GREEN BAY -- Despite missing the last two games, LB Nick Perry still leads the Packers with eight sacks, and he's going to try to play on Saturday vs. Minnesota at Lambeau Field with a club-cast on his injured hand.
Perry's potential return, coupled with a healthier Clay Matthews, should bode well for Green Bay's pass rush. Matthews has been playing through a shoulder injury and has been very limited in recent weeks, but he told reporters on Thursday that he's feeling much closer to full strength than he has in a while.
Perry's eight sacks are a career high and he's just two away from his first double-digit season.