Hours before the highly-anticipated playoff meeting between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings it was announced starting quarterback Christian Ponder was inactive with an elbow injury. Enter back-up Joe Webb who was actually trending on twitter for much of Wild-Card Saturday. What started as good trending ("Webb is super fast and runs the read-option, something … [Read more...] about Packers blow past the Minnesota Vikings despite Joe Webb-mania
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X-Factors for the Packers and Vikings playoff game at Lambeau
There's a lot of bad blood between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings who took part in two of the better regular season match-ups this year. Green Bay won the first round back in early December and this past week the Vikings took round two to earn a shot at a third and final round. With elimination on the table it would be easy to say superstars Adrian Peterson … [Read more...] about X-Factors for the Packers and Vikings playoff game at Lambeau
Herman Cain Embarasses Himself in Milwaukee, Visits Packers Fans (Video)
I've always said this is a sports news blog, not a current events blog. However, when Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stopped in Milwaukee to do a media session with Journal-Sentinel reporters, and later visit with Green Bay Packers fans prior to their Monday night match-up with the Minnesota Vikings, Cain entered my Midwestern world and made himself a sports … [Read more...] about Herman Cain Embarasses Himself in Milwaukee, Visits Packers Fans (Video)
In Their Own Words: Madden on Vikings vs. Packers
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