GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Marcus Mariotas mobility presents a predicament to the Green Bay Packers pass rush.Go after Mariota too aggressively and the Tennessee Titans quarterback might break free for a big gain with his legs.The chess match on the football field takes place on Sunday when the Packers travel to Nashville to face Tennessee.Stay in our rush lanes, just be as disruptive as we can, Packers pass rusher Datone Jones said after practice Thursday. Just got to rush smart.Coming off two straight close losses, Green Bay (4-4) faces a critical game in Nashville. Its the first of three straight road games , a stretch that could define the season following a disappointing .500 start.After getting 14 sacks over the first four games, the Packers pass rush hasnt been as productive with seven in their last four. One of their most important players on the edge, linebacker Clay Matthews, has missed the last couple weeks with a nagging hamstring injury.Tennessees third-ranked running game (144.2 yards per game) rightfully draws a lot of attention. But between Mariotas mobility and the Titans focus on protecting the quarterback, whether the Packers generate pressure -- and how they do it -- will be important, too. The Titans have allowed 12 sacks this season, tied for the second-lowest total in the league.Theyve got big, physical runners. And then you combine that with the quarterbacks mobility because he can certainly make plays with his feet ... to where thats an extra gap you have to handle because he can pull the ball at any time and take it outside on the perimeter, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said.This is an area where the athletic Matthews could especially help. He moved back outside this year after spending much of the last two seasons at inside linebacker to help shore up the run defense, with the goal of letting the long-haired linebacker wreak havoc again from the edge.Matthews has three sacks. He looked like he was inching closer to returning at midweek last week before McCarthy said Matthews had a setback.He seems unlikely to play Sunday after missing the first couple days of practice this week.The Packers remain hopeful that they can generate enough of a rush if Matthews misses another week. When Matthews is in the lineup, his versatility allows the Packers to use him in ways other than rushing the passer.The coaches do like how the defense is getting into the backfield, at least. Last week , the Packers had eight hits on shifty Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.Mariota, though, is more of a runner, with the ability to slice through defenses. With a four-man rush, the rest of the defense will have to hold coverage and remain patient, inside linebacker Blake Martinez said.As long as we can do that, I think well get the right amount of pressures, Martinez said.PRACTICE REPORT: The Packers appear closer to getting two key pieces on offense back after running back James Starks (knee) and tight end Jared Cook (foot) practiced on a limited basis for the second straight day. Cook has been out since Week 3, while Starks has missed about a month.Green Bay has been without an experienced running back with the injuries to Starks and starter Eddie Lacy (ankle). Receiver Ty Montgomery has taken over as the lead back, though coach McCarthy has had to get creative with his game plans.The 6-foot-5 Cook gives quarterback Aaron Rodgers a big, physical target over the middle. Cook, whenever he returns, could help open up a passing game that has faced more man-to-man coverage of late.Those are the most fun games. 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ATHENS, Greece -- Michel Platini will be allowed to address European soccer leaders before his successor as UEFA president is elected, despite serving a four-year ban from the sport.UEFAs eagerness to ensure Platini can deliver a speech in Athens on Wednesday is in keeping with how the body has stood by the disgraced Frenchman since he was first suspended in October. No interim leader was installed as Platini was allowed to exhaust all legal routes in an attempt to overturn his ban over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2 million) from FIFA in 2011.The ban prevents Platini from holding any position of power in soccer or carrying out any activity that gives the impression he is still acting as an official. But the FIFA ethics committee said UEFA asked for an exception for Mr. Platini to be able to make a short farewell address at the congress in the Greek capital.The chairman of the adjudicatory chamber, Mr. Hans-Joachim Eckert, granted this exception as a gesture of humanity, the judges office said in a statement to The Associated Press.After being led since 2007 by Platini, a former France captain, UEFAs next president will be a largely unknown administrator -- either UEFA vice president Michaael van Praag of the Netherlands or Slovenian federation leader Aleksander Ceferin.ddddddddddddPlatinis home federation of France has publicly backed Ceferin, as has Poland federation president Zbigniew Boniek, a former teammate of Platini at Juventus.In Athens, Platini is due to be publicly re-united with former UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, who seized on his boss being banned to pursue the FIFA presidency.Sepp Blatter, who was banned along with Platini for authorizing the payment, was not allowed to deliver a similar farewell address to the FIFA congress in February when Infantino was elected president.The careers of Platini and Blatter effectively ended when Swiss police raided FIFA after an executive committee meeting last September and questioned both about the payment.Switzerlands attorney general opened criminal proceedings against Blatter, while Platini is being treated as between a witness and an accused person. 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