James from Overland Park, KS Just loved the Packers Heritage Trail, but I have two unrelated questions. What was the date and circumstances of Dan Devine's broken leg? Also, I have memories of a game at Lambeau against Oakland that was ended by a long interception return. It might have been 1971 or 1972. Glad you enjoyed the Heritage Trail. The answer to your first question is Sept. 19, 1971. It was Devine's debut as Packers coach. The Packers lost at home 42-40 to a Giants team that went 0-6 in the preseason and would finish 4-10. As I recall, a steady rain fell for most of the game and Devine was on an operating table at St. Vincent Hospital when it ended. In the fourth quarter, Packers safety Doug Hart intercepted a Fran Tarkenton pass and was shoved out of bounds by Giants lineman and former Packer Bob Hyland. As Hyland skidded into the bench area, Devine got his foot caught in the canvas covering, I believe, and Hyland barreled into him and wiped him off his feet. Between the blow and the pileup, Devine sustained a double fracture of his lower left leg. He coached from the press box at Milwaukee County Stadium the next week, but returned to the sideline at Lambeau on crutches the following week. As for your second question, the Packers lost to the Raiders, 17-13, in a preseason game at Lambeau in 1971, but they fell behind, 17-0. My guess is you might be thinking about the 20-14 loss to the Raiders on the second Sunday of the 1972 season. I'm guessing a lot of people who witnessed that game haven't forgotten it. The Raiders were coached by John Madden and an AFC powerhouse, whereas the Packers were coming off a 4-8-2 season. The play you might remember and which ultimately decided the outcome was a 104-yard return of a MacArthur Lane fumble by Raiders safety Jack Tatum, but it happened with 12 seconds left in the first quarter. There were no replay challenges at the time, but the television replays clearly showed that Lane never had possession of Scott Hunter's lateral and it should have been ruled a muff, which meant the defensive team couldn't advance the ball. Three days later, Art McNally, then the NFL's supervisor of officials, admitted it was a muff and the play should have been ruled a touchback.