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The Green Bay Packers came up with a win on the road Sunday over the St. Louis Rams, 36-17. With the victory, the Packers reached a record of 2-1 and move a game behind the division leader, the Minnesota Vikings. Next weekÆs game is in Minnesota against long-time Packers signal caller and future first ballot Hall of Famer, Brett Favre. A win would put the Packers in control of the ...

First, how I rank all 32 teams: New York Giantsùmy preseason pick to win the Super Bowl has finally gotten to the top of the power poll, thanks to the losses of the Steelers and Patriots. Atlanta Falconsùtheir defense looks better than expected so far. Pittsburgh Steelersùdespite the one loss, they are the best team on paper. New Orleans SaintsùI am regretting wimping out on picking them to win the NFC South. Baltimore Ravensùunbeaten, but ...

Aaron Rodgers has spent much of the regular season running for his life. In the two games so far, the left defensive endùthe primary responsibility of right tackle Allen Barbreùhas recorded seven sacks (three by other linemen). Overall, the team has yielded tenùthree fewer than the entire 2007 season when the Packers went to the NFC Championship Game. Things could get worse before they get better: Chad Clifton, the offensive line's only ...

My fellow Packers fans are aghast, not just at the way this team lost what should have been its most certain victory, but at the fact that I did not see the game! As Inigo Montoya would say, "Let me explain...no, there is no time—let me sum up." As many of you know, I live in the great city of San Francisco, and the games of my childhood team are not ...

First, I will start with the power poll. For a view of how these picks changed, see last week's article... Pittsburgh Steelers—the Patriots' close call against a bad team made the Steelers' close call against a good one seem inconsequential. New York Giants—because I do not believe in picking repeats, I am riding this team all the way through Miami. New England Patriots—their lackluster performance and Tom Brady's inability to step properly into ...

The Tale of Two Games. Well, actually more like three. There was the first half, dominated by the Packers defense. The Packers gave up a safety and forced three Jay Cutler interceptions that led to two easy scores for the offense, ending the half up 10-2. Then there was the first 20 minutes of the second half, dominated by the Bears. They scored 10 points and kept the Packers from generating anything on ...

Like a kid on Christmas Eve, I could not sleep last night. I am so excited about this season that I was up until 3:30 a.m. and back up by 9:30 a.m. to watch the pregame shows. (That's right East Coasters, there are lots of us watching football on the Pacific, too.) Why am I so excited? Certainly a big factor is the changes in my Green Bay Packers that have ...

As a follow-up to my last article on Packers odds and which I considered good and bad bets, I have asked five questions of Richard Gardner, the Bodog Sportsbook Manager who is a key part of the process in determining odds...   1. I know that odds and point spreads are determined to get an even number of bettors on both sides. In your estimation, how much does the fan fervor for ...