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The Green Bay Packers mopped the floor with the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football” to close out Week 16, as they recorded the first shutout of the 2024 campaign with a 34-0 win. It was the latest in a strong string of play for Green Bay, which led to head coach Matt LaFleur […]

The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. Green Bay is 10-4 heading into Week 16 and is incredibly close to clinching a playoff spot in the NFC. The Packers have thrived in 2024 thanks to some great coaching and the consistent play of quarterback Jordan Love. His coach recognized how good he […]

Trap games are real. NFL coaches and players will tell you that the only thing that matters is the next game on the schedule, but they’re not fully being honest. The Green Bay Packers have one of those games in Week 16 against the New Orleans Saints. To make matters more intense for the Packers, […]

The Green Bay Packers have made the playoffs on four out of head coach Matt LaFleur’s first five seasons. They’re now in Week 16 of his sixth season as the head coach in Green Bay, and they’re oh so close to clinching LaFleur’s fifth trip to the playoffs and second straight with Jordan Love as […]

There’s always something beautiful about turning on the television and watching Monday Night Football, and with a Green Bay Packers Week 16 game scheduled against the New Orleans Saints, fans will have plenty to tune in to see. Ahead of this Packers-Saints game, we’ll be making our Packers Week 16 predictions. This is an important […]

The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. Green Bay is 10-4 after getting a huge win against Seattle on Sunday Night Football. The Packers are very much alive in the NFC playoff picture and only a few games back in the NFC North division race. One player who had a great game […]

The Green Bay Packers made a major statement on Sunday night when they walked into Seattle and crushed the Seahawks 30-13 in primetime. Jordan Love was sharp, the running game was efficient and the defense played one of its best games of the season to improve to 10-4. Coming into this game, it seemed like […]

The Green Bay Packers (9-4) failed to win a prove-it game last Thursday night against the Detroit Lions, but they should have another chance to earn a signature victory in the playoffs. Until that day arrives, though, head coach Matt LaFleur has to spend the final stretch of the regular season perfecting the team’s winning […]

The Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers at a sold-out Ford Field, putting more distance between them and their NFC North rival. But there was a particular incident that took place before the game which resulted in the Lions telling one fan of theirs that he’s no longer welcome at their home games. A […]

Green Bay Packers second-year wideout Jayden Reed has all the markers of being an elite wide receiver. He doesn’t get that credit in the league just yet, but the Packers have a superstar on their hands in the second-round receiver out of Michigan State. Reed has caught 44 passes for 693 yards and six touchdowns […]

To say that the Green Bay Packers’ Week 15 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks is an important one would be an understatement. Yes, the Packers could technically lose this game and hold on to their playoff seeding. They’re 9-4 despite an extremely tough loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 14 and still in the […]

With a Green Bay Packers Week 15 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks up next on the schedule, all eyes will be on Jordan Love and company to see if they can get the scent of their Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions out of their ranks. Ahead of the Packers-Seahawks game, we’ll be making […]

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs won’t win the NFL’s MVP award. That doesn’t mean he’s not deserving of consideration, though, because he’s without a doubt the most important player on his team at the moment. Where would the Packers be without Jacobs? Sure, they’d still be in the playoff hunt because Jordan Love […]

It wasn’t the result the Green Bay Packers wanted. They fell to 9-4 after their Thursday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions, meaning they fell to 0-2 against the Lions on the season and even worse, 1-3 against NFC North opponents. The 34-31 loss last-second field goal loss was a stinger because the Packers […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered a tough loss on Thursday Night Football. Green Bay lost to Detroit 34-31 in a game that could have huge implications on the NFC playoff race. One analyst believes that the loss dealt a serious blow to the Packers’ Super Bowl hopes this season. Former NFL QB Cam Newton did […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered a crushing loss on Thursday Night Football. Green Bay lost 34-31 to Detroit in a game that could have huge ramifications for the NFC North division race. One Packers defender was critical of the officiating in the game. Packers defensive back Keisean Nixon was not pleased about the officiating on […]

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers had a lot of high expectations during their Week 14 Thursday Night Football matchup and delivered, with the former coming out on top, 34-31. However, despite the many highlights in the game, one of the most discussed moments came before kickoff when Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was […]

The Green Bay Packers lost a heartbreaker to the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. The Lions set a franchise record with their 11th straight win, thanks in large part to Dan Campbell’s fearless coaching. Detroit improved to 12-1 on the season with the 34-31 victory over Green Bay in Week 14. The Packers’ demoralizing loss […]

As temperatures rose before Thursday Night Football between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, head coach Matt LaFleur got into a yelling match with a Lions fan. The commotion ended with a load of players from the Packers’ sideline joining the action after LaFleur gave the fan a few choice words, per Daire Carragher […]

The Green Bay Packers have to know there’s a ton on the line in their Week 14 matchup with the Detroit Lions. The Packers have long been the kings of the NFC North, but that’s a title that the Lions have outright stolen from them. The Lions, at 11-1, are threatening to run away with […]

The Green Bay Packers improved to 9-3 on the season after dominating the Miami Dolphins defense in a 30-17 victory on Thanksgiving. Green Bay has won three straight games and seven of the last eight. Running back Josh Jacobs has helped power the Packers win streak with five touchdowns in the last three games. Jacobs […]

This is “the game” for the Green Bay Packers. That’s not saying that their season will be over if they don’t beat the Detroit Lions in Week 14, because that’s not true. They’re 9-3 and undoubtedly one of the top teams in the NFC. Falling to 9-4 would hurt, but with games against the Seattle […]

The Green Bay Packers face their biggest game of the season when they go to Detroit Thursday night to face the streaking Detroit Lions. The Lions have won 10 games in a row and have an NFC-best record of 11-1, but they have been hit with a slew of injuries on the defensive side of […]

The Green Bay Packers flexed their muscles in their Thanksgiving Night victory at Lambeau Field over the Miami Dolphins. The Packers appeared to have a key advantage over their warm-weather opponents and they dictated the pace of the game throughout and came away with a 30-17 triumph. The Packers (9-3) appear to be rolling with […]

Lost in the shuffle of the dominance of the Detroit Lions, Saquon Barkley’s MVP campaign in Philadelphia, and surprising first-half-of-the-season starts for the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders, the Green Bay Packers are quietly among the NFL’s best teams, sitting at 9-3 with the league’s 4th-best point differential. On Thanksgiving night, the Packers made yet […]

Already playing without star cornerback Jaire Alexander, the Green Bay Packers defense suffered another blow Thursday night with the injury to Corey Ballentine. However, hero Robert Rochell got a game ball for the Packers’ win over the Dolphins after recently losing two partners to tragedy. The fourth-year cornerback made a big special-teams play, beating a […]

The Green Bay Packers put it on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, cruising to a 38-10 win over their NFC rivals to move to 8-3 on the season. With this win, the Packers solidified their position as a clear playoff contender in the NFC and the 49ers’ season now feels on the brink of […]

The Green Bay Packers dismantled the San Francisco 49ers 38-10 in Week 12 and head coach Matt LaFleur was beyond impressed. The 8-3 had impressive play everywhere, but especially from running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney. Both players made an immediate impact, that was needed in the 2024 NFC Divisional matchup. When Jacobs […]

The Green Bay Packers will be without two key defensive players in their Week 12 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Cornerback Jaire Alexander and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper have been ruled out due to injuries, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Alexander, who sustained a knee injury in October during the Packers’ victory over the Jacksonville […]

The Green Bay Packers survived a fourth quarter comeback by Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears to steal a win in Week 11. Chicago’s rookie passer orchestrated a seven-play, 42-yard drive in the final three minutes of the game that set the Bears up for a game-winning, 46-yard kick. But Williams’ heroics were ruined by […]

It doesn’t quite have the juice of a matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, but the Packers have had quite a heated rivalry with the San Francisco 49ers since the two iconic NFL franchises first met in 1950. This is a rivalry with 73 total meetings, and the Packers boast a […]

The Green Bay Packers got another win over the Chicago Bears and in the NFL, and especially against a rival, you don’t apologize for that. Head coach Matt LaFleur was clear after the Week 11 win that he didn’t care if it was by one point or 100. “We’ll never apologize for winning. It wasn’t […]

The Green Bay Packers barely squeaked past the Chicago Bears in Week 11, as they needed a missed game-winning field goal from Cairo Santos as time expired in the fourth quarter to allow them to walk away with the win. Of course, the Packers made some plays themselves to ensure they’d win this game, with […]

The Green Bay Packers have been tormenting the Chicago Bears for decades. Going into the Week 11 game between the two ancient rivals at Soldier Field, the Packers had beaten the Bears 10 consecutive times. That losing streak grew to 11 as the Packers hung on for a 20-19 victory when Matt LaFleur’s team blocked […]

While fans of the Chicago Bears have undoubtedly turned on their own team over the past few weeks, when the Green Bay Packers come to Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon, the boo-birds will shift their focus to the players in Green and Yellow… at least out of the gate. That means banged-up Packers quarterback Jordan […]

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers offense has been getting the headlines all season because it has been a roller-coaster affair. When Love looks good, the Packers are extremely explosive on offense with perhaps the best young core of weapons in the league. When he looks bad, though? Well, the Packers have had moments […]

It already feels like the Green Bay Packers have had a season full of highs and lows, as well as drama. The fact of the matter, though, is that at 6-3 and heading into their bye week, they’re now starting to look ahead to the second half of the 2024 season. The Packers have a […]

The Green Bay Packers are 6-3, and all things considered, they’re having a pretty good season so far. The issue in Green Bay is that “pretty good” is only acceptable for so long. This is a fanbase that came into the 2024 NFL season expecting the Packers to be a Super Bowl contender, and so […]

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst gave a major update on the status of running back MarShawn Lloyd. The rookie third-round pick has been out for head coach Matt LaFleur’s team since leaving the Colts game with an ankle injury. He’s currently on the injured reserve list. While Lloyd hasn’t played since Week 2, […]