Rodgers hasn't had help in title games

Mike Sando looks at how does Aaron Rodgers (and his team's defense and special teams) stacks up against other quarterbacks in conference title games:

“The fact that Brady owns as many NFC Championship Game victories as Rodgers is a credit to more than Brady, as the table below indicates. It shows every quarterback with at least a dozen postseason starts since 2000. It ranks them by their teams’ average offensive expected points added (EPA) per game in those playoff starts, according to TruMedia. Rodgers’ offenses have been most productive in the playoffs by that measure, with those led by Brady and Drew Brees not too far behind. The final column shows the key variable beyond the quarterbacks’ control: average combined EPA per game for their teams’ defensive and special-teams units. Here is where Rodgers’ teams rank last by a wide margin — nearly a touchdown per game worse than those for Brady’s teams. By this measure, Rodgers can envy the support Brees and Philip Rivers have received from their defenses and special-teams units during the playoffs, which is really quite remarkable. Brady certainly is incredible, but he didn’t reach those 10 Super Bowls by himself. Tampa Bay ranked seventh in combined EPA on defense and special teams this season. The Packers ranked 21st.”

Full article: The Athletic