Five players to watch for Packers Week 12 vs. Vikings
By Jesse Fry
1. Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers is the key to this team in any game. But if the Packers want to go on a run like the one in 2016, Rodgers will have to pick up his game and return to MVP form.
Rodgers’ stats are not bad by any means, they are on par with what he usually does, but anyone watching lately knows his stats don’t tell the entire truth.
Rodgers hasn’t had the same success on third down or in the red zone as in the past. And at 61 percent, his completion percentage is the second lowest in his career (2015, 60 percent).
Rodgers has been missing throws and open receivers far more than usual. While many play designs ask Rodgers to hold onto the ball, he still has a penchant for trying to hit the big play instead of taking what’s in front of him.
If Rodgers can put this team on his back the way he has before, he can be the galvanizing piece the Packers have been looking for.
He’s played most of the season hurt and played sub-par to his standards, and when he plays lights out, the rest of the guys will take their game up a notch as well.