Philip Rivers threw for 503 yards, the Chargers converted nine of 18 third-downs, gained 32 first downs, ran 89 plays and held the ball for 38 minutes, but none of that was enough. Why? Because the Packers made the big plays at crunch time.
“It’s about points,” Coach Mike McCarthy said. “The big-play battle at halftime was tied. I don’t know what it was in the second half, but we made the big play at the end.”
Rookie cornerback Damarious Randall made what McCarthy termed the “biggest play of the game.” Randall batted away a pass intended for Danny Woodhead in the end zone, on a fourth-and-goal play from 2-yard line.