Vikings scoff at penalty that gave the Packers a miracle in Motown

Call it a Hail Mary, a Motown Miracle…the 61-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers that led to a 27-23 win Thursday night will not just forever go down in Packers lore.

Tight end Richard Rodgers duly caught it in a scrum of end zone traffic, cueing celebrations for the Packers and stunned silence from the home fans.

Richard Rodgers caught eight passes for 146 yards.

Julius Peppers forced a Stafford fumble late in the third quarter that led to Rodgers’ first touchdown pass, an 8-yard throw to Davante Adams.

The Lions dominated the first quarter of the match after Matt Prater kicked them ahead with a 51-yard field goal.

But Green Bay chipped away and when Aaron Rodgers ran in the visitors’ third touchdown with just over three minutes remaining, the game was delicately poised at 23-21 Detroit.

As for Thursday night, it was a good sign for the Packers offense that Rodgers played so aggressively.

“My goodness, what a great game”, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said.

Injuries: Even though the got the win, the Packers have a very real problem with injury on their offensive line.

The Detroit Lions closed in on Aaron Rodgers, and there was nobody nearby he could lateral to.

The Packers practice the occasional hail mary, usually once in practice the day before a game.

The Packers didn’t lose though, and a big reason why they didn’t is because of a facemasking penalty that should’ve never been called, at least according to Peterson.

In the USA college ranks, Boston College Eagles’ quarterback Doug Flutie found Gerard Phelan on the final play of a 1984 game against the University of Miami in 1984 for the winning score.

The Goats: It’s hard to assign blame here; the game ended on one of those freak occurrences you really can’t script. We could call out DE Devin Taylor for committing the final penalty-one of nine on the evening for 108 yards total from Detroit-but that doesn’t feel quite right.

Let’s watch Aaron Rodgers and Richard Rodgers win a football game.

The Packers scored their first points with 5:44 left in the third when James Starks fumbled and Randall Cobb recovered it in the end zone.

Western Michigan’s band performed at halftime of the Packers-Lions game, but it wasn’t on the field at the end of the heart-pounding finish at Ford Field.

“It’s the most unbelievable game of my life”, a completely out-of-breath Rodgers said on CBS after getting pooped running down the field to celebrate. The Lions gave him a couple weeks off, hoping that would clear his head and help him get over whatever he’s dealing with in his return from a torn ACL.

On the final play, the Lions opted not to use six-foot-five receiver Calvin Johnson to defend against the Hail Mary, and their overall coverage on the play drew criticism as well.