Lions Drop 45, Vikings Still Perfect: What the NFC North Means for the Packers.

Packers vs. Cowboys: Sunday Night Showdown at Lambeau! Cal Hutson previews Green Bay's massive Sunday Night Football matchup against the Dallas Cowboys! Coming off a dominant 31–7 victory over the Chicago Bears, Jordan Love and the Packers look to keep their momentum rolling against Dak Prescott and a dangerous Dallas offense. Cal breaks down Love's incredible history against the Cowboys, the Packers' explosive passing attack, concerns about the running game, key defensive injuries, and the Micah Parsons storyline. Plus, the history of this classic NFL rivalry, Cal's three keys to victory, some family laughs, terrible dad jokes, and his official score prediction. Can Green Bay improve to 4–2 and keep pace in the NFC North? Find out on this Saturday edition of the Packernet Podcast Network! GO PACK GO!

It's Friday morning, the coffee's still hot, and nothing has been decided yet. Brick Lombardi opens the dial for a full Tundra FM show about the waiting, the nerves, and the quiet moments around the game. Today's rundown starts in the vault with Ten to Nothing (Gone to Waste), a dark trap-soul look back at a ten-point lead in Cleveland in September of twenty twenty-five. Then comes The Quiet Snap, a sparse acoustic song for the kicker nobody watches until he misses. Mid October closes the set with gritty mid-tempo rock about the phone call after breakfast that no team wants to get. We also premiere a brand new song, Tell Me If It's Close, a heartland country rock story of a man in his garage who can't bring himself to watch the fourth quarter. If this one hit home, subscribe to Tundra FM, leave a rating, and write a review. It helps other Packers fans find the show. Go Pack Go. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'! "THE BEARS GOT COOKED, THE VIKINGS ARE ANNOYING, AND HERE COME THE COWBOYS!" BIG SAL: OOOOOOHHHH, BABY! LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'! Welcome back, you beautiful cheese-eatin', beer-drinkin', bratwurst-grillin', football-lovin' maniacs! This is Big Sal, and you're listening to Let Me Tell You Somethin', right here on the Packernet Podcast Network! And ladies and gentlemen, I have a question. IS EVERYBODY STILL SMILIN'?! Because I am! I woke up this morning, poured myself a cup of coffee, looked out the window, and thought, "You know what? The grass looks greener. The birds sound happier. The world seems like a better place." And then I remembered why. THE GREEN BAY PACKERS BEAT THE CHICAGO BEARS THIRTY-ONE TO SEVEN! THIRTY-ONE! TO SEVEN! Folks, that wasn't a football game. That was a public service announcement! That was the Packers reminding Chicago that just because you buy a new quarterback, hire a new coach, and start talking about a new era, it doesn't mean the rest of us have to participate in your little fantasy! I had a Bears fan tell me last week, "Sal, things are different now." And I said, "You're right, buddy. They are different. The Packers used to beat you by ten. Now they're beating you by twenty-four!" Listen, I know, I know. I'm having fun. I'm enjoying myself. And I know we have to be careful not to get carried away after one game. But I'm gonna get carried away for at least another five minutes. I've earned it! We've got a fantastic show today. We're gonna break down Jordan Love looking like a man who found the cheat codes. We're gonna talk about Christian Watson flying around like somebody put rocket fuel in his cleats. We're gonna talk about the defense taking the football away from Chicago like a parent confiscating an iPad. Then we're gonna look ahead to the Dallas Cowboys coming into Lambeau Field for Sunday Night Football. And after that, we're checking in on the rest of the NFC North, because apparently Minnesota has decided that losing football games is optional, Detroit is scoring points like they're playing a video game, and Chicago is currently somewhere in the emotional recovery process. We've got injuries, we've got matchups, we've got predictions, we've got a ridiculous story from my life, and we've got plenty of reasons to yell at the television. So grab your coffee, grab your lunch, grab a cold one if you're off the clock, and tell your boss Big Sal said you need twenty minutes of uninterrupted football therapy. LET'S GO! Don't miss a beat of the Packernet Podcast, Let Me Tell You Somethin', or Tundra FM Packers radio. Subscribe, rate, and review the show on your favorite podcast platform to keep up with all the new Packers news, music and insights from the Packernet Podcast Network. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/ Hear the Packernet Podcast, Tundra FM Packers Radio, and Let Me Tell You Something brought to you by Packernet Podcast Stuidos wherever you get podcasts. Support the network: patreon.com/pack_daddy or Venmo @Packernetpodcast More at packernet.com #Packers #PackersNews #GreenBayPackers #PackersMusic

Jordan Love is the FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week after his career-best day against the Bears, and Cal Hutson digs into the numbers, plus the Feeding America donation that came with it. Christian Watson joins a list last topped by Jerry Rice in 1986, and Watson and Matthew Golden lead the NFL as a receiving pair. Then it's MarShawn Lloyd's "Angry Runs" award for trucking Jaylon Johnson, and what it could mean against a Dallas defense allowing a league-high 168.4 rushing yards a game. Cal covers Thursday's practice (Keisean Nixon and Jonathan Ford back), the thin defensive line, and a Cowboys team coming in 2-3 and mad. He also confesses to being a one-trip grocery guy. To finish: the Packers' lemon-and-quarter challenge video (spoiler: the punter wins), Mauston coach Nick Whalen's turnaround, and quick hits on Zach Bryan at Lambeau and the Frozen Tundra Faceoff. Subscribe to the Packernet Podcast and leave a review so more fans can find the show. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

It's Thursday on Tundra FM. The week has said most of what it's going to say, and Brick Lombardi has the booth heater humming and the music ready. Tonight starts with a vault piece, Last Pair of Boots. It's a country-folk song about a man who spent forty-nine years getting the jerseys ready and never made the highlight film. Next comes Oklahoma State to Titletown, pipeline fl, a hip-hop track with a chip on its shoulder and a fifth-round name for a chorus. Head Rush follows, a bluesy rock tune about fumbles, flags and the kind of win nobody frames. Stay to the end for a brand new song, Put Her Name Down. It's a country waltz about a grandfather, a hospital parking lot and a very long waiting list. If you like your Packers fandom with a little heart, press play. Subscribe to Tundra FM, leave a rating and write a review so more fans can find the show. Go Pack Go. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN, PACK NATION! Big Sal brings the news from Wednesday's practice. Keisean Nixon and Benjamin St-Juste are question marks at corner, Skyy Moore sat out, Hargrave is headed to IR, and Matt LaFleur might have only four defensive tackles for Sunday night, which he calls "less than ideal." There's good news too: Jordon Riley is back from his Achilles tear, and his job description is four words long. Savion Williams, Aaron Banks and Jacob Monk are back on the field. Then Sal sizes up Dallas: CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, Dak's sacks and picks, and why Watson and Golden have more combined yards than those two. He maps out Detroit and Carolina and makes a called shot with specifics. Also: Beer Cheese Benny tries out for defensive tackle on Sal's driveway, and the garbage can wins. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share it with the buddy you're watching with Sunday night. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

Well, hello everybody, and welcome back to the Packernet Podcast, coming to you from Packernet Podcast Studios! I'm Cal Hutson, your friendly neighborhood football enthusiast, amateur offensive coordinator, and a man who recently discovered that assembling a crib is significantly more complicated than identifying a Cover 2 defense. Folks, we've got a tremendous show for you today. We're talking about the Green Bay Packers, the state of this football team, Jordan Love, the importance of building a winning culture, and something that I think gets overlooked in professional sports: the families behind the helmets. We're also going to talk about Lambeau Field, some of the incredible things you can do around the stadium, and what might be the greatest tradition in all of professional football: grown men riding children's bicycles to practice. And yes, we'll be discussing the upcoming addition to the Hutson household, because my beautiful wife is currently expecting baby number three. That's right. Three children. At this point, my wife and I aren't expanding our family. We're establishing a practice squad. Our oldest has already informed me that he's willing to help coach the new baby, provided he gets final say over the draft selections. Our youngest is primarily interested in whether the baby will be taking any of her toys. And my wife? She's interested in whether I can manage to put my shoes away without needing a detailed scouting report. So far, the evaluation is not promising. But we're going to have some fun today, we're going to talk some football, and hopefully we're going to remember why this team means so much to so many people. Let's get into it. First things first, ladies and gentlemen, how about those Green Bay Packers? Thirty-one to seven over the Chicago Bears. Now, I understand that one game doesn't define an entire season. I've been watching football long enough to know that a team can look like a Super Bowl contender one Sunday and spend the next Sunday playing like somebody replaced the offensive playbook with instructions for assembling patio furniture. But thirty-one to seven against Chicago? That's the kind of result that makes a Monday morning feel just a little bit better. Jordan Love throws for 367 yards, two touchdowns, and finishes with a passer rating of 137.5. That is a quarterback operating with confidence, timing, and command. That's not just surviving the afternoon. That's controlling it. And here's the interesting thing about Jordan Love. When he's playing his best football, I don't think it's simply because he's making spectacular throws. It's because he's making the offense look organized. Don't miss a beat of the Packernet Podcast, Let Me Tell You Somethin', or Tundra FM Packers radio. Subscribe, rate, and review the show on your favorite podcast platform to keep up with all the new Packers news, music and insights from the Packernet Podcast Network. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/ Hear the Packernet Podcast, Tundra FM Packers Radio, and Let Me Tell You Something brought to you by Packernet Podcast Stuidos wherever you get podcasts. Support the network: patreon.com/pack_daddy or Venmo @Packernetpodcast More at packernet.com #Packers #PackersNews #GreenBayPackers #PackersMusic

It's Wednesday night. The last game is behind us, the next one hasn't shown up yet, and Brick Lombardi is leaving the lamp on. This week on Tundra FM, we open in the vault with Hansel, a kid in the woods dropping breadcrumbs to find his way home. Then Caught Sleepin wakes up the NFC North with mid-tempo hip-hop and a record scratching behind it. Victory Bleeds, a thrash metal track, takes on the fan who sees a win and still writes the complaint. We close with a brand new song, heard for the first time tonight. Cold Enough to Count is heartland folk-rock about the wool blanket coming out of the cedar chest on the first cold day you can actually count. Along the way, Brick shares a story from a third shift in Wausau that he'd rather not have told. If this is your kind of Wednesday, press play. Subscribe to Tundra FM, leave a rating, and write a review. It helps other fans find the show. Go Pack Go. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

News, as of this morning: Hargrave's Achilles tear is confirmed. He's having surgery, with a 2027 return planned, and it's the second Achilles injury on the defense in two weeks. LaFleur says Parsons is "getting closer," but he's out against Dallas, and ESPN says probably Detroit too. The team worked out defenders on Monday, including a defensive tackle. The next three games: Dallas: the Cowboys are 2-3 after losing 24-16 to Tampa Bay, which was winless before that game. Sal's main worry is that the Packers' defense has allowed 13 touchdowns on 16 trips inside its own 20. Detroit: the Lions are on their bye, and Sal is in full trash-talk mode about them. Carolina: a Thursday night game. Sal warns, "Don't you DARE say easy." Three commandments: fix the red zone defense, keep taking the ball away, and hold up in the middle of the line. Called shot: 3-0 over the stretch, which puts the Packers at 6-2 going into November. His scores: Packers 27, Dallas 17; Packers 24, Detroit 23 on a late field goal; Packers 30, Carolina 16.   Don't miss a beat of the Packernet Podcast, Let Me Tell You Somethin', or Tundra FM Packers radio. Subscribe, rate, and review the show on your favorite podcast platform to keep up with all the new Packers news, music and insights from the Packernet Podcast Network. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/ Hear the Packernet Podcast, Tundra FM Packers Radio, and Let Me Tell You Something brought to you by Packernet Podcast Stuidos wherever you get podcasts. Support the network: patreon.com/pack_daddy or Venmo @Packernetpodcast More at packernet.com #Packers #PackersNews #GreenBayPackers #PackersMusic

Cal Hutson and his Victory lap: the 31-7 Bears win and how the season got here (lost the first and third games, then three straight wins). Dallas on Sunday night is next. Lions (the most time): the 45-21 win in Arizona, including 24 points in one quarter, Gibbs' 151 yards and no turnovers. It covers how that affects us: they have their bye week before hosting us on Oct 25. What we need to beat them: stop the run without Hargrave, and force turnovers. Vikings: 5-0, but every win since beating us has been close, and their kicker made kicks from 54 and 55 yards while ours missed two. They host us on Nov 15, and they play the Lions on Nov 1, so one of them has to lose. Bears: 3-2 but 0-2 in the division, with Caleb Williams still out. Mainly they help us by losing to other teams. Five-point plan: protect the ball, take the ball away, stop the run up the middle, make the kicks, run the ball better. Two stories: Cal refusing to use the search tool, which is the AI version of not asking for directions. And Cal saying "I'm fine" after the Week 1 loss while secretly re-sorting the whole archive by weather. Don't miss a beat of the Packernet Podcast, Let Me Tell You Somethin', or Tundra FM Packers radio. Subscribe, rate, and review the show on your favorite podcast platform to keep up with all the new Packers news, music and insights from the Packernet Podcast Network. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/ Hear the Packernet Podcast, Tundra FM Packers Radio, and Let Me Tell You Something brought to you by Packernet Podcast Stuidos wherever you get podcasts. Support the network: patreon.com/pack_daddy or Venmo @Packernetpodcast More at packernet.com #Packers #PackersNews #GreenBayPackers #PackersMusic