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1997 Game 226 (Week 17) Buffalo at Green Bay
Packers blowout the Bills for 15th win!
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made a case to win his third consecutive MVP award as he threw five touchdown passes against the Buffalo Bills Sunday in Lambeau in a 45-17 Packers victory.
The Packers finished the season with a 15-1 record and will head into the NFC Playoffs with a bye and the #1 overall seed. All roads to the Super Bowl will once again go through Lambeau Field as they did last season in which they were World Champions.
With five TD passes in the game, Favre ended the season with 34 total, which is his fourth consecutive season throwing over 30 TD passes. He also threw for 4,229 yards on the season, which is the second time he has surpassed the 4,000 mark in his career.
The Packers also got a strong performance from RB Dorsey Levens, who rushed for 119 yards against the Bills. Levens finished the season with 1,430 yards, which is the second highest total in Packers’ history. Jim Taylor rushed for 1,474 in 1962, but he did that in 14 games.
The Packers also had a dual 1,000 receiving yard performance from both Antonio Freeman and Robert Brooks. Freeman caught 84 passes for 1,361 yards and 13 TDs, while Brooks caught 83 passes for 1,242 yards and 11 TDs.
DE Reggie White finished the season 11.5 sacks on the year. It’s Reggie’s 11th season where he eclipsed double digits in the sack department.
As for the Bills, Marv Levy’s team is transitioning from their glory years and finished 4-12 this season. RB Thurman Thomas was once again the team’s leading rusher with 766 yards. Andre Reed led the Bills in receiving with 70 catches for 1,096 yards and 3 TDs. DE Bruce Smith finished with a team-high 15 QB sacks.
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1997 Game 216 (Week 16) Jacksonville at Buffalo
Jaguars blow out Bills
The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t waste any time dismantling the Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon at Rich Stadium. The Jaguars scored a touchdown on the first drive of the game and didn’t look back in their 27-7 blowout win over the Bills.
The Jaguars built a 24-0 lead in the first half due in large part to the throwing of QB Mark Brunell. After a 20-yd TD run by RB Natron Means, Brunell tossed a 4-yd touchdown pass to WR Jimmie Smith and then a 12-yd pass to TE Pete Mitchell in the 2nd quarter to give the Jaguars their 24-0 lead.
Brunell threw for 187 with most of those yards coming early in the game. Brunell was 16 of 28 passing with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Jimmie Smith caught 7 passes for 107 yards and a TD. Means ran for 86 yards on 20 carries and the Jaguars ran for 143 total rushing yards.
Both the Jaguars and Bills are out of the playoffs and have been for quite a while now. The Jaguars are now 6-9 and will finish off their season at Oakland, while the Bills are now 4-11 and will finish up Saturday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau.
