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Who knows how Sunday night's game might have turned out for the Packers had wide receiver Greg Jennings not lined up in the wrong spot on the original play call of a critical 3rd-and-1 late in the game, but you won't hear anyone complaining about the end result of Jennings' game-winning 50-yard touchdown catch.
After quarterback Aaron Rodgers picked up 9 yards to set up a 3rd-and-1 at midfield with the Packers trailing 15-13, he was forced to call a timeout after Jennings lined up on the wrong side of the field in a formation that had fullbacks John Kuhn and Korey Hall in the backfield to block for a Ryan Grant run.
"Greg must not have heard the whole call," Rodgers said. "I was teasing him after the game that he lined up on the wrong side on purpose, but I had to call timeout and then we changed the play and called the play with Donald Lee running down the sidelines and Greg running to the post."
Grant was still involved in the play, but not carrying the b..
Source: Packers.com