"Sure, he's got the arm strength. Just watch him throw those rockets 50 yards downfield to James Jones and Jordy Nelson, those back-shoulder fades to Greg Jennings, those scrambling darts to his tight ends.

And he's got the smarts. Just look at him before the snap, scanning the defense and making route adjustments.

But of all the things Aaron Rodgers has done this season to boost his completion percentage to a career high, an NFL high and perhaps even a run at the all-time single season record, in his coach's mind, one factor has been even more important.

"If I was going to rank them, I would definitely start with decision making," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "He is clearly the best decision maker that I've been around since my time in Kansas City with Joe Montana. He does not get bored throwing completions, and that's a great attribute to have as a quarterback. He's clearly in tune with taking what the defense gives you. He has the anticipation, arm strength, dead accuracy to attack the seams. He does a great job of staying disciplined and playing within the offense."

Rodgers' most recent outing, on Sunday at Minnesota, was perhaps the greatest example of that in his 3½ seasons as a starter. He completed 24-of-30 passes for 335 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating of 146.5 was the second-highest of his career. His completion percentage — an even .800 — was the highest in a regular-season game in which he attempted 30 or more passes. Only in the NFC divisional playoff game at Atlanta last season did he have a higher percentage (.861) while attempting at least 30 passes. He was 31-of-36 in the Georgia Dome that day in a game that was probably the best performance of his NFL career and set the Packers' record for highest completion percentage in a postseason game."