Lions, critics silenced as Packers finally get win
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DETROIT - By winning Sunday, the Green Bay Packers weathered the toughest week of the Mike Sherman era and probably the most trying week this franchise has seen in more than a decade.
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It still doesn&#39;t mean Favre is going to quietly settle into the background of a prime-time game. Monday Night Football always has been the Brett Favre Show, and the Packers&#39; 24-14 season-opening victory against the Carolina Panthers was no exception.
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For the Green Bay Packers, this year isn't about Brett Favre and his gunslinging.
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Peyton Manning and Brett Favre lived up to their superstar reputations, throwing nine touchdown passes between them. Still, it took a defensive play for host Indianapolis to finally clinch its 45-31 win against Green Bay yesterday.
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The Packers blitzed everybody but the water boy Monday night to stifle the defending NFC champs, the Carolina Panthers, on offense.
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The Green Bay Packers finally got a glimpse of life without Brett Favre on Sunday. And with their franchise quarterback watching the last 1 1/2 quarters from the sidelines, there wasn&#39;t much life in the Green Bay Packers.
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ON A day of close finishes, the game of the week was won with the final play by the Green Bay Packers. They grabbed the leadership of the NFC North by beating the Minnesota Vikings, the previous leaders, 34
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GREEN BAY, Wis. _ This one wasn't because of the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the ghost of Vince Lombardi or the brilliance of Brett Favre. It was 41 degrees and sunny at kickoff, and the Packers were 1-5 at home. Favre threw three interceptions.
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PHILADELPHIA -- One of the hottest teams in the league went from eye candy to spoilsport in minutes. Green Bay couldn&#39;t stop Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook or Terrell Owens, and Philadelphia routed the Packers, 47-17.
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This one was for Fergie. The Green Bay Packers dedicated their division-clinching victory over Minnesota on Christmas Eve to wide receiver Robert Ferguson, who is still experiencing numbness on his left side a week after a clothesline hit by Donovin Darius that drew a &#36;75,000 fine from the NFL.
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The upstart Detroit Lions, heady with the success of their 2-0 start, were hoping to make a statement about where they stand on their personal road to improvement from being a team that&#39;s
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Just one week removed from a devastating home loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions responded offensively and defensively in Sunday&#39;s 28-13 victory over the previously 4-1 New York Giants.
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John Kerry supporters got a welcome omen Sunday in the Green Bay Packers&#39; 28-14 win over the Washington Redskins. According to NFL and political lore, if the Redskins win the last home game before Election
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The Green Bay Packers&#39; 28-14 win over Washington on Sunday was, of course, good news for Packers fans, but it was especially good news for Packers fans who support Sen. John Kerry.
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Brett Favre passed for 196 yards and two scores in limited action as playoff-bound Green Bay defeated Chicago, 31-14, in the regular season finale for both teams at Soldier Field.
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Mike Sherman forgot his candy bar, and because of it he and the Packers tasted a sweet victory Sunday at Lambeau Field. Sherman and Grady Jackson took part in some good-natured sparring in the days leading up to Sundayâs Packers-Cowboys game.
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Trailing by 10 points and down to only one healthy tailback, the Packers were desperately searching for an offensive spark. They found the solution in a familiar place.