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Eschewing the tactic of resting starters and treating the season finale as a glorified exhibition game, the Green Bay Packers dismantled the Arizona Cardinals 33-7 on Sunday, setting up a playoff rematch in the desert slated for next Sunday. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers wrapped up a Pro Bowl season with an efficient performance, throwing only five incompletions and accounting for two touchdowns, while the defense pitched a near-shutout in a resounding win. And ...

Lost in the shine of the Green Bay Packers' designation as the NFL's No. 2 defense entering Sunday's contest is a very sobering fact as the playoffs draw near. Elite quarterbacks torch the Green Bay secondary. Quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Brett Favre have annihilated the Packers through the air this season to the tune of 1,018 yards on 66.6 percent passing, with 10 touchdowns against zero interceptions. Roethlisberger picked up where Favre left ...

á "We will unleash hell in December." Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin issued this warning to the rest of the league, anticipating a strong stretch run from his defending Super Bowl championship club. However, the only thing that the Steelers have unleashed as of late is a string of embarrassing losses to the dregs of the NFL, the latest an ugly 13-6 loss at Cleveland that has put their playoff aspirations ...

The Green Bay Packers locked up one of their young defensive players with a four-year deal on Monday, getting a head start on what promises to be a busy offseason. Too bad it was linebacker Brandon Chillar celebrating a new deal and not standout safety Nick Collins. Chillar inked the four-year, $21 million pact, which will pay him $9.5 million next year alone, through the same agency Nick Collins is represented by. Meanwhile, ...

After a rousing stretch in which the Green Bay Packers won three games in 12 days, they enter the final portion of their schedule likely needing a 3-2 finish to assure an NFC wild card slot. However, the schedule tightens up as the Packers clash with two tough AFC North opponents and the defending NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals. Luckily, the Packers also draw the fading Bears and Seahawks. Here is a look ...

In lieu of massive offensive line problems and an inconsistent running game, a critical question hasn't come up nearly enough in discussing the Green Bay Packer offense. What happened to head coach Mike McCarthy's West Coast attack? Under quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the offense has placed an increasing emphasis on down field routes and cashing in on big plays while easing off of the more fundamental West Coast offense McCarthy employed ...

Playing the hapless Cleveland Browns proved to be the perfect elixir for the Green Bay Packers' offensive struggles. The Packers played their most complete game of the season Sunday, running the ball effectively and keeping quarterback Aaron Rodgers clean and upright for the first time all season. Rodgers was brutally efficient with time in the pocket, completing 15 of 20 passes for 246 yards and three scores as the Browns struggled to ...

Same strengths, same weaknesses, weaker opponent. That is the best way to sum up the Green Bay Packers offense against Detroit coming out of their bye week. Aaron Rodgers and the passing game flexed its collective muscle against the Lions secondary all afternoon to the tune of 358 yards and a pair of scores in a 26-0 romp. Donald Driver electrified the crowd with several dazzling catches as he overtook Sterling Sharpe at ...

For a regular season contest, the stakes seemingly couldn't be higher when Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers invade Brett Favre's Metrodome Monday night. Yep, that's still pretty weird to read. Favre. Rodgers. Ted Thompson. Adrian Peterson. The Packers' D finally getting a crack at No. 4. The game has enough juicy subplots and "sex appeal" that even Tony Kornheiser probably couldn't use enough hyperbole to describe what the atmosphere will be ...

Through two games, it's no secret that the Packers' Achilles' heel is clearly protecting franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers has competed valiantly through two games, but suffering 10 sacks in two games is simply unacceptable in the NFL. Even when he isn't getting sacked, he is still getting drilled and being prevented from stepping into his throws. Couple that with the fact that the Packers have struggled mightily in the running game ...