Green Bay Packers had a must-win on Thursday night. It was not a must-win in the sense that they needed to keep alive in the playoff hunt or anything like that. Rather, San Francisco’s injury report presented an opportunity to win a football game. Green Bay did just that. They were led by Davante Adams’ strong play once again. Adams declared himself the best receiver in football after this game, and honestly, can you argue this claim? It is hard to find a player that is better than Adams right now in football. He is completely on one and part of the reason Green Bay is 6-2.

Player of the Game: Davante Adams – If you hype a player in the first graph, you should probably give him the award that you put together. Adams had 10 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Niners’ secondary could not stop him last night. He did it in several ways. Whether it was catching a deep ball or running after the catch. The Packers’ star receiver is on complete fire, and there is no sign of slowing down for him.

Honorable Mention: Aaron Rodgers – This is kind of like Giannis Antetokounmpo or Christian Yelich, you forget to include him because every game is awesome. Rodgers had a fantastic game and continues to make a real case for the MVP. He had four touchdowns on 305 yards on 25 of 31 passes. A very strong day for the Packers’ quarterback.

One thing I wonder: Did Matt LaFleur figure out the Niners’ defense? – I understand that San Francisco is without Nick Bosa and Richard Sherman, but they’re still pretty good. They rank right outside the top 10 in DVOA. Matt LaFleur was dealing yesterday. He caught Robert Saleh, the defensive coordinator of the 49ers, in a few things such as the Rodgers to Adams toss that went for 49 yards.

One thing I didn’t like: The defense still has questions about it – Mike Pettine’s defense held San Francisco to three points for a majority of the game, but there were still things that made you scratch your head. The zone coverage that the Packers are playing is not working at all. Unsure if that’s due to Oren Burks or the safeties out of position yet they have to clean that up.

Next up: Green Bay gets a ‘mini-bye’ before their next game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars will be starting either Mike Glennon or Jake Luton over Gardner Minshew. Jags are one of the worst teams in football, but they do have a strong running back in James Robinson. The last time these two played at Lambeau was 2012.

Charlie.