Author: Stephen Menti

Your Absolute Favorite Week 6 Preview: New York Jets (3-2) vs Green Bay Packers (3-2) Week 6 Preview: Vegas Line – Packers -7.5 (45.5 O/U) Week 6 Preview: Rundown Jets lead series 8-5 The New York Jets come to Lambeau to face off against the Green Bay Packers in this week six matchup. The Jets are winning the series that dates back to 1973. The Packers have been closing the gap, however,  with them winning the last three matchups. The Packers’ win streak was shredded in the final minutes by the New York Giants in a close game in London.…

Your Absolute Favorite Week Five Preview: New York Giants (3-1) vs Green Bay Packers (3-1) Packers lead series 34-26-2 Vegas Line – Packers -8 (41 O/U) The Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants take to the sky to travel to London in this week five matchup. This is the first time both teams heading to London have a winning record. The Packers have won the last three contests against the Giants, one of those being the 2017 NFC Wild Card game. These two teams have been playing each other for nearly 100 years; their first game was in…

Packers Midweekly News: Week Five Welcome to the Packers Midweekly News! This article details everything Packers, but halfway through the week! This is the Week Five edition of the Packers Midweekly News. Packers Midweekly News Headlines of the Week Packers Battle Back to Win in Overtime in Week Four The Packers won in overtime against the New England Patriots this past weekend. After an ugly first half where the team entered the locker room down 10-7, the Packers fought back to tie it up 24-24 at the end of regulation. The team battled their way downfield to set up a…

Preview Week Four: Green Bay Packers (2-1) vs New England Patriots (1-2) Series tied at 6-6 Vegas Predictions – Packers -9.5 (40 O/U) The Green Bay Packers host the New England Patriots Sunday in a battle between one of football’s all time greatest coaches (Belichick) and one of the NFL’s best young coaches (LaFleur). The teams are tied 6-6 in their all time record, having played each other only 12 times since 1973. The most famous of these games was Super Bowl XXXI, where the Brett Favre led Packers defeated Pete Carroll’s Patriots 35-21. The Packers are coming off a…

Packers Midweekly News: Week Four Welcome to the Packers Midweekly News! This article details everything Packers, but halfway through the week! This is the Week Four edition of the Packers Midweekly News. Punter Pat O’Donnell Named Special Teams Player of Week Three The Green Bay Packers’ punter Pat O’Donnell was named week three’s special team player of the week. O’Donnell is a big legged punter from Palm Beach County’s Palm Beach Central High School (561 represent!) who attended the University of Cincinnati and the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Bears in the sixth round of the 2014…

Preview: Green Bay Packers (1-1) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) Packers lead series 33-23-1 Vegas Prediction: Buccaneers -1 (41.5 O/U) There are only two teams with Hall of Fame quarterbacks with the number 12 located in cities near bays, and they are playing on Sunday. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel down to Raymond James Stadium to face the Tampa Tom and his Buccaneers. These former division rivals have been playing each other since 1977, with this game being the 58th meeting between the two. This is the third time these teams have played each other since Brady…

Preview: Chicago Bears (1-0) vs Green Bay Packers (0-1) Packers lead series: 103-95-6 The Chicago Bears head to Green Bay for the Packers home opener. This is one of sports oldest rivalries; this will be the 205th time these teams play each other. The Packers are 22-5 in that span with Aaron Rodgers as their quarterback. Rodgers boasts a 109.2 passer rating when playing the Bears. The Packers hope to rebound after their season opening loss. The Bears hope to get off to a hot start and make a statement win in Lambeau. Injury report Bears Doubtful – WR Velus Jones…

Preview: Green Bay Packers (0-0) vs Minnesota Vikings (0-0) Packers lead series 64-56-3 The Green Bay Packers travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Vikings. This game marks the 124th time the fierce division rivals have faced each other over 61 years. The Packers are 16-10-1 against the Vikings with Aaron Rodgers as their quarterback. Rodgers has been very successful against the Vikings; he has a 110.4 passer rating with a 68.3% completion rate, 56 touchdowns on seven interceptions, and 6,803 yards. However, the Pack have been 7-7 at Minneapolis with Rodgers at the helm (although in one of…

Welcome to the official article on the Gridiron Heroics Fantasy Football Draft 2022! A group of the writers over here at Gridiron Heroics banded together and did a fantasy football draft last week. I had the brilliant idea of notating my thoughts and reasoning for my picks during the draft. I figured, “who wouldn’t want to know what’s going on in my genius brain?” I also realized, “probably a lot of people, but it will be fun to write about anyways!” Once I stopped talking to myself and completed the draft, I made sure to highlight some picks that I…

Numbers by themselves are really boring. It’s only when you apply them to sports do they start becoming fun. You can use stats to find fun (or sad) little tidbits about your favorite players. One of my favorite players is Aaron Rodgers. This article will examine the statistical history of Aaron Rodger and Packers rookie receivers. The 2022 Packers Rookies The Green Bay Packers will be entering the 2022 season with one of their most inexperienced wide receiver room in the Rodgers era. Their most experienced receivers are newcomer Sammy Watkins (eight years) and veteran Packers receivers Allen Lazard (four…