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GREEN BAY – AJ Dillon had a feeling it was going to a good day from the moment the Packers rookie running back looked out his balcony and saw snow falling on Sunday afternoon.
"I live right next to (linebacker) Kamal Martin. I called him up and I was like, 'Hey man, do you see this?'" Dillon said. "I'm like, 'Man, this is gonna be a fun day.'"
And boy, was it ever.
Following a week in which all eyes were on Tennessee's All-Pro running back Derrick Henry, it was Dillon who stole the show at Lambeau Field in running for a career-high 124 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-14 drubbing of the Tennessee Titans.
As the third-string back behind the Packers' one-two combination of Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams, Dillon had seen only 24 carries for 115 yards through the first nine games of his NFL career.
With Williams' quadricep injury catapulting Dillon into the No. 2 role against the Titans, the 6-foot, 247-pound running back assumed the controls of the backfield early in the second quarter after Jones briefly exited with an injury – and it was a perfect fit.
"I feel like this entire time has been a blessing in disguise," Dillon said. "Obviously I've had some time to be behind guys like Jamaal and Aaron. I've taken so much from them and the coaches and everything and my time, being able to watch them, I feel like has really helped me with my development."