GREEN BAY -- Wednesday was all about moving on for Aaron Rodgers.

You know, as in what Tony Kornheiser and a portion of the Green Bay Packers' fan base haven't been able to do about the departure of his quarterbacking predecessor.

But while Bret Favre's ardent supporters crowed -- and rightfully so -- about the old man's New York Jets taking down previously undefeated Tennessee to improve to 8-3, and Kornheiser again devoted a good portion of his "Monday Night Football" airtime to discussing the drama he so loves to pontificate upon, Rodgers just wanted to put his performance in Monday night's 51-29 loss at New Orleans behind him.

"You've got to," said Rodgers, who was 23-for-41 (56.1 percent) for 248 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions (56.1 rating) against the Saints. "The thing I've learned in these 11 weeks is that the weeks after a loss are the most difficult. But you've really got to move on, move forward, correct the things you did wrong (and) really put that behind you, because you can't carry any of that negativity, the negative thoughts. You've just got to correct the things you did wrong and move on and focus on the next opponent."

That next opponent is NFC South-leading Carolina, and Rodgers enters Sunday's game against the Panthers at Lambeau Field 228-for-359 (63.5 percent) for 2,599 yards, with 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions (90.5 rating). Through 11 games, he ranks 10th in passer rating, 12th in completion percentage, ninth in yards, ninth in touchdown passes and tied for 19th in fewest interceptions.

Favre, meanwhile, ranks sixth in passer rating at 94.1, first in completion percentage at 70.6, tied for 10th in yards with 2,461, fourth in touchdown passes with 20 and leads the league in interceptions with 13.

"Today, he's been the same ol' Aaron that he's always been to me. I haven't noticed any change," rookie backup Matt Flynn said. "Obviously he gets very disappointed when things don't go the way that he wants them to, but I think anyone's like that. He's able to shrug things off, forget about them. He realizes it's not going to do him any good worrying about what happened.

"I think he's done a great job this year of handling (the Favre controversy). Whether it be criticisms or comparisons from anybody, he hasn't listened to it. He's played his game and kept caring and doing what's best for the team."

For Rodgers' coaches, his performance against the Saints was marred by what quarterbacks coach Tom Clements described as "a handful of plays," including but not limited to the interceptions.

"But in a game like that, where the other team is scoring a bunch of points and you're trying to keep up, those handful of plays are impactful," Clements said. "I always say statistics are for losers, but you look at the statistics the last game, we were 4-for-4 in the red zone, we were over 50 percent on third down (10-for-17), scored (29) points. But we lost the turnover battle, and that's usually the significant statistic."

With Rodgers, the Packers are 0-3 when he turns the ball over multiple times, as he did against Tampa Bay (three interceptions), Tennessee (one interception, one fumble) and New Orleans (three interceptions); 3-1 when he commits one turnover,  as he did in victories over Detroit (fumble), Seattle (fumble) and Chicago (interception) and a loss to Atlanta (INT); and, oddly, 2-2 when he doesn't turn it over at all, as he did against Dallas (loss), Indianapolis (win) and in both games against Minnesota (1-1).

In Green Bay's five victories, Rodgers has completed 107 of 148 passes (72.3 percent) for 1,127 yards, nine touchdowns, one interception, three sacks and a 111.5 rating. In their six losses, Rodgers is 121 for 211 (57.4 percent) for 1,472 yards, eight touchdowns, eight interceptions, 20 sacks and a 75.8 rating.

"I think Aaron Rodgers is definitely a young man with high character. He has handled every situation that has been thrown at him," coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. "He is going through the process of being a first-year starter, and we've had our share of bumps in the road. (But) he is really focused on getting better. I think he has a very bright future. It's all in front of him, and he's going about it the right way."

The challenge for Rodgers is to make sure he plays against the Panthers like he did against the Bears and doesn't struggle for a second straight week.

In back-to-back losses to Dallas and Tampa Bay, Rodgers went 36-for-66 for 455 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, eight sacks and a 67.4 rating, then came back against Atlanta while playing with a dislocated throwing shoulder to complete 25 of 37 for 313 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, two sacks and a 109.4 rating.

In back-to-back losses to Tennessee and Minnesota, Rodgers went 37-for-67 (55.2 percent) for 456 yards, one touchdown, one interception, eight sacks and a 75.2 rating. But he responded in a 34-point rout of Chicago with one of his best games, completing 23 of 30 for 227 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and a 105.8 rating.

"He'll be fine. I'm not worried about what he's going to do. He's been in this situation before, he's bounced back," wide receiver Greg Jennings said. "Football is going to have its ups and downs, and we as an offense definitely had our ups and downs in that game."

As the quarterback, Rodgers is the focal point of that inconsistency, and with 11 teams in the conference boasting better records -- including NFC North foes Chicago (6-5) and Minnesota (6-5), Rodgers knows he and his teammates need to rebound.

"I'm very confident in this team. And the guys we've got in this locker room are a very high-character group," Rodgers said. "We just need to put together a five-game stretch of the kind of play that we did against Chicago and Indianapolis, games where we've played the way we feel we're capable of playing. And if we can do those things, I feel like this is a team that can make a run."