From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 404-yard game is Packers quarterback's best ever in regular season
He froze safeties with play-action fakes, beat blitzes with audibles, extended plays with his feet, threw the ball with pinpoint accuracy and even remembered to slide at the end of a scramble.
Aaron Rodgers was a video game come to life Sunday, pushing all the right buttons in the Green Bay Packers' 45-17 dismantling of the New York Giants at Lambeau Field.
In the biggest regular-season game of his career - the Packers had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive - Rodgers completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 404 yards, four touchdowns and a 139.9 rating.
His 404 yards were the most by a Packers quarterback in the regular season since Lynn Dickey threw for 418 against Tampa Bay on Oct. 12, 1980.
...Given good protection from his offensive line and enough production from the run game to make play-action effective, Rodgers shredded the NFL's second-ranked passing defense.
He completed passes of 80 and 38 yards to Jordy Nelson; 36, 26 and 24 yards to Greg Jennings; 33 yards to Donald Driver, and 21 yards to Tom Crabtree. He spread the love to nine receivers, and Jennings (142) and Nelson (124) both topped 100 yards.
Heck, most quarterbacks can't even dream that good.
"Yeah, this was without a doubt my best performance," Rodgers said.
He got no argument from the Giants, whose own playoff hopes were put on life support by Air Rodgers.
"He is a great quarterback all around," said safety Deon Grant. "He can run. He has a great arm, and he has one of the fastest releases you can get, so he wasn't allowing our defensive line to get there. He has a great coaching staff, and he has weapons."
Anything else? "That guy is just a lot of fun to play with," said Packers rookie tackle Bryan Bulaga.
What a great game!
Aaron Rodgers was fantastic!
Brett who?
2 comments:
"Unlike in 2009, the Obama family actually attended a church service this year" but then you go on and thrash the President anyway. The bulk of your quotes and links were about last years' vacation. This year the President and his family attend services and he is thrashed, trashed, and vilified. No matter what he does (attends, doesn't attend) the extreme right picks a bone! It's almost as if, regardless what the President's schedule is for any given day, disrespectful individuals with an agenda will always find an angle for critique. The President takes a vacation: critical comments follow, the President golfs: critical comments follow. The President eats, critical comments. I noticed too the label or tag or whatever they are called linking Rev. Wright to this post - what new development is contained in this post that justifies any reference to Rev. Wright? I'm hoping the new year brings some joy into your life, Mary, rather than all this negativity.
Oops. Appears I errored in posting comment under wrong article. Sorry, Mary.
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