Aaron Rodgers: Throwback to the Packers QB's incredible hail mary v Detroit in 2015

Aaron Rodgers’ incredible late hail mary for the Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions will always go down as one of the greatest finishes in NFL history.  

Whilst Tom Brady might go down as the G.O.A.T when it comes to the quarterback position, and indeed the entire sport of football, one of the few people who have been in a position to challenge him for that title in the past few years has been Aaron Rodgers.

He was made to sit for a couple of years behind Brett Favre in Green Bay after being taken #24 in the 2005 NFL draft, he has more than made up for the time he spent on the sidelines becoming without a doubt one of the most productive and talented quarterbacks that the game has seen.

During his time in the NFL he has put up 61,254 passing yards and thrown 494 touchdowns across the regular and postseason, with the Packers making the playoffs in all bar three seasons that he has been the quarterback, whilst also picking up 4 NFL MVP awards, more than Brady and only second to Peyton Manning on the all-time list. 

On top of all of that, he has the best career touchdown to interception ratio and 4.83:1, perhaps the best metric to show how well he can accurately get the ball to his receivers. 

One thing that Rodgers has become incredibly proficient at during his time in the league has been his use of the long throw, especially when using a ‘hard count’ in order to get the opposing defence to jump offside and earn himself a free play:

You don’t want to jump offsides with Aaron Rodgers at QB pic.twitter.com/7QSKy5izzk

But there is one long throw in particular that has gone down perhaps more than all the others during Rodgers’ career, and that came during the 2015 season on the road against the Detroit Lions. 

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