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was the first time in his career that he carried the ball 30-
or-more times in a game…Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 19):
Posted 105 yards on 31 carries, giving him back-to-back
games with 30-plus carries as he became only the second
player in team history to do so (Levens, 1997). Scored first
TD of the season on an 11-yard run off left tackle in the
second quarter…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16): Rushed for
a season-high 145 yards on 25 carries for a season-high
5.8 avg. (min. 20 attempts).
Posted 35-yard run on his
second carry of the game,
his second-longest rush of
the season. Also had runs of
18 and 22 yards to give him
three carries of 15-plus yards
for the first time on the season…Vs.
Carolina (Nov.
30): Rushed for 39 yards on
12 carries before leaving the
game in the second quarter
with a sprained right thumb,
and did not return…Vs.
Houston (Dec. 7): Picked
up 104 yards on 19 carries,
and scored on a 6-yard run off
right tackle early in the fourth
quarter…At Jacksonville
(Dec. 14): Surpassed 1,000-
yard mark on the season for
the first time in his career on
a 4-yard run in the second
quarter down to the Jacksonville 7. Finished game with 56
yards on 21 carries, and matched season high with three
catches for a season-best 32 yards…Vs. Detroit (Dec.
28): Posted 106 yards on 19 carries, including two runs
of 20-plus yards. Along with Wynn (106), became only the
second Packers running-back tandem since 1985 to each
rush for 100 yards in the same game.
2007
Spent training camp and preseason with New
York Giants and was acquired in a trade following
training camp...Played in 15 of 16 regular-season games
with seven starts, and started both playoff contests…Posted
five 100-yard games and led team with 188 attempts
for 956 yards and six touchdowns; also had 30 catches for
145 yards…Established postseason team records for rushing
yards (201) and rushing touchdowns (3) vs. Seattle in
the Divisional round (Jan. 12)…Since his insertion into the
lineup in Week 8 at Denver, which came when Wynn left in
second quarter with a shoulder injury, totaled 929 rushing
yards; only San Diego’s Tomlinson (947) had more rushing
yards over season’s final 10 weeks…Had 11 rushes of 20
yards-or-more in the regular season. No running back in
the NFL averaged more 20-yard-plus runs per carry than
Grant (every 17.1 attempts); Minnesota’s Peterson, ranked
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No. 2, had one every 18.3 carries…Finished the regular
season with a rushing TD in six straight games, tied for the
second-longest streak in team history (Terdell Middleton,
1978) and one behind the franchise mark (Paul Hornung, 7,
1960)…At New York Giants (Sept. 16): Saw his first
action as a Packer playing against his former team, playing
on special teams and sparingly on offense. In the second
quarter, caught a short screen pass — his first catch with
Green Bay — and turned it
into a 21-yard gain, spinning
past a defender and sprinting
up the left sideline…At
Denver (Oct. 29): Became
the Packers’ first 100-yard
rusher of ’07 as he picked
up 104 yards on 22 carries
despite not getting his first
carry until the second quarter;
took over as Green Bay’s
primary RB when Wynn left
with a shoulder injury. Declared
the starter by Head
Coach Mike McCarthy after
the game…At Kansas
City (Nov. 4): Earned his
first career start, rushing for
55 yards on 19 carries, and
never relinquished the job…
Vs. Minnesota (Nov.
11): Won ‘FedEx Ground
NFL Player of the Week’ for
his performance against the Vikings as he rushed for 119
yards, plus his first career touchdown, on 19 carries. On
Green Bay’s opening drive, took a toss right and scored a
30-yard TD, spinning out of an arm tackle on the second
level…At Detroit (Nov. 22): Ran 15 times for 101 yards
and one touchdown; finished second on the team with six
catches for 31 yards…At Dallas (Nov. 29): Rushed 14
times for 94 yards and two touchdowns, the first multiple-
TD game of his career. In the first quarter, found a small
opening off right guard and sprinted for a 62-yard touchdown.
Added a 1-yard plunge in the third, narrowing Dallas’
lead to 27-24…Vs. Oakland (Dec. 9): Set career highs
with 29 carries and 156 yards, adding a touchdown; named
‘FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.’…At Chicago
(Dec. 23): Picked up 100 yards and one touchdown on
14 carries. In the second quarter, went off right tackle for
a career-long 66-yard TD, the Packers’ only score of the
contest…Vs. Seattle (Jan. 12): After losing fumbles on
the Packers’ first two drives, rebounded to rush for 201
yards and three TDs, on 27 carries in Divisional playoff.
His 201 rushing yards set a franchise postseason record
and ranked seventh on the all-time NFL postseason list.
His three rushing scores also established a new franchise
playoff record and tied him for second in NFL single-game
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2008 REVIEW HISTORY
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hitting The 1,200-YARD mark
u Thanks to a 106-yard effort in the season finale, Ryan Grant became just the fourth running back in franchise history to top the
1,200-yard mark in a single season.
u Grant’s 2008 totals in carries (312, fifth) and rushing yards (1,203, ninth) both ranked in the top 10 in the NFL.
u A look at where Grant’s 2008 season ranks among the most productive in team history:
Player Yards Season
Ahman Green 1,883 2003
Jim Taylor 1,474 1962
Dorsey Levens 1,435 1997
Ahman Green 1,387 2001
Jim Taylor 1,307 1961
Ahman Green 1,240 2002
Ryan Grant 1,203 2008
Ahman Green 1,175 2000
Jim Taylor 1,169 1964
Ahman Green 1,163 2004
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