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Packers' Woodson cleared to play vs. Vikings

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Charles Woodson has been cleared to play again, and the Green Bay Packers are counting on the defensive back to provide a lift in Saturday night's playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

When announcing that cornerback Charles Woodson has been cleared to return from a broken collarbone, Packers coach Mike McCarthy opted to say nothing about receiver Jordy Nelson’s status until Wednesday, when the team’s first official injury report of…

ESPN.com

Faced with a short work week, Tuesday was really a Wednesday for the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. Both teams had full practices scheduled, and in Minnesota, the Vikings opened the doors to their practice facility to give them at least a part…

ESPN.com

So there it is. Three months after it occurred, the "Fail Mary" deposited one ripple in the NFC playoff seeding: It cost the Green Bay Packers a first-round bye in the 2012 playoffs. You know the drill in this post. We've been tracking the pot…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Former Bears coach Mike Ditka is not happy that Lovie Smith got the boot following a 10-6 finish in 2012. Ditka called the Bears “stupid” for making the decision, noting that if the Packers had beaten the Vikings on Sunday afternoon, Smith would be pr…