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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, January 12, 1998
Last year's experience helps Packers best Young,49ers
A touch of Irish in downtown Lawrence
SAN FRANCISCO — Brett Favre and the Green Bay defense made the big plays. The San Francisco
49ers made the big mistakes.
Favre threw for 222 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman.
The result was a 23-10 Packers victory Sunday in the NFC championship game. The wins sends them to San Diego, where they will play for their second straight Super Bowl victory.
Levy returned a kickoff 95 yards with 2:52 left.
The Packers also impacted the Niners' running game. Former Kansas lineman Gilbert Brown, Brian Williams and LeRoy Butler limited it to 32 yards on 17 carries.
The Green Bay defense allowed only three points the other seven came when San Francisco's Chuck
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While the 49ers made a few big plays, they also made huge mistakes — 59 yards of penalties in the first half.
While it wasn't a blowout, the outcome of the game seemed almost certain when Favre hit Freeman on a slant early in the second quarter, giving the Packers a 10-0 lead.
They included two consecutive holding penalties that negated major gains, a pass interference call that set up an early Green Bay field goal, and a botched reverse that eventually led to Eugene Robinson's interception.
The Niners also allowed a 40-yard Favre-to-Freeman connection in the final seconds of the first half that set up a field goal.
PITTSBURGH — This time, John Elway didn't need a fourth-quarter comeback to get back to the Super Bowl.
Broncos win AFC championship
After the game, Elway said the victory was one of the greatest of his career and that he was confident this team could win the Super Bowl.
The Associated Press
One year after they couldn't get there even with home-field advantage, the Denver Broncos took a 10-point lead on Elway's two touchdown passes in the final two minutes of the first half, then held off turnover-struck Pittsburgh
burgh for a 24-21 victory yesterday in the AFC championship game.
Elway also led a tense drive in the final minutes to keep the ball away from the Steelers, who pulled within three points on Kordell Stewart's touchdown pass with 2:46 left for the only points of the second half.
The score seemed to electrify the Steelers and their bench, and they held Denver to three yards on the the Broncos' next two plays.
Elway finished 18-of-31 for 210 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while Stewart was 18-of-36 for 201 yards and a TD. Both of the big backs, Denver's Terrell Davis (26-139) and Jerome Bettis (23-105) rushed for more than 100 yards.
But Elway found tight end Shannon Sharpe over the middle for 18 yards and the first down, and, with only 1:52 to wind off the clock, Denver had its fifth AFC championship.
Elway managed the clock and his offense to perfection late in the second quarter, masterfully driving the Broncos to two touchdowns in a span of 1:34 to put Denver up 24-14 at halftime.
This is Elway's fourth trip to the big game. He lost in his previous three trips.
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