The Divisional playoff game between the Packers and Cardinals on January 16, 2016 was nail-bitingly close the entire way and featured a spectacular ending – in both regulation and overtime. Playing at home, Arizona was favored by seven points, and went ahead, 7-0, on a first quarter touchdown pass by Carson Palmer. The Packers came back, taking a 13-7 lead in the third on an Aaron Rodgers TD throw. But in the fourth, after a Palmer touchdown pass and a field goal, the Cardinals held a 20-13 edge. With under a minute left, facing a fourth down and 20 from their own 4, Rodgers completed a 60-yard pass to receiver Jeff Janis. Three plays later and with five seconds left, Rodgers spun away from pressure and threw up a Hail Mary which was caught by a leaping Janis for a touchdown to force overtime. On the first play of OT, Palmer himself spun away from a tackler and threw a pass to Larry Fitzgerald, who ran for a 75-yard gain. Two plays later, Palmer flipped the ball to Fitzgerald, who ran the ball in from five yards for the game-winning TD. Any momentum for the Cardinals failed to carry over to the NFC title game the next week, as they got trounced by Carolina, 49-15. ― NFL 100
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