At long last, good fortune has chosen to shine upon the Green Bay Packers once again. After suffering seven painful losses to only one win, the Packers got their second victory of 2005 over the Atlanta Falcons by a final of 33-25.

The Pack got out to an early 14-0 lead and it looked like this may be a replay of their only other win so far this season, which was a 52-3 shellacking of New Orleans. It was not quite to be, as Atlanta came back to tie the game at 14. Green Bay kicked a field goal and it was 17-14 at the half.

Two more Ryan Longwell field goals and the Pack leads 23-14 after three quarters. Atlanta cuts it to 23-17, then ten Packer points make it 33-17. The Falcons get a touchdown and two point conversion and try an onside kick, but the Packers pounce on it and run out the clock.

Brett Favre was his usual Hall of Fame self, completing 26 of 39 for 252 yards and a touchdown. He is now 29 TD passes away from bumping overrated, never won a Super Bowl Dan Marino from the top spot on the career charts. I think Ol' Number Four is going to do it! He is also getting closer to leaving Marino in the dust in all other career passing categories as well. And of course he already leads in perhaps the category that matters the most...Super Bowl rings.

Samkon Gado, a previously unknown and unemployed running back, is making quite a statement in his time with the Packers. He has gotten the opportunity due to injuries to three, count 'em three, Green Bay runners...Ahman Green, Najeh Davenport, and Tony Fisher. Gado gained 103 yards on the ground, caught four passes, and oh yeah...scored all three of his team's touchdowns. One was on a pass from Brett Favre. I can only imagine how it must have felt for someone who probably never expected to be in the NFL to catch a scoring pass from a future Hall of Famer.

The Packer defense again looked good, for the most part holding dangerous Falcon quarterback Michael Vick in check. A major contributor to the defense is my fellow Central Michigan University graduate Cullen Jenkins, who is fast becoming one of the better defensive linemen in the league. Also making some noise on D for the Pack is Roy Manning...from the University of Michigan! Linebacker Nick Barnett had a great game today, which must have put a big smile on the face of Ray Nitschke up in Gridiron Heaven. Where I am sure that he and his old coach Vince Lombardi were keeping an eye on their beloved Packers.

Although the playoffs are a big longshot at this point, it is great to see the Packers not giving up and continuing to play hard. Then again, I suppose that is to be expected from a team whose leader has the courage and competitive spirit that Brett Favre has. With Ol' Number Four at the controls, the Packers will never quit and will always give it all they have to give.