Packers fend off Giants 38-35, now 12-0 (AP)
By Zaket on December 5, 2011
Tied with less than a minute to play and 80 yards from the end zone, Aaron Rodgers wasn’t going to wait until overtime. It was the perfect choice for a team pushing perfection. Rodgers completed passes of 24, 27 and 18 yards in a lightning-quick five-play drive to set up a 31-yard field goal by Mason Crosby on the final play, and the Green Bay Packers remained undefeated and clinched a playoff…
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