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VIKINGS AT PACKERS – NFC WILD CARD<br />
THE PRODUCTION CONTINUES<br />
DB Charles Woodson will be looking to return to action soon after missing<br />
the last nine games due to a broken collarbone suffered at St. Louis in Week 7.<br />
Woodson is tied for No. 4 in franchise history in interceptions, having<br />
posted 38 INTs in six-plus seasons with Green Bay:<br />
Player<br />
Interceptions<br />
1. Bobby Dillon, 1952-59 58<br />
2. Willie Wood, 1960-71 48<br />
3. Herb Adderley, 1961-69 39<br />
4t. Charles Woodson, 2006-12 38<br />
4t. LeRoy Butler, 1990-2001 38<br />
Woodson was tied for the <strong>NFL</strong> lead with seven INTs in 2011, his fourth<br />
season with seven-plus INTs as a Packer. He joined Bobby Dillon as the<br />
only players in franchise history to ac<strong>com</strong>plish that feat and is the only<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> player to have four seven-plus INT seasons since 2006.<br />
In the Week 7 win at Minnesota last season, he intercepted QB Christian<br />
Ponder two times on the afternoon, Woodson's sixth multi-INT game in<br />
a Green Bay uniform.<br />
Player<br />
Multi-INT Games<br />
1. Bobby Dillon, 1952-59 12<br />
2. Don Hutson, 1935-45 8<br />
3. Herb Adderley, 1961-69 7<br />
4t. Charles Woodson, 2006-12 6<br />
4t. LeRoy Butler, 1990-2001 6<br />
In the Week 4 win over Denver in 2011, Woodson picked off QB Kyle<br />
Orton and returned the interception 30 yards for a TD, his 11th career INT<br />
return for a TD to move into a tie for the No. 2 spot in <strong>NFL</strong> history:<br />
Player<br />
Interception TDs<br />
1. Rod Woodson, 1987-2003 12<br />
2t. Charles Woodson, 1998-2012 11<br />
2t. Darren Sharper, 1997-2010 11<br />
<strong>The</strong> INT for a score against Denver gave Woodson 12 defensive scores<br />
for his career, which ties him for No. 3 in <strong>NFL</strong> annals:<br />
Player<br />
Defensive TDs<br />
1t. Rod Woodson, 1987-2003 13 (12 INT, 1 FR)<br />
1t. Darren Sharper, 1997-2010 13 (11 INT, 2 FR)<br />
3t. Charles Woodson, 1998-2012 12 (11 INT, 1 FR)<br />
3t. Aeneas Williams, 1991-2004 12 (9 INT, 3 FR)<br />
Woodson returned an INT for a touchdown in six straight seasons<br />
(2006-11), be<strong>com</strong>ing the first player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to do so. No<br />
other <strong>NFL</strong> player has ac<strong>com</strong>plished the feat in more than four consecutive<br />
seasons.<br />
Woodson’s nine interceptions for TDs from 2006-11 ranked No. 1 in the<br />
league over that span, more than double the total of the nine players that<br />
tied for the No. 2 spot with four each.<br />
Woodson’s nine interception TDs over six seasons (2006-11) were tied<br />
for the most by a player over a six-year period in <strong>NFL</strong> history, matching<br />
the mark of Houston Oilers safety Ken Houston (1967-72).<br />
With his first INT for a TD <strong>com</strong>ing in his rookie season of 1998, the<br />
time from Woodson’s first INT-TD to his most recent spans 14 seasons<br />
(1998-2011). That ranks tied for No. 3 in <strong>NFL</strong> history behind only Rod<br />
Woodson (1987-2002) and Deion Sanders (1990-2004), according to<br />
the Elias Sports Bureau.<br />
His INT return for a score against the Broncos was his ninth career with<br />
the Packers, further extending his franchise record. Adderley ranks No.<br />
2 in team annals (seven, 1961-69).<br />
It was also Woodson’s 10th defensive TD (nine INTs, one fumble return)<br />
in a Green Bay uniform, which further extended his franchise mark.<br />
He led the Packers with a career-high five forced fumbles in 2010. He<br />
was the only defensive back in the <strong>NFL</strong> to register four or more<br />
forced fumbles each season in 2009 and 2010.<br />
A look at where Woodson ranks in career forced fumbles among active<br />
defensive backs (according to STATS LLC):<br />
Defensive Back<br />
Forced Fumbles<br />
1. Charles Tillman, CHI 38<br />
2. Charles Woodson, GB 29<br />
3. Nate Clements, CIN 23<br />
Woodson achieved the highest individual honor bestowed upon a defensive<br />
player, taking home <strong>The</strong> Associated Press Defensive Player of the<br />
Year award in 2009.<br />
In 2009, Woodson became the fourth player in <strong>NFL</strong> history since sacks<br />
became an official statistic to record at least nine interceptions and two<br />
sacks in a single season.<br />
Woodson registered two sacks in 2011, his fourth straight season with<br />
two-plus sacks. He was the first defensive back in franchise history<br />
(since 1982) to ac<strong>com</strong>plish that feat.<br />
A look at where Woodson ranks in several categories since 2008:<br />
Player<br />
Interceptions<br />
1. Asante Samuel, PHI/ATL 28<br />
2. Ed Reed, BAL 27<br />
3. Charles Woodson, GB 26<br />
Player<br />
Interception TDs<br />
1t. Charles Woodson, GB 7<br />
1t. Charles Tillman, CHI 7<br />
3t. Six players 4<br />
Player<br />
INT Return Yards<br />
1. Ed Reed, BAL 661<br />
2. Charles Woodson, GB 459<br />
3. Asante Samuel, PHI/ATL 414<br />
Defensive Back<br />
Sacks<br />
1. Roman Harper, NO 12.0<br />
2. Charles Woodson, GB 10.5<br />
3. Adrian Wilson, ARI 9.5<br />
Defensive Back<br />
Forced Fumbles<br />
1. Charles Tillman, CHI 27<br />
2t. Charles Woodson, GB 12<br />
2t. Quintin Mikell, PHI/STL 12<br />
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