Van Brocklin had just finished his career as a player on a high note, having defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game.

In the wild card game, the Vikings defeated the rival Green Bay Packers in their first-ever playoff meeting, 31 – 17.

The Atlanta Falcons had defeated the Packers in a 1991 game in which Favre did not participate.

The Vikings then went on to face their other divisional rival the Chicago Bears, but were defeated, and then went on to be blown out 31 – 3 in a rematch with the Packers the following game.

On January 15th, 2012, the Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 37 – 20.

This was seemingly confirmed by the results of the first two interleague championship games, in January 1967 and 1968, in which the NFL champion Green Bay Packers, coached by the legendary Vince Lombardi, easily defeated the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders.

The National Football League ( NFL ) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League ( AFL ) champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35 – 10.

The Packers finished the 1966 NFL season at 12-2, and defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 34-27, in the 1966 NFL Championship Game.

The National Football League ( NFL ) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League ( AFL ) champion Oakland Raiders by the score of 33 – 14.

The trophy was first awarded to the Green Bay Packers in 1967 ( when the Super Bowl's official designation was the AFL-NFL World Championship Game ) after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.

The 2001 49ers managed to compile a 12-4 record but were defeated by the Packers led by Brett Favre in a wild-card playoff game.

Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers defeated Summerall's Giants, 37-0, holding New York to just six first downs.

:* The 2010 NFC Championship Game matched the Bears against the Green Bay Packers, where the Bears were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl XLV champions, 21 – 14.

* Green Bay Packers defeated Boston Redskins 21 – 6 for the NFL championship.

Although the Panthers had defeated the 7-8 Packers two weeks prior, due to the NFL's convoluted tiebreaker rules they needed to beat the Saints by 18 points more than the Packers were to beat the Cardinals in their game at Lambeau ( assuming the Packers were to win ).

The Packers defeated the College All-Stars, 45-28, in an entertaining game.

This was the third year in a row the Packers defeated the 49ers in the playoffs, twice in San Francisco.

It was one of the only times in which the 49ers defeated the Packers in the postseason.

In January 1967, Taylor and the Packers played in Super Bowl I, in which they easily defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.

* A 1997 NFC playoff game in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 35-14.

The Packers finished ahead of the Panthers by 11 points, but Dallas defeated the New York Giants later that night to claim the final playoff spot.

The season ended with Super Bowl XXXII when the Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers.

Parcells would bring the Patriots to two playoff appearances, including Super Bowl XXXI, which they lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 35 – 21.

Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1996 season.

The Patriots offense became the 7th best unit in the league in terms of yards, and 2nd best in points after the Packers.

The Packers were favored to win the game by 14 points, largely because many thought the Patriots were a Cinderella team, and because of the recent dominance of the NFC in Super Bowl games.

The Packers dominated the Patriots on both sides of the ball, outgaining New England 323 yards to 257 and intercepting quarterback Drew Bledsoe four times.

Then on the Patriots ' ensuing drive, Packers defensive back Doug Evans intercepted a pass from Bledsoe at the New England 28-yard line.

On the second play of the Patriots ensuing drive, Bledsoe completed a 32-yard screen pass to fullback Keith Byars and followed it up with a " dump-off " pass to running back Curtis Martin, who caught the ball near the line of scrimmage and ran 20 yards to the Packers 27-yard line before being tackled.

New England's defense then forced the Packers to punt from their own 17-yard line after a three-and-out, giving the Patriots the ball back after running back Dave Meggett received Craig Hentrich's 39-yard punt at the New England 43-yard line.

The Packers and Patriots combined for a total of 24 points, the most ever scored in the first quarter of a Super Bowl.

From there, Favre led the Packers all the way to the New England 37, but the Patriots made a key defensive stand, stopping Green Bay running back Dorsey Levens for no gain on third down and one, and then tackling him again for a 7-yard loss on a fourth down conversion attempt.

On the ensuing drive, a 7-yard sack by Patriots cornerback Otis Smith helped the New England defense force the Packers to punt, and the Patriots got the ball back with great field position after Meggett returned Craig Hentrich's 48-yard punt 6 yards to the New England 47-yard line.

The Patriots limited the Packers to 3 punts and a missed 47-yard field goal attempt by Jacke.

* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 2 ; Chicago Bears, 1953 ; New England Patriots, 1973 ; Buffalo Bills, 1974 ; Denver Broncos, 1975 ; Oakland Raiders, 1978 ; Green Bay Packers, 1982 and 1989 ; New Orleans Saints, 1983 ; Cleveland Browns, 1986 ; Miami Dolphins, 1996 ; Buffalo Bills, 2000.

* January 26 – in Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers won 35 – 21 over the New England Patriots

* Kevin Hunt, NFL player ( offensive lineman ) for Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Houston Oilers, and New Orleans Saints

The Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants are in third with four and the New England Patriots, Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders are all in fourth with three.

The following month the NFL honored his legacy by wearing a decal on the back of the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots helmets during Super Bowl XXXI that had the NFL shield with Pete in cursive on it.

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

He led the New England Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI, but lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-21.

In 1996, he guided the Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI but lost to the Green Bay Packers, 35 – 21, in New Orleans.

Two-time defending Super Bowl champions who failed to three-peat include the Green Bay Packers ( 1968 ), Miami Dolphins ( 1974 ), Pittsburgh Steelers ( twice: 1976, 1980 ), San Francisco 49ers ( 1990 ), Dallas Cowboys ( 1994 ), Denver Broncos ( 1999 ), and New England Patriots ( 2005 ).

* 1996 ( NFL )-Super Bowl XXXI-1 / 26 / 97 NFC Green Bay Packers 35, AFC New England Patriots 21

In just their second season, they posted a 12-4 regular season record and advanced to the NFC Championship Game, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers 30-13 ( the Packers would coincidentally go on to defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI 35-21 ).