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Posted: 7:47 PM Dec 20, 2009 Packers Lose At Last Second Mike Wallace catches the game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock snapping Green Bay's 5-game win streak. Reporter: AP

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger ended the game the way he started it by throwing a touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, a desperation 19-yarder on the final play that rallied Pittsburgh to a 37-36 victory over Green Bay on Sunday, ending the Packers' five-game winning streak and the Steelers' five-game losing streak.

The Packers (9-5) stalled in their playoff run as they couldn't hold leads of 28-27 and 36-30 in a frantic fourth quarter that was much like Oakland's 27-23 win in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, when the lead changed hand five times in the final nine minutes. Green Bay could have secured a playoff spot with its first win in Pittsburgh since 1970 and a Giants loss or tie on Monday night.

Wallace also caught a 60-yard scoring pass on Pittsburgh's first play of the game as Steelers (7-7) joined four other AFC teams tied at 7-7 in the chase for the AFC's last playoff spot -- and just in the nick of time.

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Posted by: Laurie Pascutti Location: Stevens Point, WI on Dec 21, 2009 at 11:40 AM

I knew it was just a matter of time when Crosby's erratic kicking would lose us a game. Yesterday was the day!

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