Thursday 8/8 Packers practice: Calm before the storm

The Packers will kick off the 2013 preseason tomorrow night at home against the Arizona Cardinals. On Thursday morning at Ray Nitschke Field–the final practice before exhibition games start–the team opted to practice in shells, despite the fact that it was originally scheduled to be in full pads. It was a slow-paced practice without many […]

Around the NFC North in Week 17

In week 17, The NFL is getting what it always hopes for when they create the schedule each spring.  Each of this week’s NFC North matchups have playoff implications and there is another NFL record in jeopardy. After the Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice’s single-season receiving yardage record last week, Minnesota Vikings running […]

Around the NFC North in Week 16

With just two games left in the 2012 regular season, there is a full slate in the NFC North this week.  Each game carries its own significance as far as the playoff race is concerned as at least one team in each matchup is fighting for better playoff seeding and some are fighting to just […]

Around the NFC North in Week 15

It’s already the NFL’s week 15 and let’s cut to the chase in the NFC North.  This is a week that most Packers fans had circled on the schedule as soon as it came out.  Is there a more intense week in the Packers universe than “Bears week”? The Green Bay Packers travel to Chicago to take […]

Packers vs. Cardinals – Game Day First Impressions, Unfiltered: Packers 31, Cardinals 17

Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals: Adam Czech here in place of Jersey Al for this week’s first impressions. Al is still dealing with the fallout from Superstorm Sandy and has ordered me to climb down off my deer stand, watch this week’s game, and write about it. I said, “Yes sir!” So, here is […]