The last time the Seattle Seahawks saw Aaron Rodgers was last January in the NFC Championship game in Seattle. In that game Rodgers was significantly hampered by a bad calf that limited his mobility and ability to escape from the pocket.

Sunday night, the teams met in a re-match at Lambeau field, but the Seahawks no longer saw a limited Rodgers. They saw the reining MVP version of Rodgers who pulled out all the tools from his deep quarterback tool bag in order to lead the Packers to a 27-17 victory over the defending NFC champs.

Rodgers displayed his smarts and ability to quickly think early in the Packers opening drive and throughout the night. Rodgers caught Seattle trying to get a 12th man off the field, but got a play snapped before the individual was off the field resulting in a penalty to eventually set up points on the Packers. He also caught Michael Bennett off sides on several occasions to create big plays for the Packers' offense.

Next Rodgers showed the Seahawks what a difference, and how much more dangerous of a quarterback he can be when he has his mobility. On several occasions he extended plays with his feet and allowed his receivers to uncover from coverage.

On another play, he used his feet to escape pressure and turn would-be sacks into positive play. Even if the yardage gains from the plays were minimal to modest they were positive plays none the less. Getting positive plays allowed the offense to continue moving forward and not have to make up negative yardage encountered by sacks.

Lastly Rodgers again did what great players and what MVP’s do when games are on the line. At the critical point during a game, good players become great and great players prove themselves to be legendary.

With the Packers trailing 17-16, at the beginning of the 4th quarter, Rodgers conducted the Packers offense to the go-ahead score by going 9/9 for 78 yards. This was punctuated by a touchdown and two-point conversion passes ahead to his tight end that gave the Packers a lead they would never relinquish.

Rodgers did all that with many challenges. A member of the offensive line was sidelined by a knee injury, a member of his receiving core is out for the season with a knee injury, another was limited by an ankle injury, and his leading running back was in the locker room with an ankle injury of his own.

But in the end none of the injuries mattered. All that mattered for the Packers was the fact they had Rodgers, no longer limited by a bad calf, but rather showing his MVP form to the Seahawks and their defense.