Greg Jennings

9 tonight CHANNEL 3 Rossi and Hotchner (Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson) and the rest of the team must profile a dead serial killer. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings (left) guest-stars. With Shemar Moore (right).

Passing yards: Peyton Manning, Colts, 396 Pass completions: Peyton Manning, Colts, 38 Interceptions: Peyton Manning, Colts, 3 Catches: Roddy White, Falcons, 9 TD catches: Steve Johnson, Bills, and Greg Jennings, Packers, 3 Receiving yards: Greg Jennings, Packers, 152 Rushes: Michael Turner, Falcons, 28 Rushing yards: Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, 133 Most field goals: Graham Gano, Redskins, and...

GREEN BAY - Aaron Rodgers came out on top in a memorable opening-night duel with Drew Brees and the Green Bay Packers came up with a goal-line stand on the final play of the game to beat the New Orleans Saints, 42-34, last night. Packers rookie receiver Randall Cobb caught a touchdown from Rodgers and ran a kickoff back 108 yards for a score in the third quarter - tying an NFL record for the longest kickoff return in history. Rodgers threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns.

With every rock-solid read and on-target spiral, Matt Ryan takes another step toward making everybody forget Michael Vick, Bobby Petrino, and everything else in the Atlanta Falcons' ugly recent past. The rookie quarterback out of Penn Charter and Boston College turned in another sharp performance yesterday to lift the Falcons to a 27-24 victory over Green Bay (2-3) and upstage a gritty showing by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It was the first road win of the season for the new-and-improved Falcons (3-2)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the second straight week, Cam Newton threw for more than 400 yards, sidestepped pass rushers and moved the Carolina Panthers up and down the field. But leave it to Aaron Rodgers and the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to spoil Newton's home debut. Rodgers threw for 308 yards and two scores, while the Packers withstood a 432-yard passing day from the No. 1 overall draft pick to beat the Panthers, 30-23, on Sunday. A week after throwing for 422 yards - most in league history by a rookie in his professional debut - Newton topped himself by setting an NFL rookie record for passing yardage in a game.

Stewart Bradley was back and then he was gone again. After missing all of last season with a torn ACL, the Eagles' playmaking middle linebacker returned to the field yesterday, helping his unit put the clamps on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' lethal offense. With Bradley again stalking the middle, the Eagles held the Packers to 54 yards on their first 23 offensive plays. Held them to six first downs and just three points on their first four possessions. And then, with a little more than 5 minutes left in second quarter of a 3-3 game, Bradley collided with teammate Ernie Sims as the two were converging on Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Brandon Graham's initiation to the NFL was purely physical. Free safety Nate Allen's was more a mental wake-up moment. Graham, whom the Eagles took with their first pick in this year's draft, got "ear-holed" by Packers right tackle Mark Tauscher. The shot was clean, part of an actual play during the Packers' first touchdown drive in the third quarter . . . but also served to even the score between the pair, since Graham had clobbered Tauscher earlier in the game.

There's not much joy in the Mile High City lately, and Broncos fans have Brett Favre to thank for their latest heartbreaking night. On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Favre connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass with Greg Jennings and Green Bay defeated the Broncos last night, 19-13. Denver had tied the score at 13-13 on Jason Elam's 21-yard field goal as time ran out in regulation, setting the stage for another Favre comeback. Green Bay (6-1) won the coin toss and on the first play Jennings was matched up in man-to-man coverage on the left side.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy wasn't taking the bait. When asked on Monday if this season were more satisfying considering the glut of injuries the 10-6 team has endured, McCarthy wasn't in a reflective mood. In his mind, Sunday's NFC playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field against the Eagles is when the true satisfaction can begin. "I'm not satisfied," McCarthy said. "We're just getting started. " Still, even McCarthy would have to admit that two initials the Packers have become all-too familiar with are I.R. This season, 15 Packers have been placed on injured reserve, including nine who started at least one game.

Upsets made headlines across the NFL this week. So it should come as no surprise that several top-seeded fantasy teams were sent packing as well. Who could have imagined that the lowly Chiefs would spoil the Packers' march to perfection? Even more inconceivable was a scoreless first half performance by Aaron Rodgers and the most prolific offense in the NFL. Rodgers managed to finish with respectable fantasy numbers, but Drew Brees, Matt Stafford, Tom Brady and Tony Romo put him to shame when it counted most.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining homefield advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run. Well, they still have a chance to earn homefield advantage. The perfect season? That's history. Kyle Orton threw for 299 yards to outduel Aaron Rodgers, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied behind interim coach Romeo Crennel for a shocking, 19-14 victory yesterday that ended the Packers' 19-game winning streak.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers should have been feeling satisfied. With yesterday's 46-16 rout of the Oakland Raiders, the Packers brushed aside a playoff contender by halftime to win their 19th straight, moved a game away from clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs - and at 13-0, they kept the possibility of a perfect season squarely in sight. Instead, Rodgers seemed concerned about the health of star wide receiver Greg Jennings, who left the game with an apparent left knee injury in the third quarter.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the second straight week, Cam Newton threw for more than 400 yards, sidestepped pass rushers and moved the Carolina Panthers up and down the field. But leave it to Aaron Rodgers and the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to spoil Newton's home debut. Rodgers threw for 308 yards and two scores, while the Packers withstood a 432-yard passing day from the No. 1 overall draft pick to beat the Panthers, 30-23, on Sunday. A week after throwing for 422 yards - most in league history by a rookie in his professional debut - Newton topped himself by setting an NFL rookie record for passing yardage in a game.

GREEN BAY - Aaron Rodgers came out on top in a memorable opening-night duel with Drew Brees and the Green Bay Packers came up with a goal-line stand on the final play of the game to beat the New Orleans Saints, 42-34, last night. Packers rookie receiver Randall Cobb caught a touchdown from Rodgers and ran a kickoff back 108 yards for a score in the third quarter - tying an NFL record for the longest kickoff return in history. Rodgers threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Aaron Rodgers accomplished two very important things last night. He not only earned his first Super Bowl ring with the Packers' 31-25 win over the Steelers at Cowboys Stadium, but also chased away the ghost of Brett Favre. With his 304-yard, three-touchdown performance against the league's top-rated defense, Green Bay now is Rodgers' town. No more questions about following Favre. No more questions about whether GM Ted Thompson did the right thing 3 years ago when he sent Favre packing and turned over the team's quarterback reins to Rodgers.

It's hard to imagine a better matchup of pure football than Sunday's Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Packers are favored by 21/2 points, a Steelers victory would surprise no one. And while the Packers feature the passing game of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, rookie running back James Starks torched the Eagles for 123 yards in the wild-card game and has 263 yards in three playoff games. There are personal stories swirling around this game as well.

GREEN BAY - It's the perfect situation, Greg Jennings insists. A 6-foot, 250-pound undrafted free-agent underdog, cut more times than he cares to discuss, making big yards and big plays, with one of those names that just begs for it. John Kuhn, York, Pa., native, pride of Shippensburg University. Or as he's known by fans in the land of cheese: John K-U-U-U-U-HN. "You've got this big, stocky guy, going in there," the Packers wideout said this week. "Just a head-beater all day long.

There are star wide receivers, and there are wide receivers who think they are stars. DeSean Jackson is both. That doesn't make him any different from most Pro Bowl receivers. Although, on Sunday, there will be another star receiver on the field when the Eagles host the Packers. This guy, though, has nowhere near Jackson's name recognition, nor does he care. Green Bay wideout Greg Jennings entered this season without a Pro Bowl nod despite two straight seasons with more than 1,000 yards receiving.