Welcome to Monday's Inside the Huddle podcast. I'm Darren Fletcher with Neil Reynolds.

We're looking back on the weekend stories, the weekend scores, and some big stories as well

in the National Football League with one or two of the playoff contenders starting to feel the

pinch with some key injuries to some key people and Neil we can't

really start anywhere else than the Green Bay Packers 13 and 0 but Aaron Rogers favorite receiver

Greg Jennings has a suspected tear in his MCL in his right knee and that's a big problem for

the Packers going forward despite the talent Greg Jennings is the guy in green bay yeah there's no there's no doubt that there's a lot of talent in green bay there's a lot of wide receivers that Aaron rogers can spread the ball to and we didn't really see jemichael finley much last night against the raiders but they still get it done through the air when they need to. But we were watching this game unfold on Sky Sports.

And even before we got a report from the sideline, I said, I think he's done for the year. Because you could just see the body language. You could see some of the coaches coming up to him and sort of giving a little sort of, I'm sorry for you, man, and patting him on the back of the head. And, you know, he's hiding under under the towel it just looked like one of those where

everyone knew that it was a bad thing now arm rogers has tried to come out and say well we got five

weeks until we play a meaningful playoff game and we can get him back but i think we're looking at a guy

who's done yes they've got other weapons but you can't ignore the fact this is such a such a vital

guy and him and aran rogers have absolutely perfected that back shoulder throw, which is almost indefensible. So they will miss him, absolutely. So what happens now? I mean, this is a Green Bay Packers team, and it's worth mentioning who won the Super Bowl last year with 15 players and injured reserves. So they're not unused to being in a situation where key guys are going to be missing for big games. I've been saying all along that they've got the best core of receivers in the NFL. I think we're going to find out whether I'm right or wrong now. But who's next in line? Who becomes the go-to de facto number one in that receiving core for Green Bay? Is it Jordan Nelson? Is it maybe Donald Driver has really rolled back the years in the last five or six weeks? I say it's Jordan Nelson. I think Jordy Nelson's reaching that next level where he's becoming an elite wide receiver in the NFL. You get enough out of Donald Driver and he's got those veteran smarts. He's been there and done it. But it's Nelson for me. and now we'll get to see a guy who flashes every now and then with potential and somebody

Aaron Rogers lobbied to get back and it but it's it's nelson for me and now we'll get to see a guy who flashes every now and then

with potential and somebody aran rogers lobbied to get back and you can see why now james jones so james jones becomes important as well they lean on jemichael finley a little bit more maybe randler cobb's roll gets expanded slightly randall randall cobb you know there's been times this year where randall cobs look really good. Yeah, it looks a game breaker, doesn't it?

Absolutely. So he could fill that fourth

wide receiver role, so I think the Packers will Randall Cobb, you know, there's been times this year where Randall Cobbs look really good. Yeah, it looks a game breaker, doesn't it?

Absolutely, so he could fill that fourth wide receiver roll. So I think the Packers will be just fine. They'll roll on. They'll miss him by. I don't think we'll notice the drop off unless we look really, really hard. Now, the other one, and this is somebody I think is going to be badly missed, and it's a franchise that's wobbling right now

after looking in a really strong position

a couple of weeks ago.

DeMarco Murray, the starting... somebody I think is going to be badly missed, and it's a franchise that's wobbling right now after looking in a really strong position a couple of weeks ago.

DeMarco Murray, the starting running back for the Dallas Cowboys, a broken ankle and a high

ankle sprain.

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