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Driver is Reason Enough to be a Packers Fan

keving1 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:05:34 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

As a Packers fan for 35 years, I’ve seen everything from Super Bowl campaigns to scabs to the forgettable Randy Wright era (although I cheered for Wright as much as I ever did Brett Favre — maybe more). Still, … [visit site to read more]

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Pro Bowl, Schmo Bowl – Packers Have Better Things To Do

Melinda Banks — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:06:30 +0000

It’s Pro Bowl Game Day and all I have to say is: Whoopie!.. no, seriously, big deal. I say that for two reasons, 1) The Packers are preparing for Super Bowl XLV and those who were or weren’t nominated have much better things to do with their time, and 2) I’ve been in Hawaii for Pro Bowl week and for the game.. let me tell you, it’s NOT a real game.

My husband and I went to Hawaii in 2003, for the sole purpose to go to the Pro Bowl. We did a lot of the things first time tourists do, went to the Cultural Center, went to a Luau, did a whale watch cruise, and saw Pearl Harbor. We had a great time.

This was back in the day, when the Pro Bowl was played after the Super Bowl, so the entire winning team was there and boy were they in a good mood! Some of the other players paid the way for the guys who helped them be successful. Like Buffalo Bills Ruben Brown, who brought the rest of the defense with him.

We also were lucky enough to stay in the same hotel as the NFL players. We saw them in the elevator, on the veranda, at the beach, at the restaurants, where ever you were, you could see a player. … [visit site to read more]

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Strange Twist in Super Bowl XLV Match Up; No Cheerleaders!

Melinda Banks — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:13:00 +0000

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Aaron Rodgers: Captain of the Photo Prank?

keving1 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:47:03 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

Aaron Rodgers apparently has made it a hobby to “photobomb” Green Bay Packers team captain photos.

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Another Close Game Could Make Packers History

keving1 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:39:46 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

Obviously, a win next Sunday in Dallas would give the Green Bay Packers a fourth Super Bowl title since competition between the NFL and AFL begat the season-ending championship game, but another kind of history is also in the offing if the Packers play their best game.

We all know that the Packers, in six losses this season, have not lost by more than four, and that two of the losses were by three points in overtime. That in itself is an amazing feat, but here’s another amazing statistic that should keep your eyes fixed on the scoreboard: The Packers have not trailed by more than seven points at any point during this season.

Pay attention to the scoreboard during the Super Bowl, Packers fans.

That’s correct: 19 games, and no deficit greater than a touchdown and an extra point. ESPN’s Kevin Seifert reports that this feat hasn’t been accomplished since the Lions did it in 1962 (in only 14 games), and it has happened only five times since 1938. … [visit site to read more]

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Superbowl XLV Go Pack by Engineers in Your Ear

Melinda Banks — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:58:38 +0000

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Titletown Towel vs Terrible Towel: Battle Of Terrycloth! Buy Now

Melinda Banks — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:29:36 +0000

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Suave Grants Matthews His Hairy Wish

keving1 — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:19:07 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews got his wish: He’s signed a one-year endorsement deal with Suave hair products.

After half-jokingly lobbying for a deal like the one Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh … [visit site to read more]

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Green Bay Packers Have A Change Of Heart

Melinda Banks — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:54:26 +0000

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Super Bowl Ticket Hunt in Green Bay

Melinda Banks — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:19:03 +0000

OVERVIEW OF DALLAS TICKET HUNT
CONTEST DETAILS
The Dallas Convention & Visitor’s Bureau is giving away two tickets to the
Superbowl, along with 4 nights accommodation, $500 towards travel and
tickets to the NFL Experience. Full contest details can be found on their
Facebook Fan Page at www.Facebook.com/VisitDallas … [visit site to read more]

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Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Photo; Sans IR Players? BULL!

Melinda Banks — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:45:18 +0000

The Green Bay Packers are my favorite NFL team in the universe. You will rarely hear me say anything negative about the team or the organization.

However, I have heard that the Packers organization is planning to take the team Super Bowl photo without the 15 players that are listed on IR. No Ryan Grant, no Nick Barnett, no Jermichael Finley… and the list goes on.

This is absurd! Every one of those men contributed to the team getting where they are today. Whether they were injured on the field in battle, or injured during practices.. it doesn’t matter. They are a part of the 2010 Green Bay Packers TEAM and should be included in the Super Bowl photo. … [visit site to read more]

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Why I Cried

Melinda Banks — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:13:27 +0000

Sam Shields' Interception

By: Scott Poynting

Let me start by stating a little about myself. I live in Australia, I am 27 years old and I have been a die hard packers fan for ten years now. I first saw the Packers play when I was 13 in Super Bowl 31, it was the first game of American Football I ever watched.

The Packers were Green and Gold (Australian colours) so naturally I started cheering for them. I had no idea what was going on, but I knew I loved it! From then on I was a Packers “fan”. Every year I watched the Super Bowl as it was the only game we got in Australia, but apart from Super Bowl 32 I never saw the Packers play again.

Once I graduated from school I started following the Packers scores on the Internet, then I started downloading games and now between digital TV and NFL Gamepass I am able to watch every Packers game. For the past five or so years I have watched every Packers snap… usually getting up at 4am for the privilege. I have struggled through losing seasons, sat in confusion and dismay at moments like “4th and 26”, watched Favre throw away an NFC title, watch in dismay as my favourite Packer publicly fought with the organisation I love so much – then go out of his way to try and beat us and I have held my breath as the offense put up nearly half a century of points, only to lose… in the playoffs!

But this morning I did something I have never done, I cried during a Packers game… and not for a reason I ever thought I would. … [visit site to read more]

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Packers vs Steelers: Final Showdown Could Reflect 2009′s game

Melinda Banks — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:58:16 +0000

By: Josh Gentry

I remember December 20, 2009 like it was yesterday. Here’s a recap of one of the best memories a guy could ask for. Ben Roethlisberger broke a Steelers record for passing yards in a single game with 503. Aaron Rodgers threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score. Any guesses as to what happened on this date? Yep, you guessed it. It was Packers vs Steelers, at Heinz Field.

It was the first time these two historic teams had played in years and it was epic. Epic for obvious reasons, but even more so because I was there. Watching these two teams go up and down the field with zero regard for the opposing defense was enough to make a guy forget his extremities were numb. … [visit site to read more]

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2011 George S. Halas Trophy Presentation : Green Bay Packers

Melinda Banks — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:39:24 +0000

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The NFC Champions The Green Bay Packers! On to the Super Bowl!

Melinda Banks — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:53:03 +0000

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NFC Championship Game – Game of Inches Speech

Melinda Banks — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:53:43 +0000

Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game.. just one more game…

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Talking Packers-Bears With ESPN Chicago

Melinda Banks — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:42:11 +0000

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Justice is Served: Williams to Pro Bowl

keving1 — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:44:12 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

Justice has finally been served — Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster.

Williams, a fourth-year player who had 57 tackles and led the team with six … [visit site to read more]

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The Defense is the Thing

keving1 — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:01:50 +0000

By Kevin Gibson

Aaron Rodgers is being labeled by everyone but the ghost of George Halas as the “hottest quarterback in the NFL” right now. Nevertheless, Sunday’s NFC Championship game likely will come down to … [visit site to read more]

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Packers vs Bears 90 Years Of Rivalry

Melinda Banks — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:25:14 +0000

By: Josh Gentry

Packers vs Bears 1941

Twenty-one NFL Championships. Forty-eight members in the pro football hall of fame. One hundred eighty regular season meetings and one post season meeting. This Sunday will mark meeting number one eighty-two.

This historic rivalry between the Packers and the Bears dates back to November 27, 1921, a 20-0 Bears win. The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 10-3 Packers win and catapulted Green Bay in to the playoffs. Every game in-between has been just as entertaining, with the longest winning streak between the two head-to-head at ten games, owned by the Packers from ’94-’98.

When these two teams button their chin straps, it no longer becomes just a football game to the players involved–but much more. For instance, the last meeting between the two, a 10-3 Packers win, meant nothing to the Bears, allegedly. They had the number two seed and a first round bye wrapped up before the game even started. This usually gives a coach an opportunity to rest some of his core players and reduces risk of injury to his stars. Wait a minute, this is Packers vs Bears. … [visit site to read more]

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