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The saw the lose on and had to have thought to themselves, "How can we top that?"On Thursday night, the Lions found a way. The Lions held a two-point lead over the Packers with zero seconds remaining on John Stockton Jersey the clock and they lost.OK, so here's what happened. With six seconds left, the snapped the ball at their own 21-yard line. completed his pa s down the field and the Packers began Rudy Gobert Jersey lateraling the ball around. It ended up back in Rodgers' hands, and he was tackled at the Packers' own 24-yard line. No time remained in the game.But the game didn't end, as the Lions' was penalized for grabbing Rodgers' facemask as he made the tackle. So, the Packers were given one more play at the 39-yard line.Inexplicably, the Lions allowed Rodgers to escape the pocket, which gave his receivers enough time to reach the end zone. He was also able to get a running Elijah Hughes Jersey start before hurling the ball 65-plus yards downfield. Then, the Lions forgot to cover .The Packers won when Rodgers caught the 61-yard Hail Mary in the end zone. Aaron Rodgers + Richard Rodgers: Walk-off 61-yard FOR THE WIN! NFL (@NFL) Seriously, look how open Rodgers was in the end zone.Look at Richard Rodgers standing all by himself at the goal line while the Lions are all pretty deep in the end zone Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) Chaos followed the score.Now, back to that facemask call, which gave the Packers some unexpected life ... that doesn't really seem like a facemask, right?Distal Phalanx of right thumb barely brushed bottom bar. No way is Jeff Green Jersey that a face mask. SB50 (@PatriotsSB49) The Lions can blame the officials for that facemask, but keep in mind they led by 20 points at one point in the second half. In all, it came down to the Lions finding a way to lose a game Jordan Clarkson Jersey they had no busine s losing.As for the Packers, they won a game they had no busine s winning. And for that, they should thank the Lions. |
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