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Monday Night Observations

That was the worst of both worlds. I had the Packers -9,5 (thanks Dalton Del Don) in the Supercontest, but most of my pool took the Packers in Survivor. It's always an odd feeling where you're rooting for one side (Packers) all game, then you shift once you realize the cover is dead and root for the other team to win outright.

To be honest, the 49ers were the better team all game, moving the ball much more consistently and getting constant pressure on Rodgers. They had some bad luck with two fumbles, one of which was on a punt return, and the refs not calling the fumble on Jimmy Graham due to "forward progress." On replay it did not remotely look like Graham's forward progress was stopped. But that's an unchallengeable call.

 Aaron Rodgers threw for 425 yards (9.2 YPA), two touchdowns and no picks, while running for another 34 yards. He took three sacks and an intentional grounding penalty, though.

• The Packers maintained their three-man rotation at running back, though Aaron Jones started and immediately took a handoff 16 yards for an apparent touchdown. Unfortunately, he was ruled out of bounds and got stuffed on the next play. Maybe Mike McCarthy was going to bring in Jamaal Williams on the next series anyway, but it felt as though had Jones scored on either of those plays, maybe he would have been given a chance to build on the role. We'll never know, but in the end, Jones got only eight carries, Williams six and Ty Montgomery four.

 Davante Adams predictably had a monster game - 16-10-132-2, but he has limited explosiveness or wiggle. Every time he caught the ball in the open field and tried to get extra yards, he was shut down quickly. He should still be a monster for fantasy purposes, but he left yards on the table.

• Graham went 9-5-104, looked healthy and ran well. He got bailed out by the refs on his clear fumble, though.

• Marquez Valdes-Scantling went 6-3-103. Rodgers either has nowhere to throw, or a receiver is wide open. Valdes-Scantling got free on one play for 60 yards and seems like the clear top choice among the rookies.

• C.J. Beathard played a good game, throwing for 237 yards (10.7 YPA) and two scores and running for 21 more yards. His one pick on 3rd-and-3 in the closing minutes cost them the game, however.

• Raheem Mostert led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 87 yards. Matt Breida went 14-61-1 while Alfred Morris didn't get a single carry. Time to drop Morris.

• Marquise Goodwin looked like Tyreek Hill with a 5-4-126-2 line on your bench (or waivers.) Time to pick him back up, as he's finally healthy again. Pierre Garcon and George Kittle saw six targets each, but neither did much with them. Kyle Juszczyk was the only back who saw any targets.

• The kickers were money in the bank as they made all six PATs and seven FGS attempted between them. Mason Crosby in particular bounced back from an all-time terrible game.