“One Of Those Situations Where I Got Inside His Mind And He Got Inside My Mind”: Aaron Rodgers Once Recalled The Greatest Play That Wasn’t Meant To Happen

Thanksgiving Day 2009, the stage was set, and so was the Ford Field. Aaron Rodgers walks out along with Donald Driver into the stadium. Little did the quarterback know that the game would create one of his greatest plays. And that too by mistake. The 38-year-old recalled that in the game vs Detroit Lions, the Driver touchdown became a successful mistake.

The 4x NFL MVP recalls that a miracle saved him even though he threw the ball where he shouldn’t normally throw it. The Packers crushed the Lions by 34-12. Thanksgiving was not so merry in Detroit that day, but Rodgers and Drivers enjoyed their greatest production.

In the game, Aaron Rodgers completed three touchdown passes. Moreover, Woodson returned an interception for another. Therefore, the Packers jumped up to 7-4 to stay in the NFC wildcard chase. However, the Lions suffered their sixth consecutive Thanksgiving Day thrashing, this time at the hands of Rodgers.

We have often heard about the mind-muscle connection. But the mind-to-mind relationship is almost as sci-fi as it gets. The Packers’ QB did not play around when he said that the touchdown by Driver was purely based on their mental connection and understanding of each other’s game.

What did Aaron Rodgers say about his greatest play being a product of mistake?

In an interview with sports journalist Graham Bensinger, Rodgers recalls how Driver understood the nuances and turned a mistaken throw into a TD. But, he said, “It was a play completely built around trust. It was probably the first play that I did what I shouldn’t have done.”

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He added, “I threw it where I shouldn’t have thrown it and Donald Driver shouldn’t have ran but because we are thinking of the exact same thing, it was a touchdown and it came together beautifully. It was one of those situations where I got inside his mind and he got inside my mind.”

It is one of the rarest moments fan’s would have experienced in the game’s history. A mental connection like never before, and it helped the Packers beat the Lions. It’s for sure that both Rodgers and Driver would’ve loved their turkey after the win.

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