The Past: I’ve mentioned notable games of the past in this series (the Ice Bowl, Aaron Rodgers dismantling of the Falcons in the 2010 divisional game), but perhaps the most important game in the last decade for the Packers was their win in Super Bowl XLV in 2010 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only did […]
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NFL Playoff Preview. A Wild Weekend is in the Cards
The Packers will face the Giants, Falcons or Lions on Jan. 15 in a divisional round playoff game at Lambeau Field. All three teams gave the Packers everything they could handle in regular season games, and lost. Looking ahead to the divisional round, I expect one of these three teams to again give the Packers […]
Forget Passing Yards, NFL Needs New Stat to Measure Quarterbacks
Gregg Rosenthal of ProFootballTalk.com had a short post the other day arguing that passing yards have become the most overrated stat in the NFL. Rosenthal is 100 percent correct. After three weeks of play, there have been 33 300-yard passing games, by far the highest total through three weeks since 2009 (21). I’ve Tweeted on […]
Game Balls and Lame Calls: Super Bowl XLV Edition–World Champion Green Bay Packers
World Champion Green Bay Packers. The Vince Lombardi Trophy is back home. Here we are, nearly a few days after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV and my feet are still nowhere near to touching the ground.
Super Bowl XLV Preview Part Two: Steelers Offense Versus Packers Defense
In part two, we’ll be looking at the matchup between Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense against Clay Matthews and the Green Bay Packers defense. While to some it may not be intriguing as the opposite matchup, this battle still obviously play a big role into which team walks away with the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday night.