GREEN BAY – This is when Mike McCarthy often gets his Packers to play some of their best football.
The when in this case refers to what’s commonly called the “mini bye,” when the team is coming off a Thursday night game and has had extra rest, recovery and preparation time before its next contest.
The Packers certainly needed the rest and recovery part due to their lengthy injury list, which impacted significantly the two home games Green Bay had to play in a five-day span against Cincinnati and Chicago.
“It feels great.