I thought we had a Super Bowl-caliber team. It’s fresh right now, a little shocking for sure. Rodgers said he felt a “little numb’’ at the loss, adding, “I didn’t think it was going to end like this.’’Īsked how he would describe his future after Saturday’s loss, Rodgers said, “I’m going to take some time and have conversations with the folks around here and take some time away. The Packers’ stunning 13-10 loss to the 49ers on the final play of this NFC divisional playoff game on a frigid and tense night put an abrupt end to Green Bay’s season and put the spotlight on the 38-year-old Rodgers’ future.Ī year ago, after Rodgers and the Packers lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Buccaneers in the NFC Championship and Rodgers was asked about his future, he famously called it “a beautiful mystery,’’ igniting all sorts of speculation that bled into the entire offseason.Īfter the loss to the 49ers, against whom he and the Packers offense managed only three points after scoring a touchdown on the game’s opening possession, when Rodgers was asked about his future, he became very introspective and acknowledged that he might very well be finished. This postseason was always going to be about legacy for the Packers quarterback, whose pedestrian playoff numbers have never been commensurate with his remarkable personal accomplishments, nor is the one Super Bowl ring he owns. Of much greater magnitude, though, the night very possibly marked the end for Aaron Rodgers. It was definitely the end of a Packers season that looked like it had potential to end in the Super Bowl a few weeks from now. That’s what Saturday night looked, felt and sounded like at Lambeau Field. Michael Block still on high after PGA Championship run that is 'inspiration’ to Michael Jordan Rory McIlroy believes he is 'getting closer' to overcoming major woes after US Open heartbreak Rose Zhang's, golf's latest phenom, already has maturity of seasoned pro Justin Thomas finding form at Travelers after ugly US Open: 'It's a funny game'
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