MINNEAPOLIS -- In the split-second before Aaron Rodgers released the ball, James Jones threw up his left hand near the back corner of the end zone. Then, doubt crept in.
As his quarterback cocked his arm -- while being flushed to his right and on the dead run, no less -- the Green Bay Packers veteran wide receiver wondered whether Rodgers would be able to make the pinpoint throw necessary to squeeze the ball between Minnesota Vikings cornerback Terence Newman and the sideline.
Then, it hit him.