""We were up five last year with like two minutes left, and they hit a big, big pass. We were tied with them going into the fourth in '18, and then got beat by a couple scores. I didn't play in 2010. "Matt Flynn played, played well, but we gave up one of the greatest plays I've been a part of in my NFL history. And that's when Dan Connolly had a kickoff return that almost went for a touchdown.""
"During that nationally-televised Sunday Night Football showdown between the Patriots and Packers, Connolly - a 313-pound guard - nearly found the end zone after fielding a squibbed kickoff and rumbling 71 yards down the field before getting tackled at Green Bay's five-yard line. Connolly's return served as the spark needed for New England to erase what was a 17-7 deficit at the time en route to an eventual 31-27 victory."
Gillette Stadium has been a difficult venue for Aaron Rodgers and for the Steelers historically. New England has won six of its last seven matchups against Pittsburgh in Foxborough, including a 36-15 victory in the 2016 AFC Championship Game. The only outlier was a 33-10 Pittsburgh win on Nov. 30, 2008, when Tom Brady was sidelined with a torn ACL. Rodgers is 3-3 against New England in his career but 0-2 in Foxborough. A prior meeting featured Matt Flynn at quarterback and a 313-pound guard, Dan Connolly, returning a squib kickoff 71 yards to spark a 31-27 Patriots win.
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