NFL: Rodgers leads Packers’ wild celebration after thrilling win vs 49ers

It was game, set and match for the San Francisco 49ers as they seemed well on the path to winning their first home game in more than 20 months in front of their fans. However, with only seconds to play and no timeouts, Aaron Rodgers had only one plan in his mind which was to take his team, the Green Bay Packers, over the finish line.

And how did the 49ers help Rodgers achieve that? They left him with a little too much time for a gut-crushing comeback.

After Kyle Juszczyk’s 12-yard TD catch with 37 seconds lead gave the 49ers the lead in a game they once trailed by 17 points. But the home team’s defense allowed Rodgers to complete two passes to Davante Adams and lost 30-28 on Mason Crosby’s 51-yard field goal on the final play.

As the Packers completed a stunning comeback, the NFL team uploaded a video of Rodgers celebrating. Watch the video here:

Rodgers retweeted the video with a heart emoji.

“My first thoughts in devising how I wanted to get us into field-goal range was how could I get 17 the ball,” Rodgers said after the match.

“How can you not be romantic about football?” Rodgers said.

Rodgers did it twice on passes of 25 and 17 yards to Adams after Jimmy Garoppolo’s 12-yard TD pass to Kyle Juszczyk.

Adams came back after taking a hard hit from Jimmie Ward that looked like it could knock him out of the game and finished with 12 catches for 132 yards.

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All that was left was for Crosby to make the kick and the Packers (2-1) to celebrate a win that came after they blew a 17-point lead.

“Celebrating with the guys in the end zone, seeing that energy and feeling that juice, is what it’s all about,” Crosby said.

“And then carrying on into the locker room and guys pouring water all over my head and everybody, that’s what this game is all about. It was really special,” Crosby said.

The comeback spoiled the first game for the 49ers (2-1) with fans since beating Green Bay in the 2019 NFC title game. San Francisco had rallied from 17 points down to take the lead before getting outplayed by Rodgers.

“I feel good about our team,” Rodgers said.

“Week One was an anomaly. I said that and I believe that. We bounced back Week Two. Played a great team tonight right down to the wire. This plane ride is going to feel incredible.”

The Niners returned home following back-to-back road wins back East but struggled to slow down Rodgers.

(With inputs from Associated Press)