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Archive for January, 2008

Dream Season Ends on Tynes’ Frozen 47-Yard Kick in 23-20 Loss

 
The Packers’ road to glory was cut short Sunday by a heartbreaking 23-20 loss in overtime to the New York Giants. The Giants intercepted a Brett Favre pass to Donald Driver. Corey Webster picked off the pass and returned it nine yards to the Green Bay 34. Lawrence Tynes sealed the deal with a 47-yard [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 21 2008

McCarthy Inks 5-Year Extension

                       
It was really a matter of when as opposed to if - this meaning the possibility of Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy signing a long-term extension with the team.  Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that McCarthy has agreed in principle to a 5-year extension as head coach of the Packers; [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 19 2008

Packer Chatter Impacts Productivity

The amount of time Wisconsin workers spend chatting about the Packers while on the job is costing employers millions of dollars.  Chances are just about every interaction you have at work today will include some mention of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field.  The Milwaukee “Journal Sentinel” reports that if every worker in the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 18 2008

Green Bay Station Nixes Seinfeld Broadcasts For Manning

A Green Bay television station will pull its regularly-scheduled “Seinfeld” rerun on Saturday to try and upset Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s schedule.  According to “Newsday,” the general manager at Channel 11 WLUK made the decision because Manning is a fan of the show.  On Sunday, the Giants and Packers will play in Green Bay for the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 18 2008

NFC Championship Preview: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers

This Sunday’s NFC showdown feature two teams that had about the same odds of making the playoffs as Britney Spears did shaving her head. Well both shocked the world in doing just that. The Giants stumbled to a 0-2 start behind a depleted and confused defense and a quarterback in Eli Manning who was completing [...]

Posted by Matt Allen on Jan 18 2008

5 Keys to the Packers Beating the Giants Sunday

 
There is not a single more important two weeks in football the the Divisional playoff round and the Super Bowl game coming in the final two weeks of the season. In the final two games of the NFL season a team will either make history or one team will stop history from being made. The [...]

Posted by Nate Acreman on Jan 18 2008

Packers Prepare To Pick Off Giants En Route To Superbowl

 
The Packers are ready to pick off the New York Giants Sunday in the NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field.  The Giants have been dubbed “road warriors.”   After losing their first road game of the season, they’ve  won an NFL-record nine straight away from home.  New York pulled out a thrilling 21-17 victory over the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 18 2008

A Reverend Gets a Second Chance to see the NFC Championship Game

Form information taken out of an article in the Racine Journal Times today:
The Rev. Walter Hermanns couldn’t be happier that the Dallas Cowboys lost to the NY giants in the divisional round of playoffs last weekend. The Reverend was one of the lucky ones to receive tickets in a lottery held for fans who have [...]

Posted by Scott Schultz on Jan 17 2008

Father, Child Clash Over Packer Jersey

A Portage father who clashed with his seven-year-old son over a Packer jersey found himself behind bars this week.  Police say the 36-year-old man allegedly tied his son up with tape after the boy refused to wear a Packer jersey during the game on Saturday.  The father is also accused of taping the jersey onto [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 17 2008

Friday Is Declared “Packer Pride Day”

Friday has been officially declared “Packer Pride Day” in Milwaukee County.  The proclamation was issued by County Executive Scott Walker .  It reads in part “…the Green Bay Packers have established themselves through superior teamwork and immeasurable heart, and demonstrated that neither rain, wind, sleet, snow or Giants will keep them from their goal. “  [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 17 2008