Daily Madden: NFC North Now Up For Grabs
The Packers, Bears and Lions are tied at 5-3 in the NFC North with the Bears and Lions facing off Sunday.
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The Packers, Bears and Lions are tied at 5-3 in the NFC North with the Bears and Lions facing off Sunday.
Wallace replaced Rodgers after he suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter. The Bears beat the Packers 27-20, and Madden expects the Packers to continue to struggle without Rodgers, who could be out several weeks.
Down by a touchdown at half time, quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a 44-31 win over the Vikings Sunday night.
The 1-1 Oakland Raiders face the 2-0 Broncos in Denver Monday night. The Raiders have improved on offense, but John Madden told the KCBS Radio crew that most likely won't be enough. "They still have to play against (Broncos quarterback) Peyton Manning," Madden said.
"If you do a helmet-to-helmet, you probably aren't going to get suspended," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers was one of three NFL quarterbacks who threw for more than 400 yards without an interception Sunday. "They're saying now that Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL, and I'm starting to lean that way myself," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews was fined $15,000 for a hit on San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick during the teams' season opener.
Reversing several centuries of accumulated wisdom, the NFL ruled Monday that two wrongs sometime do make a right.
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 34-28 Sunday based largely on a strong passing game. "Green Bay had the whole off-season to work on what they were going to do against the 49ers," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
The 49ers and Packers are expected to be two of the last teams standing this season, and they showed why in Sunday's game. The two waged war for four quarters, with each team holding a lead in the 4th, before San Francisco was able to take control and hold off Green Bay to earn the win.
Colin Kaepernick threw for a career-high 412 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 completions to Anquan Boldin and the 49ers beat the Packers 34-28 on Sunday.
The 49ers face the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park Sunday in a key NFC match-up to open the season. "It's going to be a good one," John Madden told the KCBS morning crew, noting each defense is tasked with stopping two of the NFL's best quarterbacks.
At first glance it seems that the Packers and 49ers will both be at full strength for the match up Sunday. However, San Francisco will be without several players and will need to hold the fort until they get back their full roster.
The Packers' defense has a simple plan to stop an opposing ball carrier, regardless of whether that guy is a quarterback, tailback or receiver.
The Green Bay Packers signed Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzien, two back-up quarterbacks the 49ers released last week. Are the Packers looking for inside information as they prepare for this weekend's season opener against San Francisco?
Two teams looking to erase the thoughts of 2012 are the 49ers and Packers. While the 49ers are trying to get back to the Super Bowl, the Packers are facing the team that not only ended their 2012 season, but did so in a rout. Both teams are talented and the winner will be the team to beat in the NFL after week 1.
With fantasy drafts now in full swing, would-be owners are scrambling to unlock the secrets of this year's draft. To that end, let's take a closer look at who might be the best QB option this year in fantasy: Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees.
San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Demarcus Dobbs was suspended Wednesday for a Week 1 game against Green Bay for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Veteran kicker Ryan Longwell is retiring as a Green Bay Packer. Longwell, who played college football at Cal, is the all-time leading scorer in Packers' history.
The Green Bay Packers drafted Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round of the draft in April to fix its problematic running game. The Packers have been in the top half of the NFL in rushing just once in Mike McCarthy's seven years as head coach. Lacy, a big and powerful back, aims to fix that.
Charles Woodson is coming back home to Oakland. Woodson signed a one-year contract with the Raiders on Tuesday to return to his original team after leaving seven years ago for Green Bay as a free agent.
The 49ers are talking to Charles Woodson and Nnamdi Asomugha, both free agent defensive backs. John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew there could be room for both on the team.
The 49ers lost tight end Delanie Walker on his first day as a free agent when he signed with the Tennessee Titans.
Long-time Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren reportedly is the latest candidate to surface in the Oakland Raiders search for an established football person to assume a leadership role.
