Packers Fall On Final Play At Pittsburgh

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Green Bay showed their mettle on Sunday by coming back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take the lead, but the Packers couldn't come up with one final stop as they tried to knock off the defending Super Bowl champions.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger found rookie wide receiver Mike Wallace on the side of the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown pass as time expired to give Pittsburgh a 37-36 victory over the Packers in front of 57,452 at Heinz Field, the first 37-36 game in the history of the NFL.

The loss snapped Green Bay's five-game winning streak as they fell to 9-5 on the season. If the playoffs started today, the Packers would be in as the No. 5 seed in the NFC, with Dallas also standing at 9-5. The only other team that is in the wild-card hunt, the New York Giants (7-6), play at Washington on Monday night.

"All losses are difficult," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. "Losses in December are probably a little more important. This was ..

Source: Packers.com
 

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