Saturday, September 28, 2019
Week Four TV Maps
Without a Packers game this Sunday (because they played on Thursday night, a 34-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Green Bay), here are the TV coverage maps showing which other NFL games will be on in your area. Enjoy a couple of games without the stress of caring who wins or loses. The Packers will next play in Dallas against the Cowboys on Sunday, October 6, which will be a 3:25 p.m. start on the FOX network.
Maps courtesy of 506 Sports
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
2019 Game 3: Broncos at Packers
Due to Sunday’s weather (intermittent rain of varying strength), we did not take photography of at the game, other than the few photos posted here. The Packers (in throwback uniforms) took on and defeated the Denver Broncos, 27-16, raising their record to 3-0.
The team is introduced on a gray day in Green Bay.
A shot from the north end zone as Denver attempts to score.
The final score.
The Packers Win (above)... and the Packers Win (below).
Your Packerville, U.S.A. editor and his daughter attended the game, and stayed dry with the proper attire. You learn how to deal with any weather after 162 games (and counting).
Saturday, September 21, 2019
2019 Game 2: Vikings at Packers — Part II
This is Part II of our photo galleries from the Packers’ home opener last Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. Here we see the offense inside the ten-yard-line at the south end.
RB Dalvin Cook (#33) on his 75-yard touchdown run.
The kick return team.
WR/KR Trevor Davis (#11) in his last game as a Green Bay Packer. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.
The Packers are making a big push for more noise this year. Now, they’re measuring the sound level when the crowd is cheering on third downs.
RB Aaron Jones (#33) takes off after another handoff.
P JK Scott (#6) gets the ball out of Packers territory.
The offensive line rests and cools off on the Packers’ bench.
The Minnesota Vikings’ bench area.
Has QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) forgotten which way the Packers’ offense is going?
Strategic meeting of the minds during a time out.
WR Geronimo Allison (#81) tries to get around the Vikings defense.
The officials hold their own conference before letting us know what’s going on with that little yellow flag on the field.
The Vikings have let the Packers know that they’re interested in scoring.
This how the officials review plays right on the field now.
The offense — ready to come in.
DT Kenny Clark (#97) gets some clarification from the back judge.
CB Kevin King (#20) adjusts to pursue Vikings’ WR Stefon Diggs (#14).
Diggs is stopped here by several Packers defenders.
The rest of the defense pauses when S Raven Greene (#24) is injured. He was placed on Injured Reserve the next day.
QB Kirk Cousins (#8) is under pressure from LB Kyler Fackrell (#51).
RB Jamaal Williams (#30) is brought down by several Vikings defenders.
Cousins tries to escape the pursuit of DT Kenny Clark (#97).
RB Dalvin Cook (#33) is tripped up by LB Blake Martinez (#50).
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) is sacked by a Vikings defender.
Head Coach Matt LaFleur (in white) roams the Packers’ sideline.
RB Dalvin Cook (#33) is brought down before he can make a long gain.
WR/PR Trevor Davis (#11) back to receive his last punt in Green Bay.
The Packers offense starting with great field position.
The Packers offense starting with great field position.
The final score... always great to beat the Vikings.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) leaving the field after the game.
No, they do not use a “Packers Lose” graphic when the outcome isn’t positive.
This is Lambeau Field after the crowd has left.
This is actually relatively “clean” in our area.
New fences for 2019 along Lombardi Avenue.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Ron Wolf on Tuesday evening at Barnes & Noble. He was there to sign a new book that has been written about him.
Friday, September 20, 2019
2019 Game 2: Vikings at Packers — Part I
The 2019 season’s first home game against the rival Minnesota Vikings was last weekend, and we’re just getting around to posting photos that we took that day at Lambeau Field.
Saturday afternoon in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
Sunday’s game honored the late Bart Starr, Hall of Fame QB and Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers.
Walking to the stadium, we encountered NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell going somewhere on a golf cart, with another cart behind it carrying Packers’ CEO Mark Murphy.
It was nice that it was a mostly cloudy day in Green Bay, because when the sun did come out occasionally, it was hot.
A couple of hours before game time, with some Vikings out early to warm up.
Every fan entering the stadium received a free button honoring QB Bart Starr.
Above and below, checking out the Packers’ sideline before the game.
Former NFL player and head coach Jack Del Rio, who now works for ESPN Radio.
Packers gear on the sideline.
The special team players mingle early in warm-ups.
K Mason Crosby (#2) getting in some practice kicks.
Players getting ready for the day’s athletic performance.
A coach works with a player in the south end zone.
The players start to come out for their pre-game rituals.
Packers’ GM Brian Gutekunst meets with friends and family, several of whom are Minnesota Vikings fans.
WR Davante Adams (#17) and QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) come out with the rest of the team.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) taking snaps with his center, Corey Linsley (#63).
GM Brian Gutekunst getting back to work.
Minnesota Vikings players start their calisthenics.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) watching his offensive teammates.
The Packers come out for their pre-game introductions (the defense was introduced in this game; next week: the offense).
The coin toss at midfield, with some smoke lingering from the fireworks that were used during the national anthem.
The opening kickoff.
Packers with the ball first, on the south end of the field.
The Vikings’ defense checks out the Packers’ offense as it comes to the line.
The Packers Radio Network booth (above the 620 WTMJ sign) with Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren, and the “owners” booth next to it, where CEO Mark Murphy and GM Brian Gutekunst watch every game.
The network television booth, this week with the FOX crew of play-by-play man Chris Myers and analyst Daryl “Moose” Johnston.
QB Kirk Cousins (#8) pitches the ball to RB Dalvin Cook (#33).
The Vikings’ offense at mid-field.
QB Kirk Cousins (#8) looks to throw.
K Dan Bailey misses a 47-yard field goal (wide left).
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) reads the defense.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) making a throw.
RB Jamaal Williams (#30) is brought down after a short gain.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) looking for a receiver.
A close-up view of QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) as the Packers approach the north end zone.
RB Aaron Jones (#33) seen through a hole which he did not exploit.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) calls time out at the seven-yard-line.
The kickoff team gets final instructions before taking the field.
This is how the kickoff team looks prior to spreading out.
LB B.J. Goodson (#93), DE Dean Lowry (#94), and LB Preston Smith (#91) before the snap.
The Vikings in the huddle.
Some action going on with the Vikings’ offensive linemen, DE Dean Lowry (#94) on the ground, and DT Kenny Clark (#97) at right.
More defensive line action.
FOX cameramen.
The Lambeau Field crowd, with too much purple scattered throughout, takes in the first home game of the season.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) takes in the view of the north end zone, as the Packers approach another score.
Up Next: Vikings at Packers — Part II