Matt Flynn, Josh McCown.

Why is the windshield so much bigger than the rearview mirror? Because when you're driving, you need to look at where you're going, more than where you've been...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- If this was Matt Flynn's last start in place of Aaron Rodgers, it was quite a memorable one.

Flynn threw four touchdown passes in the second half, Eddie Lacy had the winning score on a 1-yard plunge after an interception by Tony Romo gave them one more chance, and the Green Bay Packers matched the biggest comeback in franchise history in a 37-36 win over the Dallas Cowboys(7-7)on Sunday.
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"It took me everything not to cry," said Packers coach Mike McCarthy, whose team won its second straight without Rodgers after going winless in the first five, including the Chicago game when the star QB got hurt. "I'm just drained. Just the sheer emotion. It was incredible."
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"What a feelin'!'" said Flynn, who threw for 299 yards with one interception. ''As we were taking a knee, we were thinking 'Is this real? Is this happening?'"
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The Packers (7-6-1) kept their playoff hopes alive with Rodgers possibly returning next week. He was close to medical clearance, but missed his sixth straight game with a broken collarbone. He was wearing a headset on Green Bay's sideline.

Meanwhile, the Bears -- led by Jay Cutler replacing his replacement Josh McCown -- rallied to beat the 4-10 Cleveland Browns.

Shaking off two first-half interceptions, Cutler threw three touchdown passes in his first start since Nov. 10, leading the Bears to a 38-31 win on Sunday over the Cleveland Browns.
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Backed up at his own 5 in front of Cleveland's Dawg Pound section early in the fourth, Cutler drove the Bears 95 yards - with the help of two defensive penalties - and hit Alshon Jeffery with a 45-yard scoring pass to tie it with 10:59 left.

Cutler lofted a deep pass toward the front of the end zone to Jeffery, who wasn't open but hauled in the throw when safety Tashuan Gipson badly mistimed his jump.
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Cutler finished 22 of 31 for 265 yards and validated first-year coach Marc Trestman's decision to stick with him over McCown, who had played so well while filling in for Chicago's starter. Trestman's choice didn't come without controversy. There were reports of division within Chicago's locker room, but on a brutally cold and blustery day in Cleveland, the Bears were united.

"They played hard for him today and they had his back," Trestman said. "He's a captain - an elected captain - and I'm sure he would tell you that not just the offensive guys, but throughout our football team, they stuck together and won for each other today."

But against the Browns, no offense intended.

Chicago's Brandon Marshall had six catches for 95 yards and a 5-yard touchdown. Marshall knew Cutler was playing with more at stake than usual, and could understand his teammate being nervous.

"He's not going to show it, but the human side of things, you got a guy - Josh McCown - playing lights out, probably playing better than any quarterback in the National Football League," Marshall said. "That's what I love about Jay, man. Doesn't matter the situation, he's going to be the same guy. That's what I respect about him as a player, as a captain, but also as a friend."

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Maybe friendship, on the field, is overrated. Maybe not. Beyond my paygrade, for now.