On what turned out to be the penultimate play of the game, with only six seconds left on the game clock, Green Bay was at its own 24-yard line. Counting the previous game against the Chicago Bears and the greater part of the Lions game, Packers went nearly 70 game-minutes without scoring a point.
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If they had also defeated the Packers at their second meeting of the season, the Lions would have swept the season series with Green Bay for the first time since 1991.īefore the Packers started their comeback from the 20–0 deficit in the second half of the game, the Lions had snapped a 56-game streak during which the Packers had scored in the first half. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions came to the game with a three-game winning streak, and they still had a chance to become the first team to earn a playoff spot after starting the season 0–5.Įighteen days earlier, the Lions had ended a 24-year winless streak against the Packers in a road game by beating them 18–16 at Lambeau Field. The Packers had lost four of their last five games after a 6–0 start for the season and were in dire need of a change of fortune to reach the playoffs. The game was broadcast on television nationally on Thursday Night Football, a joint production aired simultaneously by CBS and NFL Network.īefore the game on December 3, 2015, Green Bay Packers had struggled, especially offensively, in their previous games, while Detroit Lions had found their form since winning against Packers on the road at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The play resulted in a stunning 27–23 come-from-behind victory for the Packers, who had trailed 20–0 in the second half, marking the fourth-largest comeback in franchise history. On the final play of regulation, with no time remaining on the game clock, Packers quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers heaved a towering 61-yard (56 m) Hail Mary pass into the end-zone that was caught by tight end (TE) Richard Rodgers for the game-winning touchdown. The Miracle in Motown refers to the final play of an American football game between the NFC North divisional rivals Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) that was played on Decemat Ford Field in Detroit.
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