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Report: Bears seek permission to interview Bevell

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Darrell Bevell could be returning to the NFC North. The second-year coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks, who previously spent five years with the Vikings and six with the Packers, has landed on the Bears’ radar screen. According to Sean Jensen of the Ch…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Like many teams of late, the Packers decided to cut off the sale of booze earlier than usual to combat drunken disorderliness during Saturday's wild card game against the Vikings. Knowing full well that beer sales would be cut off at the end of halftime…

Matt Loede, packersgab.com

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers head to San Francisco to take on the 49ers with a trip to the NFC Championship on the line. James Brown and the guys from The NFL Today go inside the numbers to preview this game.

Adam McCalvy, MLB.com

Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado proved Sunday that you don't have to be a veteran big leaguer to do big things in the community.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Packers defense got an unexpected opponent on Saturday night when Joe Webb started at quarterback in place of the injured Christian Ponder. Webb’s running skills led the Vikings to run some read-option plays early in the game, something that they do…

ESPN.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- OK. It's time to start the trek back to NFC North blog headquarters. I feel reasonably confident I've left you with enough to chew on for the balance of the day. My game column from late Saturday night/early Sunday morning suggests th…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

Lee Valsvik was just doing her job. The reporter for the Minneapolis NBC affiliate was hyping up Saturday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, and was showing off the rooftop at Union. Easy enough, right? But then her camera…

ESPN.com

After a wild 24 hours of news, action and quarterback intrigue for the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, let's catch up on the Chicago Bears' coaching search as it enters its second week. What stands out is how wide the Bears' net is. ESPN's Adam…

ESPN.com

Five things to know about next Saturday's Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers divisional playoff game at Candlestick Park: 1. Eventful history: San Francisco was the site of some epic Packers-49ers playoff games in recent history. The Packers won a 19…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Everyone in Minnesota was in a frenzy about the Vikings rematch with the rival Packers yesterday. So, local news stations, why not send your reporters to fancy-looking restaurants to see how football-crazy the town is? As Edward R. Murrow said, "On…

ESPN.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good morning. What a wild night for the NFC North! Thanks for sharing your photo experiences with us on Twitter. I tossed in a few photographs on our Instagram account (kevinseifert_espn), and you can view them in the slideshow below.

Matt Loede, packersgab.com

The Packers playoff ride was off and running Saturday night vs the Vikings, as Minnesota didn’t have their starting QB, and stood little chance to top the Pack at home. Playing without Christian Ponder, the Packers were able to tee off on Adrian Peterso…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

In four seasons, Green Bay Packers' linebacker has 45 sacks, but the first one he picked up during the Packers 24-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night was the easiest. While attempting to get at Vikings quarterback Joe Webb, Matthews was …

ESPN.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the second or the third bounce pass Joe Webb threw Saturday night -- I can't remember which one -- it became quite clear that the Green Bay Packers would be the NFC North team whose season would continue for at least one more we…

CNNSI.com

Joe Webb played like someone who hadn't played in over a year, says Ben Reiter. The Pack then stymied Adrian Peterson and moved to the divisional round after their 24-10 win.

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

Rodney Harrison says that the Texans do have a chance to beat the Patriots, but they’re going to have to run the ball 35-40 times to establish the running game and open up play action plays for Matt Schaub. Rodney also likes the Packers next week in the…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

Jared Allen played football at Idaho State, but the Minnesota Vikings' defensive end claimed another school before his team's loss to the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. Allen said his alma mater was the Culinary Academy. He cooked up one sack of P…