Packers thrash Ponder-less Vikings to advance in big Lambeau Field victoryDoug Farrar, yahoo.com The Green Bay Packers have been beset by injuries on both sides of the ball all season, and as a result, they've been the NFL s forgotten team when it came to ranking the best and brightest in the Super Bowl hunt. After Saturday night's 24-10 wild-card … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-card game that was never really close. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10: You know how the most important part of the Hippocratic Oath is primum non nocere, or "do no harm"? Probably you do, because they kept showing that promo for that show about the schizophrenic doctor called Do No Har… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com When the Packers played the 49ers in the opener, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was quiet for three quarters. And because he didn’t wait that long Saturday night, Rodgers will have a chance to settle the score. In a performance even Greg Jennings‘ sister w… |
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This time, Adrian Peterson didn't run wild on the Packers. Aaron Rodgers threw for 274 yards and John Kuhn scored twice in Green Bay's 24-10 wild-card victory over Minnesota. |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few thoughts about Saturday's events at Lambeau Field: What it means: The Green Bay Packers advanced to the division round of the NFC playoffs, winning a home playoff game for just the third time in their past seven attempts. They w… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com OK, as it turns out, having a quarterback helps. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is carving up the Vikings, helping the Packers to a 17-3 halftime lead in their Wild Card playoff game. Rodgers is 14-of-18 for 205 yards, with the touchdowns coming on s… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Packers don’t have running backs with the pedigree of Adrian Peterson. But they’re using theirs with effectively, nonetheless. The Packers took a 7-3 lead on a replay-reviewed touchdown run by DuJuan Harris. Harris, cut earlier this year by the Ja… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Joe Webb’s playoff debut went as you might expect, and as many Vikings drives this year went without him. They ran the ball, and kicked a field goal, and lead the Packers 3-0. Their first eight plays with their backup quarterback were runs, two of them … |
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Andrew Das, nytimes.com Commentary and live analysis of Saturday night's N.F.C. wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. |
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Packers 24, Vikings 10Jan 5
The revitalized Packers' ground game is paying dividends. DuJuan Harris and John Kuhn have first-half touchdowns and Green Bay has kept Adrian Peterson in check. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Minnesota Vikings will be without starting quarterback Christian Ponder for Saturday night's playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. Ponder is unable to extend his right (throwing) elbow and had been listed as "questionable" on the tea… |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- We already know the most surprising deactivation for Saturday night's wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. The rest can be found through this handy link. A few highlights and lineup changes: The Packers deactivated ru… |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The fastest-developing injury story in quite some time has forced the Minnesota Vikings to start their backup quarterback in Saturday night's wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. I will freely admit to being surprised… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Cincinnati at Houston (NBC), 4:30 p.m.: The Texans may have the superior record but they backed into the playoffs, losing three of their last four, while the Bengals haven't lost a game by more than one point since Week 9. Plus, it'd be more fun if they… |
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Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the NFC wild-card rivalry match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Packers. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Vikings-Packers |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Panthers announced Saturday coach Ron Rivera will be back next season. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com We noted this week that the Packers’ receiving corps is as healthy this week as it’s been since the very start of the season. That has them feeling pretty good about themselves. “It makes us very dangerous,” Greg Jennings told the Associated Press… |
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We spent much of this week discussing Saturday night's wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers -- for good reason. It will mark the second postseason matchup in the 51-year history of the rivalry. In the still morn of … |
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