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Jamaal's time: The Packers have long considered Jamaal Williams a starting running back, and with Aaron Jones out with a calf injury Sunday, the fourth-year veteran showed why.
Williams produced 114 total yards and a touchdown on 23 touches against the Texans, providing the stable and reliable backfield presence Green Bay needed without Jones.
"Jamaal is a starter in our mind," Head Coach Matt LaFleur said. "Jamaal does so much not only as a runner but in the passing game, whether it's going out of the backfield catching the ball, and in protection. He's always consistent and we know we can always count on him."
Turning to Turner: For only the seventh time in seven-plus seasons, the Packers were without All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, who didn't make the trip due to a chest injury.
In his place, the Packers slid starting right tackle Billy Turner over to the left side. While Turner was an FCS All-American left tackle at North Dakota State, Sunday was only the second time he started there in the NFL and first since October 2016.
The domino effect saw veteran Rick Wagner fill in at right tackle on an offensive line that didn't allow a sack of Rodgers.
"I'm really happy the way those guys played," Rodgers said. "Obviously J.J. (Watt) is such a talented player, we didn't want let him get going and be able to kind of tee off. (We did) a nice job getting those guys help but there were multiple time where there was one-on-ones, five across the line, five guys blocking and those guys held up. … It was a nice clean day up front."
Through six games this year, Rodgers has only been sacked seven times.