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Packers survive; Saints dive – Packers News @ PFT

Green Bay gets crucial victory as New Orleans fades away GREEN BAY – A dozen games from now as the 12-4 Packers prepare for the playoffs, the week that was will stand as more than a footnote to this season. It will be the week that was many things, including … ** The week that Packers survive; Saints dive – Packers News @ PFT

Packers Alumni Henderson to join fans at official PFT Tailgate Party this Sunday for the Saints!

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] We will have a special Green Bay Packers alumni joining us for tailgate party this Sunday as Alumni William Henderson once again joins us to mingle with fans, sign autographs (for a fee), and rally Packer Nation! [message type=”custom” width=”86%” align=”center” start_color=”#FFFFFF” end_color=”#d1c488″ border=”#123006″ color=”#123006″] Purchase Tailgate Party [custom_button text=”Purchase Packers Alumni Henderson to join fans at official PFT Tailgate Party this Sunday for the Saints!

Shanghaied in Seattle – Packers News @ PFT

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Green Bay loses game, NFL loses credibility amid replacement fiasco GREEN BAY – The shield is tarnished; the brand is diluted. The National Football League is a defective product so long as it allows unqualified officials to oversee its billion-dollar industry. The league’s “Buyer Beware” attitude toward its fans is Shanghaied in Seattle – Packers News @ PFT

Grantland: The Straw That Broke the NFL's Back

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Bill Barnwell at Grantland has an excellent piece on not just the Packers loss last night, but the replacement referees in general: It’s that aspect of replacement referee performance that’s really come to surprise me over the first three weeks of the season. To be honest, it’s not exactly unexpected Grantland: The Straw That Broke the NFL's Back

Masthay gets rewarded for TD Pass

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Packers punter Tim Masthay has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in each of the last two seasons because of the way he kicks the ball. The NFL announced that he’s being honored for the third time in as many years this week, but his kicking Masthay gets rewarded for TD Pass

Point/Counterpoint: Should the Packers deal Greg Jennings?

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Trent Stutzman of Bleacher Report and Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel engage in a bit of debate as to what options the Packers have when it comes to free agent wide receiver Greg Jennings. McGinn, in his piece at the Journal Sentinel, argues keeping Jennings would be a Point/Counterpoint: Should the Packers deal Greg Jennings?

Green Bay Gets Even – Packers News @ PFT

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Packers overwhelm Bears’ inept O-line as McCarthy shines GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers’ 23-10 victory over Chicago last Thursday night at Lambeau Field should carry the warning label: Revisionist history can be dangerous to an NFL team’s health. The Packers’ performance was gritty and timely, but it wasn’t Green Bay Gets Even – Packers News @ PFT

ProFootBallTalk: Reaction to Rodgers underscores his difference from Cutler

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Interesting analysis of different reactions to the same behavior, as seen in Green Bay on Thursday night: Bears Jay Cutler caught plenty of heat Friday after bumping left tackle J’Marcus Webb and swearing at him on the field for a bad play. But in the same game, Packers quarterback Aaron ProFootBallTalk: Reaction to Rodgers underscores his difference from Cutler

Packers vs. Bears Recap 09/13/12: Matthews Leads the Charge!

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Green Bay – Dom Capers’ defense lives. The Green Bay Packers are alive and well, too. Led by Clay Matthews, the irrepressible and almost unblockable linebacker, the Packers’ defense buried Jay Cutler under an avalanche of seven sacks in a badly needed 23-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday Packers vs. Bears Recap 09/13/12: Matthews Leads the Charge!

Rough Week for Recent SB Champs

[mm-insert-title before=’ ‘ after=’ ‘] Yes, the first week of the regular season doesn’t mean anything. But here’s something meaningless that is worth at least mentioning. A loyal PFT reader points out that, with one week in the books for the teams that have won the last seven Super Bowls, the last seven Super Bowl Rough Week for Recent SB Champs