Kevin King’s return comes at good time for…

The cornerback position is perhaps the best example of the Packers’ defensive adaptability this season. In addition to Alexander being absent for the past five games, the Packers also lost King due to a concussion against San Francisco and Pittsburgh in Weeks 3-4.

The 6-foot-3 cornerback returned in Cincinnati but was forced out of the game after 42 plays due to an AC joint injury. The thought was King injured the shoulder when Tyler Boyd tried to hurdle his tackle in the fourth quarter.

However, the injury actually occurred less than two minutes into the second half on the play Adrian Amos intercepted Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. After the game, LaFleur commended King for playing through the injury.

“He was playing a lot of that game with basically one arm,” said LaFleur after the game. “I thought he competed well and was playing really, really well. I thought he triggered and was physical when people caught balls.”

Despite missing Alexander and King for a combined 10 games, Green Bay still ranks seventh in passing and tied for eighth with nine interceptions. One reason for that success has been the addition of Douglas, who has played a big role on defense since the Packers signed him off Arizona’s practice squad last month.

The hope is the best is yet to come for the secondary now that King is back in the lineup and Stokes’ knee injury doesn’t appear to be long-term concern, according to LaFleur.

The Packers remain optimistic Alexander could play again this season, as well, after injuring his shoulder on a tackle of Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris during the Packers’ 27-17 win over Pittsburgh on Oct. 3.

“The sky’s the limit, man,” King said. “I think we’ve got all the parts. We’re just about getting better, just keep on getting better, regardless of it’s a really good performance or a poor performance where we need to do a little better.

“We just want to keep on clicking, doing whatever we can to keep on getting better so that, come playoff time, we’ll really be locked in.”