On a day that the NY Giants needed only to win to advance into the Bad Leagues playoffs, misfortune would strike. Two lost fumbles and 2 interceptions would seal their fate today. The Giants would dominate the statistical portion of the game as they out gained Green Bay 417 to 279 yards in total offense. As in real football though, its not the statistics that count but only what shows up on the scoreboard. As fans entered Giants stadium on this chilly blustery day of 43 degrees with a 11 mile per hour wind, many of them had smiles on their faces and enjoying the beverages they were purchasing. Those smiles though would become frowns all throughout this game as they watched their beloved Giants self destruct. The game-plan was simple for Giants head coach Marc Weiss, load up the line and stop John Brockington (21-154) as the running game was the only
real threat that the Packers had offensively. To make matters even more simpler, RB McArthur Lane was unavailable to Green Bay due to undisclosed SAT injuries. New York would get on the scoreboard first on its second possession of the game as they would move down to the Packers 2 yard line facing a 4th and goal. Coach Weiss decided to bring in Pete Gogolak to attempt the 9 yard FG. The kick would be good but prior to the kick their was some concern rather or not he would even make it. A sigh of relief could be heard clear across the stadium from the fans and the coaching staff. The first quarter would end with the NY Giants leading 3-0, but as the quarter was ending the Packers were knocking on the door at the Giants 8 yard line facing 3rd and goal. In the second quarter, the Packers would settle for a Chester Marcol 11 yard FG to tie it up at 3-3. "The Giants red zone D was just outstanding for them all day long" said Packer head man Bill V. On the Giants next drive they would move down to the Packers 22 and face a 4th and 1 and never entertained the thought of bringing in Mr. Unreliable Gogolak. Giant QB Fran Tarkington's (23-32-294 / 3
carries for 34 yards on scrambles) would just miss his intended receiver Bob Tucker (7-109) that would have been a sure first down. After yet another Packer punt, this time the Giants would move all the way inside the red zone of Green Bay at the 9 yard line and face a 1st and goal, only to see the drive end due to Fran's 1st INT of the game when Ken Ellis stepped in front of the errant throw. The Packers would run out the clock and the teams headed to the locker rooms tied at 3. The Giant fans used this time to buy more beverages to drown not only the coldness, but also to drown their feelings. "Hell you need to drink and get drunk when watching these Giants play" said a nearby fan. The Giants would get the ball first in the second half and once again move at will against the Packer soft defense. An 80 yard drive would end when Gogolak would miss a sure fire automatic for almost all other kickers in the NFL from 14 yards out. "Damn, could that boy suck any more" hollered a player from the sideline. "Your Momma can't even watch you kick Suckolak" said a fan behind the Giants
sidelines. On the Giants 3rd series of the quarter, Fran would throw his second INT of the game giving the Packers the ball at thier own 45. Not to worry though, the Pack was no threat to endanger even a mouse with this kind of field position. "Heck, lets just go ahead and punt on first down" was heard in the Packer section. Ending the 3rd quarter, the Giants would once again make a mistake as Bobby Duhon would lay the ball on the turf giving Green Bay the ball at the 47. This time Green Bay would surprise everyone and even the Packer faithful thought they were seeing an illusion. Workhorse Brockington would get 3 carries on this drive to get it down to the Giants 30. Chester Marcol would hit from 37 yards out to give Green Bay a thrilling 6-3 lead. "Did you take notes Suckolak" the Giant fans chanted. On the Giants next play disaster would hit again after a beautiful screen pass would net a 22 yard gain the ball once again would lie on the ground with Green Bay scooping it at the Packers 48. Brockington would scoot
for a 44 yard gain down to the Giants 8 yard line 2 plays later. But the inconsistency of Super College QB/Sorry NFL QB Jerry Tagge would miss 2 straight passes forcing the Packers to once again bring in Marcol. The 14 yard FG would be good and putting the Packers up 9-3 with a little over 10 minutes to go. That lead would be erased as Coach Weiss would keep me off guard with his play calling. A beautiful combination of run and pass would result in a 8 yard Tarkington-Tucker combination to put the Giants up 10-9 with only 4:06 to go when Green Bay got the ball back. Tagge would use some play action and with the help of a face mask penalty would move the ball to the Giants 7 yard line. With only 1:05 left the Giants had all 3 time outs remaining. The Packers at first thought of just running the clock and making NY use its timeouts by kneeling the ball and putting it in the hands of its kicker Marcol. Knowing that the Giants would be intent on stopping Brockington, they decided to go for the TD that would
force the Giants to have to score a TD to win. The play action went off without a hitch and Tagge found a rare moment in his career where he threw a touchdown pass to non other than John Brockington. The game was not yet over with the score now 16-10, and still 48 ticks left anything could happen. The Giants would start at its own 31 and move all the way to the Packers 27 with time for one more play. Tarkington would lay in a nice pass but a great defensive play by Ellis would knock the ball down giving the Packers the win and a berth in the Bad Leagues playoffs. "We beat ourselves today" said Fran Tarkington. "Plain and simple".
On a day that the NY Giants needed only to win to advance into the Bad Leagues playoffs, misfortune would strike. Two lost fumbles and 2 interceptions would seal their fate today. The Giants would dominate the statistical portion of the game as they out gained Green Bay 417 to 279 yards in total offense. As in real football though, its not the statistics that count but only what shows up on the scoreboard. As fans entered Giants stadium on this chilly blustery day of 43 degrees with a 11 mile per hour wind, many of them had smiles on their faces and enjoying the beverages they were purchasing. Those smiles though would become frowns all throughout this game as they watched their beloved Giants self destruct. The game-plan was simple for Giants head coach Marc Weiss, load up the line and stop John Brockington (21-154) as the running game was the only 
real threat that the Packers had offensively. To make matters even more simpler, RB McArthur Lane was unavailable to Green Bay due to undisclosed SAT injuries. New York would get on the scoreboard first on its second possession of the game as they would move down to the Packers 2 yard line facing a 4th and goal. Coach Weiss decided to bring in Pete Gogolak to attempt the 9 yard FG. The kick would be good but prior to the kick their was some concern rather or not he would even make it. A sigh of relief could be heard clear across the stadium from the fans and the coaching staff. The first quarter would end with the NY Giants leading 3-0, but as the quarter was ending the Packers were knocking on the door at the Giants 8 yard line facing 3rd and goal. In the second quarter, the Packers would settle for a Chester Marcol 11 yard FG to tie it up at 3-3. "The Giants red zone D was just outstanding for them all day long" said Packer head man Bill V. On the Giants next drive they would move down to the Packers 22 and face a 4th and 1 and never entertained the thought of bringing in Mr. Unreliable Gogolak. Giant QB Fran Tarkington's (23-32-294 / 3 
carries for 34 yards on scrambles) would just miss his intended receiver Bob Tucker (7-109) that would have been a sure first down. After yet another Packer punt, this time the Giants would move all the way inside the red zone of Green Bay at the 9 yard line and face a 1st and goal, only to see the drive end due to Fran's 1st INT of the game when Ken Ellis stepped in front of the errant throw. The Packers would run out the clock and the teams headed to the locker rooms tied at 3. The Giant fans used this time to buy more beverages to drown not only the coldness, but also to drown their feelings. "Hell you need to drink and get drunk when watching these Giants play" said a nearby fan. The Giants would get the ball first in the second half and once again move at will against the Packer soft defense. An 80 yard drive would end when Gogolak would miss a sure fire automatic for almost all other kickers in the NFL from 14 yards out. "Damn, could that boy suck any more" hollered a player from the sideline. "Your Momma can't even watch you kick Suckolak" said a fan behind the Giants
sidelines. On the Giants 3rd series of the quarter, Fran would throw his second INT of the game giving the Packers the ball at thier own 45. Not to worry though, the Pack was no threat to endanger even a mouse with this kind of field position. "Heck, lets just go ahead and punt on first down" was heard in the Packer section. Ending the 3rd quarter, the Giants would once again make a mistake as Bobby Duhon would lay the ball on the turf giving Green Bay the ball at the 47. This time Green Bay would surprise everyone and even the Packer faithful thought they were seeing an illusion. Workhorse Brockington would get 3 carries on this drive to get it down to the Giants 30. Chester Marcol would hit from 37 yards out to give Green Bay a thrilling 6-3 lead. "Did you take notes Suckolak" the Giant fans chanted. On the Giants next play disaster would hit again after a beautiful screen pass would net a 22 yard gain the ball once again would lie on the ground with Green Bay scooping it at the Packers 48. Brockington would scoot 
for a 44 yard gain down to the Giants 8 yard line 2 plays later. But the inconsistency of Super College QB/Sorry NFL QB Jerry Tagge would miss 2 straight passes forcing the Packers to once again bring in Marcol. The 14 yard FG would be good and putting the Packers up 9-3 with a little over 10 minutes to go. That lead would be erased as Coach Weiss would keep me off guard with his play calling. A beautiful combination of run and pass would result in a 8 yard Tarkington-Tucker combination to put the Giants up 10-9 with only 4:06 to go when Green Bay got the ball back. Tagge would use some play action and with the help of a face mask penalty would move the ball to the Giants 7 yard line. With only 1:05 left the Giants had all 3 time outs remaining. The Packers at first thought of just running the clock and making NY use its timeouts by kneeling the ball and putting it in the hands of its kicker Marcol. Knowing that the Giants would be intent on stopping Brockington, they decided to go for the TD that would
force the Giants to have to score a TD to win. The play action went off without a hitch and Tagge found a rare moment in his career where he threw a touchdown pass to non other than John Brockington. The game was not yet over with the score now 16-10, and still 48 ticks left anything could happen. The Giants would start at its own 31 and move all the way to the Packers 27 with time for one more play. Tarkington would lay in a nice pass but a great defensive play by Ellis would knock the ball down giving the Packers the win and a berth in the Bad Leagues playoffs. "We beat ourselves today" said Fran Tarkington. "Plain and simple".
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