Game-Winning Drive Redemption for Clifton The Tampa Tribune, published 17 November 2003 Even John Elway would have been proud of this 98-yard drive. Without the benefit of momentum or field position, Green Bay converted three third downs and a fourth-and- one during a 17-play touchdown march that proved pivotal in Sunday's 20-13 triumph against the reeling Buccaneers. Sparked by Gilbert Brown's pregame speech, the Packers ran for 190 yards and controlled the ball for 34:07 in winning for the first time in six visits to Raymond James Stadium. ``Gilbert made a moving talk about how personal this game was for Chad Clifton,'' said Packers guard Mike Wahle. ``And Chad has to feel very satisfied right now because he shut down Simeon Rice, shut him down completely. Chad couldn't feel any better.'' Green Bay's offensive line continually whipped Tampa Bay up front as Clifton returned to the scene of his season-ending hip injury on a hit by Warren Sapp. Brett Favre threw only five times on the game-winning drive, which consumed almost 10 minutes. ``We ended up with 190 yards on the ground and allowed no sacks, so this was definitely a good day for the offensive line,'' said Clifton, who has played every game this season. " When we went for it on fourth-and-one, Coach [Mike] Sherman showed his confidence in our line and our backs. Gilbert's speech makes this even sweeter, but now I look forward to putting all this stuff behind me.'' The Packers (5-5) rebounded from a tough Monday night loss against Philadelphia and pulled within a game of fading Minnesota in the NFC North. ``We had to have this game and we came into a tough place and got it,'' said cornerback Mike McKenzie. ``That drive was clutch and we kept our poise all day. Tampa Bay is real talkative and we didn't want to get into a shouting contest with them.'' Favre, playing with a broken right thumb, sustained the tiebreaking drive with a pair of third-down completions to Robert Ferguson, but finished with only 92 yards. ``We ran the football extremely well and our offensive line, as they have done all year, played lights out,'' Favre said. Ahman Green led the way with 109 yards, ably complemented by Najeh Davenport's 70 yards in 13 carries. ``That one drive changed everything,'' said Green Bay guard Marco Rivera. ``Tampa Bay played hard, but they are a totally different team without Mike Alstott. When games have gotten tight, he's been the one to break our backs.'' Packers CEO Bob Harlan is hoping to use Sunday's road victory as a springboard. ``That's a huge win for us against a formidable team,'' he said. ``The Bucs are the defending champs and any team can get hot in the last six weeks. They've got too many talented players to count them out.'' Clifton now returns to the anonymity of the offensive line. He was asked whether he and Sapp exchanged conversation during the game. ``Yeah, he asked me how I was doing,'' Clifton said. ``I told him I was doing good.'' Then Clifton smiled. ``Obviously, real good.''