In the middle of the fourth quarter Sunday, when the Green Bay Packers were well on their way to obliterating the Minnesota Vikings 41-17, the most worrisome edition of Aaron Rodgers surfaced for the NFC playoff field.
in Christian Watson, whose emergence helped to get Rodgers on track during the last five weeks.
“I still believe in myself and felt like it just takes one [win] sometimes,” Rodgers said Sunday. “It’s strange, but when we were sitting at 3-6 and we looked at the next three, at the time Tennessee was playing really well. Obviously the [Dallas] Cowboys were playing well and [Philadelphia] was No. 1 in the league. I just felt like if we get one of those [wins], we can win the last five and 9-8 is going to get [into the playoffs].
Rodgers reiterated some of that in very low-key fashion on Sunday, once again stating his confidence in Green Bay's track record against Detroit at Lambeau Field. His attitude has not gone unnoticed, with Lions players grousing on Sunday about some of Rodgers' comments earlier this season, following a 15-9 home win by the Lions in November. After that defeat, which feature
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