These Packers games came down to a final defensive stand, just like Green Bay's win over Tampa Bay

If the Green Bay Packers are winning in the final moments, it often comes down to a spectacular winning drive or a Mason Crosby field goal. But every now and then you get what Green Bay delivered on Sunday, when a defensive stand on a tipped 2-point conversion helped the Packers hold off Tampa Bay.

De'Vondre Campbell tipped the Tom Brady pass, and when the ball fell to the ground, the Packers had locked up a 14-12 win over the Buccaneers. 

Take a look back at some of the red zone stands that saved games since the Super Bowl seasons of 1996 and 1997, with most occasions featuring critical late-game snaps inside Green Bay's 20-yard line.

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Oct. 28, 2021 at Arizona (24-21 win)

One of last season's most unforgettable games saw Green Bay fall short at the goal line on fourth-and-1 with a chance to expand its 24-21 lead, and Arizona drove down the field starting with 3 minutes, 23 seconds on the fourth-quarter clock.

But on second-and-goal from the 5, receiver A.J. Green didn't realize the ball was heading his way, and Kyler Murray's pass was picked off in the end zone by Rasul Douglas, a former Cardinal who'd been signed by the Packers off Arizona's practice squad. The Packers had a remarkable win on Thursday Night Football to knock off a previously unbeaten team.

Nov. 10, 2019 vs. Carolina (24-16 win)

The Packers were nursing a 24-16 lead when JK Scott punted to the Panthers' 11-yard line with 2:25 left. Quarterback Kyle Allen then engineered a drive into the Packers' red zone thanks to a fourth-and-10 conversion to D.J. Moore with less than a minute to go.

On fourth-and-1 from the 4 with 13 seconds to go, Preston Smith was flagged offsides, giving Carolina two chances from the 2-yard line. But the first was an incomplete pass with 8 seconds left, and the second went to MVP candidate Christian McCaffrey, who was stuffed by Smith 1 yard short as snow fell in Green Bay. Kyler Fackrell had been lined up incorrectly but was able to make an initial hit in the backfield, and review held up the ruling that McCaffrey was down at the 1 as time expired.

Sept. 11, 2016 at Jacksonville (27-23 win)

Florida, man.

The Packers were nursing that 4-point lead with 3:17 to go when Blake Bortles took the ball from the Jaguars 36 and marched down to the Packers 14-yard line. But a third-and-1 pass went incomplete, and a short pass with 23 seconds left on fourth down went backward, with Demarious Randall leading a host of defenders to the game-ending play. That Jaguars team went 3-13, but the Packers always seem to have their issues in Florida.

Oct. 18, 2015 vs. San Diego (27-20 win)

San Diego took the ball at its own 20 with 2:37 to go and moved down the field behind quarterback Philip Rivers, who got the Chargers to Green Bay's 3-yard line with a first-and-goal and still 33 seconds to go.

But Danny Woodhead was tackled by Clay Matthews for a gain of 1, Rivers overthrew Antonio Gates and Woodhead lost a yard on third down, tackled by Datone Jones. That set up a fourth-and-3 with the game on the line, and Rivers' pass to Woodhead in the end zone was broken up by a lunging Damarious Randall to seal the game and avoid a big upset with 20 seconds left.

Sept. 9, 2011 vs. New Orleans (42-34 win)

It's perhaps ironic that the wild season opener one year after a Super Bowl triumph came down to defense. On Thursday Night Football to start the 2011 season, Drew Brees took over for the Saints with 1:08 to go at the New Orleans 20 and — of course — drove down to the Green Bay 9-yard line, spiking the ball with 3 seconds left. Brees then passed incomplete to Darren Sproles, but A.J. Hawk was flagged for pass interference, giving the Saints an untimed down at the 1-yard line with the game on the line.

But Clay Matthews and Morgan Burnett stuffed a leaping Mark Ingram at the goal line, and Green Bay had a thrilling win.

The playoffs: Jan. 9, 2011 at Philadelphia (21-16 win) and Jan. 23, 2011 at Chicago (21-14 win)

OK, neither one is a red-zone stop, but playoff games merit special mention. First, it was Tramon Williams with a game-sealing interception when Michael Vick took a snap with 44 seconds left at the Green Bay 27. Two weeks later, Caleb Hanie's pass from the Green Bay 29 with 47 seconds left was intercepted by Sam Shields to lock up a Packers trip to the Super Bowl. Green Bay, of course, would go on to win that Super Bowl over Pittsburgh.

Oct. 24, 2010 vs. Minnesota (28-24 win)

With the added buzz of what could be presumed was Brett Favre's final game at Lambeau Field, and on Sunday Night Football to boot, the Vikings started with the ball at the 6:07 mark from their own 17 and methodically moved downfield.

But after getting to the Packers' 15-yard line with 1:03 to go, penalties pushed the Vikings backward, and an apparent touchdown completion to Percy Harvin in the back of the end zone was overturned on replay with less than a minute to go (cameras showed he was out of bounds). Still, the Vikings got back to the 20-yard line before Favre threw two incomplete passes to Randy Moss and left the Packers with a cathartic victory.

Oct. 29, 2007 at Denver (19-13 win)

It's perhaps not quite in the same vein, because the game is remembered for the ending on Brett Favre's 82-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings on the first play of overtime. But the Broncos had two snaps from the Packers' 4-yard line, needing just 1 yard for a first down, and twice fell short to set up Jason Elam's game-tying chip shot as time expired. Ryan Pickett was credited with the third-down stuff of a rushing Jay Cutler.

Dec. 15, 2002 at San Francisco (20-14 win)

The 49ers were on the march and got into the red zone with 44 seconds to go, but everything gummed up from there. Jeff Garcia threw an incomplete pass, Garrison Hearst ran for 3 yards and Garcia threw incomplete again into the back of his guard against a heavy pass rush to set up fourth-and-7 from the 11. With Antuan Edwards defending the receiver, Garcia again faced pressure from Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, and his pass for Eric Johnson was too low.

Sept. 29, 2002 vs. Carolina (17-14 win)

This was as much about Shayne Graham missing a 24-yard field goal as anything else, but it's always interesting against Carolina. Rodney Peete and the Panthers got as close as the Packers 5-yard line with 27 seconds left, but the quarterback's rush was stuffed by Cletidus Hunt (who was injured on the play). That set up the Graham whiff wide right — 48 hours after the Panthers had brought him in as a free agent to replace injured John Kasay when Kasay's initial replacement struggled in practice.

Nov. 11, 2001 at Chicago (20-12 win)

In a battle between two teams with respectable records, Jim Miller and the Bears sustained a late drive that got as close as the Packers' 15-yard line. But incomplete passes to Dez White and James Allen allowed the Packers to escape. Both teams emerged with 6-2 records.

Dec. 24, 2000 vs. Tampa Bay (17-14 win)

It technically counts, because the Buccaneers got to the 19-yard line and were set up for a surefire win at freezing Lambeau Field, but Martin Gramatica missed a 40-yard field goal a couple of plays later, and the Packers won in overtime on Ryan Longwell's 22-yard winner.

Nov. 6, 2000 vs. Minnesota (26-20 win)

Surely, you remember how the rainy Monday night ended, with an unforgettable pass to Antonio Freeman and a 43-yard touchdown in overtime that gave Green Bay the win. But you may not remember how it even got to overtime.

Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper found Randy Moss for a 19-yard hookup to the Packers' 15 with 7 seconds left, setting up what would have been a 33-yard field goal winner. But the snap was botched, and Allen Rossum jumped onto holder Mitch Berger as he tried to throw the ball downfield. If Minnesota had downed the ball, the Vikings could have set up for another play, but Tyrone Williams was able to pluck the ball out of the air for an interception.

Sept. 27, 1998 at Carolina (37-30 win)

Like we said, there's something about Carolina.

Kerry Collins ran an effective 2-minute drill that took the Panthers from their own 35-yard line down to the Packers' 5, but passes on third and fourth downs in the final 5 seconds of the game were incomplete. Craig Newsome and Darren Sharper batted down the latter to preserve a five-touchdown passing performance from Brett Favre.

Oct. 12, 1997 at Chicago (24-23 win)

The Bears wanted to go for the win and nearly got it.

Erik Kramer's 22-yard passing score with 1:54 to go pulled the Bears to within 24-23, and 0-6 Chicago elected to go for the win against the defending Super Bowl champ with a 2-point conversion. But a pass to Raymont Harris was off the mark, pressured by Eugene Robinson when a discombobulated defense lined up initially to block a kick.

The Packers had earlier stuffed the Bears on fourth-and-1 at the goal line when nose tackle Bob Kuberski led the charge to seal off Kramer.

Dec. 24, 1995 vs. Pittsburgh (24-19 win)

OK, we can't resist one more.

Yancey Thigpen's inexplicable drop in the end zone on fourth-and-6 gave the Packers a thrilling win and a divisional title.

The Steelers had started with 5:27 left and, led by Neil O'Donnell, moved to the Packers' 7-yard line but ran six plays thereafter that never got more than 2 yards closer. With the game on the line and less than 20 seconds to go, O'Donnell had a wide-open Thigpen in the end zone, and the Packers were the recipient of a Christmas Eve miracle.

On Nov. 12 that season, the Packers also beat the Bears, 35-28, when Erik Kramer's pass from the Packers' 14-yard line went incomplete on the final play of the game, with Matt LaBounty providing the pressure.

JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.

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