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Cal in NFL: Aaron Rodgers Struggles in Season-Opening Loss Again

Former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a rookie wide receiver drop a sure touchdown pass on his first pass of the day, and it never got much better as he and the Packers came up with a stinker in the season opener for the second year in a row.

Rodgers finished the game 22-for-34 for 195 yards, no touchdowns, one interception and a 66.7 passer rating in the Packers' 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Green Bay's first offensive play of the game was an omen of what was to come. Rodgers launched a perfect pass to an open Christian Watson, the Packers' second-round draft pick who was behind the defense.