Hail Mary

[Patler]

theres rumors of some of the old guys way back in the day throwing 80 and 90 yards in the air. but i believe the 68 yards the ball flew last night was the longest in at least the last 15 years

the longest throw i ever saw was the kordell stewart throw against michigan, that one was launched from the 26 or 27 and came down at about the 1. so 72 or 73 yards

Ya, I want to say there was sombody like Joe Kapp or Bobby Douglas who in practice could throw from one goal line to the opposite endzone, but I don't recall any stories of anyone doing it in a game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm not sure if it was the longest throw in NFL history. I actually doubt that. However, it sounds like it might have been the longest successful Hail Mary in NFL history at 61 yards. It was the longest one, by far, in the last 15 years. The next longest is 50 yards in the last 15 years.

Wikipedia has a list of all of the completed Hail Marys in the NFL since 1975. The longest was Bartkowski for the Falcons against the Saints in 1978 at 57 yards, but that ball didn't go nearly as far as Rodgers ball. Bartkowski looked like he was only a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and the ball got to the goalline, so that was closer to 60 yards than 70 yards.

[smuggler]

Rodgers put a lot of air under it. If he'd gone for sheer distance, I would think he could get five more yards out of it, at least, if it were more on a rope.

[George Cumby]

holy shit, look at the throw from this angle

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nerd-alert--aaron-rodgers--hail-mary-throw-actually-traveled-almost-100-yards-161331817.html

mastay wishes he could do that

pb, can you figure out a way to get that video posted in here?

The dude with the phone was rock steady on that. Props to him.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Watching the path of the ball, it seems impossible that a human could throw a football with such force.

[KYPack]

That view really puts it in perspective.

Man, ARod put some serious stink on that toss.

[Teamcheez1]

I have seen a lot of complaining from Lions fans that the Packers should have been penalized for a block in the back on the last play of the game. I have watched the replay over and over again, and there does look to be a slight shove from Sitton on Taylor, but I'm not sure it rises to the level of a penalty since it was sort of from the side. Also, when QB's are scrambling, O and D lineman are pushing and shoving in all directions, and it does not result in penalties unless it is an obvious clip, hands to the face, hold, etc.

Does anyone else see it differently?

[HarveyWallbangers]

From ESPN, probably the reason Janis wasn't in the game:

There was confusion because of the personnel on the field – receivers Jared Abbrederis, Davante Adams, Randall Cobb and James Jones plus Rodgers, the tight end – differed from the usual Hail Mary package.

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I read somewhere today, or heard it on nfln, that there might have been confusion from both teams about if they were allowed to sub on the untimed down
That was one of the reasons giving for Calvin not being on the field, while slow LBers were

[Deputy Nutz]

The longest throw I ever remember seeing was Partial's limp arm delivery in the driveway of GbMichelle. It was so amazing Skinbasket had to sit down on the stoop and smoke a cigarette. Tarlam cheered in way you would cheer a special needs kid rolling one of those cheap plastic bowling balls and knocking down two pins.

[mraynrand]

The longest throw I ever remember seeing was Partial's limp arm delivery in the driveway of GbMichelle. It was so amazing Skinbasket had to sit down on the stoop and smoke a cigarette. Tarlam cheered in way you would cheer a special needs kid rolling one of those cheap plastic bowling balls and knocking down two pins.

what happened to her. She moved to Carolina or somewhere and then never came back here. It's not like they don't have internet there.

[Cheesehead Craig]

what happened to her. She moved to Carolina or somewhere and then never came back here. It's not like they don't have internet there.

Probably just watches NASCAR, cock fighting, or some other stupid Southern redneck sport only.

[Rastak]

I'm not sure if it was the longest throw in NFL history. I actually doubt that. However, it sounds like it might have been the longest successful Hail Mary in NFL history at 61 yards. It was the longest one, by far, in the last 15 years. The next longest is 50 yards in the last 15 years.

Wikipedia has a list of all of the completed Hail Marys in the NFL since 1975. The longest was Bartkowski for the Falcons against the Saints in 1978 at 57 yards, but that ball didn't go nearly as far as Rodgers ball. Bartkowski looked like he was only a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and the ball got to the goalline, so that was closer to 60 yards than 70 yards.

That was executed perfectly. Bridgewater would have had to construct a catapult to get it that far.

Now the Lions may have fucked up and the facemask may have been a little questionable but there was nothing questionable about that throw.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The longest throw I ever remember seeing was Partial's limp arm delivery in the driveway of GbMichelle. It was so amazing Skinbasket had to sit down on the stoop and smoke a cigarette. Tarlam cheered in way you would cheer a special needs kid rolling one of those cheap plastic bowling balls and knocking down two pins.

Uncle Rico

[Maxie the Taxi]

I saw Arnie Herber throw a 90 yard pass to Don Hutson on the fly. It was in practice though.