Packers: Substance of 2012 > Style of 2011DETROIT -- Remember what Aaron Rodgers told us this summer? As he sat in the locker room after a late-July practice, Rodgers said the Green Bay Packers would be a better team in 2012 than they were in 2011 -- when they finished the regular season 15-1. … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com With 1:13 left in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions' 24-20 loss to the Detroit Lions, frustration finally seemed to boil over for a 4-6 team that expected better things this season. The 2011 Lions finished 10-6, grabbed the franchise's first playo… |
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Monday's Matchup: Bears at 49ersNov 18, 2012
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com A look at Monday night's game between the Bears and the 49ers. |
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Reality hits hard for the LionsNov 18, 2012
DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions sure had the look of a disintegrating team Sunday at Ford Field. Understandable but unfortunate frustration emerged in the latter stages of a 24-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers, one that left them with a 4-6 record, includi… |
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Rodgers rescues Packers with late TD to CobbNov 18, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, including a 22-yarder to Randall Cobb with 1:55 left, and the Green Bay Packers came through with a 24-20 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. |
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Cam Newton Gives A Small Child A Football And An Epileptic Fit: Your Sunday NFL GIF RoundupNov 18, 2012
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the happiest person you'll ever see on the receiving end of a ball from Cam Newton, to the Cowboys onside kicking in the third quarter, and failing. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, … |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Mason Crosby has a good NFL track record. The Packers kicker hit at least 75 percent of his field-goal attempts in each of his first five seasons. Last season he hit at an 85.7 percent clip, a career best. There was no reason to believe he'd become one … |
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Rapid Reaction: Packers 24, Lions 20Nov 18, 2012
DETROIT -- A few thoughts on Sunday's events at Ford Field: What it means: The Green Bay Packers won their fifth consecutive game, this time in thrilling fashion, to improve to 7-3. The Detroit Lions fell to 4-6 and, in all likelihood, will have to win … |
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Lions lead Packers at the halfNov 18, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After a somewhat sloppy 30 minutes of play at Ford Field, the Lions are fighting for their playoff lives and holding onto a 10-7 lead at halftime over the Packers. Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, who entered the week leading the league in receiving yards… |
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Matthew Stafford finds Calvin JohnsonNov 18, 2012
DETROIT -- The Green Bay Packers have intercepted Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford twice and defensed a half-dozen other passes, depending on how tough of a grader you are. But a risky and ultimately failed attempt at a third interception just… |
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ESPN: Mike Ditka released from hospitalNov 18, 2012
DETROIT -- As we await kickoff here at Ford Field, I just want to pass along some great news: Former Chicago Bears coach and current ESPN analyst Mike Ditka has been released from the hospital. Ditka suffered a minor stroke Friday and is not appearing i… |
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Packers-Lions: Approaching kickoffNov 18, 2012
DETROIT -- Greetings from Ford Field, which welcomed me so kindly I felt competed to document it on our new NFC North Instagram account (kevinseifert_espn), also viewable on Twitter. We've got the list of inactive players for Sunday's game between the D… |
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Brandon Marshall, sociologist, on his QBsNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It’s obvious that Jason Campbell is not the same as Jay Cutler. But Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall challenged people to look beyond the easy stereotypes when describing them. “Jason’s black and Jay’s white,” Marshall began, via John Mullin… |
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