The Green Bay Packers were able to peacefully watch football last weekend as they earned themselves a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
But now, it's time to get down to business.
The Packers will host the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round on Sunday, and although the game will be at Lambeau Field, it will hardly be an easy one for Green Bay.
The Seahawks have been tough all year, and Russell Wilson knows how to get it done in the postseason. So does Marshawn Lynch.
As for the Packers? They have been an interesting group.
Yes, they won 12 games. Yes, they won the NFC North.
But unlike the rest of the teams that locked up first-round byes, not a whole lot of people are picking Green Bay to get to the Super Bowl, which has kind of been the case all season long.
For the Packers to make a deep run, they'll need special performances from their most special players. That means Aaron Rodgers may need to be the Aaron Rodgers we saw several years ago rather than the one who played the role of game manager throughout much of the regular season. It also means Davante Adams will have to step up.
When he has been on the field this year, Adams has been great, hauling in 83 receptions for 997 yards and five touchdowns in 12 games.
The problem for Green Bay is that outside of Adams, it doesn't have any genuinely dependable wide receivers. No other Packers wideout even caught 40 passes on the year.
Aaron Jones has mitigated that somewhat by becoming a reasonably reliable target out of the backfield (49 catches). Still, Rodgers needs a consistent threat, and the only one he has in that regard is Adams.
Luckily for Adams, Seattle's pass defense is not good.
These are not the Richard Sherman Legion of Boom Seahawks. This is a club that ranked 27th in the NFL in defending the pass this season, the worst of any of the teams that made the playoffs in the NFC.
The opportunity is there for Adams to have a monster game, and the 27-year-old has undoubtedly been building some momentum, as he logged 27 catches while also posting a couple of 100-yard efforts over his final three regular-season games.
His two 100-yard outings also came against the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, two squads with pass defenses far superior to that of the Seahawks.
While Rodgers will have to spread the ball around a bit to keep the defense off-balance, finding Adams regularly will be crucial, as he is the only Packers receiver who can work Seattle's secondary.
The Seahawks can live with Marquez Valdes-Scantling making some catches here and there so long as they can limit Adams, so you can bet that Matt LaFleur will do whatever it takes to get Adams the ball as much as possible.
Expect Adams to be targeted quite a bit on Sunday, and don't be surprised if he has a huge performance.
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