<P> The Miracle in Motown was the final play of an American football game between the NFC North divisional rivals Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions of the National Football League ( NFL ) that was played on December 3 , 2015 at Ford Field in Detroit . On the final play of regulation , with no time remaining on the game clock , Packers quarterback ( QB ) Aaron Rodgers heaved a towering 61 - yard ( 56 m ) Hail Mary pass into the end - zone that was caught by tight end ( TE ) Richard Rodgers for the game - winning touchdown . The play resulted in a stunning 27 -- 23 come - from - behind victory for the Packers , who had trailed 20 -- 0 in the second half , marking the fourth - largest comeback in franchise history . The game was broadcast on television nationally on Thursday Night Football , a joint production aired simultaneously by CBS and NFL Network . </P>
<P> The Miracle in Motown was the final play of an American football game between the NFC North divisional rivals Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions of the National Football League ( NFL ) that was played on December 3 , 2015 at Ford Field in Detroit . On the final play of regulation , with no time remaining on the game clock , Packers quarterback ( QB ) Aaron Rodgers heaved a towering 61 - yard ( 56 m ) Hail Mary pass into the end - zone that was caught by tight end ( TE ) Richard Rodgers for the game - winning touchdown . The play resulted in a stunning 27 -- 23 come - from - behind victory for the Packers , who had trailed 20 -- 0 in the second half , marking the fourth - largest comeback in franchise history . The game was broadcast on television nationally on Thursday Night Football , a joint production aired simultaneously by CBS and NFL Network . </P>
who caught the hail mary pass for green bay
who caught the hail mary pass for green bay
tight end ( TE ) Richard Rodgers
tight end ( TE ) Richard Rodgers