LANDOVER, Md. — Three straight losses — all when they were the favorites — and with perhaps their most dangerous opponent next up on the schedule seemingly has the Green Bay Packers‘ season slipping away. Or maybe Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Washington Commanders, which featured more of the Packers’ season-long struggles on offense and … Read more
2:33 PM ET ESPN staff Week 6 of the NFL season is upon us. The Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears got things started with a mundane, er — low-scoring affair on Thursday. Sunday promises to spice things up. The 4-1 Buffalo Bills take on the 4-1 Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of January’s divisional … Read more
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers may have to tape his right thumb for the Sunday game against the New York Jets. But even if he does, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur doesn’t think it will prevent his quarterback from making any throws. Rodgers, who injured the thumb on his throwing hand on the … Read more
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The hit that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers took on the final play of Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants in London kept him out of practice on Wednesday but should not affect his status for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Giants linebacker Oshane Ximines sacked Rodgers … Read more
LONDON — Aaron Rodgers heard the talk even before someone relayed what Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander said in the locker room after Sunday’s upset loss to the New York Giants. And he didn’t like. Alexander, the Pro Bowl cornerback, said he wasn’t worried about the defense despite its role in the second-half meltdown … Read more
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers didn’t figure he would play another terrible half on Sunday against the New England Patriots, and the Green Bay Packers quarterback was right. And Packers coach Matt LaFleur hopes he doesn’t make what he called “the worst decision of the day” again when it comes to an ill-advised replay … Read more
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers had not yet seen the video of Tom Brady throwing a tablet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sideline during a frustrating portion of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints in the third quarter. But on Wednesday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback wanted to note that if Brady threw … Read more
The 2022 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 8, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best this season, and how do they stack up against each other? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than … Read more
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers has noticed a difference already. In the week since the Green Bay Packers quarterback called out his young receivers, he said he’s been encouraged by their progress. There still have been miscues — rookie Romeo Doubs dropped two more passes in Friday’s preseason game against the Saints. But there … Read more
The modern NFL quarterback has to be talented in so many different skills, from reading the field to finding open receivers to airing out deep shots to being able to pick up important first downs on the ground when needed. How do the top signal-callers compare in each skill area, though? How do the NFL’s … Read more