CBS Sports' Chris Simms: Rodgers Is A Leader, But Shouldn't Be Rallying Packers
NFL on CBS analyst Chris Simms talked about a few big NFL games coming up this week - including what he thinks has happened to the Green Bay Packers.
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NFL on CBS analyst Chris Simms talked about a few big NFL games coming up this week - including what he thinks has happened to the Green Bay Packers.
Now that the Lions have ended a losing streak at Green Bay that dated back to Barry Sanders' heyday, it's time to see if they can work the same magic at Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions are on a roll right now and on a three-game win streak. Still, not everything is going great as one rookie's season had to end a little early and the team's fans got a long overdue apology from none other than Matt Millen.
As the Detroit Lions are beginning to gel and soar, the Green Bay Packers are falling apart and no one can quite understand why. While the Packers are never an easy victory, the Lions may have the number of a team that can't even play together lately.
Eddie Lacy is finally getting the football. Now he just has do a better job of holding onto it.
Last Thursday, the Detroit Lions played on Thanksgiving Day while the Green Bay Packers played on Thursday Night Football. Now, both teams return to Thursday for a big TNF game as they battle for positioning in the tough NFC North.
Generally, Packers coach Mike McCarthy has been happy with how his team has practiced this season. What is happening during games continues to confound Green Bay, especially lately with its once-potent offense.
The Green Bay Packers beat NFC North leader Minnesota Vikings this week and now want to sweep their division rival Chicago Bears on Thursday night.
Champ: Jake Ruddock for his 6 TD passes against Indiana.
No matter how the 2015 season is remembered in Detroit — and realistically, it's still looking pretty bleak — this year's Lions will always have at least one mark of distinction.
Packers quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers said he was disappointed by a fan who made what he called a "really inappropriate" comment during a moment of silence before Sunday's game between Green Bay and the Detroit Lions.
Many didn't think the Detroit Lions had much of a chance against the Green Bay Packers, but any given Sunday means any given Sunday. A missed field goal decided it all, but the Lions were able to gain the lead in the second half and never relinquish it to a sinking Packers' squad.
The Detroit Lions are looking very healthy right now and have a short injury report, but the season isn't getting any easier. This week brings a tough task for anyone as the Green Bay Packers are welcoming the Lions into Lambeau Field.
Lions have lost 24 straight games to Packers in Wisconsin, last beating Green Bay on road 21-17 on Dec. 15, 1991.
The pass rush for the Green Bay Packers has gone from prolific to quiet in two games.
The Packers have tabbed James Starks as their top running back, replacing the slumping Eddie Lacy.
Minutes from reaching the Super Bowl last season, the Green Bay Packers brought a palpable chip-on-their-shoulder, championship-chasing attitude into the 2015 season.
The Detroit Lions were last on the field and destroyed by the Kansas City Chiefs in London. Now, they're coming off of a bye week where their front office was shaken up and they still have just one win.
Losers of two straight after an undefeated start, the Green Bay Packers are an unhappy bunch — and not just during sideline disagreements captured by television cameras.
Julius Peppers didn't want to give Newton the ball.
The geriatric Denver Broncos QB showed he still has a few deep balls left in his divine right arm.
It felt like Turn Back the Clock Night in Denver, and how far back simply depended on which position you played.
A declining Peyton Manning faces the NFL's preeminent quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, when Denver meets Green Bay this weekend.
James Starks just accomplished something no Packer had done in nearly 20 years.
Rookie cornerback Damarious Randall had a feeling that Philip Rivers' final pass might be headed his way.
