"Miracle in Motown" (Packers vs. Lions 2015, Week 13)

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[@icesan44ify]

Still believe this is the game that Calvin Johnson decided he had enough of the Lions

[@MileHighBroncosNuggets]

Noah Sacco nigga what?

[@alexrohner1984]

@@MileHighBroncosNuggets He was not tired he retired

[@3andahalf949]

Noah Sacco that’s what he meant

[@mauricewilson7116]

Nope, he was going to retired at the end of the season nonetheless. He planned it in the offseason before the 2015 season when he was training with Stafford and few players.

[@lyric2439]

😂

[@yessir7630]

"He turned 32 yesterday ,does he have a vintage moment in him ?" - chills man

[@sports3117]

This game is where Aaron Rodgers was deemed as “Hail Mary King”

[@alexrohner1984]

Why would his first Hai Mary deem Aaron Rodgers as "Hail Mary King"? Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Packers fan, And Aaron IS the Hail Mary King. But this was NOT the game that deemed him king, as it was his first hail mary. the Arizona hail marys were in the playoffs of '15 and the NY hail mary was in the playoffs of '16. I would say maybe at his 2nd or 3rd Hail Mary deems him king, not the first.

[@shane7778]

@@alexrohner1984 The lions one is the longest Hail Mary throw in NFL history. I think it takes a king to make a record

[@alejandrobracamontes-valti8194]

@@shane7778 one Hail Mary makes you a king of it? You sound stupid as fuck

[@togaleo]

@@alejandrobracamontes-valti8194 That's not what matters. That's his longest, and the NFL history's longest.

[@THYGOATIII]

@@togaleo I mean that’s not the longest nfl history Hail Mary tho...

[@12packersfan]

I remember I fell asleep in the fourth quarter. Still am mad about it to this day

[@amanmaratha10]

12 PackersFan me too woke up in the morning super upset

[@jonbones2911]

Lol I was debating on goin to sleep but glad I didnt

[@adanmartinez5250]

So did I, but my family made sure to wake me up screaming

[@johnshafer7214]

My dad turned the game off thinking they lost only to see NFL network interviewing Richard Rodgers to find out that they won.

[@TheGoldenTraintysontgt]

I did too

[@DV1287]

This one is just a foreshadowing to the one vs the Cardinals later in the playoffs!

[@sbeaber]

Should have gone for two.... 😭

[@jackb750]

Maybe we don’t talk about that

[@troysmith958]

Aaron Rodgers is the best hail Mary thrower I have ever seen.

[@majorDT]

Best QB I've ever seen.

[@brennanfletcher8582]

Someone has to be there to catch it too. Not only the QB is involved in a hail mary. Although he does have the skill set to make it happen more so then 95% of the guys that play his position.

[@alejandrobracamontes-valti8194]

@Gaven M it was he pretty much slapped his face mask when he tried tackling him

[@MegaClarkful]

@@alejandrobracamontes-valti8194 no he didn’t and slapping a face mask isn’t a penalty. The penalty is called when the tackler uses the face mask to bring him down not “slap it”

[@lolhi9626]

@@MegaClarkful Maybe that call wasn't good, but did you see the PI at 11:12? That was clearly pass interference.

[@bigdawggrese8128]

Craziest finish I have ever seen

[@j.housman665]

Maybe the best game ever played in this rivalry!

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

It's more of one team clobbering another

[@Jason-mk8mh]

@@bw-leftturnracing7779 yup like when the lions clobbered the packers both times in 2018 lile badlyyy

[@Chris-ed5zj]

Rainos yes I do remember when you went 6-10 that year

[@Jason-mk8mh]

@@Chris-ed5zj you bums were 6-9-1 you cannot talk

[@Jason-mk8mh]

@@Chris-ed5zj remember that?

[@qceaz11]

Aaron Rodgers is a BAAAAAAAAAAAAD MAN! "Stephen A. Smith"

[@davidbarker2507]

This just never gets old. You can actually see the moment that the Lion's fans hearts break.

[@ericajoy5136]

And now the Lions are 4-0 against the cheeseheads in the last four contests. Who’s your daddy now? 👊🏼

[@Kicksncoffee1983]

Coincidence that this showed up on my feed right after the Packers and Lions game.

[@johnstjohn1987]

After seeing the Lions lose to the Packers again. Megatron: "Aight imma head out. "

[@bazik4]

I remember this night! SIMPLY INSANE!!

[@wyattbernard99]

This game was the best birthday present I still have ever had. Thank you Aaron

[@dezznutz3743]

YOu should thank the refs for extending the game one play due to a phantom" HANDS TO THE FACE PENALTY. (sound familiar?) Two wins GIFTED to your spoiled organization by refs and the league.

[@dundermifflinregionalmanag5607]

dezz nutz keep whining

[@lolhi9626]

@@dezznutz3743 Even if that's the case, look at 11:12. Clearly a pass interference the refs didn't call. Either way, the hail mary would've happened.

[@jamesfournier9382]

@@lolhi9626 are u getting me pass interference on wide receiver

[@zguy-zx6ge]

Can't wait for Calvin Johnson 329yd game

[@lukavukmirovic1891]

Later this season in the week when cowboys are coming in detroit

[@zguy-zx6ge]

@@lukavukmirovic1891 cool I didn't even know they played each other

[@lukavukmirovic1891]

Yes 329 yds game was in 2013 and they play every third year then 2016 and finally in 2019

[@zguy-zx6ge]

@Daddy Geo I know.

[@heryang4019]

What a game! I remember I was gonna take a shower at the half and go to sleep because we were down 0-17 but something told me to stay up and finish the game and I’m so glad I stayed! #GoPackGo🧀

[@heryang4019]

Gaven Miller 😂😂😂 salty Lions fans...

[@ethanspencer152]

Yup. That's all I can say. Aaron. Freaking. Rodgers. You son a gun

[@alexrohner1984]

Wouldn't be the last time the Packers were saved by a Hands to the Face penalty call

[@kobeisthegoat5767]

Alex Rohner cry bitch!😎🖕🏽🖕🏽🤡

[@alexrohner1984]

​@@kobeisthegoat5767 Lmao bro chill, im a packers fan. We got bailed out big time by the refs on last Monday night's game. Don't get me wrong I'm glad we won. But my god was it an ugly, tainted win.

[@johnstjohn1987]

@@alexrohner1984 Many more factors than just the refs man

[@naswii4360]

Alex Rohner same here. I’m also a Packers fan and it was ugly for it to end how it did. Also glad we won, but I’m not happy how we won.

[@alexrohner1984]

johnstjohn1987 yea of course there’s a million factors in a NFL game. The Lions has a couple of good chances to win and blew it. Doesn’t negate the fact that the refs made two controversial (unanimously agreed to be wrong) calls in our favor when we needed it towards the end of the game.

[@hollandfray4521]

I stayed up late to watch this, even though I had an early lab the next day and to this day I’m still so glad I did. Rodgers is magic and watching him run around like Favre after that win was icing on the cake! Go PAC Go!

[@alexfonseca5965]

I remember where I was and what was my reaction so vividly. I get chills every time I rewatch this ending.

[@dundermifflinregionalmanag5607]

12:40 that lions guy is like what just happened

[@brennanfletcher8582]

Here's a little what if scenario: The score was 20-0 at one point. So the Lions were outscored 27-3 in the final 21 minutes of the game. (Packers first score came with less then 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter) Lions had a chance of being 5-7 after an 0-5 start, and had a chance of making the Packers 7-6. Instead they dropped to 4-8 and finished 7-9. The Lions went 3-1 after this game. Could've been 4-0 but they lost after this game (week 14) to The Rams by 7 points. Oh yeah and Matthew Stafford threw a 58 yard pick 6 to give The Rams a 7-0 lead. They went 6-2 in the second half of the season (could've been 8-0). Had they won this game they would've finished the season at 8-8. The Packers finished their season at 10-6, but would've finished 9-7 had they lost this game. Here's where it's crazy: The Lions also had 4 losses that year of no more then 7 points. They also beat the Packers 18-16 in week 10 of that year. So if they would've won this game they would've owned the tie breaker. This is why it's important to finish games. Had they closed out this game and won the other 4 games (that they lost by an average of 4.75 points) they would've had an 11-5 record. They had 6 losses by no more then 10 points (roughly 6.3 when averaged out) This would've put them at 13-3. Tying the Cardinals for the second best record in the NFC. (Panthers went 15-1 that year) This was the year the Packers faced the Cardinals in the Divisional Round where they did end up losing because of the monster that Larry Fitzgerald is. Oh yeah and had the Packers lost this game and finished 9-6 they would've finished 3rd in the division missing out on the playoffs in it's entirety. If The Lions had won week 3 against Denver that would've made them 14-2 and gave them a bye week in the playoffs. Those are 7 losses by an average score of 8.3. A single possession just about. That's how easily things could play out as long as you CLOSE OUT. FYI I'm not a Lions fan by any means just a little bit of a "what if". If you read this can I get a like? I really tried 😆

[@reversecasper4209]

quarantine got u that bored ik I'ma a year late but still

[@chriskay1449]

For those Kions fans saying they never should have fired Jim Caldwell, I give you end of this game of why he should have been fired. He moronically called a defense to play against laterals because he didn't think Rodgers could throw it that far which meant Calvin Johnson was on the sideline and not defending the hail mary. That was inexcusable.

[@nove254]

I remember I had to work that night. So my brother, mom, and I recorded the game turned off our phones and met up at my mom's house at 8 am to watch it. I'm so so so glad we did that. I hid down stairs at work all night since my job duties always had me working alone.

[@hassansaleh4649]

Remember coming back from football practice at about 6pm PST and finding my packers down 17-0. Could not believe it. This come back is probably a top 5 packers moment for me as a fan

[@tylerbarton353]

Bro we don’t talk about how far he got that ball enough. That’s incredible.

[@crunkalac]

Down and out with most of us Packer fans depressed thinking the game was over and then #12 does the impossible. Greatest QB ever.

[@BrewCrew-tq8oy]

As a packer fan, I went to bed before the end of this game... still pissed to this day I missed it live.

[@Streetcorerebell]

omg i just watched this again after yesterdays match and it sill is such an amazing win and shows how much worth it is to an Aaron Rodgers

[@joannerivers7860]

I still remember it like it was yesterday i will never forget that throw the catch the " he turned 32 yesterday does he have a vintage moment" i remember thinking before the flag that our season was over but this pass was the one that saved it all for a while at least

[@darrenwilson9895]

Man Matthew had some great passing moments in Detroit I miss this guy and he was a strong QB too

[@ericajoy5136]

Still missing him?

[@darrenwilson9895]

@@ericajoy5136 the memories growing up watching him yes, but now no lol

[@ianantoniewicz3602]

This game happened when I was in 5th grade. I had to go to bed after Cobb's fumble touchdown and before i went to my room I said, "Wouldn't it be crazy if the Packers won?" The next day as my mom drove me to school she was like, "Guess what... the Packers won." I couldn't believe it. When I got to school my principal came in the classroom and showed us the hail Mary. I had the biggest smile on my face.

[@patrickboyce4188]

What a way to forget the pain of braces. I will never forget this moment

[@copycatthehitmanheart]

Wooooow great ending I’m finally seeing why people watching football

[@nathanielsaez7033]

Aaron can always rest easy knowing the referees have his back when he plays the Lions. It wasn’t a face mask call and that PI call was garbage too. Refs couldn’t even get the number right

[@stephenconroy6927]

His face mask clearly moves. Cry more that your team sucks

[@briancollins4569]

*conveniently ignores blatant missed PI call with 6 seconds left that would have put packers in field goal range anyway*

[@perfilgenerico8717]

I was fresh into nfl watching it live, it was just memorable

[@davidranney8723]

It never gets old.

[@Tommy_Callahan]

After watching this for the thousandth time, it never gets old.

[@LetThePoorStarve]

I was in a rage. I denounced the team at halftime. But since I'm a Packer fan I kept watching

[@riqosteel]

YALL REALLY TRYING TO MAKE LION FANS MAD HUH😂😂

[@MaximusNV]

7 years to the day later still soooooooooooooo awesome

[@Bry463]

i remember seeing this touchdown on my tv glad i got too see the full game today

[@Bubby890]

I remember when I watched this live right before bed it was amazing

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Green Bay Packers was member NFC Central Division from 1970 through 1993 and Detroit Lions was member NFC Central Division from 1970 through 1993 era

[@DanDeeg78]

Ok....thanks? This is an odd hobby you have.

[@henryhomstad4461]

Still get a tingle down my spine hearing the “...In the end zone...it is CAUGHT, FOR THE WIN!”

[@sonofmiriam]

Ironic enough Richard Rodgers’ father was involved with the craziest ending in college football history, the ending to the Cal-Stanford game. Like father like son lol

[@chriskay1449]

Richard jr also went to Cal as did Aaron,. So it was Rodgers from Cal to Rodgers from Cal.

[@baseballsoffury642]

Here after Rodgers tried to do a similar thing in Lambeau this past Sunday but the Lions intercepted it to seal the game!

[@jameslisle7775]

This is one of the better regular season games in the last 10 years. A comeback ending with a Hail Mary!

[@Bigsteve0299]

I remember I came home and smoked to watch the end of this game. I was feeling so good.. I remember them specifically showing a highlight of Ziggy Ansah chasing someone down from a game earlier in the season. I was just so mesmerized by how fast a guy of that size could run. He literally ran like 60+ yards to chase this guy down. My high was ruined by the hail marry pass. Leave it to the lions to blow a 20 point lead haha

[@ismaeloz3543]

DANG Aaron Rodgers a good qb,btw I love yalls videos

[@ethanspencer152]

12:14 is what we came for

[@matthewnavarro5096]

Yeah

[@mlm9545]

Had no idea that play only happened because of a bad facemask call

[@djmattplay]

Yep you apparently have to gently lay Rodgers down, tuck him in and sing him a lullaby to not get a personal foul.

[@philsshoppinglist6737]

Bro the thumb went into the face mask and turned the head

[@brothers10-43]

@@djmattplay Why do people conveniently avoid the obvious PI the play before, even though it was a terrible call, there already should have been a penalty.

[@djmattplay]

@@philsshoppinglist6737 no... Rodgers turned his head and body to try to avoid the tackle and the thumb barely brushed the facemask for a millisecond. If anything, 5 yards, no first down... but should have been a no call.

[@MegaClarkful]

I think y’all are forgetting this play was after a terrible call by the refs and shouldn’t be celebrated as it is

[@yoboybiscuit949]

Clark Chisnell ur jest salty

[@MegaClarkful]

@@yoboybiscuit949 lmao I guess

[@yoboybiscuit949]

@@MegaClarkful it’s good it happen

[@yoboybiscuit949]

@@MegaClarkful I still get salty of the Cardnells win in the McFadden champoinchip

[@cornellwaters9089]

🏈 Thank You!

[@tatuini]

I forgot that Calvin Johnson moss in the end zone and the hail Mary were in the same game. Feels like an eternity ago since I watched it

[@SPTO]

One of the most iconic Hail Mary plays. This and Big Ben II (Falcons over Niners in '83) are the first things I think of when the term "Hail Mary" is said.

[@jacoblee3182]

I fondly remember watching the end of that game

[@matthewshortle5274]

Fun fact: This is the first time the Lions appeared on a Thursday night game after Thanksgiving. Typically, it would be the Cowboys.

[@detroitlionsarenext6845]

It was the last game of the season...

[@3andahalf949]

detroit lions are next no it wasn’t

[@detroitlionsarenext6845]

It's wasnt I'm used to having them last game of the season usually my bad

[@ericfreund]

Saw this happen at work... At a call center..I screamed!

[@christineschnitzka823]

Still watch this and have the same reaction as I did the first time! GO PACK GO!

[@1michiganwolverinesfan216]

Go refs go! Wouldn't of happened if that bad facemask call wasn't called

[@Bubby890]

I still remember my mom let me and my bro stay up until the end and we were happy

[@whawher2326]

LETS GOOOOOO PACKERSSSSS ✊✊✊✊

[@aguynamedjake462]

It’s crazy that Davante Adams didn’t score his first TD of the year until week 13 of 2015 considering that he’s been a TD machine since

[@ballerlegend03]

I cried at halftime

[@Madd4_die4]

NFL Throwback i love these classic game videos...but did you really have to do this game now after what happened monday night lol really.....can you do the lions vs packers thanksgiving game nov.27 2003

[@jjblake4941]

I remembered watching this game, no ones more luckier then my boiiii Rodgers

[@goozer326]

Way better than the TNF games we've had this year so far.

[@jrkelvie12]

As a packer fan Adams used to stress me out. Happy he turned it around because for a while there....ooommpphh

[@RebeccaRivera61]

omg this brings me such happiness. our house exploded !!!!!

[@greenbaypackers621]

5 years ago today!

[@Knightmessenger]

Can you post the Jeff Daniels intro segment? It was one of the best openings Ive seen to a sports game.

[@scruffd0g193]

Best throw in NFL History.

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

My Favorite Rodgers ComeBack Win Follow By The Bears 🐻 in 2018 with the 3 TD Passes in the 4th Quarter and The Fake Spike Game Against The Dolphins 🐬 in 2014

[@yamotha16]

I genuinely believe if the lions put Calvin Johnson out there for that final play after the flag, he would’ve gone up and made a better play and effort than of those dbs made.

[@djmattplay]

Agreed... unfortunately Caldwell put out defense to defend against lateral passes.

[@giova__fritt9611]

best thrower in nfl AR12

[@DeeMeechie]

I remember this game I was watching it live mad as hell. I couldn't believe at one point we were down 0 to 17 to the Detroit Lions. But of course this man Aaron Rodgers came through at the end had me yelling all around my house I couldn't even sleep that night I was so ready to go to school the next day and Fry all my friends that were Lion fans 😂💯

[@SuperPrototype94]

This game became to me a Packer Fan from Brazil

[@simonnorman8125]

Anybody here after that crazy finish to the game? Mason Crosby's game winning field goal for the win.

[@simonnorman8125]

Wow, a highlighted comment. Now this is an accomplishment. More so than the 150 likes I've got for my comment on Death Battle's Sasuke vs Hiei.

[@dezznutz3743]

@@simonnorman8125 A win handed to you by the refs and phantom, Hands to the Face penalites, just like here with the Fail Mary

[@lukavukmirovic1891]

Idea for thursady night video denver kamsas city 2016 game winning field goal in mile high

[@Hellcapton977]

Went to sleep after haftime bouta cry myself to sleep woke up da next morning n couldn’t believe it😳

[@abnormal6881]

I remember this game I starting crying tears of joy go pack go

[@ne6764]

This game still hurts 5 years later

[@joeyj68]

One of the greatest moments in Packers fan history. I still love watching it

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

This chock is the same as yesterday against Chicago

[@jonnyk4050]

Classic Lions

[@christopherkopke7593]

Interesting nobody mentions the phantom facemask

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

@reejask I'm not a Lions fan and even I know that call was BS

[@dozydanny4927]

I remember watching this game. Things weren't going well so my mom went to bed before the game ended. Big mistake!

[@renancastro6731]

Que insano!!!

[@Thelowestofthelowtiers]

They picked the wrong damn time to post this ESPECIALLY after the MNF game.

[@tyronpouncey5985]

Classic

[@rodrigoescamilla8220]

Jueves 3 de diciembre de 2015. Terminaba de ver el Thursday Night Football para ir a dormir pues al siguiente día había escuela, Mis Green Bay Packers perdían contra sus rivales de conferencia, Detroit Lions, 21-23 con 0 segundos en el reloj Aaron Rodgers lanzó un Hail Mary de 61 yardas a su tocayo de apellido, Richard Rodgers, mis cabezas de queso ganaron el partido 27-23 y se dio lugar a un acontecimiento llamado “Miracle in Motown”. Estaba con mis papás en su cuarto y ese día a pesar de que todos en mi familia le van a un equipo diferente, ese día todos quedamos enamorados de AR12, presenciamos su magia y nunca más volvimos a dudar de que un partido se acaba hasta qué pasa el último segundo. Ese día AR12 se convirtió en mi ídolo más grande. El pick de Amari Rodgers me hace recordar ese día, los expertos lo ven como una señal que solo pocos entendemos, esperamos que Rodgers deje sus actitudes egoístas e inmaduras y decida quedarse, los verdaderos packers lo amamos y lo admiramos, espero le de una oportunidad más al equipo y logremos regresar el Lombardi a casa. Te amo y te odio AR12. Soy packer de cuerpo y alma, pero mi corazón siempre estará con Aaron Rodgers. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽 a todos esos fans hispanohablantes que regresaron a recordar este bello momento. #MiracleInMotown #GoPackGo 💚💛🧀

[@Matt-ts4ln]

That shit was crazy

[@gannicusfinch7068]

Green Bay Packer fans are some of the most fair-weather fans you'll ever see. I remember my buddy posting about leaving the game in the middle of the 3rd Quarter because he was "disgusted" by GB's playing, only to have to eat crow, later.

[@briancollins4569]

you mean the team that's had every home game sold out since 1960? You mean the team where the wait list for season tickets is over 30 years? Those fair weather fans? get out of here with that nonsense.

[@thunter992]

An avid fan of this channel but I have to agree with Jim Nantz. That wasn't a facemask and this looks even worse after tonights game with phantom hands to the face calls tonight

[@dneuens]

Tommy yeah but nobody talking about Abredaris getting plowed the play before which would have put the Packers in field goal range.

[@dezznutz3743]

@@dneuens Missed calls happen EVERY PLAY. Phantom Face Mask penalty that moved you into position and gave you another chance your spoiled team didnt deserve, JUST LIKE LAST NIGHT, is a travesty. Missed Calls? GFY!!

[@dneuens]

dezz nutz you prove my point, getting pissed about a bad call that lead to the outcome you remember, not ones from earlier that people forgot which would have influenced a different outcome. When did I even say the Packers were my team? This is why they call them “fans”, short for “fanatics” because they lose their rationality in favor of tribal convenience.

[@ianantoniewicz3602]

@@dezznutz3743 but this actually was a facemask. Sure, it barely was, but he still got his finger around part of it.

[@djmattplay]

@@ianantoniewicz3602 if it was barely - then it’s 5 yards and not an automatic first down. They gave him 15 yards and a first down saying the facemask was flagrant... which was BS. Hail Mary never should have happened. Game was over.

[@naswii4360]

I had a friend who loved the Lions while I loved the Packers. He was NOT happy about how this all ended.

[@dezznutz3743]

It ended with a bogus Facemask penalty that gave you 15 yards and an untimed down. You were handed a win by GARBAGE refs and a league with a desire for a narrative

[@naswii4360]

dezz nutz oh I’m not gonna deny we got lucky with the call. Same with this past game last week. Unfortunate that it happens so often now a days, really bad reffing.

[@MilosJeremyBesterci]

It's hard to believe Richard Rodgers had about 7 catches for 100 plus yards even before the hailmary. I don't even remember him being an important part of this game until the very end.

[@joshito92]

6 Games later : Aaron with the second Hally Mairy in the season 2015 😁

[@a2rons213]

Somehow I felt this coming in the 3rd period of this game. I bet money that the Lions would lose this game outright when it was 20-0. it was 20-14 within 15 minutes of me betting that. Combining a complete collapse with getting hosed by the refs was the complete Lions experience.

[@Lions400]

If only this where them today I could see it detroit 7 super bowl wins

[@michaelhuff5227]

HES A BADDDDDDDDD MAN