The Green Bay Packers took the lead and never looked back when quarterback Aaron Rodgers delivered a strike down the seam to tight end Robert Tonyan for a 22-yard touchdown in the third quarter of “Monday Night Football” against the Detroit Lions.
The touchdown pass – Rodgers’ third of the contest – gave the Packers a 21-17 lead. Matt LaFleur’s team went on to win, 35-17, and Rodgers threw four total touchdown passes.
Even on Tuesday morning, Twitter users can’t get enough of Rodgers’ touchdown pass to Tonyan. The All-22 angle really shows the magnitude of difficulty and impressiveness of the velocity and accuracy. He anticipated the opening in the coverage perfectly and zipped it past the defender, and Tonyan made the catch in stride for six. There’s nothing like a laser beam up the seam to beat a Cover-2, right Twitter?
Wicked throw
I mean… just a wicked throw from Rodgers. Classic seam ball with defenders back turned. This is AR at his best… And the pass protection was outstanding last night
'Aaron Rodgers highlights are from the pocket…' pic.twitter.com/K0ir0TsLp4
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) September 21, 2021
1 in many billion
7,800,000,000 people throw it to Allen Lazard
Aaron Rodgers… touchdown to Tonyan pic.twitter.com/TAVhvyAGOE
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) September 21, 2021
The Needler
AARON RODGERS THREADS THE NEEDLE 🪡🎯
pic.twitter.com/ejwdaXuMzb— PFF (@PFF) September 21, 2021
Good question
where is the window pic.twitter.com/oRIOCG3DmZ
— Ross Uglem (@RossUglem) September 21, 2021
Can't stop
stop it @AaronRodgers12 pic.twitter.com/A2l3PXzV3S
— Ross Uglem (@RossUglem) September 21, 2021
Definitely not normal
What Aaron Rodgers saw before the TD to Tonyan. Guy isn’t normal. #Packers #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/MabezCvcRE
— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) September 21, 2021
That's the good stuff
there’s no other way to say this.
… Rodgers’ seam ball to Tonyan got Peyton hot & bothered lmao pic.twitter.com/KhGLRFdn71
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) September 21, 2021
Teddy Bear throw!
Matt LaFleur says TE coach Justin Outten always tells Aaron Rodgers he's going to take the QB to carnival to win Teddy Bears for his kids in one of those throwing games. So they call Rodgers dimes "Teddy Bear throws."
Like the TD to Robert Tonyan: "That was a Teddy Bear throw."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 21, 2021
This seems good
Aaron Rodgers & Robert Tonyan (22-yard TD)
Tonyan never had more than 1.2 yards from #34 Alex Anzalone after crossing the first down marker.
🔹 Target Separation (at catch): 0.9 yards#GBvsDET | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/aSdlfkaqMq
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 21, 2021
Open doesn't matter
Robert Tonyan wasn't open when Aaron Rodgers threw that pass. An unbelievable throw.
— Jason B. Hirschhorn (@by_JBH) September 21, 2021
Aren't we all
Still thinking about the TD throw to Tonyan. #Packers
— JR Radcliffe (@JRRadcliffe) September 21, 2021
Good word
This was a preposterous touchdown pass (to Robert Tonyan, upper right). pic.twitter.com/kYF9p0ysXC
— Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) September 21, 2021
