Officially, the play is credited as an 61-yard touchdown, but the Packers quarterback actually threw the ball almost 70 yards. And he threw it so high, it almost hit the roof of Ford Field. Really.
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SBNation.com uncovered this great Instagram post showing Rodgers’ heave coming within just a few feet of part of the roof structure.
A video posted by Brandon Movitz (@brandicle) on Dec 3, 2015 at 8:54pm PST
If it had hit the roof it certainly would have saved the Lions and their fans a whole lot of heartache, but it would have deprived the rest of us of one of the greatest endings in NFL history.
