Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says quarterback Aaron Rodgers sprained his shoulder but intends to play against Atlanta on Sunday. Packers coaches will spend this week monitoring Rodgers’ progress in practice and preparing rookie backup Matt Flynn to start, just in case. “Speaking with Aaron this morning, he has every intention on playing,” McCarthy [...]
So much for the notion that Derrick Brooks and Tampa Bay’s aging defense is slowing down. The Buccaneers still have what it takes to make things miserable for young, inexperienced quarterbacks. Just ask Aaron Rodgers. Brooks had one of three interceptions off the Green Bay quarterback and also forced a fumble that Jermaine Phillips returned [...]
Over the years, the Green Bay Packers have faced their share of quarterbacks who would qualify as a nemesis to the club. Back in the 1970s, there was Fran Tarkenton of Minnesota, who helped orchestrate a seven-game winning streak for the Vikings against the Packers from 1975-78. Of course in the 1990s, it was Troy [...]
On an uncharacteristically quiet night for Terrell Owens, the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense and running game — then unleashed little-known wide receiver Miles Austin to put away a 27-16 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. Marion Barber ran for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown, and rookie Felix Jones [...]
When the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys met in a much-hyped prime-time matchup last season, Aaron Rodgers wasn’t expected to play, but he turned in a strong performance in defeat after an injured Brett Favre left the game. Following Favre’s departure from the Packers, Rodgers has been even better. The first-year starter will look [...]
If there’s one truly promising trend aside from new starter Aaron Rodgers’ strong play at quarterback in the season’s first two games, it’s been the defense’s ability to close the deal. And not just with a key stop, but with an interception that thwarts the opponent’s ability to even generate any momentum for a late [...]
Head Coach Mike McCarthy rehashed a little of what he liked, as well as what he didn’t like, about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ performance on Sunday. What he liked was no interceptions, or even the real threat of an interception, for the second straight game. He also appreciated a solid completion percentage (24-of-38 for 63.2 percent) [...]
Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in the first four drives of his second start, helping Green Bay build a big lead it needed in a 48-25 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Green Bay led 21-0 midway through the second quarter, but fell behind by a point with 7:41 left after Calvin Johnson [...]
The spotlight was on Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field on Monday night, and the quarterback delivered a win for the Green Bay Packers in his first career start. If the Detroit Lions play defense like they did in their opener, Rodgers may not have too much trouble with an encore. The Packers try to continue [...]
In terms of size and physicality, the starting receivers for the Detroit Lions present one of the toughest matchups the Green Bay Packers will face all season. Veteran Roy Williams, who’s 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, and second-year rising star Calvin Johnson, 6-5 and 235, have the kind of athleticism, reach and jump-ball ability not necessarily [...]
