Packers who can get healthy during much-needed bye week

With the Green Bay Packers focused on winning the Super Bowl, the bye week could prove to be heaven for this team. 

While six other teams out there will be battling it out this weekend in the NFC Wild Card Round, the Green Bay Packers will be able to rest up and watch things from home. After going 13-4 during the regular season, the Packers grabbed the No. 1 seed.

With it being such a long season, several Packers players will be able to heal up and take care of some of their injuries. Obviously, the list includes Aaron Rodgers and his toe, but he’s not the only one who’s glad to see the bye week arrive.

Za’Darius Smith returning will be massive for Green Bay

A big headliner here is pass-rusher Za’Darius Smith. The stud defensive player hasn’t seen the field since the season-opener, undergoing back surgery in the fall. Now, he’s on track to play in the Divisional Round. An extra week of easing his way back into practice will be crucial for him.

On top of that, stud left tackle David Bakhtiari made his 2021 season debut in Week 18 going up against the Detroit Lions. The hoss suffered a torn ACL around this time last year, but he worked around the clock to get himself healthy. You already know he’ll benefit from the bye too.

As things stand, the Packers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl. This team has proven countless haters wrong, and Rodgers could be in line to take home MVP honors as well for the second consecutive season. The NFC North champs have plenty of confidence right now and no one is going to want to face them over the next month.