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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'greenbaypackers'

August 6, 2008

Now that he's been reinstated, it seems like Brett Favre will be traded from Green Bay. And the New York Jets have been mentioned--his agent told the AP that the three-time MVP will head either to the Tampa Bay Bucaneers or Jets and said earlier that Favre was "ready to play." WCBS 2 said the Jets might be more of a pawn for Favre, noting he's leaning towards a trade to Tampa Bay, "could be......

Continue Reading "Agent Says Brett Favre Will Go to Buc or Jets"

January 21, 2008

If there's one thing to warm up New Yorkers - and New York newspaper editors thinking about a holiday issue - today, it's the Giants' NFC Championship win over the Green Bay Packers. Let's look at how they touted the big win. The Post opts for quarterback Eli Manning on the cover and kicker Lawrence Tynes on the back sports cover. Points for puns on both headlines. The Daily News and Newsday both use the......

Continue Reading "Super Cover Day for the Giants"

January 20, 2008

Photograph of kicker Lawrence Tynes after the game-winning field goal by David J. Phillip/AP The Giants won the NFC Championship in overtime, beating the Green Bay Packers 23-20 in overtime and overcome the frigid, below-zero conditions. They are now headed to the Super Bowl where they will meet the New England Patriots, who beat the San Diego Chargers 21-12. Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes missed a field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter,......

Continue Reading "Giants Bag Pack 23-20, Pack Bags for Super Bowl"

January 20, 2008

The Jews of New York (Sunday, 8:00 p.m., WLIW; Thursday, 9:00 p.m., Thirteen) Ed Koch, Russ & Daughters Appetizers, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the creative team behind Fiddler on the Roof are profiled in this one hour overview of the history and impact of the Jewish community in New York. The show has some great New York City history content, although it seemed like it should have been a bit longer so they could get......

Continue Reading "Noteworthy Television Tonight: The Jews of New York"

January 18, 2008

After news that a Green Bay Fox affiliate would not be showing Seinfeld because it's Giants quarterback Eli Manning's favorite show (the Giants are heading to the land of Cheeseheads to play the Packers in the NFC Championship), it was up to Jerry Seinfeld to rise to the occasion. The Mets fan told the Post, "I'm going to send Eli a complete collection of 'Seinfeld' DVDs and a partial collection of 'Hogan's Heroes' for inspiration!"......

Continue Reading "Seinfeld Offers Eli Manning Something About Nothing"

September 12, 2007

If you're following football, you may have heard that the New England Patriots were caught cheating during Sunday's game against the Jets. They're accused of videotaping Jets coaches as they sent plays into their defense using hand signals. Maybe that's one reason the Jets got trounced, 38-14 to open the season. The use of video is against NFL league rules, and a league spokesman told ESPN, "The rule is that no video recording devices of......

Continue Reading "Pats Cheat and Get Caught"

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