Redskins: Packers playoff experience was the difference

And when Aaron Rodgers smiles, everyone in Packers Nation smiles with him.

In that meeting, Rodgers threw for 151 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while getting sacked eight times.

Regarding Adams, the much maligned WR who left the game in the third with a knee injury, initial tests showed Davante Adams avoided a major knee injury Sunday in the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Washington Redskins, but the receiver will have a short week to get ready for Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game at Arizona.

That stretch of five consecutive scoring drives in one game is the first incident of that since the December 8, 2014 game against the Atlanta Falcons. With all due respect to Cousins, who played well over the final 10 regular-season games and entered the playoffs on an undeniable tear, Rodgers has a far more worthy foe in Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer.

Was Rodgers slumping at the end of the season?

“That’s the way you want to play offense”, Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy said. “And I thought he definitely did that today”.

Yesterday I saw a loose, free, and, confident Aaron Rodgers after the first quarter – playing well enough that we were even able to get one of the classic Aaron Rodgers smirks out of him, which we have been so used to seeing through the years. Led by linebacker Calais Campbell and the now hurt Mathieu, the Cardinals were fifth in the National Football League in total defense, seventh in points allowed per game, sixth against the run, and eighth against the pass, all while forcing 33 turnovers and holding opponents to a 35.7 success rate on third down.

Alright, so the Packers believe they can make a run. Indeed, it was just like the old days.

Indeed, Rodgers, the 2011 Super Bowl MVP, turned things around in the second quarter, twice catching Washington with too many men on the field. “I trusted the plan and Mike was rolling it quickly”. We got our mojo going. They were trying to sub; we caught them with some guys on the field. He has to be able to manage the whole thing, and he’s a master of that. “That was key for us”. “So I enjoy our relationship and “it’s great that everybody got to see some good clips” is my answer”.

The Redskins have a substandard defense and their cornerbacks are the weakest link, something the Packers wanted to exploit.

Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 26 seconds to play to gift the Seattle Seahawks with a bone-chilling 10-9 NFC Wild Card win in the frigid Twin Cities on Sunday. When the receivers started winning their matchups, it opened up everything. Clay Matthews said he was going to make a bigger impact for his team going into the Week 17 matchup against the Vikings, and that mentality continued into the wild card round as he was absolutely ruthless.

“I’m not on Twitter during the season”, said Rodgers, letting a grin slip out. “But we don’t pay attention to it”. “Keep pushing it and we’ll get all those plays”. The prevailing narrative of the 2015 Packers is “What’s wrong with their offense?” But there are only a handful of quarterbacks who can have the route picked off, then come back and throw it again.

“It’s huge for us; it really is”, Rodgers said.