Stockpiling quarterbacks: Green Bay figured that out a long time ago

Ty Detmer, Doug Pederson, Matt Hasselbeck, Aaron Rodgers. What do these four guys have in common besides being quarterbacks? All four of these guys backed up former Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre at some point in their career.

Not that Farve needed it. Favre owns the ironman streak for consecutive games played and did not miss a start for 17 years straight.

Patriots, Packers have easiest paths to Super Bowl XLVII

The NFL released team schedules on Tuesday and according to the strength of schedule for all 32 teams, the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers will have the two easiest schedules for the 2012 season.

Strength of schedule really doesn’t mean so much in terms of a team’s chances of making it to the Super Bowl since it is only an indicator of how many wins a team’s combined opponents had during the regular season of the previous year. The 2009 season was proof of that.

Playoffs: For Falcons, Getting There is Half the Problem

The Atlanta Falcons are not a team with a rich playoff history. As a matter of fact, up until this year the team had never made the playoffs in consecutive years but in past seasons when the Falcons did make the playoffs they usually made it count.

A Cold Day in Hell: Colts Win, Packers Lose, Tebow Fails

Yeah you heard right, hell just froze over! The rapture’s coming people! It’s the end of the world!

Seriously, how else could you explain today’s events? The Indianapolis Colts finally won their first game of the season beating the Tennessee Titans. Tim Tebow wasn’t able to deliver his usual fourth-quarter magic as the Denver Broncos suffered their first loss in seven games. And the most unbelievable event of the day was the 13-0 Green Bay Packers losing to the 5-8 Kansas City Chiefs.

Five Teams Vying for Three NFC Playoff Spots

The Green Bay Packers (12-0) are in and so are the San Francisco 49ers (10-2). Barring a major meltdown the New Orleans Saints (9-3) will claim the third spot which means there are basically three playoff spots left in the NFC Conference.