The switch of Woodson to safety, which he had last played when he was with the Oakland Raiders in 2005, was precipitated by an ankle injury that has hindered Atari Bigby since the end of the preseason. Matters were exacerbated when Bigby suffered a shoulder injury as a situational backup in the Nov. 30 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Bigby subsequently didn't play in last Sunday's loss against the Houston Texans and was ruled out Wednesday from playing in the upcoming game.

"The feedback I get, he's feeling better," head coach Mike McCarthy said. "I think his shoulder is something that he'll be able to overcome here in the near future ... probably next week."

Meanwhile, Desmond Bishop could make a second straight start at linebacker this weekend. Bishop stepped in for Brandon Chillar at the weak-side spot, after Chillar suffered a strained groin in practice last week, and produced a career-high 12 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble.

Chillar didn't do much in practice Wednesday and appears iffy to be ready to play Sunday.

PLAYER NOTES

--T Tony Moll is penciled in to make the start at right tackle in the game Sunday at the Jacksonville Jaguars. Moll went in for Mark Tauscher after the veteran starter suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee in the first half of the Packers' 24-21 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. Moll last started at right tackle when he was a rookie late in the 2006 season, as a replacement for an injured Tauscher for five games. Moll made three starts at right guard to open this season.

--FB Korey Hall is hopeful of playing Sunday, though the team might err on the side of caution after he suffered a sprained knee in the last game. Hall didn't practice Wednesday. There's a chance he'll be tested by the training staff Friday to determine whether he could be activated this weekend. Otherwise, John Kuhn would take over the lead-blocking duties at fullback.

--DT Justin Harrell aggravated a hip injury in the last game and is considered a question mark for the upcoming game. He's being held out of practice until possibly Friday, when he'll first be tested by the training staff.

--NT Ryan Pickett was held out of most of practice Wednesday because of an illness. The starter should be OK by the end of the week to play Sunday.

--DE Jeremy Thompson was kept out of most drills Wednesday to give him more time to recover from a sprained ankle that had him sidelined in the last game.

--LB Danny Lansanah was a limited participant Wednesday, as the rookie nurses a bruised arm he suffered in the last game on special teams and a lingering ankle injury.

GAME PLAN: With the Jaguars eliminated from playoff contention and the Packers on life support for the postseason, neither team has the incentive to win at all costs. Still, the talk out of Green Bay, from players and coaches alike, is they're treating this as a must-have-victory game, if no other reason to give them something good to feel about with a three-game losing streak hanging over them and a 1-5 tailspin since the bye week. Although both teams have been decimated by injuries and other circumstances for attrition this season, the Packers seemingly are in better shape going into this game. They will catch Jacksonville without top receiver Matt Jones after he was suspended Tuesday for the rest of the season, possibly without injured No. 2 wideout Jerry Porter and apparently without injured starting running back Fred Taylor. With not much else to speak of on the Jaguars' offensive side, although 6-foot-4 receiver Reggie Williams and 6-6 tight end Marcedes Lewis could pose matchup problems in coverage, the Packers can devote most of their defensive efforts on containing running back Maurice Jones-Drew. Green Bay hasn't played the run well all season, but the slippery Jones-Drew might be able to better exploit a suddenly pass-challenged defense on screens and checkdowns from David Garrard. The Jaguars have been defending the pass better than the run, though they're not great at either. Yet, the season-ending loss of top cornerback Rashean Mathis to a knee injury two games ago will give Packers head coach
Aaron Rodgers move the chains in a controlled passing attack. Getting Ryan Grant at least 20 carries for the first time in four games also figures to be on the to-do list.

MATCHUPS TO WATCH: Packers run defense vs. Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew -- Green Bay's suddenly reeling defense could be catching a break if starting back Fred Taylor doesn't play Sunday because of torn thumb ligaments he sustained in Jacksonville's last game. Taylor shredded the Packers for 165 rushing yards in the teams' last meeting, a Jaguars win on a frigid December day in Green Bay in 2004. Still, contending with one half of Jacksonville's dynamic rushing duo will be a challenge for the Packers' run-deficient unit, which ranks 27th in the league in allowing an average of 141.6 yards per game. Green Bay was just run over for 120 yards by Houston Texans rookie Steve Slaton last Sunday. The productive Jones-Drew is of the same diminutive, yet speedy and powerful ilk.

Packers LG Daryn Colledge vs. Jaguars DT John Henderson -- If Green Bay is going to be successful both throwing the football and cranking out yards on the ground Sunday, it will have to keep the imposing and athletic Henderson from disrupting things up the middle. Colledge came under fire after allowing both sacks by the victorious Houston Texans against quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the last game, including a critical takedown in the pocket by blitzing linebacker DeMeco Ryans on a feeble blocking attempt by Colledge that took the Packers out of field-goal range with the score tied in the closing minutes. Green Bay already will be giving a long look-see to Tony Moll as the fill-in at right tackle for an injured Mark Tauscher. Another poor performance by Colledge could lead to plugging in one of two young prospects - Allen Barbre and rookie Josh Sitton - to get a head start on next season.

INJURY IMPACT: The loss of stalwart right tackle Mark Tauscher for the rest of the season to a torn ACL in his left knee, an injury he sustained in Green Bay's loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, means versatile, hard-nosed young lineman Tony Moll will be back in the starting lineup this weekend. Moll has starting experience at both right tackle and right guard in his three pro seasons.

--With Atari Bigby listed on the injury report as out for the second straight game because of a shoulder injury, cornerback Charles Woodson will stay put as the starter at strong safety for a third consecutive game. That also means Tramon Williams will man the starting spot at cornerback previously occupied by Woodson.

--Brandon Chillar continues to be bothered by a strained groin he suffered in practice last week, so Desmond Bishop could make a second straight start at linebacker. Bishop made his starting debut last Sunday at Chillar's weak-side spot, though Bishop is better suited to play the middle, which is where A.J. Hawk moved after Nick Barnett suffered a season-ending knee injury Nov. 9.