Tag Archives: Clay Matthews
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
Filed under Playoffs, Season Reviews
McCarthy points to team’s culture as key to future
By most measures, the Green Bay Packers are built for long-term success. They won the Super Bowl with a stud, young quarterback and defensive playmakers that, in most cases, still have plenty of good football ahead of them. They signed … Continue reading
Filed under Mike McCarthy, Season Preview, Season Reviews, Super Bowl XLV, Ted Thompson
Packers needs: Champs have few defects, none glaring
The Green Bay Packers had so many injuries last season, they almost failed to make the playoffs, not qualifying until the last day. But then a funny thing happened: They ran the table, winning their first Super Bowl since 1996, … Continue reading
Filed under Free Agency, Packers Draft 2011, Ted Thompson
Packers give GM Ted Thompson contract extension
Team intends for McCarthy to stick around, too Long before the Green Bay Packers went on a six-game winning streak that included a spirited run through the playoffs and a Super Bowl championship, team President Mark Murphy decided he wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Season Reviews, Ted Thompson
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
Filed under Game Reviews, Playoffs, Super Bowl XLV
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
Filed under Game Reviews, Playoffs, Super Bowl XLV
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
Filed under Game Previews, Playoffs, Super Bowl XLV
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
Filed under Clay Matthews III, Player Profiles, Playoffs, Super Bowl XLV
Wolf lauds Thompson’s Packers
If there’s one guy who knows talent, it is former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf, the architect of two Super Bowl teams and an era that featured 10 straight non-losing seasons. During his tenure, Wolf drafted, traded for, … Continue reading
Super Bowl XLV: Title Fighters
Woodson, Pickett want what has eluded them Green Bay — Charles Woodson made it to the Super Bowl eight years ago. Unfortunately, his team, the Oakland Raiders, got lost in transit. “We didn’t show up,” Woodson said of the 48-21 … Continue reading
Filed under Charles Woodson, Ryan Pickett, Super Bowl XLV
