Green Bay Packers

By Kirkendall No wide receivers were taken in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft. Ten were taken in the second round. The Rams selected Donnie Avery (# 33), the Redskins selected Devin Thomas (# 34), the Packers selected Jordy Nelson (# 36), the Bills selected James Hardy (# 41) and the Broncos selected E...

By Kirkendall Chad Johnson DateResultRecYardsTDs10.14.2007W, 38-31 310209.12.2004L, 24-31 599112.16.2001L, 14-15 2130 The Last Time. The last time the Bengals faced Brett Favre, was on October 30, 2005 against the Green Bay Packers. Favre threw five interceptions in a 21-14 Bengals win.

By Kirkendall The NFL is beyond popular. It's almost a way of life; tailgating, clothing, satellite packages (who uses satellite services just to ave NFL Ticket?), car decals, etc. This weekend kicked off with a boom; ESPN's Monday night doubleheader drew 12.5 million viewers for the Vikings-Packers g...

By Kirkendall I'm not convinced that many questions were answered against the Packers last Monday Night. Chris Perry, Ben Utecht and Keith Rivers aside, the Bengals as a whole was partly disappointing. Not jump-off the bandwagon disappointing, but we realize (well, I realize) that this team has way mo...

By Kirkendall I can't ever remember this many balls being dropped at a training camp down here," said Bratkowski, the Bengals offensive coordinator, after watching Friday's practice fittingly end on rookie receiver Jerome Simpson's drop. "Right now we're searching for those guys. Nobody has steppe...

By Kirkendall WHO: Green Bay Packers [Acme Packing Company] WHERE: Green Bay, Wisconsin SERIES: Pre-season, the Bengals have won 10 of 15 games (tied once) including four straight wins -- have only met once since 1991. The Bengals are 4-4-1 when we're on the road. Regular season, the teams are tied at 5-5.

By Kirkendall Q: What about the possibility of shortening the preseason or adding regular season games? RE: The 15-day rule of reporting to training camp before your first preseason game. Q: Why were you involved in the Brett Favre situation in Green Bay?

By Kirkendall The Bengals Monday Night pre-season opener will kickoff this Monday against the Green Bay Packers. Who/what do you expect to get the most coverage? Willie Anderson on taking days off. "It's great to go home and sleep in your own bed, but you end up getting back here and realizing how sore you a...

By Kirkendall We figured a battle between the Packers and Cowboys would settle the NFC argument. The New York Giants dump both teams in successive weeks. In one that supposes they know everything, the Wild Card case often confirms the very nature of doubt. Go to warm Tampa Bay, weird-hole-in-dome Dallas a...

By Kirkendall Back to playoffs. In the NFC Dallas, Green Bay and Seattle already clinched their division. if Dallas wins and Green Bay loses, the Cowboys win homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. if the New York Giants win or Minnesota loses, the Giants clinch a playoff berth.

By Kirkendall AFC Other nominees for NFC Offensive Player of Week 10 were: Green Bay quarterback BRETT FAVRE, who completed 33 of 46 passes (71.7 percent) for 351 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 115.4 passer rating in the Packers’ 34-0 win over Minnesota. Arizona wide receiver LARR...

By Kirkendall With all that said, Paul Daugherty wrote an interesting piece saying that NFL's parity is creating a mediocre product. The Bengals deserved to beat the Ravens. Their defense played well. More importantly, it played hard the whole game. The Bengals offense might have been right-of-Reagan c...

By Kirkendall Offense: Chris Henry Defense: Steve McNair Bengals are +5 in the turnover department. Clayton: 5 receptions, 50 yards Penalties Rudi Johnson, false start. Levi Jones, false start. Dexter Jackson, illegal contact Blue Adams, hit below the waist on kickoff, 15 yards.

By Kirkendall AFC Other nominees for NFC Offensive Player of Week 9 were: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES, who completed 35 of 49 passes (71.4 percent) for 445 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 119.9 passer rating in the Saints’ 41-24 win over Jacksonville. New Orleans wide receiv...

By Kirkendall Keiwan Ratliff - The former Cincinnati Bengals second-round pick had tryouts with the Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No free agent defensive player has had more tryouts than him.