Greg Jennings is the  topic du jour. Seemingly every media outlet in Wisconsin yesterday featured Jennings' amazing turnaround this season. ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert attempted to find out why he's having so much success, seeing a lot of single-man coverage despite teams typically not playing eight in the box against the Packers. "Packers coach Mike McCarthy is getting as many receivers on the field as possible -- to flood the zone, so to speak," writes Seifert. "The Packers lead the NFL in five-receiver sets, and they've used three receivers on 423 of their 732 plays this season, the eighth-highest total in the league, according to ESPN Stats & Information." And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Make sure to read the rest of the article for the secrets to Jennings' success.

And then check out the other Jennings features in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Green Bay Press-Gazette and Wisconsin State Journal.

The decision to use Tramon Williams on punt returns is criticized by Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "The reward for Williams’ return skills isn’t worth the risk," writes Vandermause. "He has emerged as a top-flight cornerback and is too valuable to lose to a needless injury." Hasn't the train on this topic left the station yet? I understand this argument back in September, but the fact is Williams has protected the ball this season and none of the other options are any more appealing. Live with it and hopefully it's rectified next season.

The Packers' success on third downs is attributed to solid play by quarterback Aaron Rodgers. "What a difference a month can make," writes Tom Fanning of the Packers' official website. "Over the past four games, Rodgers leads all NFL quarterbacks with a 149.7 third-down rating, connecting on 24-of-33 passes (72.7 percent) for five touchdowns and zero interceptions with an average of 11.4 yards per attempt. He completed six passes of 25-plus yards on third down in the last four contests compared to just two passes of that length in the first eight games." Also noted is how the Packers' have jumped twenty spots in third-down conversion rate from no. 26 to no. 6 over that span. That's amazing!

Attention is also brought to Rodgers' success running the football this season. "When his 11 kneel-downs at the end of first halves or at the end of games from the victory formation are removed, Rodgers has actually gained 295 yards on 42 carries, a 7.0-yard average," writes Jason Wilde of ESPNWisconsin. Rodgers is–and has been for a couple seasons–one of the best running quarterbacks in the NFL, an underrated aspect of the Packers offense.

More from the improvement department, Packers receivers are seeing more "YAC" yards (yards after the catch) over the past couple weeks. Before the bye, the Packers reportedly ranked 15th in the NFL in that category. "But over their last three games, the Packers have climbed six spots in the league rankings, all the way up to No. 9 at 1,527," writes Mike Spofford of Packers.com. "That’s a big jump to make this late in the season, but the Packers don’t look at it as doing anything special. It’s the way things are supposed to work." And it's not just coming from the wide receivers. Brandon Jackson is doing his part too.

The Packers have a long line of players eligible for free agency next season. So who's next to sign a contract extension? "The only player whose agents are known to have engaged in contract talks with the team is Bishop, who ranks second on the team in tackles with 85 entering Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Bishop, who took over as a starter after Nick Barnett was lost for the season with a wrist injury, acknowledged that he would like to sign an extension but isn’t sure whether anything will get done anytime soon." Bishop should probably receive the highest priority, but Cullen Jenkins is up there as well.

Rookie defensive lineman Mike Neal apparently injured his shoulder much more seriously than anyone had realized. “I had completely ripped my rotator cuff off my shoulder, and I partially tore my labrum. It was pretty bad,” Neal told Jason Wilde. “When they MRI’ed it, it was a partial tear, and then after the surgery, the doctor was like, ‘It was 10 times worse than we thought it was. It was amazing that you had that much strength.’" The Packers will need Neal next year so he'll need to heal up well.

Punter Tim Masthay was complimented by special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum for his first performance in cold weather last week. "Special-teams coaches judge their punter’s performance in part by how their punter performed compared with the opponent’s in the same conditions, and San Francisco punter Andy Lee was no better," writes Pete Dougherty of the Press-Gazette. "The seventh-year pro hit five punts and had a gross average of 47.2 yards and a net average of 32.4 yards." The poor hang time was the biggest problem.

Initial indications are that Atari Bigby won't play Sunday. "This time around, the coaches have to decide whether to bring him back for an artificial turf game or wait another week for grass at New England," writes Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel. "Bigby said he did not work any special teams in practice, which is usually a sign if a player is going to be active, but he said he was cleared so late in the morning that he didn't have a chance to get into the rotation." Things can change but one day of practice isn't typically enough for a player to be active (unless you're Clay Matthews).

Wayne Larrivee weighs in on the Lions game.

Trap games: fact or fiction by Ol' Bag of Donuts.

Warnings of a silent count by Lions come from Meat Packers Union.

Packers Christmas memories are at Green Bay Packer Nation.