Aaron Rodgers was sore. It wasn't just his left knee that hurt.

His mobility limited while wearing a brace on his injured knee Mike Remmers Jersey , the star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers said he got punched in the eye during a sack. He absorbed a couple other shots, too.Once the game started Sunday, the adrenaline kicked in. The ending was kind of a downer for the two-time NFL MVP.Rodgers was 30 of 42 for 281 yards and a touchdown, but the Packers played to a 29-29 draw with the Minnesota Vikings after giving up a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter."Close to an 'L.' It doesn't feel great," Rodgers said about the tie.A week after Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rally the Packers to a victory over Chicago, the Vikings nearly pulled off the same feat at Lambeau Field.Rodgers got hurt in the second quarter against the Bears before returning in the second half. Rodgers focused on rehabbing his knee this week before going through the Packers' light practice on Saturday.He was listed as questionable for the Vikings game, though Minnesota fully expected him to play."But he's amazing, the things he can throw, the things he sees. I still think they should trade him," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer joked.Rodgers played well given his injury. He was sacked four times Cheap Everson Griffen Jersey , though the protection held up relatively well especially early in the game.While he didn't have his typical mobility that allows him to buy time for receivers, he was able to move around enough to scramble out of trouble on occasion. Operating out of shotgun or pistol formations also bought Rodgers more time.Rodgers said he felt well enough as the game wore on to be able to try some other things."I told (coach Mike McCarthy) in the fourth quarter I was feeling good," Rodgers said.The Packers (1-0-1), though, could have used more touchdowns from the offense. Mason Crosby matched a career high with five field goals but missed a 52-yarder as time expired in regulation.A mishandled handoff to running back Jamaal Williams with 5:17 left in overtime also cost the Packers a chance at another long field-goal attempt. Rodgers recovered the fumble on second-and-1 at the 37, and he was sacked on third down to push Green Bay back to the 47.It was the last time that the Packers would have the ball."I'm disappointed about my last two plays," Rodgers said.The quarterback isn't sure whether he might follow a similar practice plan ahead of next week's game against the Washington Redskins, though he said he expect to play each week. He's not sure if the injury could linger all season."He felt good and wanted to practice Saturday. He took pretty much all of the offensive reps. We pretty much evaluated him today when he came in," McCarthy said. "As you can see, he had a heck of a football game."Thursday Open Thread: September 20th Cheap Kyle Rudolph Jersey , 2018 Good Morning!By the time you’re reading this I’ll be driving through Georgia or at our South Carolina lease checking out food plots and deer sign.As many of you know I’m transitioning to a new job next week and decided to take the remainder of this week off to go have fun.Links and words up here might be truncated over the next couple of days as I’ll be following the thread primarily by iPhone, but I will get the Open Thread posted at their usual time.In the meantime, while we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom and snark. With that, let’s do this.Around the DN since our last thread:Chris has a spot where you can keep up with all the latest Vikings-Bills news. From Eric, the Vikings waived David Parry to make room for Tom Johnson, good luck to David Parry and Welcome Aboard (again) to Tom Johnson.Ted continues his in depth investigation into the “wholesome image” Kirk Cousins has carefully cultivated.( Please note, it’s satire).Check out Norse Code Podcast Episode 254: Kicked Out In Green Bay with Arif and James.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com Head Coach Mike Zimmer addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Wednesday and did newly signed K Dan Bailey and recently resigned DT Tom Johnson. 5 Vikings-Bills storylines to watch.The Vikings send condolences to the family of former Vikings player Keith Nord after his passing due to cancer.At 1500espn former Packers Vikings QB Brett Favre says the NFL has gone “too far” in protecting QBs, calls Clay Matthews’ penalty “a bad call.”League news: From NFL.com Steelers HC Mike Tomlin: Antonio Brown missing meetings led to ‘discipline’Ravens fined $200K for violating communication policy.Mike McCarthy on Clay Matthews hit: We need ‘clarity’ LeSean McCoy limited in Bills practice with ribs injury.We come to today’s media selection:Linkin Park - In The EndAgain Andrew Sendejo Jersey , we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.