Marshawn Lynch

Packers hold off late charging Seahawks to advance to NFC Championship

January 13, 2020 By Bill Scott

Aaron Rodgers File Photo UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Aaron Rodgers played one of his best games of the season, helping the Green Bay Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-23 in the NFC Divisional playoffs and securing a rematch with the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game.

Rodgers and Davante Adams put the Packers on their backs, connecting eight times for 160 yards and two touchdowns. The 160 receiving yards for Adams is a Green Bay Packers playoff-franchise record.

When the Packers needed a big play, Rodgers was there to deliver a series of pinpoint accurate passes, helping his team to a season best 9-of-14 on third downs (69%). That is the best third down accuracy rate for the Packers since the 2016 season.

Rodgers sealed the victory with a pair of third-down passes, a 32-yard pass to Adams on a third-and-8 [Read more…]

Patroits capture fourth Super Bowl, Brady wins 3rd MVP honor (VIDEO)

February 2, 2015 By Bill Scott

Tom Brady Celebrates his 4th Super Bowl victory

Tom Brady is the Super Bowl XLIX MVP, but little known cornerback Malcom Butler is the Super Bowl hero for the New England Patriots.

Butler read slant and stepped up to intercept Russell Wilson’s attempt to Ricardo Lockette at the goal line and the Patriots ran off the final seconds for their fourth Super Bowl victory.

Seattle appeared destined for a Super Bowl repeat, but Tom Brady took New England 64 yards on 10 plays to give the Patriots (15-4) a four-point lead on his 3-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman with 2:02 left to play. [Read more…]

Lynch & Matthews draw NFL fines from NFC title game

January 23, 2015 By Bill Scott

Clay Matthews

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was fined $20,000 by the NFL for an obscene gesture following his 24-yard, go-ahead touchdown with 1 minute and 25 seconds left to play in Seattle’s 28-22 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers.

The incident, which had Lynch grab his crotch with his back turned to the official after the score, wasn’t flagged.

Lynch was also fined $11,050 for grabbing his crotch after a touchdown in December.

Clay Matthews

Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was also fined $22,050 by the NFL for his blind side hit on Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson.

The hit came on a return after Ha Ha Clinton-Dix intercepted Wilson.

Matthews was flagged on the play, resulting in a 15-yard penalty.