Although the Packers' dormant running game did show some signs of improvement last Sunday, there's no reason to expect a quantum leap this week, particularly with center Scott Wells sidelined because of a broken bone near his eye.

But the Packers always can add wrinkles to their passing game.

"We have a lot more offense we haven't showed yet,'' Franks said. "I don't think we've had to show it up to this point. We still have a lot more offense out there, and it's exciting, because you kind of run the same plays over and over and they're working right now. When they stop working, we can open up the rest of our offense.''

The Packers have a pretty stout defense of their own, a challenge to third-year Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell.

"Our defensive coaches were the first ones that told us, 'Hey, when you get to the Packers, you're going to have a problem,''' Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said.

Campbell, a Mississippi kid who grew up admiring Favre, is coming into his own as a starter and is coming off perhaps the best game yet of his career. After starting seven times last season, Campbell said the game is slowing down "tremendously'' as he gains experience.

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"I'm excited about the progress,'' Campbell said. "At the same time, every time, you can't get too high on yourself, you can't get too low on yourself or you make mistakes.''

Campbell should get wide receiver Santana Moss back after he missed the Detroit game with a groin injury, but Antwaan Randle El (hamstring) could miss a game for the first time in his NFL career.

Gibbs praised Campbell's decision-making, saying the kid knows when to try to make a big play and when to throw it away.

"I felt like that was the best thing he did, and I felt like that was probably his best game since he's started for us,'' Gibbs said. "He's young at quarterback, we know that, but I felt like he made some real good decisions. And many times your quarterback, the best decision he makes is when it's not there, when he chooses to do the smart thing.''

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