GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Chase Edmonds' mom and sister were in the stands at Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn’t necessarily to watch the Arizona Cardinals rookie running back.

Sure, that’d be a perk.

But the real reason Edmonds’ mother, Alison, and sister, Morgan Howell, traveled all the way from Arizona to the snowy tundra of Green Bay was to see Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Live. In person.

"Don’t get me [going] on that," Chase Edmonds said with a smile after the game.

While his family was watching the two-time NFL MVP, Edmonds put on a show, scoring his first two career touchdowns, which sparked Arizona’s 20-17 upset victory.

"For them to be able to capture this moment with me, it’s such a blessing," Edmonds said.

Before he checked the messages filling his phone, he wanted to see his mom and sister.

Sunday was full of memories for Edmonds, who was drafted out of Fordham in the fourth round. He scored the first and second touchdowns of his NFL career. At Lambeau Field. In front of 77,000 people (the largest crowd he had previously played in front of was 32,000, after typically competing in front of 4,000 people at Fordham). In the Cardinals’ first win at Lambeau since 1949. Against the team once coached by Vince Lombardi, who also happened to be a Fordham guy.

"Obviously, this is going to be something I’ll never forget for my life," Chase said.

Technically, Edmonds had three touchdowns against Green Bay. The first was initially called a touchdown but then overturned after a review.

"I said, ‘Oh, don’t do this to me. Please don’t do this to me,’" he said. "I was fortunate enough to have great blocking by the O-line and get the extra one in two plays after."

He scored a play later.

"Chase is a baller," Arizona quarterback Josh Rosen said. "He’s got unbelievable quickness and strong legs.

"I love Chase. He’s a great dude. He’s smart. He works had. You couldn’t ask for anything more."

In more ways than just his touchdowns, Sunday was Edmonds’ coming-out party.

Until Sunday, Edmonds was playing to not make a mistake while he gave David Johnson a break. But during a meeting Saturday night to go over the game plan one last time, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said something that stuck with Edmonds: "Don’t be afraid to make a great play. Don’t be afraid to be special and great."

Something clicked for Edmonds.

"I felt like at Fordham, I was always going for that big play," Edmonds said. "I didn’t care what those results were. I felt like that’s really where I had to put my mindset. Instead of rather just, ‘OK, don’t play not to make a mistake,' go out here and be that guy that makes the play.

"That’s really what I tried to focus on today."

It worked. He had five carries -- two of which were touchdowns -- for 53 yards and two catches for 13 yards.

He put his balance on display throughout the game, something Cardinals coach Steve Wilks saw while scouting him.

"He does run with great balance, low center of gravity," Wilks said. "And for a guy that size, he’s pretty powerful."

Edmonds has had to be "extremely patient" sitting behind Johnson, but Sunday's performance isn’t going to change that.

"David’s the 'Mailman,'" said Edmonds, sharing a nickname that running backs coach Kirby Wilson gave Johnson. "I’m just eager to grow and learn from David and continue to just improve on small things and little things that I can improve on myself to better myself as a football player."