Green Bay Packers
Packers vs. Broncos: First Impressions
Oct 3rd
First impressions from the Green Bay Packers 49-23 rout of the Denver Broncos, including offensive standouts, defensive struggles, stats, a look at how Marshall Newhouse performed and thoughts on the onside kick.
Rodgers Puts On Clinic, Trounces Broncos
Oct 2nd
Just when you thought Aaron Rodgers couldn’t get any better, he puts on a performance like he did Sunday that just blows your mind. Two rushing touchdowns. Four TD passes. More than 400 yards passing and, yes, one interception but that was more bad luck on his part than a bad decision. In short, [...]
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears: Grades
Sep 27th
Grading out the Green Bay Packers 28-17 win over the Chicago Bears in week three, including game balls and marks for each of the Packers’ three units. Here’s who played well and who didn’t.
Packers vs. Bears: First Impressions
Sep 26th
First impressions of the Green Bay Packers 27-17 win over the Chicago Bears. Here’s why the Packers are 3-0, who looked good and what needs improvement.
Packers vs. Panthers: First Impressions
Sep 18th
Here’s the dirt on the Green Bay Packers 30-23 win over the Carolina Panthers, including notes on Nick Collins’ injury, Donald Driver’s record and what’s wrong with the Packers defense.
Coolest Photos From Packers Win Over Saints
Sep 13th
A gallery from the Green Bay Packers week one win over the New Orleans Saints focused on the fans, the broads and the touchdowns. Booyah!
Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints: Grades
Sep 12th
Game balls, injuries and grades for the Green Bay Packers passing attack, running game, passing defense, rushing defense and special teams from the team’s week one victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Packers Outlast Saints In Season Opener
Sep 8th
The New Orleans Saints just couldn’t keep up with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL season opener Thursday. Clay Matthews & Co. stuffed rookie running back Mark Ingram at the goal line on the last play of the game to pull out the win 42-34. Packers rookie Randall Cobb impressed early, catching a touchdown [...]
Packers Are League’s Second Youngest Team
Sep 6th
The Green Bay Packers are the NFL’s second-young team, which has become a trend in the Ted Thompson era. Here’s why, as well as a look at the rest of the NFC North.
Lockout, Shmockout: Tailgate Tour Goes On
May 11th
Awkward silence, anyone? The 2011 NFL lockout may be in full swing, but that didn’t stop Green Bay Packers players and brass from spending five days on a bus together this week for the annual Packers Tailgate Tour across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. According to The Associated Press, coach Mike McCarthy, general manager Ted Thompson and several other staff members saw the bus off Tuesday.
Lombardi Trophy Comes Home
Feb 6th
In a fitting end to a season marked by adversity, the Green Bay Packers overcame another spate of injuries to key players and outlasted the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV and bring the Lombardi trophy home. It was an amazing game from the start. The Packers dominated the first half, scoring two [...]
Packers Talking The Talk Despite Setbacks
Dec 3rd
Everyone is a little frustrated the Green Bay Packers can’t quite get over the hump, including the players, but while the Packers could have won every game they played this season, only two teams have gone through an NFL regular season undefeated. There have been some close losses. There was the missed opportunity to make [...]
The 1944 Green Bay Packers Contract
Dec 1st
This seems to have been circulating around the email forwarding circuit for a little while, but I think it’s fairly cool anyway. We’ve confirmed with Packers Hall of Fame that this is a copy of the Green Bay Packers’ 1944 contract. It contains a cover letter — the image below — from Curly Lambeau to [...]
Anna’s Wish To Meet Packers Featured On Sunday NFL Countdown
Sep 11th
You know I hate posting press releases on here, but sometimes something comes along that even my cold, cold heart cannot ignore. This is one of those times and it demonstrates once again why the Green Bay Packers are the best organization in organizational history. On ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown (11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET), Anna’s [...]
Are The Packers Full Of Themselves?
Jul 8th
Do the Green Bay Packers need an ego check? It’s an interesting question and one that bears some discussion after Nick Barnett made his Super Bowl or die proclamation last week. Certainly, both fans and coaches want their players to believe in themselves. Confidence is important, but overconfidence can be a major obstacle towards achieving [...]
Looking At The Packers As Preseason Favorite
May 24th
You hear a lot more about the idea in the national media than you do in the local media, that of the Green Bay Packers as a preseason favorite. Peter King ranked the Packers atop his preseason power rankings. Pro Football Weekly and Yahoo! Sports will declare the Packers their Super Bowl favorite in their [...]
Packers Lead King’s Power Rankings
May 17th
The Green Bay Packers lead Peter King’s first 2010 NFL power rankings, which were published in this morning’s Monday Morning Quarterback column. I’m less than excited about this for a couple of reasons. First, I think King is way off base about as much as he’s right about anything. Second, it’s fucking May and training [...]
Another Packer Headed To Minnesota
Mar 29th
Former Green Bay Packers defensive end Michael Montgomery passed a physical Monday and agreed to terms with the Minnesota Vikings after spending a day visiting with team officials, the Star-Tribune’s Judd Zulgad reports. He is the second free agent of note to join the Vikings this offseason, joining kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd. A sixth-round pick by [...]
Were the Packers Successful in the Last Decade?
Feb 9th
There are many ways to measure success in the NFL – regular season wins, division championships, Super Bowl titles, playoff wins, etc. You could look at any number of those things and come away with the conclusion that the Green Bay Packers were successful in the 00s. For example, the Packers averaged 9.5 wins per [...]
Rejected Super Bowl Ad Featured Hot Packer-on-Viking Action
Feb 2nd
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 [...]