Recap
Aaron Rodgers extends game with desperation toss, Arizona responds
By Bob Baum, The Associated Press Posted: Jan 17, 2016 12:05 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 17, 2016 12:09 AM ET
Larry Fitzgerald set up and scored the winning touchdown on the third play of overtime Saturday night, taking a 5-yard pass from Carson Palmer that lifted Arizona past Green Bay 26-20 after Aaron Rodgers sent the game to an extra period with a desperation 41-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Janis on the final play of regulation.
Fitzgerald turned a short pass into a 75-yard gain on the first play of overtime to set up the winning score. Fitzgerald caught eight passes for 176 yards.
The Cardinals, the NFC's No. 2 seed, thought they had won until Rodgers, in a play reminiscent of Green Bay's win over Detroit this season, took the snap with 5 seconds to play, scrambled and threw to the end zone.
The 6-foot-3 Janis, a backup receiver, outjumped defenders Patrick Peterson and Rashad Johnson for the ball.
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