The one potentially fatal flaw for every NFC…

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It’s hard to find holes in this roster right now, which is why Matt LaFleur’s team has the NFC’s one-seed wrapped up. You could argue that the Packers’ receivers not named Davante Adams don’t put fear in the hearts of opposing defenses, but those receivers not named Davante Adams have 14 touchdown receptions this season, and Green Bay will likely get Randall Cobb (core muscle surgery) back for the playoffs. You could also say that the special teams are a problem (which they are), but there’s another issue lurking in the weeds, and it isn’t Aaron Rodgers’ vaccination conspiracy theories.

Rodgers will probably win his second straight NFL MVP award, and justifiably so. But whoever faces the Packers in the divisional round and beyond should want to throw at much two-deep safety coverage as possible at Rodgers and his receivers.

Per Sports Info Solutions, through Week 17, Rodgers had completed 148 of 216 passes for 2,094 yards, 1,111 air yards, 12 touchdowns, and two interceptions against Cover-1 and Cover-3 (single-high safety looks). Against Cover-2, 2-Man, Cover-4, and Cover-6, Rodgers had completed 101 of 159 passes for 1,188 yards, 650 air yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.

Why the difference? For one thing, two-deep coverage allows opposing defenses to bracket receiver Davante Adams, and the stats tell the story there, as well. Against single-high coverage through Week 17, Adams had 60 catches on 76 targets for 855 yards, 526 air yards, and two touchdowns, Against two-high, Adams caught 28 passes on 44 targets for 418 yards, 304 air yards, and no touchdowns.

This disparity in productivity for Green Bay’s two most important offensive players also happened in 2020, as revealed in this detailed breakdown of what the Saints did to Rodgers and Adams with their aggressive two-deep looks in the 2021 season opener, a 38-3 loss for Green Bay.