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Bryquis Perine scored 22 points and Troy Cotton hit a key 3-pointer as host Wisconsin-Green Bay beat No. 20 Wisconsin 88-84 in overtime on Wednesday night. Rahmon Fletcher added 18 points for the Phoenix (9-2), who held off a second-half surge by the Badgers and took control in overtime. Trevon Hughes scored a career-high 27 points for the Badgers (6-2) but fouled out in overtime. The game was played despite a blizzard that forced the governor to close the Wisconsin university system throughout the state.

In the days leading up to Monday night's game at Green Bay, the Ravens have been well schooled on the mystique of Lambeau Field, from Vince Lombardi to the Frozen Tundra to the devotion of the Packers' cheesehead-wearing fans. "You know what comes with Lambeau Field," linebacker Ray Lewis said. "You know the history behind it." The history that has gone unspoken - or perhaps that the Ravens want to forget - is the team's futility at NFC North stadiums. In their 14-year existence, the Ravens have never won at Green Bay, Chicago, Minnesota or Detroit, losing all six games.

1 Ravens' pass rush can't get to Aaron Rodgers. The Packers have allowed an NFL-worst 44 sacks this season, but there's no guarantee that the Ravens will take advantage of it. They haven't recorded a sack in two games. 2 Green Bay cornerback Charles Woodson changes another game. The 12-year veteran has had his hand in six takeaways (three interceptions and three forced fumbles) in Green Bay's three-game winning streak. 3 Ravens struggle in first half again. Sure, the Ravens ended their six-game stretch without scoring an offensive touchdown in the first half.

Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal with 11:28 left in overtime and the host Chicago Bears overcame frigid conditions and the Green Bay Packers for a 20-17 victory last night to stay in the running for the playoffs. Chicago's Alex Brown blocked Mason Crosby's 38-yard field-goal try with 18 seconds left to preserve a 17-17 tie and send the game into overtime. The temperature at Soldier Field was announced at 2 degrees, making it the coldest home game in Bears history since records started being kept in 1963.

Packers@Bears 8:30 p.m. [ESPN] Chicago is running after Minnesota for the NFC North lead. Green Bay is running away from the television whenever New York Jets highlights come on. When these two rivals get together, you can throw out the records. The Packers certainly would like to throw out theirs.

Chop Tang scored 16 points and had nine rebounds to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay past Morgan State, 71-54, yesterday in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla. Tang converted all six of his free throws and Green Bay made 28-for-30 from the stripe. Green Bay (2-2) also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Randy Berry and 15 points from Mike Schachtner, who connected on seven of eight free throws. Morgan State (2-4) was led by Marquise Kately, who had 14 points, and Reggie Holmes, who scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

In 1994, Kurt Warner was a warm body on the Green Bay Packers' training camp roster, buried behind quarterbacks Brett Favre, Mark Brunell and Ty Detmer on the depth chart. Fourteen years later, Warner and Favre face off in the New Jersey Meadowlands for what likely will be the final time when the Arizona Cardinals meet the New York Jets. Cut by the Packers, Warner went on to greatness with the St. Louis Rams, while Favre established NFL records for career touchdowns, interceptions and consecutive games played for Green Bay. They combined to make four Super Bowl appearances and win four Most Valuable Player awards and have since moved on to play for the Cardinals and Jets in the twilight of their careers.

Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers Time: : 7 TV: : ESPN The buzz: : The schedule makers gave fans several juicy intradivision games in Week 1, but they could not have imagined the extra intrigue as a result of the Brett Favre story. The matchup between the Vikings and the Packers in Green Bay did not need Favre or tampering accusations to be a marquee game. Minnesota is a popular pick to win the NFC North crown from archrival Green Bay, and the teams are dealing with many of the same issues.

Trading all-time great Brett Favre to the New York Jets might have Green Bay management on trial for the rest of this season as the Packers rely on untested Aaron Rodgers to reprise last year's playoff run, but Favre is hardly in the most comfortable position, either. Among the teams with which Favre's name had been associated - namely, the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jets - New York was the least-comfortable fit on a couple of levels. The Vikings and Buccaneers had coaches with whom Favre had some association, either directly or indirectly, and ran at least a variation of the West Coast offense.