28
Nov
2010
Week 12 LIVE GAME BLOG
Matty Ice on tap. (Source: New York Times)
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¶ With Falcons driving, the team announced that Roddy White just became the 12th wide receiver in NFL history to register 80 catches & 1,000 yds receiving in four consecutive seasons.
¶ Falcons’ first drive ends with a field goal. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers waiting in the wings.
¶ Carolina marches right down the field and scores on the Browns in Cleveland. Mike Goodson with a 26-yard scamper for the score. The Browns drive right down the field, with Jake Delhomme going 5 for 7 for 63 yards. Peyton Hillis scores on a 9-yard touchdown run.
¶ The Jags have taken an early 7-3 lead on the Giants — New York, without Hakeem Nicks to bolster a thin wideout lineup, cannot fall behind by much in this game.
MORE AFTER THE JUMP
14
Sep
2010
Packers RB Ryan Grant out for the season; Colts S Bob Sanders out indefinitely
(Photo: Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette)
And the hits from Week 1 of the NFL season keep-a-comin’! This time, the NFC favorite Green Bay Packers fall victim, as their starting RB Ryan Grant will miss the entire season with an ankle injury.
Grant was hurt in the first quarter of yesterday’s 27-20 victory over the Eagles, and was wearing a protective boot on his foot afterward. He was initially thought only to have suffered a sprain, but was placed on injured reserve today after the severity of the injury was determined. Grant will require surgery to repair torn ligaments in his ankle, and is expected to be on crutches for 10-12 weeks.
(Photo: Getty Images via Sportshaze.com
UPDATE: Wow, the carnage continues. Adam Schefter is reporting that Colts S Bob Sanders is out indefinitely with a torn bicep, “if not for the season”. This is a huge blow to the Colts defense, who simply aren’t the same without Sanders on the field.
Sanders – the NFL’s defensive player of the year in 2007 – was injured during the Colts 24-24 loss to the Texans. It was on the first defensive series of the season, when Sanders landed awkwardly on his left arm. In an ironic twist, Sanders tore his right bicep last season. He will meet with Dr. James Andrews later this week to determine his future, but there are early whispers that his career could be in jeopardy, if not just the season.
10
Jan
2010
Cardinals survive shootout to defeat Packers in OT, 51-45
Aaron Rodgers fumbles the game away in OT (Photo: ESPN.com, AP/Matt York)
Wild finish in the desert tonight, as the Arizona Cardinals survived a furious comeback by the Green Bay Packers (and a potentially soul-crushing miss by K Neil Rackers), to win a 51-45 shootout in OT .
In the most entertaining game of the weekend (unless, of course, you like defense), both offenses ran wild, combining for 96 points, 13 TDs, over 1,000 yards and 62 first downs. Kurt Warner was nearly unstoppable, going 29-33 for 379 yards and 5 TDs. Think about that. Warner had more TDs than incomplete passes. Pretty impressive. But QB Aaron Rodgers (4 TDs passing, 1 TD rushing) wouldn’t go down with out a fight, leading the Packers back to tie the game at the end of regulation.
The Packers won the coin toss in overtime, but the Cardinals defense – who had been invisible in the 2nd half – came up with the game-winning TD on this sack by CB Michael Adams and 17-YD fumble return by LB Karlos Dansby:
Apparently the refs decided that in OT, you can rip the QBs facemask off without a penalty. NFL FanHouse has more on the resulting officiating controversy.
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11
Nov
2009
The Aaron Rodgers Sack Tracker has been working overtime
(Screen Shot via madison.com)
The Green Bay Packers offensive line has been horrendous in pass protection this year, allowing 37 sacks on QB Aaron Rodgers. That’s already more than the total number of times Rodgers was sacked all of last year, and they are on track to destroy the Packers club record for # of sacks allowed in a season (62). In fact, if the way the OL played against the hapless Bucs on Sunday was any indication (6 sacks allowed), Rodgers has a good shot to break David Carr’s 2002 all-time record for # of times sacked in one season (76).
Fortunately, technology has blessed us with the Interactive Aaron Rodgers Sack Tracker, so we can keep track of Rodgers’ progress from week to week. But be careful not to put all of the sacks for the season up on the tracker at once … just trust me on this one. And don’t say I didn’t warn you.
1
Nov
2009
NFL WEEK 8 LIVE GAME BLOG: FAVRE VS. THE CITY OF GREEN BAY EDITION!
Aaron planned to whisper: "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master." Not so fast, Mr. Rodgers. (Source: AP)
When Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings clashed with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football earlier this season, the NFL’s elder statesman met and surpassed all expectations, the Vikings won easily, and the press fell in love with Favre all over again. Nice show, but we always felt that something was sorely missing from that hype-fest: Brett might have been facing his old team–in the harmonious, 75-degree confines of the Superdome–but what about his old fans? Entirely different story. THIS is the game that needed to be on Monday Night Football… but we won’t complain.
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