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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Named the 2011 NFL MVP

Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett [...]

Ranking The Super Bowls From The Worst To The Best – I Through XLV

Today we take the major undertaking of ranking the Super Bowls – I through XLV, with the 46th edition of the matchup between the Pats and Giants to be played Sunday in Indy. When doing this list, it had nothing really to do with the teams in the game, but the quality of play, and [...]

Packers QB Rodgers Slams NFC Over Their Play in the Pro Bowl

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasted the effort of some of his NFC teammates on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540 by way of Kevin Seifter of ESPN.com. “I’ll be honest with you,” Rodgers said. “I was a little bit disappointed. I felt like some of the guys on the NFC side embarrassed themselves.” “Just [...]

Marshall Leads the AFC to a 59-41 Win Over the NFC in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii

While everyone was playing at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it was his last game. The Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday. “You never [...]

Packers Rodgers Says He Can See Matt Flynn Winding Up in Miami

Aaron Rodgers thinks the idea of backup quarterback Matt Flynn going to join Joe Philbin in Miami seems to make sense. Rodgers on Wednesday told a Milwaukee radio station he sees the Dolphins and the Seattle Seahawks as the “two top dogs” in the race for the talented backup, expected to become an unrestricted free [...]

Gridiron Gab Divisional Playoff Preview – NY Giants at Green Bay

The 2007 season saw the New York Giants roll into Lambeau Field and stun the Packers in the NFC Title game in what wound up being the last game as a Packer for Brett Favre. Sunday the two teams do battle again, this time in the divisional round as the teams fight for the chance [...]

Gridiron Gab’s Matt Loede Picks the Winners in This Weekends Divisional Matchups

The 2011 season is over for 24 of 32 teams, but for 8 the NFL season continues this weekend, as there are still games to be played leading up to Super Bowl XLVI in Indy coming up on February 5th. Here’s my picks for this weekend’s four games, two in the AFC and two in [...]

Giants at Packers Key Divisional Round Matchups

The sweet 16 is down to the elite 8, and the Green Bay Packers have drawn the New York Giants as their first opponent in the 2011-2012 NFL Playoffs. The Packers played the Giants in week 13, coming out of New York with a gritty 38-35 win showing the NFL nation again, that our defense [...]