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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants more ‘juice’ playing Carolina Panthers after Green Bay Packers’ dry run at Los Angeles Chargers

Green Bay Packers linebacker Za'Darius Smith, right, is defended by Los Angeles Chargers guard Dan Feeney on Sunday in Carson, Calif. The Chargers defeated the Packers 26-11. (AP photo)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but the two-time MVP knew something was missing last Sunday.

Rodgers was sacked three times, and the Green Bay Packers’ offense had its most anemic performance under coach Matt LaFleur in a 26-11 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

“It was such a different feeling,” said Rodgers, who was held to a career-low 61 yards through the first three quarters. “We just didn’t have that normal juice. … I’m not calling anybody specifically out, I’m just saying there was obviously something that threw us off a little bit energetically.”

Green Bay (7-2) will look to bounce back Sunday when it hosts the Carolina Panthers (5-3), a team the Packers have scored 30-plus points against in five of the six games they’ve played at Lambeau Field.

Rodgers will have his top target, Davante Adams, for the second straight game. The two-time Pro Bowl receiver continues to work his way back to full strength after missing four games with turf toe.

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