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Which team won on a better miracle, Michigan State or the Packers?

Published Dec. 4, 2015 1:13 p.m. ET

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Football fans love to see a miracle ending, and two of them -- one in college, one in the NFL -- will be forever tied to the fall of 2015. They are Michigan State's walk-off return touchdown to beat Michigan and Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary to lift the Green Bay Packers over the Detroit Lions.

Now, we're going to ask you the tough question: Which miracle was better?

Michigan State's unreal win came first, on Oct. 18. In that game, Michigan held a two-point lead with 10 seconds to play. Facing a fourth-and-two, the Wolverines were forced to punt. But a bad snap allowed Spartans defensive back Jalen Watts-Jackson, a redshirt-freshman, to snag the ball out of the air and return it 38 yards for the game-winning score.

Rodgers' game-winning Hail Mary happened on Thursday night. Trailing by two with only seconds remaining, the Packers pulled out the old hook-and-ladder play and were quickly snuffed out. But a 15-yard, face mask penalty gave the Packers one last shot with no time left on the clock. Rodgers heaved a Hail Mary toward the end zone, and tight end Richard Rodgers answered his prayer with the game-winning score 61 yards later.