Sixty minutes. Sometimes that’s all you need to silence some of your critics. Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy did that last Sunday after the Packers defeated the New England Patriots 26-21 at Lambeau Field. It was as big of a game as you can get during the regular season with Aaron Rodgers facing […]
Author: Kris Burke
Packers 26, Patriots 21: Game Balls and Lame Calls
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Lambeau Field. It had all the makings of an instant classic yesterday afternoon for the Green Bay Packers. For once, it was a game that lived up to the hype. The Packers beat the Patriots 26-21 that saw Rodgers and Brady trade touchdown passes before a crucial late fourth quarter […]
Packers 24, Vikings 21: Game Balls and Lame Calls
The Green Bay Packers failed to score 50 points for the third consecutive game on Sunday. Fire everybody! Just kidding. Anyways, the Packers’ starters actually had to play meaningful football into the fourth quarter as the Packers hung on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-21. Green Bay now has sole possession of first place in […]
The Burke Blotter: Relax? How about “Calm Down?”
Life is good for the Green Bay Packers and their fans right now. Back-to-back 50 point performances against your most hated rival and then one of the best teams in the NFC will put a little spring in your step. Aaron Rodgers continues his torrid pace with 28 touchdowns on the year and only three […]
The Burke Blotter: Packers Could Miss Playoffs at 11-5
How often is “good” not good enough? While that may sound like a clue The Riddler left Batman, this very well could be the conundrum the Green Bay Packers find themselves in at the end of the 2014 season. The Packers currently sit at 6-3, one game behind the Detroit Lions for first place in […]