When wide receiver Jordy Nelson exited the Wild Card game against the Giants with broken ribs, the fear was that the momentum Green Bay had been building on offense over the past two months would disappear.
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Aaron Rodgers will face off against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday for the seventh time in his career. To say he’s been superb in his career against the Falcons is an understatement; he’s averaged 332 passing yards and has a sparkling 122.2 quarterback rating, his personal best against any other team in the NFC.
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Packers fans have unintentionally helped advance an unusual trend brewing in sports media throughout much of 2016 and now 2017: the Joe Buck redemption tour.
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It’s always best to arm yourself with some handy anecdotes heading into any big game, and instead of waiting for the talking heads on your pregame show of choice to recite them for you, why not just read them here? Here’s everything you need to know heading into Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas.
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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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