Aaron Rodgers’ 5 TDs power Packers

Rodgers gets hit as he throws and his pass is incomplete, but he gets up just fine.

What’s shocking is that Rodgers continues to limit his mistakes to a point where his games are becoming almost flawless in their execution. That’s a tough combination to beat anywhere, but especially at Lambeau. Packers coach Mike McCarthy deserves a lot of credit for how he prepared his team in the offseason.

After the sixth three-and-out by the Packers defense on this night, the Chiefs’ punt bounced out of bounds on the Green Bay two yard line. Seldom-used Jeff Janis even made an appearance at wide receiver in the first quarter. The ball was recovered by Kansas City Chiefs tackle Eric Fisher (72) in the 3rd quarter. It was the same play as the first touchdown and the simple but effective play gave the Packers a 38-14 lead to start the fourth quarter.

Before Smith (24 for 40, 290 yards, one touchdown, one interception, seven sacks) did a few major garbage-time cleanup of his stats late in the second half of a futile comeback attempt, he was struggling to do anything, under siege by the Packers’ aggressive pass rush, running for his life because of the Chiefs’ shaky pass protection.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) looking for a receiver in the 4th quarter. Tight end Travis Kelce (six catches) wrapped up with 80 yards.

Aaron Rodgers: He’s just too good. On a night he shredded the Chiefs by completing passes to seven different receivers, by becoming the first player in franchise history to throw five touchdowns for the fourth time in his career, by torturing the defense with a pair of deadly free-play completions, he will slink to the film room and pick apart his 11 misfires.

” Green Bay scored a first-quarter touchdown for the third straight week”.

The Chiefs were down 24-7 at the break and 38-14 early in the fourth when Jamaal Charles added a couple of rushing touchdowns.

Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb on three scores, James Jones on one and Ty Montgomery on another. Yet, there are plenty of good quarterbacks who move the ball and score points with mediocre protection.

Additionally, the Packers say Cobb’s three TD catches Monday night is a first for the Packers since 2012, when James Jones accomplished that feat. Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Tyvon Branch (27) was not able to stop him. He forced Smith to keep play the catchup game, which doesn’t fit Smith’s makeup or the offensive scheming of coach Andy Reid. The touchdown made the score 14-7 Green Bay. But the 49ers can’t win a shootout against Green Bay, not with their defense. For now, Rodgers is simply the best quarterback in the National Football League, dominating all those who step to the Packers, and Tolzien is remembering as an 8-year-old what it was like to see Michael Jordan play.

Thumbs up: Ever since Jordy Nelson suffered a season-ending knee injury on August 23 in Pittsburgh, the mantra of the wide receiving corps has been that you don’t replace such a great player.

On the other side of the football, the Chiefs will play the Cincinnati Bengals (3-0) on Sunday, October 4th at 1:00 PM EDT on the road. Four-time Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles will cause the Packers fits, much like Chicago’s Matt Forte did in Week 1, but it won’t be enough. Second, Seattle’s outside pass rushers had given tackles David Bahktiari and Don Barclay fits and Kansas City has two of the NFL’s better edge rushers in Justin Houston and Tamba Hali.