The Green Bay Packers won their fourth straight game Sunday and pulled into a tie for first place in the NFC North, beating the Minnesota Vikings in a 34-31 thriller at Lambeau Field. Both teams now have records of 5-4.
Ryan Longwell kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to provide the winning margin after the Vikings had battled back from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit.
Brett Favre through four touchdown passes for the 18th time in his career, hitting Javon Walker, Tony Fisher, Bubba Franks, and William Henderson on scoring throws. Favre completed 20 of 29 passes on the day, good for 236 yards and no interceptions.
Ahman Green ran for 145 yards on 21 carries on the afternoon, including a 35-yard run in the second quarter.
Nine different Packers caught at least one pass Sunday, led by Walker's three catches for 74 yards. Walker's touchdown was a 50-yard grab to open the scoring.
Defensively, the Packers sacked Daunte Culpepper four times .
Quite a game...
Would you believe I have not watched an entire Packer game since the start of the season?
Yard work has kept me busy. (Monday night games have sent me to bed eary...)
I sure enjoy listening to Wayne and Larry though.