Packers Beat Bears to Warm Up for Playoffs
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Brett Favre's short work day was a productive one. Favre and the Green Bay Packers warmed up for the playoffs Sunday with a convincing 31-14 win over the Chicago Bears. Green Bay (10-6), the third seed in the NFC, will host a playoff game next weekend at Lambeau Field.
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Brett Favre passed Dan Marino to become the league leader in completions with a 21-yard pass to wide receiver Carlyle Holiday in Sunday's Packers game against Detroit.
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Ahman Green rushes for 119 yards and two touchdowns to power the Packers to a 24-14 victory over Carolina on Monday.
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It was cold. It was Lambeau. It was perfect. Perfect, that is, for Brett Favre to take the stage that was his 200th consecutive regular-season start and give the
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BATTERING RAMS Packers have their way on Favre Day&#39; Green Bay It was a sentimental and hopeful interlude at Lambeau Field, a Monday night spent in 28-degree chill for 70,385 fans to cherish Brett Favre&#39;s glorious past and wonder just how far he might lead
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The Packers play it safe by resting most of their stars -- including Brett Favre after three drives -- but Green Bay still rolls to a 34-13 win over Detroit in a playoff tuneup.
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No tears for Brett Favre this time, just frustration. And Green Bay can forget about the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Brian Urlacher returned an interception for a touchdown for the first time in his career, Adrian Peterson ran for 102 yards, and the Chicago Bears beat the Packers 35-7 on a frigid Sunday afternoon.
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Shaun Alexander scored on a short touchdown run and Matt Hasselbeck threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Bobby Engram, each score coming after a Ryan Grant fumble, and the Seahawks took a 14-7 lead over the Packers in the first quarter of their NFC Divisional playoff on Saturday.
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Maybe this wouldn't be such a good Super Bowl matchup, after all. At least not the way the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers looked on Sunday. LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers finally took control of a sloppy season opener, with the reigning NFL MVP throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 14-3 win over the defending NFC champion Bears.
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GREEN BAY, United States  - Brett Favre and Green Bay are headed to the National Football League playoffs again, but the three-time Most Valuable Player lost his mantle of invinciblity in the cold at Lambeau Field.
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Daunte Culpepper threw four touchdown passes as the Minnesota Vikings roared into an early lead then held on for a shock 31-17 win over Green Bay Packers in their NFC wildcard showdown in Wisconsin on Sunday.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Ryan Longwell&#39;s 29-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter lifted Green Bay past the Minnesota Vikings, 34-31, clinching the NFC North title for the Packers.
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Brett Favre connected with Greg Jennings on an 82-yard pass on the first play of overtime to give the Green Bay Packers a 19-13 win over the Denver Broncos on Monday.
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Brett Favre will return for his 17th NFL season, undeterred by his injuries and hoping to lead the Green Bay Packers back to the playoffs.
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Mike Brown's 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown sparked the Bears' third win over their rivals in their last 21 meetings.
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Green ran for two touchdowns and caught a third Monday night to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Panthers, who became the sixth straight team to lose in the Super Bowl and their ensuing season opener.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With subzero temperatures descending and a hated division rival playing in the Super Bowl, Green Bay Packers fans received an unexpected jolt of good news Friday. Brett Favre is back.