GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As the Green Bay Packers went back to work Tuesday after an extended break, they started to prepare for a big matchup with a diminished secondary.Coach Mike McCarthy announced Tuesday that cornerback Damarious Randall, who had been sidelined with a groin injury, underwent surgery and is out this week.The timing couldnt be any worse with the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons and their potent passing attack, led by quarterback Matt Ryan and playmaking receiver Julio Jones, up next.Thats just the way things go, Packers cornerback Demetri Goodson said. If you look at every single team in the league, theyre beat up from top to bottom. So thats just the way it goes.The Packers must try to slow down Jones without their top two and possibly top three cornerbacks from the start of the season.Veteran Sam Shields is on injured reserve after not playing since the Sept. 11 season opener, when he suffered a concussion.Randall didnt play Green Bays most recent game, a win over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, after he reinjured his groin four days earlier.A similar injury has kept Quinten Rollins from playing the past two games.Rollins status is up in the air for Sundays game at Atlanta.The second-year pro said Tuesday that although he feels a sense of urgency to get back on the field and bolster Green Bays depleted depth at cornerback, he wants to avoid risking further injury.Obviously, you want to go out and compete against the best, but at the same time, you cant let who youre playing dictate your body or how you feel, Rollins said.Minus Rollins, that would probably mean a second straight game for the young tandem of LaDarius Gunter and Demetri Goodson as well as versatile fourth-year player Micah Hyde as the teams primary cornerbacks.Green Bay also has played undrafted rookie Josh Hawkins. And the Packers added another player to their banged-up secondary by promoting first-year safety Jermaine Whitehead from the practice squad Monday.Goodson said hes preparing this week as though Rollins wont play against the Falcons.If he does, great, Goodson said. But if not, then well definitely be ready.And as Goodson sees it, more than one player is going to be needed for the Packers to have success against the talented Jones, who leads the NFL with 830 receiving yards in just seven games.Jones had 11 catches for 259 yards and a touchdown when the Packers last played Atlanta in 2014, a 43-37 Green Bay win at Lambeau Field.With a guy like him, theres not one guy that you can just put on him and just shut him down, Goodson said. Its going to be definitely a team game to try to stop him because hes a great player.Mixing strength and speed with tremendous size, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Jones also ranks No. 1 in the league with an average of 20.8 yards per catch and 16 receptions of 20 or more yards.The Packers have allowed 21 completions of at least 20 yards in their six games.Julio is just a freak of nature on film, defensive end/linebacker Datone Jones said. Hes a beast.NOTE: RB Don Jackson hopes to get back on the field later this week. The undrafted rookie suffered an injury to his left hand in the first half of his debut Thursday. He wore a therapeutic glove on the hand Tuesday, saying he still had some swelling, but that tests didnt reveal a fracture. They gave me this glove so I could calm it down, and its already looking better, Jackson said.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Los Angeles Angels Gear . 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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The defense that was so dominant during Minnesotas 5-0 start has morphed into a rather ordinary unit.Opponents have since adjusted with quick passes and well-timed play calls to neutralize what has been a relentless rush, the turnovers havent come as often and the Vikings have been more susceptible to those confidence-sapping third-down conversions.Just as much of a factor in the recent rut, though, could be the seemingly illogical problem of players trying too hard to help stop the slide.When youre struggling and youve got a bunch of really good guys, guys that really care, guys tend to try to do a little too much, including myself, coach Mike Zimmer said.Instead of allowing guys to make plays, you try to make plays for them. We just need to settle down. We need to do what we do. Get back to being the Vikings defense again.Washingtons Kirk Cousins averaged around 2+ seconds to release the ball when he dropped back to pass last week, when the Vikings (5-4) lost their fourth straight game . Detroits Matthew Stafford and Chicagos Jay Cutler followed similar quick-throwing strategies in the games before that.Were going to have to adjust how we do some things with the pass rush, Zimmer said.The Vikings have only three sacks over the past four games. Not coincidentally, each of the past three opponents have converted exactly half of their third downs.If you look at the tape, theyre getting the ball out quick. Theyre running boots. Theyre running screens. Theyre doing all the things to slow us down in the rush, defensive end Everson Griffen saidd.ddddddddddddWe cant get frustrated. Weve just got to get out there and keep rushing. Sacks come in bunches. Do we want more sacks? Yeah, but Id rather have wins than sacks.Missed tackles have a problem, too, none more costly than in overtime against the Lions when cornerback Xavier Rhodes and safety Harrison Smith both whiffed during Golden Tates winning touchdown reception .The Arizona Cardinals (4-4-1) will bring plenty of challenges for the Vikings to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, with running back David Johnson chief among them.Still, its worth remembering that the Vikings defense, despite the lag of late, remains a daunting matchup for opponents, too. The Cardinals were raving this week about Zimmer and his scheme.Hes one of the best defensive play-callers in the game, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. Hes just got a wealth of knowledge. He does a great job of trying to break down opponents and trying to neutralize the things that they do well, and you couple that with an unbelievable amount of talent.After missing nickel cornerback Captain Munnerlyn against the Redskins because of an ankle injury, the Vikings should be back to full strength in the secondary.It definitely was a tough, tough situation for me to watch the game, Munnerlyn said. I kind of got mad here and there, probably kicked some boxes or something, punched a box here and there.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '