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PACKERS NFL TITLE GAMES & PLAYOFFSCOMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWPLAYOFFHISTORYLAMBEAUFIELDMISC.PACKERS 33, SEATTLE 27 (OT)2003 NFC Wild Card PlayoffJan. 4, 2004, at Lambeau Field, Green BayAl Harris returned an interception 52yards for an overtime touchdown to lift thePackers past the Seattle Seahawks, 33-27.Harris scored the first defensive touchdownto win an overtime playoff in NFLhistory. Once he got to the end zone, histeammates tackled him, setting off a wildcelebration. Harris answered with a lap around the stadium.Seattle had tied it with 51 seconds remaining on ShaunAlexander’s third 1-yard touchdown run. Then, Packers kicker RyanLongwell was short on a 47-yard field goal attempt as regulationtime expired. Seattle won the coin toss, and quarterback MattHasselbeck told the official, “We want the ball, and we’re going toscore.” The Seahawks got the ball, but punted. After Seattle got theball back, it was Harris who scored on the game’s only turnover.Favre, as usual, thrived in the cold. He set an NFL record bythrowing for a touchdown in a 14th straight playoff game and ralliedthe Packers to a 27-20 lead.Early on, the Seahawks – who lost 35-13 in Green Bay the priorOctober – shut down Ahman Green, who rushed for 1,883 yardsin the regular season. But he came on late, particularly on shortyardageplays. After falling behind 20-13, Green Bay covered 60yards in 12 plays. Green converted a fourth-and-1 from the 3 beforesurging into the end zone to tie it with 10:01 left.Early in overtime, replay helped the Seahawks when AlexBannister was ruled to have fumbled. But a video review overturnedthe call, to cascading boos. The game was even on key calls – andin just about every other way. In the first half, Hasselbeck tried tostop his passing motion and lost the ball at the Green Bay 17. NickBarnett retrieved it and ran for a touchdown, but Seattle head coachMike Holmgren challenged the call and won.Javon Walker’s 44-yard reception led to Favre’s playoff TDrecord. Favre’s 23-yard laser found Bubba Franks at the goal lineas defender Damien Robinson fell down. Favre, who threw for 319yards, was tied with former Dolphins star Dan Marino for the recordof 13 straight games.Longwell’s 27-yarder made it 13-6 at halftime, but Seattle tied itwith a 75-yard drive to open the second half. Alexander ran in fromthe 1 on fourth down after left guard Steve Hutchinson caught adeflected pass on the previous play.Favre moved into third place in career playoff completions (364)and touchdown passes (31), ahead of John Elway.Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 14 7 0 — 27Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 13 0 14 6 — 33Sea — FG J.Brown 30GB — FG Longwell 31Sea — FG J.Brown 35GB — Franks 23 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)GB — FG Longwell 27Sea — Alexander 1 run (J.Brown kick)Sea — Alexander 1 run (J.Brown kick)GB — Green 1 run (Longwell kick)GB — Green 1 run (Longwell kick)Sea — Alexander 1 run (J.Brown kick)GB — Harris 52 interception returnPHILADELPHIA 20, PACKERS 17 (OT)2003 NFC Divisional PlayoffJan. 11, 2004, at Lincoln Financial Field, Phi.Brian Dawkins’ overtime interception setup David Akers’ winning field goal, but theEagles really advanced to the NFC title gamethanks to Donovan McNabb.With the Eagles trailing 17-14 and 1:12left in regulation, he breathed life into histeam with a 28-yard completion to FreddieMitchell on a fourth-and-26. That, in turn, led to a 37-yard field goalby Akers that sent the game into overtime. McNabb threw for 248yards and two TDs, and rushed for 107 yards.Duce Staley had two big runs – one for 22 on the Eagles’ firstplay of their final regulation drive and another of 11 yards in overtimeto help set up the winning field goal. Staley’s contribution wasespecially needed with the Eagles missing all-purpose running backBrian Westbrook, who scored 13 touchdowns in the regular seasonbut sat out with a torn triceps muscle.The Packers (11-7) had won seven of their last eight, including480three straight since Brett Favre’s father died just before Christmas.Green Bay became the second NFL team to play consecutive overtimeplayoff games, joining the 1987 Browns.The Packers led 14-7 at halftime, but the Eagles had the momentumafter stopping Ahman Green on fourth down from the 1-yardline late in the second quarter.Green Bay scored twice in the first quarter on passes of 40and 17 yards from Favre to Robert Ferguson, the first set up bya McNabb fumble. The Eagles countered midway through thesecond quarter on McNabb’s 7-yard TD pass to Staley. It came oneplay after a 45-yard completion from McNabb to Todd Pinkston.Philadelphia tied it early in the fourth quarter when McNabbscrambled out of trouble and found Pinkston just inside the rightpylon from 12 yards out.Favre’s 44-yard pass to Javon Walker set up Ryan Longwell’s21-yard field goal that gave the Packers a 17-14 lead with 10:21 leftin the fourth. Favre’s 180 yards passing moved him ahead of DanMarino into third place on the career playoff yardage list.Green Bay posted eight sacks, a franchise postseason record.Packers . . . . . . . . . 14 0 0 3 0 — 17Philadelphia . . . . . . 0 7 0 10 3 — 20GB — Ferguson 40 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)GB — Ferguson 17 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)Phi — Staley 7 pass from McNabb (Akers kick)Phi — Pinkston 12 pass from McNabb (Akers kick)GB — FG Longwell 21Phi — FG Akers 37Phi — FG Akers 31MINNESOTA 31, PACKERS 172004 NFC Wild Card PlayoffJan. 9, 2005, at Lambeau Field, Green BayRandy Moss caught two touchdownpasses and the Vikings rolled to a 31-17upset victory against the stunned Packers.Green Bay had swept the season series,including a last-second victory at theMetrodome two weeks prior to clinch theNFC North crown and the home field for thisshowdown at Lambeau Field.Daunte Culpepper threw four touchdown passes and the Vikingspicked off four Brett Favre passes.Minnesota scored on its first three possessions, jumping outto a 17-0 lead in avenging two 34-31 losses to the Packers, whoentered the playoffs as the NFC’s hottest team.The Packers lost Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker and left tackleChad Clifton to injuries, but pulled to 24-17 on Najeh Davenport’s1-yard plunge with 13:37 left. Then, two costly defensive penaltiesset up Culpepper’s 34-yard touchdown toss to Moss, giving theVikings a 14-point cushion with 10:18 remaining.On the first series, Culpepper lofted the ball over Nick Barnettand Moe Williams broke a tackle, scampering 68 yards for atouchdown 1:40 into the game. After the Packers went three-andout,the Vikings made it 14-0 on Moss’s 20-yard TD catch. AntoineWinfield’s interception on the next possession set up MortenAndersen’s 35-yard field goal that made it 17-0.The Packers pulled to 17-10 on Ryan Longwell’s 43-yard fieldgoal and Bubba Franks’ 4-yard TD catch, and they caught a hugebreak when Andersen slipped on a 29-yard field goal attempt.But Walker, who bruised his shin earlier in the second quarterand didn’t play after halftime, changed his deep route and BrianRussell intercepted the pass, leading to a Nate Burleson score.The Packers drove to the Vikings’ 8, but Favre was whistled foran illegal forward pass when he scrambled and flung the ball toWalker in the end zone. Then, Longwell missed a 28-yarder.Favre surpassed No. 2 Dan Marino and No. 3 John Elway on theall-time postseason completions and pass attempts lists, respectively.He also extended his NFL record with a TD pass in a 16thconsecutive playoff game.Minnesota . . . . . . . 17 7 0 7 — 31Packers . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 0 7 — 17Min — M.Williams 68 pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick)Min — Moss 20 pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick)Min — FG Andersen 35GB — FG Longwell 43GB — Franks 4 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)Min — Burleson 19 pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick)GB — Davenport 1 run (Longwell kick)Min — Moss 34 pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick)