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When the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers met in the 2010 NFC Championship Game, we noted how professional and cordial their rivalry was. Their fans might hate each other, but the teams themselves rarely crossed into trash-talk and never engaged i...

In March, two Minnesota Vikings players -- punter Chris Kluwe and center John Sullivan -- called for the NFL to suspend New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma for his role in the Saints' bounty program prior to the 2009 NFC Championship Game. A...

In the week since the NFL revealed the New Orleans Saints' three-year bounty program for knocking out opposing players, the 2009 NFC Championship Game has received the vast amount of attention. The beating Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre ab...

We're Black and Blue All Over: A day after former New Orleans Saints defensive linemen Anthony Hargrove denied he was motivated by a bounty in the 2009 NFC Championship Game, a former Green Bay Packers linebacker has spoken out strongly against th...

As you read this, Green Bay Packers players are scattering around the country, having vacated Lambeau Field weeks earlier than anyone expected. Instead of game-planning for the NFC Championship Game, coaches are reviewing the season and in some cases...

If the NFC Championship Game put us at the Epicenter of Humanity, where would an All-NFC North finals of the "Madden NFL 12" tournament leave us? You have a week to figure that one out. (I'm going with "Epicenter of Gamenity" for now.) The semifin...

Moments after the Green Bay Packers clinched the NFC Championship Game last Sunday, it was time for someone to step forward and provide some postgame words in the locker room. The identity of that person was revealing. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is...

CHICAGO -- As he always does, the man with the white mane sat stoically in his press box seat. Believe me, I checked. Every time the Green Bay Packers' rookie nickelback made a play, I stole a glance down the aisle. Ted Thompson was unmoved. There...

CHICAGO -- Cyberspace buzzed Sunday with talk of the single-worst thing you can say about a player in a team sport. Did Jay Cutler quit on his Chicago Bears teammates in Sunday's NFC Championship Game? Moments after the game, I suggested we tab...

CHICAGO -- A few thoughts on an NFC Championship Game that got pretty interesting in the second half: What it means: The Green Bay Packers became only the second No. 6 seed ever to advance to the Super Bowl, where they will take on either the Pitt...

CHICAGO -- We're doing most of our chatting over on ESPN.com's Countdown Live, but I have a few thoughts to pass along here at halftime of the NFC Championship Game: First, a stunning statistic on the Green Bay Packers, courtesy Tom Pelissero of ...

CHICAGO -- Just jumping over from our in-game Countdown Live chat to let you know that the Green Bay Packers played their second series without left tackle Chad Clifton, who left with a neck stinger. His return is questionable. Second-year player ...

CHICAGO -- We don't yet have the Chicago Bears' gameday roster decisions, but the Green Bay Packers were prompt this morning. Safety Atari Bigby is active and so is offensive lineman Jason Spitz. Cornerback Pat Lee is inactive, meaning he isn't a ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: CHICAGO -- IT'S HERE. WE MADE IT. NO MORE TIME FOR TALK. NO NEED TO DEBATE. THE DAY HAS COME TO PLAY THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. GREEN BAY PACKERS. CHICAGO BEARS. LET'S DO THIS. Sorry, my caps ...

After a week's worth of discussion about the playing surface at Soldier Field, the NFL felt compelled to weigh in as we head into the final 24 hours before the NFC Championship Game. Here is what league spokesman Greg Aiello said via Twitter: Gam...

We touched on just about every topic I wanted to hit in anticipation of Sunday's epic NFC Championship Game matchup. (Catch up through this filter.) But Friday's weather snap was a nice reminder that January can get pretty frigid here in the Upper Mi...