That’s a wrap on Week 8 of the NFL season!
As we near the halfway point of the 2025 campaign, it’s a great time to assess the futures market. After a slow start, the Kansas City Chiefs sit back atop the Super Bowl odds list as the favorites to win it all and make it back to their fourth consecutive Super Bowl.
Close behind the Chiefs are a pair of NFC North teams – the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Will one of them represent the NFC in the Super Bowl come February?
Here’s...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Steelers’ secondary gave up 360 passing yards against the Green Bay Packers in a loss on Sunday night, and it got even worse when starting strong safety DeShon Elliott left the game with a knee injury. Now, a report from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN says the Steelers are “bracing” for Elliott to miss the […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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The Steelers have lost two straight games, the latest of which was a 35-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers. In addition to the Week 8 loss, they have lost one of their top defenders for the season. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Steelers expect safety DeShon Elliott to be out for the remainder […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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The Steelers have finally made a move at wide receiver. Per Jeremy Fowler, the Steelers are signing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Pittsburgh brought in the veteran for a workout on Monday, and the former Packer and Chief plans to sign with Pittsburgh and reunite with Aaron Rodgers. Valdes-Scantling spent 2018-21 with Aaron Rodgers in Green […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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While the Las Vegas Raiders were on a bye during Week 8, let’s check in on a few old friends: Josh Jacobs, Keisean Nixon and Robert Spillane, and see how they performed on Sunday. Josh Jacobs Surprisingly, Jacobs wasn’t the Packers’ leading rusher. Emmanuel Wilson had 11 carries for 61 yards to nearly double up […]
From Silver And Black Pride
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The Minnesota Vikings placed quarterback Carson Wentz on the injured reserve on Monday, due to a shoulder surgery that will end his 2025 campaign. Without Wentz, the 3-4 Vikings are left with just J.J. McCarthy, who is coming off “an ankle injury,” and undrafted rookie Max Brosmer at the position. With the open roster spot […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Green Bay Packers kicker Brandon McManus missed his first two field goal attempts on Sunday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, leading to questions about whether he was 100 percent for the game. McManus hadn’t kicked in a game in a month due to a quad injury, leading to Lucas Havrisik — who […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Steelers fans are not taking the 35-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers well on Monday. That frustration extends to former players, where none might be taking it as hard as James Harrison. Monday, Harrison went off on the Steelers and their failed performance. “How do you not get up for Sunday Night Football if […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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The Tennessee Titans traded slot cornerback Roger McCreary to the Los Angeles Rams earlier today, which left Tennessee with a void at the position on its 53-man roster. To make up for the cornerback out, the Titans plucked rookie seventh-round pick Micah Robinson off the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad. This is the second time […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Steelers defensive lineman Daniel Ekuale tore his ACL in the Steelers’ Sunday Night Football loss to the Green Bay Packers, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Monday. Ekuale’s left the game early with a knee injury. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin called it “significant” in the postgame press conference. The 31-year-old, in his seventh NFL season, […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Packers News Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson returned from a torn ACL to catch four passes for 85 yards in the Packers’ 35-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. The performance marked Watson’s first game action since suffering the injury in Week 18 of last season. Watson caught all four […]
From Gridiron Experts
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Jordan Love stole the spotlight on Sunday Night Football, tossing three touchdown passes — including two to breakout tight end Tucker Kraft on National Tight Ends Day — as the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25 at Acrisure Stadium.
Love Outduels Rodgers as Packers Top Steelers on SNF, 35-25
Facing his former mentor for the first time as a starter, Love looked every bit like the franchise quarterback Green Bay believed he could be. He completed 29 of 37 passes for 36...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The NFL’s Most Valuable Player award is essentially a quarterback honor in modern days. Generally, the award goes to a quarterback who leads his team to a playoff spot by putting up gaudy numbers and delivering in big moments on national television, with additional weight being placed on the games down the stretch in the […]
From Acme Packing Company
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It was a night of reunions as the Green Bay Packers traveled to Pittsburgh to take on their former franchise QB, Aaron Rodgers, and the Steelers. It had all the makings of a highly anticipated game: both teams are at the top of their respective divisions, both starting QBs are having good seasons, and we […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Christian Watson isn’t a particularly difficult player to understand. He’s big, he’s fast, and he actually has become a reliable catcher of the football after some rookie scuffles in that department. Metric after metric shows how important he has been, for years, in helping the Green Bay Packers beat man coverage. When he went out […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The Steelers haven’t had a lot to celebrate over the last two weeks, dropping two games in a row to the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers, respectively. The latest loss was largely a copy and paste of the defensive woes from Week 7. There was a small number of quality performances that should be […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Jordan Love put on a show on Sunday night as the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25 in a highly anticipated matchup that saw Aaron Rodgers facing his former team for the first time since the Packers traded him in 2023. Love was 29 of 37 (78.4%), including putting up 20 consecutive completed […]
From Acme Packing Company
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You know the Green Bay Packers will be favored in their Week 9 game against the Carolina Panthers. Green Bay is 5-1-1, coming off a huge, emotional victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is playing at home. The Panthers just got drubbed 40-9 by the Buffalo Bills and may be starting Andy Dalton at quarterback […]
From Acme Packing Company
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In a game that was supposed to be all about Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers turned the narrative on its head on Sunday night and made it all about them. Jordan love’s 360 yards and three touchdowns, Tucker Kraft’s monster night, and a combined three sacks from the team’s top two defensive ends flipped […]
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Jonathan Taylor magic -AGAIN! Daniel Jones managing great season! IU @ MD next for 8-0 Hoosiers!
From KentSterling.com
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The Steelers dropped a second game in a row Sunday night following a brutal second half against the Packers, falling 35-25 at home. As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had: 1. The defense is officially in trouble Here’s an ugly statistic for you: The NFL’s highest-paid defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers, have now […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Last week, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett said that Green Bay Packers fans making the trip out west forced the Cardinals’ offense to have to use their silent count at home. This isn’t anything new for the Packers, one of the bigger fan bases in the league, but it does seem to be a recurring […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The Green Bay Packers made one clear benching against the Pittsburgh Steelers, while they opened up competitions at two other positions. On top of that, the team returned receiver Christian Watson and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt from injury. So how do all of these pieces of the puzzle fit in? Let’s go position-by-position through the […]
From Acme Packing Company
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In August of 2022, then-AEW Champion Jon Moxley cut a promo on CM Punk, with the now-infamous tagline being four words: “Weak mind, weak spirit.” Who knew that those words would also perfectly encapsulate the Pittsburgh Steelers? After taking a 16-7 lead into halftime against the Green Bay Packers, the Steelers allowed 28 second-half points, […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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The Steelers’ 10-point loss to the Green Bay Packers sounded even worse Sunday night, with Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin saying three players suffered injuries he deemed “significant.” Starting safety DeShon Elliott and defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale (once again called “significant” by Tomlin) have a knee injuries, Tomlin said in his postgame press conference, adding […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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