GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The handshakes kept coming. There was equipment man Tom Bakken, known around Lambeau Field as "T-Bone." There was new assistant coach Jim Hostler, the pass-game coordinator. There was DeShone Kizer, the backup quarterback.
One by one, they all stopped by the winning quarterback's locker after a Sunday night filled with Aaron Rodgers' magic.
The conversations were brief and, of course, private, but the handshakes alone suggested they were of a congratulatory nature after Rodgers returned from a first-half knee injury to lead the Packers to a 24-23 victory over the Chicago Bears in a game in which they trailed 20-0 before their starting quarterback returned in the third quarter.