Three huge plays made by quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Davante Adams during Sunday’s 28-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks were improvised in one way or another by the Green Bay Packers’ dynamic duo.

One was a play brought to coaches during the week. Another was a play devised during halftime. The final connection was a play crafted at the line of scrimmage.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Monday that it was Rodgers who suggested the offense should attempt the fake rub play that resulted in the game’s first touchdown on Sunday night.

It was a concept the Packers have used before. Rodgers remembered it and lobbied for it be in the plan, and LaFleur agreed – and then he called it in a big spot to start the game.

On 3rd-and-7 from the 20-yard line, Adams faked an in-breaking route in combination with Geronimo Allison and then broke out outside and over the top of the coverage, and Rodgers lofted a perfect throw for the score.

A suggestion on Monday resulted in a huge play on Sunday.

“That’s the value of having a veteran quarterback like that,” LaFleur said. “He has a great memory, number one, and can remember some of the stuff he’s done in the past. It certainly helped us in the game because that was a big-time play.”

At halftime, Rodgers and Adams discussed another potential play. It involved more deception, with another double move with an in-breaker setting up an outside release. Rodgers brought the idea to LaFleur during the break.

Once again, the first-year coach took the suggestion and used it. From the 40-yard line, Adams released inside and showed a deep crosser before stopping and cutting sharply outside. He flashed wide open, Rodgers found him in rhythm, and Adams cut back inside and raced into the end zone for the score.

“That’s years of practicing together. Those guys were clicking and we needed it. They made some huge plays down the stretch,” LaFleur said.

Finally, Rodgers and Adams made individual magic on 3rd-and-8 on the final drive.

Adams said in the locker room after the game that Rodgers came up with the check “on the spot” at the line of scrimmage. He saw man-to-man coverage, with Adams in the slot, and checked to the slot fade.

What did Rodgers say before the play?

“Tae, I need you to make a play here.”

Good call.

Adams crossed up the defender at the line and won over the top, and Rodgers held the middle safety long enough and placed a perfect ball over Adams’ shoulder for 32 yards.

It wasn’t exactly how they envisioned it. Adams took a little longer to set up the cornerback and win down the field, but he kept the route outside and Rodgers held it long enough to make the throw over the corner and before the safety rotated over.

Another benefit of the connection between a great quarterback and his favorite receiver.

“Tonight reminds me of the connection that Jordy (Nelson) and I had for so many years where there’s some unspoken things that we could do without even communicating anything about it, and Davante made three or four plays like that tonight, so that was pretty fun,” Rodgers said.

Credit LaFleur, who afforded his star players the freedom to create the game-changing plays.

“It doesn’t matter where it’s coming from,” LaFleur said. “You gotta rely on the collective unit. If it makes sense, why wouldn’t you do it?”

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers adjusted Matt LaFleur’s playcall on the opening touchdown of Sunday’s 21-13 win over the Chicago Bears.

According to LaFleur, Rodgers checked out of the original play, which called for a combination of short routes designed to gain the four yards required on fourth down from the 29-yard line. But Rodgers saw something in the coverage and changed the individual route of Davante Adams, who went on to beat cornerback Buster Skrine with a vertical release from the slot and catch the touchdown pass from Rodgers.

Rodgers said the pre-snap look from the Bears and the Packers’ own tendencies moved him to adjust Adams’ route. Right before the snap, Rodgers hand-signaled to Adams the adjustment.

“A lot of times, on those three-receiver sides, we’ll run three in-breakers,” Rodgers explained. “Based on that, I decided to take a chance and adjust the route and Tay got a great release. And sure enough, at the snap, Buster jumped inside, so it was a really clean release for Davante and I tried to get it up and down before the safety could get there. And he made a really nice catch and run.”

Adams won his release to the outside of Skrine, who was shaded inside, and stacked the veteran cornerback vertically, giving Rodgers a window to make the throw over the top for the score.

LaFleur said Rodgers had mentioned attacking vertically while they were discussing the playcall during a timeout before the fourth down.

“You’ve got to give credit to Aaron on that one, on the fourth down. I called a play and he saw something different and he checked to that play,” LaFleur said. “That was a great job by him of getting us into a great play. Matter of fact, he came over to me during that timeout and said, ‘hey, let’s take a shot here.’ I called a quick gain just trying to move the chains, but he saw bump coverage with inside leverage and he checked it to the shot to Davante. That’s awesome when you have a quarterback that has that capability. That was just a great job by those guys on the field at that time.”