Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Eddie Lacy recovering from stomach illness

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike McCarthy knew Eddie Lacy was not feeling well during Sunday's 24-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, but he still figured the Green Bay Packers' running back would be effective.

Lacy was all of that and then some.

One day after he rushed for 125 yards on 25 carries -- season highs in both categories -- Lacy was still feeling the aftereffects of what McCarthy called a gastrointestinal illness.

"He was in today for the [regeneration] workout, so he went through the weight-room work and so forth," McCarthy said Monday. "It's something that we're still monitoring."

Before Sunday, Lacy had not carried 25 times in a game in almost exactly a year. His previous high this season was 17 in Week 4 against the Chicago Bears.

"Really I don't think statistics really reflect the whole picture of everything that we've done," McCarthy said. "Eddie's a good teammate and Eddie, and I think if you asked Eddie -- and I've heard him answer the question a number of times -- he just wants to be a good teammate."

But the Packers might need to start leaning on Lacy more now that the weather is turning sour in Green Bay. The early forecast for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots at Lambeau Field calls for temperatures in the 20s.

And they also might need the running game more if teams try to play coverage like the Vikings, who used a two-high safety look that limited Aaron Rodgers' shots down the field.

"It shows that we can win a game a different way than we have been winning, by scoring a lot of points early and having the opponent down by halftime by a large margin," Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements said. "If you can win games, then you have to find ways to win each week. Yesterday, we found a way to do it."

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