Packers’ Boyd suffers broken ankle

When Jamaal Charles prepares for Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers, the Kansas City Chiefs running back will see exactly what NBC broadcaster Cris Collinsworth did during his film study last week: B.J.

“Eddie Lacy wants to play football.

The loss of Lacy leaves the Packers with only have one running back. Seattle forced Green Bay to punt just once in the second half of Sunday’s game. With 6:48 left in the third quarter, the Seahawks had their first lead of the game at 17-13. Rodgers finished the game with 249 yards in the air with 2 TDs in a game where his main targets of Randall Cobb, Davante Adams and Eddie Lacy were beat up and nowhere near full strength. He is very comfortable with Mike McCarthy’s offense, and there’s a reason Green Bay has kept him around so long. It’s tempting to harken back to a day when the Seahawks simply would run over opponents from start to finish. Now, that was a different time of year, and he was often going against the lower levels of an opponent’s depth chart, but Clark is capable of contributing more than he has.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers compiled a first-half passer rating of 108.5 and fired a touchdown pass to receiver James Jones. Starks chipped in 58 yards rushing on 10 carries. Thanks largely to Eddie Lacy’s injury, James Starks was the most impressive runner of the bunch and picked up some unexpected fantasy points in the process.

That’s saying something considering among Raji’s best career games is the 2010 NFC Championship Game, when he returned an interception for a touchdown at Chicago to help the Packers reach the Super Bowl.

Any time Seattle and Green Bay get together, we can guarantee that it will at least be compelling.

Rodgers is one of the best players in the league, and he controls the tempo of nearly every game he plays with an ability to scramble from the pocket when protection breaks down and distribute the ball to a number of receivers. If he misses any real time, though, Starks will skyrocket up the rankings. During yesterday’s game, Starks was the last remaining active back on the Packers running back, while rookie Alonzo Harris was inactive this past week.

“Basically that’s what we are talking about, determining the matchups each week and seeing how it fits, ” Carroll said.