Rodgers failed to do a (discount) double check of his chinstrap before a big third-down play with Green Bay up 14-3 early in the second quarter on Sunday. It turned out to be a no play, as Dallas cornerback Morris Claiborne provided a first down with an illegal use of hands penalty.
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You couldn’t blame Rodgers. He was in the middle of a monster half (15 of 24, 191 yards, TD), facing zero pressure from the Cowboys, inside or outside of the pocket. With his playoff beard in full swing at the site of where he won Super Bowl XLV MVP honors, he just might have been a little too R-E-L-A-X-ed.
Rodgers helped the Packers finish that drive with another score to make 21-3, before the Cowboys came back with a quick TD strike from Dak Prescott to Dez Bryant.
Let’s remember that is the same Rodgers who didn’t even freak out when his stuff was on fire or that other time he shattered his living room window with a golf club trying to kill a bug. It’s almost like he should be pushing insurance or something.
