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PACKERS NFL TITLE GAMES & PLAYOFFSCOMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWPLAYOFFHISTORYLAMBEAUFIELDMISC.PACKERS 28, LOS ANGELES 71967 Western Conf. ChampionshipDec. 23 at County Stadium, MilwaukeeTravis Williams scored two touchdowns,and the Packers weathered three earlyturnovers, downing the Rams in the firstregularly scheduled conference playoff inNFL history.After L.A. got on the board first withRoman Gabriel’s 29-yard scoring pass toBernie Casey, the Packers responded with 28 unanswered points, inone of Milwaukee County Stadium’s more memorable games.Williams rushed for 88 yards on 18 carries, while Bart Starr threwfor 222 yards with one touchdown and set a then-team record bycompleting 73.9 percent of his passes (17 of 23). End Carroll Dalecaught Starr’s scoring toss, one of six catches for 109 yards. ThePackers also sacked Gabriel five times, including 3½ by HenryJordan.Green Bay’s victory kicked off a trio of postseason wins thatincluded the legendary Ice Bowl NFL championship eight days later,and a second straight Super Bowl victory.Los Angeles . . . . . . 7 0 0 0 — 7Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 14 7 7 — 28LA — Casey 29 pass from Gabriel (Gossett kick)GB — Williams 46 run (Chandler kick)GB — Dale 17 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)GB — Mercein 6 run (Chandler kick)GB — Williams 2 run (Chandler kick)WASHINGTON 16, PACKERS 31972 NFC Divisional PlayoffDec. 24 at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.Chester Marcol’s 17-yard field goal early inthe second quarter put the Packers out front,but late in the same period, Billy Kilmer’s TDto Roy Jefferson gave the Redskins a leadthey never yielded. Curt Knight kicked threefield goals to provide the Redskins’ otherpoints before a crowd of 53,140 fans.John Brockington, the Packers’ 1,000-yardrusher, had to settle for 9 yards on 13 carries as the Redskins474used a five-man defensive line to shut down the running game.Washington’s Larry Brown rushed for 101 yards on 25 carries.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 0 — 3Washington. . . . . . . 0 10 0 6 — 16GB — FG Marcol 17Was — Jefferson 32 pass from Kilmer (Knight kick)Was — FG Knight 42Was — FG Knight 35Was — FG Knight 46PACKERS 41, ST. LOUIS 161982 NFC First-Round PlayoffJan. 8, 1983, at Lambeau Field, Green BayThe Packers halted a first-quarterCardinals drive at the 1, then scored a(then) franchise-record 41 points to openthe Super Bowl tournament, following thestrike-shortened 1982 season.Lynn Dickey culminated two long TDdrives with passes to John Jefferson andJames Lofton. The Packers then capitalizedon a pair of St. Louis turnovers, converting each into an EddieLee Ivery TD.Green Bay led 28-9 at half, and 41-9 in the fourth. Dickey (17of 23, 260 yards, no interceptions) tied a team playoff record withfour TD passes. Jefferson (six catches) set a (then) club postseasonmark with 148 receiving yards, including a 60-yard TD reception.And, Jan Stenerud kicked a 46-yard field goal, then the longest inteam playoff history.St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . 3 6 0 7 — 16Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 21 10 3 — 41StL — FG O’Donoghue 18GB — Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)GB — Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)GB — Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick)GB — Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)StL — Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked)GB — FG Stenerud 46GB — Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)GB — FG Stenerud 34StL — Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O’Donoghue kick)THE ICE BOWLPACKERS 21, DALLAS 171967 NFL ChampionshipDec. 31 at Lambeau Field, Green BayBart Starr’s game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard dive behind Jerry Kramer and Ken Bowman with 13 secondsremaining, clinched a third straight Green Bay championship and ended the “Ice Bowl.”Starr’s score, on third down with no timeouts left, climaxed a 68-yard, 12-play drive which began with 4:50 onthe clock. In all, 50,861 watched the coldestgame in league annals. Kickoff temperaturewas 13 below zero and the wind chill wasminus-46.Like the year before, the Packers grabbed an early 14-0 advantage.But this time the Cowboys came back, gaining a 17-14 edge on thefirst play of the fourth quarter, when Lance Rentzel caught a 50-yardtouchdown from halfback Dan Reeves. The contest was later votedthe greatest game in pro football history.Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . 0 10 0 7 — 17Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 0 7 — 21GB — Dowler 8 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)GB — Dowler 43 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)Dal — Andrie 7 fumble return (Villanueva kick)Dal — FG Villanueva 21Dal — Rentzel 50 pass from Reeves (Villanueva kick)GB — Starr 1 run (Chandler kick)DID YOU KNOW?• Starr’s touchdown play, “31 Wedge,” called for Chuck Merceinto get the ball. No one expected Starr to keep it.• Officially, the field’s $80,000 heating system failed due tocold. Unofficially, some say, Vince Lombardi turned it off.• The play before Starr’s TD, Donny Anderson actually brokethe plane, but Lee Roy Jordan knocked the ball from hishands, and Anderson had to retrieve it on the other side.• Officials could not use whistles to stop play. They froze.• The team canceled marching-band performances afternoticing blood on a few of the musicians’ faces.• Packers fans several times during the contest leaned overthe front row to unplug the Cowboys’ heated benches.• After the game, several fans passed out soon after warmingup. Their thawed systems finally registered the alcoholthey’d consumed to keep warm during the game.• One fan, an elderly gentleman, died due to exposure.