-- Sunday night put on full display what may have been one of Aaron Rodgers' finest moments in his time as the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
After being carted off the field in the second quarter with a knee injury, Rodgers found his way back into the game for the Packers' first offensive possession of the second half. He was 3-for-7 for 13 yards and sacked twice prior to his injury.
Post-injury? 17-of-23 for 273 yards and a trio of touchdowns.
Rodgers was mostly limited to his one good leg -- his right leg -- and the Packers needed to scheme their offense around that. In similar fashion to his calf injury in 2014, the Packers ran more looks out of the pistol formation and shotgun as opposed to making Rodgers take snaps under center.
It all culminated in a 24-23 season-opening victory for the Packers after trailing 20-0 by the time he re-entered the game.
It didn't take long for Rodgers to already cement his status for next Sunday's meeting with the Minnesota Vikings.
"Oh, I'm playing next week," he told NBC's Michelle Tafoya  following the win. Of course, the Packers are going to have Rodgers undergo several more extensive tests on his knee to ensure there isn't any further structural damage, but the fact that he was able to return to the game speaks volumes.
The Packers wouldn't put the cornerstone of their franchise back out into a week one game down 20-0 if there was a significant possibility for aggravating the injury. He may not have been 100 percent -- more like 60 if anything -- but Rodgers' play practically lacked a single blemish in the second half.
Rodgers said after the game that the Packers were prepared to roll with backup quarterback DeShone Kizer into the second half, however, he insisted otherwise.
In his last five games against the Bears at Lambeau Field, Rodgers has now thrown 17 touchdowns and just a single interception. He'll hope to be fully cleared to play next week against the same Vikings team that derailed the Packers' season a year ago.
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I hope he can play. But if he can’t, what a way to go out.
He sure showed some toughness by coming back.
Had our O-line protected him, it wouldn’t have happened. And I wish we would have signed Mack. Look what he did to us!

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

Twitter doctors are reporting a likely low-grade (1-2) MCL sprain. No fear of ACL injury or re-injury in general. They are saying 2-4 weeks of pain and limited mobility, but that he should be fine. We will see if they are correct. They often are based on studying the video.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower