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01-03-2008, 10:53 PM
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Numbers illustrate Packers' breakout season
By Mike Vandermause
The Green Bay Packers put up some big numbers in 2007, including the most regular-season victories in team history and their highest-rated offense in 25 years.
As the Packers prepare for an NFC divisional playoff game on Jan. 12, here’s a look at some notable numbers, statistics and milestones from the regular season.
# The Packers’ 13 wins matched the team record achieved in 1962, 1996 and 1997. Green Bay played for the league championship in each of those years.
# Mike McCarthy’s record of 21-11 (.656 winning percentage) matches the team record set by Mike Sherman for best start by a coach in his first two seasons. Vince Lombardi (15-9, .625) and Mike Holmgren (18-14, .562) rank third and fourth.
# The Packers are 17-3 dating to a four-game winning streak to close the 2006 season. That’s the team’s best stretch since the 1996 and 1997 seasons, when the Packers went on a 23-3 tear, counting playoff games.
# The Packers have posted a 152-88 record (.633) since NFL free agency began in 1993, the best record in the NFL. New England is second at 150-90. Philadelphia is the next-best NFC team behind the Packers (seventh) at 132-107-1 (.552). The Packers have had just one losing season (2005) in the past 16 years. They have won 10 or more games nine times.
# Brett Favre broke several major career passing records, including victories by a quarterback, touchdown passes, yards and interceptions. Favre’s completion percentage of 66.5 was the best of his career, and his seven 300-yard passing games tied his single-season mark.
# Favre set a career mark by compiling a 100.0 passer rating or higher in 10 games. During his MVP season in 1995, Favre had nine games with a 100 rating. The Packers are 83-7 in games when Favre hits the 100 plateau.
# The Packers were No. 2 in the NFL in offense based on yards per game (370.7), the highest team ranking since 1983, when Green Bay also was second. It marks the 11th time in Favre’s 16-year career in Green Bay that the offense was in the top 10. The Packers’ 5,931 net yards rank third in team history. The Packers ranked No. 4 in the NFL in points, scoring 27.2 per game. The Packers were second in the NFL in passing yards (270.9) and 21st in rushing yards (99.8).
# The Packers’ 2,294 yards after the catch by receivers ranked No. 1 in the NFL and accounted for 51.4 percent of the team’s passing yards.
# Rookie kicker Mason Crosby led the NFL in scoring with 141 points and broke Ryan Longwell’s team record of 131 points by a kicker.
# Ryan Grant ranked second in the NFL in rushing since Week 8 with 929 yards. Only San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson had more yards (947) on the ground.
# The Packers’ defense ranked 11th in the NFL in yards allowed (313.3) and sixth in points given up (18.2 per game). The defense ranked No. 2 in lowest completion percentage allowed and No. 3 in third-down conversions. The defense was 14th against the rush (102.9 yards per game) and 12th against the pass (210.4).
# The Packers ranked fourth in opponent punt return average (5.9) and seventh in opponent kick return average (20.9). When the Packers’ special teams got their hands on the ball, they ranked seventh in punt returns (10.3), with two runbacks for touchdowns. The Packers ranked 23rd in kickoff returns (21.8) and failed to return a kick for a touchdown for the seventh consecutive season.
# The Packers were 9-0 when they won the turnover battle, 3-0 when turnovers were even, and 1-3 when they committed more turnovers than their opponent.
# There were no turnovers in four games: Carolina, Minnesota, Denver and San Diego. Counting the postseason, the Packers have won 33 of their last 34 games when they didn’t commit a turnover.
# The Packers are a league-best 38-13 in December and January regular-season games since 1997, including 3-1 this year. New England ranks second over that span at 36-13.
# The Packers allowed 19 sacks, tied for third-lowest in the NFL. Since tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher were inserted into the starting lineup in the middle of the 2000 season, the Packers rank second in the NFL behind Indianapolis for fewest sacks allowed.
Numbers illustrate Packers' breakout season
By Mike Vandermause
The Green Bay Packers put up some big numbers in 2007, including the most regular-season victories in team history and their highest-rated offense in 25 years.
As the Packers prepare for an NFC divisional playoff game on Jan. 12, here’s a look at some notable numbers, statistics and milestones from the regular season.
# The Packers’ 13 wins matched the team record achieved in 1962, 1996 and 1997. Green Bay played for the league championship in each of those years.
# Mike McCarthy’s record of 21-11 (.656 winning percentage) matches the team record set by Mike Sherman for best start by a coach in his first two seasons. Vince Lombardi (15-9, .625) and Mike Holmgren (18-14, .562) rank third and fourth.
# The Packers are 17-3 dating to a four-game winning streak to close the 2006 season. That’s the team’s best stretch since the 1996 and 1997 seasons, when the Packers went on a 23-3 tear, counting playoff games.
# The Packers have posted a 152-88 record (.633) since NFL free agency began in 1993, the best record in the NFL. New England is second at 150-90. Philadelphia is the next-best NFC team behind the Packers (seventh) at 132-107-1 (.552). The Packers have had just one losing season (2005) in the past 16 years. They have won 10 or more games nine times.
# Brett Favre broke several major career passing records, including victories by a quarterback, touchdown passes, yards and interceptions. Favre’s completion percentage of 66.5 was the best of his career, and his seven 300-yard passing games tied his single-season mark.
# Favre set a career mark by compiling a 100.0 passer rating or higher in 10 games. During his MVP season in 1995, Favre had nine games with a 100 rating. The Packers are 83-7 in games when Favre hits the 100 plateau.
# The Packers were No. 2 in the NFL in offense based on yards per game (370.7), the highest team ranking since 1983, when Green Bay also was second. It marks the 11th time in Favre’s 16-year career in Green Bay that the offense was in the top 10. The Packers’ 5,931 net yards rank third in team history. The Packers ranked No. 4 in the NFL in points, scoring 27.2 per game. The Packers were second in the NFL in passing yards (270.9) and 21st in rushing yards (99.8).
# The Packers’ 2,294 yards after the catch by receivers ranked No. 1 in the NFL and accounted for 51.4 percent of the team’s passing yards.
# Rookie kicker Mason Crosby led the NFL in scoring with 141 points and broke Ryan Longwell’s team record of 131 points by a kicker.
# Ryan Grant ranked second in the NFL in rushing since Week 8 with 929 yards. Only San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson had more yards (947) on the ground.
# The Packers’ defense ranked 11th in the NFL in yards allowed (313.3) and sixth in points given up (18.2 per game). The defense ranked No. 2 in lowest completion percentage allowed and No. 3 in third-down conversions. The defense was 14th against the rush (102.9 yards per game) and 12th against the pass (210.4).
# The Packers ranked fourth in opponent punt return average (5.9) and seventh in opponent kick return average (20.9). When the Packers’ special teams got their hands on the ball, they ranked seventh in punt returns (10.3), with two runbacks for touchdowns. The Packers ranked 23rd in kickoff returns (21.8) and failed to return a kick for a touchdown for the seventh consecutive season.
# The Packers were 9-0 when they won the turnover battle, 3-0 when turnovers were even, and 1-3 when they committed more turnovers than their opponent.
# There were no turnovers in four games: Carolina, Minnesota, Denver and San Diego. Counting the postseason, the Packers have won 33 of their last 34 games when they didn’t commit a turnover.
# The Packers are a league-best 38-13 in December and January regular-season games since 1997, including 3-1 this year. New England ranks second over that span at 36-13.
# The Packers allowed 19 sacks, tied for third-lowest in the NFL. Since tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher were inserted into the starting lineup in the middle of the 2000 season, the Packers rank second in the NFL behind Indianapolis for fewest sacks allowed.