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Favre lobbied with coaches at halftime to open up the passinggame, then threw for 226 of his 269 yards in the final two quarters,steering Green Bay back from a 7-6 deficit. Led by Favre, Green Bayin the second half produced points on four of its first five possessions.The quarterback engineered marches of 72, 81, 49 and 93yards, fighting off a 49ers rally that had tied the contest, 15-15, with12 minutes left in regulation.McKenzie halted an ominous Niners drive halfway through thefourth quarter. The cornerback batted an underthrown pass, likea volleyball, into the hands of a nearby Williams at the Packers’7. McKenzie had broken up another potential Terrell Owens scoreearlier in the fourth. After the pick, the Packers drove 93 yards toextend their lead, on Ahman Green’s 9-yard TD run.Inspired by the return of injured starters Nate Wayne and GilbertBrown, the Packers also held the league’s No. 2 rushing offense toonly 71 yards on the ground. Brown recorded his first sack since1997 on the game’s first play from scrimmage. Cletidus Hunt keptthe Niners off the scoreboard early when he blocked a Jose Cortezfield goal attempt in the second quarter.San Francisco . . . . 0 7 0 8 — 15Packers . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 9 10 — 25GB — Freeman 5 pass from Favre (kick blocked)SF — Hearst 2 run (Cortez kick)GB — FG Longwell 26GB — Franks 19 pass from Favre (pass failed)SF — Streets 14 pass from Garcia (Streets-Garcia pass)GB — FG Longwell 45GB — Green 9 run (Longwell kick)ST. LOUIS 45, PACKERS 172001 NFC Divisional PlayoffJan. 20, 2002, at Dome at America’s Center, St. LouisSt. Louis parlayed eight Green Bay turnoversinto 35 points, and ended an outstandingPackers season, 45-17. The Packerssuffered the largest margin of defeat in teampostseason history.Brett Favre, in his 16th career postseasongame, matched an NFL playoff record withsix interceptions. St. Louis returned three INTs for touchdowns, andfour of the six picks were tipped either at the line of scrimmage orby the intended receiver. The timing of the first three interceptionscombined to put the game out of reach.Favre’s initial interception, early in the first quarter, was a readmiscommunication with Bill Schroeder, and Aeneas Williams raced29 yards for the day’s first points. Favre answered by marching 65yards in five plays, getting a great effort from Antonio Freeman on a22-yard TD pass, to tie the game, 7-7.But with St. Louis up 14-7 in the second period, Kim Herringpicked off Favre and returned it 45 yards to the Green Bay 4. Twoplays later, Kurt Warner hit James Hodgins on a 4-yard pass toextend the Rams’ lead.The third interception, in the third quarter, all but sealed thewin. Tommy Polley grabbed a pass deflected by Grant Wistrom andsprinted 34 yards for a TD, creating a 31-10 St. Louis advantage.Lost in the eight turnovers, which doubled the Packers’ previous2001 season high, was a strong effort by the Green Bay defense,which limited the league’s best offense to its lowest yardage in 21games. The Packers gave up only two big plays — a 38-yard runALL-TIME HOME POSTSEASON RECORDS, NFL & AFL TEAMSAri/Pho/StL/Chi Cardinals . . . . . . .4 0 1.000Houston Texans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 1.000Det. Lions/Portsmouth Spartans. .5 1 .833Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 .800Oakland/L.A. Raiders . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 .792New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . 14 4 .778Seattle Seahawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 .778Buffalo Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3 .769Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 .765Washington Redskins . . . . . . . . . 13 4 .765Dallas Cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8 .704Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 9 .690San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . 20 9 .690Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 .684Miami Dolphins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 .681Carolina Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 .667Jacksonville Jaguars. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 .667by Marshall Faulk late in the first quarter and a 50-yard pass fromWarner to Torry Holt. Green Bay also held St. Louis to 13 first downs,its lowest total since the Rams began their offensive explosion in1999.The Packers saw a penalty nullify a 95-yard kickoff return, whichwould have cut the Rams’ lead to 21-14 in the second quarter.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 0 7 — 17St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . 7 17 14 7 — 45StL — Williams 29 interception return (Wilkins kick)GB — Freeman 22 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)StL — Holt 4 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)StL — Hodgins 4 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick)GB — FG Longwell 28StL — FG Wilkins 7StL — Faulk 7 run (Wilkins kick)StL — Polley 34 interception return (Wilkins kick)StL — Williams 32 interception return (Wilkins kick)GB — Freeman 8 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)ATLANTA 27, PACKERS 72002 NFC Wild Card PlayoffJan. 4, 2003, at Lambeau Field, Green BayUndaunted by the storied stadium wherehis own coach, Dan Reeves, lost in the “IceBowl” 35 years before, Michael Vick ledAtlanta to a shocking upset before 65,358.The Packers, the NFL’s only 8-0 home teamin 2002, had never lost a home playoff (13-0). Brett Favre was without Pro Bowl backAhman Green (knee) and top receivers Donald Driver (shoulder) andTerry Glenn (concussion) in a futile second-half comeback attempt.The NFC North champion Packers, who tied for the league’s bestrecord and just one week prior had a shot at the NFC home-fieldadvantage, began their offseason much sooner than expected.Green Bay, without top defender and Pro Bowl safety DarrenSharper (knee), even got a snowstorm but still couldn’t corral anymomentum. After a Vick touchdown pass gave the Falcons a quick7-0 lead, Mark Simoneau beat the Packers’ protection and blockedJosh Bidwell’s punt near Green Bay’s end zone. Artie Ulmer smotheredthe ball for another Atlanta touchdown. Then, Kevin McCadampushed Tyrone Williams into Green Bay returner Eric Metcalf, andGeorge Layne recovered the muffed punt. Four plays later, T.J.Duckett’s TD made it 21-0. The fervent Falcons also stopped thePackers with a goal-line stand.Favre, who had two interceptions and a fumble, hit Driver witha 14-yard touchdown on the first drive after halftime, but Driver reinjuredhis dislocated shoulder on the play. It was the 13th straightplayoff game in which Favre threw a touchdown pass, tying DanMarino’s NFL record.Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . 14 10 3 0 — 27Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 7 0 — 7Atl — Jefferson 10 pass from Vick (Feely kick)Atl — Ulmer 1 return of blocked punt (Feely kick)Atl — Duckett 6 run (Feely kick)Atl — FG Feely 22GB — Driver 14 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)Atl — FG Feely 23Minnesota Vikings . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 .650Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts. . . 10 6 .625Cincinnati Bengals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3 .625New Orleans Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3 .625St. Louis/L.A. Rams . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7 .611Cleveland Browns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 6 .600Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2 .600Chicago Bears/Staleys . . . . . . . . . 12 8 .600Atlanta Falcons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3 .571New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 9 .571New York Jets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3 .571Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . . . . . . . .4 3 .571Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers. .6 5 .545San Diego Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 8 .429Kansas City Chiefs/Dallas Texans. .2 5 .286Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 146 .673Does not include neutral-site games; through 2012 playoffsCOMMUNITYPACKERS NFL TITLE GAMES & PLAYOFFSADMIN. &COACHESDRAFT &VETERANS FREE AGENTS 2012 REVIEWPLAYOFFHISTORYLAMBEAUFIELD MISC.479