Big plays on defense are helping the Packers stay in contention, while the team's leader, QB Aaron Rodgers, works his way back to the field.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Clay Matthews, like the rest of his Green Bay Packers teammates, watched something remarkable Saturday.

They saw Aaron Rodgers, who was cleared to practice for the first time since his Oct. 19 collarbone surgery, unleash Hail Mary passes during the end-of-game simulation portion of practice.

“It actually was pretty impressive,” Matthews said. “We have a warm-up line in which the offense [and] defense gets involved, and he was throwing just as high, if not higher, than what you saw in Detroit a couple years ago. I don’t know, I’m not the head coach, I don’t know what his scans say, but he looks good.”

So did Matthews and the rest of the Packers’ pass rushers in Sunday’s 26-20 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lambeau Field. It was a much-needed performance on a day when Rodgers’ fill-in, Brett Hundley, managed just 84 yards passing against the 32nd-ranked pass defense in the NFL.

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Brett Hundley, managed just 84 yards passing against the 32nd-ranked pass defense in the NFL.

Quoted for sheer stun value. I wonder what the conversations in the quarterback meetings will sound like this week?

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

Quoted for sheer stun value. I wonder what the conversations in the quarterback meetings will sound like this week?

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel