GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If the Green Bay Packers did indeed experience an energy shortage during last weeks loss to the Indianapolis Colts -- and Mike McCarthy did his best to walk back that narrative in the days following the defeat -- their coach does not believe that will be a problem again.Well play with great energy Sunday, McCarthy said Wednesday as his team began preparations for the first of three consecutive road games, a stretch that begins at Tennessee. Thats not a concern of mine.It was a concern at least in the immediate aftermath of the 31-26 loss to the Colts, as it was part of McCarthys postgame message to the team.Aaron Rodgers then publicly questioned the teams passion during his postgame press briefing, as did veteran offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga. Both players said the team lacked juice and that the vibe on the sideline was not an energetic one. They added that allowing a 99-yard touchdown on the opening kickoff should not have had such an impact on the teams mood.Our guys will bring it. Weve just got to get detailed. Thats really what our focus is on, McCarthy said. Were just paying attention to what matters and its about improvement.Asked how confident he is that his team will have the requisite energy this weekend, Rodgers replied, I expect everybody to come ready to play and prepared and excited about it. You know, we just need to weather some of the ups and downs a little bit better.Obviously not the way you want to start a game with the kickoff return for a touchdown, but we need to weather that a little bit better this week -- all of us, and itll start with me, Rodgers added. Ill make sure that our guys are ready to play and were enthusiastic about it and fired up to be out there, because its a great opportunity and a great privilege to do what we do and were not going to take it for granted.A loss Sunday would put the Packers (4-4) below .500 for the first time since they started the 2014 season 1-2. The Packers havent been below .500 this late in the season since 2008, Rodgers first year as a starter following the teams ugly divorce from his quarterbacking predecessor, Brett Favre.That year, the Packers were 5-5 after 10 games but lost five straight and finished 6-10.The matchup that could decide the game Sunday figures to be the Packers No. 1-ranked run defense (75.8 yards per game) against the Titans third-ranked rushing offense (144.2 yards).Their run versus our run defense, its going to be a hell of an afternoon, McCarthy said. I think its a great matchup. I think its going to be a heck of a game.Game notes RB James Starks and TE Jared Cook took part in practice Wednesday, and McCarthy seemed encouraged by their involvement. Starks hasnt played since Oct. 9 because of a knee injury, and Cook has been sidelined since suffering a high ankle sprain on Sept. 25. They will need to do more work in Thursdays in-pads practice in order to play Sunday. . McCarthy said LB Clay Matthews, who hasnt played since Oct. 20 because of a hamstring injury, had not been evaluated because he was absent due to a positive personal experience on Tuesday. . The Packers re-signed safety Jermaine Whitehead to the practice squad after releasing him Monday from the 53-man roster.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL New Balance Scarpe Offerta . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. New Balance In Offerta . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. http://www.newbalanceoutlet.it/ . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. New Balance Saldi Online . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. New Balance Scontate . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. BONN, Germany -- A German court has dismissed appeals by 84 Russian athletes seeking to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.The state court in Bonn, where the International Paralympic Committee is based, on Tuesday rejected the athletes bid for an injunction forcing the IPC to allow them to compete.Another 10 Russians had a similar application rejected on Monday.The entire Russian Paralympic team has been barred from the games as punishhment for state-backed doping in the country.dddddddddddd. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IPCs decision, and the IPC last week rejected the athletes request for individual admission to the games, which open Wednesday.The German court found that the IPC has no obligation to allow the athletes to compete. ' ' '