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Archive for January, 2008

Title Game Has Very Little Resemblance to First Meeting

With the road to the Super Bowl being re-routed to run through Green Bay courtesy of the NY Giants 21-17 win over the # 1 seeded Dallas Cowboys, the sentiment for Packer Nation has also changed course. No longer is the call for revenge of a stinging regular season loss to those same Cowboys. It [...]

Posted by Scott Schultz on Jan 16 2008

Lambeau Will Be Frosty On Sunday

The Giants better bring their handwarmers when they come to Green Bay.   Forecasters say the temperature at Lambeau Field for the Packers’ NFC Championship Game on Sunday will be about eight degrees with a windchill of ten-below. By the way, Brett Favre is on the new “Sports Illustrated” cover today. It’s a shot of Favre [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 16 2008

Packers Closing In On Super Bowl

The only team standing between the Green Bay Packers and the Super Bowl is the New York Giants. The Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday 21-17. The Packers will host New York in the NFC Championship Game this Sunday at Lambeau Field. The AFC Championship Game will pit San Diego against [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 14 2008

Grant and the O-Line Come Up with a Historic Effort

Not enough can  be said about the outing Saturday in the snow at Lambeau about gritty Packers running back Ryan Grant.  I will be the first to admit that I had my doubts about Grant after he put the ball on the ground in the first five minutes of the game, but he rebounded to [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 12 2008

Pack on the Super Bowl Doorstep After 42-20 Beating of Hawks

 
In a NFC Divisional playoff game that started off as a Seattle Seahawks blowout, ended with the same team from the Northwest getting blown out. Led by a running game that saw Ryan Grant start with two fumbles and end with 201 yards on the ground, the Packers are on their way to the NFC [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 12 2008

Seahawks, Packers Play For Spot In NFC Championship Game

Fresh off a wild card win over the Redskins, the Seattle Seahawks venture into Lambeau Field Saturday to take on Brett Favre  and the Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.  The Seahawks overcame a 14-13 fourth-quarter deficit against the ‘Skins with 22 unanswered points.  Seattle won despite subpar performances from quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who passed for [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 11 2008

Packers Rally Preceeds First Playoff Game

Up to 15-thousand Green Bay Packers fans are expected to show up at Lambeau Field tonight for the Packers Playoff Pep Rally.  None of the current players are expected to show up, but several alums are scheduled to make appearances, including Dorsey Levens, Antonio Freeman, and Jerry Kramer.  Some of the Packers’ management officials will [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 11 2008

Favre Hints At Comeback

Number 4 could be coming back for an 18th season.  The Biloxi Sun Herald is reporting that Brett Favre is considering a comeback.  Favre told the paper about the possibility of Saturday’s game being his last game of his career, and said quote “for the first time in three years, I haven’t thought this could [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 11 2008

5 Keys to the Packers Beating the Seahawks Saturday

 
The 13-win Packers will start their run to the Super Bowl Saturday as they take on the West Champion Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field.  This is a rematch of the playoffs from a few years back when the Pack advanced to the Divisional round with a memorable overtime win.  This time its for the right [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 10 2008

Packers GM Signs New Contract

Looks like Packers GM Ted Thompson will be sticking around for a while.  Thompson signed a new 5-year-contract through 2012.  Thompson has been the team’s GM for the last three years.  Out of the 53 players on the team right now, Thompson picked up 40 of them.  Thompson says he’s humbled and thankful to be [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 08 2008