Rebound Pass leads Packers to comeback victory (AUDIO)

If the Vikings and Packers are within a game of each other in either direction going into their Week 17 showdown at Lambeau, the victor of that game will win the division. Why?

“I’ve never had a completed Hail Mary before”, admitted Rodgers in an interview following their victory, according to ESPN.

Richard Rodgers Sr. had to like what he saw of his son’s winning catch on the all-University of California connection. That was followed by a strip-sack of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford by Julius Peppers to get the Packers back into the game. So in one throw, Aaron Rodgers sealed a defeat not just for Detroit but for the house as well. Or was there? They tried the old hook and ladder, and then proceeded to continually lateral the ball looking for a miracle, the ball ended back in the hands of Aaron Rodgers.

‘No player shall grasp and control, twist, turn, push or pull the facemask of an opponent in any direction. Note: “If a player grasps an opponent’s facemask, he must immediately release it. If he does not immediately release it and controls his opponent, it is a foul”. The controversy? Because Taylor didn’t really grab Rodger’s facemask.

However, it might not matter. In a close call like this, the referees will be cautious and call the penalty if it looks like there was some degree of contact. I was kind of in between – do I jump for it? The NFL’s vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, said that penalty will nearly always be called when seen in real time.

It was one of the most thrilling finishes in the National Football League this season but should the Packers “hail mary” play have even happened?

“It’s whatever the refs call”, Taylor said. I mean, they had that game won at halftime for Pete’s sake. “I didn’t believe I touched it”. I think every one remembers the last Hail Mary (Fail Mary), in which the Packers and Seahawks were involved in, but the Packers received the bad end of the call. We played 60 minutes, we needed to play another 10 or so phantom unclocked seconds to take care of what we started, ” defensive end Darryl Tapp said.

There was also some question about whether the Lions should have been flagged anyway for contact to the helmet of a quarterback.

Asked to explain Johnson’s absence, considering he’s usually been on the Hail Mary defense in his career, coach Jim Caldwell said the Lions were expecting the Packers to try a miraculous lateral play, which led to the issues listed above.