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Super Bowl XLV: The Very Early Preview

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NFL season doesn’t kick off until Thursday but Al Dannity is using his crystal ball to look ahead to the biggest game of them all. Who will make it to Super Bowl XLV and lift the Lombardi trophy? No return trip for the Saints It’s time for some hyper-specific predictions for the 2010 season....

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NFL Preview: Packers and Eagles Set For Offensive Master-class

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The pick of Sunday’s afternoon slate takes place in Philadelphia where the Eagles host Green Bay. Al Dannity expects an offensive feast. Packers will start with a bang The nationally televised game on Sunday afternoon sees Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers into Lincoln Financial Field for a duel with the Eagles. Rodgers is well-placed to...

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NFL Preview: Packers Will Take Control

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Lovie Smith has done a great job getting Chicago to 2-0 but Al Dannity sees the Bears’ winning streak coming to an end on Monday Night Football. Green Bay will be too strong for Chicago The Bears managed to beat Dallas by stopping the run and forcing the Cowboys to over-rely on their passing game....

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NFL Preview: Bears, Giants Tangle on Sunday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If you’re wondering why the undefeated Chicago Bears are four-point underdogs to the 1-2 New York Giants (who, let’s be honest, have not looked great in back-to-back weeks) — you are not alone. The surprising point spread for this weekend’s big Sunday Night Football affair is one of the most befuddling NFL football betting lines...

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NFL Preview: Packers vs. Redskins in key NFC battle

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

3-1 Green Bay (-3.0, 1.95) at 2-2 Washington (+3.0, 1.87) This game will feature two dynamic quarterbacks in Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Washington’s Donovan McNabb — even if their performances last week were anything but dynamic.  The Packers slogged out an ugly 28-26 home win over winless Detroit last Sunday as Rodgers completed 12...

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NFL Preview: Miami Gets Big Test in Green Bay

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Two teams dealing with a lot of internal strife at the moment. The first is Miami — the Dolphins have had a full week to digest their blowout 41-14 loss to New England on Monday Night Football, a game that cost special teams coach John Bonamego his job. The firing was a stunner, but it...

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NFL Preview: Farve Returns to Green Bay…Again

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

So, any guesses on what the big storyline is for this contest? It’s pretty clear that Brett Favre’s second return to Lambeau Field will be the predominant lead for most sportswriters across the country — but that’s not to say it’s the only plot-line worth following. In case you’ve been living under a rock and...

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NFL Preview: Unpredictable Packers Take on the Jets

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Packers travel to New Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday to take on the 5-1 Jets and Al Dannity likes the home team to continue their winning run. Jets defense will win the day The New York Jets have raced to a 5-1 record to start the season and look well-placed to make it 6-1 this...

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NFL Preview: Bucs And Falcons Meet in NFC South Showdown

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Falcons and Buccaneers meet in the Georgia Dome this Sunday with control of the NFC South at stake. Not your father’s Falcons Atlanta took 43 years to record back-to-back winning seasons. After a lifetime of ineptitude, the Falcons are now one of the smartest teams in the NFL. In years past this weekend’s meeting...

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NFL Preview: Favre and Reeling Vikings Face Packers

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Green Bay Packers (6-3) at Minnesota Vikings (3-6) Packers Notes: — Still no word on whether WR Donald Driver will be back in the lineup this Sunday. Driver missed Green Bay’s last game (a win over Dallas) with a recurring thigh train and had been away from the team to deal with a “personal matter”...

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NFL Preview: Bengals vs. Jets on Turkey Day

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Cincinnati Bengals (2-8) at New York Jets (8-2) Bengals Notes: — This game will mark the first-ever time that Cincinnati has played on Thanksgiving Day/Night. That said, it’s not the Bengals’ first time on Thursday Night Football — they are 4-2 in games played on Thursday night including a game two years ago that they...

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NFL Preview: 49ers and Rams Look For Big Wins

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The 49ers travel to Green Bay on Sunday knowing defeat could end their playoff hopes. Arizona meanwhile will hope to be fired up by Derek Anderson’s post-game meltdown so they can stun the Rams. Opportunity knocks for San Francisco If you want to see some emotion in the NFL then 49ers games are mandatory viewing...

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NFL Preview: Giants and Eagles Can Close Deals on Sunday

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NFC East’s big two can lock up places in the post-season this weekend and Al Dannity likes Philadelphia and the Giants to do just that. Vikings just want to go home Sunday Night Football will be must-see TV because of Michael Vick and the Philadelphia offense but don’t expect a competitive game. The Eagles...

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Vick’s Leg Crucial to Deciding Eagles Date with Packers

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The health of Michael Vick will prove decisive in the game of the weekend when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Green Bay Packers in the Wildcard round of the NFL playoffs. Vick must be mobile Michael Vick’s redemptive season enters the playoffs with doubts over the health of the Philadelphia quarterback. A quadriceps injury caused...

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Packers and Falcons Set For Battle in Atlanta

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The divisional round of the NFL Playoffs pits the Atlanta Falcons against a Green Bay team that overcame the Eagles last weekend. Surprisingly healthy match-up Atlanta and Green Bay both suffered their fair share of problems with injuries in the regular season. Despite the brutal grind of that 16-game schedule and the Packers’ Wildcard game...

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Brett Favre Retires; Probably for Good This Time

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Not for the first time, Brett Favre turned in his retirement papers with the NFL on Monday. Al Dannity believes this will finally be the last time Favre hangs up his cleats. We’ve been here before The annual Brett Favre retirement merry-go-round officially began on Monday as the former Green Bay Packer/New York Jet/Minnesota Viking...

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NFC Championship Preview: Packers at Bears

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Green Bay Packers (1.51) at Chicago Bears (2.65) As hard is this is to fathom, a playoff matchup between these two storied NFC North rivals is actually a very rare occurrence.  The Packers and Bears haven’t met in the playoffs since 1941, a startling statistic when you consider they’ve played each other twice every regular...

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NFL Stars Condemn Jay Cutler for Sitting on the Sidelines

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Jay Cutler has been bombarded with criticism from his fellow pros who took to Twitter to condemn him for sitting out most of the second half of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. Al Dannity says we shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the Chicago Bears’ quarterback. Twitter goes wild I sure hope Jay Cutler didn’t have access...

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NFL Recap: Packers and Steelers, Super Bowl Bound

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

AFC Championship: Pittsburgh 24, New York Jets 19 In what had to be one of the most bizarre wins in his life, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger didn’t make a lot of big plays. But he did make them when it mattered. Roethlisberger completed just 10 of 19 passes for 133 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions...

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Super Bowl Odds on the "Mane Event"

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Sports Interaction is offering bets that players will stop at nothing to win Super Bowl XLV – even pulling each other’s hair. Both Green Bay’s Clay Matthews and Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu are famous for long hair flowing below their helmets, but those locks are just going to look like something extra to grab onto in Dallas...