Information from ESPN staff writer Rob Demovsky was used in report. Only Rodgers' miraculous 41-yard Hail Mary to Jeff Janis as time expired (and Mason Crosby's ensuing extra point) allowed the Packers to force overtime. Packers quarterback and captain Aaron Rodgers called tails, and Blakeman tossed the coin. On Saturday night, McCarthy's unsuccessful challenge of Fitzgerald's catch didn't lead to points - the drive ended with a Palmer interception in the end zone - but it did cost him a timeout, meaning the Packers had just one left when they got the ball back with less than two minutes left in regulation, trailing 20-13. The event occurred with captains from both teams gathered at midfield at University of Phoenix Stadium. On that play, Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had seemingly made a catch to set up first-and-goal at the Green Bay 1, but McCarthy successfully challenged the call and the 31-yard completion was overturned. It again came down heads, and the Packers lost the toss. The Arizona Cardinals won the second toss, setting up the only possession in overtime in their 26-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers. The ref immediately picked the coin up, said it didn’t actually flip, and tossed it up again. With the Packers still celebrating and the Cardinals still in shock, referee Clete Blakeman needed two flips of the coin to start overtime. Referee Clete Blakeman called off the first toss prior to overtime because the coin did not flip in the air. The Packers, in their NFC divisional playoff victory over Dallas at Lambeau Field last season, punched their ticket to the NFC Championship Game with the help of a similar call. It even came close on the heels of a playoff staple: a catch controversy. In Week 16, he presided over an overtime coin toss in which the New England Patriots tried to kick off and declare which goal they wanted to defend.Īfter some discussion, Blakeman adjudicated that toss accurately, allowing the Patriots to kick off and the Jets to choose which goal to defend.īut Fitzgerald's controversial catch is steeped in deeper lore. 01-16-2016 - Packers Cardinals - Probably Yes. The Cardinals chose to receive and four plays later won the game 26-20. This was not Blakeman's first brush with a coin toss controversy. Probably Yes-> coin toss may have had a factor in deciding the winner, you have a stronger argument YES-> coin toss directly decided the winner GAMES. There was some confusing upon its landing, and upon a re-flip, the coin came up heads again. Said Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer: "It went up and it went down. After Aaron Rodgers momentarily saved the day for the Green Bay Packers with a 41-yard Hail Mary as time expired against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night at University of Phoenix.
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