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Article: INSIDE THE GAME; A snowball effect for Packers; After some opening hiccups, Green Bay - and Ryan Grant - recovered in a big way, pouring it on as hard as the snow was coming down.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 13, 2008
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Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer
Green Bay, Wis. -- Packers running back Ryan Grant essentially spotted Seattle a 14-0 lead with two fumbles in Green Bay's first three snaps. But when the white stuff really began to fall on a 31-degree Saturday evening, well, the poor Seahawks ultimately were destined to be just another historic backdrop in the legend of Brett Favre and a subfreezing, snow-covered Lambeau Field.
In what Favre called the snowiest game he's ever played, the 17-year veteran threw three touchdown passes in a flawless performance between the lines. And if that wasn't enough, he also excelled as expert sideline sports psychologist to the young ...