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Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Jonathan Butnick
VOL. XIV; NO. 27 GREEN BAY, JAN. 7, 2013 NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF
GREEN BAY (12-5) AT SAN FRANCISCO (11-4-1) WITH THE CALL
Saturday, Jan. 12  Candlestick Park  7 p.m. CST FOX Sports, now in its 19th season as an NFL network television partner,
PACKERS TO FACE 49ERS IN NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME will broadcast the game to a national audience.
Play-by-play man Joe Buck and color analyst Troy
Green Bay will travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in an NFC
Aikman will have the call from the broadcast booth
Divisional playoff contest this Saturday night at Candlestick
with Pam Oliver and Erin Andrews reporting from
Park, the third straight season that the Packers have
the sidelines.
advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs.
Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 1929,
The Packers are the lone NFC team to advance to the
heads up the 53-station Packers Radio Network, with Wayne Larrivee
divisional round each of the past three postseasons (2010-12). The last
(play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren
time Green Bay accomplished that feat was when the team did so in five
(color) calling the action. The duo enters its 14th season of broadcasts
straight seasons (1993-97).
together across the Packers Radio Network, which covers 44 markets in
Green Bay beat division-rival Minnesota, 24-10, at Lambeau Field on
six states.
Saturday night in an NFC Wild Card contest. The 10 points allowed were
the fewest given up by the Packers in a playoff game since they allowed Dial Global Sports radio will air the game across the country. Kevin
10 at San Francisco on Jan. 11, 1998. Harlan (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) will call the action
The Packers improved to 30-17 all-time in the posteason with the win, with Hub Arkush reporting from the sidelines. Scott Graham hosts
a .638 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in league history (min. five pregame and halftime shows.
games). Univision Radio will broadcast the game in Spanish to a national audi-
Saturday night will feature a matchup of two of the winningest teams ence, with Rafael Hernandez Brito (play-by-play) and Raul Striker
in postseason history. Green Bay ranks No. 3 in league history with 30 Jr. (color) calling the action.
wins, while San Francisco ranks No. 4 with 26 playoff victories.
REGULAR SEASON
This will mark the sixth time the Packers and 49ers have squared off in
the postseason. That is tied for the second most for Green Bay against Date Opponent Result Att.
one opponent behind only the Packers’ seven playoff meetings with the Sun., Sept. 9 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS. . . . . . . . . . . L, 22-30 (70,523)
Thu., Sept. 13 CHICAGO BEARS (Gold Pkg.) . . . . . . .W, 23-10 (70,543)
N.Y. Giants.
Mon., Sept. 24 at Seattle Seahawks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 12-14 (68,218)
The Packers have won four of the five previous meetings against the
Sun., Sept. 30 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS . . . . . . . . . . .W, 28-27 (70,571)
49ers in the playoffs, including two of three at Candlestick Park. Including
Sun., Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 27-30 (67,020)
playoffs, Green Bay has won 13 of its last 15 games against the 49ers.
Sun., Oct. 14 at Houston Texans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 42-24 (71,702)
The clubs last met in the postseason in an NFC Wild Card contest in the
Sun., Oct. 21 at St. Louis Rams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 30-20 (64,359)
2001 season (Jan. 13, 2002) at Lambeau Field, a 25-15 Green Bay win. Sun., Oct. 28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS . . . . . . . . .W, 24-15 (70,464)
Prior to that, the teams met in four consecutive postseasons (1 995-98). Sun., Nov. 4 ARIZONA CARDINALS (Gold Pkg.) . . .W, 31-17 (70,504)
The playoff meeting in the 2001 season was the last time the teams Sun., Nov. 11 Open Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
played where each had 11-plus wins. In that contest, both teams entered Sun., Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-20 (63,716)
the game with 12-4 records. Sun., Nov. 25 at New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 10-38 (80,365)
This will be the second meeting between the two clubs this season, with Sun., Dec. 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-14 (70,567)
Green Bay having hosted San Francisco in the season opener, a 30-22 Sun., Dec. 9 DETROIT LIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 27-20 (70,382)
Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 21-13 (62,534)
49ers win. This will be the third time in the history of the series (1996,
Sun., Dec. 23 TENNESSEE TITANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 55-7 (70,508)
1998) that the teams have met in the regular season and the postseason.
Sun., Dec. 30 at Minnesota Vikings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 34-37 (64,134)
The Packers have won three consecutive playoff games on the road,
POSTSEASON
their longest road winning streak in franchise postseason history. Green
Bay has a 3-1 road record (.750) in the playoffs under Mike McCarthy. Date Opponent Result Att.
Since the start of the 2010 postseason, Green Bay has won 14 of its last Sat., Jan. 5 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Wild Card) . . .W, 24-10 (71,548)
19 road contests, a .737 winning percentage that ranks No. 2 in the NFL
over that span behind only New England (12-4, .750). Jan. 12-13 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs
Since 2011, Green Bay ranks No. 3 in the NFL with a scoring average Jan. 20 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games
Jan. 27 ..........................AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
of 31.0 points per game. San Francisco is No. 1 in the league over that
Feb. 3 ...Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
span in scoring defense at 15.7 points per game.
PACKERS AT 49ERS – NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF
POSTSEASON SUCCESS ROLLING ON THE ROAD
The Packers have won two straight NFC North titles for the first time since Since taking over as the starter in 2008, QB Aaron Rodgers has been
2002-04, when the team captured three consecutive divisional crowns. one of the most effective signal-callers in the league away from home.
This season’s NFC North title marks the Packers’ 20th division crown in Where Rodgers ranks on the road since ’08 (min. 500 attempts):
franchise history.
With the Week 15 win at Chicago, Green Bay clinched its 28th postsea- Quarterback Passer Rating
son berth in team history and its 15th appearance in the last 20 seasons. 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 103.0
The Packers have made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and 2. Tom Brady, NE 100.3
five of the last six, the only NFC team to accomplish those feats. 3. Peyton Manning, IND/DEN 98.1
Green Bay currently ranks No. 3 in NFL history with its 28 playoff
appearances, trailing only the N.Y. Giants (31) and Dallas Cowboys (30). Quarterback TD/INT Ratio
The Packers’ 15 postseason appearances in the free-agency era (since 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 3.52 (81/23)
1993) are the most of any team in the NFL. 2. Tom Brady, NE 3.04 (70/23)
Green Bay improved to 30-17 all-time in the postseason with a win over 3. Tony Romo, DAL 2.12 (53/25)
Minnesota this past Saturday. The Packers’ .638 winning percentage in
the postseason ranks No. 1 in NFL history (min. five games): Quarterback Yards/Attempt
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 8.14
Team W-L Record Pct. 2. Philip Rivers, SD 8.04
1. Green Bay 30-17 .638 3. Tom Brady, NE 7.97
2t. Pittsburgh 33-21 .611
2t. Baltimore 11-7 .611 A look at where Rodgers’ career rating (min. 700 attempts) on the road
3. Carolina 6-4 .600 ranks in NFL history:
The Packers rank No. 3 in NFL history with the 30 playoff victories: Quarterback Career Passer Rating
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 102.3
2. Tom Brady, NE 96.5
Team Postseason Wins
3. Tony Romo, DAL 95.4
1t. Dallas, Pittsburgh 33
3. Green Bay 30
In his last 19 regular-season starts away from Lambeau Field, Rodgers
4. San Francisco 26
has completed 424 of 627 passes (67.6 percent) for 5,434 yards and 48
TDs with six INTs for a 116.1 passer rating. Rodgers has posted a
ROAD RUN 100-plus passer rating in 15 of those 19 games.
In four career postseason road starts, Rodgers has completed 94-of-135
Since the start of the 2010 postseason, the Packers have won 14 of their
passes for 1,213 yards and 10 TDs with three INTs for a 113.0 passer
last 19 road contests.
rating. That ranks No. 1 in NFL postseason history (min. 100 attempts):
Green Bay’s .737 winning percentage over that span ranks No. 2 in the
league:
Quarterback Career Playoff Passer Rating
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 113.0
Team W-L Record Pct.
2. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 107.3
1. New England 12-4 .750
3. Roger Staubach, DAL 95.5
2. Green Bay 14-5 .737
3. San Francisco 11-5 .688
STAT OF THE WEEK
Green Bay had a 4-4 record (.500) away from Lambeau Field this season. In Saturday’s 24-10 Wild Card win vs. Minnesota, FB John Kuhn
In five of seven seasons (2006-07, 2009, 2011-12) under Head Coach scored on a 3-yard run and a 9-yard reception.
Mike McCarthy, the team has finished with a mark of .500 or better For Kuhn, it marked the second time in his career that he scored
on the road. on a rushing TD and a receiving TD in a playoff game (also at Atlanta,
The Packers posted a league-best 7-1 road mark in 2011, setting a Jan. 15, 2011). He became the first player in franchise playoff
single-season franchise record for the most road victories. history to accomplish that feat.
Green Bay is 11-5 on the road over the past two regular seasons, which Kuhn also became the only current NFL player to score at least
is tied for No. 2 in the NFL: one touchdown in each of the last four postseasons (2009-12).
Kuhn joined RB Dorsey Levens (five straight, 1994-98) and WR
Team W-L Record Pct. Antonio Freeman (four straight, 1995-98) as the only Packers in team
1. New England 12-4 .750 history to score a TD in four or more consecutive postseasons.
2t. Green Bay, Cincinnati 11-5 .688 With the two scores on Saturday night, Kuhn brought his career post-
Denver, Houston, San Francisco season total to six TDs. That is tied for No. 2 in team history behind
only Freeman (12 TDs).
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POSTSEASON PROFICIENCY WHERE THEY STAND
As productive as QB Aaron Rodgers has been during the regular season A look at where some current Packers rank in the career postseason fran-
in his five years as the starter, he has also carried that over to the playoffs. chise record book:
Rodgers has posted a 110-plus passer rating in four of his seven career
postseason starts. That already ties him for fourth in league his- Player Rushing TDs
tory behind only Joe Montana (six in 23 starts), Brett Favre (five in 24 1. Edgar Bennett 5
starts) and Tom Brady (five in 22 starts). 2. Dorsey Levens 4
A look at where Rodgers ranks in NFL postseason history in several 3t. Ryan Grant, Ahman Green, Paul Hornung 3
categories (min. 150 attempts): John Kuhn, Aaron Rodgers
Quarterback Passer Rating
Player Passing Yards
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 105.4
1. Brett Favre 5,311
2. Bart Starr, GB 104.8
2. Aaron Rodgers 2,055
3. Drew Brees, SD/NO 104.2
3. Bart Starr 1,753

Quarterback Completion Pct.
Player Passing TDs
1. Drew Brees, SD/NO 67.0
1. Brett Favre 39
2. Kurt Warner, STL/ARI 66.5
2. Aaron Rodgers 16
3. Ken Anderson, CIN 66.3
3. Bart Starr 15
4. Aaron Rodgers, GB 66.0
Player 300-Yard Games
Quarterback Interception Pct.
1t. Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre 3
1. Drew Brees, SD/NO 1.02 (391/4)
3t. Bart Starr, Lynn Dickey 1
2. Bart Starr, GB 1.41 (213/3)
3. Aaron Rodgers, GB 1.58 (253/4)

Player Receptions
In Saturday’s win over Minnesota, Rodgers tied an NFL postseason 1. Donald Driver 49
record and set a franchise playoff mark by completing a pass to 2. Antonio Freeman 47
10 different receivers. 3. Robert Brooks 45
Rodgers holds both of the top single-game passing yardage marks in 4. Greg Jennings 44
postseason history with a 423-yard outing at Arizona in the 2009 post- 5. Dorsey Levens 41
season and a 366-yard effort in 2010 at Atlanta.
Player Receiving Yards
WHAT TO WATCH FOR ...
1. Antonio Freeman 748
A look at some recent statistical notes for the Packers that include this past 2. Donald Driver 675
Saturday's playoff win vs. Minnesota: 3. Robert Brooks 651
QB Aaron Rodgers has not thrown an interception in five consecutive 4. Greg Jennings 619
games and has not thrown an INT in 177 consecutive passing attempts.
Rodgers has posted a 100-plus passer rating in each of the last four Player Receiving TDs
contests. He has connected on 101 of 147 passes (68.7 percent) for 1. Antonio Freeman 10
1,272 yards and 11 TDs with zero INTs for a 120.3 passer rating over 2t. Greg Jennings, Boyd Dowler 5
that four-game span.
Over the last three games, WR Greg Jennings has 19 catches for 226
Player 100-Yard Rec. Games
yards (11.9 avg.) and three TDs.
1t. Greg Jennings 3
LB Clay Matthews has recorded at least one sack in each of the last
1t. Robert Brooks, Antonio Freeman 3
four games, registering six sacks over that span.
Green Bay has scored touchdowns on 15 of 17 (88.2 percent) red-zone
Player Interceptions
trips over the past four games. 1t. Herb Adderley, Craig Newsome, 4
The Packers have turned the ball over five times over the past six games. Eugene Robinson
Green Bay has a plus-5 turnover ratio over that span. 4t. Tramon Williams, Joe Laws 3
The Packers have averaged 30.7 points per game over their last six Tyrone Williams, Mike Prior, Sam Shields
contests.
The Packers have held their opponent to 20 points or less in nine of the Player Sacks
last 11 games. 1. Reggie White 8.0
Green Bay’s defense has limited opposing QBs to a combined 68.0 2. Clay Matthews 6.5
passer rating over its last six games (91 of 179, 1,072 yards, eight TDs, 3t. Keith McKenzie, Sean Jones 4.0
seven INTs).
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THE DOPE ON THIS The two teams met in the playoffs for a fourth straight season in 1998,
WEEK’S OPPONENT: with the 49ers winning 30-27 on QB Steve Young’s last-second TD
Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers: pass to WR Terrell Owens, marking one of San Francisco’s two wins in
All-time regular season: these teams’ last 15 contests.
30-26-1 NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
All-time postseason:
Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was the 49ers offensive coordinator
4-1
in 2005...Packers outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene played for
All-time, in San Francisco:
the 49ers in 1997...Packers quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo served
11-16-1 (includes three postseasoonn
as assistant offensive line coach/quality control for the 49ers in 2005...
meetings)
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is from Chico, Calif., and played collegiately at
Streaks: The Packers have won 13 of the last 15 (including play- Butte College in Oroville, Calif., and the University of California…Packers
offs).
RB Alex Green also played at Butte College…Packers WR Jeremy Ross
Last meeting, postseason: played at the University of California and attended high school in Elk
Jan. 13, 2002, at Lambeau Field; Packers won, 25-15 Grove, Calif. ...Packers C/G Evan Dietrich-Smith is from Salinas, Calif.
COACHES CAPSULES ...Packers CB Jarrett Bush is a native of Vacaville, Calif. ...Packers WR
James Jones is from San Jose and attended San Jose State…Packers LB
Mike McCarthy: 80-41-0, .661, (incl. 6-3 postseason); 7th NFL season
Clay Matthews’ grandfather, Clay Sr., played defensive line for the 49ers
Jim Harbaugh: 25-8-1, .750, (incl. 1-1 postseason); 2nd NFL season
for four seasons (1950, 1953-55)...49ers secondary coach Ed Donatell
Head to Head: Harbaugh 1-0
served as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2000-03…49ers head
vs. Opponent: McCarthy 3-1 vs. 49ers; Harbaugh 1-0 vs. Packers
coach Jim Harbaugh and Packers tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot were
MIKE McCARTHY…Is in seventh year as the Packers’ 14th head coach. teammates with the Chicago Bears…Harbaugh and Packers secondary-
Joined Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren as the only coaches to safeties coach Darren Perry were teammates with the San Diego
guide the Packers to a Super Bowl title with a win over Pittsburgh in Chargers in 1999...Packers DB Charles Woodson played for the Raiders
Super Bowl XLV. when Harbaugh was on the staff there as an offensive assistant in 2002-
Has led the Packers to playoff appearances in five of his seven seasons 03; Woodson was also a teammate of 49ers WR Randy Moss for one
as the helm, and the team’s four postseason berths over the past five season (2005) in Oakland…McCarthy coached with 49ers offensive line
seasons are the most by an NFC team. coach Mike Solari in Kansas City from 1997-98…Packers defensive coor-
His .661 winning percentage (including playoffs) ranks No. 3 among dinator Dom Capers and 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio coached
active NFL coaches (min. 50 games). together with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (USFL), the New Orleans
Has helped guide the Packers to top-10 finishes in scoring each of the Saints, Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans…49ers offensive coordi-
last six seasons (2007-12), one of only two NFL teams (New England) nator Greg Roman worked on Capers’ staffs in Carolina and Houston…
to do so. 49ers special teams coordinator/asst. head coach Brad Seely also worked
 Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head- on Capers’ staff in Carolina…Packers special teams coordinator Shawn
coaching job after 13 years as an NFL assistant. Slocum was 49ers LB Patrick Willis’ position coach for one season at Ole
Became the first Packers coach since Lombardi to lead the team to a Miss (2005)...Packers vice president/general counsel Ed Policy’s father,
championship game in his second season (2007). Carmen, worked in San Francisco’s front office in the 1980s and 1990s,
including a time as president and chief executive officer…49ers QB Colin
JIM HARBAUGH…Is in second year as the 49ers’ 17th head coach. Kaepernick was born in MIlwaukee...49ers QB Scott Tolzien played at
Has led the 49ers to NFC West titles each of the last two seasons, the the University of Wisconsin...49ers quarterbacks coach Geep Chryst is
team’s first division crowns since 2002. a native of Madison, Wis., and coached at Wisconsin-Platteville (1987)
San Francisco’s 13-3 record in 2011 made him just the fourth rookie and Wisconsin (1988)…49ers assistant secondary coach Greg Jackson
coach in NFL history to take a team with a losing record the previous coached on the staff at Wisconsin in 2010...Former college teammates
season to 13 wins. include Packers LB A.J. Hawk and 49ers WR Ted Ginn Jr. and S Donte
Was previously the head coach at Stanford (2007-10), where he led Whitner (Ohio State), Packers QB Graham Harrell and 49ers WR Michael
the Cardinal to its first BCS game appearance and victory in the Orange Crabtree and CB Darcel McBath (Texas Tech), Packers TE Jermichael
Bowl, in 2010. Finley and 49ers CB Tarell Brown (Texas), Packers CB Sam Shields and
 Also was the head coach at the University of San Diego (2004-06). 49ers LB Tavares Gooden (Miami), and Packers G Josh Sitton and 49ers
Began his NFL coaching career as an offensive assistant with the FB Bruce Miller (Central Florida).
Oakland Raiders (2002-03). Played QB for 15 seasons in the NFL with
LAST MEETING, POSTSEASON
the Bears, Colts, Ravens, Chargers and Panthers.
Jan. 13, 2002, at Lambeau Field; Packers won, 25-15.
THE PACKERS-49ERS SERIES
The Packers trailed the 49ers, 7-6, at the half before outscoring San
Originally dating back to 1950, the series featured two games per season Francisco, 19-8, in the second half.
from 1953-66 with the teams trading dominant stretches. QB Brett Favre connected on 22 of 29 passes (75.9 percent) for 269
San Francisco won 13 times in a span of 15 games between 1950-58, yards and two TDs with one INT for a 112.6 passer rating.
while the Packers won 10 of 11 games between 1959-64. WR Antonio Freeman caught six passes for 84 yards (14.0 avg.) and
 In more recent times, the series has been noted for its postseason a TD and RB Ahman Green rushed for 86 yards and a score on 21
clashes, including several defining moments in Packers history. Green carries (4.1 avg.).
Bay’s 27-17 triumph in the 1995 NFC Divisional playoff was considered 49ers QB Jeff Garcia completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8 percent) for 233
the breakthrough victory that established the Packers as an elite team yards and a TD with one INT.
for the next several years. The Packers also won the next two postsea- Garcia’s 14-yard TD pass to WR Tai Streets with 12 minutes remaining
son meetings, a 35-14 home victory in the 1996 NFC Divisional playoff tied the game at 15, but a 45-yard FG by Ryan Longwell and a 9-yard
en route to the Super Bowl XXXI title, and a 23-10 win at San Francisco TD run by Green with less than two minutes remaining gave Green
in the 1997 NFC Championship game. Bay the win.
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HOW THEY HAVE FARED RUN GAME COMING ON
Since the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, the Packers have After topping the 100-yard rushing mark as a team three times in the first
been the No. 3 seed in the NFC four times (1995, 2002, 2004, 2012). eight games this season, the Packers eclipsed the 100-yard mark in six of
This will be the 11th time that the Packers have played in the divisional their final eight regular-season contests.
round in their 15 playoff appearances since 1990. Green Bay has a 5-5 Green Bay averaged 122.6 yards per game on the ground over its last
(.500) record in the divisional round, including a 2-1 mark (.667) under eight regular-season games, No. 12 in the league over that span:
Head Coach Mike McCarthy.
A breakdown of the Packers’ playoff seeds, and their postseason record
Team Rushing Yards/Game (Since Week 9)
as that seed, since 1990: 1. Minnesota 196.0
2. Seattle 190.5
PLAYOFF SEED 3. Washington 172.4
No. 1 2 times (3-1) No. 4 3 times (3-3) 4. Kansas City 145.4
No. 2 2 times (3-2) No. 5 2 times (0-2)
5. Carolina 143.0
No. 3 4 times (3-3) No. 6 2 times (5-1)
6. San Francisco 142.8
7. Baltimore 130.2
THE WINS KEEP COMING 8. Buffalo 129.4
9. N.Y. Jets 127.3
With a win in Week 15 at Chicago, Green Bay posted its fourth straight
10. Houston 126.3
10-win season, tying a franchise record (1929-32, 1995-98, 2001-04).
11. New England 123.4
A win against Tennessee in Week 16 brought the Packers’ win total over
12. Green Bay 122.6
the past four seasons to 47, which ranks second in franchise history:
Green Bay averaged 90.1 yards per game on the ground in the opening
Seasons Regular-Season Wins
eight contests this season (No. 26 in the NFL).
1. 1995-98 48
The Packers averaged 29.8 rushing attempts per game since Week 9,
2. 2009-12 47
No. 12 in the league over that span. In its opening eight games, Green
3. 1994-97 46
Bay averaged 24.4 attempts per game (No. 23 in the NFL).
Green Bay had seven different players rush for 125-plus yards on the
Green Bay and New England are the only two teams in the league to win
season, tied for the most in a season by the Packers (1944) since rush-
at least 10 regular-season games each of the last four seasons.
ing yards began to be tracked in 1933.
A look at the top regular-season win totals in the league from 2009-12:
Since Mike McCarthy took over as head coach in 2006, the Packers
have a 56-10 record (.848) in the regular season when they have 25 or
Team Regular-Season Wins
more rushing attempts in a game.
1. New England 49
2. Green Bay 47
SHORING UP THE SCORING DEFENSE
3. Atlanta 45
In eight of their last 10 games, and nine of their last 11 including Saturday’s
playoff win, the Packers have held their opponent to 20 points or less.
TIGHTENING UP That stretch of strong play in that area helped propel Green Bay to a No.
Green Bay’s pass defense made noticeable strides in 2012, with the team 11 ranking in scoring defense this season:
finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the NFL (218.3 ypg).
That was more than an 81-yard improvement from Green Bay’s average Team Points Allowed (2012)
in 2011, when the Packers allowed a league-high 299.8 yards per game. 1. Seattle 245 (15.3)
2. San Francisco 273 (17.1)
Green Bay limited its opposition to less than 120 net passing yards in
3. Chicago 277 (17.3)
five games this season. That ranked No. 1 in the league:
4. Denver 289 (18.1)
Team Games/<120 Net Passing Yards 5. Atlanta 299 (18.7)
1. Green Bay 5 6. Pittsburgh 314 (19.6)
2t. San Francisco, Seattle 4 7. Miami 317 (19.8)
4. Chicago 3 8. Cincinnati 320 (20.0)
9t. Houston 331 (20.7)
A look at the Packers’ best single-season marks since the league went 9t. New England 331 (20.7)
to a 16-game format in 1978: 11. Green Bay 336 (21.0)
Season Games/<120 Net Passing Yards Since defensive coordinator Dom Capers took over the defense in
1. 1978 6 2009, the Packers have now finished in the top 11 in the league in scor-
2t. 1979, 1988, 2012 5 ing defense in three of four seasons. Green Bay ranked No. 7 in the NFL
5. 2005 4 in 2009 (18.6 ppg) and No. 2 in the league in 2010 (15.0 ppg).
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SACKING PACK DIVISIONAL DRIVE
The Packers finished in the top five in the league this season in both sacks Green Bay’s loss at Minnesota in the regular-season finale snapped the
and sack yardage, the second time they have done so in the last three Packers’ 12-game winning streak in regular-season NFC North games,
seasons (also 2010): which was the longest divisional winning streak in team history since the
league went to a divisional format in 1967:
Team Sacks (2012)
1t. Denver, St. Louis 52
Seasons Divisional Winning Streak
3. Cincinnati 51
1. 2010-2012 12
4. Green Bay 47
2t. 1996-97, 2001-02 8
5t. Houston, Minnesota 44
4. 1997-98 7
The Packers' 12-game divisional winning streak was tied for the longest
Team Sack Yardage (2012)
by an NFL team since realignment in 2002:
1. Denver 364
2. Cincinnati 341
3. St. Louis 325 Team Divisional Winning Streak
4. Green Bay 309 1t. Green Bay, 2010-12 12
5. Chicago 289 1t. Indianapolis, 2004-06 12
1t. Baltimore, 2010-12 12
Green Bay's sack total this season is tied for No. 5 in franchise history
Green Bay finished with a 5-1 record in the division this season, its
(since team sacks began to be recorded in 1963):
seventh consecutive season (2006-12) with a winning record in the NFC
North. The Packers and the Patriots were the only teams in the league to
Season Sacks have a winning record in their division in each of the last seven seasons.
1. 2001 52
Green Bay went 6-0 in NFC North games in 2011, the first time that the
2. 1998 50
Packers had posted an undefeated record in their division since the NFL
3t. 1978, 1985 48
went to a divisional format in 1967. Green Bay became the first team to
5t. 1966, 2010, 2012 47
sweep the NFC North/Central since the 1987 Chicago Bears (7-0).
The Packers have a 32-10 (.762) regular-season record against NFC
The Packers had 15 different players register at least one full sack this North opponents under Head Coach Mike McCarthy (since 2006):
season, No. 2 in the NFL this season behind only the Browns:
Team W-L Record Pct.
Team Players With A Sack 1. New England 34-8 .810
1. Cleveland 16 2. Green Bay 32-10 .762
2. Green Bay 15 3. San Diego 30-12 .714
3t. Cincinnati, St. Louis 13
The Packers have won 18 of 21 NFC North games at home under
McCarthy:
With the 15 players, the Packers tied the top single-season mark in
franchise history:
Team W-L Record Pct.
1t. Green Bay 18-3 .857
Season Packers With A Sack
1t. New England 18-3 .850
1t. 1987, 2012 15
3t. 2003, 2009, 2010 14 3. Indianapolis 17-4 .810
From 2010-12, the Packers registered 123 sacks, which was tied for PLAYOFF CAPTAINS
No. 4 in the league over that span: As per team tradition, the Packers alternated game captains each week
during the regular season. For the postseason, the team elected captains.
Team Sacks (Since 2010) This season’s playoff captains are QB Aaron Rodgers and WR
1. St. Louis 134 James Jones for the offense, LB Clay Matthews and DB Charles
2. N.Y. Giants 127 Woodson for the defense, and CB Jarrett Bush and LB Jamari
3. Minnesota 125 Lattimore for special teams.
4t. Green Bay 123 It marks the fourth straight year (2009-12) that Rodgers and Woodson
4t. Cincinnati 123 have been voted playoff captains and the third straight (2010-12) for
Bush. Jones, Lattimore and Matthews are all first-time selections.
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PRODUCTION APLENTY INSIDE THE 20 AT THE HELM
The Packers once again had an efficient season in the red zone, scoring Having led Green Bay to the playoffs in five of his seven seasons as head
touchdowns on 32 of 47 opportunities in the regular season. coach, Mike McCarthy is joined by Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren
Green Bay ranked No. 3 in the NFL in both TD percentage (68.1) and as the only coaches to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl win with a victory
points per red-zone trip (5.30) this season: over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
McCarthy joined Pittsburgh’s Bill Cowher (2005) as the only Super Bowl-
winning coaches to lead their respective teams to three road wins as the
Team Red-Zone TD Efficiency
No. 6 seed in the postseason en route to a world title.
1. New England 70.0 (49-70)
Including playoffs, McCarthy has an 80-41 record since taking over
2. New Orleans 68.4 (39-57)
as head coach in 2006, a .661 winning percentage that ranks No. 3
3. Green Bay 68.1 (32-47)
among current NFL head coaches (minimum 50 games):
4. Washington 60.4 (32-53)
5. Detroit 60.0 (33-55)
Coach Winning Pct.
1. Mike Smith, ATL .675 (56-27)
Team Red-Zone Point Avg.
2. John Harbaugh, BAL .663 (59-30)
1. New England 5.61
3. Mike McCarthy, GB .661 (80-41)
2. New Orleans 5.47
4t. Bill Belichick, CLE/NE .654 (204-108)
3. Green Bay 5.30
4t. Mike Tomlin, PIT .654 (68-36)
4. Houston 5.09
5. Seattle 5.07
McCarthy’s .667 winning percentage in the playoffs (6-3) ranks No. 2 in
franchise history:
According to STATS LLC, this was the Packers' best red-zone season
since 1995. Since 1995, four of the top six season marks have come
Coach Playoff Winning Pct.
under Head Coach Mike McCarthy's direction:
1. Vince Lombardi, 1959-67 .900 (9-1)
2. Mike McCarthy, 2006-12 .667 (6-3)
Season Red-Zone TD Efficiency 3. Mike Holmgren, 1992-98 .643 (9-5)
1. 2012 68.09 (40-60)
2. 1995 66.67 (40-60)
With 80 overall wins, McCarthy ranks No. 4 in team history:
3. 2004 65.38 (34-52)
4. 2011 65.15 (43-66)
5. 2008 60.42 (29-48) Coach Overall Wins
6. 2010 60.38 (32-53) 1. Curly Lambeau, 1921-49 212
2. Vince Lombardi, 1959-67 98
3. Mike Holmgren, 1992-98 84
Including this past Saturday's playoff game against the Vikings, Green
4. Mike McCarthy, 2006-12 80
Bay has scored touchdowns on 15 of 17 trips (88.2 percent) inside the
5. Mike Sherman, 2000-05 59
red zone over the past four games.
In 2011, the Packers ranked No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL
in red-zone efficiency: McCarthy won his 75th career game (including playoffs) at Detroit in
Week 11, tying Kansas City’s Andy Reid for the fastest to 75 wins among
active NFL head coaches. It is the third fastest in team history:
Team Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. N.Y. Jets 65.5 (36-55)
Coach Games Needed For 75 Wins
2. New England 65.3 (47-72)
1t. Mike McCarthy, GB 114
3. Green Bay 65.2 (43-66)
1t. Andy Reid, PHI/KC 114
3. Mike Shanahan, OAK/DEN/WAS 119
This season marked the fifth straight top-10 finish in the category for the
4. Tom Coughlin, JAX/NYG 140
Packers. In 2010, Green Bay checked in at No. 6 in the NFL at 60.4. The
team finished No. 9 in 2009 (54.8) and No. 6 in 2008 (60.4).
Green Bay is the only team in the NFL to finish in the top 10 in red-zone Coach Games Needed For 75 Wins
1. Vince Lombardi 102
efficiency each year from 2008-12.
2. Mike Holmgren 111
A look at the top red-zone percentages in the league since 2008:
3. Mike McCarthy 114
4. Curly Lambeau 117
Team Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. Green Bay 61.6 (170-276)
McCarthy has guided the Packers to four seasons with 11-plus wins
2. Indianapolis 60.9 (148-243)
(2007, 2009, 2011-12). That is tied with Lombardi (1961-63, 1966) and
3. Detroit 60.0 (135-225)
Holmgren (1995-98) for the most in franchise history.
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PROLIFIC PACKERS KEEPING THEM OUT
Over the past three seasons, Green Bay has been one of the most produc- Since defensive coordinator Dom Capers joined the staff in 2009, the
tive offenses in the NFL. Packers have been one of the best defenses in the league when it comes
A glance at where the Packers rank in several offensive categories since to points and touchdowns allowed.
2010: The Packers rank No. 4 in the league in both scoring defense and
overall touchdowns allowed since 2009:
Team Points Per Game
1. New England 33.1 Team Points Allowed Per Game
2. New Orleans 29.0 1. Pittsburgh 17.1
3. Green Bay 28.8 2. San Francisco 17.6
3. Baltimore 17.8
4. Green Bay 19.3
Team 30-Point Games
5. Atlanta 19.7
1. New England 33
2. New Orleans 23
3. Green Bay 21
Team Overall TDs Allowed
1. Baltimore 113
Team 40-Point Games 2. Pittsburgh 115
1t. Green Bay 10 3. San Francisco 117
1t. New England 10 4. Green Bay 138
3. New Orleans 7 5. Chicago 140
Team Total Touchdowns Green Bay’s defense has been particularly stingy when it comes to rush-
1. New England 193 ing TDs given up, ranking No. 3 in the NFL in that category since ’09:
2. Green Bay 169
3. New Orleans 168 Team Rushing TDs Allowed
1. Pittsburgh 28
Team Passing Touchdowns 2. San Francisco 31
1t. Green Bay 122 3. Green Bay 33
1t. New Orleans 122 4. Minnesota 35
3. New England 110 5. Baltimore 38
Team Net Yards Per Game The Packers allowed an average of 21.0 points per game this season,
1. New Orleans 416.8 which ranked No. 11 in the league.
2. New England 406.5 The Packers allowed 101 touchdowns from 2009-11, the fewest
3. Detroit 381.3 allowed by the team over a three-year span since Green Bay
4. Philadelphia 380.9 gave up 99 touchdowns from 2001-03.
5. Houston 376.9 Last season, the Packers ranked No. 19 in the league in scoring defense
6. Green Bay 374.2 at 22.4 points per game.
That came on the heels of a 2010 Super Bowl campaign that saw Green
Team Net Passing Yards/Game Bay finish No. 2 in the NFL at 15.0 points per game, the team’s best
1. New Orleans 308.0 scoring-defense mark since its Super Bowl title team of 1996 (13.1 ppg.).
2. New England 283.2 It was the second consecutive top-10 finish in scoring defense for the
3. Detroit 282.3 Packers after they ranked No. 7 in the league in 2009 at 18.6 ppg.
4. Green Bay 272.9 Green Bay is 52-9 (.852) under Head Coach Mike McCarthy when it
allows 20 or fewer points and 70-18 (.795) when it allows less than 30
A look at Green Bay’s regular-season record since 2006 by point total: points. A look at the Packers’ regular-season record since 2006 by
points allowed:
Points Scored GB Record Since 2006
30-plus 43-3 (.935) Points Allowed GB Record Since 2006
21-29 23-15 (.605) 10 or less 20-1 (.952)
11-20 5-12 (.294) 11-20 32-8 (.800)
10 or less 3-8 (.273) 21-29 18-9 (.667)
30-plus 4-20 (.167)
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JONES JOINS SELECT COMPANY JENNINGS FLASHES HOT HANDS
WR James Jones led the league with 14 touchdown catches this sea- Two-time Pro Bowl WR Greg Jennings was limited to just eight games
son, becoming the first Packer to lead the NFL in TD catches in a season this season due to a groin/abdomen injury, but he has caught 19 passes
since WR Sterling Sharpe did so with a franchise-record 18 in 1994. for 226 yards (11.9 avg.) and three TDs over the last three games.
A look at the top receiving-TD totals in the league this season: With a TD catch in Week 16 vs. Tennessee, Jennings moved into the top
five in franchise history for TD receptions:
Player Receiving TDs
Player TD Catches
1. James Jones, GB 14 1. Don Hutson, 1935-45 99
2. Eric Decker, DEN 13 2. Sterling Sharpe, 1988-94 65
3. Dez Bryant, DAL 12 3. Donald Driver, 1999-2012 61
4t. A.J. Green, CIN 11 4. Antonio Freeman, 1995-2001, 2003 57
4t. Rob Gronkowski, NE 11 5. Greg Jennings, 2006-12 53
4t. Brandon Marshall, CHI 11
Through 13 games last season, Jennings led the team in receptions (67)
Jones’ season total is tied for No. 4 in franchise history: and ranked No. 2 in receiving yards (949) and TD catches (nine). Despite
missing the final three regular-season games in 2011, Jennings was
Player Receiving TDs selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season.
1. Sterling Sharpe, 1994 18 In Week 12 at Detroit last season, Jennings went over the 6,000-yard
2. Don Hutson, 1942 17 receiving mark for his career in his 86th game in a Green Bay uniform,
3. Jordy Nelson, 2011 15 which tied him for the second fewest games needed to reach 6,000
4t. Antonio Freeman, 1998 14 receiving yards in franchise history:
4t. James Jones, 2012 14
Player Games To Reach 6,000
Since Week 16 last season, Jones has caught 16 TD passes, the most in 1. Sterling Sharpe, 1988-94 84
the league over that span: 2t. Greg Jennings, 2006-12 86
2t. James Lofton, 1978-86 86
Player Receiving TDs
Jennings ranks in the top 10 in franchise history in receptions (7th, 425),
1. James Jones, GB 16
receiving yards (7th, 6,537), 100-yard receiving games (4th, 23) and
2t. Marques Colston, NO; Eric Decker, DEN; 13
touchdown catches (5th, 53).
Rob Gronkowski, NE; Julio Jones, ATL
Jennings is one of only five receivers in team history to post three con-
secutive 1,000-yard seasons (2008-10) and one of four to catch 12-plus
In Green Bay’s Week 6 win at Houston, Jones caught two TD passes
TD passes in two different seasons (2007, 2010).
for the third consecutive game. By doing so, he joined WR Don Hutson Jennings leads all active NFL players with four touchdown catches of
(Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 1943) as the only two players in franchise his- 80-plus yards during his career.
tory to catch two TD passes in three straight games, according to the A look at where some of Jennings’ numbers since 2007 stack up
Elias Sports Bureau. against active NFL players:
Jones’ seven TD catches through the first six games this season were the
most by a Packer in the opening six games since WR Billy Howton caught Player 25-Yard Catches
eight TD passes in the first six games in 1956. 1. Calvin Johnson, DET 76
A glance at the top receiving TD totals in franchise history through the 2. Steve Smith, CAR 68
opening six games of the season: 3. Roddy White, ATL 66
4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 62
5t. Greg Jennings, GB; two others 59
Player Receiving TDs
1. Don Hutson, 1942 10 Player TD Catches
2t. Don Hutson, 1945 8 1. Randy Moss, NE/MIN/TEN/SF 55
2t. Billy Howton, 1956 8 2. Calvin Johnson, DET 54
4t. James Jones, 2012 7 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 53
4t. Don Hutson, 1936 7 4t. Greg Jennings, GB 50
4t. Bob Mann, 1951 7 4t. Marques Colston, NO 50
4t. Max McGee, 1954 7
Player Receiving Avg.*
1. Vincent Jackson, SD/TB 17.9
Jones has caught five or more TD passes each of the past four seasons
2. Calvin Johnson, DET 16.1
(2009-12), the first Packer to do so since WR Antonio Freeman accom-
3. Greg Jennings, GB 15.5
plished that feat in six consecutive seasons (1996-2001).
* min. 300 receptions
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