Game Balls and Lame Calls: Packers 53, Eagles 20

For the second straight week, the Green Bay Packers hung a five spot on an opponent, this time beating the Philadelphia Eagles 55-20 on a chilly Sunday afternoon. The normal author of this article is currently predisposed, so I’m filling in for him. I think we probably saw the game the same way, though. The […]

Game Balls and Lame Calls: 49ers 23, Packers 20

It was a different final score but the same result for the Green Bay Packers when their season clock expired Jan. 5 against the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick didn’t have 181 rushing yards, as he did in last year’s playoffs. But he had 98 on just seven carries. Kaepernick fell short […]

Game Balls and Lame Calls: Steelers 38, Packers 31

After the Green Bay Packers lost a home heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Packers’ playoff destiny fell out of their control. But Jay Cutler and the division-leading Chicago Bears were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles later Sunday night, and now it’ll be Packers-Bears in the final week of the regular season for the NFC […]

Game Balls and Lame Calls: Packers 37, Cowboys 36

Last week, it looked like the Green Bay Packers may have saved their season with a 22-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons. They were 6-6-1 with three games to play, and Aaron Rodgers appeared to be on the verge of returning to the lineup. Rodgers didn’t play Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, but that didn’t […]

Game Balls and Lame Calls: Lions 40, Packers 10

Aaron Rodgers may have a shot to play next week. And the fact that the Packers may have just played their last game without their quarterback may be the only positive takeaway from the team’s Thanksgiving debacle. It’s hard to remember, but at one point this season, the Packers were 5-2 with what looked like […]