NFL FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- ----- SAN FRANCISCO 0 17 0 3 0 -- 20 GREEN BAY 6 0 8 6 3 -- 23 FINAL IN OT
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: GNB - FG, C Jacke 30, 9:37. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards in 3:19. Key plays: Favre 50-yard pass to Jackson to San Francisco 10. Green Bay 3-0 GNB - FG, C Jacke 25, 12:02. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards in 1:24. Key plays: Favre 54-yard pass to Beebe to San Francisco 12. Green Bay 6-0 2ND QUARTER: SFO - FG, Wilkins 48, 7:45. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards in 1:51. Key plays: Grbac 17-yard pass to Popson to Green Bay 49; Grbac 24-yard pass to Rice to Green Bay 25. Green Bay 6-3 SFO - TD, Rice 7 pass from Grbac (Wilkins kick), 12:40. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Vardell 15-yard run to Green Bay 43; Grbac 13-yard pass to Rice on 3rd-and-2 to Green Bay 22. San Francisco 10-6 SFO - TD, Rice 13 pass from Grbac (Wilkins kick), 14:37. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards in 1:09. Key plays: Stubblefield 15-yard interception return to Green Bay 28; Grbac 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Green Bay 18. San Francisco 17-6 3RD QUARTER: GNB - TD, Beebe 59 pass from Favre (Favre pass to Bennett for two-point conversion), 7:46. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards in 1:22. Key plays: Favre 14-yard pass to Freeman to Green Bay 35. San Francisco 17-14 4TH QUARTER: GNB - FG, C Jacke 35, 11:25. Drive: 15 plays, 50 yards in 5:53. Key plays: Favre 10-yard pass to Freeman to San Fransisco 38; Favre 16-yard pass to Freeman on 3rd-and-10 to San Fransisco 22. San Francisco 17, Green Bay 17 SFO - FG, Wilkins 28, 13:10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards in 0:23. Key plays: Pope 12-yard interception return to Green Bay 13. San Francisco 20-17 GNB - FG, C Jacke 31, 14:52. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards in 1:34. Key plays: Defensive holding and unsportsmanlike conduct on 49ers' Isreal gives first down at Green Bay 45; Favre 11-yard pass to Beebe to San Francisco 44; Favre 12-yard run to San Francisco 13. San Francisco 20, Green Bay 20 OT: GNB - FG, C Jacke 53, 3:41. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards in 2:06. Key plays: Favre 13-yard pass to Beebe to San Francisco 40; Favre 5-yard pass to Mayes to San Francisco 35. Green Bay 23-20
TEAM STATISTICS
SFO GNB -------- -------- FIRST DOWNS 14 24 Rushing 4 6 Passing 9 15 Penalty 1 3 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-18 8-20 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-1 TOTAL NET YARDS 253 446 Total plays 68 89 Average gain 3.7 5.0 NET YARDS RUSHING 74 68 Rushes 28 26 Average per rush 2.6 2.6 NET YARDS PASSING 179 378 Completed-attempted 21-39 28-61 Yards per pass 4.5 6.0 Sacked-yards lost 1-3 2-17 Had intercepted 2 2 PUNTS-AVERAGE 9-41.7 6-39.8 RETURN YARDAGE 188 122 Punts-returns 1-12 6-28 Kickoffs-returns 7-149 5-94 Interceptions-returns 2-27 2-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 9-65 2-24 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 1-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:57 34:44
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: None.
San Francisco rushing: Vardell 8-31, Kirby 10-27, Lynn 3-11, Loville 3-4, Grbac 4-1.
Green Bay rushing: Favre 6-24, Bennett 7-18, Levens 10-16, W Henderson 3-10.
San Francisco passing: Grbac 21-39 for 182 yards, 2 INT, 2 TD.
Green Bay passing: Favre 28-61 for 395 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD.
San Francisco receiving: Rice 7-84, Vardell 6-44, Kirby 4-15, T Popson 3-39, Loville 1-0.
Green Bay receiving: Beebe 11-220, Freeman 6-71, Howard 4-30, K Jackson 2-53, W Henderson 2-12, Mayes 1-5, Bennett 1-3, Levens 1-1.
San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Norton 9-2-0, Mcdonald 8-1-0, Woodall 5-3-1, Drakeford 7-0-0, B Young 2-4-0, M Hanks 5-0-0, Plummer 5-0-0, M Pope 4-0-0, Barker 2-0-1, Doleman 1-1-0, Stubblefield 1-1-0, F Smith 2-0-0, Team 1-0-0, Benefield 1-0-0, Bryant 1-0-0, Buckley 1-0-0, Dodge 2-0-0, Kirby 1-0-0, Kirk 1-0-0, Manuel 2-0-0, Peterson 1-0-0, Vardell 1-0-0.
Green Bay tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): B Williams 6-5-0, Robinson 3-5-0, Gi Brown 4-3-0, W Simmons 4-3-0, Koonce 5-1-0, Butler 3-1-0, S Dotson 3-1-0, Newsome 3-1-0, R White 2-2-1, Evans 2-1-0, Prior 1-2-0, Team 1-0-0, T Williams 1-0-0, S Jones 0-1-0, Jervey 1-0-0, Mullen 1-0-0, Harris 1-0-0.
Interceptions: San Francisco (M Pope 1 for 12 yards, Stubblefield 1 for 15 yards); Green Bay (Butler 1 for 0 yards, Robinson 1 for 0 yards).
Fumbles lost: None.
Opponent's fumbles recovered: None.
Officials: Referee-Markbreit, Umpire-Brown, Head linesman-Gierke, Line judge-Mcpeters, Back judge-Coleman, Side judge-Liebsack, Field judge-Hakes.
A: 60,716; No shows: 74; T: 3:34.
GAME RECAPChris Jacke's 53-yard field goal, 3:41 into overtime, capped an 11-point second-half comeback and Don Beebe added a career-high 220 yards receiving as the Green Bay Packers edged the San Francisco 49ers, 23-20 in a key conference matchup.
Jacke sent the game into overtime by converting a 31-yard attempt with eight seconds left in regulation. Brett Favre drove Green Bay 69 yards in 94 seconds, culminating in the tying field goal.
Favre was pressed into the two-minute offense when Jeff Wilkins' 28-yard field goal, with 1:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, gave the Niners a 20-17 advantage. San Francisco cornerback Marquez Pope had picked off a Favre pass and returned it to the Green Bay 13, setting up what appeared to be the winning score.
But Favre drove the team in the final seconds of regulation, aided by a key defensive holding and unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Niners defensive back Steve Israel.
Favre picked up where he left off on the Packers first possession of overtime. After a defensive stop of San Francisco, the Packers took over on their 43 and Favre completed a 13-yard strike to Beebe putting the ball at the San Francisco 40. Another completion to Derrick Mayes put the ball at the Niners 35 and three plays later Jacke split the upright easily with enough leg.
"I don't think I've ever had a winning kick or game-tying kick in Mike Holmgren's program," said Jacke. "I'm glad I could go out there and help this team win. It was a big game for us because it points us in the right direction for home-field advantage in the playoffs, even though it's early in the season. It makes believers out of a log of people that we are one of the elite teams in the league."
Beebe finished with 11 catches, including a 59-yard touchdown reception, while Favre completed 28-of-61 passes for 395 yards, the second highest total of his six-year career. The Packers lost starting wide receiver Robert Brooks for the year to a knee injury on their first play from scrimmage but Favre completed passes to eight different receivers during the contest.
"I had 10 catches before and four touchdowns in one game, but never 225 yards," said Beebe. "For me eleven catches is big. It was fun. There is a good part and a bad part of this. I really feel bad for Robert. He is a huge part of this team. Having him gone for the year really makes me sad. I wish he could be a part of this."
San Francisco quarterback Elvis Grbac started in place of Steve Young in a game-time decision and was 21-of-39 for 182 yards and a pair of scores but was intercepted twice.
The matchup of NFC Central and West Division leaders moves Green Bay 1 1/2 games ahead of the Niners, 2 1/2 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys and keeps them one game in front of the Minnesota Vikings in the division.
Green Bay (6-1) has won three straight and is 12-2 in its last 14 games. San Francisco (4-2) has dropped two straight to the Packers, including a 27-17 upset loss in the NFC Divisional Playoffs last season.
"We're not accustomed to losing, but we lost," said San Francisco head coach George Seifert. "Our team played a heckuva ball game. We played well, we played to win. Green Bay made the plays when it had to. Our team is pretty depressed. This was a difficult loss. We played good enough to win, but we didn't. We can't let this (the loss) sap our energy. We'll be heard from again."
The Packers opened a 6-0 advantage after one quarter on a pair of field goals by Jacke. Jacke capped a six-play, 50-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal and added a 25-yarder 2:25 later.
The 49ers cut the deficit to 6-3 midway through the second quarter when Grbac completed a 24-yard pass to Jerry Rice, setting up a 48-yard field goal by Wilkins.
Grbac's seven yard scoring pass to Rice gave San Francisco its first lead of the game with 2:20 remaining in the half. Tommy Vardell had a crucial 15-yard run during the drive and Grbac kept the possession alive by finding Rice for 13 yards on 3rd-and-2 to the Packers 22. Rice finished with seven receptions for 84 yards.
The Niners extended their advantage to 17-6 with 23 seconds left before the half when defensive end Dana Stubblefield picked off a pass and rumbled 15 yards to the Green Bay 28. Five plays later Grbac found Rice for a 13-yard score. The touchdown was the 150th receiving score of Rice's career.
The Packers drew within 17-14 midway through the third quarter when Favre completed the 59-yard scoring pass to Beebe. Replays showed Beebe may not have caught the ball but was definitely touched while on the ground, officials ruled otherwise and the touchdown stood.
"We got hammered on the officials' calls," said Grbac. "I would like to see some of those plays again. Our defense was playing so damn good until the God damn ref calls a 30-yard penalty on us."
Jacke then knotted the game with 3:35 to play in regulation when directed a 15-play, 50-yard drive. Favre found wideout Antonio Freeman for a pair of key receptions during the possession.
The Packers, who managed just 68 yards on the ground, lost starting running Edgar Bennett to a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter.