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Packers season comes to an end in NFC Championship

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After working all season to secure a first round playoff bye and home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, the Green Bay Packers season came to an end in the NFC Championship game, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26 on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Tom Brady threw for 280 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions and will play in his 10th Super Bowl in two weeks, this time on his own home field in Tampa.  Brady will be in search of his seventh Super Bowl title.  To get there, the Bucs had to beat three division winners, including the Packers on Sunday.

The Buccaneers (14-5) will face the Kansas City Chiefs (16-2) on Feb. 7 in Super Bowl 55.  No team has ever played in a Super Bowl on their own home field before.

The Packers (14-4) picked a bad time to play their worst game of the season, seeing their seven-game winning streak come to an end. [Read more…]

Ted Thompson passed away at age 68 (AUDIO)

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Ted Thompson at 2019 Hall of Fame Ceremony – WRN Photo

One of the great architects in Green Bay Packers history, Ted Thompson passed away on Wednesday night, just days after his 68th birthday.

With Thompson as the teams general manager, the Packers compiled an overall regular season record of 125-82-1.  The Packers also made the playoffs nine times during his 13-year tenure, posting a 10-8 postseason record.  It included four NFC Championship games (2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016) and a 2010 Super Bowl victory.

When Thompson took over, his very first draft pick in 2005 was Aaron Rodgers (24th overall).  That pick put the Packers in the competitive drivers seat for years to come.

“I’ll never forget your loyalty,” said Aaron Rodgers during a prerecorded video at Thompson’s 2019 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.  “I’m going to always be thankful for the time I had to spend with you, and the fact that you took a chance on a [Read more…]

Packers get rematch with Tampa Bay in NFC Championship

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Lambeau Field

The Green Bay Packers will face Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday’s NFC Championship game (2:05 p.m) at Lambeau Field.

Brady threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score as the Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints 30-20 in the NFC Divisional playoffs in New Orleans.

The Packers advanced on Saturday with a 32-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

The Packers and Bucs met earlier this season, a week six matchup that saw the Bucs blow out Green Bay 38-10 in Tampa.

Green Bay and Tampa Bay have met once previously in the postseason.  The Packers beat the Bucs in the 1997 NFC [Read more…]

Packers one win away from Super Bowl

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8,456 fans at Lambeau Field on Saturday

Aaron Rodgers passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 32-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams, advancing to next Sunday’s NFC Championship game at Lambeau Field.

It’s Rodgers fifth appearance in the NFC title game, but the first at Lambeau Field.  It’s also the second time in two years that Matt LaFleur has led the Packers to the NFC Championship game.  The Packers lost last years NFC title game 37-20 to San Francisco.

The Packers used all three of their running backs on Saturday.  With the Rams trying to take Davante Adams away, the Packers used a heavy ground attack to rush for 188 yards on 36 carries, a 5.2 yards per carry average with two touchdowns.

Aaron Jones led the way with 99 yards on 14 carries and a score.  Jamal Williams added 65 yards on 12 carries and A.J. [Read more…]

Packers hoping COVID-19 stops with Veldheer as playoff game approaches

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The Green Bay Packers placed offensive tackle Jared Veldheer on the reserve/COVID-19 list after he tested positive just two days after his arrival from Indianapolis.  Now the Packers are hoping the buck stops with Veldheer as they get ready for their NFC Divisional playoff opener against the Los Angeles Rams.

A good sign that the Packers may not be further affected by Veldheer’s positive test is the fact that standard contact tracing didn’t deem any other players as close contacts.

Now, as the Packers continue preparing for Saturday’s game against the Rams, they’re crossing their fingers that no additional positive tests surface in daily testing.

Veldheer was signed off the Colts practice squad at the very least, to provide depth at the tackle position during Green Bay’s playoff run.  He started Saturday’s game between the Colts and Bills at left tackle and helped the Packers during last year’s playoff run by playing in their divisional playoff win over Seattle.  Now, he’ll have to miss this week’s game.

Veldheer practiced with the Packers on Tuesday before his positive test was revealed on Wednesday morning.

 

Packers add Veldheer for second straight season

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With David Bakhtiari out with a season ending ACL injury and Rick Wagner’s knee issues, the Green Bay Packers added some insurance for the playoffs by bringing back tackle Jared Veldheer for a second straight postseason.

The Packers signed Veldheer off of the Indianapolis practice squad, after he started at left tackle in last week’s Colt’s playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.

Prior to last week’s playoff game, Veldheer hadn’t played a game all season.  His last action came with the Packers in a playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks.

The Packers had Monday off and return to the practice field on Tuesday, as they get ready for Saturday’s NFC Divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Packers host the Rams on Saturday at Lambeau Field

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With the Los Angeles Rams beating Seattle on Saturday and the Chicago Bears falling at New Orleans on Sunday, it’ll be the Rams facing the Green Bay Packers in the divisional playoff round at Lambeau Field.

The NFL has slotted those two teams into the first game of the weekend, at 3:35 p.m. CT on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 16) at Lambeau Field.

The Packers had the weekend off after earning the top seed in the NFC with a 13-3 finish to the regular season.

The Rams (11-6) knocked off the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 on Saturday in Seattle.  Cam Akers rushed for 131 yards and a [Read more…]

Six Packers named All-Pro

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Six Green Bay Packers players were named to the Associated Press All-Pro team on Friday, including QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Davante Adams, T David Bakhtiari and C Corey Linsley named to the first team.

Linebacker Za’Darius Smith and cornerback Jaire Alexander were also named second team All-Pro.

The four first-team selections are the most the Packers have had since 1967, which is the last year the Packers had two offensive linemen make the first team (Forrest Gregg and Kerry Kramer).

It’s the fourth All-Pro selection for Rodger, who was previously voted first-team All-Pro in 2011, 2012 and 2014.  He started all 16 games and completed 372 of 526 passes (70.7%) for 4,299 yards and 48 touchdowns with only five interceptions.  His 121.5 passer rating is the second-best single-season mark in NFL history behind only his own 122.5 rating in 2011. [Read more…]

Hackett gets interview with Falcons (AUDIO)

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Nathaniel Hackett

Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett interviewed virtually for the Atlanta Falcons vacant head-coaching job on Thursday.

Hackett overseas a Packers offense that ranked 3rd overall, tied for first in scoring, second in third-down efficiency and first in red-zone offense.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur was excited for his offensive coordinator when speaking with reporters during a zoom call on Thursday. [Read more…]

Packers to welcome fans to Lambeau Field for Divisional Playoffs

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The Green Bay Packers‘ announced Thursday that next week’s divisional playoff game will include 6,000 Season Ticket Holders in addition to invited frontline healthcare workers and first responders.

Season Ticket Holders who opted in this summer for the chance to purchase tickets will receive on-sale information in the coming week via email and tickets will go on sale online through Ticketmaster only on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Seats will be arranged in socially distanced pods of two, four and six tickets throughout the stadium.

The Packers also say tickets will not be able to be resold or transferred and all tickets will be mobile.  The Season Ticket Holders who purchase the tickets are responsible for coordinating all attendees within their pod, since entry to the game will be via a mobile ticket scan on the purchaser’s mobile device.

“Our players have enjoyed the energy provided by the limited fans we’ve had over the past four games.  We’re looking forward to welcoming our Season Ticket Holders to add to that atmosphere in the playoffs,” said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy.  “We’ve seen our COVID-19 protocols in action and are confident we can safely add additional fans.”