![]() “Don’t let receivers get position” is another. “Knock it down” is a great rule for Hail Marys. That’s five Lions looking up at a Packers player leading the pack. Look at how they all got behind Richard Rodgers (yes, it was a Rodgers to Rodgers touchdown) instead of staying in front of him. Phil Simms said you couldn’t blame the defense but oh, you can. But refs called a controversial facemask on Detroit’s Devin Taylor, who grabbed at Aaron Rodgers, giving Green Bay one untimed down from its own 39-yard line. Then it felt definite, after James Jones fell in bounds on a 3rd-and-10 pass, as time expired. ![]() Green Bay, who had stormed back from 20-0 to trail just 23-21 got the ball deep in its own territory with 23 seconds left and a loss felt imminent. In turn, this victory would have sent the reeling Green Bay Packers to a 7-5 record, nearly eliminating the team from the NFC North race and putting a serious question mark on what was wrong with Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy’s team.Īnd then, from nowhere, a miracle. The Detroit Lions were six seconds and two points away from somehow salvaging a 1-7 start to get to 5-7 and in the thick of the NFC playoff race.
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