December 4th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Aaron Rodgers completed passes of 24, 27 and 18 yards in a lightning-quick five-play drive to set up a 31-yard field goal by Mason Crosby on the final play, and the Green Bay Packers remained undefeated and clinched a playoff berth with a 38-35 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday. “Those are the fun ones when they end up [...]
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Packers remain undefeated; edge Giants 38-35 on Crosby Game Winner
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Packers Coach McCarthy Doesn’t Want Street Named After Him Right Now
Mike McCarthy is appreciative of the effort by the mayor of Green Bay to name a main thoroughfare in his honor, but the Super Bowl-winning coach of the Packers hopes nothing is done during the season. “I’m flattered,” McCarthy said Friday. “It’s an unbelievable gesture. But, in my opinion, it’s something that I’d like to [...]
Packers LB Zombo Injured And OL Lang Named Starter
Legendary senior writer jclombardi reports Packers news. The Packers have settled two positional battles in training camp. OLB Zombo suffered a broken scapula meaning he will miss significant playing time and/or may be headed to the injured reserve. With OLB Jones recovering from a bruised knee injury, OLB Walden appears to be the front runner [...]
DL Neal Suffers Knee Injury in Practice
Packers coach Mike McCarthy didn’t give many details on the knee injury suffered by defensive lineman Mike Neal in practice today. At his post-practice press conference, McCarthy said Neal was doing a non-contact drill and got his feet twisted up. Doctors have yet to do a complete evaluation of knee, so McCarthy said he would [...]
Packers: Family Night Scrimmage Highlights
Legendary senior writer jclombardi highlights family night scrimmage. Highlights: Thumbs up: Randall Cobb does at least one thing to impress, and Saturday night’s Family Night Scrimmage was no exception. Working with the No. 1 offense in a three-receiver set because starter Greg Jennings sat out, Cobb reeled in a 40-yard back-shoulder pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on [...]
Packers Training Camp Notebook: News
Legendary senior writer jclombardi highlights training camp news. 1. Bush shines: His career has seen many ups and downs. He played a vital special teams role as a core player on those units but also a fair amount of fan criticism for his mistakes and big plays allowed on defense. Now, he’s taking his game [...]
Packers Training Camp: Notebook
Legendary senior writer jclombardi highlights training camp news. 1. Punter Matshay improving: The rage is the Australian-style drop punt and placement punting. In the padded practice, Masthay was given three punts from the 50 and two from the opponents’ 40. All five of his kicks either were downed inside the 20, fair-caught inside the 20 or out of [...]
Packers: Training Camp Battles
Legendary senior writer jclombardi previews training camp position battles. (1) Rookie Derek Sherrod vs. 2nd year veteran T.J. Lang at left guard. With the beginning of training camp, first-round draft pick Sherrod got the 1st opportunity to succeed departed free agent Colledge, but he struggled in team drills looking overwhelmed. The natural tackle is simply more of the traditional [...]
