The line judge made a call that Majkowski had stepped over the line of scrimmage when he scrambled and fired the ball to Sharpe in the end zone. Then, suddenly, there was total silence as 56,556 fans stood and glared at an official who had dropped a penalty flag. In four minutes and 12 seconds, the Packers' Houdini escaped a fierce Bears' rush and completed 7 of 11 passes for 77 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown strike on the run to Sterling Sharpe on fourth down. Twice in the final period, he had directed drives to the Chicago 20 and to the Chicago 10, only to lose the ball on a fumble and an interception.īut with the game on the line, Majkowski might have played the best quarter in his career. When things looked bad for the Packers, with 4:44 remaining, the Bears leading, 13-7, and the ball on his own 27-yard line, Don Majkowski turned a chaotic fourth quarter into his showcase. Of course they did it with another Majkowski Miracle. The Packers put away the Bears, 14-13, in a contest that went the full 15 rounds. They decked a heavyweight contender, and proved they are back in the race. The Packers did more than win a football game Sunday. "This one's for everybody on this team - the administrative staff, the coaching staff, everybody who is and was a Green Bay Packer," said linebacker Tim Harris, trying to put the afternoon in perspective. This one was for the fans who have been supporting this team through more than two decades of mediocrity and have been dying to say, "We did it! God, we finally did it! We finally beat the Bears." This one was for veteran players from Ken Ruettgers to Rich Moran to Brian Noble to Ken Stills, who had never experienced a victory over the Packers' premier rivals from Chicago. This one was for everybody who had waited and waited and waited - from 1984 until Sunday - for the Green Bay Packers to beat the Chicago Bears. Green Bay - This was one for all you lovers of the men in green and gold.
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