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The only hiccup for the Packers against Minnesota came early when the offense struggled to finish drives, settling for two Mason Crosby field goals and turning over the ball on downs inside Vikings’ territory on their second possession.

However, the offense kicked into another gear after a 15-yard pass to Adams in the flat on third-and-1 off an option play.

From there, Rodgers began feeding third-year receiver Allen Lazard – first with a 17-yard pass and then on a 20-yard 50/50 ball in the end zone that came off an adjustment Head Coach Matt LaFleur made for Adams to run a double move.

Once the safety bit on Adams, Rodgers knew he had Lazard in single coverage against Kris Boyd. Despite having Anthony Barr in his face, Rodgers put the ball where his 6-foot-5, 227-pound receiver could catch it for the first touchdown of the day.

“He’s been making those contested catches and the more you do that, the more opportunities you get,” Rodgers said. “It’s a la James Jones back in the day. When James was a young player, you started seeing him making these contested catches to give you that confidence to go back to him over and over when you know it’s one of those 50-50 balls, and then when he’s been coming down with a lot more of those than not.”

It marked the 55th career touchdown pass Rodgers has thrown against the Vikings, surpassing Brett Favre for the most for any quarterback against Minnesota.

After taking a 20-3 halftime lead, the Packers largely put the rest of the game on the shoulders of their backfield duo of Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, who combined for 189 total yards and two touchdowns on 29 touches.

Rodgers’ effort was further aided by the offensive line not allowing a sack for the second consecutive week, marking the first time Rodgers hasn’t been sacked in back-to-back games during the same season since Weeks 2-3 in 2010.

The fact he wasn’t sacked and hit just three times went a long way in Rodgers not suffering any setbacks with his fractured toe, which continues to feel better. Rodgers practiced on Friday for the first time since Dec. 10, and said it’s possible he could practice twice this upcoming week.