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The Top 10 NFL season finale games of the past decade

By Erik Lambert

NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 30: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints is almost grabbed by Charles Johnson #95 of the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 30, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 30: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints is almost grabbed by Charles Johnson #95 of the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 30, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – JANUARY 01: Matt Flynn #10 of the Green Bay Packerslooks for a receiver as Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions rushes at Lambeau Field on January 1, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Lions 45-41. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – JANUARY 01: Matt Flynn #10 of the Green Bay Packerslooks for a receiver as Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions rushes at Lambeau Field on January 1, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Lions 45-41. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

09. Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (2011)

This may have been one of the greatest shootouts in any season finale in NFL history. What’s even crazier is that not a single person on the planet saw it coming. For one the game between the Lions and Packers was expected to be played in cold and snowy conditions. Not exactly ideal circumstances for offensive football. For another? Green Bay was expected to sit and rest MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, giving the start to backup Matt Flynn.

What followed was one of the wildest games ever played. The two teams combined for 86 points on the day. Matthew Stafford, in the midst of his career-best season, threw for 520 yards and five touchdowns. Somehow that wasn’t enough to match Flynn who delivered far and away the best performance of his career with a whopping six touchdown passes including the game-winner to hand Green Bay the win 45-41.

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