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LIONS AT PACKERS - WEEK 17
ON ALL CYLINDERS
For the sixth consecutive season, the Packers find themselves in familiar
territory as one of the most productive offenses in the league.
Through Week 16, Green Bay ranks No. 5 in the NFL in total offense:
Team
Yards Per Game
1. New Orleans 457.1
2. New England 424.5
3. Philadelphia 399.7
4. Carolina 395.7
5. Green Bay 395.5
The Packers registered at least 390 yards of total offense in the first
seven games this season, the first time in franchise history they
accomplished that feat in seven straight games at any point in a season.
Green Bay is the only team in the league to post at least 315 yards
of offense in every game this season. Dating back to last season, the
Packers have registered 315-plus yards of offense in 21 of their
last 23 regular-season games.
The Packers rank No. 3 in the NFL this season with an average of
297.0 passing yards per game:
Team
Passing Yards Per Game
1. New Orleans 329.2
2. New England 316.1
3. Green Bay 297.0
4. N.Y. Giants 293.5
5. Detroit 287.5
Green Bay ranks No. 2 in the NFL in yards per play at 6.47, well
above its 5.73-yard average in 2010 that ranked No. 6 in the NFL:
Team
Yards Per Play
1. New Orleans 6.57
2. Green Bay 6.47
3. New England 6.29
4. Carolina 6.26
5. Philadelphia 6.14
The Packers are just 68 total yards shy of 6,000 for the season. A look
at the top team yardage marks in franchise history (three of the top five
have come during Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s tenure):
Season
Total Yards
1. 2004 6,357
2. 1983 6,172
3. 2009 6,065
4. 2011 5,932
5. 2007 5,931
In each of the previous five seasons under McCarthy, the offensive
play-caller, the Packers have finished in the top 10 in total offense. New
Orleans is the only other team to accomplish the feat over that span
(2006-10).
Wth an average of 358.1 yards per game, Green Bay checked in at No. 9
in the team offensive rankings in 2010.
That included the No. 5 passing offense at 257.8 yards per contest,
following up an average of 261.3 net passing yards per game in 2009.
It was the first time in franchise history that the Packers had averaged
250.0 net passing yards in back-to-back seasons.
The Packers have had only 23 three-and-outs on 165 offensive possessions
this season, a 13.9 percentage that is a marked improvement from
their 24.6 percentage last season (No. 24 in the NFL):
Team
Three-and-Out Pct.
1t. Green Bay 13.9 (23-165)
1t. New Orleans 13.9 (23-165)
3. San Diego 14.0 (23-164)
A RECORD START
For the first time in franchise annals, the Packers got off to a 13-0 start.
A look at the best starts in team history:
Season Start Record/Season Result
1. 2011 13-0 ??
2t. 1929 10-0 12-0-1, Won NFL Championship
2t. 1962 10-0 13-1, Won NFL Championship
Green Bay has set the franchise record for the most wins in the regular
season:
Season
Wins/Regular Season
1. 2011 14
2t. 1962, 1996, 1997, 2007 13
6t. 1929, 1931, 2001, 2002 12
With the 13 consecutive victories this season, the Packers posted the
longest single-season winning streak in the regular season in
team history:
Season
Consecutive Wins/Season
1. 2011 13
2t. 1929, 1962 10
4t. 1931, 1936 9
PLENTY OF 70-YARDERS
On the Packers’ opening drive of the second half at Minnesota in Week 7,
QB Aaron Rodgers connected with wide-open WR Greg Jennings for
a 79-yard TD. For Rodgers, it was his third straight game with a TD pass
of at least 70 yards.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Rodgers became just the third
quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to throw a 70-yard
TD pass in three consecutive games, joining Cowboys QB Craig Morton
(Oct. 25-Nov. 8, 1970) and Saints QB Drew Brees (Dec. 12-26, 2004).
Rodgers leads the NFL with his four passes of 70-plus yards this
season, and his 10 completions of 70-plus yards since taking over as
the starter in 2008 also lead the NFL:
Player 70-yard passes (since ’08)
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 10
2. Drew Brees, NO 8
3. Tony Romo, DAL 7
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