Fitzgerald Lifts Arizona Past Green Bay 26-20
In a game most football fans probably didn't want to see end between the Arizona Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers, Larry Fitzgerald ended it with a dominating performance in overtime Saturday night.
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In a game most football fans probably didn't want to see end between the Arizona Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers, Larry Fitzgerald ended it with a dominating performance in overtime Saturday night.
The Green Bay Packers had a great victory in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but now they have to face off with a very strong Arizona Cardinals team, and there are some problems. Two players are out for the Packers and their injury report is a lengthy one.
The Arizona Cardinals had an extra week to rest players and heal up due to the first-round bye in the playoffs.
The Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs might be the season's best weekend of football. See who will win and advance.
The Green Bay Packers really need to be focused as the biggest game of the year is coming up, and it already seems as if the pass rushers are on it.
The Arizona Cardinals aren't in the most familiar of territory, but no-one can say it isn't well-deserved and hasn't been earned.
In Week 16, the Arizona Cardinals dealt the Green Bay Packers one of the worst losses of Aaron Rodgers' career, and this is the time to truly bounce back.
The Green Bay Packers may have fallen off a bit in the second half of the regular season, but the Arizona Cardinals cannot think they will be a pushover.
If the NFL gods took Merriam-Webster's word when they applied it to the first round of the playoffs, then the last two days clearly qualified.
The Vikings had the two-time defending NFC champs beat. Until they didn't.
With playoff football typically boiling down to who can run the ball, and who can stop the run, the Redskins find themselves at a slight disadvantage.
The Green Bay Packers are hoping to continue on past the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs, but they're going to have to get past the Washington Redskins first. Not just that, but they're going to have to overcome one of the longest playoff injury reports ever seen.
The Arizona Cardinals have a first-round bye for the 2016 NFL Playoffs, but that doesn't mean they have been able to take it easy. They are preparing for one of three teams that could be their opponent in the Divisional Round, but in the meantime, a rookie has been honored.
The Packers are slightly favored, but the Redskins are playing better football. Who will win this tossup of an NFC wild card matchup?
The Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs always has the potential to be a little bit strange.
The Green Bay Packers looked impressive to start the season, but soon dropped off and needed some help to get into the playoffs.
All of these theories make up a small portion of the pie to explain Washington's success, but the large piece of the pie has been missed by the majority.
Some are looking at the Washington Redskins as the weakest team in this year's playoffs, but they have also been one of the big surprises of this season.
The Redskins have won four games in a row, but all of the winning has camouflaged a major team flaw.
The Arizona Cardinals earned a first-round bye in the 2016 NFL Playoffs and their three possible opponents are out there waiting for them.
It's a play Mike McCarthy says the Packers practice every Saturday — because they've been victimized by this type of desperation heave in the past and want their defense to be prepared to stop it.
There is no love between division rivals, especially for the recently turbulent NFC North as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers head to Detroit to take on Matthew Stafford and the Lions.
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.
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.
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.
