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Plays that shaped the season: No. 7

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers were on the field for 2,916 plays combined on offense, defense and special teams in 18 games, including playoffs, this season. Most will be forgotten, but some will be remembered for years to come.

As we look back on the season that ended with the stunning NFC Championship Game collapse against the Seattle Seahawks, we will examine 10 plays, chosen subjectively, as the ones that most shaped the Packers' season.

The list, so far, in reverse order:

No. 10: The Jets' touchdown that wasn’t a touchdown.

No. 9: Dez Bryant’s catch that wasn’t a catch.

No: 8: Julius Peppers' 49-yard interception return for a TD vs. Minnesota.

Here's No. 7:

Date: Nov. 30, 2014.

Location: Lambeau Field.

Game: Packers vs. New England Patriots.

The play: Mike Daniels and Mike Neal combine to sack Tom Brady in the fourth quarter.

Why it mattered: With the Packers leading 26-21, the Patriots had driven to the Packers' 20-yard line. On second-and-9, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix broke up a pass in the end zone for tight end Rob Gronkowski. On the next play, the Packers rushed four. Neal beat left tackle Nate Solder to the outside, while Daniels shoved aside guard Dan Connolly to sack Brady in less than three seconds. It forced the Patriots to settle for a field goal, which Stephen Gostkowski missed wide right from 47 yards with 2:40 remaining. The Packers took over and ran out the clock to preserve perhaps their most impressive victory of the season.

Quotable: "It was just an awesome team effort," Daniels said. "The guys on the back end held them up long enough, so he had to sit back on the pocket, and Mike Neal really came through with an awesome rush. They left me single-teamed. Datone [Jones] did a heck of a job taking up the double-team. That's what we've got to do, we've got to capitalize whenever they try to put two on one guy, the guy who is single-teamed has got to capitalize, and that’s what we did."