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Green Bay GM Gutekunst says Packers must 'ramp up our sense of urgency' after early playoff exit
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst saw a team that improved throughout the season. However, he also knows losing in the opening round of the playoffs isn’t good enough for a team with high expectations. So although Gutekunst...
Packers' inability to produce against the best teams results in an early playoff exit
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers had several opportunities to match up with the NFC’s top teams this season. They couldn’t pass any of those tests. Green Bay generally won the games it was supposed to win, but it lost all six times it faced a team...
Lions enter playoffs tops in the NFC for first time as they try to reach the Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions' 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the 2024 regular season had a playoff vibe to it. The spoils for the Lions (15-2) were the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field advantage throughout, increasing their chances of finally making it to a Super...
Packers head to Eagles for playoff matchup with both starting QBs on the mend
Green Bay (11-6) at Philadelphia (14-3) Sunday, 4:30 p.m., EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 4 1/2 Against the spread: Green Bay 9-8; Philadelphia 11-6 Series record: Green Bay leads the regular-season series 27-17, but the Eagles have...
Pro Picks: Texans, Ravens, Bills, Eagles, Bucs and Vikings will advance to the next round
The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day. Jim Harbaugh leads the Chargers against the Texans in the season’s first playoff game on Saturday afternoon. Then it’s John...
Packers lacking the momentum they carried into the playoffs last season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay knows it can pull a road playoff upset as a No. 7 seed because that’s exactly what the Packers did in Dallas last season. What this team lacks is the momentum that carried the Packers into the postseason a year ago. Rather than...
Packers place cornerback Jaire Alexander on injured reserve before their regular-season finale
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander has been placed on injured reserve due to the knee issue that has sidelined him for the last six games. Packers coach Matt LaFleur already had said Wednesday that the two-time Pro Bowl selection was undergoing...
Packers look to finish regular season by beating the Bears for 12th straight time
Chicago (4-12) at Green Bay (11-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Packers by 10. Against the spread: Bears 7-7-2; Packers 9-7. Series record: Packers lead 108-95-6. Last meeting: Packers won 20-19 in Chicago on...
Former Raiders and Bears OC Luke Getsy helping out Packers as they prepare for playoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Luke Getsy is returning to the roots and helping the Green Bay Packers after getting fired as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive coordinator earlier this season. Getsy had worked on Green Bay’s staff from 2014-17 and again from 2019-21. He was the...
Packers CB Jaire Alexander's knee injury is expected to sideline him for rest of the season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers apparently will have to make their entire postseason run without two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that Alexander is undergoing surgery to repair the knee injury that has kept the...
