GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The line of demarcation for Aaron Rodgers was Nov. 20 against the Washington Redskins.

Yes, the Green Bay Packers limped out of FedEx Field with another loss -- their fourth straight to fall to 4-6 -- but the quarterback saw something in himself and in his team.

For weeks leading up to that point, he said he needed to play better.

Beginning with that game and all the way to today, the eve of Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Packers and Atlanta Falcons, it has been a different Rodgers. Including the game in Washington, Rodgers is on a 24-touchdown, one-interception run.

Aaron Rodgers has raised his game to another level from earlier this season in part because of confidence and reliable receivers. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

"I've beenplaying a little bit better," Rodgers said this week.

A little bit?

Earlier in the season, we asked several NFL analysts to dissect what was wrong with Rodgers. It's only right to check in again with a couple of those same observers.

The train is back on schedule

In late October, Herm Edwards -- the former NFL player and coach-turned-ESPN analyst -- viewed Rodgers' problems as largely timing. "He doesn't keep the train on schedule," Edwards said at the time. "There's windows of opportunities ... and he's not throwing it." Tim Hasselbeck, the former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst, saw the same thing: "What I see a lot is him not playing in rhythm." It impacted Rodgers' accuracy, both said.

Says Edwards now: "I just think his accuracy is really something we