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Green Bay vs. Kansas City
8/1/98 - Packers win 27-24
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| Travis Jervey gained 72 yards on the ground in only 5 carries |
As it turned out, the Packers - already on a historic
excursion via their first ever trip overseas - had to make another kind of
history in order to win their 1998 preseason baptismal, the ninth American
Bowl game to be staged in the 48,000-seat Tokyo Dome and the first sudden
death contest in the history of the series.
A 27-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell, at 9:57 of the overtime period, was
required to return the Packers as 27-24 winners in a mini-marathon which
lasted just under 4 hours (3 hours and 50 minutes).
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Packers Radio Network with the call!
Longwell kicks the winning FG |
The secondary historical element? The victory was the Packers' first
overtime triumph ever in preseason play - in six sudden death experiences
since the NFL's current overtime rule was implemented in 1974. They had
gone 0-4-1 in their five preseason overtime contests, the most recent a
16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Anaheim, Calif., Stadium in 1992.
In the first nine minutes of the overtime, it began to appear that both
teams might have trouble pulling out a victory before the overtime period
expired and thus be forced to settle for a tie. During that span, each had
an opportunity to settle the issue, but the Packers' Brett Conway missed a
25-yard field goal attempt at 5:20 of the extra period and the Chiefs'
veteran Pete Stoyanovich obligingly returned the favor, erring from 42
yards out at the 7:07 mark.
A happy conclusion actually seemed somewhat unlikely for the Green and Gold
much earlier, when they saw lost two fumbles during their first three plays
of the afternoon, which quickly blossomed into a 14-0 lead for the
opportunistic Chiefs.
The Packers, however, were able to successfully readjust. With a 51-yard
field goal by Longwell the catalyst, they rebounded with three scores of
their own to forge a 14-14 halftime deadlock.
Brett Conway followed Longwell's effort with a 38-yard success of his own
and, just before halftime, the Packers struck for a tying touchdown - the
hard way - mounting their best offensive effort of the day to turn the
trick.
With the Chiefs knocking loudly at the door, prize rookie Vonnie Holliday,
a defensive standout on this historic day, forced a fumble by KC running
back Jesse Haynes and linebacker Antonio London recovered at the Green Bay
3-yard line.
The Packers' subsequent drive, a 10-play, 97-yard safari, was culminated by
a 26-yard Doug Pederson pass to wideout Bill Schroeder with only 1:38 left
in the first half, trimming Kansas City's lead to 14-12.
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Packers Radio Network with the call!
Schroeder scores a Touchtown! |
As expected, the Packers then essayed a 2-point conversion - successfully -
Pederson rolling right and throwing back to his left to wide receiver
Derrick Mayes, who had curled from the right flank into the heart of the
end zone to gather in the tying conversion.
Stoyanovich had a chance to send Kansas City in front just before halftime
but his 40-yard field attempt was wide right. He, however, subsequently
made amends for that miss early in the third quarter, hitting from 34 yards
to put the Chiefs up, 17-14.
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| Glyn Milburn racked up 197 all-purpose yards |
The Packers promptly retaliated to regain the lead, mercurial Glyn Milburn
returning the succeeding kickoff to the KC 17-yard line before being run to
the turf. The Packers proceeded to score in six plays, former Bear Raymont
Harris doing the honors from one yard out.
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Packers Radio Network with the call!
Raymont Harris scores his first TD as a Packer |
Two exchanges later, the Chiefs went up for the last time, moving 51 yards
in 4 plays for their third touchdown of the game. Quarterback Pat Barnes
hit tight end Willy Tate with a 30-yard strike to complete the project.
With David Klingler at quarterback, the Packers rebounded to tally on a
3-yard run by Milburn, triggered by an Anthony Fogle interception, the
first-year cornerback returning 35 yards to the Kansas City 14-yard line to
set up the score, but center Mike Flanagan drew a holding penalty,
nullifying the touchdown. Green Bay thus was required to settle for
score-tying, 27-yard field goal by Conway.
There it remained, 24-24, until Longwell finally ended the suspense,
connecting from 27 yards out in the tenth minute of the overtime.
Between them, the principals amassed more than 800 yards of offense, the
Packers mustering 440 (225 rushing and 215 passing) and the Chiefs 388
yards (85 rushing and 303 through the air).
Scoring Summary
- 1st Quarter
- KCC: 2 yard TD pass; Grbac to Richardson (Stoyanovich kick) (11:20)
- KCC: 7 yard Anders TD run (Stoyanovich kick) (7:18)
- 2nd Quarter
- GBP: 51 yard Longwell FG (12:26)
- GBP: 38 yard Conway FG (11:09)
Key plays:
Mike Prior INT;
14 yard run by Jervey
- GBP: 26 yard TD pass; Pederson to Schroeder (2pt: Pederson to Mayes) (1:38)
Key plays:
London Fumble Recovery;
97 yard drive
- 3rd Quarter
- KCC: 34 yard Stoyanovich FG (10:36)
- GBP: 1 yard Harris TD run (Longwell kick) (7:32)
Key plays:
Milburn 77 yd kick return
- KCC: 30 yard TD pass; Barnes to Tate (Stoyanovich kick) (:25)
- 4th Quarter
- GBP: 27 yard Conway FG (8:41)
Key plays:
Anthony Fogle INT (36 yard return);
- Overtime
- GBP: 25 yard Longwell FG (5:02)
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