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Green Bay Packers look for more consistency with offense

The Packers’ Adrian Amos, right, intercepts a pass in front of the Washington Redskins’ Kelvin Harmon during the first half Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. (AP photo)

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Heading into the season opener between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, nobody knew what to expect from first-year coach Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ offense.

Fourteen weeks later, it’s still a mystery.

Green Bay is on top of the NFC North heading into Sunday’s home game against Chicago despite an inconsistent performance by Rodgers & Co. There have been flashes of high-level offensive play, and some lackluster performances as well.

Rodgers has a passer rating of over 100.0 in four games this season, but also four under 90.0. Running back Aaron Jones has four games with at least 150 yards from scrimmage and five with fewer than 50. Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling emerged early on as the top contender for the No. 2 spot behind Davante Adams. But the 6-foot-4 speedster has two catches for 11 yards over the last six weeks. The Packers have scored 30 or more points four times but also 20 or less four other times.

“The only difference between where we’re at now at 10-3 and being a dangerous force that can make a run deep into the playoffs and to the Super Bowl is that consistency,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “If anything that will be the deciding factor on our fate here these next seven or eight weeks. Can we find that consistency in both the run and the pass game?”

Green Bay (10-3) closes the season with three games against divisional opponents. First up is the 200th meeting with Chicago (7-6). The last time the Packers faced divisional foes in the last three weeks was 2016. They went 3-0.

“We have the guys, for sure, and the guys in specific roles,” Rodgers said. “But it’s the 11 being consistent that’s going to take us from where we are now to where we all want to go.”

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