performance after another and another.The Minnesota Vikings aren’t one-dimensional anymore thanks to Cousins Garrett Bradbury white jersey , who has revived the team’s passing game following a rough September. He has thrown for 976 yards, 10 touchdowns, only one interception and has completed 75.6% of his passes in October.Cousins became the first quarterback in NFL history to post at least 300 yards with a passer rating of 135 or higher in three consecutive games. He now leads the league in passer rating (114.3) just three weeks after wide receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs expressed frustration with the passing offense.Cousins is in the second season of a fully guaranteed, three-year, $84 million deal that’s been questioned since he signed it. But his emergence coupled with Minnesota’s strong ground attack led by Dalvin Cook makes the offense quite dangerous. If Cousins keeps it up, he’ll be an MVP candidate.Here’s a look inside more numbers entering Week 8:AMAZING A-ROD: Aaron Rodgers threw for 429 yards with five touchdowns, ran for a score and posted a perfect 158.3 passer rating in Green Bay’s 42-24 win over Oakland. Rodgers joined Norm Van Brocklin and Mark Rypien as the only players with with at least 400 yards passing, five TDs passes and a rushing TD in a game.Rodgers also became the fastest quarterback to reach 350 career TDs passes, reaching that total in his 172nd game to surpass Drew Brees.ACTION JACKSON: Lamar Jackson already has 576 yards rushing in Baltimore’s first seven games. He’s the second quarterback in history with 500 yards rushing in each of his first two seasons, joining Cam Newton.GOLD RUSH: The 49ers are 6-0 for the first time since 1990, when they started 10-0. They’re the first team since the 2005 Patriots to allow seven or fewer points and 200 or fewer net yards of offense in three consecutive games.GOING THE DISTANCE: Cordarrelle Patterson had a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Chicago’s loss to New Orleans. He has seven kick returns for TDs. Only Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington had more. Both had eight.TOTALLY DOMINANT: The Patriots (7-0) lead the league in points scored per game (31.9) and points allowed per game (6.9). Their point differential is plus-175.MR. CONSISTENCY: Russell Wilson has 16 TD passes and no interceptions in his past seven road games and his streak of eight consecutive road games with a passer rating of 110 or higher is the longest such streak in NFL history.NO GHOSTS: Sam Darnold’s passer rating was 3.6 against the Patriots, lowest in the NFL since Vince Ferragamo’s 2.8 for the Rams in 1984.BALL SECURITY: The Cardinals have only three turnovers, fewest in the NFL.MINSHEW MANIA: Rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew is the first player with 10-plus TDs passing and two or fewer interceptions in his first seven career games since 1950.NIO FLASH: Melvin Gordon has run for just 81 yards on 36 carries in his first three games for the Chargers after holding out.THE 12s: The Seahawks are just 12-10 at home since 2017. GREEN BAY Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , Wis. — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer isn’t buying it.The Green Bay Packers can say all they want that quarterback Aaron Rodgers is day to day with a knee injury. The two-time NFL MVP will be given the whole week to get ready for Sunday’s game against Minnesota, coach Mike McCarthy said.“Yeah, well, you know he walks on water, so I’m sure he’s going to play,” Zimmer said Wednesday in a conference call.More Vikings coverageVikings’ Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges after arrestVikings’ Kearse apologizes, returns to work after weekend arrestPhotos of the Week: 10/20/19 – 10/26/19Vikings surge into second half thanks to Cousins, CookVikings Snap Counts: Penalties spoil Mattison’s big dayGreen Bay returned to the practice field on Wednesday, though Rodgers did not participate and stayed at Lambeau Field to rehab. Asked at his locker if it was accurate to say his injury was a sprained knee, Rodgers said, “Sure … say sprained knee.”Wearing a brace could be an option, depending on how the quarterback feels later in the week. If he can’t go Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , the Packers would turn to backup DeShone Kizer, who accounted for two turnovers after coming in when Rodgers got hurt in the second quarter last week against the Bears.“Haven’t even thought about that,” Rodgers said when asked if he had confidence in Kizer if the backup needed to start.So it’s understandable why Zimmer and the Vikings think Rodgers will play. After all, Rodgers returned from injury on Sunday after being taken to the locker room on the front seat of a cart.Rodgers walked back out halftime, took over on the first series of the second half and threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rally the Packers from 20 points down to a 24-23 victory. He said after the game that while he had to undergo more tests, he planned on playing against Minnesota.Rehabbing on Wednesday was not a setback, McCarthy said.“I think anytime a player comes off a game where he’s injured, obviously there’s the hope of playing,” McCarthy added. “We’ll give him the whole week to get ready. So we’ll take it day by day and learn as we go.”Rodgers said he was feeling progressively better over the last couple days, though still sore. The 14-year veteran said he does not need to practice to play.7<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:Upon Further Review: Vikings vs. 49ersBrad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports | Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports“I mean every practice is important,” receiver Davante Adams said. “But … two days is not going to make or break whether (we have) success, whether it’s me and DeShone, me and Aaron Garrett Bradbury black jersey , whoever it may be.”Rodgers has played before with an injured left knee. He tore the ACL in his knee in high school, and played with the injury for four years before having surgery while in college at California. He also had a cleanup procedure on the knee a few years ago by the Packers team doctor.“So I know what it feels like to play with something like this, and hopefully I’ll be at the point where I can (play) on Sunday,” Rodgers said.He described how he was cleared to play by the team doctor at halftime against the Bears so long as he could “deal with the pain.” There were a couple throws in which Rodgers said he got a “jolt” of pain after putting weight on his left leg.“It’s super painful, and you’ve just got to suck it up and play through it,” Rodgers said at his locker. “To be in this room, you’ve got to be mentally and physical tough.”If Rodgers does play, it would be his first game against the Vikings since the two-time MVP broke his right collarbone following a hit from Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr on Oct. 15. The injury limited Rodgers to seven games last year.“We know he’s playing,” Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen said.NOTES: Adams also missed practice after he said he hurt his shoulder when a Bears defensive back landed on him after making a 51-yard catch. He said he would try to return to practice on Thursday and was optimistic about playing Sunday. “So we’re just taking it light a little bit just so we can build up and be ready for Sunday,” Adams said. … S Josh Jones (ankle) missed practice, while rookie LB Oren Burks (shoulder) was limited.