Packers cornerback Sam Shields has been charged with possession of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint filed in Brown County.
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From the first playoff appearance against Arizona in the 2009 Wild Card round to this week’s Divisional round versus Dallas, Rodgers has generally exceeded expectations when the lights are brightest.
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The Packers have a long playoff history, and their many postseason trips have produced no shortage of great performances in the Divisional round. It could take an all-time great performance to beat Dallas on the road this week, so let’s take a quick look back at some of the best performances ever to see what this year’s team will have to match.
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One of the unsung heroes of this Packers’ season has to be left tackle David Bakhtiari. He’s been an anchor on the left side of the offensive line, despite playing alongside relative newcomer Lane Taylor.
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This is the fourth season in franchise history that the Cowboys started out with a 9-1 record – once in the 70’s, once in the 80’s, and most recently in 2007.
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Yahoo.com’s very excellent Shutdown Corner blog caught my eye with a headline on Twitter today: “Two years ago today,” they wrote, “Cowboys WR Dez Bryant was part of one of the most controversial plays in NFL history.”
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Now that the regular season stats are final, let's take a look at where some of the Packers' big names ended up.
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Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy celebrate the Packers win over the Giants, and talk about the potential loss of Jordy Nelson to a rib injury. Green Bay parts with DL Mike Pennel after two suspensions this season – will his loss impact the Packers playoff hopes? Finally, the guys break down the NFC Divisional Round matchup between Green Bay and Dallas. The Packers haven't been able to stop the Dallas running game in recent memory, but have still gotten the best of the Cowboys.
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Please don’t send this article to Jason Garrett. Just keep this between us Packers fans, okay?
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We're very excited to announce The Power Sweep's first book: Following Favre. This short eBook dives into the stories of the four quarterbacks who could have been successors to Brett Favre in Green Bay.
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If you count yourself among the people who like to compare Aaron Rodgers to Brett Favre, this Sunday’s playoff game marks a critical juncture.
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Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy discuss Packers personnel executives Eliot Wolf and Brian Gutekunst's interviews with the 49ers for their open GM post [0:30]. Does it matter the Giants' wide receivers partied in Miami with Johnny Manziel [9:40]? Finally, you won't believe how many touchdowns Eli Manning needs to catch Aaron Rodgers' TD-to-INT ratio.
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I recently visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and was reminded as I walked through the hall of bronze heads of just how many Packers have made an indelible mark in league history. 24 men are enshrined, second only (for the time being) to the Chicago Bears.
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The NFL announced its Hall of Fame finalists Wednesday, and former Packers safety LeRoy Butler was not among them. Fellow safeties Brian Dawkins and John Lynch, however, did make the final cuts. That’s a shame, because Butler deserves consideration at least as much as they do.
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The most popular guy on a football team is the backup quarterback. The most popular guy in Green Bay might be director of football operations, Eliot Wolf.
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Sunday night marked Aaron Rodgers’ ninth time starting the final game of the regular season. In his previous eight, the superstar quarterback completed 70% of his passes and averaged 280 passing yards and two touchdowns.
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The Packers and Lions met five times in the 1994 calendar year, including two iconic playoff games.
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Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy discuss Jordy Nelson’s performance against the Vikings last week and whether the defense truly went against coach Mike Zimmer’s wishes [00:45]. We reflect back on just how dominant Bart Starr was during his legendary career [06:40] and break down the many scenarios on how Green Bay can make the playoffs [10:30]. Is Rodgers’ “run the table” comment the best soundbite in Packers history? [16:46]
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Aaron Rodgers is once again considered a candidate for the NFL’s Most Valuable MVP award, thanks to a prodigious return to form and a four game winning streak. The two-time MVP winner has a strong case, but he shouldn’t win.
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Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy celebrate Aaron Rodgers' clutch heroics against the Bears [00:24] and dish on the Packers' representatives in the Pro Bowl [04:06]. There's a crazy scenario involving seven different NFL games that ends with the Packers clinching a playoff spot [06:30], and the guys break down Ty Montgomery's emergence as a running back [12:04].
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