The craziness of that final play overshadowed what a blunder Mitch Berger made on that muffed field goal. He made a bad situation 10 times worse by not just throwing the ball away. It was first down and there were 8 seconds left, but he totally lost his bearings there.
It’s incredible how memorable the 2000 NFL season was for ABC and their MNF crew. This game. The Jumbo Elliott comeback. The Saints-Rams Wild Card Game (e.g. ‘Hakim drops the ball’). And this all happened in the same season of their failed experiment with Dennis Miller on board.
The Vikings let ‘em off the hook!! Watching the full highlights of these iconic plays always reveals more behind the scenes zaniness like the kicking blunder by the Vikings and the overturned completion on the Packs final drive in regulation.
This was the first football game I actually remember watching as a kid. I would have been 5 years old. From Minnesota but that day I became a Packers fan.
Turning point to the Vikings after this game they weren't the same. Although they went to NFC Championship game they got destroyed like 41-0 to the Giants.
The crazy thing is the ref not ruling it incomplete almost by instinct and holding his whistle is impressive. Mitch Berger just throwing it away would have erased all of this. I remember this game as a teenager I was going crazy!! I miss Favre so much!
If it isn't the best or greatest catch ever, it's gotta be your favorite. Classic awful huck from Favre but it slips through Dishman's hands so that it rolls PERFECTLY along Freeman's body so he's able to bring it in, combined with the amazing commentary of complete disbelief from not just the live play but also the replay where all three are going crazy watching the craziest play. Not to mention the fact it's a pivotal divisional game on MNF.
“Dwayne Rudd couldn’t tell heads from tails!” Man between this and him taking off his helmet, Rudd REALLY didn’t get along very well with “heads” of any kind 😂
I was in the stands with my wife in this monsoon, and when they lined up for the field goal we started to leave to get out of the rain. In the concourse, saw what happened and rushed back to our seats to see the legendary catch. What a night to be at Lambeau.
Going into this game Packers fans were screaming for Freeman to be released. After that catch not another word demanding his release was uttered by Packers fans. Also, the Vikings showed how classy they are by releasing Cris Dishman the next day. They scapegoted him to deflect from a team collapse.
Oh my God watching this video brings back so many memories. I remember that catch. I remember the game but seen it again it’s like oh my God that cat was just crazy.
My dad went to bed early for this. I stayed up and watched it live. I shit my pants I couldn't believe what had happened 😂 I ran to my parents bedroom and told him what had happened.
That has got to be one of the great ABC-era Monday Night games of all time. The Pack were literally riding on Antonio Freeman's back. Not even Dennis Miller's inane commentary spoiled it for me.
Back when they didn't have Thursday night football..did they even have Sunday night? Either way my dad and I always looked for to Monday night.. ARE U READ FOR SOME FOOTBALL? A MONDAY NIGHT PARTY!!!