A Nickel’s Worth: Thoughts After Super Bowl XLV

So the forty-fifth installment of that old NFL-AFL rivalry game gone gonzo is in the books, and stepping back from the fanatic in me that feels fourteen again made me want to get down my nickel’s worth on the five things that will last in my mind down the decades for this fourth Lombardi Trophy now enshrined alongside the others in the Packers Hall of Fame at Lambeau Field: 1. LOTS OF WHINING, BUT ONLY 400 HAD LEGITIMATE CAUSE… The lead-up... Read More

A Showdown Seventy Years in the Making

Only once before in the 90-year rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have the two teams squared off for a spot in the NFL title game. That was seventy years ago, when Green Bay and Chicago finished the 1941 regular season with identical 10-1 records. They also split the season series, each winning on their rival’s turf and conceding defeat at home. When all was said and done, it all came down to one game, a week after the... Read More