Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is confident that his side can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday even without quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The Packers will be without Rodgers for the seventh straight game as he continues to recover from a fractured collarbone, so McCarthy's side will be led once again by backup Matt Flynn.

"We feel that we can beat Pittsburgh with our football team," McCarthy told reporters.

"We came in here Monday morning preparing to beat Pittsburgh with Matt Flynn, stated that all along. We feel very good about the preparation."

Green Bay need to win on Sunday to keep up the pressure on the Chicago Bears in the battle for the NFC North.