For the first time this season, the Green Bay Packers have admitted that Aaron Rodgers is hurt – not enough to keep him out of Wednesday’s practice completely and nearly certainly not enough to prevent him from playing on Sunday at Minnesota – but at least enough to warrant a spot on the injury report. “We’ve been putting in the hard work”. Sure, he has slipped to 18th in the league with an average of 7.3 yards per attempt.
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It is the first time Green Bay has played four straight games against division opponents in a single season since 2000 (Weeks 14-17).
Rodgers has completed only 56.5 percent of his passes the last three games. James Starks started at running back against Detroit and didn’t do much better.
Green Bay won both contests against Minnesota a year ago, but this Vikings team is better than they were last season.
QB Aaron Rodgers (shoulder) went through practice Thursday as a full participant. Peterson is tied for No. 1 all time with six 200-yard games.3.
Green Bay is in the midst of a four-game stretch against division opponents, with all four games taking place in the span of 19 days.
“I guess I just kind of get up for the rivalry”, Peterson said.
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The Bengals are coming off their first loss of the season to Houston; the Cardinals have a three-game winning streak.
To beat Oakland, a depleted secondary is probably going to have to figure out a way to slow down a high-powered passing game with quarterback Derek Carr throwing to wide receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. Green Bay is also getting virtually no production from the tight end position.
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More punishment could be in store for Rodgers with offensive tackles Bryan Bulaga (knee) and David Bakhtiari (knee), and guards Josh Sitton (knee) and T.J. Lang (shoulder) entering Week 11 with injuries, but some of the blame also rests on the weapons around Rodgers. The combined record of Green Bay’s remaining opponents, excluding Minnesota, is 19-26. The Vikings are a talented and confident group, and they should be extra motivated to push the Packers further towards the playoff bubble.
