He rolled to his right before heaving a throw from about the Packers 47. HAIL MARY: With the ball on the Giants 42, Rodgers took the snap with 6 seconds left. We need more, we need better,'' McAdoo said. ''There were opportunities to score points, we didn't get it done. ''We've got to start fast and make them as one-dimensional as possible.''Īs for the Giants, they exited quickly from the playoffs after returning to the postseason for the first time in five years. ''We've got to start faster,'' Rodgers said when asked about how the Packers need to improve following the Week 6 loss to Dallas. They might need to get out in front a little sooner next week with the way that the Cowboys can control the clock behind running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Packers outscored the Giants 24-0 over the game's final 20 minutes. ''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. Green Bay scored two touchdowns in the final 2:20 of the second quarter, punctuated by another astonishing throw by Rodgers. 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. They got pressure on Rodgers and the secondary blanketed the Packers' talented receiving corps. 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. We'll see,'' Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said. ''Hopefully, we can take this momentum down to Dallas and steal us a win. 15 in a rematch of a Week 6 matchup won by the Cowboys, 30-16.
Rodgers overcame a sluggish start and finished with four touchdown passes, including a momentum-swinging 42-yard score on a Hail Mary throw to Randall Cobb at the end of the second quarter, and Green Bay advanced to the divisional round with a 38-13 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. The Packers look as if they can beat anybody with the way quarterback Aaron Rodgers is throwing the ball, even if they could be without receiver Jordy Nelson with a rib injury. (AP) To beat Dallas next week, the Green Bay Packers figure that they'll need to build a big lead to make the Cowboys one-dimensional on offense.