Rodgers and the Packers are looking to rebound this week and doing it against the arch-rival Vikings will make it even better if they are able to get the job done.
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“But we all are at this time”, Rodgers said in affirming his coach’s description.
McCarthy on Thursday echoed the assessment of his quarterback, saying he has “no concern” about Rodgers’ availability for Sunday’s game.
“Probably banged up. But we all are at this time. That’s the NFL. You get a routine, learn how to take care of your body and push through things”, Rodgers said, according to ESPN. Thanks to five straight wins by the Vikings and three losses in a row by the Packers, Minnesota sits in the driver’s seat in the NFC North.
-Houston Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer is not expected to play Sunday and is reportedly experiencing memory loss related to a head injury that knocked him out of Monday’s game at Cincinnati. Frankly, the way we’re practicing today, we’re going longer, longer meeting, longer walk-throughs.
Easily two of the elite teams in the league, the Vikings and the Packers boast a line-up that some teams can only dream of having.
Protecting Rodgers is always a priority.
“They’re a good football team”, Zimmer said.
“We don’t take lightly what they’ve done before they got on the three-game losing streak”.
Rodgers has been sacked 11 times in the past three games, so Green Bay’s offensive line is not playing well.
With Brooks bringing in his second touchdown of at least 70 yards on the season, he was asked how it feels to break away for a score like that.
“Missed some throws that I usually hit”. We have to sustain drives better…. “And then we had a couple mental errors”, Rodgers said. The Packers have been riddled with injury and their defense is starting to fall apart.
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Without Nelson, teams are pressing receivers to disrupt routes and bringing a safety up to help with the run. But the Vikings roster matches up really, really well alongside of the Packers. And Rodgers says he doesn’t have an answer yet to appease panicking Packers fans. The lack of a running game, thanks to Eddie Lacy, who is averaging just 3.7 yards per carry and in danger of not eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark for the season? Last season, he rushed for 1,139 yards, caught 42 passes and scored 13 touchdowns. Rodgers has to be smart about when and where he goes after the 12-year vet.
