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We're Black and Blue All Over: So we've been sidetracked a bit with two intra-division stories: The Minnesota Vikings' cursory talks with Chicago Bears free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher, and the Vikings' decision to host Green Bay Packers recei...

Let's get inside Friday's NFC North injury report: Chicago Bears: As expected, the Bears ruled out linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring), cornerback Tim Jennings (shoulder) and receiver Earl Bennett (concussion) from Sunday's game against the Gree...

We're Black and Blue All Over: There has been so much talk this week about, well, talk, that we've reached Friday of Packers-Bears week and have a pile of injury information to sort through. Thanks to Jeff Dickerson of ESPNChicago.com, we know ...

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang (ankle) was healthy enough to be in uniform for last Sunday night's game against the Detroit Lions. That progress has led to reasonable speculation that he will be ready to play this Sunday against the Ch...

Let's wrap up a newsy day in the NFC North: Chicago Bears: Linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring) was officially ruled out of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Four players sat out of practice because of injuries: receiver Earl Bennett (...

We're Black and Blue All Over: So, yeah. Monday. That was interesting. A bizarre descent of December fog basically shut down my favorite NFC North airport in Appleton, Wis., so at about 11:45 a.m. local time I realized that if I was going to ge...

We've posted an All-NFC North team after every season since we started this blog five seasons ago. (Links: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.) Below, you'll find our first attempt at a midseason division team. As always, its composition is a blend of advice ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: The grand total of the Green Bay Packers' latest series of injuries suggested the possibility for one long-term absence, another of a several weeks and a third of minimal consequence. That's the message coach Mike...

After the Green Bay Packers' 24-15 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, here are three issues that merit further examination: This is an admittedly subjective observation, but I thought quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked and played subdued after ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Green Bay Packers are continuing to chip away at the iceberg, as we say. Earlier this month, they locked up punter Tim Masthay with a long-term contract extension. And late Monday night, they agreed to terms with...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Hopefully Thursday morning's routine change didn't throw you off your game. My request last month for feedback made clear that BBAO remains in high demand, but many of you weren't concerned if it was the first post o...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Officially, the Green Bay Packers have been tight-lipped about the return of veteran receiver Donald Driver. But neither Driver nor his agent, Jordan Woy, have expressed anything close to the same reticence. And late...

We've used 2011 playing-time statistics to identify a number of trends and important points, from the perfect attendance of Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs to the reliability of Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew to the curious limitatio...

FALLING 1. Secondary play in Chicago and Minnesota: Between the two of them, the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings have maybe one or two defensive backs who should be considered 2012 starters heading into the offseason. Bears cornerback Charles ...

After the Green Bay Packers' 35-21 victory against the Chicago Bears, here are three issues that merit further examination: It didn't get much attention in the afterglow of clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but cornerback Ch...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 16: Busted rivalry: When the NFL released its schedule this spring, many of us had high expectations for a late-December matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Instead, an injury-devastated Bears...