NFL Twitter bows before Aaron Rodgers after ice cold game-winning drive
Doubt Aaron Rodgers at your own risk. The Green Bay Packers quarterback proved he’s still got it with a clutch drive to beat the 49ers.
Despite all the offseason drama and an opening week blowout, Aaron Rodgers is still Aaron Rodgers.
So when the 49ers took the lead over the Packers on Sunday night, their biggest mistake was leaving 37 seconds left on the clock.
They fell victim to one of the classic blunders: Never give Rodgers a chance to break your heart.
Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to victory with 37 seconds and no timeouts
Twitter knew it, that’s why they were ready with the memes as soon as Rodgers led Green Bay down the field for a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Rodgers is one of the greats and he proved it again in that victory.
The fourth quarter featured a back-and-forth between Rodgers and Jimmy Garoppolo as both tried to get their nose in front.
Rodgers gave the Packers a 10-point lead early in the quarter before Trey Sermon capped a San Francisco drive with a touchdown. Green Bay settled for a field goal to go up six with just under three minutes to play, then Garoppolo looked like the hero with a touchdown pass to Kyle Juszczyk with 37 seconds remaining.
That’s when Rodgers went to work reminding the NFL just how spectacular he can be.
Rodgers finished with 261 yards and two touchdowns on 23-of-33 passing.