Packers Loss to Seattle Brings Back Fonder Memories of 1989

September 25, 2012 | Monty McMahon |

The Green Bay Packers lost 14-12 to the Seattle Seahawks Monday night on a last-second, controversial (understatement) call where the officials called an interception by Green Bay’s M.D. Jennings a touchdown by Seattle’s Golden Tate.

The finale brings back memories of the Packers controversial 1989 instant replay game against the Chicago Bears. Fortunately, the Packers were on the positive end of that game-deciding call.

Trailing 13-7 in the fourth quarter, Don Majkowski drove the Packers down field. On a fourth down with under a minute left, Majkowski fired a touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe.

However, the line judge ruled Majkowski was past the line of scrimmage when he made the throw. The resulting penalty would have negated the touchdown and given the Bears the win.

The officials reviewed the call and after several tense minutes, overturned the penalty and upheld the touchdown.

The Packers won 14-13, beating the Bears for the first time since 1984.

The final scores of the two games were almost identical and the winning scores happened at almost the same time during the contests. Of course, the results were much different.

In 1989, the officials got the call right. Monday night, the replacement officials totally blew it.

Rebecca Wolf

I think the whole world knows we won, it is a very, very sad day in WI. I love our Packers as much as anyone & my heart bleeds for them! Football is a game, as I tell my Grandchildren, “You have to have a looser to have a winner”, but let it be fair. It was a nail biter, I’ll agree to that, however if they lost fairly I would’ve accepted the fact that the best team won on that particular day/night.However, last nights game I will not accept as a fair win for the Sea hawks & I am ashamed at the NFL!..I called today & left a message on my opinion. Cancel Sundays & Monday night football, and cx all games until we get are Refs back, (you know the ones that are EDUCATED on NFL rules & are able to call a game correctly)!This has been done in other sports, why not Football, esp. since so much is at stake, EVERY game is important, & just one loss can make or break ones chances for a title!!!!!!!!