photo from Vikings.com

If you’re like me, the idea of many big name players shuffling around and moving to different teams during free agency is extremely exciting; and then there are the Packers, who always seem to remain pretty quiet during this time. While Greg Jennings has officially left Green Bay and will joining the division rival Minnesota Vikings (so Brett Favre-like of him) and TE Tom Crabtree will now be a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, what have the Packers gained so far in free agency?

Not too much. They were able to resign LB Robert Francois, but other than that, nothing that is of much importance. Typical of the Packers, they don’t usually make big moves in picking up free agents, but rather work with what they already have and what they acquire during the draft. Looking at teams such as the Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, and Seattle Seahawks who have added a lot of great players to their roster for the upcoming season, is it wrong that I would like to see the Packers do something too? Maybe I’m still just bitter over the fact that Atlanta got Steven Jackson and the Packers didn’t?? Anyway…rant over.

While it is always hard to see players go that have been with us for the last few years, we have to wish nothing but good upon them. To you Greg, I wish you all the best in Minnesota, but you better believe the Pack will be out to get your team twice next season. And for Tom, good luck in Tampa as well, and let’s hope Aaron Rodgers can cope with the loss of his great friend. Aaron even took his feelings to Twitter over the loss.

Leave it to Aaron to lighten the mood!

And as I am sitting here typing up this post, I see a tweet from Adam Schefter stating that the Steelers and PACKERS have shown interest in RB Ahmad Bradshaw. Maybe the Packers will sign a running back in free agency after all….only time will tell.

*photo from Packers.com*

Talk about a devastating and disappointing NFL playoff game that was played in San Francisco this evening. The Green Bay Packers season ended tonight with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers, 45-31, advancing the Niners to the NFC championship game.

So many things went wrong for the Packers in tonight’s game, or maybe you could just say so many things went right for the Niners. 2nd year quarterback Colin Kaepernick alone had 181 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, and passed for 263  yards. He was not going to be stopped, and the Packers defense were completely wore out from trying to do so, not to mention that San Francisco’s time of possession greatly outweighed that of Green Bay.

The first half actually made for a really good game with each team taking turns adding 7 to the board, and we went into the half with a score of 24-21, San Francisco. Not too bad, could have been anyone’s game at that point. The second half is where San Francisco absolutely ran away with the game scoring three more touchdowns and holding Green Bay to just one additional touchdown and field goal.

As much as it hurt watching the Packers go down, I look at last season and how Green Bay lost their first game in the playoffs to the New York Giants who went on to win the title, and can’t help but to think that  San Francisco may be able to do just that.

All that is left for us to do now is look forward to the upcoming season in hopes of a better outcome, and remember that the Pack once again finished this season with a winning record of 11-5, and one playoff win. They also have the next several months to figure out what worked, what went wrong, and what they can do to improve to bring home that Lombardi Trophy once more.

Although the game yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings did not go according to plan and the Packers fell to the Vikings by three points with a score of 37-34, it is not the end of the world. I like to keep things positive, so even though they lost their final game in the regular season, they still secured a spot in the playoffs taking the NFC North and a No.3 seed, and that loss also prevented the Chicago Bears from making the playoffs at all, so I like to look at it that way.

Green Bay finished the regular season 11-5 and will head into Wild Card Weekend with a match up against the Minnesota Vikings once more, at Lambeau Field.

photo from Packers.com

Taking a look at the game yesterday, the Packers just could not hold Adrian Peterson. He ran for 199 yards surpassing 2,000 on the season. Stopping AP will be the key factor in the game next Sunday. If the Pack wants to come away with the win, holding AP is a must.

Offensively for the Packers, Greg Jennings accounted for 2 TD’s, James Jones 1, and Jordy Nelson 1. It was great to see Jordy back in action helping out Aaron Rodgers, who put on quite a show himself.

The game next Saturday is scheduled for 8:00 on NBC.

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Congratulations to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, LB Clay Matthews, and C Jeff Saturday for all being named to the Pro Bowl this year, Rodgers being named as a starter! Nothing quite says thank you for an awesome season and being amazing players than sending them on a Hawaiian getaway along with being able to represent the NFC in a game with all of the NFL greats of the season! This will be Rodgers’ third Pro Bowl, Matthews’ fourth, and Saturday’s sixth.

photo from Packers.com

Couldn’t be happier for you boys. In addition, Randall Cobb and Josh Sitton are first alternates, along with John Kuhn, B.J. Raji, Tramon Williams, and Charles Woodson as other alternates.

photo from Packers.com

The Pro Bowl will be played in Honolulu on Sunday, January 27th, at Aloha Stadium.

Think the Green Bay Packers are anxious to get the playoffs started? With a game like today’s, they are nothing less than ready to play, and win. Beating the Tennessee Titans 55-7 is quite a way to show they aren’t messing around and are here to win it all after clinching the NFC North title last week with a win against the Chicago Bears.

Lambeau Leap! *photo from Packers.com*

Although they had already secured themselves a spot in the playoffs, the Packers didn’t let that stop them from bringing it all out onto the field today. Scoring 55 points is a season high for the Packers offense, but the defense held the opposing team to only 7 points, scored late in the game. A.J Hawk had his first 2-sack game in four seasons and the defense as a whole were able to hold Titans RB Chris Johnson to only 28 yards.

The offense had just as good of a game as well. With TD’s scored by James Jones, Randall Cobb, Greg Jennings, DuJuan Harris, Ryan Grant, and Aaron Rodgers, the Pack were once again unstoppable. And just to brag about WR James Jones for a minute, he leads the league in TD receptions with 13 after today’s game. You go James!

Head Coach Mike McCarthy on the game and heading into the playoffs,

“Everything happens for a reason.  We’re going to play to win next week. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football, and we have to do that next week in Minnesota. I’d rather have the No. 2 seed with a win in Minnesota.”

While some would agree with McCarthy and want the No. 2 seed, some would rather the Packers have the No. 3 seed and just play their way through with no break on wild-card weekend as opposed to being No. 2 and resting wild-card weekend. Last year that didn’t work out as planned for Green Bay, but according to how this team played today, I’d say they’re ready for anything.

Today may be 12/12/12, which is cool in itself, but today is also dedicated to the one and only, AARON RODGERS!!

Happy Aaron Rodgers day everyone!

Our #12 is better than yours!!! Sorry Tom, had too!

The state of Wisconsin decided to name today Aaron Rodgers day in honor of the QB who wears #12. Pretty awesome, right?

Fans throughout Wisconsin are celebrating the occasion along with some of the local businesses and companies. Some people had “wear your Aaron Rodgers jersey day” at work, while sports stores were also selling Rodgers t-shirts today for only $12.

To help celebrate, here are just a few fun facts about Aaron.

• His birthday in December 2nd, 1982
• He is 6’2″
• He has a younger brother named Jordan who is the QB at Vanderbilt
• His middle name is Charles
• Aaron Rodgers finished 9th in the Heisman voting in 2004

The Packers come up on top again this week as they hosted the Detroit Lions. They take the win, 27-20, and remain on top of the NFC North at 9-4.

photo from Packers.com

Today, the Packers played without Clay Matthews, Charles Woodson, James Starks, and Jordy Nelson to name a few, but also faced the  harsh conditions that come along with playing at Lambeau. The snow and cold temperatures weren’t stopping the Pack today though, and here are our key play from tonight’s game.

Detroit had an early 14 point lead to start of the game, but the Pack clearly wasn’t phased. To get things stated offensively for the Packers Mason Crosby hits a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter, followed by a 43-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Mike Daniels.

Early in the third quarter Aaron Rodgers takes it to the house himself  with a 27-yard run. In the fourth, Dujuan Harris finds the end zone on a 14-yard run, and then Mason Crosby kicked a 41-yard field goal, sealing the game.

Tonight was another great night for Aaron Rodgers as well, as he threw for 173-yards, completing 14 of 24 passes, with no interceptions or sacks.

Next week the Packers head to Soldier Field for yet another divisional game against the Chicago Bears who are also fighting for the NFC North title and are one game behind the Packers at 8-5.

It was a close one today, but the Packers were able to come away with the win today, 23-14 against the Minnesota Vikings.

But before anymore talk about the game today, it’s a very special quarterback’s birthday today. Yep, you guessed it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON RODGERS!! So, in honor of his 29th birthday today, I’d like to give you a few great pics of the fabulous QB. Here we go!

Aaron participating in no shave November!
photo from wptv.com

Nice shades!
photo from totalpackers.com

Action shot!
photo from espn.go.com

Super Bowl Champ!!
photo from sportsillustrated.com

Now, back to the game today. Greg Jennings was back and active….but did not account for any of the touchdowns today. It was all James Jones and James Starks, and field goals from Mason Crosby, but no complaints. A win is a win, and we’re just glad Greg was back. And the fact that the Pack was able to pull out a win despite Adrian Peterson’s 210 rushing yards is awesome. Jordy Nelson did come off the field limping during the second drive of the game due to a hamstring injury, in addition to T.J. Lang injuring his ankle.

The Packers are currently tied with the Chicago Bears for first place in the NFC North, each at 8-4.

photo from packers.com

Wow, talk about a rough game for the Packers. They fell to the Giants 38 to 10 in the Sunday Night game and had a great amount of difficulty on both sides of the ball. It was not a fun trip to the Meadowlands for Green Bay, and brought the five-game winning streak to a halt.

For starters, CAN SOMEONE BLOCK FOR AARON RODGERS???. Aaron was sacked 5 times in tonight’s game, and that just is not okay. Time to step it up O-Line, because that shouldn’t be happening. And on to the others offensive problems……they couldn’t get anything going all night. They scored a TD in the first with a 61-yard pass from Rodgers to Jordy Nelson, and then got a field goal in the second, but other than that, the game was all Giants.

And that is where the defense comes into play. Eli seemed to be unstoppable. He threw for 3 TD’s and had no interceptions. Clay Matthews did not play into today’s game, but is expected to be back next week.

The Packers have the opportunity to bounce back after this terrible loss next Sunday as they play the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau. Today’s game brings the Pack to 7-4 on the season, with all remaining games divisional with the exception of hosting the Titans week 16. The Packers are currently 2nd in the division behind the 8-3 Chicago Bears, but still have plenty of time to regain possession!

Once again this week, it wasn’t pretty, but the Pack got it done. They defeated the Lions in a 24-20 victory that keep us watching all game long.

photo from espn.go.com

First of all, I gotta give a HUGE shout out to Matt Stafford for throwing an interception that was returned 72 yards by M.D. Jennings for a TD. Pick 6 baby!!

And of course we can’t forget the touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers to Jermichael Finley in the 1st and Randall Cobb in the 4th. Of the game today Rodgers said,

“When our best was needed, we were able to come through.”

Yes they were, and today makes this the 5th consecutive win for the Packers. Nothing better than coming off a bye week with a win…especially against the Lions!

Next week the Packers will be on their way to MetLife Stadium to play the reigning Super Bowl champion Giants on Sunday Night Football.