Highlights From Arizona Cardinals' Win Over Green Bay Packers In NFC Divisional Playoff

By Timothy Downs

Many football aficionados are calling the Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals divisional round contest one of the greatest playoff games in NFL history. Relive the epic festivities with these spectacular highlights.

Highlights From Arizona Cardinals\' Win Over Green Bay Packers In NFC Divisional Playoff
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Carson Palmer To Michael Floyd For 8-Yard TD, Arizona Leads 7-0

Carson Palmer To Michael Floyd For 8-Yard TD, Arizona Leads 7-0

Arizona got on the board first as Carson Palmer hit Michael Floyd for an 8-yard TD midway through the first quarter.

Eddie Lacy Breaks 61-Yard Run Early In Second Half

Eddie Lacy Breaks 61-Yard Run Early In Second Half

Eddie Lacy's epic 61-yard run helped the Packers gain a ton of momentum on their first drive of the second half.

Green Bay Capitalizes Three Plays Later, Aaron Rodgers Finds Jeff Janis For 8-Yard TD

Green Bay Capitalizes Three Plays Later, Aaron Rodgers Finds Jeff Janis For 8-Yard TD

The Packers capitalized on the field position Eddie Lacy's run gave them, and Aaron Rodgers hit Jeff Janis for an 8-yard TD to go ahead 13-7.

Michael Floyd Scores 9-Yard TD Off Deflection Late In Fourth Quarter

Michael Floyd Scores 9-Yard TD Off Deflection Late In Fourth Quarter

The Cardinals were only able to muster a field goal after the Packers took the lead, but they finally answered Green Bay late in the fourth quarter with a long drive (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:09) which resulted in a 9-yard Michael Floyd touchdown reception made off a deflection. Cardinals go up 17-13.

Green Bay Fails To Convert On Fourth Down, Turns Ball Over In Own Territory

Green Bay Fails To Convert On Fourth Down, Turns Ball Over In Own Territory

Running out of time, the Packers go for it on fourth-and-5 from their own 25. Aaron Rodgers' pass to James Jones is incomplete. Arizona takes over, scores a field goal and Green Bay gets the ball back down by seven points on their own 14 with 1:50 remaining on the clock.

Aaron Rodgers Scrambles, Amazingly Connects With Jeff Janis For 60-Yard Completion On 4th-and-20

Aaron Rodgers Scrambles, Amazingly Connects With Jeff Janis For 60-Yard Completion On 4th-and-20

Somehow, someway, Aaron Rodgers is able to extend this play and find Jeff Janis for a 60-yard completion on fourth-and-20. The Packers would follow it with two unsuccessful plays.

Aaron Rodgers, Jeff Janis Pull Off A Miracle With 41-Yard Hail Mary TD

Aaron Rodgers, Jeff Janis Pull Off A Miracle With 41-Yard Hail Mary TD

Aaron Rodgers and Jeff Janis manage to work the magic again, miraculously connecting for a 41-yard Hail Mary touchdown. The extra point ties the game at 20-20 and forces overtime.

The Coin Fails To Flip During Overtime Coin Toss

The Coin Fails To Flip During Overtime Coin Toss

For reasons only known to the world's foremost physicists, the coin failed to flip on the first attempt and had to be redone. Arizona won both times.

Carson Palmer Magically Extends Play, Finds Wide Open Larry Fitzgerald On First Snap Of OT For 75 Yards

Carson Palmer Magically Extends Play, Finds Wide Open Larry Fitzgerald On First Snap Of OT For 75 Yards

Green Bay inexplicably left Larry Fitzgerald wide open, and after Carson Palmer pulled a nifty move to escape a sack, he found Fitz who took it all the way to the Packers' 5-yard line.

Larry Fitzgerald Ends It With 5-Yard TD Off Shuffle Pass From Carson Palmer, Arizona Defeats Green Bay 26-20

Larry Fitzgerald Ends It With 5-Yard TD Off Shuffle Pass From Carson Palmer, Arizona Defeats Green Bay 26-20

A contest laden with unbelievable aerial plays ended on a quick shuffle pass from Carson Palmer to Larry Fitzgerald, and the Cardinals cemented a 26-20 victory in what many are describing as the greatest ending to a postseason game in NFL history.

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