When the Green Bay Packers play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the NFC's best quarterback for the month of October will be on the field. And he plays for the Packers.
Wednesday Aaron Rodgers was named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Month.
Rodgers has thrown for a combined 988 yards and seven touchdowns in the three games. He's had four straight games with a passer rating above 100. Of course he's 2-1 this month -- the loss being to the Vikings at the Metrodome.
It's all pretty impressive but apparently not enough for his own coach.
"Aaron Rodgers, he just won the NFC Offensive Player of the Month and we haven't even given him a game ball yet, so I think we need to take a closer look at how we're judging him," head coach Mike McCarthy said.
"Yeah, they seem real sensitive about that. It's a great award, but a game ball is good, means you won the game. We've lost two games, so that's not good. The award is nice but getting a game ball means more," Rodgers said.