https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/14/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-loss-to-the-bears-will-overshadow-jordan-loves-sensational-performance/It looked all too familiar for Green Bay Packers fans who have been around for the long haul: a quarterback plays sensational football in the playoffs, puts up what should be enough points, but loses anyway.   It happened in the Aaron Rodgers era plenty of times, and now Jordan Love gets a sour t...24288Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-forget-that-green-bays-defense-did-more-than-enough-for-three-quarters/Had you been told the Chicago Bears would have six points entering the fourth quarter of Saturday's playoff affair and that Jeff Hafley's defense would force two Caleb Williams interceptions, you'd feel pretty good about the Green Bay Packers’ chances.   That's what happened, and yet the Packers...24286Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-cant-the-packers-lose-in-a-normal-fashion/Who watched the San Francisco 49ers gut out a win in Philadelphia in the Wild Card round? How about the Buffalo Bills with a late score to take out the Jacksonville Jaguars? The Los Angeles Rams did the same against the Carolina Panthers.   Sure, all three games featured mistakes, turnovers, and...24285Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-time-to-start-the-jordan-morgan-era-at-left-tackle/The 2025 season was a nightmare for the Green Bay Packers. Injuries devastated every phase of the team, and they ended the year on a five-game losing streak, including blowing an 18-point lead to the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card round. Moving forward, there are numerous factors the Packers will...24284Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-green-bay-extend-matt-lafleur-at-value-after-all-the-collapses-to-end-the-season/Reports from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Saturday morning indicated that the Green Bay Packers and Matt LaFleur were trending toward a contract extension, with those reports noting that LaFleur was not coaching for his job against the Chicago Bears.   But after Green Bay blew an 18-point lead o...24283Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-11-4/Locks NFL (1 Unit) Jacksonville Jaguars First Half Team Total Over 13.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 12:00 PM CT on CBS   The Jaguars are a tough matchup for the Bills in a few ways, but I think a very exploitable angle exists in the first half. Anyone paying attention to Buffalo this season has s...24282Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/five-numbers-that-explain-the-packers-loss-to-the-bears-2/After a grueling regular season that saw expectations rise after adding Micah Parsons before crashing down amid a tide of injuries, the Green Bay Packers ended their postseason on Wild Card Weekend against the Chicago Bears in a playoff edition of the game's oldest rivalry.   Jordan Love took his...24281Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-10-4/Locks NFL (1 Unit) Green Bay Packers/Chicago Bears First Half Under 22.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:00 PM CT on Prime Video   I’m seeing this opinion being shared a little more commonly than I’d like, but the number just has to be played here. Both of these teams are in the bottom half of the...24279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/first-stop-chicago-next-stop-seattle/We wait all year for this. We wait all year for the playoffs to begin, a time when anything is possible as long as you’re invited to the dance.   And this time around, we kick things off with Packers-Bears, for just the third time ever in the NFL’s oldest rivalry. What more could you want? Other...24276Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-jon-eric-sullivan-raid-green-bays-coaching-staff/One of the Green Bay Packers’ most loyal servants and Brian Gutekunst’s right-hand man is moving on to a huge new opportunity. Jon-Eric Sullivan is expected to be hired as the next general manager of the Miami Dolphins.     Sullivan’s rise is a true Packers success story. He first joined th...24275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-09-4/Locks College Football Playoff (1 Unit) Indiana -3.5 vs Oregon (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on ESPN   A lot is being made of the revenge angle here for Oregon, and honestly I think that’s overblown. It’s just a way of finding another angle to doubt Indiana, which is a notion everyone ne...24274Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mike-mcdaniel-could-add-another-spark-to-green-bays-offense/Few offenses in the NFL have shown the level of resilience the Green Bay Packers have in 2025. Even while ranking fourth in EPA per play, fifth in success rate, second in EPA per dropback, and sixth in DVOA, the Packers sustained that level of efficiency through a wave of injuries that depleted al...24272Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-does-the-trevon-diggs-signing-shake-up-green-bays-cb-hierarchy/Heading into the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers still have a plethora of decisions to make regarding the pecking order at multiple positions. Most of those are due to the abundance of injuries they have suffered. However, the speculation at the cornerback position centers on the players' performa...24270Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-must-take-advantage-of-one-of-chicagos-key-weaknesses-to-negate-their-greatest-strength/Despite splitting the season series, a constant in both games between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was Green Bay's ability to suffocate Chicago’s offense in the first half. All season long, the Bears have tended to come back strong in the second half. Therefore, entering a hostile envir...24265Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-giant-picks-nfl-wild-card-preview/(Apple, Spotify, Amazon links below) On this week's episode of Tiny Nick's Giant Picks we cover: Today in Sports History Who Was It A Bad Day For? AFC/NFC/Super Bowl Futures Tease Up/Tease Down Playoff Edition Wild Card Game Breakdowns Best Bets Finished in t...24264Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-08-4/Locks College Football Playoff (1 Unit) 2-Team 6 Point Teaser (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on ESPN   Ole Miss (+9.5) vs Miami   I think this might well be a field goal game in either direction, and honestly I’m tempted by the Ole Miss moneyline and alternate spreads, but this is the sa...24263Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-07-4/Locks NBA (1 Unit) OKC Thunder First Half Team Total Over 63.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:00 PM CT on Fanduel Sports OK   The full-game team total for the Thunder here is 130.5 and there is no good reason why the first half number should be less than 50% of that. So I see value on this number...24257Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/raheem-morris-would-be-the-solution-to-green-bays-biggest-potential-off-season-loss/The NFL playoff field is set, and 18 teams have officially entered the offseason. For some, that transition brings stability and continuity. For others, it marks the start of difficult decisions. Coaches and front-office staff will lose jobs, while others will begin interviewing for vacancies arou...24255Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/people-are-ignoring-the-real-difference-maker-in-the-packers-bears-showdown/Much is being made of the quarterback battle between Jordan Love and Caleb Williams as Saturday's tilt rapidly approaches. On that same level, comparisons are being made between rival head coaches Matt LaFleur and Ben Johnson.   It makes sense that those two particular matchups would dominate the...24253Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-06-4/Locks NBA (0.5 Unit) Miami Heat/Minnesota Timberwolves First Quarter Over 61.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 7:00 PM CT on NBC   These teams just played and only put up 52 points in the first quarter, so it’s a little curious why I’m liking the early over tonight. Well, venue matters quite a bit fo...24252Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/clayton-tune-didnt-pass-the-test/Sunday’s glorified preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings was an opportunity for several young players on the Green Bay Packers’ roster to showcase their talents in a regular-season atmosphere. However, third-string quarterback Clayton Tune did not.   Many of them, like edge rushers Barryn...24251Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-need-to-stop-being-their-own-worst-enemy/There was a constant theme in at least five of the Green Bay Packers’ seven losses this year: This team could not resist self-inflicted mistakes, often in the worst moments.   Going through the playoffs is always a gauntlet, regardless of your seed. Having the No. 7 seed like the Packers puts you...24247Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/save-high-expectations-for-matthew-golden-for-2026/The Green Bay Packers went rogue this spring, drafting a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since the Clinton administration. But selecting Matthew Golden in the first round didn't change the modus operandi for developing the offense.   In training camp, Golden l...24246Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-level-of-playoff-success-would-satisfy-the-green-bay-fanbase/Coming off back-to-back playoff appearances in Jordan Love's first two years as the starter, the Green Bay Packers’ goal was to get a bigger bite of the apple this year. The Micah Parsons trade before the start of the season took it to an entirely different level.   Fast forward to the present, a...24245Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-season-will-be-viewed-as-a-disaster-if-the-packers-lose-to-the-bears/Getting to the playoffs is an accomplishment in and of itself in the NFL. For many franchises, a playoff berth is enough satisfaction to consider a season a success.   For the Green Bay Packers, backing into the playoffs three years in a row as the No. 7 seed is fine (to a degree) but not entirel...24244Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000