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With Career at Crossroads, Can Aaron Rodgers Single-Handedly Save the Packers?

October 20, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

By now you're probably aware that Aaron Rodgers hasn't been right, nor has the Green Bay Packers offense.
Rodgers is the highest-rated passer in NFL history, but he struggled last season without top receiver Jordy Nelson. And although Nelson is back in 2016, Rodgers' numbers have continued to plummet.
He ranks 26th among 31 qualified quarterbacks with a completion percentage of 60.2. His yards-per-attempt average (6.5) also ranks in the bottom 10. An advanced formula at Pro Football Focus reveals he's been the league's fifth-least-accurate qualified passer this season.
According to the same source, he's connected on just six of 22 deep passes, which ranks last among qualified quarterbacks.
Green Bay ranks 25th in total offense, 17th in points per game and in the bottom 10 in turnovers.
Primarily as a result of that, the 3-2 Packers enter Thursday's game against the division-rival Chicago Bears two games out of first place in the NFC North.
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