Category Archives: Playoffs
Packers Team Report
INSIDE SLANT If all goes well for the Packers the next two weeks and they snag a berth in Super Bowl XLVI, their travel distance this postseason will be all of the 400 miles that separates Green Bay from Indianapolis.The … Continue reading
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Breaking down Super Bowl XLV
Five things that stood out 1. The Collins INT: Let’s start here, because this was an excellent play from the perspective of the pressure up front and the free safety position. DT Howard Green gets a solid push inside to … Continue reading
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It’s Titletown again: Rodgers leads Packers back to promised land
ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Rodgers has turned the Green Bay Packers into Super Bowl champions once again. Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Nick Collins returned an interception for another score, leading the Packers to a 31-25 victory over the … Continue reading
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Super Bowl XLV: It’s OUR time, and Sunday will be OUR night
The game is finally here. Time for greatness. “We’ve had an opportunity to go over every situation twice for our game plan, so we’re ready to go. The one thing you want to see in your football team is that … Continue reading
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Super Bowl XLV: Packers vs. Steelers – Experts’ Predictions
ARLINGTON, Texas — Can Ben Roethlisberger lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to their third Super Bowl title in six years (and seventh overall)? Or will Aaron Rodgers and the high-flying Packers passing game soar to Green Bay’s first NFL title since … Continue reading
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Packers’ linebacker Clay Matthews is a good cliche
If this were a bedtime story, it would probably begin when the kid was a scrawny high school player. You know, the one who couldn’t even break the starting lineup even though his dad was the defensive coordinator. If it … Continue reading
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Super Bowl XLV: Packers, Steelers ready to trade blows
Dallas — It’s defensive end Dwight White spending all week before Super Bowl IX in the hospital suffering from pneumonia, crawling out of bed to play the entire game and then being readmitted afterward for 10 more days. It’s an … Continue reading
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Disparity between Bears-Packers could worsen; plus 10 thoughts
The worse thing the Bears could do after Sunday’s 21-14 loss to the Packers in the NFC Championship Game is think they were that close to winning the NFC Championship. The Bears did a great job to get this far … Continue reading
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Packers punch their ticket to Super Bowl XLV
Five things that stood out from my perspective in the Packers’ 21-14 win at Solider Filed that earned them a ticket to Dallas—and Super Bowl XLV. 1. Sam Shield’s career day: A rookie with two picks in the NFC Championship … Continue reading
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Packers in Super Bowl as defense dominates Bears
Chicago – The Green Bay Packers never stopped believing. Not after one player after another landed on injured reserve. Not after three-point losses in three of their first six games. Not after a late-season 7-3 disaster in Detroit. Not after … Continue reading
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