The Green Bay Packers can clinch the #1 seed in the NFC this Sunday with a win over the Chicago Bears. The Packers have been in control of their destiny the last month and are close to claiming that sweet, sweet bye week and home-field advantage. As is tradition, despite a consistently dominant Packers offense…
In Super Bowl XLV, the Green Bay Packers were down by four, and defensive leader Charles Woodson was out of the game. The Packers needed a big defensive play. The Packers’ outside linebacker coach Kevin Greene told a young Clay Matthew a prophetic “It is time.” A few plays later, Matthews forced a momentum-stealing fumble.…
The Green Bay Packers are officially in the playoffs. Isn’t that weird? With Sunday’s chaotic win over the Detroit Lions and Minnesota’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Packers officially clinched the NFC North and a trip to the playoffs. The cherry on top of the football sundae was the Saints losing to the…
If the NFL season ended today, the #2 seeded Green Bay Packers would host the #7 seed Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. There are still four games left, a full quarter of the season, but the Packers are in good shape to finish as one of the top-seeded teams in the NFC. The NFC North…
The Green Bay Packers can credit their offensive linemen as a major factor in their powerhouse offense. Despite key players missing time and frequent shuffles, the line perseveres. The Packers have relied on ‘next man up’ philosophy, and will have to do so yet again. Center Corey Linsley suffered a sprained MCL against the Bears…
A Tale of Two Halves: the Green Bay Packers was on full display Sunday in Indianapolis. In the first half, the Packers stopped the run, recovered from costly turnovers, and dropped 28 points on one of the best defenses in the NFL. The second half was a total collapse in all three phases, and the…
Once again, the Green Bay Packers extended their star left tackle David Bakhtiari before the team faced the Jacksonville Jaguars, this time making him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL. Nice. By extending Bakhtiari and Kenny Clark earlier in the year, the Packers have taken care of their most important pending pieces on both…