Super Bowl player has bottle of wined named in his honor

It’s not just a hometown hero’s trip to the Super Bowl that has Glenns Ferry buzzing. Residents are getting a little help from his namesake bottle of wine. “Of course, it’s a merlot wine,” said Frank Sykes, the sales representative for Carmela Vineyards in Glenns Ferry. “But we call it ‘Hall of Fame.’” Read more…

Churches cancel some Super Bowl Sunday services

Some area churches are canceling their Sunday afternoon and evening services this weekend, freeing worshippers from having to choose between two devotions: God and the Packers. Read more

Rapper Lil Wayne is self-described “Cheesehead”

For those of you sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear who rapper Lil Wayne is rooting for in the Super Bowl, you may exhale. Weezy recently released a track titled “Green and Yellow,” a response to, and remix of, the Wiz Khalifa track

President Obama hints on who he’s pulling for in Super Bowl

President Barack Obama said Thursday in Pennsylvania that he has “some love for the Steelers,” hinting he could root for the black-and-gold in Super Bowl XLV. Continue reading…

Packers stars father is NYC Pastor

Pastor Busari Raji, and Bishop Dr. Mamie L. Raji of Bethel Holy Church of Deliverance in Manhattan will be rooting on their son, B.J. of the Green Bay Packers, in Super Bowl XLV. Blessings are plenty. The Rajis, who assumed responsibility for the church in 1991, taking residence at times on the third floor for around-the-clock availability, will watch their eldest son, Busari Junior, start at nose tackle against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night in Super Bowl XLV. — NY Daily News

NFL team starting selling shares in 1923

The Packers, who have about 112,000 shareholders owning about 4.75 million shares, have sold shares four times in their 91-year history. The first was in 1923, when 1,000 fans bought shares at $5 apiece. The last sale raised $24 million to renovate Lambeau Field. It is the only publicly held NFL team. –Bloomberg

34% of Super Bowl fans don’t care about Steelers or Packers

This weekend is Super Bowl XLV in Dallas where either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers will be champions. Around the nation, over two-thirds of Americans (69%) say they will be watching the game. Equal numbers say they will be hosting family and friends at their house (14%) and going to someone’s house (14%) for the game while 4% will watch at a bar or restaurant. Two in five (38%) say they know they will watch, but are just not sure of what their plans are yet. Back near the beginning of the football season 7% of football fans said the Green Bay Packers would be the Super Bowl champions while 4% said it would be the Steelers. Now, the Packers still have an edge in who will be cheering them on: almost two in five of those planning to watch the Super Bowl (38%) will be rooting for them, with 14% being fans and 24% joining the regular-season fans to root for them on Sunday. Three in ten (28%) are rooting for the Steelers with 13% saying they are regular-season fans while 15% are signing up to root for them on Sunday. One-third of those watching the game (34%) say they aren’t rooting for either team – they just like the Super Bowl. — Harris Interactive

Aaron Rodgers beats Ben Roethlisberger in endorsements even if he loses Super Bowl

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may not beat his Green Bay Packers counterpart Aaron Rodgers in endorsements, earning potential and popularity even if his team wins the Super Bowl. Click to find out why…

Super Bowl tickets being resold for twice as much as year ago

Four days before the Super Bowl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, tickets to the game are being resold Continue reading for details…

Homeless couple wins trip to Super Bowl

Two residents of a homeless shelter in Green Bay, WI, say they never imagined winning a trip to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. Continue reading to find out how they did…

Republicans pulling for Packers, Democrats cheer for Steelers

  • The results show that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is the most disliked player going into Sunday’s game and the fourth most disliked player in the league — behind Brett Favre, Michael Vick and Tom Brady. <!–more Continue reading for details on the political part of the survey–>
  • Considering the four teams that played in the NFC and AFC Conference Championship games, the majority of Americans believe the Steelers-Packers matchup will make for the best Super Bowl this year.
  • According to the survey’s findings, this dream matchup will also be broadcast on American’s top choice for network.  The majority of Americans say Fox does the best job of broadcasting NFL games and most pick Fox as the network on which they would most like to see the game.
  • Americans are rooting for the Packers (45% to 39% over the Steelers), but there are big discrepancies along race and party. The findings show that Democrats and non-whites are rooting for the Steelers, while Republicans and whites are pulling for the Packers.
  • 7 in 10 say they watch the Super Bowl for the game, not the ads, including the majority of females (60%). — Hollywood Reporter

78% of Americans plan to watch Super Bowl

Sunday’s match-up between the Steelers and Packers will lead to record ratings for Fox, according to a new poll featured in the upcoming issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Continue reading

Elephant makes melon-crushing Super Bowl prediction

Who knew that Jenny the elephant at the Dallas Zoo is a big football fan? Monday, she went out on a limb to pick a winner for Super Bowl XLV. The zoo painted watermelons in the team colors, and the five-ton pachyderm sized up the competition. She then put her foot down on the Pittsburgh melon and gave it a stomp, indicating the Packers will crush the Steelers. — WFAA (Dallas)

Former Fox Sports Net host makes Super Bowl pick

Tom Arnold, the comic and former co-host of “The Best Damn Sports Show Period,” predicts the Pittsburgh Steelers will upset the Green Bay Packers at the Super Bowl. Continue reading to find out why…

Super Bowl player lived in U-haul truck as teenager

As a teen, Packers WR Donald Driver lived in harsh conditions with his mother and four siblings, with the family living in a U-haul truck

Super Bowl played 50,000 times on computer

PredictionMachine.com played Super Bowl 45 between the Packers and Steelers 50,000 times. Here are the final numbers on who will win this weekend’s big game: Click to find out who won against the point spread spread

Traveling salesmen hits Milwaukee for Super Bowl sales

Joe Prince travels around the country selling fan merchandise for championships of all the major sports as well as any event that draws a lot of people – papal visits, Olympic torch relays, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, New Year’s Eve in New York and Las Vegas. Continue reading

Hollywood star: nobody wants to see “Rapist-berger” in Super Bowl

Jeremy Piven thinks this year’s Super Bowl is gonna suck — because no one wants to see a game between Ben “Rapist-berger and the Cheese Heads.” Continue reading…

Fan owns emerald stone in first-ever Super Bowl prototype ring

Here, deep in the heart of Texas, is a small slice of Green Bay. Glen Christensen, a transplant from Wisconsin, has gathered an astonishing collection of Packers memorabilia

Packers running back has chance at NFL history

With just 38 rushing yards in the Super Bowl, Green Bay Packers RB James Starks would become the second NFL player ever, after Redskins RB Timmy Smith, to rush for 200 yards more during the postseason than he did during

Vegas Super Bowl favorites win 73% of time

Current Line: Packers -2.5 (total 44)

The Las Vegas favorite has won 32 of 44 Super Bowls (73%).
Continue reading for more fun facts about Super Bowl 45

Packers waiting to extend Mike McCarthy?

It’s about what you’d expect the CEO of a team preparing for the Super Bowl to say. He’ll wait until the end of the season before he addresses whether to extend the contracts of general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy. Continue reading.

Green Bay goes crazy for Raji TD dance

Celebrations in Green Bay are sure to include the new trademark move of a certain nose tackle. Super Bowl fever is taking over Green Bay. There are songs on the radio about the Packers. The latest video celebrates B.J. Raji’s game-winning interception touchdown dance

Packers star is fan of photobombing

Ever heard of photobombing? Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers clearly has. Check out these pictures compiled by the official photographer for the Green Bay Packers over the years. Continue reading to learn more about the Packers stars love of photobombing

More people to attend Super Bowl game than live in Green Bay?

NFL officials are expecting a record 105,000 people to attend Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the latest estimate for the population of Green Bay is 101, 412. There are caveats on each side, of course. “Only” 95,000 people will actually be in the stadium for the game. The other 10,000 or so apparently will watch on giant HD projection screens located on a party plaza just outside of the stadium — at the tidy price of $200 per person. NFL officials will count those fans toward official attendance. As for Green Bay, keep in mind that the population for the greater Brown County area is much larger. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that total to be 247,319. Considering that Lambeau Field is across the street from the Green Bay-Ashwaubenon line, it’s pretty relevant point. — NFC North Blog

Packers legend Jay Cutler has ‘a lot of guts’

Jay Cutler has received more than his share of abuse lately, especially from Chicago fans and players from opposing teams. But the Bears quarterback with the gimpy knee got an unlikely endorsement from a former Packers star Thursday. “He’s got a lot of guts, that kid,” said Paul Hornung from his home in Louisville, Ky. “He’s taking a lot of bull in Chicago. It’s a shame. They blame everything on him, no matter what happens. I just admire him. I think he’s done a hell of a job. And he’s going to improve. “I would tell (Cutler), ‘Don’t let it bother you. Your teammates know what you’re trying to do,’” said Hornung. “I wish the fans would get off his (butt). He did the best he could.” — Chicago Tribune

FOX’s Bill O’Reilly makes Super Bowl pick

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly picked the Packers to beat the Steelers, 28-17, in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. “I think Green Bay’s got it,” O’Reilly said. “I think Green Bay is going to get to Big Ben, the defense is going to get to him. That’ll be the difference in the game.” O’Reilly made his prediction at the end of “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday night, when he was talking with comedian Dennis Miller, who appears regularly on the show. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Packers defensive star gets hair endorsement deal

Clay Matthews’ long, golden locks have earned him an endorsement deal. The Green Bay Packers linebacker has signed a contract to promote

Packers star near NFL history

Charles Woodson, the Green Bay Packers cornerback, is on the brink of an unusual personal trifecta. He’s won the Heisman Trophy and a major-college national championship at Michigan, and if the Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the upcoming Super Bowl, he’ll become either the third or the fourth NFL player to have done all three, depending

Green Bay Fun Facts

Green Bay, Wis. (Packers)
Unless otherwise indicated, the data come from the 2009 American Community Survey.
268th
Where Green Bay, Wis., ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. The estimated population of Green Bay on July 1, 2009, was 101,412. Green Bay gained 527 people from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2009.
19%
Percentage of Green Bay residents 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2009; 85 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent. The percentage in Green Bay who have graduated from high school did not differ significantly from the percentage for Arlington.
18 minutes
Average amount of time it took Green Bay residents to get to work. Seventy-eight percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 8 percent carpooled and 1 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25 minutes to get to work. The percentage of Green Bay workers who drove to work alone and the percentage taking public transportation were not statistically different from the respective percentages for Arlington. The percentage of Green Bay workers carpooling was not statistically different from the percentage for Pittsburgh.
14%
Percentage of Green Bay residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20 percent.
$40,857
Median household income for Green Bay. The national median was $50,221. The figure for Green Bay was not statistically different from that for Pittsburgh.
$129,800
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Green Bay. The national median was $185,200. The figure for Green Bay did not differ statistically from that for Arlington.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Makers of Terrible Towel, want to start Towel Wars

Since 1997, McArthur’s Baraboo company has produced the most famous rally rag of all, the golden scrap of terrycloth that frenzied Pittsburgh Steelers fans know as “The Terrible Towel.” McArthur Towel & Sports has produced millions of them over the years. Now the company wants to create Towel Wars

NFL star gets 170 text messages poking fun at celebratory TD dance

Nose tackle B.J. Raji will go down in Packers lore for dropping into coverage, intercepting Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie and rumbling 18 yards for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown in the NFC Championship Game. Raji said he received 170 text messages

Only NFL team with no player receiving Pro Bowl vote

A total of 133 players from 31 teams received votes for the Associated Press 2010 NFL All-Pro Team. Arizona was the only team with no player receiving a vote.

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Fattest man to score NFL playoff touchdown

B.J. Raji’s touchdown in Green Bay’s win on Sunday not only knocked Chicago out of the playoffs, it also knocked a beloved Bear out of the record books. According to Stats Inc., Mr. Raji is the heaviest player to ever score a postseason touchdown, based on his listed weight of 337 pounds. The previous record-holder? William “The Refrigerator” Perry, of course, who was listed at 335 when he rushed for a 1-yard score in Super Bowl XX. — Wall Street Journal

Packers are NFLs greatest six loss team?

A closer look at the Packers’ six losses shows why Green Bay is better than its record would indicate, and why the Packers are the favorites: They played close, competitive games even in defeat, in a way no NFL team ever had. Continue reading to find out why the Packers are being called by some, the NFL’s greatest six loss team.

Steelers have 25-2 advantage in key Super Bowl stat

The Pittsburgh Steelers hold a decided advantage over the Green Bay Packers in one important Super Bowl category — experience. Fourteen of Pittsburgh’s 22 starters have won a Super Bowl ring with the organization. Which Packers have won Super Bowls? Continue reading to find out!