The comeback Aaron Rodgers orchestrated on Sunday night, both from his own left knee sprain and from the 20-0 deficit the Green Bay Packers faced against the Chicago Bears, has turned the eyes of the NFL’s pundit class toward Lambeau Field in Week 2, as the league’s juiciest story line centers primarily on whether Rodgers will play Sunday against the Vikings.
That has made the rule change triggered by Rodgers’ last matchup with the Vikings — when he broke his right collarbone following a hit from Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr — more of a subplot than an animating force of drama this week.