I've watched the video below a number of times now, because it captures much more than just the final play of the Ice Bowl. Starr completed five straight passes against one of the best defenses in the NFL under brutal conditions, and his teammates delivered. Number 30, Chuck Mercein, the fullback, caught the pass that took the Packers to the 10 -- and shook off a tackle on the way, and then ran the ball on the next play to the 3. Then Donny Anderson fell twice, leading to the final play. In fairness to Anderson, as you can see in the video, Number 44 caught several passes on the final drive and made the most of them. Then came the last play, on which Mercein thought he would get the ball. He didn't:
Starr was great, but that was a great team. They remain the only NFL team to win the championship three straight times. Eat it, Brady. So long, Bart.
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