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Green Bay Packers are in the giving mood with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings

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With a thrilling 37-34 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers are in the gift-giving mood. It was the Chicago Bears who were naughty and the Vikings who were nice this holiday season. Not only did the Packers gift-wrap a spot in wild-card weekend, Adrian Peterson and his 199 yards (a mere nine yards short of the single-season record) was most likely enough … [Read more...] about Green Bay Packers are in the giving mood with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings

Eli Manning and the Giants make the Packers look like they have “dead-arm”

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After not throwing a touchdown in three straight games, the New York Giants Eli Manning threw three of them in a 38-10 rout of the Green Bay Packers. The nasty injury-bug finally caught up to the Packers (7-4) who looked lost on the offensive line and couldn't stop any facet of the Giants' (7-4) offensive attack. … [Read more...] about Eli Manning and the Giants make the Packers look like they have “dead-arm”

Back and Forth: Packers win a game with five lead-changes

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An offensive explosion which seems imminent whenever the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions meet didn't happen. What did happen was a back-and-forth game dictated by turnovers. The Packers (7-3) Aaron Rodgers wasn't perfect, but his throws were on the money when they counted as he led his team to a fourth-quarter, 24-20 comeback win. … [Read more...] about Back and Forth: Packers win a game with five lead-changes

The injury-riddled Packers beat the Cardinals for their fourth straight win

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Injuries are as common to football as cheese is to Wisconsin, but the plague that has hit Green Bay is way beyond what any normal team goes through. After beating the Arizona Cardinals by the score of 31-17, the Packers (6-3) are legitimately without 11 starting players. New injuries to WR Jordy Nelson, OL Bryan Bulaga and LB/DE Clay Matthews only adds salt to an open wound … [Read more...] about The injury-riddled Packers beat the Cardinals for their fourth straight win

Green Bay Packers running game in shambles in 24-15 win over Jaguars

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Despite giving the Jacksonville Jaguars multiple opportunities to compete, the Green Bay Packers held on for a 24-15 win in a game where it could be argued the Jaguars looked like the better team. Blaine Gabbert outplayed Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' (5-3) run-game was non-existent against a Jaguars (1-6) team who's one of the league's worst at defending the run. A win … [Read more...] about Green Bay Packers running game in shambles in 24-15 win over Jaguars

Packers survive close call in 28-27 win over the New Orleans Saints

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Despite some more questionable calls and a suspect pass defense, the Green Bay packers persevered at home to outlast the New Orleans Saints by the score of 28-27. Aaron Rodgers wasn't quite Drew Brees, but still effective while going 31-of-41 for 319 yards, four touchdowns and just the one interception. The Packers (2-2) kept pace in a competitive NFC North division while … [Read more...] about Packers survive close call in 28-27 win over the New Orleans Saints

Chargers topple the Packers in a sloppy match-up; Preseason Notes and Links

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Football has finally arrived, at least sort-of. In one of the first preseason match-ups of the year, turnovers were the name of the game as the San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers combined for seven of them. Don't be fooled into thinking the scrubs were at fault either because star quarterbacks Philip Rivers and Aaron Rodgers had three of them. Despite making a comeback … [Read more...] about Chargers topple the Packers in a sloppy match-up; Preseason Notes and Links

The Green Bay Packers are the New Philadelphia Phillies

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The Green Bay Packers saw their storybook season come to an embarrassing halt yesterday (Sunday, January 15) in a 37-20 NFC divisional playoffs loss against the New York Giants. Like the Philadelphia Phillies before them, who had the best record in baseball until they fell apart in the MLB division series, the defending Superbowl champs looked like they woke up still drunk from … [Read more...] about The Green Bay Packers are the New Philadelphia Phillies

New York Giants Take Full Advantage in Upsetting the Green Bay Packers

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              During the regular season, the Green Bay Packers lost a total of six fumbles. In their playoff game against the New York Giants, they lost three. And that was only part of went wrong for the Packers in their shocking 37-20 loss to the Giants. Aaron Rodgers was far from efficient and the receiving core … [Read more...] about New York Giants Take Full Advantage in Upsetting the Green Bay Packers