The Green Bay Packers will be playing the Kansas City Chiefs in what will be an interesting contest. Matt LaFleur will be able to play with a stronger defense as Darnell Savage is available to play against a top team that is playing without its top quarterback in Patrick Mahomes.

Tom Silverstein revealed the Packers medical team clearing Savage to be able to play in the primetime showdown. However, the medical report listed a good number of players still out with an injury.

The rookie missed considerable time due to his ankle injury. However, he was an effective defender during the time he is on the field. He's made 18 tackles, made an interception, and forced a fumble in his five starts. He will be a key defender for the Packers once again as the Chiefs are still a dangerous team even without their star quarterback inside the pocket.

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He's also motivated to play as the team is coming together. Green Bay has matched its win total from last season, and the team is not even halfway done with the season. The future is looking bright for the Packers.

One of the main men on the Packers defensive line revealed why they're having such a great run:

“I just think the team is a lot closer,” Packers defensive lineman Kenny Clark said on Reiter Than You. “We’re just having a lot of fun. We have a really young team, and Coach LaFleur is really young, too, so I think he just relates to us and relates to the whole team. He brings a lot of energy into the building. Even all the assistant coaches, they all bring a lot of energy. That’s really what you see with us. We’re always going to be up with energy, happy to be there, happy to walk through those doors every day and go to work with your teammates. That’s the best part about it is just being able to do that. I think Coach LaFleur and all the rest of the guys, they just make that environment healthy like that.”

LaFleur should be able to lead the Packers to an emphatic victory and keep the run going, and Savage will be there to help him.