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After suffering a close loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers don't plan on dropping two in a row. The road to becoming 4-1 will not get any easier as they face a Dallas Cowboys team that is in a very similar position.
With Davante Adams out for Sunday's game, Rodgers will again have to carry the load if the Packers plan on coming out of “Jerry World” with a win.
These are three things to look for from Rodgers in Week 5.
3. He will struggle to move the ball downfield
The Packers' running game was basically non existent in their Week 4 Thursday night game, as starting running back Aaron Jones was able to average a minuscule 1.6 yards per carry.
Rodgers cannot rely on their running game and will have to take on a tough Dallas defense with the weapons that are healthy and on the field. Having Adams out after delivering his breakout game of the season hurts, leaving Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Geronimo Allison to pick up the pieces.
Both are capable receivers, but they aren't the threat that Adams is. Rodgers will have to make plays in order to find them, but expect the Cowboys defense to hold firm against Rodgers.
2. Expect to see a lot of Rodgers to Graham
Again, it will be tough to break down this Dallas defense, but Rodgers is still one of the best in the game and has Jimmy Graham coming off his best game of the season.
Although being 3-0 before last week, Rodgers did seem a bit frustrated with the offense, wanting to get Adams more involved. Graham also benefited from this change, going for 61 yards and a score on six receptions. He will most definitely get more looks this Sunday and be a large red zone threat for Green Bay.
There aren't many other options to go to if you're Rodgers, as he will be wanting to ride this Graham momentum as much as he can.
1. Rodgers won't let his team lose
Yes, although being a 3.5-point underdog, I'm taking the Packers, better said, I'm taking Rodgers. Green Bay will be limited in terms of their weapons and what they can do offensively, but this is where the greatness of Rodgers will come into play.
He will struggle a bit, but that won't faze Rodgers. He isn't considered one of the best to ever do it for nothing and I fully expect for him to grind this one out. Allison and Graham will both have big games as Rodgers will do his best to squeeze them the ball into small windows.
Head coach Matt LeFleur will also have to step up and show why he was hired and be able to call some creative plays that will hide the lack of explosive talent on the field.
