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How the Vikings Can Stay Competitive with the Packers

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Leslie Frazier and the Minnesota Vikings will play at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football this week. The Packers are around two touchdown favorites-which is a boatload in the NFL. Fans from Green Bay are unique in the fact that they enjoy their beverages either way. They partake in them to celebrate if the club wins, and they consume them in excess after a loss to drown … [Read more...] about How the Vikings Can Stay Competitive with the Packers

Bears DT Anthony Adams: (Gut Busting Dance Video)

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Every great football movie/tv show has the loud, ostentatious, lovable fat guy character in it. Think about it: Billy Bob in "Varsity Blues," the grifter guy in "Wildcats," Tanker in "Friday Night Lights," the list goes on and on. A real life show-off lard ass exists on the Chicago Bears in DT Anthony Adams. It's just too bad the team did not play as well as Adams gets down. … [Read more...] about Bears DT Anthony Adams: (Gut Busting Dance Video)

Detroit Lions 24, Chicago Bears 13: Rapid Reaction

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Stop us if you heard this before- Jay Cutler didn't have much a pocket to work with, and his receivers did very little to help him. Matthew Stafford (19-26-219-1-2), on the other hand, actually had some protection, and his two TD passes put Detroit ahead in the third. Jahvid Best’s (12-163-1) 88-yard run later in the third quarter gave the Lions a double-digit lead, and they … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions 24, Chicago Bears 13: Rapid Reaction

Curtis Painter Gets His Shot with Indianapolis Colts against Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Last Thursday I called for and expected Curtis Painter to be the Indianapolis Colts' starting quarterback for tonight's prime-time affair with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) at Raymond James Stadium. He indeed will get such an opportunity. With previous starter Kerry Collins still experiencing concussion-like symptoms, Colts coach Jim Caldwell said Friday that Painter, a … [Read more...] about Curtis Painter Gets His Shot with Indianapolis Colts against Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Detroit Lions 2011 Season: Game by Game Breakdown

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I am tired of tv pundits and radio talk show hosts throwing around win totals and predictions without going into detail before throwing out their opinions. Sometimes a reaction from the audience seems to be more important than giving an informed take on things. In my previous Lions blog, I went into the high hopes surrounding the Lions for this upcoming season. What follows … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions 2011 Season: Game by Game Breakdown

Detroit Lions Draft Analysis

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Things are finally looking up for the Detroit Lions. They are appearing in Monday Night Football for the first time in a decade against the Chicago Bears on October 10th. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson is appearing regularly in national advertising spots. For the first time in numerous years, the faithful will gather at the Hard Rock Café and not witness a selection in the … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions Draft Analysis

The Favre Exchange (featuring the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings)

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by David Kay and Peter Christian Armageddon has arrived. In my 28 years of sports fandom, I have never been more excited for a single beginning of the season-type of game like we will witness this evening.  Brett Favre plays AGAINST the Packers.  The subplots, quotes about how this is “just another” game, and revenge angles have been beaten into the ground. Luckily, … [Read more...] about The Favre Exchange (featuring the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings)

In Their Own Words: Madden on Vikings vs. Packers

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By Melissa S. Wollering While Brett Favre was waffling this off-season, I, John Madden, was eating waffles with maple syrup and little chocolate sprinkles over whipped cream out of that aerosol can thingy. Oh, and I also made people believe my retirement was linked to my ability to never again commentate with Brett Favre at the helm of an NFL team.  Boy, was I wrong.  You … [Read more...] about In Their Own Words: Madden on Vikings vs. Packers