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| Road to Super Bowl XLV: Packers passed every test |
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01/28/2011 |
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| riots, and though backup Matt Flynn threw three touchdown passes, the defense put up a rare stinker in a 31-27 defeat that dropped Green Bay to 8-6 and set up two straight elimination games against the New York Giants and eventual NFC North-champion Chicago Bears. The Packers had come too far to blow this chance now, however, and Rodgers returned with a vengeance against the Giants, throwing for 404 yards and four touchdowns. Though Green Bay's offense struggled seven days later against Chicago, it was still |
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| Bears' Peppers fined for hit on Rodgers |
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01/27/2011 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers was reportedly fined $10,000 by the National Football League for an illegal hit on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Peppers, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, was docked for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Rodgers. Peppers was given a 15-yard penalty on the play. Green Bay won the contest 21-14 and will meet the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Fe |
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| Woodson to President: 'See you at the White House' |
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01/26/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson says he got on President Barack Obama's bandwagon a few years ago. So as far as Woodson is concerned, there's no reason the world's best-known Chicago Bears fan can't back the rival Packers in the Super Bowl. Obama was in Wisconsin to give a speech on the economy Wednesday, and was given a Packers jersey signed by Woodson with the message, ``See you at the White House. Go Packers.'' Obama would have attended the Super Bowl if his favo |
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| Rodgers calls Cutler criticism 'disrespectful' |
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01/26/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Even as he prepares to play in the Super Bowl, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is aware that Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is having his toughness questioned this week. And Rodgers says the criticism of Cutler is ``very inappropriate'' and ``disrespectful.'' Cutler was criticized by current and former players, fans and media members after leaving Sunday's NFC championship game with a knee injury. Rodgers, who is friends with Cutler, applauded Bears players for s |
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| In Wis., Obama congratulates Green Bay on NFC win |
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01/26/2011 |
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MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - Crushed when the Green Bay Packers defeated his beloved Chicago Bears to win the NFC championship, President Barack Obama says his team will even the score next year. En route to an economy speech in Wisconsin, Obama called Sunday "a tough day for Bears fans." He said that even though his team didn't prevail, "I'm glad to see that one of the greatest rivalries in sports is still there. And we will get you next year. I'm just letting you know." Obama had said he would go to Super |
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| AP's NFL Awards on NFL Network during SB week |
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01/26/2011 |
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| and the New England Patriots' Tom Brady once. Brady also is considered a front-runner this year, along with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, and two Chicago Bears, defensive end Julius Peppers and linebacker Brian Urlacher. Brady, Vick, White and Foster figure to be major contenders for top offensive player. Likely candidates for the defensive award include Matthews, Peppers, Urlacher, safety Troy Polamalu |
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| Raji's score sends Pack to Texas; rush TD next? |
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01/25/2011 |
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| EN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Watching B.J. Raji rumble into the end zone in real time, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy was as fired up as any Packers fan. When McCarthy had the chance to watch the key play from Sunday's NFC Championship game victory over the Chicago Bears again on film, he managed to find a few teachable moments. First off, it's safe to say Raji should tuck the ball away until he's safely in the end zone next time. And what on Earth was that hip-shaking celebratory dance all about? ``He got two |
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| Suh encouraged by Lions' impressive finish |
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01/25/2011 |
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Ndamukong Suh noticed one thing about the two teams that played in the NFC championship game last weekend. Both the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears had trouble with his Detroit Lions this season. Suh says he'll never be ``a moral victory guy'' but he was encouraged by Detroit's competitiveness against the conference's top teams. The Lions won their last four games to finish 6-10, including a victory over Super Bowl-bound Green Bay. Detroit lost to Chicago twice, but by a combined nine points. |
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| Browns name Tabor special teams coordinator |
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01/25/2011 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns have named Chris Tabor as the new special teams coordinator on Tuesday. Tabor had spent the previous three seasons as the assistant special teams coach with the Chicago Bears This past season, the Bears ranked first in the league in punt return average (17.1) and second in kickoff return yardage (25.4). Devin Hester led the NFL in punt return average (17.1) and punt return touchdowns (3) en route to earning a Pro Bowl nod as a kick returner. During his three |
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| Bears fall short of ultimate goal |
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01/25/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Thirty-two NFL teams depart training camp with expectations of playing for a chance to be crowned Super Bowl champion. Now there are only two teams in contention for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, and the Chicago Bears are not one of them. That harsh reality cracked Chicago squarely in the jaw with Sunday's 21-14 loss to the division-rival Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship at Soldier Field. Unless it's the preseason, It's usually not a good sign for any team when a head coach has to u |
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