GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Don't tell Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur that Sunday's regular-season finale at the Detroit Lions is a meaningless game even though his team wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs last week.
His decision to play quarterback Aaron Rodgers confirms as much.
While it's not a given that Rodgers will play the entire game, LaFleur said Friday that he sees no reason his plan to start the 38-year-old quarterback would change before kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.
"I don't think he necessarily needs to play," LaFleur said Friday.