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Packers vs. Broncos preseason game will be broadcast live on NFL Network

The Packers’ preseason game against the Broncos on Sunday will be broadcast live on NFL Network.

The preseason clash between the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos on Sunday night will be broadcast live to a national audience on NFL Network.

While Packers coach Matt LaFleur isn’t planning on playing most of his veteran starters, including Jordan Love, Packers fans across the country will get to see the rest of the roster battle for roles and roster spots against Sean Payton’s team in Denver.

The game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. CT kickoff from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. There are only two games scheduled for Sunday night: Packers-Broncos, and Saints-49ers.

For viewers in the local market, the game will be broadcast on the Packers TV Network (and blacked out on NFL Network):

Packers TV Network

WGBA-TV in Green Bay
WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee
WAOW-TV in Wausau
WKOW-TV in Madison
WXOW-TV in La Crosse
WQOW-TV in Eau Claire
KQDS-TV in Duluth-Superior
ELUC-TV in Escanaba-Marquette.
KWWL-TV and WHBF-TV in Iowa
KATN-TV, KYUR-TV and KJUD-TV in Alaska
KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, SD

TELEMUNDO will also broadcast the game.

For in-market fans, the Packers will also live-stream the game on Packers.com.

The game can also be heard on the Packers Radio Network, or through the team’s live stream of the radio broadcast on Packers.com via desktop.

NFL+ subscription also provides access to live preseason games.

NFL Network will re-air the game between the Packers and Broncos on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Steelers LB T.J. Watt cracks Top 10 of NFL Network Top 100 players

T.J. Watt got his props from the other players in the NFL in this year’s Top 100 list.

Every season, when the conversation of best defensive player in the NFL comes up, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is in the mix. Steelers fans believe Watt never gets the respect he deserves from the media and fans of other teams. However, when it comes to fellow NFL players, they understand just how good Watt is.

Watt checked in at No. 8 on the NFL Network’s Top 100 players. This is voted on by NFL players and it the highest Watt has been ranked. Last season, Watt was at No. 27 which was down from No. 21 in 2002. Seeing Watt in the Top 10 feels right for maybe the best all-around defender in the NFL.

In 2023, Watt led the NFL with 19 sacks. That’s the third time in four seasons Watt has led the league in sacks. No other player in NFL history has done that. Watt is also tied with Lawrence Taylor for the single-season sack record. He did that in 2021 when he won Defensive Player of the Year.

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Steelers LB Patrick Queen checks in at No. 64 on NFL Top 100

Patrick Queen had a breakout season in 2023 and is poised for an even bigger 2024.

Perhaps the biggest of several big additions the Pittsburgh Steelers made in the offseason was the addition of linebacker Patrick Queen. Queen is exactly the type of playmaker this defense needs and is the best linebacker the Steelers have had on the roster since Ryan Shazier.

Plus the team got to poach him from arch-rival Baltimore Ravens.

NFL Network put out their annual Top 100 player list based on player vote and this season Queen checked in at No. 64. In 2023, Queen didn’t make the list at all. Queen finished 2023 with a career-high 133 total tackles along with 3.5 sacks and six passes defended.

Queen gets a perfect opportunity in Pittsburgh to break away from the notion that he was only great because he played next to Roquan Smith. This season Queen will be the man and can lead along with veteran Elandon Roberts and work as a mentor to rookie inside linebacker Payton Wilson.

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Where is Commanders LB Bobby Wagner ranked among the NFL’s top 100 players?

Bobby Wagner is once again ranked among the NFL’s top 100 players.

New Washington Commanders will be a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer once he retires from the NFL. What’s remarkable is that the 34-year-old Wagner remains a phenomenal player, having led the NFL in tackles last season — again.

Sure, Wagner has lost a step, but he remains one of the NFL’s best inside linebackers. Wagner, a six-time first-team All-Pro, four-time second-team All-Pro, and nine-time Pro Bowler, hopes to continue his strong play for the Commanders in 2024.

It was no surprise that Wagner was included among the NFL’s top 100 players for 2024 on Thursday.

The NFL ranked Wagner at No. 59. Here’s what they said about Wagner:

For Wagner, 2023 marked a return to his first NFL home in Seattle, and with it a return to vintage Wagner. He made his ninth Pro Bowl and led the NFL in tackles (183) for the third time as a pro, extending his career-long streak of years with 100-plus tackles. Wagner doesn’t look to be slowing down even after a dozen seasons, and he’ll look to bring that playmaking ability and veteran experience to Washington.

Can Wagner elevate the overall play of Washington’s defense? It shouldn’t be too hard, as the Commanders ranked dead last in multiple categories in 2023.

Congratulations to Bobby Wagner.

Bills’ Dion Dawkins earns spot in NFL’s Top-100 players for first time

#Bills’ Dion Dawkins earns spot in NFL’s Top-100 players for first time:

When the NFL began unveiling their annual list of the top-100 players in football this offseason, the Buffalo Bills did not have to wait long to hear their name.

Voting is collected through NFL Network but is conducted by players from across the league at the end of the previous season.

Dion Dawkins, Buffalo’s three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, has cracked the list for the first time. He clocked at No. 96 overall:

The Bills and rest of the NFL have reported for duty at 2024 training camp. As practices and the preseason roll on, the league will continue to release their top-100 players.

In last year’s poll, quarterback Josh Allen, wide receiver Stefon Diggs, safety Jordan Poyer, and linebacker Matt Milano appeared.

Allen is likely to remain. It remains unclear if Milano will considering his season-ending injury during the 2023 season. Poyer and Diggs have since departed the Bills.

Bills Wire will continue to monitor the list and provide updates as the information is made available.

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Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick drops to No. 79 on NFL Top 100

Minkah Fitzpatrick’s career has been a rollercoaster since joining the Steelers.

Minkah Fitzpatrick’s career has been a rollercoaster since joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. It seems that every season, Fitzpatrick has an All-Pro season only to follow it up with a down year. After checking in at No. 18 on the 2023 NFL Network Top 100 players list, Fitzpatrick took a big tumble on this year’s version.

On a list voted on by fellow NFL players, Fitzpatrick checked in at No. 79. Keep in mind, Fitzpatrick wasn’t even ranked on the 2022 list before shooting all the way up to No. 18 the following year.

For Fitzpatrick, his ranking is directly related to how the Steelers utilize him on defense.

In years when Fitzpatrick is allowed to play off the ball and make plays in the passing game, he’s able to really showcase his skills and have a real impact on the defense. In other seasons, when you see his production dip, he’s relegated to being a run-stuffer who puts up lots of tackles and nothing else.

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With raised expectations, Jets’ Jermaine Johnson is looking to improve

Jermaine Johnson points to progress and hard work for the New York Jets.

Jermaine Johnson has lived up to expectations during his first two years in the NFL, with the New York Jets defensive end looking to continue his upward climb.

The former first-round pick heads into the 2024 season as one of the stars of a Jets defense that is projected to be among the best in the league. Johnson said that the focus this offseason has been to continue getting better.

And while the Jets have high expectations as they head into training camp this week (expectations that Johnson only helped but raise when talking with the NFL Network last week) the most important thing according to the defensive end is to win each moment.

“I go up. Progress, one percent. I always like to say the slope to progress looks like this,” Johnson said, making an upward motion,” Johnson told the NFL Network last week.

“It doesn’t look like this (Johnson makes a flat motion). If you’re staying the same, you’re getting worse. The goal is to keep getting better and better. My goal is to be everything and then some for my time – do my job and a little bit more.”

 

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Last season in his second season in the NFL, Johnson had 55 total tackles and 7.5 sacks.

Jermaine Johnson on the mentality of the Jets is ‘Super Bowl or bust’

NFL Network interview with Jermaine Johnson ramps up New York Jets expectations.

In a recent interview with the NFL Network, New York Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson certainly embraced the expectations around the team heading into this season.

In a conversation with NFL Network‘s Tom Pelissero, Johnson touched on a number of topics ahead of the start of training camp. Several of the topics from Pelissero dealt with the Jets bouncing back from a disappointing 2023 season.

Last year, the Jets finished 7-10, an understandable record given that future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers was lost in the first quarter of Week 1. But the expectation level is once again high for the Jets, especially with Rodgers back and healthy.

Johnson was asked the message he wanted to see in the Jets locker room heading into training camp. He certainly did not throttle down the expectation level.

Super Bowl, or bust, Johnson said.

“1-0 every week. 1-0 every practice. 1-0 every rep. I mean, just take it slow, handle what’s on the plate in front of you. Chop wood, carry water – it’s corny, it’s cliche but it couldn’t be more than the truth. Just look at that. Don’t make things bigger than it is, don’t let the moment be bigger than you. Be bigger than the moment.

“Ball out, be you. We’ve got Super Bowl or bust, that’s kind of how we’re looking at it. That’s how I’m definitely looking at it. With that being said, it’s 1-0 every week, 1-0 every practice, 1-0 every rep.”

 

“Be extraordinary. Be a superstar. That’s what I’ve got in my notebook.”#Jets DE Jermaine Johnson speaks on expectations, Aaron Rodgers and more on The Insiders on @nflnetwork. pic.twitter.com/J7HFqKgJhC

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Last season in his second season in the NFL, Johnson had 55 total tackles and 7.5 sacks.

NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ returning on July 29

NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ returning on July 29:

“Good Morning Football” will be back on NFL Network after its move to Los Angeles. The will be some new faces on the show.

Per NFL.com:

Fans can expect the return of many of their favorite hosts, as well as a splash of new talent. Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager and Kyle Brandt will all be back, with Erdahl working out of Los Angeles and Schrager and Brandt splitting their hosting duties between L.A. and New York.

They’ll be joined on both programs by Akbar Gbajabiamila, a four-year NFL veteran who spent eight years as an NFL Network analyst from 2012-19 and has hosted American Ninja Warrior since 2013, and Sherree Burruss, who joined the NFL Network team in February 2023 and is relocating from Washington, D.C., to contribute news updates and in various segments.

The show, which has been on offseason hiatus, will be back on July 29.

It is moving from New York City, where it gained a loyal following over the years since its start in August 2016.

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‘Good Morning Football’ returning on July 29

The waiting is almost over. “Good Morning Football’ returns on July 29.

“Good Morning Football” will be back on NFL Network after its move to Los Angeles. The will be some new faces on the show.

Per NFL.com:

Fans can expect the return of many of their favorite hosts, as well as a splash of new talent. Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager and Kyle Brandt will all be back, with Erdahl working out of Los Angeles and Schrager and Brandt splitting their hosting duties between L.A. and New York.

They’ll be joined on both programs by Akbar Gbajabiamila, a four-year NFL veteran who spent eight years as an NFL Network analyst from 2012-19 and has hosted American Ninja Warrior since 2013, and Sherree Burruss, who joined the NFL Network team in February 2023 and is relocating from Washington, D.C., to contribute news updates and in various segments.

The show, which has been on offseason hiatus, will be back on July 29.

It is moving from New York, where it gained a loyal following over the years.