Josh Lambo was an 11-year-old in a Chicago Bears jersey.

And oh, how he heard about it.

In January of 2002, the national champions of the 2001 NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition were introduced at halftime of a playoff game between the Steelers and Ravens. Lambo won the boys’ 10 to 11 age division. The Pittsburgh stadium announcer had a little fun with him.

“He goes, ‘Hey, you see that kid out there?’” Lambo recalled. “‘His last name is Lambo wearing a Bears jersey. How ironic is that?’ They were just kind of having a field day with it. Being from Chicago, having that last name, we’ve had some fun with it. Since I got the job here, I’ve heard it nonstop. I’m ready to go to Lambeau.”


He will Sunday. The Chargers will play the Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Lambo, the Chargers’ rookie kicker, has made nine of his first 11 field-goal attempts. One of those misses deserves an asterisk: he was short last week on a 60-yard try before halftime.

Through five weeks, Lambo largely has done his job.

He knows he must continue to prove himself. Green Bay is the next chance.

“I can’t wait to go up there and tell those cats how to spell their name right,” Lambo said.


Nuts ‘n’ Bolts

• Coach Mike McCoy spent a couple months of his rookie NFL season on the Packers’ practice squad in 1995. An undrafted quarterback from Utah, he shared a position room with Brett Favre. Mike Holmgren, Andy Reid and Steve Mariucci were among the coaches on staff. “I was always someone who took notes and wrote stuff down,” McCoy said. “A lot of the team meetings, the notes, I still have and look up every so often.”

• Cornerback Jason Verrett matched up against Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in Week 5 and largely held his own. On Sunday, wide receiver Randall Cobb may be his mark. “I think it’s going to be the same type of receiver corps we saw (with Pittsburgh),” Verrett said. “As far as the quarterback situation, it’s going to be a lot different. (Aaron Rodgers) can drop a dime in there.”