Favre beats Vikings on Packers' final drive Field goal with 3 seconds left seals victory

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 27, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

David Picker
International Herald Tribune
12-27-2004
Brett Favre orchestrated one of the most dramatic fourth-quarter comebacks of his career, and he picked the perfect time to do it. Favre led the Packers 76 yards on the game's final drive as Green Bay beat the Minnesota Vikings, 34-31, on a game-ending field goal at the Metrodome on Friday. The Packers (9-6) clinched their third consecutive National Football Conference North title and guaranteed themselves a home playoff game; had the Vikings (8-7) won this meeting of rivals, they would have seized the division title. ''Right now it ...

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