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Packers winning ugly over the Redskins

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Aaron Jones

The Green Bay Packers jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and held on for a 20-15 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Aaron Jones rushed for a season-high 134 yards and a touchdown on just 16 carries.  Jones also led the Packers in receiving with six receptions for 58 yards and totaled 192 all-purpose yards on the day.  Jones touchdown is his 15th of the season, his 12th rushing touchdown.  His 100-yard rushing day is his third of the season.

Aaron Rodgers finished 18-of-28 for 195 yards and a touchdown to tight end Robert Tonyan.

The Packers (10-3) remain atop the NFC North, a game better than the Minnesota Vikings, who scored a 20-7 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. [Read more…]

Sitton retires as a Packer

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Josh Sitton (WRN File Photo)

Former guard Josh Sitton, who played eight seasons (2008-15) in Green Bay, has informed the club of his decision to retire with the Packers.

Sitton, who was originally selected by the Packers in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft out of Central Florida, started 112 of 121 regular-season games and all 13 postseason games he appeared in for the Packers.  From 2009-15, he started 110 games, which is the most by a Packer offensive lineman.

Sitton was named to the Pro Bowl three times with the Packers (2012, ’14-15) and was also selected second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press three times (2013-15).  He was the first Green Bay guard to be named to the Pro Bowl in back-to-back seasons since Marco Rivera went to three straight from 2002-04.  He was also selected as a Pro Bowl alternate in 2010, 2011 and 2013. [Read more…]

Packers rebound to beat Giants in New York

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Allen Lazard

Aaron Rodgers tossed four touchdown passes to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 31-13 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.

Rodgers completed 21 of 33 for 243 yards with rain, sleet and eventually heavy snow falling.

Rodgers hit Davante Adams on touchdown passes of 8 and 17 yards, Allen Lazard for 37 yards and veteran Marcedes Lewis on a short 1-yard touchdown pass.

The Packers also intercepted rookie Daniel Jones three times, winning the turnover battle 3-0.

The loss sent the Giants (2-10) to their eighth straight loss, their worst losing streak in 15 years.

The Packers scored the first three times they had the ball, with the first two drives ending on touchdown [Read more…]

Packers dig early hole, throttled by 49ers

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Bryan Bulaga

Sunday nights NFC showdown in Santa Clara, California was supposed to provide a measuring stick for both the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers.  It did just that, but it wasn’t the result the Packers or their fans had hoped for.

The 49ers put up a statement as they pummeled the Packers 37-8.  Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 253 yards and two scores as San Francisco improved to 10-1.

Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers felt the 49ers defensive pressure and was sacked five times.  He threw for just 104 yards and a touchdown, one of the worst performances of his career.

There’s a lot to be concerned about for the Packers.  First and foremost, they were the healthy team with a bye week of rest.  The 49ers were just the opposite but you wouldn’t have known by watching Sunday night’s onslaught.  The 49ers were clearly the more physical team. [Read more…]

Packers late defensive stand produces win over the Panthers

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Aaron Jones – File Photo

The Green Bay’s defense surrendered a lot of yardage throughout Sunday’s game, but in the end, they held NFL MVP candidate Christian McCaffrey short of the goal line as time expired and the Packers held on for a 24-16 win at snowy Lambeau Field.

Aaron Jones rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns, the second time this season he’s rushed for three scores.  Jones is the first Packers player since Sterling Sharpe in 1994 with multiple three-touchdown games in a season.  He is also the first Green Bay running back since Jim Taylor in 1962 with multiple three-touchdown games in a season.  Taylor did it three times that year.

The Panthers got the ball back with 2:25 left on their own 11-yard line, trailing by eight points.  Quarterback Kyle Allen drove the Panthers down the field, including completing a 12-year pass to D.J. Moore on fourth-and-10 with 56 seconds left. [Read more…]

LaFleur says he’ll re-evaluate the plan for their trip to Los Angeles

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Matt LaFleur

The Los Angeles Chargers were a playoff team one year ago, finishing 12-4 and tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the best mark in the AFC.  This season, things haven’t gone as well for the Chargers, starting 3-5.  But Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows the Chargers are still plenty talented and he tried to convey that message to his players.  But that message appears to not have hit home with everyone.

The Packers lost the game 26-11, playing their worst game of the season.

LaFleur took his team to California a day early and after the game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said it was important for everyone on offense to re-evaluate how they used the extra day in California to prepare.  Rodgers inferred that some of his teammates may have treated this trip as more than a business trip.

Leaving two days early for a trip west has been done before.  Mike McCarthy did it several times.  But somewhere along the way, the message for LaFleur got lost in the shuffle.  For that reason, the coach is [Read more…]

Packers hit bump in the road in Los Angeles

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Matt LaFleur

Just when everyone was telling the Green Bay Packers how good they are, they went out and laid an egg, falling to the Los Angeles Chargers 26-11 on Sunday afternoon, bring to an end their four-game winning streak.

Packers fans out-numbered Chargers fans in a visiting stadium, but the Packers played their worst offensive game of the season and the defense and special teams weren’t much better.

The Packers had no answers for the Chargers defensive pressure and any adjustments came way too late to make a difference.

The Packers offense had been making steady progress and playing at a high level.  Then they got their top receiver, Davante Adams, back from a turf toe injury that saw him miss four games.

The Packers only had three possessions in the first half and they stalled out for a number of reasons, including penalties. [Read more…]

Packers edge Chiefs, finish first half at 7-1

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Aaron Jones – File Photo

Aaron Rodgers threw the go-ahead 67-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Aaron Jones in the fourth quarter and the Green Bay Packers went on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-24 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday night.

Rodgers passed for 305 yards and three touchdowns for the Packers, who jumped out to a 14-0 lead, only to see the Chiefs battle back to take a 17-14 halftime lead.

Jones caught seven passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns and added 67 more yards on the ground.

Matt Moore threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns in place of the injured Patrick Mahomes.

Damien Williams tied the game in the fourth quarter at 24-all with a three-yard TD run.  The Chiefs fell to 5-3 with the loss.

The Packers win streak is now at four games and their lead on Minnesota remains 1-game atop the NFC North.  They’ll return to the road this week and face the Los Angeles Chargers in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.

 

Adams expected to sit another week (AUDIO)

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Davante Adams – File Photo

A week ago, veteran wide receiver Davante Adams said his toe injury felt a million times better, but he still wasn’t ready to play against Oakland.

Thursday, Adams said this week, his turf toe feels 2 million times better but he admitted he just doesn’t know where things are at yet.

Adams stretched with his teammates the last two days, but that’s about all he did.  He said he’s just not fully recovered yet.

The Green Bay Packers would love to get Adams back as soon as possible, but they also don’t want to rush him.

“I want him to come back when he feels healthy,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. [Read more…]

Rodgers career best game leads Packers past Raiders

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Aaron Rodgers

The Green Bay Packers offense, under new head coach Matt LaFleur is really starting to heat up with Aaron Rodgers driving the ship.

Rodgers threw for 429 yards and five touchdowns and he ran for another as the Packers rolled to a 42-24 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Rodgers completed 25 of 31 passes to eight different receivers, who all finished with at least two catches.  And he did it again, for the third week in a row, without his top target Davante Adams, who is sidelined with turf toe.

The turning point in the game came late in the first half when the Raiders were driving for a potential touchdown.  It would have given Oakland a 17-14 lead.  Instead, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, while reaching the ball towards the goal line, fumbled and the ball went into and out of the end zone.  By rule, a touch back gave the ball to the Packers at the 20-yard line. [Read more…]