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  Green Bay Packers - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The Green Bay Packers were founded in 1780 by Colonel Julius Sanders after his Glorious defeat of the Newfoundland pack of Grease Weiners in 1395.
Seeing as the Peckers were worthless without their master, the city of Green Bay freed Vince, and appointed him as pimp and leader of the team.
While most of the Packer's history was lost in the Great Fire of Mozambique, many fans will still remember their 1-15 1996 season, where they were awarded the NFL Championship after Zombie Lombardi brainwashed a nation of Fans into believing the Packers finished with a winning record.
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  Green Bay Packers (1919-Present)
This was a pattern that had been used for the Packers, almost form the start as the NFL was afraid of extremely cold Green Bay winters, and spilt the Packers season in half with the first half all being played at home and the second half all being played on the road.
The Packers had driven the ball 67 yards and sat on the 1-yard line, when Bart Starr dove across the goal line with 13 seconds left to give the Packers their 3rd straight NFL Championship with a 21-17 win in what would forever be known as the "Ice Bowl".
The Packers would play.500 football once the players returned but at 5-3-1 the Packers had he 3rd best record in the NFC and were among 8 teams in the conference to qualify for the playoffs.
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  Green Bay Packers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Green Bay is by far the smallest media market to be the home of a North American major professional sports league (though their fanbase includes Milwaukee, the rest of Wisconsin, and beyond).
Ultimately, the Packers' poor performance through the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup in which new General Manager Ron Wolf was hired, who in turn brought on Mike Holmgren as head coach; Brett Favre as the team's new starting quarterback; and later, Reggie White on the defense.
Green Bay's current, redesigned "G" logo is modeled after the University of Georgia's redesign of the original "G" logo.
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 Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a National Football League team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The Green Bay Packers of the 1960s were one of the most dominant NFL teams of all time.
Green Bay won the first two Super Bowls.
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 Bet on NFL, History of Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Packers Football History
Green Bay Packers, professional football team and one of five teams in the Central Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
Green Bay experienced relative instability from 1950 to 1958, changing coaches three times and failing to produce a winning record in any season.
Green Bay’s success continued as Favre threw 39 touchdown passes to lead Green Bay to 13 victories and its second consecutive division title in 1996.
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 New Rules Project - Community Owned Sports - Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers, one of the NFL's best teams of the 1960s, and increasingly of the 1990s, are owned by their fans.
Green Bay's metropolitan area is home to fewer than 200,000 people, yet the Packers rank in the top 20% of all professional teams in terms of franchise value.
By insisting that Green Bay's stock revenue be put into a stadium, the league is adding further fuel to the franchise free agency fire that has swept across the league since the Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles in 1984.
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 Green Bay Packers
While Green Bay’s chances unquestionably got a boost with the announcement of the return of Favre and the signing of cornerback Charles Woodson, the Packers haven’t been nearly as active in free agency as the other teams in the division.
The Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be the only teams competing for Woodson, who spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Oakland Raiders.
The Green Bay Packers kiss off the 2005 season by taking their quarterback of the future late in the first round of the NFL draft and, a year later, they're picking fifth overall and the draft is teeming with quarterbacks.
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The Green Bay Packers, a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin are currently the members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
Green Bay is the smallest media market to be the home of a North American major professional sports league.
The Packers of the 1960s were one of the most dominant NFL teams of all time but their poor performance through the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup.
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The Green Bay Packers is one of the legendary franchises of the National Football League.
The Green Bay Packers was successful in defending their NFL title from the seasons of 1929 to 1931.
The championship title was acquired by the Green Bay Packers in 1996 upon defeating the New England Patriots by 35-21; this was the 31st season of the Super Bowl.
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 Pro Sports Daily: Green Bay Packers News
PackersNews.com: "The Green Bay Packers are one of three teams involved in trade talks for Oakland receiver Randy Moss, though it's unclear whether the Raiders will deal their unhappy wide receiver this weekend or in the near future.
And Green Bay is in the mix at No. 16.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson, in his career with Seattle and Green Bay, has traded down 13 times in the draft overall and has never traded up.
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 Green Bay Packers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The truth is Green’s dings resulted in lower production figures from the previous seasons, and in the process, also allowed for back-ups like Najeh Davenport to flash their potential.
As mentioned previously, the Packers offinsive line is a cohesive group of veterans who have been together as a unit for three seasons, a rarity in today’s NFL.
This is the unit that boasts the highest contribution to the Packer D’s NFL leading 45 takeaways from 2002.
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 Green Bay Packers Drive
Texans considering Packers’ McKenzie for GM Reggie McKenzie, the director of pro personnel for the Green Bay Packers, has emerged as a candidate to head up the Houston Texans football operations, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Thursday that the bonus due date - which already had been moved back three times, most recently to Saturday - was a non-issue.
One hopeful coincidence for Packers fans is that Vince Lombardi was the last Packers coach to make their season coaching debut against the Bears on Green Bay soil.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Green Bay Packers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Packer fans are commonly known as "cheeseheads," a derogatory nickname for people from Wisconsin, as the state is known for its cheese production among a variety of other items.
The new Green Bay team was referred to as "the Indians" in one of the earliest newspaper articles about the new squad, but by the time they played their first game they had adopted the name "Packers."
As a result of their dismal season, the Packers ended up with the fifth overall pick in the NFL Draft, which is to be held April 29-30 in New York City.
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 Green Bay Packers Profile - Celebrities at Weblo.com
With this tie-in the name "Packers" was a natural, and Packers they have been ever since, although the Indian Packing Company had practically faded out of the picture before that first season was half over.
From those modest and somewhat tenuous beginnings, the Packers have gone on to earn national stature and virtual world-wide recognition by winning more championships (12) over the intervening 80-plus years than any team in pro football.
The Packers' colorful saga spans 87 years from the "Iron Man" period of the first decade under founder Lambeau, to the present day, which finds Mike McCarthy presiding as the team's 14th head coach.
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 Green Bay Packers - Deadspin
Word on the street is that the Green Bay Packers are set to hire San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy as the team's new head coach, with an announcement to come maybe later today.
To prove the theory that Green Bay residents rest their entire happiness on the success of their football team, Packers blogger Green N' Gold compares the suicide rate in Green Bay's Brown County with the success of the Pack.
They're not doing so hot this season, but Packers fans have hit bumps in the road before, and know that all will be OK as long as they don't spill the beer.
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Green Bay holds the distinction for being nicknamed "Titletown, U.S.A." because of their domination of professional football throughout the 1960's.
Packer football has been synonymous with leadership, talent, and winning.
The Green Bay Packers have captured the National Football League Championship on twelve occasions including the first two Super Bowls.
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 Inside Slant - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Green Bay's only free-agent acquisition to date is former New York Giants cornerback Frank Walker, who will challenge for the nickel-back role.
A high-school student who was on the team playing against the Packers had to be treated at a hospital for a piece of broken glass in an eye.
Meanwhile, the Packers planned to send a check in the amount of $2,400 to Waupun High School to replace the broken backboard and the other backboard in the gymnasium.
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 Green Bay Packers Tickets - Packer Tickets - NFL Football
The Green Bay Packers' official colours were navy blue and gold, which were suggested by Lambeau, but then Lombardi changed it into dark green, gold and white.
For the Packers this year is also considered to be the end of Lombardi's era in the history of the team.
The Green Bay Packers are an outstanding team, which made its history in the NFL, having set a record of 12 Super Bowl championships.
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 LambeauField.com
The Green Bay Packers and Mills Fleet Farm Monday announced plans for the fourth annual Packers Draft Party, set for April 28 at the Lambeau Field Atrium.
The whole place is bursting with Packers history, right down to the servers who are trained in the history of the team.
Soak in the exclusive images and Packers memorabilia while enjoying an all-you-care-to-eat lunch venue, which boasts mouth-watering pizzas baked in a huge brick oven, homemade soups, bountiful salad bar, and signature hot entrees.
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 Green Bay Packers Tickets, Packer Tickets at StubHub!
Packers tickets are tough to get your hands on, but StubHub can get you to the game by putting you in touch with fans who have tickets to sell.
Green Bay Packers tickets are available, and these NFL tickets are like no other sports tickets on the market.
The Packers are considered by many to be the first team to join the NFL, and they have been in existence since 1919.
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 Green Bay Packers - Packernet
What I believe to be the last topic of need for the Packers is their wide receiver position.
Well, the Packer Nation can relax for at least one more year with the news that Brett Favre will be back with the Pack.
The Green Bay Packers won their third straight game Thursday by beating the Vikings up and down the field.
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 Acme Packing Company :: An SB Nation blog for Green Bay Packer fans
The Packers traded down to the end of the 2nd round to reach for Nebraska RB Brandon Jackson.
The Packers couldn't run the ball against Minnesota because NT Pat Williams owned the Packers offensive line in 2006 and Minnesota's offense was in a coma.
The Packers could go tight end in this spot and reportedly are interested in Rutgers TE Clark Harris, but I think they will wait until the 4th round to add a tight end due to all the quality mid-round pass catching tight ends that are available this year.
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 Sports Blog | Green Bay Packers Blog - The FanHouse
This year, the Packers' schedule has them playing at home in Week 17 against the Lions, meaning it probably won't be a marquee game, but if it is Favre's last game, he has a good chance of going out a winner.
When the Packers made Oregon State linebacker Nick Barnett their first-round draft pick in 2003, many analysts thought he was too small to be effective at the next level.
The Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills have expressed interest in Michael Turner, maybe even contemplating the huge hit of a first-and-third round pick for LT's understudy.
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 Packers.com » Draft » 2007
The Green Bay Packers traded their 4th round pick (112 overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers for their 4th (119 overall) and 6th (192 overall) round picks.
Several Packers shared their Draft Day memories with Packers.com and those will be posted this week in a three-part series.
While the Packers football minds were working in the team's draft room, more than 2,000 fans of the Green and Gold were heartily enjoying themselves at the fourth annual Packers Draft Party, soaking in another day of Packers culture at the Lambeau Field Atrium.
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