to move up and down
Sure, why not? A fan holds up a ‘Rodgers for president’ sign before the start of the NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals. (Photo: REUTERS/Darren Hauck)
Green Bay Packers’ Randall Cobb is upside down after a hit from New Orleans Saints’ Martez Wilson (95) during the first half of their NFL football game.
And YOU THOUGHT it couldn’t get worse.
M.D. Jennings was convinced he had the ball pinned to his chest the entire time and would be awarded an interception to cap Green Bay’s comeback victory.
A crew of replacement officials had other views — the ones that counted.
The result is a bizarre ending that gave the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 victory Monday night that capped a tough weekend for the replacement refs.
“I was very shocked,” Jennings said. “But, the refs got the last say, so it is what it is.”
Russell Wilson threw a disputed 24-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on the final play of the game, a game that finally ended 10 minutes later when both teams were brought back on the field for the extra point. (Photo: AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)
Flynn leads Packers past Lions in wild regular-season finale
Green Bay Packers linebacker Brad Jones tackles a fan who ran on the field in between plays against the Detroit Lions during the second half of their game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 1, 2012.
Photo: Darren Hauck/Reuters
Frozen tundra
With Aaron Rodgers resting up for the playoffs, Matt Flynn had to be ready to run the Green Bay Packers offence.
Was he ever.
With Rodgers bundled up on the sideline in cold and windy conditions at Lambeau Field, Flynn set franchise records with 480 yards passing and six touchdowns—the final one to Jermichael Finley with 1:10 left, giving the Packers a 45-41 victory over the Detroit Lions in a wild regular-season finale Sunday.
Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
It’s over
Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run.
Well, they still have a chance to earn home-field advantage.
The perfect season? That’s history. Photo: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images
A little crowded
Green Bay Packers Evan Dietrich-Smith raises his arms to celebrate a touchdown by Packers fullback John Kuhn against the Detroit Lions during the second half of their NFL football game in Detroit. Photo: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
9-0? No problem
Another night, another four-touchdown performance for Aaron Rodgers — just about what the Green Bay Packers have come to expect from their superstar quarterback. Photo: Darren Hauck/Reuters
PONDER THIS: Despite the disparate records, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers found plenty of competition from Christian Ponder in the fearless rookie’s first start for the Vikings.
