RELATED: Tony Gonzalez’s Brother Saved His Life and Made Him Play Football What makes Rodgers so good at throwing Hail Marys? At the end of the second quarter in the Packers’ 2017 playoff game against the New York Giants, Rodgers unwinded from Green Bay’s 53-yard-line and Randall Cobb wound up with the catch in the back of the end zone for the touchdown. His third Hail Mary wasn’t as significant as the first two, but it was still impressive nonetheless. This time, Jeff Janis was able to come down with it in the end zone. Rodgers took the snap from the 41-yard-line, scrambled to his left, and chucked up an off-balanced throw from almost the same spot Murray threw his last Sunday. The Packers trailed by seven points with five seconds left in the game. Rodgers accomplished the feat again just a year later, this time against the Cardinals. Amazingly, tight end Richard Rodgers outleaped the Lions defense and snagged the Hail Mary for a 61-yard, game-winning touchdown. With the Packers trailing by two and no time left on the clock, Rodgers scrambled around in the backfield, dodged a pass-rusher, and heaved a bomb that traveled 67 yards in the air. Rodgers completed maybe the most impressive of his three Hail Marys in 2015 against the Detroit Lions. Most NFL quarterbacks would be lucky to complete one Hail Mary touchdown throughout their entire career. They certainly proved Saturday that as long as Rodgers is under center, this team is rarely going to be out of it when it matters most.RELATED: If Gardner Minshew Is Traded, Which Teams Should Try to Steal Him?
With a healthy Nelson, and presumably a few new pieces, the Packers should be back and better than ever this time next year.
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Rodgers was still rated eighth overall among quarterbacks by Pro Football Focus this season. His passer rating fell from 112.2 to 92.7. Without him, Rodgers saw his completion percentage take a one-year dip from 65.6 in 2014 to 60.7 this season. Green Bay then took the 13-3 Cardinals to their absolute limit in a game that could have been very different had Nelson been on the playing field.Īctually, Green Bay's entire season likely would have been different with Nelson on the field. However, Green Bay then went on to batter the Washington Redskins in a 35-18 contest on Wild Card Weekend. They lost two games to end the regular season, including a division-deciding matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. They didn't win the NFC North, sure, but they were close. Yet the Packers still found their way into the postseason. Star receiver Jordy Nelson was lost to injury before the regular season even got underway, running back Eddie Lacy lost his mojo for long stretches, and an injury-plagued offensive line was too often ineffective in front of Rodgers. Injuries and inconsistencies plagued Green Bay throughout the regular season. "And unfortunately it comes down to that."Ī lesser team might not have even come this far. "Bizarre plays made by both teams," Rodgers said after the game, per NFL Network. Oh, did we mention that receiver Randall Cobb had been knocked from the game before all of this? This left Green Bay rather short-handed on offense. It went four-and-out after head coach Mike McCarthy decided to go for it from the Packers 25, and the Cardinals added a field goal to their lead. Green Bay got the ball back with only 3:44 remaining in the game. Yet that score only happened after the team was forced to challenge a long pass to Packers tight end Richard Rodgers, Palmer was forced to thread the needle through several defenders, and the touchdown pass was tipped into the hands of receiver Michael Floyd. The Cardinals did take a lead on their next drive. The Cardinals had one opportunity to take a lead early in the fourth quarter, but Palmer was picked off in the end zone. That score came after Rodgers and Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer traded interceptions.Īrizona pulled within three points with a third-quarter field goal from Chandler Catanzaro. The Packers took a 13-7 third-quarter lead when quarterback Aaron Rodgers found wideout Jeff Janis for an eight-yard touchdown pass (we'll be talking about these two later). Things really got going in the second half, though.
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