Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images It’s an AFC matchup in prime time this evening. Tonight, the Cincinnati Bengals will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, as they need to go on a serious run over the final eight weeks of the season. The Bengals have struggled to close out close games this season, losing four games by five or more points en route to a 4-6 … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Football, Week 11: Bengals and Chargers fight for Wild Card positioning
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Pressure on as Packers hit the strength of their shedule
The Green Bay Packers will come out of the bye week healthy and ready to rock after a turbulent first nine games that left them at 6-3. I think I had them at 7-2 or something. 6-3 wouldn’t be too bad if not for two of the losses being home losses to division opponents. Which makes Sunday’s game in Chicago all the more important. 0-3 in the division would pretty much end any … [Read more...] about Pressure on as Packers hit the strength of their shedule
NFC Notes: Jaquan Brisker, Jordan Morgan, Bears, Lions, Packers
Bears Bears GM Ryan Poles on the release of G Nate Davis: “It was just time. It was time. It wasn’t working out the way that it was supposed to. I had a good conversation with Nate on the way out. There are some lessons to learn from many different angles here. Some controllable, some uncontrollable, but at the end of the day it was best to move on and move in a different … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Jaquan Brisker, Jordan Morgan, Bears, Lions, Packers
Game recap: 5 takeaways from Packers’ dramatic win over Bears
Green Bay’s 11th straight win in rivalry sets new mark in series … [Read more...] about Game recap: 5 takeaways from Packers’ dramatic win over Bears
Meet Karl Brooks, who produced game-winning field goal block for Packers
The Green Bay Packers are 7-3 and winners of 11 straight games over the Chicago Bears after defensive lineman Karl Brooks blocked a field goal attempt as time expired on Sunday at Soldier Field. With three seconds to go and the Packers leading by one point, Bears kicker Cairo Santos lined up a 46-yard field goal. But Brooks fired off the snap, penetrated inside and got just … [Read more...] about Meet Karl Brooks, who produced game-winning field goal block for Packers