GREEN BAY, Wis. – Tempers boiled over before kickoff at Lambeau Field as Texans Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs and Green Bay Packers standout cornerback Jaire Alexander renewed their heated and longtime rivalry.
This isn’t the first skirmish between Diggs and Alexander. Their history of bad blood dates all the way back to Diggs’ time with the Minnesota Vikings, continued to his stint with the Buffalo Bills and, now, it got testy again Sunday.
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Diggs and the Packers got into it before the game started and words were exchanged before cooler heads prevailed.
Diggs and Alexander famously had an exchange in the tunnel that continued on the field during a matchup between the Packers and Bills.
Diggs caught six passes for 108 yards and a touchdown two years ago in that game and has scored in eight consecutive games against Green Bay. Following that game, Diggs emphasized that he “finished it” after the flareup.
Before this game, Diggs didn’t add fuel to the fire between himself and Alexander. Diggs and Alexander have faced each other five times previously. In those games, Alexander has one interception and six passes defensed. Diggs has piled up 44 catches for 419 yards and six touchdowns.
“I could say, ‘Yeah,’ but it’s no different approach than any other week,” Diggs said. “I’m not going out there trying to prove nothing that I ain’t trying to prove each and every other week, every play, every day, try to earn it during the week in practice. I don’t really get into all that extra (stuff).”
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
