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Cedric Benson says his foot injury isn’t serious

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Packers running back Cedric Benson left Sunday’s loss to the Colts early with a foot injury, but he doesn’t believe it’s serious. Benson was wearing a protective boot on his left foot after the game and said he will have more tests on it on Monday, …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

One of the three players lost by the Packers on Sunday was defensive lineman B.J. Raji, who was carted off with an ankle injury. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the injury is not currently believed to be serious. Still, Raji will have an M…

deadspin.com

Here's where we're putting the GIFs of the week, from Donald Brown triumphantly trolling the Packers to Brandon Lloyd dancing around like no one's looking. Only the Chargers and Saints have yet to play, so let's see what the week had to offer. More »

Matt Loede, packersgab.com

Last season the Packers lost one regular season game the entire season. Five weeks into the 2012 season, they have lost three of their first five games, Sunday in stunning fashion. They led the Colts 21-3 in Indianapolis, and appeared to be rolling towa…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

The hit Packers linebacker Nick Perry put on Andrew Luck might be the hardest hit a NFL quarterback takes this season. The most impressive thing happened after the play, when the Colts rookie quarterback bounced right back up, and then went on to have a…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Indianapolis Colts, who have become this week the most sympathetic team in football, erased a 21-3 halftime deficit and beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, 30-27. The victory comes as Colts head coach Chuck Pagano receives treatment for leukemia, …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is going to have to worry about Colts linebacker Dwight Freeney coming off the edge on Sunday. Freeney missed the last two Colts games with an ankle injury and said late this week that he wasn’t sure if he was going to …

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Two of the top wide receivers in the National Football League are inactive on Sunday, most notably Greg Jennings of the Green Bay Packers and Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants. Both were ruled "out" by their respective teams on Friday's inju…