They came really, really close. They would have beaten the Colts.
The gamble may not look so good now with a crummy line and a lazy D, but they came within 13 seconds of the Superbowl and making Favre King of the NFL forevermore.
They would have actually had to play the Colts. Funny thing is that playing the games doesn't always result in what you expect. I mean the colts were favored against the Saints!!!! You saw how that worked out!