Packers Evoke Memories of Glory Days, 16-14 : Interconference: Victory over Houston gives Green Bay first five-game winning streak since 1966.

If Brett Favre gets any better, Green Bay fans will start mentioning him in the same breath with Bart Starr.

Chris Jacke kicked three field goals and Favre produced just enough offense to get the Packers past the Houston Oilers, 16-14, Sunday night, giving Green Bay its first six-game winning streak since Starr took them to Super Bowl I in 1966.

The victory kept the Packers (8-6) in the NFC playoff race, while the Oilers (8-6) were eliminated from the AFC Central race, which was won by Pittsburgh.

“I wasn’t even born in 1966, but when I got traded here, if you’d said I’d be standing here after five straight, I’d have laughed in your face,” Favre said. “The Pack is back.

“I told someone on the bench, this was the biggest game I’ve ever been involved in and I was worried. I’m sure they said before the game, if they could get to me, they could win. I was worried how I would respond.”

He had no reason to worry. Favre completed 19 of 30 passes for 155 yards and gave up one interception, his first in 111 passes.

Houston’s fourth turnover, a fumble by Cody Carlson at the Packers’ 37, led to a six-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Sterling Sharpe with 3:33 left in the game, giving Green Bay a 16-7 lead. Favre completed all five of his passes in the drive.

“That was my hardest game all year,” Favre said. “It wasn’t my best, but we fought through it and we won. That’s the best pressure we’ve faced all year.”

Carlson’s fourth-quarter fumbled snap was typical of what happened to the Oilers throughout the game. He also threw an interception on the final play of the first half that kept Houston from tying the score, 3-3.

“The play selection fine, the play to go for the end zone was fine, but my decision to underthrow Haywood (Jeffires) was bad,” Carlson said. “That was a big turning point in the game. That was the first time we’d done much offensively and I made a bad decision.”

Houston fought back in the final minutes with a 77-yard drive capped by Lorenzo White’s two-yard run with 1:55 left. The Oilers tried an onside kick that failed despite a scramble for the ball, and the Packers ran out the clock.

The Oilers stymied themselves with two fumbles and two interceptions, with the Packers producing two field goals and a touchdown from the turnovers.

Field goals of 39, 36 and 20 yards by Jacke put Green Bay ahead, 9-0, with 8:31 elapsed in the third quarter before the Oilers’ offense woke up.

Houston made it 9-7 on Carlson’s one-yard scoring run late in the third quarter.