seems to be far away, and the future won't be all rosy, but they can't take this away from me. The Patriots are facing a familiar but disruptive scheme against Mike Pettine and the Packers Defense. Martin was limited to just 41 rushing yards and 1 touchdown on 11 carries, but he also caught 3 passes for 28 yards. Watch all of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady's best throws from his 3-TD game in his Super Bowl LV win. SeatGeek Is The Largest Ticket Hub On The Web Which Means Your Chances Are Increased At Finding The Right Tickets At The Right Price - Let's Go! Then on the Patriots' ensuing drive, Packers defensive back Doug Evans intercepted a pass from Bledsoe at the Patriots 28-yard line. Then on third down of the ensuing Patriots drive, strong safety LeRoy Butler powered through Meggett's block attempt and managed to drag Bledsoe down with one arm for a 9-yard sack, forcing a Tom Tupa punt that Howard returned 34 yards to the Patriots 47-yard line. This was the eighth time that New Orleans hosted the game. Hank Stram was given the honor of doing the coin toss. Football-starved fans should get at least a small sampling of Brady vs. Rodgers. Bledsoe threw for 4,086 yards and 27 touchdowns against 15 interceptions. This was the first of three Super Bowls to be called by Summerall and Madden while with Fox (Super Bowls XXXIII and XXXVI being the others). By advancing to the Super Bowl, the Packers broke a streak since Super Bowl XXVI that had either the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers representing the NFC in the championship game. † This category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns. Bledsoe then threw three straight incompletions, but on the third one, Packers cornerback Craig Newsome was called for a 26-yard pass interference penalty, giving New England a first down at the 1-yard line. After four losing seasons, the Patriots' rise began in 1993 when Bill Parcells was hired as head coach, and the team drafted quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Favre then completed a pass to tight end Mark Chmura for a successful two-point conversion, giving the Packers a 35–21 lead. Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushes for a 26-yard gain early in the second half. The pregame show featured Los del Río, who performed their multi-platinum smash hit "Macarena", the dance craze that became a worldwide summer hit in 1996. New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers Tickets. Bennett was the team's leading rusher with 899 yards, while also catching 31 passes for 176 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. On the second play of the Patriots' ensuing drive, Bledsoe completed a 32-yard screen pass to fullback Keith Byars and followed it up with a "dump-off" pass to running back Curtis Martin, who caught the ball near the line of scrimmage and ran 20 yards to the Packers 27-yard line before being tackled. But unlike Jacksonville, Carolina came into the contest as the NFC's #2 seed and had eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys, 26–17. New England also had a solid secondary, led by defensive backs Willie Clay (72 tackles, a fumble recovery, 4 interceptions, 50 return yards), Ty Law (56 tackles, 3 interceptions, 45 return yards, 1 touchdown), and Lawyer Milloy (54 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 2 interceptions). The book Patriot Reign alleges the Patriots have cell phone records showing Parcells was in constant contact with the Jets during the week. New England had a tough fight on Monday night in Buffalo, but they eventually managed to win their fifth straight game. Running back Curtis Martin would be the focal point of the rushing attack with his 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground, while also catching 46 passes for another 333 yards and 3 touchdowns. Watch the highlights from the Week 9 matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots. But in the end, Tom Brady will out-do Aaron Rodgers in the game's key moments and keep New England rolling with a … Howard excelled in this role and ended up setting an NFL record with 875 punt return yards, while also leading the league in yards per return (15.1) and punt return touchdowns (3). Dorsey Levens was the game's leading rusher with 61 rushing yards, and caught 3 passes for 23 yards. New England gained a total of 346 yards in the game, while limiting Steelers quarterback Mike Tomczak to just 110 passing yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette revs up and hits the gas for 27-yard TD burst. Later, he returned a punt 46 yards to set up Favre's 4-yard touchdown pass to Andre Rison. Thirty years from now, the kids will be getting ready for Super Bowl LXI, and NFL Films will drag out Steve Sabol — he'll be around 102 then — and he'll talk about how Brett Favre fought through such adversity. With under 4 minutes left in the game, the Jaguars reached the New England 5-yard line, but Patriots safety Willie Clay intercepted a pass in the end zone. Bledsoe was also still there, but was now backing up Tom Brady, who was then just a second-year player who had thrown only three passes in his rookie season but had gone 11-3 as a starter to finish the regular season after Bledsoe had been knocked out in Week 2 against the Jets. . They set an NFL record with seven wins by at least 25 points. McCarthy vs Belichick. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC. Favre threw for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception. New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers Results. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1996 season. Green Bay then opened up the scoring with Brett Favre's 54-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Rison on their second offensive play of the game. Part of the team's spotty performance that season might have been that the head coach, Parcells, and the new owner, Kraft, did not get along well. [5]), The team then posted a 10–6 record in 1994 after starting the regular season at 3–6, but were eliminated by the Cleveland Browns in their first playoff game. On the ensuing drive, a 7-yard sack by Patriots cornerback Otis Smith helped the New England defense force the Packers to punt, and the Patriots got the ball back with great field position after Meggett returned Craig Hentrich's 48-yard punt 6 yards to the New England 47-yard line. By a large margin it was the highest-rated program aired in the network's history at the time. Coincidentally, the first Super Bowl appearance for the Patriots was also in the Superdome and against an NFC Central team. Brett Favre's first game against the Patriots was in 1994. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. CBSSports.com has two final score predictions: Pete Prisco goes with the over and has it Patriots 37, Packers 33. Aided by Martin's 166 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 78-yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter, the Patriots first eliminated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28–3. Score: Green Bay Packers 24 – New England Patriots 28 . 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