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Steffen
Steffen grew up in Milwaukee, Bowler and Neenah Wisconsin. He is a UW-Stevens Point grad and currently works as a television producer in Los Angeles.
Posts by Steffen
Review: Tecmo Bowl Throwback
06/05/2010 - 11:00 am
Tags: Playstation 3, tecmo bowl, Tecmo Bowl Throwback, Tecmo Super Bowl
Posted in video games | No comments
The much-anticipated Tecmo Bowl Throwback was finally released on PS3 this week and I, like so many recovering Tecmo Bowl addicts, downloaded it as soon as I could. At 9.99 in the Playstation 3 marketplace, this shot of gridiron nostalgia was too cheap to pass up. I hadn’t been following the development of the game [...]
Detroit Schedule Leaks, Packers To Face Bears In Finale
04/20/2010 - 1:34 pm
Tags: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in schedule | No comments
Our favorite wonky blogger at ESPN, Kevin Siefert, posted the leaked 2010 schedule for the Detroit Lions. Why is this interesting for Green Bay Packers fans? Well, we at least know three game dates for the Packers’ schedule. Sunday, Oct. 3 — LIONS at Green Bay Sunday, Dec. 12 — LIONS at Detroit Sunday, Jan. [...]
At Least Packers New Throwback Uniforms Aren’t Blaze Orange
03/13/2010 - 6:00 am
Tags: Fan Fest, Green Bay Packers
Posted in uniforms | 5 comments
At Friday night’s opening of the Green Bay Packers annual Fan Fest, the team unveiled their highly-anticipated alternate throwback uniforms. They’re totally nuts. And I love them. But I’m easy to please. I like throwbacks – the more interesting and out there the better. The NFL’s fashion police are generally buttoned up, so it’s nice [...]
Green Bay Packers Fans Like to Drink
02/02/2010 - 11:00 am
Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, satire, The Onion
Posted in fans, sports comedy | No comments
I don’t think anyone can argue the point that Green Bay Packers fans like to drink. And I don’t think anyone can argue with me when I say that The Onion has been cranking out some of the best satire in the country for many years. That’s not to say that alcoholism is a laughing [...]
Rejected Super Bowl Ad Featured Hot Packer-on-Viking Action
02/02/2010 - 6:00 am
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Mancrunch, Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl | 3 comments
During the days leading up to the advertising extravaganza that is the Super Bowl, you’ll often get a couple of upstart companies trying to drum up some controversy (and attention) by rolling out a “too hot for the Super Bowl” ad. This year was no different, with an ad for the gay dating site Mancrunch [...]
Vikings Are 40th Best All Time and What To Do With The NFL’s Archaic Playoff System
01/26/2010 - 10:01 am
Tags: BCS, Brett Favre, Erick Sklogund, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, satire
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFC Championship, New Orleans Saints, sports comedy | 10 comments
Today’s guest blogger is Erick Sklogund. Sklogund is a Vikings beat writer and humor columnist for The Observer Herald in Le Seur, Minnesota. The corpse of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2009 season is still warm, but it’s not too soon to reflect on where this team stands among the all-time greats. First things first, though. With [...]
Packers’ Johnny Jolly Indicted… Again
12/15/2009 - 5:48 pm
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Johnny Jolly
Posted in Johnny Jolly | 4 comments
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Johnny Jolly has again been indicted in Harris County Texas. The charges stem from a July 2008 arrest in which Jolly was busted with 200 grams of codeine. The charges were dropped this past summer, but the prosecution vowed to pick the case up again. Jolly faces 20 years in [...]
Holy Shit, Charles Woodson
12/10/2009 - 7:44 am
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers, joe flacco, Tramon Williams, willis mcgahee
Posted in Charles Woodson | 3 comments
Green Bay Packers’ cornerback Charles Woodson has made play after play this season, many of them game changing and game winning. But today, I submit to you what I believe to be the most impressive play Charles Woodson has made all season. During the fourth quarter of the Baltimore Ravens game, Tramon Williams was flagged [...]
Fringe Observers Planted At Packers-Cowboys Game
11/19/2009 - 3:49 pm
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Fox, Fringe, Green Bay Packers
Posted in Fox, Green Bay Packers | 1 comment
Fox’s Fringe was written off early on by a lot of TV viewers as a rip-off of The X-Files. While it shares some similarities – FBI agents investigating paranormal activity – that’s about where the similarities end. They are actually pretty different shows. The X-Files was fairly aliens-centric, while Fringe deals with parallel universes and [...]
A Glimpse Of The Future? Brad Jones Will Start Against Cowboys
11/14/2009 - 7:00 am
Tags: Aaron Kampman, Brad Jones, Brady Poppinga, Dallas Cowboys, Dom Capers, Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy
Posted in Brad Jones, injuries, linebackers | 1 comment
In a test of the Green Bay Packers’ depth at linebacker, rookie outside linebacker Brad Jones will not only see the first significant action of his career, but will notch his first start as a pro against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Regular starter Aaron Kampman will be held out of the game due to [...]
The Onion Zings Favre Again
11/06/2009 - 1:46 pm
Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, The Onion
Posted in Brett Favre, sports comedy | 1 comment
The Onion has summed up what a lot of people have been feeling in their latest Favre blurb.
Get To Know A Viking: Jeff Dugan
10/30/2009 - 6:30 am
Tags: Brett Favre, Get To Know A Viking, Jared Allen, Jeff Dugan, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Get To Know A Viking | 2 comments
Let me be totally honest. Last Sunday, I cheered louder during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings than I did during the Green Bay Packers’ cakewalk over the Cleveland Browns. I was also watching the game closely to spot our next subject for our Get To Know A Viking. We’ve already covered Hillbilly [...]
The Invisible Man: A.J. Hawk
10/24/2009 - 3:23 pm
Tags: A.J. Hawk, Brandon Chillar, Desmond Bishop, Green Bay Packers, Ted Thompson
Posted in A.J. Hawk, Brandon Chillar, Desmond Bishop, Ted Thompson | 2 comments
In recent weeks, Hawk has seen his playing time severely reduced as it has grown obvious that he no longer fits into the Packers defensive scheme.
Here’s what I don’t understand…
Packers Sign Free Agent Ahman Green
10/21/2009 - 9:22 am
Tags: Ahman Green, Green Bay Packers
Posted in Ahman Green | 3 comments
After at least one false start, Ahman Green has officially signed with the Green Bay Packers. According to Greg Bedard of the Journal Sentinel, the former Packers All-Pro running back has agreed to a one-year contract with the Packers. DeShawn Wynn, who has served as Ryan Grant’s primary backup this season, is expected to be [...]
Rollin’ Out The Red Carpet For Brett Favre
10/16/2009 - 6:12 pm
Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brett Favre | 6 comments
On November 1st, the city of Green Bay will be rolling out the red carpet for a Viking. That’s right, Mayor Jim Schmitt is hell-bent on welcoming Brett Favre with open arms.
Mark Tauscher: Green Bay Packers Knight in Shining Armour
10/14/2009 - 6:00 am
Tags: Mark Tauscher
Posted in Mark Tauscher, offensive line | No comments
That’s right, people. Mark Tauscher, the recently re-signed right tackle coming off a torn ACL, is the Green Bay Packers Knight in Shining Armour. Tauscher will at once be asked to plug all the holes in the Packers offensive line and to save the Packers season. By the looks of this photo, recently captured by [...]
Vikings Art Football Celebrates Favre’s Packers Accomplishments
10/07/2009 - 11:05 am
Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brett Favre | 2 comments
See Vikings fans, now that you have our old gunslinger wearing your hideous uniform, you might as well co-opt all the past success Green Bay had with him too.
The Onion Presents Packers vs. Vikings Key Factors
10/02/2009 - 12:46 pm
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, The Onion
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, sports comedy | 1 comment
I’m proud of my home state. Wisconsin is glorious for so many reasons – chief among them, the Green Bay Packers and The Onion. That’s right Johnny-Come-Latelys, the funniest fake newspaper in the world was founded in Madison, Wisconsin. We were all reading it on the can back when you weren’t sure if fake news [...]
Get To Know A Viking: Bizarro Brett
10/01/2009 - 6:00 am
Tags: bizarro brett, Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brett Favre, Get To Know A Viking | 15 comments
We all know about Brett Favre. Thanks to the breathless coverage and retellings of his life story over the past two decades, we know all about him. We know his middle name is frickin’ Lorenzo. We know all about his family and his wife’s cancer survival and activism. Many of us can recite his accomplishments [...]
Packers Inexplicably Cut Aaron Rouse
09/23/2009 - 10:35 am
Tags: Aaron Rouse, Atari Bigby, Green Bay Packers, Jarrett Bush, Matt Giordano, Nick Collins, Ted Thompson
Posted in Aaron Rouse, Ted Thompson, signings | 8 comments
I guess this is fighting fire with fire. If your team is dangerously thin at safety, what do you do? Cut one of your remaining safeties and sign one who has never played in your system, that’s what. At least if you’re Green Bay Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson. Look, I have been a Ted [...]
