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Don Hutson came into the National Football League in 1935 and made a huge impact on the entire game of football. He is generally regarded as the first modern wide receiver, as before his arrival the forward pass was not used as a regular part of most team’s offenses. His small size made [...]
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Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Don Hutson, Interesting Facts, Packers, Wide Receivers |
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The Green Bay Packers are one of the most storied franchises in the entire NFL. The team has seen some amazing highs and some long lasting lows too. Over the years, a great many of the all time great running backs have played for the Packers. Who though has led the team [...]
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Tags: Ahman Green, Clarke Hinkle, Jim Taylor, John Brockington, Packers, Record Book, Running Backs, Tony Canadeo |
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The Green Bay Packers are one of the proudest and oldest franchises in the NFL. They have experienced some amazing highs and also some long lasting lows. Over the years though, the team has had some great running backs. Who though has led the Packers in rushing the most times?
Two players have [...]
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Tags: Ahman Green, Clarke Hinkle, Jim Otis, John Brockington, Packers, Running Backs |
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Eric Metcalf was drafted with the 13th pick of the first round in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He was a very versatile player that returned kicks and punts all through his career and played both wide receiver and running back at different times. His small stature, being just 5′ [...]
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Tags: Browns, Cardinals, Chargers, Eric Metcalf, Falcons, Packers, Redskins, Running Backs, Wide Receivers |
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The Green Bay Packers are traveling to play the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football this week. This game is getting a lot of attention due to the fact that it is Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre’s first playing opportunity against the team he starred for throughout the 1990s and most of the 2000s. [...]
Categories: 2009 NFL Season, Team Facts |
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antonio Freeman, Brett Favre, Chuck Foreman, Javon Walker, Jim Taylor, Monday Night Football, Packers, Randy Moss, Vikings |
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It goes without saying that Brett Favre is not only the best quarterback that the Green Bay Packers ever had, but one of the best the NFL has ever seen. What is a good way to measure how good he is though? Let’s try by taking a look on the effect he had [...]
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Tags: Brett Favre, Donald Driver, Packers, Sterling Sharpe |
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Now that Brett Favre’s time with the Green Bay Packers has come to an end, it’s time to take a look back at some interesting facts from his time with the team.
While with the Packers, Brett Favre completed more regular season touchdown passes to wide receiver Antonio Freeman, than any other player.
In fact, here are [...]
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The sporting world is drowning in news and talk about Brett Favre coming back out of retirement and either playing for the Green Bay Packers or forcing them to trade him to another team. What does Brett owe the Packers? What do the Packers owe Brett? What do both parties owe the [...]
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Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant isn’t participating in team functions right now. He’s not practicing or anything else, but why? It seems he is sitting out and looking for a new contract.
Grant played running back at highly watched Notre Dame under coaches Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham. While he was [...]
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We had another question sent in via a comment:
what is the win lose record for the last 16 years packers vs vikings home and away
Well, upon further review… over the past 16 years (1992-2007… that would cover the years since Brett Favre joined the Packers) the Packers lead the series with 17 wins vs. the [...]
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Tags: Packers, Vikings |
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The 1989 Green Bay Packers Draft: What Could’ve Been
Every team has stories about the player they passed on in the NFL Draft, and the Green Bay Packers are no different.
Packer fans can’t be too upset with the last 17 years or so of the franchise’s history, but let’s take a look at what could’ve been.
In [...]
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The Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots are both 3-0, undefeated in this young season. That is not much of an eyebrow raiser at all, but there are three other 3-0 teams:
The Dallas Cowboys
For a team that was thought to be in the middle of the pack by a lot of people after Bill [...]
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Tags: Colts, Cowboys, Packers, Patriots, Steelers |
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