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There were two major topics of conversation for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Thursday’s 17-13 loss to the Bears at Lambeau Field.

One was the status of his left arm, which Rodgers hurt in the third quarter on a hit by Bears linebacker LaMarr Houston. Backup Scott Tolzien started to warm up, but Rodgers didn’t miss a snap. He did have to do all his handing off with his right hand and said he was still waiting for the feeling to return to a couple of his fingers.

“I lost feeling in my hand for a good portion of the game there in the third quarter, fourth quarter,” Rodgers said, via the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “It’s my left hand. I’ll be all right. … That’s the old funny bone there. Yeah. Not so funny.”

The other big topic wasn’t a laughing matter, either. It was the state of a passing game that hasn’t been firing at a high level for several weeks as the Packers have dropped four of five games. Rodgers was 22-of-43 for 202 yards with a touchdown and an interception on a night that saw him target James Jones and Davante Adams frequently without finding success.

“I’m obviously going to have to make sure my preparation is as high as it’s ever been because we need to get on the same page, the passing game,” Rodgers said. “We’re just on different pages. When you miss throws, when I’m throwing at a certain depth, when receivers are running at certain depth — we’re obviously on different pages.”

It would help if Adams held onto the ball during a poor game, but there was plenty of criticism to go around on a night that ended with the Packers on the doorstep of the end zone and unable to get the game-winning score that would have made another week of offensive frustration a little easier to swallow.