After Shayne Graham booted a 41-yard field goal with 1:56 left to give the Bengals a 31-21 lead, it looked like the Bengals had put the game away. But on Green Bay's next possession, the Packers elected to kick a 41-yard Mason Crosby field goal with 45 seconds remaining to cut the Bengals lead to 31-24.

The ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Packers at their 42 but the Packers were out of timeouts. A 22-yard completion to Jermichael Finley put Green Bay at the Bengals 35 and after Rodgers spiked the ball there were 17 seconds remaining.

The next play was a 25-yard completion to Packers wide receiver Donald Driver to the Bengals 10, but with the Packers rushing to the line to spike the ball, the offensive line was called for a false start and by NFL rule, the remaining time was automatically run off the clock, the game was over and the Bengals had the win. 

Earlier, Chad Ochocinco took the Lambeau Leap and the Bengals took the lead over the Packers at 28-21 with 1:08 left in the third quarter when he made a 13-yard touchdown catch with a shoestring, rolling catch over the middle on third down.

After he ran away from cornerback Tramon Williams, that gave The Ocho four catches for 91 yards as the Bengals scored their most points since they had 38 in the 2007 finale. 

The Bengals used a club-record-tying five sacks from defensive lineman Antwan Odom to hold on to the lead and the ball with 7:08 left and staring at a third-and-two from their 42. Following a timeout, running back Cedric Benson broke three tackles in the backfield and broke outside to the left for 14 yards as the Bengals stalked their first-ever win at Lambeau and one of the biggest in head coach Marvin Lewis' seven seasons.

But with the clock ticking under five minutes, the Bengals couldn't get that killing first down on third-and-two when Benson got stormed for just one-yard by linebacker Aaron Kampman and linebacker A.J. Hawk, and Lewis opted to punt it with rookie Kevin Huber and he pinned the Pack on their 15.

Odom, of course, finished it off with his fifth sack, tying Eddie Edwards's record set in the 1980 finale against Cleveland.  

Locked in a 21-21 game and the Packers driving, the Bengals got a big play from their rookie SAM linebacker Rey Maualuga when he popped Packers running back Ryan Grant after he caught a pass. The ball bounced out and defensive tackle Pat Sims jumped on the ball at the Bengals 38.

Palmer then embarked on a 12-play drive that consumed 7:06 and featured Benson as he got his fourth 100-yard game as a Bengal with 141 on his 29 carries.