Bears - Packers

I got to shoot my last Packers game of the season on Sunday when their rival Chicago Bears came to town with a playoff spot on the line. I'll be honest, I have a bit of a biased towards the "skill position" players and tend to come away each week with tons of shots of Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson, Greg Jennings and Donald Driver. The one Packer star I didn't have many shots of this season was "The Claymaker" Clay Matthews. With that in mind I decided to set up pre-game shop in the corner where the outside linebackers warm up. The strategy paid off as I cam away with a bunch of solid images of Clay.

One cool side effect of my pregame decision was that I also got some shots of the game MVP. Little known linebacker Erik Walden racked up 11 tackles and recorded two sacks.

Walden and the Packers went on to defeat the Bears 10-3 and secure the #6 seed. It was a hard fought defensive battle as the two rivals duked it out. A 4th quarter touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Donald Lee turned out to be the difference, but the defense was the story of the game. The pressure they put on Jay Cutler all game long, got to the Bears quarterback in the closing seconds as his pass for Devin Hester sailed high and Nick Collins came down with the interception.

After the game Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver and Aaron Rodgers shared a nice moment with the fans as they took a victory lap around Lambeau Field.

Giants - Packers

Well, it was only a matter of time before I added "blogger" to the job description. I'm lucky enough to get to shoot some pretty cool sporting events and I figured this would be as good a place as any to share some of my knowledge and display some of my favorite images from each event. Sunday I attended the rematch of the 2008 NFL Championship game at Lambeau Field between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Seeing the Giants take the field sure brought back some bad memories.

But this was a new season, and for both teams it was a must win if they wanted to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Packers were coming off a couple of tough losses, but would be helped by quarterback Aaron Rodgers' return from injury.

The game wasn't in doubt for long, as Rodgers hooked up with backup wide receiver Jordy Nelson on several big plays, and running back John Kuhn scored three touchdowns to the delight of the Lambeau crowd. Rodgers racked up 404 yards through the air and the Packers defeated the Giants 45-17 to keep their Playoff hopes alive.