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Turnovers and fatigue kill Pack I learned a lesson Sunday around 2:00pm at a KEY Super Bowl party. My main man Flight and another key fan, PB, went out to my front yard to settle a debate that has been raging for 3 weeks now. Who would dominate in a 3 point stance? PB owned the all important weight advantage, so this would be a cinch for him, right? WRONG. Flight exploded off the line of scrimmage and right through his fellow key fan, planting him straight into the newly fallen snow. Little did I know that I would be witnessing a similar showing 3 hours later. Denver's offensive line managed to do what nobody in the world thought possible, they dominated the Packer's acclaimed defensive line. Despite an 18 pound weight per man disadvantage, the Broncs used superb technique to open gigantic holes for super bowl MVP Terrell Davis, who ran over, through, and around the Pack for 159 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was plain to see that by the end of the night Gilbert Brown was so exhausted that he was just being stood up play after play and was basically ineffective all day long. Don't put it all on Gilbert's shoulder's, though. The entire defensive line combined for merely 11 tackles, 6 of which were made by Santana Dotson. Reggie White can be excused because the majority of the Denver running plays were to the left, away from Reg, and towards Darius Holland, who has yet to reach his potential. All in all, Denver showed the Pack how to play real smash mouth football. Aside from the Denver rushing attack, turnovers absolutly killed Green Bay. Although Brett had quite a bit of success against the Bronco secondary, striking for 256 yards and 3 TDs, it took him 42 tosses to accomplish these numbers. He also commited two critical turnovers which turned into 10 first half points for Denver. Antonio Freeman almost crushed all Packer hopes of a repeat in the third quarter with a botched kickoff return that turned into a fumble and gave Denver great field position. The Pack was lucky enough to get the ball back, though, as Eugene Robinson stepped in front of a John Elway pass in the end zone to avoid disaster. The Packer offense had three opportunities to step up and seize the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the fourth quarter, but mistakes and dropped balls spelled doom for our beloved team. Bottom line: The team that commits the fewest amount of turnovers has NEVER lost a super bowl, and that stat held form on Sunday. I guarantee everybody who has taken the time to read this column one thing-The Packers will come back stronger and hungrier than ever in 1998, and we WILL win Super Bowl XXXIII. Later from a disappointed but optimistic KEY fan. � 1998 Want to talk to the editor? Email him! [email protected] Flight's Packer Page Page last updated 4/2/98 by Flight Flight's Photo Editor! [email protected] Key Fan Scott [email protected] Flight's Featured Columnist! [email protected] If you want to link to Flight's Packer Page you can use the icon below, or just use a simple link. Email me with your address and I'll put your site on my Packers link page.

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