Aaron Rodgers' 61-yard Hail Mary to beat the Lions Thursday night will go down as one of the greatest game-ending plays of the season, one of the greatest of the decade, and maybe one of the best of all-time. After all, he escaped the pocket, heaved the ball nearly 70 yards through the air to tight end Richard Rodgers.

Adrian Peterson respects that play, but he doesn't respect how Green Bay was given the opportunity for one final shot. With the Packers attempting lateral heroics, Aaron Rodgers was tackled with no time on the clock. A questionable face mask penalty bailed him out. The Packers got another play, within Rodgers' striking distance of the end zone, and Rodgers tossed the game-winner.

Here is the Lions' Devin Taylor (kind of) with his thumb in Rodgers' face mask.

Distal Phalanx of right thumb barely brushed bottom bar. No way is that a face mask. pic.twitter.com/SLb0NTn09p

— PatriotsSB50 (@PatriotsSB49) December 4, 2015

Facemask. Goodnight pic.twitter.com/6oMpG6HgB1

— Franchise Nation (@Moonlightswami) December 4, 2015

The highlight is on the NFL YouTube page.

The Vikings running back took issue with the face mask call, which kept the Packers one loss behind Minnesota in the NFC North race.

Lol, i'm sorry but a thumb hitting the face mask isn't pass interference! Heck of a play

— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) December 4, 2015

Don't you mean face mask?

I mean face-mask

— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) December 4, 2015

Okay, thank you.

Peterson's Vikings are 8-3 with a date with at home against the Seahawks looming Sunday. The Packers are 8-4 and beat the Vikings in the teams' first meeting this season in Minneapolis. They play in Green Bay in Week 17.

Meanwhile, in Detroit, the Lions had real reason to complain. Here is tight end Eric Ebron:

....... pic.twitter.com/BfLVmwdUcb

— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) December 4, 2015

On the other end, NFL Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino tried to put the conversation to rest.

Hand up to the mask, quick grab with finger and head gets turned. At full speed official is going to make that call almost every time.

— Dean Blandino (@DeanBlandino) December 4, 2015

The call is the call. The Packers are 8-4, and Aaron Rodgers is a sorcerer once again.