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January 13, 2008

First NFC Championship berth in a decade? Yes, the dream season rolls on with an absolutely dominating victory over Seattle yesterday in Green Bay. But that dream started out in nightmarish fashion with two quick turnovers and a 14-0 deficit in the first four minutes of the game.
After Ryan Grant fumbled twice and spotted Seattle […]

January 6, 2008

The NFL Wildcard weekend wrapped up today and the good news is the Packers are still in the playoffs. Okay, that was kind of lame, but I haven’t posted here for like 10 days so cut me a little slack.
Seattle won its first-round game against the Washington Redskins with the reward being a trip to […]

December 17, 2007

A successful Christmas party followed by a big Packers victory in St. Louis that clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs: The holiday season is off to a great start this year.
The Green Bay Packers advanced their record to 12-2 with a 33-14 victory over the Rams that was highlighted by a dominating second-half performance […]

December 10, 2007

Green Bay clinched the NFC North division title today in convincing fashion with a 38-7 blowout victory over the Oakland Raiders in front of the Lambeau faithful. It was just the sort of win the Packers needed to get the fan base re-energized and to gain momentum for the final three games of the regular […]

January 20, 2007

The title of this post should not be taken as a boast, just a statement of fact. I do suck at picking football games. But with the conference championships less than 24-hours away, I suppose it’s time to put it on the line and pick some winners.
The big winner I think will be us, the […]

January 17, 2007

I apologize for the tardiness of this post, but Brats & Beer has been undergoing a move to a new hosting account. An unpleasant and frustrating endeavor, I hope it results in less downtime and improved responsiveness.
Before that bit of necessary evil befell me, I was hoping to fill this space with some scintillating prose […]

January 11, 2007

I’m not sure how funny I find this picture, as I don’t really want to think that Corey Williams swings that way, but on the other hand is a pretty hilarious pose for Sexy Rex Grossman. (Picture spotted on and stolen from the mighty excellent Big Lead.)
So the big NFL divisional playoff games are coming […]

January 22, 2006

It was not a good day to be a quarterback named Jake in the National Football League. Jake “The Snake” Plummer and his Denver Broncos got rolled at home by the Steelers 34-17, while Jake “Not The Snake” Delhomme and his Carolina Panthers were overmatched by the Seahawks 34-14. For once in the Conference Championship, […]

Okay, so it’s finally time to stand up and be counted and make my picks for the NFL Conference Championships today.
In the Steelers-Broncos tilt, I have to go with Pittsburgh because of experience. Bill Cower has led his team to five AFC Championship matches during his career, including last year’s collision with the New England […]

January 15, 2006

All week long we heard over and over about how Da Bears get no respect and no one respects their defense and no one is giving them the time of day in their playoff bid. Well, turns out maybe everybody was right.
That vaunted Chicago defense, so crushing and effective during the regular season, gave up […]