96 years of football. 1,300 regular season NFL games.
And possibly, just one walk-off touchdown in regulation.
Thursday night's not-enough-adjectives-to-describe 27-23 Green Bay Packers win over the Detroit Lions may not have only saved the Packers' realistic division title hopes and given them confidence for the rest of 2015.
It may also be an unmatched moment in the annals of the most historic franchise in football.
After researching every Green Bay Packers comeback victory through three sources, we have unofficially found no other evidence of any Packers game-winning touchdowns with 0:00 on the clock in the 4th quarter in the history of the Packers franchise.
Our sources:
- Pro Football Reference
- The Milwaukee Journal Google Archive
- The Milwaukee Sentinel Google Archive
There have been some walk-off winners in overtime. Examples:
- The 1980 Chester Marcol kick-six blocked field goal which he caught and ran in for a game-winning score on Opening Day over the Chicago Bears, 12-6. (620WTMJ's Gene Mueller was on the sidelines covering the game, and was just feet away when Marcol chugged in for the game winner)
- 2000 vs. the Minnesota Vikings: Antonio Freeman's "Improbable Bobble"
- 2007 at Denver: Brett Favre's 80-yard game winner to Greg Jennings on the first play from scrimmage of overtime.
But none with no time on the clock in the 4th quarter.
Add that to the historical significance of one of the most incredible finishes in Packers history.
