Packers' Aaron Rodgers Hopes To Lose Goal Brace 'Too Early To Tell'

Green Bay Aaron Rodgers Quarterback Packers is hoping to completely shed the bridle when they take on the Los Angeles Rams this weekend.

Rodgers has been dealing with a left knee problem when injuring it against the Chicago Bears in Week 1. The 34-year-old was a big brace on his knee which affected his mobility, but was using a smaller, lighter brace against the Detroit Lions earlier this month.

Rodgers suffered what he called a "setback" as he took a hit from Detroit linebacker Christian Jones during the opening drive of the game.

San Francisco 49ers, that was the case as Rodgers helped Green Bay to a remarkable 33-30 comeback win.

Bye week has had followed, and yet Rodgers hopes to practice Thursday, having missed out on Tuesday, it is still "too early to tell" if he can play against the Rams without a brace.

"It's too early to tell, I mean, I'd love to get it done," Rodgers told reporters on Tuesday. "If I'm completely healed, I do not need to wear a brace.

"You see some guys who do not have enough issues, but I'm feeling so great, and if it is, that means do not go all the way back. "

Aaron Rodgers has been dealing with a left knee problem since Week 1. In this picture, Rodgers # 12 of the Green Bay Packers participates in warmups to a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 15 , 2018. Photo: Stacy Revere / Getty Images

The Packers, currently 3-2-1, will face the undefeated Rams on Sunday as huge underdogs.

The Los Angeles are currently 7-0 in the regular season and are 8.5-point favorites over the Packers, according to the the SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas – the largest total by which has been an underdog since becoming a starter for Green Bay.

That game will be followed by a tough November when they face the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings. For Rodgers, he can not remember a tougher stretch of league games.

"This is the third division winners on the road and some tough tests for us," Rodgers explained. "This week, obviously, a really hot team and then going against Tom [Brady] and Bill [Belichick] and those guys [Patriots]A tough Miami team, going on the road to one of the toughest places in the NFL and then obviously a big division rival game [against the Vikings]. It's a tough stretch. "

"This is an important stretch in our season I'm not going to say it's going to define our season, but it's definitely going to be shake things out when we get to the other side of the world. we're in the race and we're playing for. "