Packers vs. Vikings First Impressions – 2014 Game 5

Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings:  2014 Game 5  (Packers 42, Vikings 10) As always, this post it what it says it is, unfiltered initial reactions as the game progresses. I always find it entertaining to compare initial impressions from the heat of the moment with more measured thoughts with time to think about it.  Everything is up […]

Packers vs. Bears First Impressions – 2014 Week 4

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears:  2014 Game 4 As always, these are unfiltered initial reactions as the game progresses.  Everything is up for discussion. GAME NOTES: The Packers are on a three-game winning streak at Soldier Field and pulled out a dramatic win in their last appearance during week 17 of the 2013 season to clinch […]

Around the NFC North: Week 4

Week 3 in the NFC North upended what has been the natural order of things in this division the last few years. A perennial NFC North favorite, the Packers anemic offensive performance against the Lions moved them down in the unfamiliar position of chasing after both the Lions and Bears.  Both of those teams made strong […]

Packers vs. Lions First Impressions – 2014 Game 3

Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions:  2014 Game 3 As always, this post it what it says it is, unfiltered initial reactions as the game progresses. I always find it entertaining to compare initial impressions from the heat of the moment with more measured thoughts with time to think about it.  Everything is up for discussion. GAME NOTES: […]

Around the NFC North: Week 2

The first week of this new 2014 NFL season brought quite a few interesting games, and results.  The Green Bay Packers opened up the season as visitors to the Seattle Seahawks.  While the first half was competitive, the wheels fell off and the Seahawks ran away, 36-16.  The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions both hosted […]