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VIKINGS AT PACKERS – NFC WILD CARD
PRODUCTION APLENTY INSIDE THE 20
The Packers once again had an efficient season in the red zone, scoring
touchdowns on 32 of 47 opportunities.
Green Bay ranked No. 3 in the NFL in both TD percentage (68.1) and
points per red-zone trip (5.30) this season:
Team
Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. New England 70.0 (49-70)
2. New Orleans 68.4 (39-57)
3. Green Bay 68.1 (32-47)
4. Washington 60.4 (32-53)
5. Detroit 60.0 (33-55)
Team
Red-Zone Point Avg.
1. New England 5.61
2. New Orleans 5.47
3. Green Bay 5.30
4. Houston 5.09
5. Seattle 5.07
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
under Head Coach Mike McCarthy's direction:
Season
Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. 2012 68.09 (40-60)
2. 1995 66.67 (40-60)
3. 2004 65.38 (34-52)
4. 2011 65.15 (43-66)
5. 2008 60.42 (29-48)
6. 2010 60.38 (32-53)
In 2011, the Packers ranked No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL
in red-zone efficiency:
Team
Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. N.Y. Jets 65.5 (36-55)
2. New England 65.3 (47-72)
3. Green Bay 65.2 (43-66)
This season marked the fifth straight top-10 finish in the category for the
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
efficiency each year from 2008-12.
A look at the top red-zone percentages in the league since 2008:
Team
Red-Zone TD Efficiency
1. Green Bay 61.6 (170-276)
2. Indianapolis 60.9 (148-243)
3. Detroit 60.0 (135-225)
AT THE HELM
Having led Green Bay to the playoffs in five of his seven seasons as head
coach, Mike McCarthy is joined by Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren
as the only coaches to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl win with a victory
over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
McCarthy led the Packers to a Super Bowl win in his fifth season in
Green Bay (2010), the same point that Holmgren led the Packers for the
first time to the NFL title game in 1996.
McCarthy joined Pittsburgh’s Bill Cowher (2005) as the only Super Bowlwinning
coaches to lead their respective teams to three road wins as the
No. 6 seed in the postseason en route to a world title.
The Packers’ 21-14 win at Chicago in the 2010 season was their second
NFC Championship Game appearance in four seasons, the only team in
the conference to do so over that span.
Including playoffs, McCarthy has a 79-41 record since taking over
as head coach in 2006, a .658 winning percentage that ranks No. 3
among current NFL head coaches (minimum 50 games):
Coach
Winning Pct.
1. Mike Smith, ATL .675 (56-27)
2. John Harbaugh, BAL .659 (58-30)
3. Mike McCarthy, GB .658 (79-41)
4t. Bill Belichick, CLE/NE .654 (204-108)
4t. Mike Tomlin, PIT .654 (68-36)
McCarthy’s .625 winning percentage in the playoffs (5-3) ranks No. 3 in
franchise history behind only the legendary Lombardi (9-1, .900) and
Holmgren (9-5, .643). With the five postseason wins, McCarthy trails
only Lombardi and Holmgren (nine each) for the most in Packers annals.
With 79 overall wins, McCarthy ranks No. 4 in team history:
Coach
Overall Wins
1. Curly Lambeau, 1921-49 212
2. Vince Lombardi, 1959-67 98
3. Mike Holmgren, 1992-98 84
4. Mike McCarthy, 2006-12 79
5. Mike Sherman, 2000-05 59
McCarthy won his 75th career game (including playoffs) at Detroit
in Week 11, tying Philadelphia’s Andy Reid for the fastest to 75 wins
among active NFL head coaches. It is the third fastest in team history:
Coach
Games Needed For 75 Wins
1t. Mike McCarthy, GB 114
1t. Andy Reid, PHI 114
3. Mike Shanahan, OAK/DEN/WAS 119
4. Tom Coughlin, JAX/NYG 140
Coach
Games Needed For 75 Wins
1. Vince Lombardi 102
2. Mike Holmgren 111
3. Mike McCarthy 114
4. Curly Lambeau 117
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McCarthy has guided the Packers to four seasons with 11-plus wins
(2007, 2009, 2011-12). That is tied with Vince Lombardi (1961-63,
1966) and Mike Holmgren (1995-98) for the most in franchise history.