How Willie Buchanon and Chester Marcol Sparked the Packers 1972 Season in Their NFL Debuts
The Green Bay Packers entered the 1972 season full of uncertainty and hope. The Packers were...
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Flashback 1972: Packers Prove They’re For Real in Big Win Over Defending Super Bowl Champion Cowboys
The 1972 Green Bay Packers surprised a lot of people. Coming off a 4-8-2 season, the Packers...
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Packers Great Ray Nitschke Accomplished a Strange Milestone in His Final Game
Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke played 15 seasons with the team during his Hall of Fame...
Read MoreFlashback: 1972: Packers Beat Vikings in Frigid Minnesota to Clinch Division Title
In 1972, the 8-4 Green Bay Packers headed into Minnesota to take on the 7-5 Vikings in a battle for first place in the old NFC Central. A victory for the Packers and they would end the Vikings string of four straight Black and...
Read MoreFlashback 1973: Packers Stop Joe Namath, Beat the Jets On Monday Night Football
The Green Bay Packers opened the 1973 season on Monday Night Football against Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath and the New York Jets. Dan Devine’s team was coming off a 10-4 season that saw them make the playoffs for the...
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