SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a season of blue skies, the closing context on Aaron Rodgers was framed in a sobering hue for the Green Bay Packers.
A board member on the NFL’s committee of iconic aging quarterbacks, Rodgers entered a room Sunday night wearing a gray jacket and gray sweatshirt. He stood at a podium in front of a gray background, reflecting in gray tones on a loss to the San Francisco 49ers. And once he turned an eye toward the future, he was peppered with mostly gray questions.
Was another resounding loss to the 49ers a sign of the gap facing the Packers?