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Forget 'run the table,' Packers just want to 'run the week'

"We still have everything in front of us," quarterback Brett Hundley (7) said of the Packers' outlook. Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It was exactly 365 days ago when Aaron Rodgers stood at his locker and uttered his memorable “run the table” remark.

One year later and one locker stall over, Brett Hundley offered no such forecast for the rest of this season.

If almost no one believed the Packers would actually win out last season when they were 4-6 and losers of four straight, it would have been downright laughable if Hundley uttered something similar -- even though Green Bay is one win better than last year's edition when that team started its six-game winning streak to close the regular season.

Hundley played it more safely and much more short term. It’s all he could do heading to Pittsburgh (8-2) for a Sunday night game against the NFL’s No. 2 scoring defense. Especially after his team was shut out last Sunday at home by the Baltimore Ravens. And the Packers have won just once since Rodgers broke his collarbone in Week 6.

“I still think we can do anything we put our mind to,” Hundley said. “We still have everything in front of us, and that’s something that week in and week out we’ve got to put our head down and win one game at a time. Honestly, that’s our goal.”

But don’t think Hundley didn’t take notice of how Rodgers handled things at this time last year.

“I know Aaron was down, especially being 4-6, but it says a lot when a guy can rally the team and go on a streak going forward,” Hundley said. “Those are the things that he doesn’t realize I’m watching, but those are the things you watch as the backup quarterback. In those types of situations, how do you react? How do you handle it? Do you walk around with your head down? Or do you take it on the chin and keep rolling?”

Hundley took it on the chin last week, when he threw interceptions on his first two drives (including one in the end zone) and turned it over four times on his own. Coach Mike McCarthy nevertheless was unwavering in his support for Hundley, who is 1-4 in games that he has finished since taking over from Rodgers.

“Just one game isn’t going to kill my mood or my season or our season,” Hundley said. “One game doesn’t define anybody or anything, so that’s how I look at it. Going forward, we’re still happy, we’re still upbeat.”

There’s no big-picture approach to the rest of the season, according to receiver Davante Adams.

“Don't look down the road, because it really doesn't matter,” Adams said. "Everybody has an equal chance right now; well, maybe not an equal chance, but everyone has a chance to make it to the big show still. We've got to continue to do the small things and win this week; we go out there and we perform well, we'll leave Sunday night and be happy about that."

So forget running the table then?

“Run the week,” Adams said. “That’s it.”