Cody's Blog

After 90 combined points, 13 touchdowns, 1,024 total yards, and 62 first downs, what are the odds that the game-winning score would come off of an interception that bounced off the quarterback’s foot? With 13:42 left in the overtime period, Aaron Rodgers dropped back in the pocket and began to progress through his reads against the #20 ranked Arizona Cardinal defense. Rodgers held on to the ball a little too long as no one was open, and safety Micheal Adams came slamming into the Packer QB. Rodgers lost control of the ball, which careened off of his foot. Karlos Dansby then plucked the ball out of the air and took it 17 yards to the house for the game-winning score. Had the ball hit the ground, it would have probably not been ruled a fumble, as the tuck rule would have come into play. This last play, while not being what most expected, did cement the game’s place in history, as it goes down as the highest scoring playoff game in the history of the NFL. Two more records were also occurred during the course off the game; Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 422 yards, placing him 6th on the all-time list for most passing yards in a single playoff game. Rodgers also threw for over 22 yards in the second half, which is another record that he gets his name etched into the record books for. The Cardinals quarterback, Kurt Warner, achieved a near perfect passer rating, throwing 5 touchdowns and only misfiring on 4 balls, finishing at 29-33 for 379 yards. The Cardinals travel to the Bayou to New Orleans next week to take on the Saints in what should be another exceptional game.