If it feels like there are more penalties through week 7 of the 2026 NFL season, it’s because there are. To my fellow Cheeseheads, yes, the Green Bay Packers’ penalty disparity is real and harmful. Over the past 10 NFL seasons, the referees have thrown around an average of 4000 penalties each season, and have…
Almost anyone who covers the NFL will say that week 1 is a liar. Many more would extend that to week 2, and some even say real football starts after Thanksgiving. Regardless of where you think football starts, a team can be fairly evaluated by their first month’s performance. The 2026 Green Bay Packers’ September…
The Green Bay Packers entered Sunday’s bout with the Minnesota Vikings as the least penalized team in the NFL. The first half looked far from it, causing a slow start that ultimately forced the team to play catch-up the rest of the game. The Packers finished the game with eight penalties for 92 yards. The…
Arguably the watershed moment of Sunday’s Packers-49ers game was the Superman-esque hit that Clay Matthews gave to Colin Kaepernick. There’s no question that Matthews wasn’t just a tad late. The plane had already taxied onto the runway by the time he showed up at the gate. That’s how late he was. Kaepernick’s entire body was…