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...faithful, joyful, lungful fans. All of them were transported to a higher place than New Orleans, where the Packers will play the New England Patriots this Sunday. All of them were transported to an even better time than 1968, the last year the Packers went to the Super Bowl. That was then, this was now, and some had feared the two would never meet again...
...because we are proud of you." Quarterback Brett Favre, who has been through a little too much for his 27 years, reminded the flock of a promise he had made. "I remember telling the fans and the media before the season started that we were going to the Super Bowl. In two weeks we'll be in New Orleans." If not for frozen tear ducts, there might not have been a dry eye in the house...
...long has Green Bay been waiting? Well, the numeral on the Super Bowl was II, the A.F.L. and N.F.L. were still two leagues, and Lyndon Johnson was President. Reggie White was six, and Brett Favre hadn't been born yet. Winning was once the only thing in Green Bay, but after Vince Lombardi left in 1968, it became only an occasional thing, even when such legendary Packers as Bart Starr and Forrest Gregg took over as coach. Titletown, U.S.A., became something of a joke. As Willie Davis, the Reggie White of his day, said last week, "I was beginning...
...most obvious example, but at the N.F.C. Conference Game, one could also find guys with sod on their heads calling themselves "the Frozen Tundra"; a dead ringer for legendary linebacker Ray Nitschke, bald head, No. 66 and all; a man with a replica of the Lombardi Trophy given to Super Bowl winners on his head and a sign that read VINCE WANTS IT BACK, and a Cheesehead Barbie doll...
...they are linked by a common purpose. "God brought me here to win a Super Bowl," says White, who in his 11-year career has never been in one. "Personal awards mean nothing to me," says Favre. "I just want the ring." Neither player thinks it's going to be easy, despite the 14-point spread over the Patriots. "Two touchdowns is crazy," says Favre. "Bill Parcells' teams don't even give up two touchdowns...