As Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers prepares to make his sixth postseason start Sunday against the New York Giants, it will be the first chance for the Lambeau Field crowd to see the quarterback in a playoff game.

"We're hoping for a great crowd and a loud, raucous environment," Rodgers said Wednesday in the locker room.

Rodgers will probably have a hand in determining how loud and raucous Lambeau Field will be Sunday. When the postseason starts, Rodgers plays his best. His performances the last two years have been historic.

Rodgers holds the best postseason quarterback rating (112.6) in NFL history in his five postseason starts. He's been even better at home, posting a passer rating of 128 at Lambeau Field this season. The next closest quarterback is New Orleans' Drew Brees who has a 106.2 postseason passer rating. Rodgers also edges Brees in postseason completion percentage 67.8 to 67.7. Rodgers also has the highest yards per attempt average in NFL history with 8.72, topping Kurt Warner (8.55) and Joe Theismann (8.45).

"It's a situation where the focus has to go up," Rodgers said of playing in the postseason. "The urgency has to go up. There's a feeling at practice that you want to have where guys are making the right reaction to what they are seeing. The preparation hopefully is there across the board and guys care enough to take their work home with them. These games obviously mean more because it's win or go home."

In five playoff starts, Rodgers has three 120-plus rated games.

His most impressive game was a nearly flawless performance in the Georgia Dome in last year's playoffs. Throwing for three touchdowns and 366 yards, Rodgers posted a 136.8 rating as the Packers beat the No. 1 seed 48-21.

In Rodgers' postseason debut in 2009, he threw for 423 yards, four touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 121.3. The Packers' lost that game in overtime, 51-45

In last season's wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Packers won 21-16. Rodgers threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns to post a 122.5 rating.

With an NFC Championship game and a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions on the line, another jaw-dropping performance by Rodgers Sunday wouldn't be a surprise.

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-- GERRARD DIAZ
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