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Sept. 20, 2009. Lambeau Field. Bengals-Packers.

OK, OK. It was the 17th anniversary of Bengals nose tackle Tim Krumrie mangling the Majic Man’s ankle and giving rise to the legend of Brett Favre. The improbable Favre came off the bench and just as improbably led the Packers to a last-second win on a bomb to someone named Kittrick Taylor and instead of Bengals rookie head coach Dave Shula moving to 3-0 it was Favre moving into immortality.

But it was also the biggest win in Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis’ 15 seasons.

And if they get one Sunday at Lambeau (4:25 p.