Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast

From the Packernet After Dark vault, originally aired May 20, 2026.

Nico from Idaho opens with the new story on Jaire Alexander - the knee, the mental health struggles, and how far he fell from being one of the league's best corners. Nico says hate from your own fan base hits harder than anything opponents say. Ryan agrees that social media amplifies everything by millions, and explains where he draws the line when he criticizes players.

Beer Cheese Benny breaks down the 2026 schedule: the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game against the Rams, a Week 11 bye he thinks is...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 27, 2026.

First, the Josh Jacobs situation. After his arrest, the Brown County DA's office released Jacobs from custody without filing charges for now, requesting further investigation before making a final charging decision. The case remains open. Ryan breaks down the difference between the police's probable-cause threshold for an arrest and the DA's beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard for charges. He defends LaFleur's no-comment press conference response as organizationally required, and calls out the purity-test crowd putting the coach on trial for his facial expression.

Then the actual football: the OTA week 1 media...

Big Sal has a word with Tom Brady before Brady calls Sunday's game in Foxborough. Jordan Love is one touchdown pass from 100, and Sal has opinions about what happens to that ball. Then Thursday's injury reports: Keisean Nixon sits out, and so does the Patriots returner Sal wanted to kick to Rhode Island.

Plus a dueling-hum standoff with a Patriots fan at a Kwik Trip at five in the morning, Mike Holmgren and Bill Belichick on the same Hall of Fame list, "Smack is the guy," the first Wisconsin Girls Flag Football State Championship at Titletown, voting...

Cal Hutson made a color-coded spreadsheet of Jordan Love's touchdown passes, and his son Henry named a clearance pumpkin "Jordan." Then Cal reads the fine print on Love's historic pace: one touchdown pass from 100, an NFL-best 2,246 passing yards, the quickest release in the league, and what Tom Brady said about him this week.

Plus what changed on Thursday's injury reports, with Keisean Nixon and Patriots returner Marcus Jones both sitting out, a defense that hasn't allowed more than 20 points since the opener, Mike Holmgren and Bill Belichick on the same Hall of Fame list, how to vote...

Three more sleeps till Foxborough. On a Thursday night in Patriots week, Brick Lombardi plays The Seat Still Knows Your Name for an old December tailgate, frozen brats and a stranger's grandma handing out mittens in the Lambeau lot. Wait for the Thaw is for Micah Parsons and the long road back.

Then the world premiere of A Thousand Miles of Green, a folk road song for every Packers fan driving east this weekend, and for the drive home after the Packers finally win in New England again.

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From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 26, 2026.

OTAs are underway, and Ryan maps out the full calendar: week two of OTAs June 1-4, mandatory minicamp June 9-11, then week three starting the 15th before the real offseason begins. Quick NFC North note: the Vikings GM search is down to five candidates, with interim GM Rob Brzezinski the strong internal favorite.

Then the Bears. Chicago is officially out. Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana are the only options left, and Illinois' legislative session ends May 31 with the Mega Projects Bill still not assigned to a committee hearing...

Micah Parsons is back at practice, and Big Sal had to pull the car over. Sal breaks down Micah's first day of individual drills, the honest talk about his conditioning, the 21-day window that lands on Thanksgiving Eve, and Jordan Love's FedEx Air and Ground award.

Plus both injury reports, a Patriots team with half the building sick, why you kick it away from Marcus Jones, a coach's vote of confidence for Trey Smack, the Packers' job fairs, a grass field for Milwaukee kids, and the day 16-year-old Sal ate two pounds of cheese curds at work...

Micah Parsons is back on the practice field, and Cal Hutson is sitting on a heated stadium seat. On his couch. Then Cal puts his home-inspector clipboard to work and inspects the Green Bay Packers like a house: Jordan Love's foundation after his FedEx Air and Ground award, a slow drain in the run game, the main breaker flipping back on with Parsons, a roof full of pass rushers, and a nervous attic with Trey Smack.

Plus the Patriots' seller's disclosure: A.J. Brown, Hunter Henry and two players out sick on Wednesday's injury report, a warning...

It's Patriots week, and Brick Lombardi spends Wednesday night with the night shift. Gold Don't Rust goes back to January 1997 and Super Bowl XXXI against New England, watched at a Legion hall where Desmond Howard's 99-yard kickoff return sent a man's folding chair flying. Our Steady is for the first injury report of the week, and for Micah Parsons maybe getting back on the field for drills.

Then the world premiere of Foxborough Get Down, a brand-new funk strut for the Packers' trip east.

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From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 25, 2026.

The episode Ryan's been building toward all week. He opens with a detour on CBS Radio News shutting down after 99 years (the inevitable end of a model that used to run as a monopoly and never had to compete), then lays out, from first principles, how to judge a quarterback with data. Filter out noise. Find what's reproducible. Make sure it's actually tied to value. That's why EPA per dropback, CPOE and DVOA beat yards, completion percentage and passer rating.

Then the actual verdict on the NFC North...

A guy in a Bears hat at the gas station says the season's over. Big Sal disagrees, loudly. Sal relives a long Monday night as a one-night Seahawks fan, the Bears' 34-17 win, and the tight NFC North, plus a frozen car door and a trip through the trunk.

Then the news: Micah Parsons is close to practicing, the Ravens steal a practice-squad quarterback, the run game needs fixing, and Tom Brady calls Sunday's game in Foxborough. Sal's predictions: Packers 27, Patriots 17, a perfect day for Trey Smack, Parsons back for Thanksgiving Eve, and a 12-5 season.

The clocks went back, it's dark at five, and Cal Hutson's Bears-fan barber had a very good Monday night. Cal breaks down the Bears' 34-17 win in Seattle, D'Andre Swift's three touchdowns on 69 yards, and an NFC North where 5-3 is still fourth.

Plus the last 24 hours in Green Bay: Matt LaFleur is hopeful Micah Parsons practices this week, the guard shuffle and the run game, Zaire Franklin's return, the Ravens poaching a practice-squad quarterback, and the Ladies of Lambeau's Welcome Baby Kits. Then Cal's picks: Packers 24, Patriots 20, ending a 24-year drought in New England, and an 11...

Frost on the booth window and Patriots week in Green Bay. Brick Lombardi remembers an ice-storm overnight shift from 1996, when the station's tower kept icing up and a farmer called in to say thanks for the company, then plays Radio's Still On. We Pack Light sends the Packers east to Foxborough, with Micah Parsons possibly back on the practice field for individual drills this week.

Then the world premiere of Breathe Through It, a brand-new classic soul song for Christian Watson, who broke a rib Thursday night and came back to catch eight passes for 113 yards.

The Vikings are undefeated no more, and Big Sal lets his Vikings-fan neighbor know about it. Sal breaks down the Lions' 19-15 win, the tight NFC North, and a Patriots team that rallied past Miami but is missing a lot of offense heading into Sunday's game with the Packers.

Plus a trip to Menards for furnace filters that ends with two snow shovels, Sal becoming a Seahawks fan for one Monday night, Micah Parsons' first drills, Christian Watson's toughness, Trey Smack in the Foxborough wind, and the Jonathan Taylor trade talk.

Don't miss a beat...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 24, 2026.

Memorial Day weekend episode. OTAs kick off Tuesday, with media access Wednesday, and Ryan previews what to expect: voluntary, no pads, teaching speed, and the usual first-look injury watch. Key things to track: who fills in at right tackle with Zach Tom not ready to practice, how the cornerback room shakes out between Keisean Nixon, Brandon Cisse and Javon Bullard, and whether the roster's settled feel (the most settled of the Love era, Ryan says) holds up on the field.

Then: the Lions angle on the NFC North...

What would you pay to sit in the front row in Foxborough? Cal Hutson does the HVAC-guy math on a $1,400 seat for Packers at Patriots, after his son Henry takes charge of the cumin at Sunday chili night.

Plus Sunday's results: the Lions hand the Vikings their first loss, 19-15, behind 153 yards from Jahmyr Gibbs, and the NFC North gets tight. The Patriots rally in the rain to beat Miami 24-19, but they're banged up. Cal also previews Bears at Seahawks on Monday night and gives the latest on Micah Parsons, Christian Watson and the Jonathan Taylor...

The ten-day wait is almost over, and Brick Lombardi spends a Monday night on comebacks. Smack That is a vote of confidence for rookie kicker Trey Smack after a hard fall, and Relentless Reload is for Micah Parsons' long road back from his knee injury, after Brick gets lost on the way to Door County and has to buy a paper map.

Then the world premiere of Twenty-One Days, a brand-new R&B slow jam counting down Micah's practice window, for everybody leaving the porch light on.

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From the Packernet After Dark vault, originally aired May 19, 2026.

Chris from Alabama likes the Week 11 bye, worries about early-season heat in Tampa, and is planning to make the Week 13 game his first live NFL game. Ryan reminds everyone OTAs start next week. Uncle Rico hopes Savion Williams breaks out this year, then calls back from a work trip in Nashville, where the work part keeps losing out to downtown.

Kyle from Madison dubs the Packers' social media style "local car dealer" and loves getting nine home games. Then come four separate Nico calls: the first...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 23, 2026.

Ryan continues his NFC North rivals series by turning the microscope on the Vikings. The hook: Vikings fans are quietly confident that Kyler Murray is going to be their savior. Ryan digs into the actual numbers and finds a quarterback who completes just 21% of his passes that travel 25+ yards (dead last among qualified QBs) and ranks dead last in EPA per attempt on throws of 10+ yards since 2022. His career pattern (really good, really bad, really good, really bad) doesn't exactly scream second Sam Darnold situation. No team bid on him...

Big Sal stayed calm for three whole days, and then he remembered the kicker. Trey Smack is 11 of 16 on field goals with three missed extra points, the most missed kicks in the league, and Sal wants somebody brought in to compete. Plus Micah Parsons' practice window and a possible Thanksgiving Eve return, Christian Watson's rib, and why the Colts' price for Jonathan Taylor sounds like a ransom note when the problem is up front.

Also the latest in the Josh Jacobs case, the scores from around the division, a Kwik Trip self-checkout disaster, and Packers trivia: three...

The ten-day break is almost over, and Cal Hutson catches you up on everything from the Packers' weekend. Micah Parsons' practice window is expected to open this week, with Thanksgiving Eve against the Rams the most likely debut, and Cal explains how the 21-day window works. Plus Christian Watson playing through a broken rib, and updates on Zaire Franklin, Josh Whyle and Sean Rhyan.

Then the newly released police records in the Josh Jacobs case and the NFL's review, the Colts' asking price for former Badger Jonathan Taylor before the November 10 trade deadline, Trey Smack's eight missed...

Evening. If you're still up, the dishes are done, and the house has gone quiet, this one's for you. [pause] Brick Lombardi, Tundra F M, on the Pack-er-net Podcast Network.
No Packers today. First Sunday in a while I didn't have to pace the living room. [laughs] I paced anyway. Habit.
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Stay with me until the very end. There's a brand-new song tonight, and it's something different for this old radio.
Cal Hutson on the Pack-er-net Podcast took everybody inside Lambeau Field today, and Big Sal on Let Me Tell You Somethin' went through...

From the Packernet After Dark vault, originally aired May 15, 2026.

Garrett opens the phones reacting to the early schedule leaks: he's fine with the Wednesday game against the Rams, but a Christmas Day game is going to be a tough sell in a house full of family. Ryan takes it further - holidays like Christmas should be off limits for the NFL, period. Drew loves that the Packers get the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game and the Week 11 bye, and wonders why Green Bay hasn't chased international fans. Ryan respects the Packers putting winning ahead of expansion.

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From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 22, 2026.

Ryan opens with a quick sweep of NFC North schedule optimism, with every content creator from Chicago to Detroit to Minneapolis projecting double-digit wins, despite what Vegas says. But the main event is a full breakdown of the Foss Sports Talk video asking whether Caleb Williams is already a top-5 quarterback in the NFL.

Spoiler: he isn't. Ryan goes line by line through the argument. 47 touchdowns in two years isn't impressive when Lamar had 66 and Burrow had 60 in the same span, and Caleb ranked 14th in touchdowns last...

More than a dozen Packers are on some kind of injured list, and the team is still 5-3. Big Sal goes player by player: Micah Parsons' knee and his practice window, Christian Watson playing through a broken rib, Jayden Reed's neck surgery, Edgerrin Cooper's Achilles, Zaire Franklin's shin, Javon Hargrave, the offensive line shuffle after Zach Tom and Sean Rhyan went down, and Luke Musgrave's uncertain season.

Plus what it all means: a pass rush by committee that still got six sacks, Isaiah McDuffie and Ty'Ron Hopper holding the linebacker room together, why the run game can't...

No Packers game today, so Cal Hutson takes you inside Lambeau Field. Why every person needs a ticket, even a baby on your lap. Why there's no re-entry, no armrests and no beer after the third quarter. What happens to season tickets when the kids can't agree (spoiler: the Packers take them back), why the naming rights have never been sold, and how the Lambeau Leap survived the NFL's celebration crackdown.

Then behind the scenes: more than a thousand game-day workers, a field stitched with over 2,500 miles of fiber, 145 gallons of paint per game, over 30 miles of...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 21, 2026.

The 2026 NFL schedule is out, and Ryan does something more useful than reading the Packers' games in order. He goes division-wide to see how the Vikings, Lions and Bears are feeling about their slate, and specifically what each fanbase thinks about facing Green Bay.

The Vikings are the story. The optimism is loud and the Packers disrespect is real. Week one at home is already being called a win, Kyler Murray is apparently the missing piece to eleven-plus wins, and Brian Flores is apparently worth more than an...

A porch light on, a bowl of candy by the door, and a little Packers helmet coming up the walk. Happy Halloween from Brick Lombardi! Two nights after the Packers' 27-19 win over Carolina, Brick turns down the lights with a spooky one from the After Dark vault, then celebrates six sacks with Sack Man Cometh while grandson Max shows up to trick-or-treat dressed as a Racing Sausage.

Then the world premiere of Six Sacks of Candy, a brand-new Halloween rap with a haunted organ about Thursday night: a defense that went door to door, Tucker Kraft's...

Breaking news out of Peshtigo: a large man in a Packers helmet is handing out candy and yelling about pass rush. Happy Halloween from Big Sal! He's back on the Packers' 27-19 win over Carolina with new details, starting with the scariest one: Christian Watson broke a rib, coughed up blood, rode to the hospital in an ambulance, and came back to finish with 113 yards.

Plus Jordan Love going three touchdowns without being sacked or even hit, Matthew Golden's drop-then-touchdown, a season-high six sacks, Ty'Ron Hopper's haunted-house game, the popcorn ending, and the scary stuff: two F's...

Happy Halloween, Pack Nation! Cal Hutson rewatches the Packers' 27-19 win over Carolina and sorts it into treats and tricks. The treats: Jordan Love going 30 of 41 for 288 yards and three touchdowns without being sacked or even hit, Matthew Golden's drop-then-touchdown, Ty'Ron Hopper's own-tip interception, a season-high six sacks, and Christian Watson, who broke a rib, went to the hospital, and came back to finish with 113 yards. The tricks: the kicking game, a run game LaFleur says "we gotta figure out," and the interception Love says will haunt him.

Plus the injury report heading into the mini-bye, Micah...

Packers 27, Panthers 19, and somewhere around the end of the first quarter, the Milwaukee Brewers took over Lambeau Field. Brick Lombardi looks back on the happiest, strangest Thursday night he's seen in Green Bay: Brandon Woodruff carrying the World Series trophy out of the tunnel, Sal Frelick's Lambeau Leap, Bernie Brewer in the stands, and the Racing Sausages running the field while grandson Max wants to know who won.

You'll hear Thursday Night at Lambeau and Brats, then the world premiere of Green, Blue and Gold, a brand-new funk song with slap bass and horns about six sacks...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 20, 2026.

Aaron Rodgers says he'll retire after the 2026 season. He thought he was done in Pittsburgh once Mike Tomlin walked away, then McCarthy got hired and here we are. One last rodeo. Ryan's genuinely entertained.

The Browns quarterback situation is objectively hilarious. Deshaun Watson is operating as the starter. Dillon Gabriel is second in line. Shedeur Sanders, the guy most people assumed would start, is third. Dillon Gabriel, by the way, has had the NFL's lowest EPA per dropback since 2025. Just ahead of Shedeur Sanders.

Then: a...

Big Sal is standing on his couch and he is not coming down. The Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football, and it was the most Wisconsin night in the history of Wisconsin.

Less than 24 hours after winning the World Series, the Brewers brought the Commissioner's Trophy to Lambeau Field. Brandon Woodruff carried it out of the tunnel with Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick and Brice Turang, Frelick did a Lambeau Leap, and Bernie Brewer and all five Racing Sausages ran around the field. Plus, Tomek from the mill thinks the Italian sausage is going...

 The Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football, and Cal Hutson nailed his 27-point prediction. But first, the moment of the night: less than 24 hours after winning the World Series, the Brewers brought the Commissioner's Trophy to Lambeau Field. Brandon Woodruff carried it out of the tunnel with Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick and Brice Turang, Bernie Brewer joined them, and Frelick did a Lambeau Leap.

Then the football. Tucker Kraft scored against the team he got hurt against last year. Josh Jacobs had two touchdowns and passed 10,000 career scrimmage yards. Matthew Golden dropped a t...

The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time ever, and Brick Lombardi opens up the booth for a special night for Wisconsin. Fifty-seven seasons, a seven-game heartbreak in 1982, a Game 7 in 2018, and last night the wait finally ended.

You'll hear Wait for the Thaw, a slow-build indie folk rock song about waiting out the long cold, and The Cheesehead Bump, for everybody who bumped a stranger in the street last night, plus Brick's story about a pennant that sat in a closet for eight years. Then the world premiere of Fifty-Seven Winters, a brand-new...

The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, and Cal Hutson celebrates with a Brewers and Packers special on game day.

Cal walks through how a team that was 18-16 in May became a 103-win champion: an 11-2 postseason, a sweep of the Dodgers, a bullpen with a 1.38 ERA, and never more than four runs allowed in 13 playoff games. He also covers the stars, from World Series MVP William Contreras to Jackson Chourio, Jacob Misiorowski, rookie Cooper Pratt and Jake Bauers. Then the fanalyst breaks down what the Packers can take...

It's game day at Lambeau. Carolina is in town, kickoff is seven-fifteen Central on Prime Video, and Brick Lombardi is in the booth to get you ready. This episode of Tundra FM brings three songs from the vault and the current rotation, plus a brand-new closer you won't hear anywhere else.

You'll hear Be My Couch, a mid-nineties Eurodance track about Thursday games and a couch with one bad spring. Then comes Indiana Shuffle, a blues shuffle where every verse belongs to a different voice in the Bears stadium saga. Caught Sleepin is boom-bap with a vocoder...

Fifty-seven seasons. One trophy. Big Sal goes off script for a special episode the morning after the Milwaukee Brewers beat Tampa Bay four games to one for the first World Series title in franchise history.

Sal relives the night at home: crying into a dish towel, Gigi staying up past bedtime and putting a brand-new ending on their pregame handshake, and a radio left on in the garage for Bob Uecker. He breaks down how an 18-16 team in May turned into a 103-win juggernaut: a sweep of the Dodgers, a padlock of a bullpen, William Contreras...

From the Packernet vault, originally aired May 19, 2026.

A lot happened at the NFL owner's meeting and Ryan's got all of it. Nashville officially gets Super Bowl 64 in 2030. Minnesota gets the 2028 draft, which is good news for Packer fans within driving distance. International games are expanding to 10 per season starting in 2027, with Goodell eyeing 16 eventually. Ryan's cautiously okay with the expansion until someone says Japan, at which point he's fully on board and also realizes he'll never actually go.

The Bears got a special briefing on their stadium situation, because the other 31 owners apparently need a...

Two walk-off field goals, two sick finishes, and one bill Big Sal is ready to collect at Lambeau Field. Carolina rolls into Green Bay on Thursday night, and Sal explains why this game gets decided long before anybody trots out a kicker.

Sal breaks down a Panthers team that just gave up 258 rushing yards in a 43-13 loss, is down to two healthy cornerbacks, and is missing its starting right tackle. He runs through Jordan Love's passing pace, Christian Watson's big year, a top-five defense by E P A, and the problem of a last-place Packers run...