"That's Aaron Rodgers," Arizona linebacker Kevin Minter said. A penalty pushed it back to the 41 and Rodgers threw incomplete before getting off his last completion for the touchdown. Rodgers scrambled and threw 60 yards to Janis at the 36. With 55 seconds left, Green Bay was pushed back into a fourth-and-20 at its 4. The Packers (11-7) took the kickoff but went nowhere and turned the ball over on downs, setting up Chandler Catanzaro's 38-yard field goal that put Arizona up 20-13 with 1:55 to play. Floyd also had an 8-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, dragging his foot to stay in bounds and gather in Palmer's high throw. James Jones was neutralized most of the game with All-Pro Peterson on him, forcing Rodgers to go to Janis, who had seven catches, five more than he had all year.Ī strange play had given Arizona a 20-13 lead with 3:44 to play.ĭamarious Randall, who moments earlier had made a key interception in the end zone, deflected a pass intended for Fitzgerald and the ball sailed into the end zone into the hands of Michael Floyd for a 9-yard touchdown. NFL ref sought basic fairness in overtime coin toss January 17, 2016, 4:27 PM Carson Palmer of the Arizona Cardinals and Aaron Rodgers (L) of the Green Bay Packers watch the overtime. The Packers, already without wide receiver Davonte Adams, lost Randall Cobb in the first quarter to a chest injury. "It comes down to a coin flip sometimes after a long hard-fought game," Rodgers said, "back and forth, bizarre plays made by both teams and unfortunately it comes down to that." Photo by Arizona Cardinals 2 / 24 A fan is ready for the game. 1 / 24 Raising the banner for the 2015 NFC West title. "I saw Jeff briefly and I just tried to put some air on it to give him a chance."Īrizona won the overtime coin toss - after the referee declared the first toss hadn't flipped - took the ball and scored a touchdown, denying the Packers a chance to touch the ball in the extra period. Folktales: The Cardinals Win Despite The Coin That Didn't Flip Images from the Cardinals' 2015 playoff win over the Packers, featuring an Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary, a Hail Larry, and the overtime coin flip that didn't flip. "I didn't know where anybody was really," Rodgers said. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgerswas at midfield as one of the teams captains and called 'tails' before the first toss. Jeff Janis, a 6-foot-3 receiver pressed into extended duty because Green Bay's top two receivers were hurt, outjumped defenders Patrick Peterson and Rashad Johnson and clutched the ball to his chest as he fell to the turf in the silence of University of Phoenix Stadium, except for the Packers fans, who went nuts. The Cardinals would have won either toss.
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