Packers list Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews as questionable

That will leave the team with only one true practice – Thursday – before Green Bay (5-6) hosts the Houston Texans on Sunday. This has been especially important with the Packers lacking a consistent running game since Eddie Lacy went down with a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5.

It took until after Thanksgiving, but a Packer not named Aaron Rodgers scored a rushing touchdown Monday night!

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The 34-year-old also didn’t want to speculate on how mobile he’ll be able to be against the Texans. In Aaron Rodgers’ first season as the full-time starter, he managed to help Green Bay to tie the game at 21 with five minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Green Bay won its fifth straight game on its way to a 10-6 regular season finish while the Texans finished the season at 7-9.

Even if the first three months of the season might not have produced a playoff pedigree, most teams still have postseason aspirations – and with historical support. Here are some things to watch for. “It’s just a week to recover, I’m sure we’ll be back to normal next week”. He was released by the Saints a week later, then signed by Cleveland before getting released by the Browns this week. It’s a defense that puts a lot of different looks for you.

“The veterans around here have really done a good job of letting you know that’s the way it’s done”, Ripkowski said of being ready for anything. “If it limits him, obviously thatll be a big plus for us.”. “There’s no question about that”.

In essence, Rodgers took the Eagles out of press for a chunk of the game with those runs. Make the easy throws, keep the ball out of the hands of the dudes in the yellow helmets.

Bouye has been an unsung stud for the Texans’ secondary with 11 passes defensed this season. Neither was entering December third in the NFC North, two games behind the leading Detroit Lions. Opponents have had little-to-no success guarding against his slant patterns, off which he scored one of his two touchdowns last week against the Philadelphia Eagles. Now that the Texans find themselves challenged atop their division by Tennessee after back to back losses, they need their quarterback to come to the party.

1. Rally the troops The theme for this week seems to be “nobody believes in us”.

Some blame Bill O’Brien, others blame the offensive line, and of course Osweiler himself deserves a fair bit of blame, but perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

“I mean, we could move it up earlier in the week”, he said of his weekly press briefing, “but I’m going to do what’s required”. What finally made it all “click” for him? “Sometimes just reacting, studying, stuff like that”. He’s going to do whatever is best for the team.