It was another wild finish -- this time in the playoffs. But the Green Bay Packers' last-minute drive to tie the NFC divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night brought back a bunch of memories for the Detroit Lions -- memories the Lions would clearly like to forget.
Aaron Rodgers hit a 60-yard pass on a fourth down to Jeff Janis to extend the Green Bay drive. Then Rodgers threw his second successful Hail Mary this season -- again finding Janis -- to tie the game. The Packers eventually lost in overtime 26-20.
But Rodgers' 41-yard prayer -- and the 60-yarder that preceded it -- brought back memories of the Packers' 27-23 victory over the Lions on Dec. 3 on a last-play, 61-yard Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers.
NBC, broadcasting the divisional game, showed the Packers-Lions Hail Mary just before Rodgers' Hail Mary against Arizona. And after Rodgers-to-Janis happened, Lions players reacted.
Packers are so mf lucky man
— Darius slay (@_bigplayslay23) January 17, 2016Bruuuuuuuuuuuhhhh
— Ameer Abdullah (@Ameerguapo) January 17, 2016I've Seen This Episode Before!
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) January 17, 2016WOW!!!!!!
— Quandre Diggs (@qdiggs6) January 17, 2016And then, after the Cardinals beat the Packers, at least one Lions player acknowledged the end of a crazy playoff game.
GAME.. Would you like some pancakes...
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) January 17, 2016