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We broke down how the Denver Broncos took advantage of some of the schematic tendencies that Jeff Hafley and the Green Bay Packers defense rely on in a previous article. Here, we briefly want to cover some of the other ways head coach Sean Payton dissected the Packers’ defense. Payton and the Broncos offense relied […]
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In the first part of our breakdown this week, we looked at how the Denver Broncos put stress on the Green Bay Packers’ defense in the Week 15 loss by using 4×1 formations. They probed the Packers’ alignments and found that the defense never traveled the nickel with the passing strength and always aligned them […]
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In Week 15, the Green Bay Packers defense turned in perhaps its worst defensive performance of the season. The Denver Broncos and head coach Sean Payton found multiple ways to attack some of the schematic tendencies and personnel weaknesses the Packers’ defense suffers from. In addition to this, the defense lost Micah Parsons to an […]
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With very limited exceptions I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to draft a tight end in the first round of the NFL draft. Even good ones often take some time to develop, and while elite, multi-faceted tight ends are incredibly valuable, you can get “good enough” production from the middle rounds with regularity. […]
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You’re about to witness some of the rarest Packers football there is. In the glorious century since Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun brought the Packers into existence, the Packers have played just 32 Saturday games. That’s fourth most among days of the week. Sundays, obviously, are the most common games for Packers football. Counting […]
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Once more unto the breach. Today, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears meet for the second time in 13 days with the NFC North lead on the line once again. This evening’s game takes place at Soldier Field, a rare Saturday night regular season game and another rare game between these teams with massive […]
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ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is reporting that Chicago Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, a 2019 and 2020 Pro Bowler who signed a four-year, $72 million contract with Chicago in 2023, is expected to be activated from the injured reserve leading up to the Bears’ Saturday game against the Green Bay Packers. Edmunds has been dealing with a […]
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The college football playoff kicks off on Friday, so it’s time to break down who the top draft prospects are in these games. As always, the rankings come from the consensus draft board. Juniors will have one asterisk next to their name, while draft-eligible sophomores will have two. Come hang out with us during the […]
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The Green Bay Packers announced on Friday that they have activated defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. from the injured reserve. Cox was in Week 3 of his 21-day practice window, so the team needed to bring him up to the 53-man roster soon or he would have reverted to injured reserve for the remainder of […]
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To say that the Green Bay Packers’ defense is banged up would be an understatement. On top of losing superstar pass rusher in Micah Parsons to a torn ACL, the Packers also lost their ascending safety in Evan Williams on the very same play last week against the Denver Broncos. While Williams is officially listed […]
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A pass catcher putting up a 1000-yard season isn’t particularly rare in Packers history. It’s happened 40 times in more than a century of Packers football, dating back to Don Hutson’s 1,211 yards in 1942. But there won’t be a 1000-yard receiver in Green Bay in 2025, not unless Romeo Doubs really picks up the […]
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Call it a silver lining or a light at the end of the tunnel or whatever other metaphor you’d like, but at least the Green Bay Packers got a bit of encouraging news late Thursday night. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the team got the best news they could hope for following Parsons’ diagnosis […]
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There’s been a lot of doom and gloom in here since the Micah Parsons injury, for good reason, but let’s look for optimism for the Green Bay Packers this year. There are still three more games left in the regular season, with the potential for the Packers to secure a playoff spot as early as […]
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This evening, Thursday Night Football brings one of the biggest games on the entire 2025 NFL schedule. Tonight’s game between the Rams and Seahawks could end up deciding both the NFC West division title as well as the race for the #1 seed in the NFC playoff race. These two teams are tied for the […]
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A lot has changed since the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Chicago Bears on December 7th. The Packers are banged up, with three players ruled out, ten players listed as questionable and star pass-rusher Micah Parsons on the injured reserve going into the weekend. It sure seems like Bears fans have taken notice. This […]
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Last week, the Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns in a pointless game that revealed no new information, unless you were unaware of just how bad Shadeur Sanders is. However, one important thing did happen. Rome Odunze, the Bears’ best big play receiver, was already nursing an injured foot; in the frigid pre-game warmup he […]
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The Green Bay Packers are banged up. The team didn’t just lose Micah Parsons on Sunday. As it stands right now, on Thursday, the Packers have already ruled out three players against the Chicago Bears, and ten more Green Bay players are listed as questionable to play on Saturday. Packers Ruled Out The only injury […]
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The 2025 Green Bay Packers have grappled with a recurring theme that has haunted their season: undisciplined play. The team has often undermined itself with penalties and avoidable mental mistakes. The result has often been poor field position, wasted scoring opportunities, and stalled momentum. Head coach Matt LaFleur has publicly expressed his frustration with these […]
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The NFC playoff picture is coming together clearly already, with six teams completely eliminated from contention and the race for the Wild Card coming down to just a few other teams. Currently, the Packers are back in the #7 seed with a 9-4-1 record, though they would vault back up into the #2 spot if […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Packers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As always, take our survey and share your thoughts with your fellow Packers fans in the […]
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The Green Bay Packers made the surprising decision to activate running back MarShawn Lloyd to the 53-man roster in the corresponding roster move that came with placing defensive end Micah Parsons on the injured reserve. Lloyd’s practice window was set to expire this week, but the Packers found a temporary fix to Lloyd suffering an […]
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Wednesday was the first time that Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was able to talk to the press since the loss of pass-rusher Micah Parsons to a torn ACL. When asked about how he believes that Parsons will attack his rehab, Hafley didn’t hesitate: He thinks he’ll bounce back and maybe even be […]
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On Wednesday, former All-Pro defensive lineman and Pewaukee, Wisconsin product J.J. Watt told Pat McAfee and former Green Bay Packer A.J. Hawk that he would have done almost anything to be a Packer back in 2021. As Watt tells the story, he was willing to take a $5 million deal with Green Bay to sign […]
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Green Bay Packers starting safety Evan Williams, who has been a non-participant in Tuesday’s walkthrough and Wednesday’s practice this week, revealed today that he sprained his MCL against the Denver Broncos on the same play that Micah Parsons tore his ACL, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Williams didn’t return to the field after the injury and […]
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur stated in his pre-practice press conference on Wednesday that receiver Christian Watson, who left Sunday’s game with a chest injury and was taken out of the stadium in an ambulance, is expected to practice today. The Packers will run a modified practice on Wednesday after having a walkthrough […]
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