But in typical Rodgers fashion, the gunslinger stood tall and didn’t get rattled despite a frustrating showing from the offense throughout the game’s first 40 minutes. It appears Lacy heard those cries from fans and has altered his game accordingly, at least for now.
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The last second pass provided the last of 27 second half points for the Packers (8-4), who trailed the Lions (4-8) 20-0 early in the third quarter.
On the previous play, the Packers used a couple of laterals as time ran out.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, defended by Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields (37), holds on to the ball in the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015…
Taylor, however, was flagged for a facemask, giving Green Bay an untimed down.
Lions defensive end Devin Taylor, on the facemask penalty that gave the Packers an extra play: “I knew I grabbed the collarbone, shoulder pad”.
“I knew I was going to have to buy some time to allow them to get into the end zone”, Rodgers said after the game.
And that is exactly what happened!
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Stafford’s 4-yard pass to Golden Tate converted a fourth-and-2 and escaped a rush to run for a first down on a third-and-9 in Green Bay territory on the ensuing drive, setting up Matt Prater’s 42-yard field goal to give Detroit a 23-14 lead with 7:06 left.
“I’m out of breath”, Aaron Rodgers said immediately after in a TV broadcast interview.
Everything changed in the time it took Aaron Rodgers to step away from pressure and launch a pass so high that it felt like it might scrape the Ford Field roof.
Aaron Rodgers didn’t see Richard Rodgers until the last second. [Aaron is] supposed to throw it up and I try to catch it. If it gets deflected other guys are there.
“I’m having a hard time finding words”, safety Glover Quin said in the locker room. “There were a few plays here and there that, had the result been different, the result of the game would’ve been different”, Packers play-caller Tom Clements said of the team’s offense in general and its passing game in particular. After that they never seemed to get back their rhythm and the inability to score more than six points in the next two quarters turned out to be their doom. DickRodge hauled in eight balls for 162 yards and that touchdown.
Angry, stunned and a touch embarrassed, the defense rebooted as the game began anew in the second quarter.
There was no confusion about whether it was a catch.
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Leon Halip/Getty Images Richard Rodgers hauls in the Hail Mary for the win. Sunday night’s game between the Broncos Patriots ended with an overtime touchdown and Monday’s game between the Browns and Ravens ended with a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown. The Packers will need to stop Detroit’s defense from getting to their quarterback in order to be successful in this game.
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Green Bay come into this game on 7-4 and have fallen behind the Minnesota Vikings, who have moved up to 8-3.
