Davante Adams is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL today. In 2018, Adams broke out for 1386 yards and 13 touchdowns. This year, it's a bit of a different story. While Adams is still the best pass-catcher on the Green Bay Packers roster, the sixth-year pro has had to deal with injuries and through nine games has posted 685 yards and just three touchdowns.

Sitting at 10-3, Green Bay is still atop the NFC North. At the same time, the team's offense hasn't looked especially explosive in recent weeks and Week 15; the Packers have to matchup with a Chicago Bears team that has won its last three games and have held opponents to just 17.8 points per game this season — the fourth-best mark in the NFL.

Interestingly, the Packers are just 3-2 in games where Adams gets 10 or more targets, but the fact remains, other than Aaron Rodgers, he is the team's best playmaker on offense. For a team to have a quarterback as talented as Rodgers and rank middle of the pack in the NFL in passing offense is both odd and unacceptable.

In recent years, Rodgers and the Packers sort of “turn it on” towards the end of the season, and I believe that 2019 will be no different. Adams is getting back to full health, and despite recent struggles, and statistical data that may say otherwise, the Packers need to get No. 17 involved.

Statically, the Bears have been better at defending the run than the pass the season. Six-foot-three, 247-pound pass rusher Khalil Mack is a part of that. Last game, although they won, Rodgers had less than 200 yards on 28 pass attempts.

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The Chicago defense is no doubt one of the best in the NFL, and the team is undoubtedly hitting their stride on both sides of the ball as of now. However, if Detroit Lions third-string quarterback David Blough can throw for 280 yards and two touchdowns against the Bears, it's probably a good idea for the Packers to lean on the pass.

And if the Packers lean on the pass like they should, at least early on, Adams is the clear cut go-to guy. This all depends on how well the Green Bay offensive line holds up against a strong Chicago defensive front, but if the Packers want to stave off the Bears and the Vikings and prove themselves as kings of the NFC North, Sunday's home game is integral.