December 22nd, 2007 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in It’s not every day when you have a team that is 12-2 and has a ton of salary cap space to use for the following season. That would be the enviable position that the Green Bay Packers are currently in. Thanks to some creative contract provisions, the team will have around $25 million to [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Bears Will Start Orton vs Pack
Bears coach Lovie Smith says he’ll start quarterback Kyle Orton against the Packers on Sunday, and hope that he plays better than he did Monday night against the Vikings. Brett Favre, of course, will start for the pack. But, it’s unclear whether backup QB Aaron Rodgers will play. Rodgers is recovering from a hamstring injury. [...]
Tags: Four Packers Picked for the Pro Bowl
Just four Packer players were selected for the Pro Bowl. The picks are Brett Favre, Aaron Kampman , Al Harris and Donald Driver. There’s a lot of unhappy buzz in the locker room over the players who were snubbed, including Nick Barnett, Chad Clifton and Charles Woodson. All three were named alternates. The all-star game [...]
Packers Loading For Bears Sunday
The Packers go into their game at Chicago Sunday tied with the Dallas Cowboys for the best record in the NFC. They can secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with two more wins, and a Dallas loss. Coach Mike McCarthy says he’s focused on winning the next game,but keeping his eye on the big target. [...]
Favre Sets All-Time Record For Passing Yards
Packers quarterback Brett Favre surpassed Dan Marino for the NFL’s all-time record for most career passing yards on Sunday. Favre entered Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams needing 184 yards to break Marino’s mark of 61,361 yards. Favre moved ahead of Marino after completing a seven-yard pass to Donald Driver. He finished the day [...]
Packers Pound Rams 33-14 to Move to 12-2
The Packers beat the St. Louis Rams 33-14 on Sunday. Brett Favre threw for two scores and was picked off twice as the Pack clinched a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. Donald Driver caught five passes for 80 yards while Ryan Grant ran 18 times for 55 yards and a touchdown. Green Bay improved [...]
Playoff Bound Packers Take On Rams
The Packers will continue their push for a first-round bye in the playoffs when they hit the road this week to take on the Rams at St. Louis. Green Bay is 11-and-2 and has clinched the NFC North, while the Rams are 3-and-10 and are tied for the second-worst record in the NFL. The Pack [...]
Favre Tops Pro Bowl Balloting
Brett Favre leads all NFL players in fan balloting for the 2008 Pro Bowl. The fan vote counts for one third of the selection process. The coaches and players cast their votes Thursday and today. The winners will be announced on Tuesday.
