Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is playing injured, but he believes he still has "120 minutes" left in him - enough football to play the Seattle Seahawks next week and, if Green Bay wins, play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1.
Rodger's left calf muscle has a slight tear, which made it difficult for him to run around on the field Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Despite his limited mobility, though, Rodgers helped his team come away with the win by throwing for 317 yards and three touchdowns. Although the 26-21 divisional playoff win made his calf muscle "a little bit worse," Rodgers believes he still has enough football left in him to get his team to the Super Bowl.
"I think I've got 120 minutes left in me," Rodgers said Sunday, via ESPN. "So I'm going to do everything I can to make sure I can play all those minutes."
Rodgers only practiced once last week, and he'll likely do the same this week in order to rest his calf and undergo extensive treatment.
"I've got to give a lot of credit to our training staff," Rodgers said. "They spent a lot of hours with me this week. They did a great job of getting me ready. My acupuncturist as well. She really helps. I'd like to say thanks to all of the fans and medical people out there who sent in ideas over the hotline. There was some really interesting ones. Kind of wish at some point we could release some of the emails and messages we got, but I know they're all in good faith there, so I appreciate the ideas. But, ultimately, it came down to our training staff, and they helped me get through this one."
Green Bay plays Seattle on Sunday in the NFC championship game. Kickoff is at 3:05 p.m. ET.
