You ever want to stop thinking about if Aaron Rodgers will or won’t suit up for the Packers this season, even for a moment? Well do I have good news for you: Pro Football Focus simulated the 2021 season assuming that Rodgers will be the starting quarterback in Green Bay and published the results.
The Packers’ low-end outcome was an 8-9 finish, tied with the high-end outcome of two teams: the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans. Here’s what PFF had to say about Green Bay’s worst-case scenario:
10th percentile outcome: 8-9
How they get there: These simulations assume Aaron Rodgers is at quarterback, but let’s assume Rodgers’ standoff doesn’t end up with him returning to the Packers and putting up another MVP-caliber performance.