The Facts: Rodgers, who has been battling the flu, pulled his left calf early in Sunday's win over the Bucs and remained in with limited mobility over the remainder of the contest. Rodgers said that the calf tightened up on him at halftime and that he “just didn’t have the running threat” over the course of the game because of the injury, but he sounded confident that he’d be on the field against Detroit. “Well, it’s too early to give a 100 percent guarantee, but it would definitely take a lot to hold me out of that game,” Rodgers said, via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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The injury didn’t stop Rodgers from going 31-of-40 for 318 yards, but a lack of mobility might be more noticeable against the Lions defensive line than it was in Sunday’s game. Remember: The Packers clinched a playoff spot on Sunday by beating the Buccaneers, but they still need a win next week against the Lions if they’re going to be the NFC North champs.