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Green Bay Packers’ fourth quarter struggles have reached alarming levels after Week 1
The Green Bay Packers watched their season opener unravel in the final quarter against the Minnesota Vikings. After keeping the game within reach for most of the afternoon, Green Bay completely lost its footing down the stretch as Minnesota exploded for 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The Packers’ offense failed to respond, allowing [...]
Green Bay Packers: Matt LaFleur hints at possible change in starting lineup ahead of Week 2
There is no way around it: the Green Bay Packers lost on Sunday for many of the same reasons they went 0-5 to end their season last year. After leading the game against the Minnesota Vikings after three quarters, they took their foot off the gas, which allowed the Vikings to storm back in the [...]
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitchers in upcoming series against the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Milwaukee Brewers are enjoying a rare off day after losing their series finale against the Cincinnati Reds. However, they had already won the first two games of the series, which gave them yet another series victory. At 93-57, they still have the best record in all Major League Baseball. They also still hold a [...]
Green Bay Packers: 3 stats from loss to Vikings that indicate positive changes on offense
Let’s face it: the Green Bay Packers are still searching for answers to many of the same questions they had regarding why their season ended the way it did. As happened all too often in 2025, Green Bay held a lead through three quarters of their Week One game against the Minnesota Vikings, only to [...]
Green Bay Packers: 3 studs and duds from 39-22 loss vs Minnesota Vikings
Spirts are low for the Green Bay Packers and their fans following their Week One collapse against the Minnesota Vikings. As was the case often last season, the Packers were leading in the fourth quarter, but allowed their opponent to storm back late and steal the win. In the aftermath of the game, there were [...]
Tucker Kraft fiery message after Packers’ stunning Week 1 collapse against the Vikings
The Green Bay Packers saw Tucker Kraft emerge as one of their more productive pass catchers despite the 39-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Kraft recorded three receptions for 65 yards, finishing third on the team in receiving. The Packers watched a comfortable 19-10 halftime advantage slip away as the Vikings completely took control after [...]
Milwaukee Brewers get the vote MLB insiders would not give the Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers lead all of MLB with a 93-57 record and are well-positioned to make a World Series run. ESPN recently polled 16 executives and scouts to gauge which club is the team to beat in each league as October nears. Six of the participants picked the Brewers. A key detail about the surveying [...]
Matt LaFleur defends Green Bay Packers’ bold fourth down decision after crushing Week 1 chokejob against Vikings
The Green Bay Packers watched their 22-17 advantage disappear in the fourth quarter of their season opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota scored 22 unanswered points in the final period to turn the game into a convincing defeat for Green Bay. The momentum shifted after the Packers failed to convert a fourth and 1 [...]
Packers’ loss a daunting dose of reality for Matt LaFleur, Jordan Love
The Packers face a difficult reality following Sunday’s collapse against the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Matt LaFleur and Green Bay coughed up yet another fourth-quarter lead, and yet again had no answers when Vikings defensive coordinator unleashed exotic blitz packages on 78.3 percent of quarterback Jordan Love’s passing snaps in Sunday’s 39-22 defeat. Matt LaFleur [...]
3 NFL kickers to watch in 2026
The 2026 NFL season is right around the corner. As is the case every year around this time, fans and analysts start to drop predictions and top-player lists as they anticipate which teams and athletes will perform the best. They also will often place best on sites like Spinbet in an effort to make the [...]
Packers get major encouraging bright spot despite collapse vs. Vikings
Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong for the Packers late in Sunday’s collapse against the Minnesota Vikings, as defensive coordinator Brian Flores exploited every possible weakness in Green Bay’s offensive line in a fourth quarter barrage of pressure. While it was Flores’ cacophony of exotic blitz concepts executed by Vikings edge rushers that flew [...]
Packers’ Matt LaFleur sounds off on Green Bay’s collapse vs. Vikings
The Packers need to overcome a critical trend. After watching a 22-10 lead with five minutes remaining in the third quarter evaporate amid a 29-point unanswered outburst from the Vikings, led by defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ relentless barrage of pressure, Green Bay finds itself struggling to close out games it leads late. Packers and Matt [...]
How Vikings’ Brian Flores derailed Jordan Love and the Packers
The Packers were cruising along on Sunday, checking every box. Until they weren’t. Green Bay appeared to be sticking to the blueprint of unleashing wide receivers Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and tight end Tucker Kraft on explosive plays and multiple route concepts for Jordan Love powering the offense, jumping out to a 22-10 third quarter [...]
NFL insider gives Packers fans new insight into Josh Jacobs’ NFL suspension
Josh Jacobs remains in an uncertain position with the Green Bay Packers. The veteran running back is currently on the Commissioner’s Exempt List while the NFL continues its investigation. Green Bay now has at least a rough idea of how long Jacobs could remain away from the team. ESPN’s Adam Schefter provided an update on [...]
Matt LaFleur makes Packers’ biggest problem crystal clear after Vikings loss
Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers let a fourth quarter lead slip away in their 39-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. Green Bay entered the final quarter ahead, but Minnesota closed the game with 22 unanswered points to complete the comeback. The Packers head coach addressed the collapse shortly after the [...]
Christian Watson gives Packers exactly what they paid $92 Million for
The Green Bay Packers are standing behind Christian Watson’s four year, $92 million extension despite questions about the size of the deal. Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst pointed to Watson’s value beyond his production, including his unselfish approach in the locker room, commitment as a blocker, and chemistry with quarterback Jordan Love. Watson gave the [...]
Green Bay Packers: Christian Watson details what the team must fix after Week 1 Vikings loss
Christian Watson caught both of the touchdowns the Green Bay Packers scored on Sunday and did not want credit for either one. Watson took a Jordan Love throw 81 yards to the end zone with 7:54 left in the first quarter, then caught a two-yard score with 18 seconds left in the first half that [...]
Green Bay Packers: Edgerrin Cooper has run out of patience with the finishing talk
Edgerrin Cooper gave reporters five sentences on Sunday and one of them was about being finished with the subject. The Green Bay Packers defense held Minnesota to 239 total yards, knocked Kyler Murray out of the game in the first quarter and intercepted his first pass. It then gave up 22 points in the fourth [...]
Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love admits he’d do one thing differently on the failed Vikings sneak
Jordan Love threw for 387 yards on Sunday. He ran a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter and gained nothing. The Green Bay Packers led 22-10 in the third quarter and lost 39-22 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota scored 22 points in the fourth quarter. Green Bay scored none. Jordan Love says he [...]
Green Bay Packers: “It’s on us” after 12 penalties in loss to Minnesota Vikings
Twelve flags for 98 yards. Five of them gave the Minnesota Vikings a first down. The Green Bay Packers were penalized four times as often as Minnesota at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. Minnesota was flagged three times for 15 yards in a 39-22 win. Green Bay led 22-10 in the third quarter and outgained [...]
Green Bay Packers: Matt LaFleur stands by fourth-and-1 call that flipped the Vikings game
Matt LaFleur had the points. He waved them off, sent Jordan Love out for a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1, and the Green Bay Packers never scored again. Green Bay led 22-17 in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. A field goal made it an eight-point game. Instead, the Vikings stopped the sneak, drove for [...]
Green Bay Packers: Tucker Kraft doesn’t hold back after blown lead in Vikings loss
Tucker Kraft wore a captain’s patch for the first time Sunday, and the first thing he did after a 39-22 loss was put the fourth quarter on the Green Bay Packers themselves. Green Bay led 22-10 in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium and never scored again. Minnesota answered with 22 unanswered points in [...]
Green Bay Packers: Brutal second-half stat follows out of Minnesota after Vikings loss
The Green Bay Packers have lost six games in a row. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported Sunday that the streak, which dates to last season and includes the playoffs, is Green Bay’s longest since 1990-91. In four of the six, the Packers led by nine points or more in the second half. They led Minnesota 22-17 [...]
Green Bay Packers: J.J. Watt had no problem with going for it, plenty with how they ran it
Trey Smack’s 40-yard field goal was good. Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur took it off the board. Minnesota’s Dallas Turner was offside on the kick, and LaFleur accepted the penalty rather than the three points, giving Green Bay fourth-and-1 at the Vikings’ 17 with a 22-17 lead and 13:11 left. Jordan Love audibled into [...]
Milwaukee Brewers: Pat Murphy sees a tired Shane Drohan, Drohan says he feels the best he has
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he believes a long season is starting to catch up with left-hander Shane Drohan physically. Drohan does not see it that way. Drohan gave up five runs over 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against the Cincinnati Reds. Two of the five came on home runs. He struck [...]
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