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This isn't an easy situation for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, going head-to-head with the iconic Hall of Fame quarterback he replaced, Brett Favre. It's rather unprecedented in NFL history, really.
But if last year was any indication as to how Rodgers will handle the emotions, the attention, the pressure, and everything else that goes along with Monday night's Packers-Vikings showdown at the Metrodome, the fifth-year signal caller will be just fine, and he won't get caught up in all the hype and outside storylines that are inevitably attached.
"The best Aaron Rodgers stat of '08 was zero - zero times where he said the wrong thing," said ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico in a national conference call involving the entire Monday Night Football booth earlier this week.
"He never stepped into the trap, he never made a mistake. He handled what could have been a zoo and a fiasco, not just externally, but internally within the locker room where you knew..
Source: Packers.com