Rewind: Seahawks-Packers 2003 Wild Card with John Gilbert - Remember That Game

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🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Originally aired June 2023. John Gilbert (Field Gulls) recalls with host Thomas Emerick how "We want the ball and we're gonna score" came at the end of a really fun game where Mike Holmgren and Matt Hasselbeck stepped from a cheesehead-sized shadow. Brett Favre and Co. also found themselves in a period of transition in the new century, with the offense routing through Ahman Green for 2,200-plus yards. It's January 2003, Seahawks at Packers. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remember That Game for the full archive: Apple Spotify "Remember That Game" in search wherever you get your podcasts More on the 2003 NFL wild card playoff between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers: NFL Throwback 16-minute cut (YouTube) NFL Primetime highlights (YouTube) Game box score: Packers 33, Seahawks 27 (OT). Bubba Franks, Shaun Alexander, Ahman Green, and Al Harris — by way of pick six — hit paydirt (Pro Football Reference) The Holmgren era begins (The Seattle Times) HOST RotoViz Contributor Thomas Emerick (@ThomasEmerick) Guest Field Gulls Deputy Editor John Gilbert (JohnPGilbertNFL) SHOW NOTES RotoViz Radio provides the power for Remember That Game. Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com Subscribe to the RotoViz YouTube Channel here! Subscribe to the Remember That Game YouTube Channel here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, it was a very exciting offense to watch, especially with Hasselback, finally putting things together in the NFL for the first time.
0:08.7	It's January 2004, Seahawks at Packers.
0:12.8	This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and maybe chart the path of the zeitgeist.
0:19.9	I'm your host Thomas Emmerich, and my guest,
0:22.8	returning to the program, is the deputy editor of SB Nation's field goals, John Gilbert. It's been
0:29.0	a five-year rebuild under Mike Holmgren, and you, John, have been through it all, along with
0:34.0	Sean Springs, Walter Jones, Max Strong, and Chad Brown.
0:38.2	Though the IDP King, Chad Brown, is out today,
0:41.4	how are you feeling this wildcard Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks are actually playing ball?
0:48.3	You know, I'm just, I'm happy they're in the postseason.
0:51.0	It's been a long time.
0:52.8	You know, I went through the entirety of the 90s.
0:55.1	We made the playoffs in HomeGrim's first year after a whole lot of, you know,
1:00.8	ugly seasons in the late 80s, early 90s.
1:03.8	And then, you know, under Dennis Erickson, under Tom Flores, you know,
1:07.9	so just to be in the playoffs, I was extremely happy.
1:11.2	I was very nervous for a number of reasons.
1:15.6	And I know we'll touch on at least a couple of those.
1:17.6	But it was, you know, just it was only the second time in my life and the first time in my adult life that I got,
1:24.7	second time, excuse me, in my adult life that I got to see the Seahawks in the
1:28.0	playoffs. And I was hoping for a win. We didn't quite get what I was hoping for, but I was,
1:33.3	it was definitely, definitely excited that we were on the right track. Yeah, that first playoff appearance
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