In what might’ve been the most sure-fire bet at Saturday’s NFL Honors, Aaron Rodgers’ game-winning Hail Mary touchdown pass that propelled the Green Bay Packers past the Detroit Lions in Week 13 was named the NFL Play of the Year on Saturday.
Rodgers’ 61-yard heave to tight end Richard Rodgers in the end zone was one of 32 plays nominated and won by fan vote.
Here’s a refresher of the two-time MVP's heroics, courtesy of the NFL:
Both Rodgerses, the passer and receiver, were in attendance to accept the award Saturday, as shown by NFL public-relations representative Brian McCarthy:
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) February 7, 2016
The Packers never led in the game until the go-ahead Hail Mary and trailed by as many as 17 points.