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Green Bay --- Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday he was aware during the Packers' 24-21 win at Minnesota that running back Eddie Lacy was dealing with a sickness. He indicated Lacy was fighting through a Gastrointestinal (GI) illness.

Lacy was at the facility Monday for a workout and was in the weight room.

"It's something that we're still monitoring," McCarthy said.

In Green Bay's win, Lacy rushed for 125 yards on 25 attempts with two total touchdowns. With the offensive linemen paving the way, he helped the team melt away the final 3 minutes and 23 seconds on the clock to lift the Packers into first place of the NFC North.

This point a year ago, Lacy battled through asthma and an ankle sprain. He didn't speak to reporters after Sunday's game, though Josh Sitton noted he could tell Lacy was fighting an illness. Yet the second-year back picked away at the Vikings front to lift Green Bay.

"I think it’s really just a credit to Eddie," McCarthy said. "He’s a heck of a football player. Just for him to go out and have that performance in that situation I think speaks volumes to the type of person he is."

Through 11 games, Lacy has 672 yards on 154 attempts with six touchdowns, in addition to 29 receptions for 335 yards and three more scores.

McCarthy said he's aware of how many touches all players get in Green Bay's offense.

"I like our run game. I liked it yesterday," McCarhy said. "I like the way our offense is producing points, so after 11 games we’ve produced a lot of points, and it’s a standard that we’ve set and we’ll continue to work towards. Whether it comes through the run or the pass to me is irrelevant. I think you try to have certain players touch the ball a certain number of times, but at the end of the day you have to create opportunities, situations and their performance and their execution usually takes care of that."