Bryan Bulaga. DuJuan Harris. Randall Cobb and James Jones. Now, Jermichael Finley.

Clay Matthews. Nick Perry. Casey Hayward.

Those are important players for the Green Bay Packers, and all are either out of the season or have missed (or will miss) extended periods of time.

But in the locker room it’s "Next Man Up" and "Keep Calm and Carry On."

So it goes.

The thing is, the Packers aren’t the only organization dealing with substantial injury concerns. Look at the weekly league injury report – every team has guys missing practice and games.

You know that, though.

But it’s the top three receivers for the team!

That’s true, but tell the Atlanta Falcons that losing Julio Jones and Roddy White are less important.

But it’s Clay Matthews!

That’s true, but tell the Chicago Bears that losing Lance Briggs for a longer period of time is less impactful (or Houston and Brian Cushing).

See, this happens to nearly every team, and the Packers are actually better off than many of their counterparts.

Jones, Matthews, Hayward and linebacker Brad Jones will all return. Cobb and Perry could.

But the key thing here is that No. 12, The Franchise, The Man, is healthy. That alone makes the Packers better off than most.

Cleveland was in first place in the AFC North when Brian Hoyer blew a knee. The St. Louis Rams were .500 and had wildcard aspirations when Sam Bradford blew his. The Buffalo Bills were 2-2 and coming off a big win against the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens when E.J. Manuel wrecked his knee (though he may be back before the end of the year).

The Philadelphia Eagles and new coach Chip Kelly are struggling to put points on the board with injuries to starter Michael Vick and now backup Nick Foles. Matt Schaub is out with an injury in Houston, only expediting that team’s precipitous fall from Super Bowl favorite to the top of the draft.

Down 94 in Chicago, Jay Cutler is going to miss at least three games with a torn groin. This team was 4-2 and likely to beat a bad Washington team with him in the game.

These are all teams that you can call "middling," not real Super Bowl contenders, but let’s be real – if you get in, you’ve got a chance.

Everyone likes to use the 2010 Green Bay Packers as example for overcoming injury, but they were just one of many wildcard teams to catch fire in the playoffs.

All of those teams that lost quarterbacks this season no doubt felt if they could just get in with healthy quarterbacks, anything could happen.

Now, their seasons are likely doomed.

Every man who plays football deals with pain and I’m sure Rodgers is no different. You get hit, and it hurts. But he’s even managed to avoid the lingering physical issues that have plagued Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, and he hasn’t missed practice like Denver’s Peyton Manning.

It’s a quarterback’s league, and if yours is healthy, it means you have a leg up on everyone else. It’s why the Packers, even with all the injuries, are better off than many other teams in the NFL.