<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-josh-jacobs-awesome-gesture-teammate-score-first-career-td');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Jacobs reveals awesome gesture so Packers teammate could score first career TD');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Josh-Jacobs-reveals-awesome-gesture-so-teammate-could-score-first-career-TD.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Jacobs reveals awesome gesture so Packers teammate could score first career TD</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T09:37:53-08:00">December 24th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T09:37:53-08:00">December 24th, 9:37am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers destroyed the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football,” with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">final score settling in at 34-0</a>. It looked like it could be a big night for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-packers-josh-jacobs-xavier-mckinney-couldnt-be-happier-to-be-off-raiders-giants">star running back Josh Jacobs</a> early on, but he ended up sitting out most of the second half with the game being totally uncompetitive. Before that, though, he ended up giving second-year running back Chris Brooks an early Christmas present.</p><p>The Packers found the end zone on each of their first three drives, with Jacobs scoring his lone touchdown of the night on the second drive. On the next drive, Green Bay made their way down to the one-yard line, so Jacobs’ coaches turned to him and tried to sub him back into the game. He ended up not doing so, saying he’d rather see Brooks, who was on the field at the time, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6017635/2024/12/24/packers-clinch-playoff-spot-saints/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">score the first touchdown</a> of his career.</p><p>“And I’m like, ‘Nah, let him get it,’” Jacobs said. “He deserve it and hopefully he get another one…Nobody is in this building more than him, so let me start there…We had a Christmas party and after the Christmas party, he was in here getting his body right. He’s very intentional with what he wants to accomplish. He does never say no to whatever coaches have him do, whether it’s special teams or anything.”</p><h2><b>Josh Jacobs gave Chris Brooks quite a Christmas present in Packers latest win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-running-back-Josh-Jacobs-and-Saints-safety-Ugo-Amadi.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, Brooks spent the 2023 campaign with the Miami Dolphins, before latching on with the Packers this year. He hasn’t gotten much action, with Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson leading the way at running back, but with the Saints getting steamrolled in this one, Green Bay opted to turn to him more frequently in an effort to give Jacobs a rest.</p><p>While Jacobs could have added another touchdown to his impressive 2024 campaign, he wanted to see Brooks enjoy a moment that he’s been working very hard to achieve behind the scenes. This is a pretty awesome revelation from Jacobs, but he will have to get ready to take on a heavier workload moving forward, as Green Bay finishes their season against the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions before embarking on their playoff run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Jacobs reveals awesome gesture so Packers teammate could score first career TD

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-josh-jacobs-dismisses-injury-concerns-after-dominant-saints-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Jacobs dismisses injury concerns after dominant Saints win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Josh-Jacobs-dismisses-injury-concerns-after-dominant-Saints-win.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Jacobs dismisses injury concerns after dominant Saints win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:23:51-08:00">December 24th, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:23:51-08:00">December 24th, 7:23am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers got exactly what they wanted as an early Christmas present. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-offense-suffers-fate-unseen-2024-packers">Green Bay destroyed New Orleans 34-0</a> on Monday Night Football, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tucker-kraft-sends-strong-message-to-packers-after-clinching-playoff-berth">securing a playoff berth in the process</a>. The Packers played so well that they were able to give some players rest during the second half.</p><p>Packers fans were worried that Josh Jacobs could have sustained an injury during the blowout win. Thankfully, Jacobs eased everyone’s worries <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871420345355497938" rel="noopener">with a simple explanation during his postgame remarks</a>.</p><p>“Yeah coach told me at half time if we score again that basically I was going to be shut down for the day,” Jacobs told reporters in the locker room. “So I kinda knew, that’s why I was trying to come in and play as hard as I could and try to get that last little bit.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-fans-lost-it-after-josh-jacobs-touchdown-punctuates-96-yard-drive">Jacobs had an impressive game against the Saints</a>, even if he stopped playing before the end of the game. Jacobs logged 13 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He also hauled in four receptions for 38 yards.</p><p>Jacobs is having a career season during his first year with the Packers. He has 278 carries for 1,216 yards and 13 touchdowns with only two games left to play in the regular season. Jacobs has already scored a career-best 13 touchdowns and can pad that record even more over the next two weeks.</p><p>Green Bay really has been the perfect fit for Jacobs. It was arguably one of the best free agent signings of the offseason.</p><h2><b>Jordan Love reacts to Packers clinching playoffs after MNF win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Love-2.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nobody was more excited about the Packers clinching the playoffs than Jordan Love.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">Love shared an excited quote after beating the Saints</a> that captured the attitude of the team.</p><p>“It’s big time,” Love said after the game. “That’s something — obviously the goal is the Super Bowl. That’s the first step right there, making the playoffs. This was obviously a big-time game to clinch that spot. Proud of the way we came out here and handled business.”</p><p>The Packers clinched their second straight playoff berth with Monday’s win over the Saints. That means that Green Bay has made the playoffs in both of Jordan Love’s seasons as the team’s starting quarterback.</p><p>Green Bay will have to be road warriors just like last year. Both Detroit and Minnesota have a 13-2 record, and play each other in Week 18, which blocks Green Bay from winning the NFC North.</p><p>Playing on the road in 2023 did not prevent the Packers from beating the Cowboys and nearly advancing the NFC Championship game.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/schedule/upcoming">Packers is a huge Week 17 matchup against the Vikings</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Jacobs dismisses injury concerns after dominant Saints win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-santa-claus-jason-kelce-christmas-presents-fans-lambeau-field');   ga('set', 'title', 'Santa Claus Jason Kelce hands out early Christmas presents to fans at Lambeau Field');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Santa-Claus-Jason-Kelce-hands-out-early-Christmas-presents-to-fans-at-Lambeau-Field.jpg"></figure><h1>Santa Claus Jason Kelce hands out early Christmas presents to fans at Lambeau Field</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:10:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:10:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:10am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With a 34-0 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 16, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">Green Bay Packers officially clinched</a> a Wild Card playoff berth. As a member of the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast, Jason Kelce celebrated accordingly with fans in Lambeau Field just two days before Christmas.</p><p>Kelce, who was <a href="https://x.com/espn/status/1871337489543385470" rel="noopener">dressed as</a> Santa Claus all night, handed out real pieces of cheese to fans in the front row after the win. The Packer fans in attendance excitedly accepted the gift, with one man attempting to eat the entire block. They don’t call them “Cheeseheads” for nothing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jason Kelce handed out pieces of cheese to fans in Lambeau 😭 <a href="https://t.co/OkK1nctQWu">pic.twitter.com/OkK1nctQWu</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1871346079297380701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jason-kelce-lands-with-espn-monday-night-countdown-after-retirement">Kelce joined the ‘Monday Night Countdown’</a> during the previous offseason, much to the delight of fans. Since retiring from football at the end of the 2023 season, the 37-year-old has become a fan favorite icon due to his unique personality and affinity for odd gestures, such as handing out cheese for Christmas.</p><p>With the win, the Packers became the fourth NFC team to officially clinch a playoff spot. Three of the four teams are from the NFC North. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have both already punched their tickets to the postseason despite still jockeying for the division and No. 1 overall seed in the conference.</p><p>Green Bay rode their defense in its Week 16 win over an overmatched Saints team. New Orleans — who played without Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and Taysom Hill — could get nothing going offensively, resulting in their first shutout loss of the year.</p><h2><b>Jason Kelce dressed up as Santa all day</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jason-Kelce-1.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Handing out cheese got Jason Kelce noticed by fans but he had kept his Santa gimmick up for most of the day. ‘Monday Night Countdown’ <a href="https://x.com/notthefakeSVP/status/1871274841325846692" rel="noopener">released a segment</a> with Kelce and SportsCenter host Scott Van Pelt walking around the city of Green Bay with Christmas costumes on.</p><p>During their charade, Kelce was Santa while Van Pelt was dressed as an elf. The men visited citizens of the city ahead of the Packers-Saints game, making their presence felt in the community.</p><p>Kelce remained in costume for the game and entered Lambeau Field with it on. He remained in costume when he returned to the desk as an analyst, both before and after handing out cheese.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Santa Claus Jason Kelce hands out early Christmas presents to fans at Lambeau Field

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-truth-bomb-what-makes-green-bay-good-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on what makes Packers a ‘good team’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matt-LaFleur-drops-truth-bomb-on-what-makes-Green-Bay-a-good-team.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on what makes Packers a ‘good team’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:01:48-08:00">December 24th, 7:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:01:48-08:00">December 24th, 7:01am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers mopped the floor with the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football” to close out Week 16, as they recorded the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-offense-suffers-fate-unseen-2024-packers">first shutout of the 2024 campaign with a 34-0 win</a>. It was the latest in a strong string of play for Green Bay, which led to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafleur-drops-fiery-jordan-love-endorsement-before-saints-battle">head coach Matt LaFleur</a> revealing the key to the team’s success after the game.</p><p>This season has not exactly been perfect for Green Bay, as they have struggled with their fair share of injuries and are currently sitting in third place in the NFC North despite sporting a 11-4 record. However, they are heating up at the perfect time, with LaFleur claiming that his team is so good because they are <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1871416030381383815" rel="noopener">getting contributions from players up and down their roster</a>.</p><p>“We’re getting contributions from a lot of people, which is the mark of a good team,” LaFleur said at his postgame press conference on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Packers coach Matt LaFleur: “We’re getting contributions from a lot of people, which is the mark of a good team.” <a href="https://t.co/0LaszcUhEC">pic.twitter.com/0LaszcUhEC</a></p><p>— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1871416030381383815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Matt LaFleur, Packers looking to carry momentum into postseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matt-LaFleur-drops-truth-bomb-on-what-makes-Green-Bay-a-good-team-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Green Bay has been hampered by injuries throughout the year, it hasn’t truly affected them because of the amount of guys who have stepped up when they have found their way onto the field. Examples of that can be seen when Malik Willis filled in for Jordan Love early in the season and led the Packers to two big wins, or even last night, when Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson, and Chris Brooks all scored rushing touchdowns to lead Green Bay to victory.</p><p>The Packers can’t win the NFC North, but they clinched a playoff berth with this win, and they appear poised to go on a deep run in the postseason. If they can continue to get the most out of every player on their roster, they will remain incredibly dangerous, and they will look to keep up the positive momentum when they take on the Minnesota Vikings in a huge divisional clash in Week 17.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on what makes Packers a ‘good team’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-packers-josh-jacobs-xavier-mckinney-couldnt-be-happier-to-be-off-raiders-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Packers’ Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney couldn’t be happier to be off Raiders, Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Why-Josh-Jacobs-Xavier-McKinney-couldnt-be-happier-to-be-off-Raiders-Giants.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Packers’ Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney couldn’t be happier to be off Raiders, Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:50:08-08:00">December 24th, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:51:28-08:00">December 24th, 6:51am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">The Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff spot</a> in the NFC with a 34-0 win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, and newcomers to this year’s team, Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs, spoke on what it means to them to be on a competitive team after being part of many losing teams with the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders. After McKinney’s answer, Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6017635/2024/12/24/packers-clinch-playoff-spot-saints/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">had an enthusiastic response</a>.</p><p>“Before, I had to scratch and claw to try to get into the playoffs,” Xavier McKinney said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.</p><p>“Welcome to the Packers!” Keisean Nixon yelled, according to Schneidman.</p><p>McKinney made the playoffs one time with the Giants, and that was in 2022. Every other year of his tenure there, the Giants had a losing record and missed the playoffs.</p><p>Jacobs has played in the playoffs one time as well, in 2021 with the Raiders, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-fans-lost-it-after-josh-jacobs-touchdown-punctuates-96-yard-drive">Jacobs capped off a 96-yard touchdown drive</a> in the game against the Saints. He is clearly <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1871428686853108133" rel="noopener">happy to be part of a real contender</a>.</p><p>“I mean, we’re playing for something, you know,” Jacobs said, via Schneidman. “You got games in front of you. You know, we still fighting you know, trying to be as best of a team as we can be. We finally put a complete game together, that’s something that we’ve been — since the beginning of the season. It just feels like our ceiling just keep going up. I know for me, man, I’m just happy to be a part of it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Josh Jacobs was asked how different December feels for him this year. He smiles big.</p><p>“I mean, we playing for something … it just feels like our ceiling just keep going up. I know for me, man, I’m just happy to be a part of it.” <a href="https://t.co/uMaMFd3Wyi">pic.twitter.com/uMaMFd3Wyi</a></p><p>— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1871428686853108133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Packers look to maximize playoff seed</b></h2><p>The Packers are set to host the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday, in what will be a huge game when it comes to determining the seeding in the NFC. The Vikings are pushing for the NFC North title, while the Packers are eliminated from contending for that. Still, Green Bay would like to maximize its playoff seed. A win over the Vikings would help out in that regard, and inadvertently help the Detroit Lions as well.</p><p>Green Bay can get as high as the fifth seed by winning their final two games, and Minnesota losing their final two.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Packers’ Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney couldn’t be happier to be off Raiders, Giants

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-crossing-fingers-concerning-injury-suffered-saints-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-crossing-fingers-on-concerning-injury-suffered-in-Saints-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">Green Bay Packers got the job done on Monday night</a>, as they guaranteed themselves a spot in the NFL playoffs by destroying the New Orleans Saints in a 34-0 victory at Lambeau Field.</p><p>Despite how the final score reads, it was not a completely pleasant experience for Green Bay, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury">wide receiver Christian Watson suffering an apparent knee injury</a> during a rushing play in the first half. Watson would get checked and later return to the game before being ruled out for the remainder of the contest.</p><p>Following the game, the 25-year-old Watson said that <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871413486590607615" rel="noopener">“he’s hoping for the best”</a> for his knee, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, who also reported that the wideout will have the injured knee “checked” this Tuesday.</p><p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671692" rel="noopener">sounded off</a> about Watson’s injury.</p><p>“There’s some concern there, certainly,” LaFleur shared, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “We’re going to get some more testing done (Tuesday).”</p><p>Before his night ended, Watson had compiled a total of 23 rushing yards on two carries. He failed to secure the only target he got versus the Saints. Nevertheless, Green Bay barely felt Watson’s absence the rest of the way, as the Packers continued to pummel the Saints on both ends of the field. Running back Josh Jacobs paced the Packers with 69 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, extending his streak of games with at least a touchdown to six. Meanwhile, wide receiver Jayden Reed grabbed three of four targets for 76 receiving yards.</p><h2><b>Will Christian Watson be available for Packers-Vikings in Week 17?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Green-Bay-Packers-wide-receiver-Christian-Watson-9-rushes-with-the-football.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While there’s no concrete outlook yet on Watson’s availability for Week 17’s game against the Minnesota Vikings on the road, the Packers can perhaps be expected to give expanded roles downfield for the likes of Reed, Tucker Kraft, Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs and even Bo Melton if the former North Dakota State Bison star would need time away from the action to heal from his injury.</p><p>So far in the 2024 NFL regular season, Watson, selected in the second round of the 2022 draft by Green Bay, has 620 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 29 catches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Loves-big-time-reacting-to-clinching-playoff-spot.jpg"></figure><h1>Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:21:01-08:00">December 24th, 6:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:01:10-08:00">December 24th, 7:01am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-17-lions-make-history-as-eagles-fall">Green Bay is 11-4 heading into Week 17</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-offense-suffers-fate-unseen-2024-packers">thrashing New Orleans 34-0 on Monday Night Football</a>. The victory officially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-falcons-win-buccaneers-stumble-in-week-16">gives the Packers a playoff berth</a>, though their place in the postseason has not been in doubt for weeks.</p><p>Packers QB Jordan Love <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-clinch-playoff-berth-with-dominant-win-over-saints-on-monday-night" rel="noopener">had a strong reaction</a> to his team clinching a playoff spot on Monday.</p><p>“It’s big time,” Love said after the game. “That’s something — obviously the goal is the Super Bowl. That’s the first step right there, making the playoffs. This was obviously a big-time game to clinch that spot. Proud of the way we came out here and handled business.”</p><p>The Packers will head back to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-most-to-blame-for-brutal-wild-card-loss-to-packers">demolished the Cowboys in the playoffs last year</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-most-to-blame-divisional-round-loss-49ers-nfl-playoffs">almost beat the 49ers to advance to the NFC Championship game</a>.</p><p>Green Bay has made the postseason in both season with Jordan Love as their starting quarterback.</p><p>The NFC has been a tough battle this season, which has made it harder to clinch a playoff berth. Both Detroit and Minnesota are 13-2, which has locked the Packers out of winning the NFC North. Philadelphia also has 12 wins, which puts them one spot ahead of Green Bay in the NFC playoff standings.</p><p>Regardless, the Packers have nothing to worry about now that they have punched their ticket to January football. Now they just need to prepare to become road warriors like last year.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Packers’ blowout win against the Saints on MNF</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-QB-Jordan-Love-is-in-his-Toyotathon-prime.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers absolutely dominated the Saints on Monday Night Football.</p><p>This may sound like an understatement for a game where one team was shut out. The Packers won every major statistical category including yards gained, time of possession, first downs gained, as well as the turnover battle.</p><p>This game featured Green Bay’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671692" rel="noopener">largest point differential</a> since blowing out Chicago 55-14 during the 2014 season. It was also the first shutout the Saints have faced since losing 13-0 against the 49ers in the 2022 season.</p><p>Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon understands that shutouts are hard to come by in the NFL.</p><p>“A shutout in the NFL is the hardest thing to do, and to do it on prime time is even harder,” Nixon said after the game. “To clinch a playoff berth doing that is a hell of a deal.”</p><p>It certainly helped that the Saints were without QB Derek Carr and RB Alvin Kamara. The Saints turned to rookie QB Spencer Rattler, who struggled in a big spot. Rattler threw for 153 yards with a 50% completion percentage and a pair of turnovers.</p><p>This win guarantees that it will be a happy holiday season in the Green Bay area.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/schedule/upcoming">Packers is a Week 17 matchup against the Vikings</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tucker-kraft-sends-strong-message-to-packers-after-clinching-playoff-berth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tucker Kraft sends strong message to Packers after clinching playoff berth');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Tucker-Kraft-sends-strong-message-to-Green-Bay-after-clinching-playoff-berth.jpg"></figure><h1>Tucker Kraft sends strong message to Packers after clinching playoff berth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:03:46-08:00">December 24th, 6:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:03:46-08:00">December 24th, 6:03am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff spot in the NFC with a dominant 34-0 win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, and tight end Tucker Kraft <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1871415108523696314" rel="noopener">spoke on how important</a> it was for them to secure a spot with a few weeks to go as opposed to the last week of the season, like the Packers did in 2023.</p><p>“Well, we also know the season’s not over yet, we got some football to play ahead of us, and it’s important that we come back next week, I guess tomorrow, we get Christmas Eve off,” Tucker Kraft said, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. “But we’ll get back up to the drawing board and make sure we’re executing at a high level the rest of the season. But I mean that means a lot because last year we weren’t in this position you know, we had to win out to get in and so it’s important that we just focus on what’s ahead too.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Packers</a> clinched a playoff spot with tonight’s dominant win over the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a>.</p><p>“We also know the season’s not over yet.”</p><p>My <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> postgame 1-on-1 with Tucker Kraft: <a href="https://t.co/UoGraT8ADA">pic.twitter.com/UoGraT8ADA</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1871415108523696314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kraft also spoke on the physicality the Packers play with, and how that permeates to other guys on the team throughout the game and season, whether it is his play or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-fans-lost-it-after-josh-jacobs-touchdown-punctuates-96-yard-drive">someone like Josh Jacobs running hard</a>.</p><p>“That’s just guys playing for each other,” Kraft said. “We come from that effort. Guys are just trying to juice each other up with our play style. One snap at a time. And it’s really great watching each other. All these guys just play for each other.”</p><h2><b>Tucker Kraft heaps praise on Packers defense</b></h2><p>The Packers were the first team to shut out someone this NFL season, and Kraft gave the defense its credit after the game.</p><p>“Lot of those guys are great players, I’m glad they’re on our side,” Kraft said. “You know we got interception leaders. Our D-line is holding teams to outstanding rushing averages, so it’s a credit to them and us being able to capitalize off the turnovers they create.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-huge-vikings-showdown-flex-treatment">The Packers will host the Minnesota Vikings</a> this coming Sunday in what will be a huge matchup that greatly impacts the seeding in the NFC.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tucker Kraft sends strong message to Packers after clinching playoff berth

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-darren-rizzi-blunt-review-spencer-rattler-vs-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saints-news-Darren-Rizzi-issues-blunt-review-of-Spencer-Rattlers-performance-vs-Packers.jpg"></figure><h1>Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T01:29:40-08:00">December 24th, 1:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T01:38:18-08:00">December 24th, 1:38am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints were noncompetitive in a blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster">Saints turned back to Spencer Rattler</a>, naming the rookie passer the team’s starter for Monday night ‘s matchup after second-year quarterback Jake Haener’s disastrous showing against the Washington Commanders in Week 15. However, Rattler failed to move the needle in his fourth start of the season.</p><p>After the Monday night debacle, Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1871413687120240870" rel="noopener">weighed in</a> on his QB’s outing. Rizzi acknowledged that Rattler had some positive moments but lamented his turnovers and bad decisions, according to Saints reporter Mike Triplett. Rizzi also admitted the team didn’t help him out very much, specifically mentioning dropped passes and missed protections as examples.</p><p>Rattler completed 15/30 passes for 153 yards with zero touchdowns, one interception and a fumble in the Saints’ 34-0 loss to Green Bay Monday. He was also, sadly, New Orleans’ leading rusher, carrying the ball five times for 28 yards.</p><p>The Saints were at a significant disadvantage in Week 16 as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers">Alvin Kamara and Derek Carr were ruled out</a> with injuries. Kamara is New Orleans’ leading rusher and receiver in 2024. But he suffered a groin injury against the Washington Commanders last week. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-alvin-kamara-suffered-season-ending-injury">Saints fear Kamar is done for the season</a>.</p><p>It’s likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-newsderek-carr-very-unlikely-return-season-hand-injury">Carr is out for the rest of the year</a> as well with a fractured hand. His absence has allowed New Orleans to get a look at its backup quarterbacks. But the team has not liked what it’s seen.</p><h2><b>Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler had a nightmare start against the Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler_e8e912.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Haener drew the start in Week 15 but he was benched after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-jake-haener-brutal-play-new-orleans-low-not-seen-since-2002">leading the Saints to their worst half of football</a> in 22 years. Rattler came in for the second half and got the team back in the game. But in Week 16, he was unable to move the offense at all against the Packers, as Green Bay improved to 11-4 and clinched a playoff berth with the easy victory.</p><p>While Rizzi took away some positives from the performance, fans were not nearly as kind, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-gets-mercilessly-clowned-vs-packers">mercilessly roasting Rattler</a> for his poor play. Despite prepping for the contest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-prepped-spencer-rattler-packers-game-walk-in-freezer">in a walk-in cafeteria freezer</a> to help prepare the first-year passer for Green Bay’s weather, Rattler struggled mightily.</p><p>The Saints fell to 5-10 on the season with the embarrassing shutout loss. With Carr likely shelved for the final two games of the year, New Orleans will have to choose between Rattler and Haener for next week’s home matchup against the 3-12 Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>The Saints will wrap up the campaign against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 5. While New Orleans has been eliminated from playoff contention, the Buccaneers are in a battle with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC South crown and a postseason berth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-announcer-scolds-lambeau-field-crowd-bears-chant');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers announcer scolds Lambeau Field crowd for disrespectful ‘Bears’ chant');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Green-Bay-announcer-scolds-Lambeau-Field-crowd-for-disrespectful-Bears-chant.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers announcer scolds Lambeau Field crowd for disrespectful ‘Bears’ chant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T20:43:21-08:00">December 23rd, 8:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T20:43:52-08:00">December 23rd, 8:43pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Green Bay Packers handling the New Orleans Saints easily on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Monday Night Football</a>, the home-field fans were getting a bit rambunctious, loudly chanting to their rivals— the Chicago Bears. However, with the Packers offense on the field, the Lambeau Field PA announcer <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1871399948799123779" rel="noopener">put a halt</a> to the antics, per Tom Pelissero on X.</p><p>“If you’re wondering what it’s like to be at this game right now… the Lambeau Field PA announcer just admonished the crowd for chanting ‘the Bears still suck’ while the Packers are on offense against the Saints,” Pelissero wrote.</p><p>Though it’s usually an advantage playing in Lambeau Field as the home team, the home team’s PA announcer wasn’t having it, <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871399606074122325" rel="noopener">telling fans</a> to “keep quiet while the Packers on offense,” per <i>The Athletic</i>‘s Matt Schneidman on X.</p><p>Considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-fans-beg-for-something-during-packers-beatdown">Packers’ dominating performance against the Saints</a>, it’s clear that some fans were already eyeing their Week 18 matchup with the Bears to close out the regular season.</p><p>Even without the Bears in attendance at this game, they got taunted by the Packers. With how lopsided their rivalry has been for the past decade-plus, Bears fans have to accept it at this point; they do suck— for now.</p><p>But, with these teams facing off in the last week of the regular season, fans are already primed for their 12th win against the Bears in a row as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-in-week-16">clinched their fifth playoff berth</a> under head coach Matt LaFleur.</p><h2><b>Packers climbing NFC after dominating MNF win vs. Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Josh-Jacobs-1.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the Packers clinched a spot in the playoffs following their win against the Saints on Monday Night Football, the NFC North title remains up for grabs.</p><p>The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings both sit at 13-2, with the Packers trailing at 11-4. All three teams have two games remaining, making <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-huge-vikings-showdown-flex-treatment">Green Bay’s last couple of matchups</a> even more crucial.</p><p>Going into these last two games of the season, Green Bay must keep their foot on the pedal, as their offense has exploded this last month. Since being held to 20 points against the Bears in Week 11, the Packers have scored 30 or more points in four consecutive games.</p><p>However, if Packers fans get loud while their team is on offense, Lambeau Field’s PA announcer might have to enforce the quiet game again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers announcer scolds Lambeau Field crowd for disrespectful ‘Bears’ chant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-leaves-Saints-game-with-troubling-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:20:40-08:00">December 23rd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:43:54-08:00">December 23rd, 7:43pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a game that’s as lopsided as you will see in the 2024 NFL season, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-fans-beg-for-something-during-packers-beatdown" rel="noopener">Spencer Rattler running for his life</a> on almost every New Orleans Saints dropback, disaster struck when Christian Watson had to leave the field with what has <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871391616701010063" rel="noopener">officially been classified a knee injury</a> according to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter.</p><p>Now, for fans of the Packers, this is a pretty disappointing outcome in an otherwise lopsided victory, as the team probably could have rested Watson and their starters and still come out on top with the win. Ascending tight end Tucker Kraft led all players through three quarters with three catches for 63 yards, and even Osh Jacobs got in on the fun, supplementing his always impressive rushing stats with some efforts as a receiver, too. Watson, by contrast, really didn’t do much in the game at all, going 0-1 on his lone target and leaving the game without a single yard to his name.</p><p>Assuming the Saints don’t go on some incredible, Week 16 Washington Commanders-style run where they completely take things over in the fourth quarter, the Packers will be sitting pretty at 11-5, holding the sixth seed in the playoffs behind the division winners and the Minnesota Vikings. While that isn’t a doomsday scenario with two games to play, as they would still be guaranteed a playoff spot and could fall no lower than seventh, playing against the Philadelphia Eagles is a lot tougher than the Los Angeles Rams and securing that sixth seed becomes a whole lot easier with Watson on the field, even with a ton of depth on the offensive side of the ball.</p><p>Now granted, maybe this is nothing bad, and Watson would have returned to the field if the game was even remotely close –  fans will find out soon enough from head coach Matt LaFleur – but if Watson does miss time, it will make it harder for the Packers to win even as the North Dakota State product is in the middle of a bit of a down year by his typical standards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury

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In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Green Bay Packers are currently</a> squaring off against the New Orleans Saints at home on Monday Night Football. The Week 16 finale is faring well thus far for the home team, as they lead the Saints 21-0. Following a 96-yard drive that spanned 17 plays and 8:55 of game time, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs scored on <a href="https://x.com/espn/status/1871374627102179734" rel="noopener">a two-yard touchdown run</a> to extend his team’s lead to 13-0 at the time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JACOBS PUNCHES IT IN 😤  WHAT A DRIVE</p><p>17 Plays<br>96 Yards<br>8:55 of game time </p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/packers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@packers</a>) <a href="https://t.co/yPS5UMw0bf">pic.twitter.com/yPS5UMw0bf</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1871374627102179734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“JACOBS PUNCHES IT IN 😤 WHAT A DRIVE,” posted ESPN’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. “17 Plays. 96 Yards. 8:55 of game time.”</p><p>It was a triumphant drive for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-huge-vikings-showdown-flex-treatment">the Packers, as the team</a> looks to improve to 11-4 on the season. They are currently the sixth seed in the NFC playoff picture, and third in the NFC North behind the Minnesota Vikings at 13-2 and the Detroit Lions, also at 13-2. Following tonight’s matchup, Green Bay closes out the season with two divisional matchups: on the road against Minnesota, and at home against the Chicago Bears to close out the season. Can Jacobs and quarterback Jordan Love get the Pack back to the playoffs? If this form continues, don’t be surprised if they host a playoff game or two deep into January.</p><h2><b>Josh Jacobs, Packers look to make postseason return</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-RB-Josh-Jacobs.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At the moment, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/green-bay-packers-bold-predictions-2024-nfl-season">the Packers would be</a> facing the Los Angeles Rams on the road come Wild Card Weekend. It would be a tough matchup, as the Rams have been scorching hot lately. They’ve won four in a row, including a 19-9 win on the road against the New York Jets on Sunday. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Los Angeles win the final two games of the season. They close the year with divisional matchups against the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks at home.</p><p>A win tonight against the Saints would certainly help the Packers regardless. Next week’s matchup at Minnesota will be the toughest test that Green Bay has faced this season. Love and Jacobs must be at the top of their games. Their teammates must be as well. If they bring their A-game to Minneapolis, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-huge-vikings-showdown-flex-treatment">then the Packers will have</a> another season-defining win on their resume. That resume would be tough for any other opposing team to overcome once the weather drops below freezing at Lambeau Field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers fans lose it after Josh Jacobs touchdown punctuates 96-yard drive

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-huge-vikings-showdown-flex-treatment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Huge Packers-Vikings showdown gets flex treatment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Huge-Green-Bay-Vikings-showdown-gets-flex-treatment.jpg"></figure><h1>Huge Packers-Vikings showdown gets flex treatment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T11:07:22-08:00">December 23rd, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T11:07:22-08:00">December 23rd, 11:07am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A lot will be on the line in Week 17 when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-most-to-blame-for-week-4-loss-to-vikings">Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings face off</a> for the second time in the season. The NFL is acutely aware of the stakes in the matchup and has altered its Week 17 schedule to give the game more attention.</p><p>While the game was previously scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET, the league <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871256017205346472" rel="noopener">flexed it</a> to instead join the late window at 4:25 p.m. ET, per Adam Schefter. They trade start times with the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, who will move up to the 1 p.m. ET main slate.</p><p>The time change will give the marquee game more views, as it will be the only game with a 4:25 p.m. ET start time. While multiple West Coast-based games typically play during the 4 p.m. ET window, only two games will begin after that time in Week 17. Overall, fewer games will commence on Sunday due to the NFL opting to hold two games on Christmas Day earlier in the week.</p><p>The Vikings took the first meeting between the two teams with a 31-29 win in Week 4. Sam Darnold led Minnesota’s offensive charge with 275 passing yards and three touchdowns while former Packer Aaron Jones added 93 yards on the ground. Jordan Love tallied 389 passing yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions in a losing effort.</p><h2><b>Heavy playoff implications in Packers-Vikings Week 17 matchup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Justin-Jefferson_4ded2a.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The matchup will have unprecedented playoff implications for both teams. The Vikings have already clinched a playoff spot but are still engaged in a neck-and-neck battle with the Detroit Lions for the No. 1 overall seed. The Packers, who will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase">face the New Orleans Saints on Monday</a> night before shifting their focus to Minnesota, have yet to officially clinch a playoff spot despite their 10-4 record.</p><p>While the Week 17 meeting will present a key opportunity for both teams, the Vikings seem to have more on the line. Minnesota already has a loss to the Lions, forcing them to need two wins in the final two games to lock up the top seed. If they can secure a win over the Packers, their final Week 18 game against Detroit will be for the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the conference.</p><p>Once Green Bay wraps up Week 16 on Monday night, the 2024 regular season will have only two games remaining. In December, postseason seeding became the priority for both teams, and the playoffs are soon to follow.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Huge Packers-Vikings showdown gets flex treatment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-love-key-pass-catcher-back-saints-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Jordan-Love-set-to-get-key-pass-catcher-back-for-Saints-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T10:24:53-08:00">December 23rd, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T10:24:53-08:00">December 23rd, 10:24am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the first time in nearly three months, Jordan Love will have all of his original starting offensive skill players in the Week 16 lineup. As they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/green-bay-packers-bold-predictions-week-16-monday-night-football-saints">prepare to face the New Orleans Saints</a> on Monday Night Football, the Green Bay Packers will welcome the return of tight end Luke Musgrave from injured reserve.</p><p>After being questionable for most of the week, Musgrave will be <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1871249805395059103" rel="noopener">activated off of IR</a> with the intention of playing against the Saints, Tom Pelissero reported. Pelissero noted that the Packers will “ease him in” as he recovers from ankle surgery in October.</p><p>Entering Week 16, Musgrave has just 22 receiving yards in 2024 but was a big part of the offense as a rookie in 2023. In his inaugural season, Musgrave’s 34 catches were the fourth-most on the team despite playing in just 11 games.</p><p>The report suggests that Musgrave will come off the bench in Week 16 and will likely play less than 50 percent of the total offensive snaps. Despite beginning the year as the starter, he saw less than 50 percent of the snaps in three of his four games in 2024 anyway due to the emergence of Tucker Kraft.</p><p>Since Week 4, when Musgrave sustained the injury, Kraft has recorded three or more catches in seven of the Packers’ 11 games. He has been the team’s leading receiver in three separate games in the year, tying Jayden Reed and Romeo Doubs for the second-most on the team.</p><h2><b>Packers still in playoff hunt ahead of Week 16 clash with Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Luke-Musgrave.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As they continue to battle in the league’s best division of 2024, the Packers’ push for the playoffs carries on in Week 16. Despite their stellar 10-4 record through 15 weeks, Green Bay is just third in the NFC North and forced to compete for a Wild Card spot.</p><p>With three games remaining in the regular season, the Packers’ record is the second-best among all NFC teams competing for a Wild Card bid. The loaded state of the NFC North likely results in Green Bay securing the No. 6 seed in the conference despite having a better record than two of the four divisional champions.</p><p>Conversely, the Saints have already been eliminated from the playoffs. New Orleans will enter the matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers">without quarterback Derek Carr</a>, who suffered a hand injury in Week 14. They will also be without star running back Alvin Kamara, whose groin injury will keep him off the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-love-inspired-ben-johnson-td-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-Jordan-Love-inspired-Ben-Johnson-for-wild-TD-call-vs.-Bears.jpg"></figure><h1>How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:50:45-08:00">December 23rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T07:50:45-08:00">December 23rd, 7:50am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Lions</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-ben-johnson-schools-bears-jared-goff-fake-stumble-td">Detroit Lions always have a couple of crazy trick plays</a> up their sleeve with Ben Johnson calling the plays, and Sunday was no different. The Lions executed another gimmick to perfection against the Chicago Bears when offensive coordinator Ben Johnson had quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to trip and stumble before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jared-goff-reveals-eye-opening-preparation-behind-lions-stumble-td-vs-bears">Goff found tight end Sam LaPorta</a> for a touchdown.</p><p>Great offensive play callers get a lot of their ideas from other teams around the league, and this one was no different. As it turns out, Johnson <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43116898/detroit-lions-pull-stumble-bum-trick-play-victory" rel="noopener">got the idea for this play call</a>, called “stumble bum,” from Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love last season, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.</p><p>“Sunday’s trickery was inspired by a play Johnson saw of Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love actually dropping a snap against Chicago before recovering the ball to pull off a big, 37-yard completion to tight end Luke Musgrave on Sept. 10, 2023,” Woodyard wrote. “The pivotal fourth-quarter play led to a 38-20 victory against the Bears last season.”</p><p>As it turns out, the <a href="https://x.com/HoggNFL/status/1871017105362940307" rel="noopener">similarities between the two plays</a> are uncanny.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It was brought to my attention that Ben Johnson &amp; the Lions probably did the fake fumble play because of the tape they saw last year of Jordan Love fumbling the snap and finding a wide open Luke Musgrave <a href="https://t.co/cxQwUig6Qi">pic.twitter.com/cxQwUig6Qi</a></p><p>— Hogg (@HoggNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoggNFL/status/1871017105362940307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Johnson has come up with a new, creative wrinkle seemingly every single week for this Lions offense, leading them to become one of the best units in the NFL. That creativity is one of the reasons that the Lions are at the top of the NFC and Johnson is a leading head coaching candidate once again heading into this offseason.</p><h2><b>Packers trying to keep pace with Vikings on MNF vs. Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Love-2.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers are out of the race for the NFC North crown despite coming into Monday night’s matchup with the New Orleans Saints at 10-4. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-vikings-historic-win-over-seahawks-opens-no-1-playoff-seed-path">Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions both moved to 13-2</a> on Sunday, so the Packers will be battling for Wild Card position over the next few games.</p><p>It looks like Green Bay is likely locked into the No. 6 seed in the playoffs, where it will likely play against the Los Angeles Rams in the wild crd round, but the Packers also still have a path to getting up to No. 5. Assuming the Packers can get a win over the Saints on Monday night, they will get a shot at the Vikings in Week 17 with a chance to cut that deficit to just one game. If the Packers can get a win in that one and get another win in Week 18, while the Vikings take another loss, they can move up to No. 5.</p><p>The Packers will be favored in a potential wild card matchup on the road no matter who they end up playing against, and they have been battle tested in one of the best divisions in football all season long. When things heat up in the Divisional Round, the going is going to get tough, but this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase">Green Bay team has established itself</a> as a Super Bowl contender with just a few weeks until the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints’ Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara ruled out for Week 16 vs. Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saints-news-Derek-Carr-Alvin-Kamara-ruled-out-for-Week-16-vs-Packers.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints’ Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara ruled out for Week 16 vs. Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T13:59:09-08:00">December 21st, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T13:59:09-08:00">December 21st, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">New Orleans Saints visit the Green Bay Packers</a> on Monday Night of Week 16, <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1870575529616945253" rel="noopener">they’ll be without</a> Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara on offense, per Mike Triplett on X.</p><p>“Saints’ Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara officially out for Monday at Green Bay, per Darren Rizzi,” Triplett wrote.</p><p>Triplett <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1870575795556757821" rel="noopener">added to Rizzi’s comments</a>, noting Carr’s progress.</p><p>“Rizzi said Derek Carr has been progressing in recent days, getting grip strength back etc,” Triplett wrote. “Just not enough yet to play on Monday.”</p><p>As both teams enter this game off different outcomes last week, the Saints hope to bounce back from their loss to the Washington Commanders.</p><p>On the other side of that coin, the Packers are hoping to build off their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-hilariously-disses-seahawks-fans-packers-lumen-field-takeover">win against the Seattle Seahawks</a>.</p><p>Based on what Darren Rizzi told reporters, the Packers will face off against a Saints team without two of their key offensive starters.</p><p>Instead of Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara, the Saints will have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster">rookie Spencer Rattler</a> and a mixture of Kendre Miller and Jamaal Williams.</p><h2><b>Saints QB Spencer Rattler starting vs. Packers with Derek Carr out Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-newsderek-carr-very-unlikely-return-season-hand-injury">Carr possibly missing the rest of the regular season</a>, the Saints gave <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-darren-rizzi-explains-benching-jake-haener-vs-commanders">backup quarterback Jake Haener</a> a chance to start.</p><p>As a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Haener completed only four passes in his Week 15 start, adding 49 yards and an interception to his stat sheet.</p><p>However, coming out of halftime, Rattler took over quarterbacking duties, nearly leading a comeback victory for the Saints.</p><p>While Rattler’s stat sheet wasn’t impeccable against the Commanders, he completed 10-of-21 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown pass.</p><p>Rattler has appeared in three other games in 2024, taking Carr’s place in Weeks 6-8.</p><p>In those three other appearances, Rattler completed 57.5% of his passes for 706 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.</p><p>As a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, expectations from the rookie quarterback were tame. Some thought he could be an NFL-caliber quarterback, while others worried about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-tyrann-mathieu-gets-100-real-on-relating-to-spencer-rattlers-character-concerns">character issues with Rattler</a>.</p><p>However, with the Saints nearly eliminated from the NFL Playoff Picture, they’ll need a strong performance from their fifth-round rookie quarterback against the Packers— another team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase">battling for the postseason</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints’ Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara ruled out for Week 16 vs. Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-drops-fiery-jordan-love-endorsement-before-saints-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Matt-LaFleur-drops-fiery-7-word-Jordan-Love-endorsement-before-Saints-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T11:33:45-08:00">December 20th, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T11:33:45-08:00">December 20th, 11:33am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-bills-win-shootout-seahawks-struggle">Green Bay is 10-4 heading into Week 16</a> and is incredibly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-rams-take-control-of-nfc-west-in-week-15">close to clinching a playoff spot in the NFC</a>. The Packers have thrived in 2024 thanks to some great coaching and the consistent play of quarterback Jordan Love. His coach recognized how good he has been playing in a recent interview.</p><p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur <a href="https://www.packers.com/news/packers-qb-jordan-love-showcasing-the-best-ball-he-s-played-2024" rel="noopener">heaped praise on his franchise quarterback</a> during an interview on Thursday. LaFleur had nothing but good things to say about Love during a crucial stretch of the regular season.</p><p>“This is the best ball he’s played,” LaFleur said, via the team’s website. “Just when I look at all the little things.”</p><p>That is big praise coming from LaFleur. However, the praise is due. Love may not be lighting up the stat sheet like he did in 2023, but he has led the Packers to multiple impressive wins this season. It is encouraging to see Love find ways to win games without gaining a ton of yards.</p><p>Love believes his ability to protect the football is one area where he has made some big improvements.</p><p>“The main thing for me is just taking care of the ball, being smart with it, going out there and finding completions and keep continuing to stack those positive plays,” Love said. “I think that’s where we’re at our best, when we don’t put ourselves in bad positions.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-gets-historic-220-million-contract-extension">Packers must feel great that they locked Jordan Love</a> up with a big extension this offseason.</p><h2><b>How the Packers can clinch a playoff berth in Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matt-LaFleur-and-the-Packers-need-to-prove-they-can-beat-good-teams.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers have already proven that they are a good team. Now they need to find their way into the playoffs. After that, anything can happen.</p><p>There are a few ways that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-in-week-16">Green Bay can clinch a playoff spot in Week 16</a>.</p><p>The first way is the most obvious: get a win. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Packers beat the Saints on Monday Night Football</a> then they will clinch a playoff spot. This should be simple enough, as the Saints are not the same caliber of team as the Packers.</p><p>However, even if they manage to lose that game, the Packers could still clinch a playoff spot this week. All they would need is some help on Sunday.</p><p>Green Bay can lose and still clinch a playoff spot if the Falcons lose to the Giants and the Rams lose to the Jets. Alternatively, the Packers could lose and clinch with a Falcons loss and a Vikings loss against the Seahawks.</p><p>None of those secondary scenarios seem very likely, but it does show how close the Packers are to making the postseason.</p><p>They should be extra motivated to beat the Saints on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers can’t underestimate Saints’ MNF clash amid playoff chase');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-cant-underestimate-Saints-MNF-clash-amid-playoff-chase.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers can’t underestimate Saints’ MNF clash amid playoff chase</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T18:50:46-08:00">December 19th, 6:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T18:50:46-08:00">December 19th, 6:50pm</time><address><a>Andrew Kulha</a>Andrew Kulha has been a professional sports writer since 2010. His work has been featured in publications such as Bleacher Report, 247Sports, Yardbarker, Forbes, Saturday Tradition, Saturday Down South, Prep Hoops and many others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trap games are real. NFL coaches and players will tell you that the only thing that matters is the next game on the schedule, but they’re not fully being honest. The Green Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Packers have one of those games in Week 16 against the New Orleans Saints</a>.</p><p>To make matters more intense for the Packers, this is a matchup on Monday Night Football, which means the eyes of the NFL will be watching to see if Jordan Love and company can swiftly take care of business. It’s not even one of those unnecessarily “double header” Monday Night Football games either, so the pressure will be on Green Bay.</p><p>That’s not to say the Packers have to blow out the Saints for this to be considered a good win. Nobody cares about “good wins” versus “bad wins” at this point of the season, anyhow. All that matters is getting the wins ahead of you on the schedule, and they count whether you win by 24 points or one point.</p><p>The point is, though, this is a game the Packers need to win, and this is a game they can’t afford to take lightly.</p><p>The temptation to look past the Saints will be there. Green Bay is 10-4 and with a win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-in-week-16">the Packers would clinch a playoff spot</a>. Head coach Matt LaFleur and his squad have bigger goals in mind than just beating New Orleans in Week 16. This is a team that feels it can compete with the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings for the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.</p><p>With that in mind, not only are the Packers trying to gear up for the playoffs, but looming large on their schedule after the Saints are those 12-2 Vikings, who are making a run at the Lions for the NFC North Crown.</p><p>As such, this is a classic trap game for the Packers. They’re basically not in the running for the NFC North title barring epic collapses from Detroit and Minnesota. But beating the Vikings in Week 17 would be a massive feather in their cap as well as a signal to the rest of the contenders in the NFC that the Packers shouldn’t be taken lightly in the playoffs.</p><p>Week 17 will be a big moment and a huge game for the Packers as they look to round into playoff form, but any playoff momentum they’d get from a potential win over the Vikings would be viewed as just catching up if the Packers can’t take care of the Saints in Week 16. Especially at this point of the season, it’s a week-by-week proposition, and no team in the NFL — no matter their record or circumstance — can be overlooked.</p><p>These are all professionals, remember, and if nothing else, pride will be on the line for the Saints.</p><h2><b>Jordan Love, Packers appear focused </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Love-and-the-Packers-are-focused.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If you’re a Packers fan, the good news is that the team seems focused. Even after a rather convincing win over the Seattle Seahawks on the road in Week 16 on Sunday Night Football, Love spoke like a quarterback <a href="https://andscape.com/features/with-jordan-love-at-quarterback-green-bay-packers-can-match-anyone-in-nfc/" rel="noopener">who understands that the mission</a> at this point of the season is to keep the pedal to the metal, via Jason Reid of Andscape.</p><p>“I feel really good. We’re in a really good spot,” Love said. “Just finish this season off and be where we’re gonna be for playoffs. But I like where we’re at. We just have to keep figuring out ways to get better. Keep pushing each other to get these wins and finish the season.”</p><p>At the end of that comment is the key to focusing on this Week 16 matchup with the Saints. The Packers are good at 10-4 and the Saints are not so good at 5-9. That doesn’t mean the Packers are a perfect team, though. They’ve been beaten four times this season, after all, and it’s more than notable to point out that all four of their losses have come to the teams currently seeded higher than them in the NFC playoffs.</p><p>They’ve lost to the Eagles, Vikings and Lions (twice).</p><p>In order to keep focused on the Saints and not get lost in the trap game mentality, the Packers need to keep zeroing in on the fact that there are still things they can improve.</p><p>They’ve been rolling offensively, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-josh-jacobs-must-be-2024-mvp-conversation">despite Josh Jacobs being one of the best running backs in the league</a> and Love having a plethora of weapons surrounding him, they do have a tendency to get out of rhythm at times.</p><p>Defensively, the Packers are top 10 in points given up per game (20.5) and yards given up per game (321.8) and they’re Top 5 in takeaways with 26. With that said, they do have a tendency to give up big plays over the middle of the field in the passing game and they’ve had a hard time at times getting off the field on third downs.</p><p>There’s plenty of tuning up that still needs to be done, and the Saints should provide the Packers with just enough pushback to ensure growth. The only thing that can’t happen for Green Bay is a loss, which is why the Packers can’t get caught looking ahead of this Monday Night Football matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers can’t underestimate Saints’ MNF clash amid playoff chase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints vs. Packers predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saints-vs.-Packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-NFL-Week-16-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints vs. Packers predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T10:20:58-08:00">December 19th, 10:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T10:20:58-08:00">December 19th, 10:20am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints season hasn’t gone as they would’ve liked, owning a 5-9 record and a third-place standing in the NFC South. The Green Bay Packers are also third in the NFL North, but it is under much different circumstances as they are 10-4 and primed for a trip to the postseason. Three teams should represent the division in the playoffs, as the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions are fighting for the top seed in the NFC. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Saints-Packers prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><h2><b>Saints-Packers Last Game – Matchup History</b></h2><p>The Saints and Packers have been frequent opponents over the last few years after sparingly playing each other in the early 2000s. The teams have played three times since 2020. Green Bay has won two of those three games, with the most recent victory coming last season by an 18-17 score at Lambeau Field.</p><p>The Saints took a 17-0 by the end of the first half after an eight-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Graham, a 76-yard punt return from Daniel Whalen, and a Blake Grupe 25-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the half.</p><p>Anders Carlson hit a 38-yard field goal with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to finally put the Packers on the board. Jordan Love scored on a quarterback sneak to make it a one-score game, then threw an eight-yard pass with 2:56 remaining to steal the 18-17 victory.</p><p>Overall Series: Packers 18-10</p><p><i><b>Here are the Saints-Packers <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Saints-Packers Odds</b></h2><p>New Orleans Saints: +14.5 (-115)</p><p>Moneyline: +700</p><p>Green Bay Packers: -14.5 (-105)</p><p>Moneyline: -1100</p><p>Over: 42.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 42.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Saints vs. Packers</b></h2><p>Time: 8:15 PM ET/5:15 PM PT</p><p>TV: ESPN</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Saints Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Jordan Love has figured out his interception issues since the start of the season, as he has eight touchdowns and one interception over his last five games. However, the Saints’ defense has been strong in causing turnovers, as they rank eighth in interceptions per game and seventh in forced fumbles per game. If the Saints can force Love to turn the ball over in this game, it’ll get more challenging to cover a 14-point spread.</p><p>The Saints haven’t lost a game by more than seven points since October 27, when they dropped a 26-8 decision to the Los Angeles Chargers. They lost three games in a row by massive scores during that stretch but cleaned up those issues in the six games since then.</p><h2><b>Why The Packers Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Saints have one of the worst defenses in the league regarding allowing yards, as they rank 30th with 376.6 yards allowed per game. They rank in the bottom five in many defensive categories, but strangely enough, their points allowed don’t reflect it. The Saints allow 22.3 points per game, which is 13th in the league. The Packers should be able to generate plenty of offense in this game, ranking fourth in the league with 375.8 yards per game.</p><h2><b>Final Saints-Packers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Packers covered the spread in four straight games and have won two by 28 and 17 points. The other win was a 13-point spread against the Miami Dolphins. Derek Carr has been battling through adversity to lead the Saints to some wins, but he’ll now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-season-likely-over-fracturing-hand-giants">miss at least several weeks for the Saints</a>. It could be a long day for the Saints offense with Carr on the sidelines.</p><p><b>Final Saints-Packers Prediction &amp; Pick: Packers -14.5 (-105)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints vs. Packers predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-green-bay-gets-unfortunate-injury-update-2024-1st-round-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers get unfortunate injury update on 2024 1st-round pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0-Green-Bay-gets-unfortunate-injury-update-on-2024-1st-round-pick-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers get unfortunate injury update on 2024 1st-round pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T07:51:46-08:00">December 19th, 7:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T07:51:46-08:00">December 19th, 7:51am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafleur-mixed-jaire-alexander-romeo-doubs-injury-updates">Green Bay Packers will be without</a> their 2024 first-round draft pick for the rest of the season due to injury. Head coach Matt LaFleur announced that offensive lineman Jordan Morgan will be <a href="https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2024/12/18/packers-ol-jordan-morgan-to-miss-rest-of-2024-season-with-shoulder-injury/?taid=67636a5f745a5700010a1509&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="noopener">out for a shoulder injury</a> that has lingered since August and has kept him out of the last five games.</p><p>Morgan was seen wearing a sling at practice and is on injured reserve. He initially injured his shoulder during training camp, and he wasn’t able to win the starting job at right guard due to it. He re-injured the shoulder again in Week 2 and missed the next three games.</p><p>After Morgan got his first career start against the Detroit Lions, he injured it again during practice and hasn’t stepped on the field ever since then. He played in six games and was on the field as mostly a rotational guard behind Sean Rhyan. The hope is that Morgan can have a full recovery and compete for the starting job next season.</p><h2>Packers looking to clinch a playoff spot in Week 16</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Morgan.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the injuries, the Packers are in the driver’s seat and have had a good season, and they can top it off by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-in-week-16">clinching a playoff spot</a>. There are several ways that they can do that in Week 16, but the easiest solution is beating the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. That shouldn’t be a hard task for them, as the Saints are once again having a down year, and a possible season-ending injury to Derek Carr has set them back at the quarterback position. Alvin Kamara is also questionable with a groin injury, so it’s possible that the Saints could be down two of their most important players on offense.</p><p>If the Packers lose against the Saints, they could still clinch a playoff spot, but the Atlanta Falcons would have to lose against the New York Giants, and the Los Angeles Rams would have to lose to the New York Jets. The Falcons and Rams should both beat their opponents, so honestly, it would be best if the Packers handled their own business and got in with a win.</p><p>If the Packers clinch a playoff spot, it’ll be their second year in a row making it to the playoffs with Jordan Love under center, which shows the growth and talent of the quarterback. It’ll be interesting to see if they’ll be able to make a deeper run this season after upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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