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Alot of you may know how cold and boring our winters can be in Wisconsin. That may explain why we are such football nuts in this state. If it isn't the Packers in the Super Bowl we have the Wisconsin Badgers winning the Rose Bowl. So we really are able to entertain ourselves pretty much until the end of January.
After becoming Super Bowl champs for the first time in almost thirty years the Packers were one game winning drive away from winning back to back Super Bowls in 1997. People have said that they were not ready for the game but the Denver Broncos proved to everyone why they have won 12 or games the past three seasons.
The 1998 season also ended on a teams final drive of the game. With just three seconds left in the game Steve Young connected with Terrel Owens on a 25 yeard pass play the ended the Packers chances of a third straight Super Bowl.
1999 was a real tough year for G.B. A new
coach who was in for more than he realized.
Injuries to their star QB and a young,
somewhat under achieving defense made for a
year in which the Packers missed the playoffs
for the first time since 92. With draft day
approaching quick, a new coaching staff and a
healthy MVP Brett Favre, all indications show
we should be right back in the thick of it
come next year.
Our 1999 Schedule Looked Like This Sept. 12 Oakland W-28-21,
Sept. 19 at Detroit L-23-15,
Sept. 26 MINNESOTA W-23-20,
Oct. 10 TAMPA BAY W-26-20,
Oct. 17 at Denver L-31-10,
Oct. 24 at San Diego W-31-3,
Nov. 1 SEATTLE L-27-7,
Nov. 7 CHICAGO L-14-13,
Nov. 14 at Dallas L-27-13,
Nov. 21 DETROIT W-26-17,
Nov. 29 at San Francisco W-20-3 ,
Dec. 5 at Chicago W-35-19 ,
Dec. 12CAROLINA*L33-31(*Time Out Game)
Dec. 20 at Minnesota L-24-20 ,
Dec. 26 at Tampa Bay L-29-10 ,
Jan. 2 ARIZONA W-49-24,
8-8 Overall-4th Place Finish
New News From This Year
The Green Bay Packers' plan to raise $295 million to rebuild Lambeau Field includes a smaller share of public dollars than other National Football League stadium projects. Marty Greenberg, a Milwaukee sports lawyer who follows the sports industry and stadium financing, said the level of private participation in the Packers' proposal was above average. Based on a review of accounting studies, government reviews and his own analysis of stadium plans across the country, Greenberg said, NFL franchises in the 1990s relied on a 73%-27% public-private funding mix to build their stadiums.
Some Old News
-White finishes in style:
January 7 99
Reggie White's final season of an illustrious career was a brilliant one, and on Wednesday he was selected The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year. "To go out on top like this is an honor and a privilege," White said.
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