SEATTLE -- It wasn't like the Green Bay Packers' offense couldn't function after receiver Romeo Doubs left their Week 12 game against the San Francisco 49ers because of a concussion. The 30-plus points they put up in that game and each of the next two were no joke.
And it wasn't as if the Packers' defense was completely lost after linebacker Edgerrin Cooper injured his hamstring in practice the week leading up to the 49ers game. Only six teams allowed fewer points per game during the three-week stretch without Cooper.