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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byron Leftwich remembers traveling to Lambeau Field for the first time, walking into the legendary stadium and soaking up the atmosphere. “When you think of it, it’s the mecca of football. ... It’s like (Madison Square) Garden in basketball. I guess it’s like Wrigley Field in baseball. It’s a beautiful place to play the game of football,” Leftwich said.
By JOSH DUBOW - Jan. 21, 2021 02:30 AM EST Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid talks with players on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Fourth downs in the NFL used to be reserved for kicks, except in the most dire of circumstances. But with teams scoring at a record pace and becoming more analytics friendly each year, teams are going for it on fourth down these days in scenarios that would have been unfathomable just a decade ago. Whet...
“We’ve got to get one of these at home,” Rodgers said. The achievement has been unlocked for the first time in his 13 seasons as the starter, with the top-seeded Packers set to host Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon. They've played in three NFC title games on the road under Rodgers. Despite the relatively mild forecast — a high of 28 degrees with a chance of light snow — and the recent assertion by Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians that the weather won't affect the results “at all,” no NFC opponent would ever prefer a January game at Lambeau Field to the alternatives. Even with virus pr...
TAMPA BAY (13-5) at GREEN BAY (14-3) Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE — Packers by 3 ½ RECORD VS. SPREAD — Buccaneers 11-7; Packers 11-6 SERIES RECORD — Packers lead 33-22-1 LAST MEETING — Buccaneers beat Packers 38-10 in Tampa, Oct. 18, 2020 LAST WEEK — Buccaneers beat Saints 30-20; Packers beat Rams 32-18 AP PRO32 RANKING — Buccaneers No. 8, Packers No. 2
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — George Paton is notoriously picky, bypassing opportunity after opportunity over the past decade before accepting John Elway’s to succeed him as general manager of the Denver Broncos. “I knew he wasn’t going to take a job to say, ‘I’m a GM,'” said his mentor, Vikings GM Rick Spielman. “It had to be a very special place, and I think Denver presented everything that he was looking for to leave here, not only from the business side and the football side, but also from the family side.”