Episode 147 - Green Thoughts

A euphoric episode filled with high praise for the Packers victory over the New England Patriots, 45-27, in Week 9.Green Bay is now 6-3 on the season but in last place in the NFC North. We preview an important divisional matchup against Minnesota in Green Bay for the Gold Package fans.And we get read for tailgating in Lot 1 on Sunday morning.

We preview the Packers/Patriots game with our friends Pete and Divij from The Foxborough Fellas Podcast.Both teams have a similar trajectory through eight games and we look at the strengths and weaknesses of both and how that could impact the Sunday matchup in New England.

We talk about the Packers/Panthers game on Halloween eve-eve. This game featured the brilliance of Jordan Love, the heroics of Christian Watson, the connections with Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden, the numerous big plays by the defense, and the evolution of this team.Plus, the World Series Champion Milwaukee Brewers (say that again!) were at Lambeau Field with a great night of tailgating to start things off.

We talk about the great and not-so-great parts of the Packers/Lions game including the play calling and how that changed during the game plus defensive highlights, the failures of special teams, and (yes) the referees.And a preview of Packers/Panthers on Thursday Night Football in Green Bay.

We talk about the Packers/Cowboys Sunday Night matchup with a great weekend in Green Bay that included much tailgating.We analyze the Packers play calling and success (or lack thereof) on first down and how that impacts second and third down.Also, a look ahead to Detroit.

We talk about the Packers' demolition of the Bears in Green Bay in Week 5. We also look at the offensive evolution, the dominance of the defense, and tailgating in Lot 1.We also preview the Packers-Cowboys matchup for Week 6 and Sunday Night Football on what should be a festive day and night in Green Bay.

We talk about the Packers victory over Tampa Bay in the Florida heat, including Edgerrin Cooper and Evan Williams and a defense that rose to the moment, an offense that did (just barely) enough, curious playcalling from Matt LaFleur, and the wonder that is Trey Smack.It's Bears Week! We get psyched up for a huge game at Lambeau Field with Gold Package tailgating in Lot 1.And, finally, in view of the Packers/Brewers duality in Wisconsin sports right now, The GBC Theater returns as we revisit George Carlin's classic "Baseball and Football" routine.

We talk about the Packers/Falcons game, what went right (a little, including tailgating), what went wrong (a lot), the reactions of the fans, and where the Packers go from here.Plus a preview of Packers/Buccaneers.

The Packers get their first victory of the season and have a 1-1 record after an overtime victory in New York, 20-17, over the Jets.Now it's time for the Home Opener. A Thursday night prime-time matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. The Lot 1 Tailgate Party is ready to go and we are ready to help get another mark in the win column (the only statistic that matters).

A wrap-up of the highs and lows from Week 1 at Minnesota as Green Bay has lost six games in a row dating back to last season. We talk about what needs to happen to find success in Week 2 at the New York Jets and look historically at other times (1991 and earlier) that the team had lost six or more games in a row.