This Aaron Rodgers Stat Without Davante Adams Is Intriguing for Packers vs. Cardinals
By Peter Dewey
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers could be without Davante Adams on Thursday night against the undefeated Arizona Cardinals.
With a short work week and a game Thursday night vs. unbeaten Arizona, the Packers now have entered enhanced mitigation COVID protocols that call for daily testing and masks to be worn at the facility. https://t.co/5p4KoSRjna
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 25, 2021
Adams’ expected absence has moved the Packers to six-point underdogs in Arizona in Week 8.
This may seem like the ideal team to fade the Packers, but when you look at Aaron Rodgers’ stats without Adams the past two seasons, albeit a small sample size, the reigning MVP is still pretty damn good.
A lesson in the danger of small sample sizes ...
— Jared Smola (@SmolaDS) October 25, 2021
Aaron Rodgers' per-game averages with Davante Adams the last 2 seasons:
* 248 passing yards
* 2.2 passing TDs
Rodgers' per-game averages without Adams:
* 311 passing yards
* 2.8 passing TDs
Allen Lazard broke out last week against Washington for five catches, 60 yards and a touchdown, and the Packers could get Marquez Valdes-Scantling back in Week 8 as well.
Current expectation is #Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be activated off IR and play Thursday night against the Cardinals, per source.
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) October 25, 2021
Green Bay will monitor MVS's hamstring this week, but potential good news with Davante Adams on the COVID-19 list.
Neither player is even close to Adams’ caliber, but we’ve seen Rodgers make something out of nothing before in his career. Not only that, but Rodgers is 9-1 without Adams in the lineup since the wide receiver joined the team.
Aaron Rodgers is 9-1 in his career without Davante Adams.
— Peter Dewey (@peterdewey2) October 26, 2021
The Packers are now +6.0 dogs at @WynnBET on Thursday.
Give me the Packers all day. I'll have more on my best bet of the week later today.
Not only that, but I’d expect a heavy dosage of A.J. Dillon and Aaron Jones in this matchup if Adams is out. The Cardinals allow the second-most yards per carry in the NFL this season (5.0), and Green Bay may try to slow the game down with the run.
Aaron Rodgers is still Aaron Rodgers, whether he has Adams or not, and I like the Packers at the inflated line of +6.0 in this matchup.
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