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Packers again teach the cold, hard lesson of football

I’ve been following the Packers closely for about 30 years. In those three decades, I’ve received the same lesson again and again and again: football will hurt you if you let it, and it’s best to just let things wash over and through you than to get too invested in something outside of your control. […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Green Bay Packers News: Erase all expectations for 2025

Whatever you thought the Green Bay Packers could, should, or would accomplish over the rest of the 2025 season is probably now off the table. Wipe the slate clean. Spend the next three weeks (or more, if we’re fortunate) free from emotion and disappointment. Because without Micah Parsons, it sure feels like the Packers are […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Packers playoff picture: Where Green Bay stands after Week 15

It was a cursed day for Green Bay Packers fans on Sunday. Their team lost and their star player tore his ACL, it would appear. Micah Parsons is done for the season and the team lost their spot atop the division. green Bay is in the wild card race, sure, but their run to a […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Micah Parsons, Pro Bowlers and torn ACLs: A case study

I’m not sure if this is the bargaining or acceptance stage of grief, but like many of you, I wondered, “What do Pro Bowl pass-rushers look like when they return to the field after an ACL tear,” following Micah Parsons’ injury on Sunday. So I did the legwork myself and found five Pro Bowl edge […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Packers Week 15 Winners and Losers: A Cursed Day

It was an absolutely brutal day in Denver for the Green Bay Packers, who are now the 7th seed in the NFC playoff race after a 34-26 loss to the Broncos. The game was a great one, until it wasn’t. The Packers now look to be at risk of missing the playoffs altogether, after what […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Packers Injuries: Updates on Zach Tom, Evan Williams

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein, Green Bay Packers right tackle Zach Tom (knee) and safety Evan Williams (knee) didn’t appear to have as significant injuries as defensive end Micah Parsons (knee) and receiver Christian Watson (chest). At least it wasn’t a squad wipe. Per Silverstein, Tom doesn’t believe that there is “structural […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Packers Snap Counts vs. Broncos: Darian Kinnard takes over at right tackle

There were a bunch of injuries against the Denver Broncos, including Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson and defensive end Micah Parsons. With so many moving parts, it might have been hard to keep track of who was playing where. Let’s go position-by-position and break down how the Packers’ rotations actually worked on Sunday. Quarterbacks […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Packers need a Christmas pass-rushing miracle after Micah Parsons’ injury

The worst-case scenario happened for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, and it had nothing to do with the result against the Denver Broncos. While chasing after Bo Nix in the third quarter, superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons suffered a non-contact knee injury, immediately going to the ground in pain. While there has been no […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Micah Parsons goes down with non-contact knee injury

The Green Bay Packers’ most dominant player of the 2025 season has been pass-rusher Micah Parsons, whom the team traded multiple first-round picks for right before the regular season kicked off. After injuries to receiver Christian Watson, right tackle Zach Tom and middle linebacker Quay Walker, all starters, Parsons became another victim of a nightmare […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

Christian Watson injures chest in Packers-Broncos

Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson went down with a shoulder injury in the early third quarter of the Packers’ matchup against the Denver Broncos. On a deep shot from quarterback Jordan Love, which ended up getting intercepted by Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, Watson fell hard on his left shoulder/elbow. You can find the […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

Packers RT Zach Tom leaves Broncos game with knee injury

On the Green Bay Packers’ second-quarter touchdown pass to running back Josh Jacobs, right tackle Zach Tom, who has been dealing with a back issue this year, went down with a knee injury that required attention on the sideline. As of now, the Packers have declared Tom questionable to return with the knee designation. It’s […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos Game Discussion

It’s time for the AFC’s #1 team to meet the NFC’s #2. Today the Denver Broncos host the Green Bay Packers in a key late-season inter-conference matchup that could have playoff seeding implications for both teams. In Denver, the Broncos will be trying to hold on to the top spot in the AFC and keep […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Packers Inactives: Josh Jacobs, Lukas Van Ness good to go vs. Broncos

The Green Bay Packers announced their inactives for their game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, which includes the injured receiver/returner Savion Williams (foot). Beyond Williams, though, the rest of the Packers are healthy, which includes running back Josh Jacobs (knee), running back Emanuel Wilson (illness) and defensive end Lukas Van Ness (foot). All three […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Packers vs. Broncos Week 15 Game Info: Time, TV channel, odds, & more

On Sunday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers put their NFC North lead on the line in the Mile High City. The Packers are in Colorado to play the Denver Broncos with both teams atop their respective divisions and holding top-2 seeds in their respective conferences. Green Bay jumped into those positions last week with a […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Josh Jacobs expected to play vs. Denver Broncos despite injury concerns

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the expectation is for Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs to play against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Jacobs has only missed one game in his two years in Green Bay, but was a non-participant in both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s practices this week as he continues to deal with […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

The anatomy of a non-Micah Parsons pressure concept

Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley continually finds new ways to scheme up pressure in the last two seasons, primarily relying on different ways to rotate to two-deep coverage shell from a single high presentation. He’s run the tampa-2 invert simulated pressure concept so often that one might think there isn’t any other way […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Luther Burden fined by the NFL for choke of Keisean Nixon

The NFL has made its official judgment on the spat between Chicago Bears receiver Luther Burden III and Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon from last Sunday. Clear as day on replay, Burden put his hands around Nixon’s neck, which led to Nixon pushing Burden off. In real time, referees only caught Nixon’s actions, resulting […]

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2 months ago | 2 reads

Packers elevate running back to gameday roster vs. Denver Broncos

The Green Bay Packers’ running back situation just got a lot more interesting. Not only is starting running back Josh Jacobs questionable against the Denver Broncos with knee bruising, but backup ball-carrier Emanuel Wilson was just given a questionable status for the game because of an illness. If both miss the game, that would have […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Breaking down Keisean Nixon’s game ending interception

With just 27 seconds left in the game and the Chicago Bears facing a 4th-and-1, cornerback Keisean Nixon ensured the Green Bay Packers would stand victorious over the Bears in the two teams’ first meeting this season by intercepting a Caleb Williams pass in the end zone intended for tight end Cole Kmet. The Bears, […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Packers Radio Team Voted Best Local NFL Announcers

Awful Announcing, a website normally dedicated to spotlighting poor announcing, released a list of top local NFL announcers as voted on by their readers. They asked voters to grade announcing crews from an A to an F and provide comments to support their grades. Awful Announcing added up the scores and compiled the list into […]

2 months ago | 3 reads