GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The stomach bug that wasn’t potent enough to bring down running back Eddie Lacy in the last game has been zapped.

The second-year halfback jumped right back into practice Wednesday as the Packers turned up their prep work for Sunday’s big contest against the New England Patriots.

“You want everyone to practice, but we don’t have any doubts about what Eddie can do and if he’ll be ready to go,” receiver Jordy Nelson said.

A gastrointestinal virus didn’t keep Lacy from not only playing but being a difference-maker in Green Bay’s 24-21 win at the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday. He had a season-best day with 25 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown and also had a receiving touchdown for the third straight game.

What’s more, Lacy cemented the hard-fought victory for NFC North-leading Green Bay by running the football five straight times for 27 yards and two first downs as the Packers ran out the clock the final 3 1/2 minutes.

The NFL recognized Lacy on Wednesday as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, his first award of the season.

“Eddie is a tough guy,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. “He’s always taking shots (from defenders on the field) and just coming back.”

–Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and tight end Jordy Nelson were among those affiliated with the Packers who weren’t interested in taking any guesses Wednesday on how the unpredictable New England defense led by head coach Bill Belichick will try to dictate pass coverage Sunday.

The Patriots will present Green Bay’s dynamic receiving duo of Nelson and Randall Cobb perhaps its stiffest challenge of the season. New England has a formidable duo of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner as its starting cornerbacks as well as capable nickel back Kyle Arrington.

“It’s a matchup defense,” Rodgers said. “They’ll figure out who they want on Jordy, who they want on Randall, who they want on ‘Q’ (tight end Andrew Quarless) and who they want on (rookie wideout) Davante (Adams), and we’ll run our offense and adjust if we have to. That’s football. We adjust, they adjust, and whoever can be more efficient is probably going to end up winning.

“It’s about taking care of the football when you’re playing a good defense like this. We have confidence in Jordy to make plays every game. We’re going to try to put him in positions to do that.”

Rodgers raised some eyebrows this week when he said initially on his weekly radio show Tuesday and then reiterated Wednesday that he would prefer to play a game on Thanksgiving.

The Packers will be in on the holiday Thursday for a morning practice before being excused for the rest of the day in the early afternoon.

Green Bay has been the opponent for the division-rival Detroit Lions in their traditional Thanksgiving game every other year since 2009.

“It’s fun to play the Detroit game, where you can get a game in (early in the day) and come back and have Thanksgiving with your loved ones,” Rodgers said.

The portion of the holiday meal Rodgers enjoys most is “pumpkin pie.”

“I apologize to any big stuffing lovers, but I’m not a big stuffing fan,” he said.