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Jenkins, a second-year pro named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team last season, even took some snaps at center to give veteran Corey Linsley a breather during mop-up time, playing three positions in one game (and now four on the season after starting the opener at right tackle).
Just how valuable is all this versatility up front? Without it, "I think we'd be in rough shape," LaFleur said. "They don't blink."
Valdes-Scantling took his eye off the ball on the first pass thrown his way but, as he did in Week 1 at Minnesota, he atoned.
He hasn't always bounced back so quickly, but after a dropped pass on third down to open the second quarter, Valdes-Scantling ended that period hauling in a 52-yard bomb from Rodgers when he got behind the 49ers' secondary with plenty of room to spare.
He then ended the Packers' first possession of the second half by staying alive for Rodgers on a third-down scramble from the 1-yard line and – despite getting his facemask grabbed as he worked to get open – dove to catch a dart by the back pylon for his first career two-TD game.
"To see somebody be resilient and be tough-minded," LaFleur said. "that's what we're looking for on this football team."
The Packers needed a lot of that to navigate all the challenges the short week threw at them, and they succeeded.
In the NFL, the adversity never stops. It's only a question of when more responses like Thursday will be needed.