Favre Makes Call, Makes It Work for Packers : NFC: Going with his play over Holmgren’s, he connects with Harris on touchdown pass that beats Tampa Bay, 19-14.

Coach Mike Holmgren had a play called, but quarterback Brett Favre had other ideas.

Favre’s preferred play turned into a game-winning, nine-yard touchdown pass to Jackie Harris in the fourth quarter Sunday, giving the Green Bay Packers a 19-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“I’m glad I went with his suggestion,” Holmgren said. “I called a play, but he wanted to try the play-action to Jackie.

“He was confident it would work, so I told him to go with it.”

Favre rolled out and threw the touchdown pass to Harris on a third and six from the Buccaneers’ nine-yard line with 10:09 left, and the Packers (6-6) won their third in a row and for the fourth time in five games.

“I’m not going to say I talked him out of it,” said Favre, who completed 26 of 41 passes for 223 yards. “I just felt mine would work better.”

Chris Jacke kicked four field goals for the Packers and Roland Mitchell made two interceptions, the final one with 1:32 remaining to snuff out a last Tampa Bay opportunity.

Tampa Bay (4-8) lost for the seventh time in eight games. The Buccaneers beat the Packers, 31-3, in the the second week of the season.

“The playoffs are still a dream away,” Jacke said. “We’ve still got to win four or at least three out of four. All the factors will have to come together.”

Green Bay’s Sterling Sharpe, the NFL’s leading receiver, had nine catches, giving him 363 for his career--the most ever in a player’s first five years.

Vinny Testaverde completed 12 of 22 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions and the Buccaneers also lost two fumbles.

Testaverde passed to Anthony McDowell for a 15-yard touchdown pass play that gave Tampa Bay a 14-12 lead with 2:12 left in the third quarter.