So I am a huge Packer fan and the one game that has always haunted me was the NFC Championship in 2007. In our timeline, the Packers lost due to Farve throwing an interception in overtime, and the Giants kicking a field goal and going on to play and beat New England in Super Bowl XLII. I have always wondered if that Packer team would have had a prayer against New England that year. So on to the timeline that would impact all three teams.
Chapter I: The Dream Continues
It was overtime on a chilling night in Lambeau Field. The temperature was around 0 degrees that night and Packer fans were holding their breath both in the stadium and around the country. The score was 20 all as the teams headed to overtime. The Packers won the toss and chose to receive. Brett Farve, the legendary Packer quarterback who had a tendency to choke in big games in recent years, took control of the offense. He threw darts to Greg Jennings and Donald Lee, with a run or two mixed in from surprise running back sensation Ryan Grant. Eventually, rookie kicker Mason Crosby trots on for a 37 yard field goal.
Crosby steps up and the crowd goes silent. The ball is snapped and put down. Crosby gets plenty of distance and the only question is does it have the accuracy. It does and sneaks through the upright. The Packers have held on and Brett Farve will return to the Super Bowl and face the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXI, a game the Packers won to give Farve his only ring.
The Giants are stunned. All the hard work and the great play of Eli Manning in the postseason was for naught. Tom Coughlin had built this team to contend and surprised everyone with their postseason run, but it was all over. Changes were already being discussed in their front office.
On the other sideline, there is confetti and a Gatorade bath for Mike McCarthy. The second year coach has worked wonders and was well worth the new contract he signed during the week. On the sidelines watching was Aaron Rodgers. He was the quarterback of the future and he had played well in relief of Farve in Dallas, but was waiting for his chance after falling in the draft in 2005. His future was unknown, as was Farve's. But they were going to Glendale and looking to bring Lombardi back home to Green Bay.
Chapter I: The Dream Continues
It was overtime on a chilling night in Lambeau Field. The temperature was around 0 degrees that night and Packer fans were holding their breath both in the stadium and around the country. The score was 20 all as the teams headed to overtime. The Packers won the toss and chose to receive. Brett Farve, the legendary Packer quarterback who had a tendency to choke in big games in recent years, took control of the offense. He threw darts to Greg Jennings and Donald Lee, with a run or two mixed in from surprise running back sensation Ryan Grant. Eventually, rookie kicker Mason Crosby trots on for a 37 yard field goal.
Crosby steps up and the crowd goes silent. The ball is snapped and put down. Crosby gets plenty of distance and the only question is does it have the accuracy. It does and sneaks through the upright. The Packers have held on and Brett Farve will return to the Super Bowl and face the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXI, a game the Packers won to give Farve his only ring.
The Giants are stunned. All the hard work and the great play of Eli Manning in the postseason was for naught. Tom Coughlin had built this team to contend and surprised everyone with their postseason run, but it was all over. Changes were already being discussed in their front office.
On the other sideline, there is confetti and a Gatorade bath for Mike McCarthy. The second year coach has worked wonders and was well worth the new contract he signed during the week. On the sidelines watching was Aaron Rodgers. He was the quarterback of the future and he had played well in relief of Farve in Dallas, but was waiting for his chance after falling in the draft in 2005. His future was unknown, as was Farve's. But they were going to Glendale and looking to bring Lombardi back home to Green Bay.