Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers toyed with the Chicago Bears' defense on Sunday night.
Rodgers completed 21 of 29 passes for 211 yards and four touchdowns, easily dissecting Chicago's secondary with an assortment of quick-hitters and crossing routes, plus a deep bomb to tight end Robert Tonyan.
It was yet another vintage performance in what has been a season full of them for Rodgers. In fact, Rodgers has been so good that Packers head coach Matt LaFleur continues to push his claim for NFL MVP:
“This is as good as I’ve ever seen anybody play,” LaFleur said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. “Just his ability to go out there and get us in the right looks and, shoot, even when I make a bad call, he definitely makes us look good. So that’s a credit to him.
“In my eyes, he’s an MVP player. No doubt about it. And I wouldn’t want any other quarterback on our football team.”
Rodgers certainly has a claim as the best player in the league this year considering what he's done with the Packers.
The soon-to-be 37-year-old from Chico, California has completed 68.5 percent of his attempts for 3,100 yards. Rodgers leads the NFL with 33 touchdown passes against just four interceptions, while also leading the league in quarterback rating.
What makes Rodgers' season all the more impressive is he has put up numbers without a ton of depth at the skill positions for the Packers. Guys like Aaron Jones and Allen Lazard have both missed time due to injury. Davante Adams is one of the best receivers in football, but his connection with A-Rod makes him that much better.
In any case, Rodgers is staking his claim as the MVP of the league, which might not be a surprise after the Packers drafted Jordan Love in the first round this past April.
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