Greetings from Lambeau Field, where Mason Crosby is about to kick off today's game between the Packers and Oakland Raiders.
A few quick notes to get you set for today's game:
Brett Favre will play and make his 250th straight start. Josh McCown will get the start at QB for the Raiders. No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell is the Raiders' third quarterback today, meaning that both McCown and Daunte Culpepper would have to get hurt in order for him to play.
The last time the Raiders and Packers met at Lambeau was 1999. Prior to that, the previous Lambeau meeting came in 1993 when LeRoy Butler returned an interception for a touchdown and celebrated by leaping into the stands. Thus the Lambeau Leap was born. If you want to know more about the Lambeau Leap, I'm sure Butler is appearing at some sort of Packers-related extravaganza near you sometime this week. If not, he'll be here next week.
Packers running back Ryan Grant has the second-most rushing yards since week 8 (561). The only back that has run for more yards is the Raiders' Justin Fargas, son of Huggy Bear.
- John Casper Jr.
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