Best Packer win in an inconsequential game?

[mraynrand]

Some candidates:

2000 - Win at Minnesota: Ahman Green behind Clifton and Tauscher runs the Vikings defense into the ground. Vonnie Holliday injures Viking QB Dante Culpepper's ankle, which lingered into the playoffs and help seal their devastating loss to the Giants in the NFCC game.

[mraynrand]

2006 - Packers punk the Superbowl-bound Bears.

KGB with memorable sack (ha, ha, sack)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/26/e7/3a26e7fbe1843e9f0ed2697e76d90780.jpg

[Joemailman]

1988 - Packers were 0-5 and beat the Patriots 45-3 at Milwaukee County Stadium for Lindy Infante's first win. Packers defense intercepted Doug Flutie and Steve Grogan 5 times. Chuck Cecil knocked Stanley Morgan out of the game with a vicious blind-side hit on an INT return...Oops. Times were different. Not sure if it was helmet-to-helmet.

[pbmax]

^ So the "After Further Review: The Bears Still Suck" game has to be up there, no? Or were they in the wild card race?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ-nB53aJN0&t=4m40s

[mraynrand]

^ So the "After Further Review: The Bears Still Suck" game has to be up there, no? Or were they in the wild card race?

Yeah, they were in the playoff mix until the very end when MN beat Cincy in the last game of the season, IIRC.

[Freak Out]

Yeah, they were in the playoff mix until the very end when MN beat Cincy in the last game of the season, IIRC.

I remember watching the Cincy game and they kept flashing to Majik at home with two other players watching hoping for a win....sad outcome.

[gbgary]

Best Packer win in an inconsequential game?

Packers win over dal this year. lol

[Joemailman]

Thanksgiving Day 1986. Packers beat the Lions 44-40 on an 83 yard punt return by Walter Stanley with 40 seconds left in the game.

[Fritz]

Thanksgiving Day 1986. Packers beat the Lions 44-40 on an 83 yard punt return by Walter Stanley with 40 seconds left in the game.

I believe that was 1980. I lived in Houston, having just moved there with my brother and a friend. We went out for Thanksgiving dinner and watched the game on a TV at the restaurant.

[Fritz]

Thanksgiving Day 1986. Packers beat the Lions 44-40 on an 83 yard punt return by Walter Stanley with 40 seconds left in the game.

I was wrong. The 1980 game was the Bears beating the Lions in OT on the kickoff. I hated the Lions, so I enjoyed that.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Thanksgiving Day 1986. Packers beat the Lions 44-40 on an 83 yard punt return by Walter Stanley with 40 seconds left in the game.

That game was fun. These meaningless wins over the Vikings in 1988 were fun also. The Packers went 4-12 but swept the Vikings. Tim Harris was a beast.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810160min.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812110gnb.htm

[pbmax]

Didn't Tim Harris hold a grudge about a certain team or coach? Was it the Vikes?

[Iron Mike]

I was actually in the stands for a couple of good inconsequential games...

--MNF, 11/29/2004 Mike Sherman ran Najeh Davenport 28 times for 231 yards against Mike Martz' Greatest Show on Turf GB 45 STL 17

--12/27/2009 GB vs. SEA GB already had a 14-point lead by the time I got to my seat. Packers 48 CHox 10

[Pugger]

Any win between 1968-1992.

[Guiness]

I was actually in the stands for a couple of good inconsequential games...

--MNF, 11/29/2004 Mike Sherman ran Najeh Davenport 28 times for 231 yards against Mike Martz' Greatest Show on Turf GB 45 STL 17

--12/27/2009 GB vs. SEA GB already had a 14-point lead by the time I got to my seat. Packers 48 CHox 10

I'm pretty sure that was that the game Davenport was bent over backwards during a tackle, and made a 'errh' sound clearly audible over the tv microphones. Best game of his career.

[mmmdk]

Any win between 2017-2041.

[mraynrand]

Any win between 2017-2041.

ouch

[mraynrand]

Any win between 1968-1992.

I remember 1982 very well. That was a great year, but of course: Divisional loss at Dallas as always. But at least Schnelker ran the reverse to Lofton!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Is it true that Tim Harris isn't in the Packers Hall of Fame? I'm surprised. It doesn't take that much for a Packers player to get into the team Hall of Fame. Harris had 422 tackles (a lot for an OLB) and 55 sacks in 5 seasons with the Packers. He was disruptive and played at Pro Bowl level for much of his time in Green Bay. He was 2nd team All-Pro in 1988 and 1st team All-Pro in 1989. He was a bright spot in a dark time in team history.

[Bretsky]

Is it true that Tim Harris isn't in the Packers Hall of Fame? I'm surprised. It doesn't take that much for a Packers player to get into the team Hall of Fame. Harris had 422 tackles (a lot for an OLB) and 55 sacks in 5 seasons with the Packers. He was disruptive and played at Pro Bowl level for much of his time in Green Bay. He was 2nd team All-Pro in 1988 and 1st team All-Pro in 1989. He was a bright spot in a dark time in team history.

COMPLETELY AGREE: the Packers need a Tim Harris right now.

If memory serves me right, did he choose to leave GB for more $$$$ ?

I wonder if that has any bearing