by Jim Rice | Dec 3, 2023
This was Green Bay’s fourth loss in five games, and third in a row. It didn’t sit well with many fans who expressed their displeasure with “the worst booing the Packers ever received at a home game.”1 From start to finish, this game was all L.A. The Rams didn’t...
by Jim Rice | Dec 3, 2023
The Chiefs (1-6) were playing their first game with their new coach, Tom Bettis. Bettis, a K.C. assistant coach, knew a few things about winning and losing from his playing days in Green Bay (1955-1961). The Chiefs led 10-0 after 30 minutes. The Packers finally got on...
by Jim Rice | Dec 3, 2023
“It’s embarrassing. We weren’t in the ball game,”1 said a dejected Bart Starr after the blowout. The strong ground game of the Bears controlled this meeting of the great rivals. Walter Payton ran for 117 yards in the first quarter, and Chicago pounded the Packers for...
by Jim Rice | Dec 3, 2023
In the previous four games, the Packers turned the ball over 12 times and given up seven sacks. In this Battle of the Bays, those tendencies continued with two more turnovers and three sacks.But Chester Marcol’s field goals gave Green Bay a 6-0 first half lead. In the...
by Jim Rice | Dec 3, 2023
The Press-Gazette called the 1-4 Packers “Worse Than Lions.”1 Green Bay’s dismal offense produced just two Chester Marcol field goals. They turned it over six times, and quarterback Lynn Dickey was sacked five times. Dickey threw four interceptions, and Green...
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