TAMPA BAY (13-5) at GREEN BAY (14-3) Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE Packers by 3 ½ RECORD VS. SPREAD Buccaneers 11-7; Packers 11-6 SERIES RECORD Packers lead 33-22-1 LAST MEETING Buccaneers beat Packers 38-10 in Tampa, Oct. 18, 2020 LAST WEEK Buccaneers beat Saints 30-20; Packers beat Rams 32-18 AP PRO32 RANKING Buccaneers No. 8, Packers No. 2
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) George Paton is notoriously picky, bypassing opportunity after opportunity over the past decade before accepting John Elway’s to succeed him as general manager of the Denver Broncos. “I knew he wasn’t going to take a job to say, ‘I’m a GM,'” said his mentor, Vikings GM Rick Spielman. “It had to be a very special place, and I think Denver presented everything that he was looking for to leave here, not only from the business side and the football side, but also from the family side.”
Chad Henne came off the bench cold in the heat of a tense playoff game and delivered the game-sealing plays for Kansas City in his most consequential performance in a win since 2013. Henne became just the latest understudy quarterback to deliver a memorable performance in the postseason when he relieved an injured Patrick Mahomes and closed out a 22-17 win over Cleveland on Sunday that sent the defending champion Chiefs into the AFC championship game.
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) A South Florida-based performance facility founded by former star wide receiver Brandon Marshall will try to help fill the void left by the NFL not allowing in-person workouts for the scouting combine because of the coronavirus pandemic. House of Athlete announced Tuesday the performance facility will be hosting its own combine for players preparing for this year's draft. Up to 50 players will have the chance from March 3-5 to show off their skills for NFL teams, with the event expected to be broadcast live.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) No disrespect to Tom Brady, but young Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White wants the Buccaneers defense on the field with the game on the line. That’s how much confidence the second-year pro has in himself and a band of ball-hawking teammates who’ve helped the Bucs (13-5) reach Sunday’s NFC championship game against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.