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• #HAIL MARY FOOTBALL PACKERS GIANTS SERIES#

"It's a game inches, and we were just inches short on some of these plays, inches away from big plays," Beckham said.

#HAIL MARY FOOTBALL PACKERS GIANTS SERIES#

Eli Manning was 23 of 44 for 299 yards, including the 41-yard touchdown pass to Tavarres King in the third quarter.īut the Giants were plagued by a series of drops by their receivers. "No negative-yard plays, the offensive line blocked really well, regardless of the stats."Ī Packers defense ranked 21st in points allowed (24.3) coming into the game limited the production of Odell Beckham Jr., and the Giants' receiving corps in spite of a battered secondary.īeckham finished with four catches for 28 yards. "Second half we got back to some rhythm throws and I was getting better on my timing, getting the ball out of my hand quickly," Rodgers said. That score answered a Giants scoring drive that briefly cut the deficit to one. They connected again on a 30-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter for a 21-13 lead. We're better with 18 on the field and he showed it tonight." "And Randall Cobb, who this offense has been missing for a long time. "Davante (Adams) made a bunch of plays," Rodgers said. The Giants looked stunned, just like how the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals looked last season after Rodgers pulled off similar feats. "It was a heck of a throw, heck of a catch." "They boxed us out better than we played it," Giants coach Ben McAdoo said. Cobb somehow got behind three defensive backs near the back of the end zone to haul in the pass, getting both feet down before falling out of bounds. He rolled to his right before heaving a throw from about the Packers 47. With the ball on the Giants 42, Rodgers took the snap with 6 seconds left. Green Bay scored two touchdowns in the final 2:20 of the second quarter, punctuated by another remarkable desperation pass by Rodgers. They got pressure on Rodgers and the secondary blanketed the Packers' talented receiving corps, and a few boos even rained down from the stands after New York built a 6-0 lead on two field goals by Robbie Gould.Īs it turned out, Rodgers was just getting started.

Cobb finished with five receptions for 116 yards and three scores.įor much of the first half, the Giants' defense flustered the two-time NFL MVP.

Rodgers was 25 of 40 for 362 yards, continuing a remarkable run of quarterback play that helped the Packers win their final six games of the regular season to take the NFC North.