Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers quarterback, walks off the field Sept. 25 after the packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-12. | Green Bay Packers/Facebook
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers quarterback, walks off the field Sept. 25 after the packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-12. | Green Bay Packers/Facebook
Aaron Rodgers seemed to be everywhere making critical plays during his Green Bay Packers road win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept. 25.
By the time the Packers had escaped Tampa with a 14-12 win over their NFC rivals, Rodgers had even had a hand in positioning the Green Bay defense to secure the win.
After Brady hit Russel Gage in the final minute for a touchdown, the Bucs were setting up to go for a game-tying two-point conversion.
That’s when Rodgers stepped in to lend his voice to the defense.
“Sometimes you see things in a game,” Rodgers told Yahoo Sports. “Sometimes the Jumbotron shows things they probably shouldn't show, even at home. I just saw something, I just passed on the information.”
Rodgers was referring to a delay of game call that was called on the Bucs 2-point conversion attempt. The penalty moved the Bucs back to the 7-yard line.
Rodgers said officials should have called a delay of game penalty on the previous play as well.
After the penalty, Brady threw an incomplete pass harmlessly in the end zone securing the win for the Packers.
Brady said the Bucs need to clean up clock management issues and penalties if they want the season to be what they’re striving for.
For the game, Brady completed 31 of 42 passes for a 271 yards and a touchdown, while Rodgers connected on 27 of 35 passes for 255 yards and a pair of scores, according to Bleacher Report.
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