Posted by Bill Zeltman on Apr. 25, 2010 at 4:27 PM
An admitted Bears fan growing up, offensive tackle/guard Bryan Bulaga became the newest member of the Packers Thursday. The 6'5", 315 pound lineman was expected by many to be taken much earlier in the first round, but fell to the Packers with the 23rd pick. Packers' general manager Ted Thompson...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Jan. 11, 2010 at 9:44 PM
The Green Bay Packers 2009 season came to a heartbreaking and abrupt end Sunday, when the Arizona Cardinals defeated them 51-45 in overtime. It was a game for the ages, an instant classic. But the Packers ended up on the wrong side of history when Karlos Dansby returned an Aaron...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Jan. 5, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Heading into the 2009 postseason, there are many good teams in the NFC race. From the 13-3 New Orleans Saints with their potent offense and MVP-candidate quarterback to the Minnesota Vikings with their All-Pro running back and future Hall-of-Fame quarterback. But no team has been hotter than the Green Bay...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Jan. 3, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Attention Arizona Cardinals: there are actually 16 games in the NFL's regular season, in case someone forgot to mention it. In a game that was deemed meaningless before kickoff, the Green Bay Packers came out with the same intensity that won them seven of their last eight games. The Cardinals...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Dec. 28, 2009 at 9:21 PM
There was some concern going into Sunday's game that the Green Bay Packers might suffer a letdown game in wake of last week's last second loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It didn't take long for those questions to be answered as the Packers pummeled the Seattle Seahawks, 48-10. The win,...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Dec. 20, 2009 at 8:43 PM
When the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers met Sunday, they were two teams heading in opposite directions. The Packers were riding a five game win streak, while the Steelers carried a five game losing streak into the contest. Both teams boasted a top ten defense. It was a dog...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Dec. 13, 2009 at 5:50 PM
It wasn't pretty and definitely wasn't easy, but the Green Bay Packers held off the rival Bears and completed the season sweep of their neighbors to the south Sunday. After dominating a majority of the first half, the Packers gave up a touchdown before halftime, and held tenuous six point...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Dec. 8, 2009 at 9:44 PM
In a penalty-plagued game, the Packers were far from perfect, but good enough to hold off a late surge from the Baltimore Ravens. Green Bay dominated the first half, taking a 17-0 lead into the locker room and holding it until late in the third quarter. But two quick scores...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 26, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Thursday's match-up with the two-win Detroit Lions had all the makings of a trap game for the Green Bay Packers. Coming off a dominating performance against the 49ers and facing a rough three-game stretch after playing the Lions, it was the perfect setting for the Packers to lay an egg....
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 16, 2009 at 9:16 PM
For possibly the first time this season, the Green Bay Packers came to play. After an embarrassing loss one week ago to the winless Buccaneers, the Packers defense stifled the potent Cowboy offense and kept hope alive for a playoff berth in the crowded NFC. The offense was less than...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 9, 2009 at 9:38 PM
The Green Bay Packers came into Sunday's game at Tampa Bay as ten point favorites, looking to rebound from their painful loss to Minnesota and regain some momentum. Instead they blew a late second half lead and lost 38-28 to the previously winless Buccaneers and their rookie quarterback making his...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Nov. 2, 2009 at 10:05 PM
If Brett Favre was bothered by the chorus of boos raining down from the Lambeau Field bleachers as he took the field Sunday, he didn't let it show. For the second time this year, Favre carved up the Green Bay secondary and got his long sought-after revenge on General Manager...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 28, 2009 at 11:18 PM
On Sunday Brett Favre will make his return to Lambeau Field. For the first time since he threw that ill-fated pass in the NFC Championship game in January 2008, Favre will once again suit up and trot onto Lambeau Field, as he's done 116 times before. Only this time he...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 25, 2009 at 7:51 PM
The Cleveland Browns took a 3-0 lead on the Packers early in the second quarter. It was the closest they'd come to defeating the Packers Sunday. The Packers went on to score 31 unanswered points on the Browns defense. For the first time all season, Green Bay looked like a...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Oct. 18, 2009 at 6:31 PM
The Green Bay Packers dominated the Detroit Lions Sunday, defeating them 26-0. The Lions entered the game missing several players on defense, their star receiver and starting quarterback and the Packers took full advantage. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns, including a 47 yard toss to...
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