The comeback victory was the fourth-largest in franchise history. The throw was also high enough to nearly hit the rafters at Ford Field. According to a number of estimations, Aaron Rodgers's pass traveled 66–68 yards (60–62 m) before reaching the hands of Richard Rodgers II.
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Tight end Richard Rodgers II, who was the last player to reach the end zone, leapt high in front of all defenders, caught the ball at full extension, and came down nearly unchallenged for the catch, resulting in the Packers winning 27–23 (the Packers chose to omit the extra-point attempt). Īfter the snap, all Packers receivers ran towards the end zone and Aaron Rodgers broke right, escaping the Detroit defenders before throwing a 61-yard (56 m) Hail Mary pass into the end zone. However, the official standing behind the play called a 15-yard penalty on Taylor for a face mask foul on the tackle, and so, because NFL rules state that a game cannot end on a defensive penalty, the Packers were given an untimed play at their own 39-yard line. After one forward pass and one backward pass, Packers tight end Richard Rodgers II lateraled the ball to quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was quickly tackled at his 24-yard line by Detroit Lions defender Devin Taylor, with the game clock having gone to zero during the play. With six seconds left on the game clock, Green Bay was on 3rd-and-10 at its own 21-yard line. Counting the previous game against the Chicago Bears and the greater part of the Lions game, the Packers went nearly 70 game-minutes without scoring a point. īefore the Packers started their comeback from the 20–0 deficit in the second half of the game, the Lions had snapped a 56-game streak during which the Packers had scored in the first half.
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If they had also defeated the Packers at their second meeting of the season, the Lions would have swept the season series with Green Bay for the first time since 1991.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions came to the game with a three-game winning streak, and they still had a chance to earn a playoff spot despite starting the season with a 1–7 record.Įighteen days earlier, the Lions had ended a 24-year winless streak against the Packers in a road game by beating them 18–16 at Lambeau Field. The Packers had lost four of their last five games after a 6–0 start for the season and were in dire need of a change of fortune to reach the playoffs. The audio of Jim Nantz's call of the play at the end zone was featured in CBS's Eyeconic ad in 2019 during Super Bowl LIII and CBS Sports' ID in 2016.īefore the game on December 3, 2015, the Green Bay Packers had struggled in their previous games, while the Detroit Lions had found their form since winning against the Packers on the road at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The Lions would end the season with a record of 7–9 and fail to reach the playoffs. It was also the start of a 3–game winning streak that would help the Packers clinch their seventh consecutive postseason berth. The victory was the Packers' fourth-largest comeback in franchise history. The play resulted in a dramatic 27–23 come-from-behind victory for the Packers, who had trailed 20–0 in the second half. (The play only occurred after defensive end (DE) Devin Taylor was called for a controversial face mask on Rodgers, which resulted in one additional play.) On the final play of regulation, with no time remaining on the game clock, Packers quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard (56 m) Hail Mary pass into the end-zone that was caught by tight end (TE) Richard Rodgers II for the game-winning touchdown. The game, which was broadcast on television nationally on Thursday Night Football, was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan during the 2015 NFL season. The Miracle in Motown was the final play of an American football game between the NFC North divisional rivals Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
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