Scott Wells News

What can you say about the 2nd quarter for the Packers. That was about the best quarter of football they've played all year.

The Packers replaced departed Brian Brohm on their practice squad with an undrafted rookie quarterback who spent training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers and combines size with throwing accuracy but questionable arm strength.

The decision was made during the offseason by Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, who'd grown tired of watching what he called "musical chairs" being played on his offensive line for the previous three seasons.

The musical chairs continued on the offensive line today. Center Scott Wells returned to practice today after missing yesterday's workout because of a concussion.

Aaron Kampman says the Green Bay Packers training staff won't need to keep a sharp eye on him when he returns to the field for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers .

Thirteen months ago, the Green Bay Packers were celebrating defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and his astute game plan that confused the great Peyton Manning in a 34-14 upset victory over the Indianapolis Colts at Lambeau Field.

Here's the tale of the tape from the Packers' 17-7 win over Dallas on Sunday: On the line, part I For all the credit given to the Packers' linebackers and defensive backs, and the game balls rightly given to CB Charles Woodson and ILB Nick Barnett, the impact of the line on the defense's dominating effort shouldn't be underestimated.

After each game, former Green Bay Packers all-pro safety LeRoy Butler teams up with Journal Sentinel beat writer Tom Silverstein in our "5 Questions with LeRoy Butler" feature.

The Packers' 2009 regular season has officially reached its halfway point and it is time to hand out grades for the 53 players currently on the active roster.

With the lingering disappointment of the Packers' second loss to the Vikings and Brett Favre adding fuel to the fire, the heat on the Ted Thompson - Mike McCarthy regime reached a new all-time boiling point following the team's loss to the lowly Buccaneers in Week Nine.

Beaten by the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Beaten by a rookie coach. Beaten by a 21-year-old quarterback with nine snaps of regular-season experience.

Starting center Jason Spitz will not play when the Green Bay Packers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday -- and he won't play the rest of the season.

Here's the tale of the tape of the Green Bay Packers after their 38-28 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday.

I've been asked if we can rebound from Minnesota. Hell, we've got to rebound from Tampa Bay.

TAMPA, Fla. - If ever the Green Bay Packers were going to fix their pass protection issues, Sunday should have been the day.

Joe Philbin calls them "probably the biggest concern right now" for the offense.

Just when it looks as if veteran Packers OTs Chad Clifton and newly re-signed Mark Tauscher are ready to settle into starting roles again, the versatile Jason Spitz appears to be saddled by a lower-back injury that team insiders are starting to fear might end his season.

Jared Allen had 4.5 of Minnesota's 8 sacks in this season's first Packers-Vikings matchup.

The 25th defeat in Mike McCarthy's 3 1/2-year tenure as coach of the Green Bay Packers also was one of the most disturbing.

They came into an electric Lambeau Field, where the legendary former Packers quarterback was loudly booed every time he took the field, not only with reputations at stake but also a major swing in the NFC North Division race in the balance.