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Run Defense Becoming Major Strength
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When Head Coach Mike McCarthy decided to make the switch to a 3-4 defensive scheme and hire Dom Capers to coordinate it, his No. 1 priority in doing so was to be able to stop the run better.
Look no further than the two matchups with the Dallas Cowboys each of the last two seasons...
Packers.com Video Exclusive: Mike McCarthy's Post-Game Speech
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With their 2009 season hanging in the balance, the Green Bay Packers notched one of the biggest wins of Head Coach Mike McCarthy's tenure with a 17-7 triumph over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Lambeau Field. With the win, the Packers moved to 5-4 and into the thick of the NFC...
Day-After Notes: Key Players Ready To Return
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It appears the Packers could be getting some key players back from the injured list this week as they continue to make a run at a playoff spot in the NFC.
Head Coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday that he expects linebacker Aaron Kampman and tight end Jermichael Finley to return to...
Packers Lead Cowboys 3-0 At Halftime
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Mason Crosby kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, giving the Packers a 3-0 halftime lead over the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field.
Green Bay has held the Cowboys to just 111 yards of total offense, with sacks from linebackers Nick Barnett and Clay Matthews...
AP Game Summary: Packers Win Showdown With Cowboys 17-7
11 days ago by
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Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
It wasn't a pretty win for the Packers (5...
Dominant Defensive Performance Keys Critical Win
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Head Coach Mike McCarthy said on Wednesday that his defensive staff felt that the Dallas offense was the best Green Bay had faced all season, which made what the defense was able to accomplish on Sunday all the more impressive.
Facing a Cowboys offense that entered Sunday's contest...
Woodson Delivers In A Big Way
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During his three-plus seasons with the Packers, veteran cornerback Charles Woodson has established himself as someone who comes through with key plays when the team needs them the most, and that was the case once again on Sunday afternoon against the Cowboys.
Woodson had a hand in...
Game Notes: Rookie Draft Picks Make Positive Impact
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The Packers got some significant contributions from their 2009 draft class in the 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Two rookie draft picks - first-rounder Clay Matthews and seventh-rounder Brad Jones - started at the two outside linebacker spots and made their share...
Game Review: Packers Grab Much-Needed Victory
11 days ago by
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In many respects the season was on the line for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Having dropped two straight games to fall to .500, and facing NFC East-leading Dallas on a four-game winning streak, the Packers needed a win for a variety of reasons -- to stymie a potential free-fall...
Notebook: Rookie Jones Gets The Call
13 days ago by
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Outside linebacker Aaron Kampman will miss his first game due to injury in over six years on Sunday, and with veteran backup Brady Poppinga also ruled out, rookie Brad Jones will make his first NFL start against the Cowboys.
Kampman, who left last Sunday's game at Tampa Bay in...
WR Austin Returns To Lambeau As Bigger Threat
13 days ago by
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When Dallas receiver Miles Austin burned the Packers for two big receptions worth 115 yards in the Cowboys' victory at Lambeau Field last season, it looked like an anomaly - a case where a little-known contributor made good when the opposing defense was focusing on so many other...
Watch 'The Colledge Experience' With Josh Sitton!
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Green Bay Packers guard Daryn Colledge takes fans to locations throughout Lambeau Field, interviewing his teammates one-on-one in 'The Colledge Experience.' Fans are able to participate in the webisodes by submitting questions for Colledge to ask his guests of the week. Topics...
Packers Fan Memories
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Hey Packers fans, here's your chance to share your favorite memories of the green and gold with other fans from around the world! This week's edition includes meeting...
Notebook: Cowboys, Romo Riding High
14 days ago by
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Drew Brees has the New Orleans Saints undefeated. So does Peyton Manning with his Indianapolis Colts.
But the hot streak Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys are on comes as close as anyone can to measuring up to the league's two unbeaten teams and their star signal callers.
Dallas...
Improved Ground Game Meets Stout Dallas 'D'
14 days ago by
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The Packers are coming off one of their top rushing performances as a team this season, and continuing that success on Sunday will be important against a Dallas team that has stepped up its run defense during a current four-game winning streak.
For the first time this season, the...
Notebook: Uncertainty For Sunday At Two Spots
15 days ago by
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Heading into Sunday's NFC showdown with the Dallas Cowboys, two starting positions, one on each side of the ball, are up in the air because of injuries.
One is at right tackle, where rookie T.J. Lang took the majority of the first-team reps in Wednesday's practice with both...
Crucial Stretch Will Set Team's Direction
15 days ago by
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Of course Green Bay would much rather be 5-3 right now than 4-4, but regardless of the outcome last Sunday in Tampa, the Packers have to forget it as they enter a crucial stretch to their 2009 season.
With two home games coming up against NFC playoff contenders Dallas and San Francisco...
Field Position Provided Early Chances In Tampa
16 days ago by
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For all of the emphasis on the Packers' fourth-quarter failings on Sunday in Tampa, there were two opportunities earlier in the game that, had the offense capitalized, might have prevented the game from coming down to the fourth quarter anyway.
Those two chances were on back-to...
Day-After Notes: Fourth-Quarter Breakdowns Most Upsetting
17 days ago by
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For everything that went wrong on Sunday in Tampa, the most disconcerting thing to Head Coach Mike McCarthy was that the team struggled so much in the fourth quarter.
Because after suffering through seven losses by four points or less in 2008, the Packers dedicated a significant portion...
Down The Stretch, Mistakes Pile Up In Defeat
18 days ago by
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TAMPA - Leading by 11 points early in the fourth quarter on Sunday, the Green Bay Packers certainly were in position to keep the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winless in 2009.
But a litany of mistakes in all three phases of the game damaged the Packers down the stretch, and that pile of miscues...
Game Notes: Offensive Line Has To Shuffle Again
18 days ago by
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Head Coach Mike McCarthy talked during the week about employing a rotation at the offensive tackle positions with veterans Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher both returning from injuries, which they did in the first half before going with the same five for most of the second half after...
Game Review: Packers Can't Put Bucs Away, Fall In Tampa
18 days ago by
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TAMPA - Tampa Bay's first three touchdowns on Sunday afternoon came courtesy of some big plays on special teams and an interception deep in Green Bay territory, but the Buccaneers were able to put together their lone sustained scoring drive when it mattered most.
Rookie quarterback...
Green Breaks Taylor's Franchise Rushing Record
18 days ago by
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TAMPA - No one was in any mood to celebrate afterwards, but Packers running back Ahman Green did break one of the franchise's most notable records on Sunday in Tampa.
With six carries for 45 yards, Green surpassed Hall of Famer Jim Taylor as the all-time leading rusher in Green...
AP Game Summary: Packers Fall To Buccaneers 38-28
18 days ago by
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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future.
Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, including a 7-yard throw to Sammie Stroughter on fourth-and-4, leading the previously winless...
Packers Lead Bucs 21-17 At Halftime
19 days ago by
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Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in the first half as the Green Bay leads Tampa Bay, 21-17, at halftime at Raymond James Stadium.
The Packers got on the board on their second offensive play of the game after the defense forced the Bucs to go three-and-out on their first possession...
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