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Richard Rodgers on TD: I was supposed to box out

Ten months after former Packers tight end Brandon Bostick became a household name for deviating from his assignment on an infamous onside kick, current Green Bay tight end Richard Rodgers is poised to become a household name for deviating from his own assignment on Thursday's "Hail Mary" touchdown.

"I'm supposed to be boxing out and Davante (Adams) is supposed to be the jumper," Rodgers admitted after the game. "But once I saw it in the air I realized I could get it. So I just went for it.