The ball ended up back in the hands of Aaron Rodgers, where Lions defensive end Devin Taylor made the tackle that would have ended the game – but instead got his hand up around the Rodgers’ facemask, prompting a 15-yard personal foul penalty and one last play with a dead clock. “Limited words. I don’t know what to say”.
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Injuries a big factor for the Packers, as they entered the game missing starting offensive lineman TJ Lang and Bryan Bulaga.
‘I love what I do.
Although the call, which was not reviewable, was possibly the right one, it has sparked outrage, with one fan changing the NFL’s wikipedia page to show the Green Bay Packers as “NFL Referees”.
Aaron Rodgers finished 24 of 36 for 289 yards with two touchdowns.
-RB John Crockett got some surprising time in the backfield. He stepped up toward the line of scrimmage and let it fly.
On third-and-10, the final play of the game, Aaron Rodgers completed a pass to James Jones, who lateraled it to Richard Rodgers, who threw it back to Aaron.
It’s planning. Strategy. Practice (something the Packers reportedly do with their Hail Mary play every Saturday).
Green Bay (8-4) were upset a couple of plays earlier when they felt Detroit safety Isa Abdul-Quddus should have been whistled for pass interference on a downfield throw. “With Olivia, I have that person who is in my corner always”, Rodgers told ESPN Wisconsin in October. He was intercepted once. Aaron Rodgers was constantly under pressure. “He said, ‘Thanks. I think I’ve got you beat'”. However, because of the laterals that preceded the play, Rodgers was no longer the quarterback – he was a runner, meaning contact with the helmet is no longer relevant. Do I jump for it, or wait for the tip? They got one on Thursday night.
The NFL star, the league’s MVP in 2011 and 2014, came up with the Hail Mary play to see off the Detroit Lions, in a game which had seen the Packers 20 points down.
The Packers needed good fortune to finally break through during their ensuing possession. It’s not really a play spend much time “drawing up” and the necessities in making it work are fairly obvious: You’ve got to have enough time for your receivers to get down the field, and you have to have enough under the ball to reach the end zone.
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Green Bay scored again with just over four minutes left in the quarter after forcing a turnover. With the Seahawks needing a touchdown and only eight seconds remaining, Russell Wilson heaved a pass from the 39-yard line. The Lions (4-8) had won three straight and blew a chance to sweep the season series for the first time since 1991.
