In Bill Bender's NFL Week 8 picks for Sporting News, the Packers spoil Aaron Rodgers return with the Steelers while Lamar Jackson injects much-needed life into the Ravens in his expected return from injury.

The history between the Packers and Bengals is a wild one, featuring overtime thrillers, close and crushing losses and the beginning of the Brett Favre era in Green Bay. What could be in store Sunday when Joe Flacco -- who faced the Packers earlier this season but was traded to the Bengals on Tuesday -- starts for Cincinnati at Lambeau Field?

Brett Favre will return to Lambeau Field in 2015 to be inducted into the Green Bay Packers' hall of fame and have his No. 4 jersey retired by the team. The record-setting quarterback announced his plans Monday on his official website, saying he is "truly ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are planning to hold Brett Favre's number retirement ceremony on Thanksgiving night, a source confirmed. The Packers will host the Chicago Bears in a prime-time game on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26). A source said ...

CANTON, Ohio -- With his late father foremost on his mind and his wife, Deanna, as his presenter, Brett Favre cemented his place in football history on Saturday night. Wearing Hall of Fame gold jacket No. 298, Favre became the 25th quarterback immortalized ...