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When Green Bay Packers slot receiver Jayden Reed went down with a broken collarbone in Week 2, I thought it would be a long while before we saw him back in action with the team. Reed not only needed surgery to fix his collarbone issue, but he was already dealing with a foot injury that […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, the Green Bay Packers lost cornerback Micah Robinson, a 2025 draft pick, when the Tennessee Titans plucked Robinson off the Packers’ practice squad. This left the Packers with just five cornerbacks in practice, all members of the 53-man roster, including two — Bo Melton and Kamal Hadden — who had never played […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd began the regular season on the injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in August. Lloyd’s short time with the Packers has already been marred by health issues, including an emergency appendectomy during the third-round pick’s rookie season. When asked if Lloyd would be back in the near […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 1 read
Let’s discuss Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos and his future with the team. Cairo Santos has been a quality kicker for this team. Since rejoining the squad in 2020, he has made 89.3 percent of his field goals and has even had some memorable game-winners. No matter what happens with Santos in the future, we’ll always have the time his 51-yard boot beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field to end the 2024 regular season for Chicago’s football team. With that being said, the 33-year...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 3 reads
Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 8 after his stellar performance in the team’s 35-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. Love went 29/37 for 360 yards, 3 touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 134.2, which is a career-high for […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 1 read
Ex-Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov knows what it feels like to arrive with expectation, a reputation, and an immediate demand to deliver. He’s been there twice, in fact. First at Tottenham Hotspur, where he took time to adapt to English football’s pace and intensity, and later at Manchester United, where his languid brilliance sometimes disguised […] The post Dimitar Berbatov shares “world class” advice for Florian Wirtz amid critics for Liverpool star appeared first on Paisley Ga...
From Paisley Gates | 4 months ago | 5 reads
This weekend, the Green Bay Packers’ game will be televised on an impressively small number of local stations around the United States. Their Week 9 matchup with the Carolina Panthers is up against a few unfortunate factors: First, it is not a premier opponent, nor is this game even a divisional matchup; second, it is […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 1 read
The 4-4 Carolina Panthers are still technically in the hunt for the playoffs, but hope is fading fast for a team that hasn’t been at or above .500 this late in the season since Week 8 of the 2021 season. All eyes this week are on Bryce Young. Look out for today’s injury report to […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 4 months ago | 2 reads
The 4-4 Carolina Panthers are still technically in the hunt for the playoffs, but hope is fading fast for a team that hasn’t been at or above .500 this late in the season since Week 8 of the 2021 season. All eyes this week are on Bryce Young. Look out for today’s injury report to […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Sorry for the day delay, but I’ve finally pored through the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring up all the little nuggets about what changed on the team’s depth chart, both going into the game and in-game. Here’s our explainer on who is playing where, why and how often for your […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Coming off a much-needed bye week, your Detroit Lions are back in action. They’re 5-2 and second in the NFC North, a half a game behind the leading Green Bay Packers. For the first time this year, they take on the Minnesota Vikings, who are in last place in the division at 3-4. The Vikings […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 4 months ago | 3 reads
The Green Bay Packers worked out only two players on Tuesday, with the surprise being that neither was a cornerback. At the moment, the Packers have just five cornerbacks on their 53-man roster, and the team no longer has a practice squad cornerback after the loss of Micah Robinson, who was poached by the Tennessee […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 1 read
When the Green Bay Packers won their last Super Bowl in 2010, the biggest in-season addition that the team made was the waiver claim of defensive lineman Howard Green, who helped the Packers get over the injury hump at the position. Green wound up starting in three of the Packers’ playoff games that year, even […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 2 reads
The Green Bay Packers sit in the top spot in the NFC with a 5-1-1 record, but the margins are extremely thin right now. For example, had they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, that one extra loss would have dropped the Packers all the way down to the sixth seed in the NFC. One single […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 3 reads
The Steelers have added a new face at safety following DeShon Elliott’s injury against the Green Bay Packers. According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Steelers are signing safety Darrick Forrest to the practice squad. Forrest was a fifth-round draft pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders, where he […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 4 months ago | 4 reads
The Steelers are evaluating new safety talent following DeShon Elliott’s injury against the Green Bay Packers. Pittsburgh will be working out veteran safeties Eddie Jackson and Vonn Bell today, head coach Mike Tomlin said in his press conference Tuesday. Jackson was a fourth-round pick in 2017 by the Chicago Bears. He was a first-team All-Pro […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 4 months ago | 2 reads
The Steelers suffered a loss to one of their top defenders in their 35-25 defeat at the hands of the Green Bay Packers. Safety DeShon Elliott suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury while tackling Tucker Kraft. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday night that he was expected to miss the rest of the […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 4 months ago | 4 reads
I’ll say that I didn’t feel great on Sunday night when the Green Bay Packers went into halftime down 16-7 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The offense had looked pretty good up until that point, but some key drops on 3rd down led to some drives that had sputtered out. Then they outscored the Steelers 28-9 […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 months ago | 6 reads
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 | 4 months ago | 2 reads
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 | 4 months ago | 1 read
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 | 4 months ago | 2 reads
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 | 4 months ago | 3 reads
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 | 4 months ago | 1 read
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 | 4 months ago | 3 reads
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 | 4 months ago | 2 reads