Green Bay pokes the sleeping Bears and promptly shoots themselves in the foot. Bears 20 – Packers 17.

Well that was a bitter pill to swallow as a Packers fan. I think everyone here in Packers nation could agree that penalties and Special teams were the difference in that game. The Packers gave up a long punt return touchdown to Devin “Remember when I was that good?” Hester and left 3 points on the field when Mason Crosby‘s Field Goal was blocked midway through the 3rd Quarter.

Mike McCarthy is also awarded DUMBEST coach in the NFL this week for challenging the call on the James Jones fumble in the 4th Quarter ON HIS OWN> That’s right, nobody told him to challenge that call. An OBVIOUS fumble and recovery. What an idiot.

Let’s quickly look at the good and the bad for the Packers in this game.

The bad: Special teams, which were obviously not-so-special, and the complete lack of a running game. Give credit to the Bears defense here, they have always been good, but the Packers running game was atrocious tonight.The Good: Aaron Rodgers playing lights out and throwing it all over the field without making any big mistakes. And how about that run into the endzone by Mr. Rodgers? That was all guts.

I’d like to complain some more, but you have to give it to the Bears, they made the plays when it counted. I’ve already marked the rematch at Lambeau Field on my calendar, so I hope you have too. Look for the Packers to avenge their loss in tonight’s game when the Bears roll into town on Jan. 02 for the final game of the season.

Unless of course by then one of the teams has a playoff bye locked up, because that team would probably only play backup players after clinching a bye week. And of course, we are all expecting the Packers to win 13 games in  a row now, aren’t we?

If you’re feeling down after the loss, grab some comfort food. Mine is pizza and that’s what I’ll be looking to chew out some of my frustration on… Here’s a great recipe for some Chicago style pizza, it’s a (you guessed it) Chicago tradition. Now what will I recommend when Chicago comes to town? Hee hee. Seriously though, does it get any better than pizza? Not if you ask me. Remember to enhance that mozzarella cheese with some Wisconsin Cheddar you CHEESE-HEADS.

Happy Reading, and Happier Eating!

Oh and one last note – normally I post a highlights video but there aren’t any available yet so I’ll post one tomorrow. Go Pack!

Buffalo’s buffalo wings are clipped as the Packers roll. Packers 34 – Bills 7.

Nice victory by the Packers this week over the Bills. They seemed to have it all working for them. The defense dominated and shut down the Bills anemic offense, barely allowing the Bills to do much but punt. The Bills’ big play threat Lee Evans was non-existent and the three-headed monster of their share-time backfield with Fred Jackson, Marshawn Lynch and C.J. Spiller wasn’t enough to overcome the Pack’s dominant Run D. Clay Matthews looked like the son of Sam as he killed Bills QB Trent Edwards at every opportunity. I think it’s safe to say that Clay the third has arrived in the NFL because he is a certified BEAST.

Also impressive in the victory were Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 2 scores and ran in another, and the Packers young receiving core led by the veteran, Mr. Reliable, Donald Driver. This offense is scary, folks. Scary good. It would have been nice to see Brandon Jackson get off to a little bit of a better start with the season over for Ryan Grant, but sometimes you can’t have it all. Still, it was overall a great win for the pack, and they have built some nice momentum going forward into their Monday night game against the rival Chicago Bears.

Hope you enjoyed the tasty snack that was the Packers’ win and now of course we must mention the most famous of Buffalo’s foods – the Buffalo Wing. There are just so many delicious, delectable and mouth-watering varieties of this game-day staple that it’s hard to choose the best recipe.

Of course, there is always an easy option of just having them delivered from your local pizza or wing joint – or visiting them upon your gaping man-hole at one of the sports/wings/bar locations in town.  In our case it’s the local faves Buffalo Wings and Rings or Buffalo Wild Wings – both offer amazing wing varieties (in flavor type and temperatures from mild to make-you-cry-for-mommy hot) and both come equipped with at least 20 big-screen HD TV’s so you won’t have to miss a second of the action. (Especially when that action is the Packers ripping the lowly Bill’s a new one.)

Still, if you insist on being a do-it-yourself-er, then you can try out this classic Buffalo Wing recipe. Happy reading and happy eating!!! See you next week.