The season ended badly, with the firing of coach Mike McCarthy among the fallout, but it opened with a bang.Īaron Rodgers left the first half of the season-opener on Sunday Night Football against the Bears at Lambeau Field with what looked like a terrible knee injury. 2014: Jordy cooks Patriots just before halftime (Nov. It was also Cobb's first game back since suffering a broken leg in Week 6, and the winning drive began at Green Bay's 13-yard line and featured two other fourth-down conversions.
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On fourth and 8 with a blitz coming, Cobb worked his way free in the backfield, allowing Rodgers to find him for a 48-yard touchdown pass, and the Packers took a 33-28 lead with 46 seconds left. Not only did Green Bay prevail, they did so in the most dramatic way possible. The loser wasn't going to the playoffs.Īnd Aaron Rodgers was returning from his injury.
After a loss to the Steelers, the stage was set for a winner-take-all battle for the NFC North against the Bears at Soldier Field in the regular-season finale. But making the playoffs in 2013 is truly one of the most remarkable Packers stories in recent memory.Īfter Aaron Rodgers left a game against the Bears with a broken collarbone, Green Bay endured a stretch of 0-4-1, then rebounded for two crucial, thrilling wins against Atlanta and Dallas behind backup Matt Flynn. The season won't be remembered the way deeper postseason runs will the Packers were defeated in the wild-card round at home against San Francisco.