"You like to see a guy have success like that," said special teams coordinator Ron Zook of Valdes-Scantling. "I told him after the (Washington) game, that's going to help him as a receiver, as well. Gives him confidence. He made some really nice plays. Those are the things you talk about until it happens, then once it happens then hopefully we can build on those and keep having them."

Valdes-Scantling knows there's a difference between learning the playbook during the summer and doing what Rodgers asks of his receivers in the fall. There was no better teaching moment than midway through the third quarter against the Bills.

With the Packers facing fourth-and-3 at the Buffalo 36, Rodgers slung a quick pass to the rookie receiver that nearly was picked off by Bills cornerback Ryan Lewis when Valdes-Scantling didn't work back to the ball.

Rodgers emphatically expressed the importance of Valdes-Scantling finishing the play before giving his 23-year-old receiver a chance to redeem himself on third-and-3 in the fourth quarter.

With Valdes-Scantling gaining a step on Lewis off a go route down the sideline, Rodgers dropped the pass in perfectly for a 38-yard completion to key Green Bay's final scoring drive.

"I think it's just being a playmaker," Valdes-Scantling said. "He wants to win a game. No matter what happens he's not going to live in the past, either. I was open on that play and he trusted me to go make the play for him."

Valdes-Scantling knows he must stay ready with injuries mounting at his position. Allison left the game in the fourth quarter with a concussion and Cobb didn't practice Saturday after tweaking his hamstring on Thursday.

Cobb said it was a stretch for him to play against the Bills since he couldn't run at full speed, but told reporters Monday he's feeling better and aims to make more strides this week.

With Jake Kumerow (shoulder) and Trevor Davis (hamstring), on injured reserve, Valdes-Scantling, and fellow rookies J'Mon Moore and Equanimeous St. Brown remain the next men up on the depth chart.

Valdes-Scantling plans to use his experience against the Bills and learn from it should his number be called Sunday in Detroit.