With all due respect to
Tom Brady, there isn't a hotter quarterback in the NFL right now than
Aaron Rodgers. The emergence of
Davante Adams and the position change for
Ty Montgomery (from receiver to running back) have been instrumental in the
Packers closing out the season on a six-game winning streak, but Rodgers has been frighteningly accurate in the process. With those three hitting their stride and
Jordy Nelson leading the NFL in touchdown receptions (14), Green Bay has scored 30-plus points in four straight games -- and 30 appears to be the
Packers' magic number on the other side the ball ...
Green Bay is 10-1 when allowing fewer than 30 points this season. Read that again: The Pack is 10-1 when ALLOWING FEWER THAN 30. That is amazing to me, and not too much to ask of a defense, especially one coordinated by Dom Capers. Quality usually reveals itself, and after the Packers' midseason slump brought panicked calls for Capers' job, Green Bay's defense matured into an effective unit. In Weeks 12 through 16, the Packers surrendered just 17.6 points per game while also manufacturing 14 takeaways in the process. (Without
a garbage-time Hail Mary in Week 17, the
Packersalso held the
Lions to 17 points while adding another takeaway.)