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The Green Bay Packers rolled up 507 yards of offense and crushed the Denver Broncos 49-23 at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for a career high 408 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for two more scores.
Through four games, the Packers have piled up 148 points scored. that’s a franchise record for points in the first four games of a season. [Read more...]
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver broke James Lofton’s
Donald Driver
franchise receiving record of 9,656 yards, in Sunday’s 30-23 win over Carolina.
AUDIO: Donald Driver on setting the franchise yardage mark :20
The record breaker came late in the third quarter on a 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers.
Driver also had another key onside kick recovery late in the game to help preserve the victory for the Packers. It’s the second in two weeks for Driver, who also made a similar play in last week’s win over the Saints.
A 9-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers to Donald Driver early in the 4th quarter moved Donald Driver into a tie with James Lofton for the franchise record in career receiving yardage (9,656 yds).
The Green Packers hold a 35-27 lead on the Saints.
Packers now add to the lead, a 1-yard TD run for John Kuhn and the Packers go up 42-27 with 11:50 left in the game.
Since the NFL started determining the leagues best team by squaring off in the Super Bowl, a total of eight teams have won back-to-back titles. The Green Bay Packers are looking to be the 9th.
Veteran wide receiver Donald Driver said it starts with attitude. Driver said they must have the same attitude and approach as they
Donald Driver
did a year ago.
AUDIO: Donald Driver says the approach can’t change :11
Several things factor into a teams ability to repeat. First and foremost is their attitude. After winning the Super Bowl last year, is every player as hungry to win it again? Are they as hungry as they were for the first title? With other teams gunning for the champs, are they ready to handle everybody’s best game? All questions that will be answered in time.
Injuries are a factor as well. The Packers proved last season that they could get through a number of injuries and still win. But key injuries are the key. Not to diminish the loss of some of the players the Packers lost, but they didn’t see Aaron Rodgers go down. They didn’t lose Clay Matthews or Charles Woodson or even B.J. Raji on defense. For the most part, their offensive line stayed in tact all season and while TE Jermichael Finley went down for the year, Greg Jennings stepped up at wide receiver and has his best season. [Read more...]
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver has been to three pro bowls
Donald Driver
and won his first Super Bowl last season. He also holds records for receptions and consecutive games with a catch. Now Driver has his sights set on the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
At his celebrity softball challenge on Sunday, Driver was asked what drives him long-term.
AUDIO: Donald Driver talks about what drives him late in his career :19
Driver said he wants to put team receiving records out of reach.
AUDIO: Driver says he wants to put receiving records out of reach :18
After 12 NFL seasons, the milestones are starting to stack up for Driver. He’s talked about the goal of having his number retired and seeing his name in the Stadium’s Ring of Honor, as well as seeing his number retired. The latter is something that’s been bestowed on five players with Brett Favre soon to become the sixth. [Read more...]
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