Cardinals-Packers game had little bit of everything

The Packers were not given a chance to call “heads” or “tails” before the second toss, and the coin once again landed on heads. “I cant tell you how many times Ive run that shovel in practice and just waiting for my opportunity, ” Fitzgerald said, “and lo-and-behold, the second round of the playoffs you get your number called on a shovel.

After being forced into overtime by another Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers, the Arizona Cardinals wasted no time calling for the “Hail Larry” to get to the NFC title game. On the first play from scrimmage, Carson Palmer hit a wide-open Larry Fitzgerald with a pass at about the Arizona 35, and Fitzgerald’s incredible run after the catch took the ball all the way to the five-yard line.

Their opponent in the NFC Championship will be known by the end of Sunday – either the 15-1 Carolina Panthers or their NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks, a game that the Cards will host if Seattle pulls off the win.

Julian Edelman returned from a broken foot to catch 10 passes for 100 yards for New England, whoh had been below their best in the closing weeks of the regular season but again showed their playoff pedigree. Rodgers had called “tails”, and the coin landed on heads. Cobb left the game injured after the catch.

In one of the most dramatic finishes in National Football League play-off history, the Cardinals outlasted the Packers 26-20 to advance to the NFC Championship game. A tipped ball went high into the air before landing in the arms of Michael Floyd in the end zone. “He’s got a lot of raw ability and he made some huge, huge plays tonight”.

“It’s tough. We’ve lost a few of these over the years where you don’t touch the ball in overtime”, Rodgers said.

After spending the past two weeks recovering from knee and back injuries, Gronkowski caught seven passes for 83 yards, including touchdowns from 8 and 16 yards out.

The Arizona Cardinals survived another Hail Mary touchdown pass by Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and went on to beat the Packers in overtime, 26-20, in a divisional playoff game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Saturday.

Then, with the Cardinals just short of the goal line, they called for the shovel pass, the quick toss to Fitzgerald who was to run through the middle of the Packers defence and into the end zone. “I’ve seen pizzas flip more than that”, Collinsworth said. “We’ll have to go back and look at it. I’m sure with pressure on the quarterback that coverage softened up a bit, but I don’t know for sure”. If that’s not enough, Manning is 0-5 for his career in playoff games where the kickoff temperature was 40 degrees or less and that’s right around what the temperature is forecasted to be come kickoff time Sunday.

On the first play of overtime, Carson Palmer spun away from a defender and throw across his body to an uncovered Larry Fitzgerald. What players will return and which players won’t be back.

Eddie Lacy rumbled for 61 yards and put the Packers in scoring position at the Arizona eight, before Rodgers passed to Janis for the score.