Inbox: It was the kind of throw only an MVP can make

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Richard from Caledonia, WI


Great game in the snow globe! Defense did a great job stopping Henry. Will this scheme be a viable option for playoff games in helping stop the run?


It's big but they can't let their guard down with Alvin Kamara, David Montgomery, Ronald Jones and possibly Ezekiel Elliott lurking in the playoffs. I just think it proved that the improvements the Packers made against the run in the second half of the season are real. Because it wasn't just one guy on Sunday. It was the entire group.


Reed from Myrtle Beach, SC


Did it turn out fortunate that Aaron Jones didn't score on his long run, where replay showed his foot hitting out of bounds? Either the replay official would have noticed he stepped out of bounds, or the Titans would have challenged.


It most certainly did. Since all scoring plays are reviewable, there would have been ample time for New York to realize he stepped out of bounds on the play. Instead, the Packers quickly ran the next play and then finished the scoring drive. The game within the game.


Lee from Long Beach, CA


How does Rodgers complete the pass to Davante Adams that happened in the fourth quarter?


It was the kind of throw only an MVP can make and one heck of a catch. Rodgers and Adams have now combined for more completions than any other duo in team history…and plays like that show what's possible when you have a quarterback and a receiver at the peak of their powers.


Richard from Farmington Hills, MI


How many of us are taking Mike and Nate from Pueblo, CO, to task for forgetting about who is truly the greatest WR in Packers history, Don Hutson? What he did in that era is just amazing.


Yes…but Hutson and the Packers' vertical passing game were so ahead of their time that it makes it tough to compare to the modern era. Adams is only 28 and has a lot of football ahead of him. His story still has many more chapters to be written.


Jim from Rock Port, MO


Regarding the comment "Lofton is in Canton and never had a HOF quarterback throwing to him." I think he caught a few balls from a guy named Jim Kelly.


Not in Green Bay. Some of you really like to split hairs, huh?


Gary from Davenport, IA


Last week I made a comment about Younghoe Koo, the NFC Pro Bowl kicker, not having made a clutch kick all year. His only miss coming into last week had proved costly in the game against the Bears. Then he snapped his streak of 27 consecutive made FGs by missing one from 39 yards against the Chiefs that would have forced overtime. I'll still take Mason Crosby any day of the week.


Koo has had a heck of a year…but when the chips are down and the game is on the line, I don't think there's a kicker I'd rather have over Mason Crosby.


Donald from Swaledale, IA


Wow! The defense really came through. Now for Bears week and a meaningful game for both teams. It will be a gritty NFC North game as usual. Rodgers MVP/Adams Offensive Player of the Year! Could it be?


I don't get to watch every NFL receiver on a weekly basis but I'd be stunned if there's a pass-catcher out there who's had more jaw-dropping catches than Adams has this year. And if there is a game where Adams is held in check, he bounces right back with a 100-yard performance with a TD.


Justin from Milwaukee, WI


According to a friend who listened to the Titans' radio broadcast, they were accusing the Packers of "not showing" the replay of the sideline play where Jones stepped out of bounds. Are the teams reliant on the stadium replay, or do they have access to the replay in real time themselves in the booth?


Have they never covered a game at an opposing stadium before? If they're talking about the jumbotron, the home team rarely puts that clip up for the opposition to see.


Dan from Rothschild, WI


How do the Saints get No. 1 seed over Packers if they have same record? The Packers have head-to-head over Saints.


Only if there's a three-way tie for first with Green Bay, New Orleans and Seattle. Then, the Saints win the tiebreaker with the best record vs. NFC competition (10-2 vs. 9-3 for Seattle and Green Bay). But if Seattle loses to San Francisco, the Packers take the No. 1 seed regardless of the outcome of the Chicago game based on their head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints.


Bob from Racine, WI


Good morning. I imagine the Bears coaching staff now has to plan for Thunder (Dillon) and Lightning (Jones) plus D. Adams, Lazard, Robert Tonyan, Equanimeous St. Brown, etc. Great performance by the offense and defense. But a missed field goal could be costly in Chicago. Hope you and your loved ones had a great Christmas.


That's what makes this offense so potent. Any week it could be Tonyan, Lazard, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Dillon, or another role player who goes off. It gives a defensive coordinator a lot to think about in game-planning meetings.