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In 2017, Rodgers was sidelined again and the Packers turned to backup Brett Hundley. With less than 30 seconds left and the score tied, McCarthy ran the ball deep into his own territory for overtime. However, the Steelers called a timeout and played for one last gasp to win the game in regulation time. After a Packers punt, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown made an improbable catch, setting up a game-winning field goal by Chris Boswell as time expired for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ walk-off victory.

In 2020, now in Dallas, McCarthy faced the Steelers at AT&T Stadium. Dak Prescott was out for the season with an ankle injury, forcing McCarthy to turn to Garrett Gilbert. Pittsburgh, leading 24-19, tried late to tie the game by winning on fourth-and-1 despite being well within field goal range. The Cowboys defense made a huge stop and Gilbert quickly found CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup for big balls. The Cowboys had one last gasp in the end zone to win the game from the 23-yard line, but Gilbert’s pass over the middle was broken up.

McCarthy faced the Steelers one more time in the regular season (2009), a year before the Super Bowl season. This time McCarthy had his starting quarterback in Rodgers, who had a memorable duel with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Packers led 36:30, with three seconds left in the game the Steelers were still 19 yards from the end zone. On the final play, Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace on the left side of the end zone for a hard touchdown. The extra point gave the Steelers a 37-36 win over McCarthy.

Obviously, the Super Bowl win in February 2011 was the biggest game and McCarthy came out victorious. But the regular season has only seen heartbreak in the final game, something McCarthy wants to change on Sunday.