The Batshit Crazy Details of Green Bay’s Rodgers-to-Rodgers Hail Mary
The Packers were given an untimed down after Detroit defensive end Devin Taylor was called for grabbing Aaron Rodgers’ facemask on a tackle on what would’ve been the last play. However, Aaron Rodgers showed why he is one of the elite quarterbacks in the game, throwing a ideal Hail Mary pass that gave the Packers new life after they lost four of their previous five games.
“It is the greatest game I been part of except the Super Bowl”, said Aaron Rodgers, who released the ball from his own 35-yard line. The offensive team is at a huge disadvantage if the receivers don’t have time to get to the end zone. “I can’t believe Richard caught it. When he caught it, I blacked out”. When he caught it I blacked out. “He went up and got it”, McCarthy said. In what could only be described as an awe-inspiring turn of events, the Green Bay Packers saw themselves beating the Detroit Lions courtesy of a 61-yard touchdown pass of their prized quarterback.
The last time the Green Bay Packers were shut out in the first half of a game they were on the losing end of what is infamously known as the “Fail Mary” against the Seahawks in 2012.
Aaron Rodgers thought the correct judgment call was made on the play.
“I’m sure there are some people out there that would think … it’s just a Hail Mary”, he said.
With no time on the clock, Rodgers avoided the Lions pass rush and heaved up the game winning touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers.
The Packers have given the players the weekend off. They’ll return to work on Monday to start preparing for the Sunday, Dec. 13 game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field. “I knew we were around the 40, (so) I knew I was going to have to buy some time to allow (the receivers) to get in the end zone”.
The media quickly dubbed it the Motor City Miracle and Miracle in Motown and other names.
“We had plenty of guys in there, but we obviously didn’t do what we needed to do”, Detroit coach Jim Caldwell said.
Former North Dakota State University running back John Crockett has been promoted to the Green Bay Packers 53-man roster. The fumble of James Starks had that bounced in the end zone resulted in Randall Cobb being there at the right moment falling on the ball scoring a touchdown for the Packers. The QB capped the 84-yard drive by running for a TD, pulling Green Bay within two. A one-game difference at that point would mean little – the tiebreaker is head-to-head, and the Packers won the first meeting, so winning the second (in which they figure to be a formidable favorite) would give the Packers the division. “With Olivia, I have that person who is in my corner always”, Rodgers told ESPN Wisconsin in October.
“Man, that’s something I don’t know about”, he said.