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2 Packers Public Relations Lambeau Field Atrium 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI / / fax Jeff Blumb, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Ricky Zeller, Jonathan Butnick, Tom Fanning, Mike Spofford, Duke Bobber VOL. XII; NO. 14 GREEN BAY, OCT. 19, 2010 WEEK 7 MINNESOTA (2-3) AT GREEN BAY (3-3) Sunday, Oct. 24 Lambeau Field 7:20 p.m. CDT PACKERS HOST VIKINGS IN PRIME-TIME DIVISIONAL GAME Green Bay hosts the division-rival Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night at Lambeau Field in a nationally televised game. This is the third straight year and the fifth time in six seasons that the border rivals have squared off in a primetime matchup. It is the first time since 2003 that the teams will meet in a Sunday night contest. Green Bay won the Nov. 2, 2003, matchup at the Metrodome, Prior to that the teams had squared off on Sunday night twice before (1990 and 2002). The Packers have an 18-8 (.692) mark against NFC North opponents under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, which ranks first among NFC North teams over that span, including a 10-3 (.769) mark at home. Green Bay s divisional record since 06 is tied for fourth in the NFL, and the Packers have posted a 4-2 record or better in the division each season under McCarthy. Sunday night s contest is the second straight home game for a Green Bay team that is in the midst of a stretch of three of four games at Lambeau Field. Green Bay had its six-game home winning streak snapped this past Sunday in a overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins, the third loss for the Packers this season by three points and their second straight in overtime. The Packers have won 20 of 29 games (.690), including playoffs, at Lambeau Field since Next Sunday, the Packers will travel to New York to face the Jets in a noon (CDT) contest at New Meadowlands Stadium. It is the first time since 2002 that the Jets have hosted Green Bay. Minnesota visits New England next Sunday for a 3:15 (CDT) game with the Patriots. WITH THE CALL NBC Sports will broadcast the Sunday Night Football contest to a national audience. Play-by-play man Al Michaels joins color commentator Cris Collinsworth in the broadcast booth with Andrea Kremer reporting from the sidelines. Fans also can check out the action online, where the broadcast will be streamed on NBCSports.com and NFL.com. Milwaukee s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 1929, heads up the 53-station Packers Radio Network, with Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (color) calling the action. The duo enters its 12th season of broadcasts together across the Packers Radio Network, which covers 43 markets in five states. Westwood One radio will air the game across the country. Dave Sims (play-by-play) and former Packers WR James Lofton (analyst) will call the action, with Hub Arkush on the sidelines. Scott Graham hosts pregame and halftime shows. ESPN International will air the contest in three languages to over 180 countries. For out-of-town listeners, the broadcast is available to NFL Field Pass subscribers on as well as on Sirius Satellite Radio (channel 126 WTMJ feed) as part of the network s NFL Sunday Drive. AN EVENLY MATCHED SERIES Few rivalries in sports have exhibited the parity of the Green Bay-Minnesota series since it began in Through 98 meetings, which includes one postseason game, the Packers hold a slight advantage over the Vikings. Fans can bet on a back-and-forth contest when these two clubs meet, one that always seems to come down to the final possession. In fact, 13 of the past 15 regular-season games have been decided by seven points or less, the lone exceptions being the Packers 34-0 blanking of the Vikings in 2007 at Lambeau Field and Minnesota s victory in Green Bay last season. Not only do the games seem to always come down to the last possession, but more recently they have come down to a final kick. From , six out of the 10 contests were decided by a field goal at the end of the fourth quarter. Vikings K Ryan Longwell kicked two game-winning field goals for the Packers in the 04 meetings. The Vikings swept the series in 2009 and have won the past three matchups against the Packers. Prior to that, Green Bay had won each time against Minnesota in Head Coach Mike McCarthy s first five games vs. the Vikings. PRESEASON Date Opponent Time TV Sat., Aug. 14 CLEVELAND BROWNS (Gold Pkg.).... L, (68,958) (Midwest Shrine Game) Sat., Aug. 21 at Seattle Seahawks W, (65,586) Thu., Aug. 26 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS W, (68,987) (Bishop s Charities Game) Thu., Sept. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L, (63,843) REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time TV Sun., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W, (69,144) Sun., Sept. 19 BUFFALO BILLS W, 34-7 (70,741) Mon., Sept. 27 at Chicago Bears L, (62,179) Sun., Oct. 3 DETROIT LIONS (Gold Pkg.) W, (70,729) Sun., Oct. 10 at Washington Redskins L, (87,760) Sun., Oct. 17 MIAMI DOLPHINS L, (70,815) Sun., Oct. 24 MINNESOTA VIKINGS :20 p.m. NBC Sun., Oct. 31 at New York Jets noon FOX Sun., Nov. 7 DALLAS COWBOYS (Gold Pkg.) :20 p.m. NBC Sun., Nov. 14 Open Date Sun., Nov. 21 at Minnesota Vikings *12 noon FOX Sun., Nov. 28 at Atlanta Falcons *12 noon FOX Sun., Dec. 5 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS *12 noon FOX Sun., Dec. 12 at Detroit Lions *12 noon FOX Sun., Dec. 19 at New England Patriots *7:20 p.m. NBC Sun., Dec. 26 NEW YORK GIANTS *3:15 p.m. FOX Sun., Jan. 2 CHICAGO BEARS *12 noon FOX * Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling + overtime NFL POSTSEASON DATES Jan AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs Jan AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Jan AFC and NFC Championship Games Jan AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Feb Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

3 PACKERS TEAM NOTES TAKEAWAY POINTS KEY FOR PACKERS In the second year of Dom Capers 3-4 scheme, the Packers are once again showing their knack for producing takeaways, which they have continued to turn into points this season. Of the Packers nine takeaways this season, six of them have been converted into touchdowns. That 66.7 TD percentage ranks first in the NFL (minimum five takeaways), and Green Bay s six touchdowns off of takeaways leads the NFL. Green Bay s 42 points off of takeaways so far this season rank No. 4 in the league behind Detroit (47), Atlanta (43) and Tennessee (43). Scoring points off of turnovers has become a trend for the Packers at Lambeau Field, as they have a current streak of 13 straight games at home with points scored that were set up by a takeaway. That home streak ranks first in the NFL. Green Bay posted 30 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries in 2009, which it turned into 141 points. The 40 takeaways led the NFL, and the 141 points scored off those 40 takeaways tied New Orleans for most in the league. The 30 interceptions led the league and was the team s highest singleseason total since 1981, when it also had 30. The Packers (12) are one of only five teams in the league to have 12 or more players pick off a pass since Last season Green Bay surpassed its 2008 total of 124 points off takeaways, which led the NFL in 08. It also eclipsed its 08 total in interceptions (22) and fumble recoveries (six) while at the same time protecting the ball at a better clip. Green Bay s 16 giveaways was the lowest total in the NFL in If the Packers don t commit a turnover, like they didn t against Buffalo in Week 2, they re almost guaranteed to win. They have now won 39 of 43 games playing turnover-free football, since a loss at Dallas, Nov. 18, Green Bay s only losses in such games during that stretch came three times against Minnesota, twice in Minneapolis (2005, 08) and once at home (2009), and in Week 15 last year at Pittsburgh. Including playoffs, the Packers have won 42 of their last 46 games when they don t turn the ball over. CLAY FINDS A WAY Despite sitting out this past Sunday s game vs. Miami due to a hamstring injury, the first time he missed a game in his career, LB Clay Matthews leads the NFL with 8.5 sacks through Week 6. With three sacks against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2, Matthews became the first Packer to post three sacks in back-to-back games since it became an official league statistic in The performance vs. Buffalo came a week after Matthews registered a career-high three sacks in the Packers season-opening victory at Philadelphia. Matthews was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 2, the second time in his career he has earned the honor. He also won the award last year for his two-sack outing vs. Baltimore in Week 13 on Monday Night Football. Matthews also became the first NFL player to register consecutive threesack games since Seattle s Patrick Kerney accomplished the feat (Nov , 2007). Matthews six sacks in the first two games of the season were the most ever by a Packer to start a year. His 33 sack yards vs. Buffalo were the most by a Packer since DE Reggie White s 35 on two sacks vs. Minnesota on Oct. 22, Matthews leads the league with 53.5 sack yards on the season. His six sacks over a two-game span rank second in team history behind only Bryce Paup, who recorded 6.5 sacks in Weeks 3-4 in Paup posted 4.5 sacks vs. Tampa Bay on Sept. 15, and then followed that up with two more the next week at Miami on Sept. 22. In just 21 career games played, Matthews has posted two or more sacks in a game five times. Those five set a franchise record for the most two-sack games over the first 18 games in a Packers uniform, breaking White s mark of four in his first 18 games with Green Bay ( ). Matthews 18.5 sacks since 2009 lead the NFL, ahead of Dallas DeMarcus Ware (18) and Philadelphia s Trent Cole (17.5). Matthews 17 sacks in his first 20 games were the most ever by any NFL player to start a career. It topped the previous mark of 16.5 set by San Diego s Leslie O Neal (1986, 1988) and the N.Y. Jets John Abraham ( ). In 2009, Matthews set a Packers rookie record with 10 sacks on his way to earning Pro Bowl honors, the first Green Bay rookie to be named to the all-star game since Hall of Fame WR James Lofton in OFFENSE STARTING FAST The opening drives of a half set the tone for a team, and Green Bay s offense is off to a productive start in that department this season. In the first six games this season, the Packers have come away with points on their opening offensive drive four times, twice scoring touchdowns while also kicking two field goals. Their 20 points this season on the first drives of the game rank tied for No. 3 in the NFL behind only New Orleans (31) and Philadelphia (21). Green Bay ranked tied for No. 6 in the NFL in 2009 with 37 points on opening drives. The Packers have also scored two TDs and one field goal on their opening drive of the second half. Those 17 points rank tied for No. 2 in the NFL behind only Atlanta (19), and Green Bay is already on the heels of the 2009 team that scored 20 points all season on opening second-halfdrives (No. 20). Green Bay has averaged 49.7 yards on its first possession of the second half this year, and the shortest drive, a 39-yarder vs. Buffalo in Week 2, resulted in a touchdown after LB Brandon Chillar returned an interception to the Bills 39 to set the offense up with a short field. The Packers did not score a touchdown on the first drive of the second half all of 2008, part of a 34-game span without a TD on the first possession after halftime that started late in 2007 and ran all the way until Week 16 vs. Seattle last season. Green Bay snapped that streak with a 6-yard TD run from RB Brandon Jackson against the Seahawks last season, and have now scored a TD on the opening drive of the second half in four of the past eight regularseason games. They have scored points on the first possession of the second half in five of those eight games. STAT OF THE WEEK On Sunday against Miami, WR Greg Jennings caught an 86-yard touchdown pass from QB Aaron Rodgers, the longest catch by a Packer in a regular-season game in over 15 years. It was the longest reception by a Green Bay player since Robert Brooks hauled in a 99-yard TD from Brett Favre at Chicago on Sept. 11, 1995, on Monday Night Football. WR Donald Driver had a 90-yard TD grab in the 2007 NFC Championship Game on Jan. 20, The 86-yard TD was the career-long for the fifth-year wide receiver, topping his 83-yard TD grab at Pittsburgh on Dec. 20, 2009, and it was also the fourth 80-yard reception of Jennings career. Those four 80-yard receptions in the regular season are a franchise record, topping the mark of three set by Driver. Jennings four 80-yard receptions rank tied for No. 1 among active players with Buffalo WR Lee Evans. Of Jennings 32 career TD catches, 14 of them (43.8 percent) have been at least 40 yards in length. His average of 34.4 yards per touchdown catch ranks No. 1 among active NFL players with 20 career touchdown receptions, ahead of Minnesota s Bernard Berrian (34.0) and Washington s Santana Moss (32.9). Jennings 86-yard reception is the third-longest play from scrimmage in the NFL this season behind a pair of players from the NFC North. Chicago RB Matt Forté had an 89-yard TD reception vs. Detroit in Week 1, while Detroit WR Calvin Johnson posted an 87-yard TD catch at the N.Y. Giants in Week 6. 2

4 THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK S OPPONENT: Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings: All-time regular season: All-time, postseason: 0-1 All-time, in Green Bay: Streaks: The Vikings have won three straight. Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 1, 2009, at Lambeau Field; Vikings won, COACHES CAPSULES Mike McCarthy: ,.575, (incl. 1-2 postseason); 5th NFL season Brad Childress: ,.542 (incl. 1-2 postseason); 5th NFL season Head to Head: McCarthy 5-3 vs. Opponent: McCarthy 5-3 vs. Vikings; Childress 3-5 vs. Packers MIKE McCARTHY Is in fifth year as the Packers 14th head coach. Has led his team to the playoffs two of the past three years. One of only two coaches, along with New Orleans Sean Payton, to have his offense ranked in the top 10 in total yardage each of the last four years. Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head coaching job after 13 years as an NFL assistant. Honored as the 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year and NFL Alumni Coach of the Year. Became the first Packers coach since Vince Lombardi to lead the team to a championship game in his second season. BRAD CHILDRESS Is in fifth year as the Vikings seventh head coach. Led Minnesota to back-to-back NFC North titles the past two seasons, reaching the NFC Championship last year. In his 33rd season of coaching and his 13th in the NFL. Broke in as Colts quarterbacks coach (1985) and spent seven years ( ) in Philadelphia, where he was offensive coordinator. Also coached at four colleges, including the University of Wisconsin ( ). The staff at Northern Arizona ( ) included future NFL head coaches Bill Callahan, Marty Mornhinweg and Andy Reid. In his past 10 seasons in the NFL with Minnesota and Philadelphia, has won six division crowns and made seven playoff appearances. THE PACKERS-VIKINGS SERIES This marks the 99th meeting between the border rivals. Few, if any, rivalries in sports have exhibited more parity. The Packers own a slight advantage over the Vikings ( , including playoffs) in the all-time series. The Packers five-game winning streak that was snapped in 2008 was the longest streak for either team since the Packers won five straight from The series began when the Vikings entered the league in 1961, and Vince Lombardi s Packers won nine of the first 10. Over the last 16 seasons ( ), these teams have accounted for 12 NFC Central/North division championships. NOTABLE CONNECTIONS Vikings QB Brett Favre played 16 seasons for the Packers ( ), leading the team to four NFC Championship Game appearances and two Super Bowls, and setting all the major NFL passing records for career attempts, completions, yards, TDs and INTs as a member of the Packers...Vikings K Ryan Longwell is Green Bay s all-time leading scorer, having racked up 1,054 points in nine seasons with the Packers ( )...The Vikings coaching staff has several ties to the University of Wisconsin, where Childress ( ) and asst. offensive line coach Jim Hueber ( ) worked together, where offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell played QB ( ), and where asst. DB coach Matt Sheldon coached DBs ( ) and special teams coordinator Brian Murphy ( ) held various recruiting and administrative roles... Bevell also was a Packers offensive asst. coach from , including QB coach ( ) for Favre, while Sheldon grew up in Wausau, Wis....While running Seattle s drafts, Packers GM Ted Thompson selected Vikings G Steve Hutchinson in the first round in 2001; Hutchinson and Packers CB Charles Woodson were teammates on Michigan s 1997 national championship team...packers DE Michael Montgomery was with the Vikings during the 2010 preseason...vikings TE coach Jimmie Johnson played for Kansas City for one season (1994) when McCarthy was an offensive asst. there...vikings DB coach Joe Woods held the same post at Western Michigan when Packers WR Greg Jennings played there ( )...Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers and Vikings LB coach Fred Pagac coached on the staff together at Ohio State in the early 1980s...Vikings OL coach Pat Morris was a college teammate of Packers LB Clay Matthews dad at USC in the mid-1970s...packers asst. OL coach Jerry Fontenot played for the Bengals in 2004 when Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was on Cincinnati s staff...packers C Scott Wells and Vikings G Anthony Herrera blocked on the same offensive line at the University of Tennessee...Other former teammates include Packers LB Brandon Chillar and Vikings P Chris Kluwe (UCLA), Packers LB Brady Poppinga and Vikings FB Naufahu Tahi (BYU), Vikings CB Asher Allen and Packers DE Jarius Wynn (Georgia), Vikings DE Everson Griffen and Matthews (USC), Packers WR Brett Swain and Vikings LB Heath Farwell (San Diego State), and Vikings RB Albert Young and Packers T/G Bryan Bulaga (Iowa)...Green Bay director of research and development Mike Eayrs (similar capacity, ) previously worked for the Vikings, as did Packers VP of football administration/player finance Russ Ball ( ), VP of sales and marketing Tim Connolly ( ), and staff writer Tom Fanning ( ). INDIVIDUALLY VS. VIKINGS QB Aaron Rodgers first NFL start came against Minnesota at Lambeau in 2008, and he was 18-of-22 for 178 yards with a TD for a rating. His 81.8 completion percentage was the second highest in league history for a QB making his first start. Rodgers also threw for a regularseason career-high 384 yards in the first meeting last season...wr Greg Jennings has 29 catches for 386 yards and two TDs in eight career games against the Vikings. He also caught Favre s record-breaking 421st TD pass at Minnesota in WR Donald Driver established a career high for receiving yards with 191 against the Vikings at Minnesota (Nov. 12, 2006), topping the 162 he had on Dec. 24, 2004, also at the Metrodome. Driver also had a career-high 11 receptions (tie) in that 2004 contest, as well as a career-long 45-yard run on Nov. 2, In 21 career games, his 84 receptions for 1,223 yards and six TDs are second-most in all categories against any opponent (Detroit)...S Atari Bigby made his first NFL interception to seal victory at Minnesota in 2007; his INT in 2008 (Sept. 8) clinched another victory. LAST MEETING, REGULAR SEASON Nov. 1, 2009, at Lambeau Field; Vikings won, Vikings QB Brett Favre and Packers QB Aaron Rodgers combined for seven TD passes without an INT as Minnesota swept the season series for the first time since Vikings RB Adrian Peterson rushed 25 times for 97 yards and a TD, a 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal in the first quarter. Favre (17-of-28, 244 yards, 4 TDs) threw TD passes to TE Visanthe Shiancoe and WR Percy Harvin to stake the Vikings to a 24-6 lead midway through the third quarter before Green Bay rallied. Rodgers (26-of-41, 287 yards, 3 TDs) threw a pair of TDs to TE Spencer Havner as the Packers, helped by the recovery of a fumbled kickoff, pulled within late in the third. Vikings TE Jeff Dugan and Packers WR Greg Jennings traded TD catches as Green Bay stayed within one score, at 31-26, with 10 minutes left. But Favre threw his fourth TD pass of the day, to WR Bernard Berrian, with 3:48 to go to seal the game. 33

5 PACKERS TEAM NOTES THE MEDICAL REPORT Every team in the league has to deal with injuries at some point in the season, and the Packers have already had to deal with a season s worth in just the opening six weeks. The Packers have lost four players who started in Week 1 for the remainder of the season due to injuries, two on each side of the ball. RB Ryan Grant, coming off back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons, sustained a season-ending ankle injury in Week 1 at Philadelphia. TE Jermichael Finley, whose 301 yards receiving in the first four games was the best start ever to a season by a Green Bay tight end, was lost for the year after suffering a knee injury on the second play from scrimmage at Washington in Week 5. Rookie S Morgan Burnett, who became only the second Packers rookie safety to start a season opener since 1988, sustained a seasonending knee injury against Detroit in Week 4. In the same game, LB Nick Barnett, the No. 2 tackler in franchise history, suffered a wrist injury that brought an end to his season. Against Miami on Sunday, the Packers were without NFL sack leader Clay Matthews (hamstring) and starting DE Ryan Pickett (ankle) for the first time this season, as well as nickel LB Brandon Chillar (shoulder) for the third straight game and starting RT Mark Tauscher (shoulder) for the second straight contest. Nickel CB Sam Shields returned on Sunday after missing the previous two games with a calf injury. Matthews and Pickett both tested their injuries prior to the game against the Dolphins, but were not ready to return to action. Head Coach Mike McCarthy said the team will take the week before determining what their status is for Sunday night, but he is hopeful they will return. For a team that has been hit hard by the injury bug, any good news is welcomed, and the Packers are expecting to see the three players on the PUP list back on the practice field on Wednesday for the first time this season. That group includes a pair of veteran starters, S Atari Bigby and CB Al Harris, and rookie RB James Starks. THE INTERCEPTORS Leading the way when it comes to takeaways for Green Bay has been the defensive-back tandem of CB Charles Woodson and S Nick Collins. No NFL duo has been more prolific since 2008 when it comes to taking the ball away and making plays after the interception. Woodson leads all NFL players since 2008 with 17 interceptions, with Collins checking in at No. 3 with 13 over that span behind only his teammate and Philadelphia CB Asante Samuel (15). Collins leads all NFL players with 405 interception return yards since 08, but Woodson inched closer with his 48-yard INT return for a TD vs. Detroit in Week 4. He has moved into the No. 2 spot in the league, checking in with 396 INT return yards over the past two-plus seasons. Collins has some work to do if he hopes to keep up with Woodson s pace of return TDs. Woodson leads the league since 2008 with six INT returns for touchdowns, with Collins tied for the No. 2 spot with three scores. The DB duo has helped put the Packers at the top of the leaderboard in all three interception categories since Team Interceptions 1. Green Bay 59 2T. Baltimore 51 2T. Tampa Bay 51 Team INT return yardage 1. Green Bay 1, New Orleans Tennessee 872 Team Interception TDs 1. Green Bay 10 2t. Baltimore 7 2t. Tennessee 7 Team INT return average 1. Kansas City Green Bay New Orleans 19.6 PLENTY OF PRODUCTION INSIDE THE 20 Green Bay has had one of the more efficient red-zone offenses in the league over the past two seasons, finishing in the top 10 in the NFL in 2008 and Through six games this season, the Packers are off to another productive start, having scored touchdowns on 11 of 17 trips inside the opponent s 20. That 64.7 percent touchdown rate ranks No. 5 in the league. Green Bay s 86 points in the red zone this season (11 touchdowns, three field goals) rank No. 11 in the league. The only times the Packers did not score when they got inside the opponent s 20 was at Chicago in Week 3 when Mason Crosby s 37-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter was blocked, in Week 4 when they drove inside Detroit s 20 on the final possession of the game but ran out the clock in the win, and in Week 5 at Washington when they didn t convert a fourth-and-goal from the 1 in the second quarter. The highest red-zone conversion mark under Head Coach Mike McCarthy came in 2008, when the Packers ranked No. 6 in the NFL with a 60.4 percent touchdown rate. Much of Green Bay s success in the red zone has to be credited to the play of QB Aaron Rodgers, who has been one of the more efficient signal-callers in the league inside the 20 since taking over as the starter in In 38 career starts with Green Bay, Rodgers has yet to throw a single interception in the red zone, posting a rating on 104-of-168 passing (61.9 percent) for 649 yards and 42 touchdowns. According to STATS, Rodgers passer rating of this season in the red zone ranks No. 5 in the league (min. 15 attempts). Rodgers has connected on 19-of-26 passes (73.1 percent) for 111 yards and six TDs with no INTs in MAKING PLAYS ANOTHER WAY When QB Aaron Rodgers scrambled for a key 16-yard pickup to convert a second-and-13 in Week 4 against Detroit on the final drive of the game, it was just an another example of his ability to make plays with his feet. With 113 rushing yards on 23 attempts (4.9 avg.) this season, Rodgers ranks No. 3 among NFL QBs in yards on the ground, behind only Philadelphia s Michael Vick (187) and Tampa Bay s Josh Freeman (114). In 2009, Rodgers finished second among all NFL quarterbacks (David Garrard, 323) with 316 rushing yards, the most by a Green Bay QB since Don Majkowski posted 358 yards on the ground in Rodgers also led all NFL signal-callers with five rushing touchdowns in 09, the most by a Packers QB since Majkowski s five in 89. It was the second straight year Rodgers had posted four touchdowns in a season, making him just the third QB in franchise annals to accomplish that feat (Tobin Rote, ; Scott Hunter, ). With his third rushing TD of the season this past Sunday vs. Miami, Rodgers became the first Packers QB since Rote ( ) to rush for three or more TDs in three straight seasons. Of his 81 rushing attempts since 2009, nearly a quarter (19) have been for 10 or more yards. A look at where Rodgers ranks on the ground among QBs since 2009: Quarterback Rushing yards 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB David Garrard, JAX Vince Young, TEN 369 Quarterback Rushing TDs 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 8 2. David Garrard, JAX 4 3. Three players 3 Quarterback 10-yard runs 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 19 2t. David Garrard, JAX 15 2t. Vince Young, TEN 15 4

6 MIKE McCARTHY TRANSCRIPT EXCERPTS FROM THE COACH MONDAY, OCT. 18 (Did you get a chance to watch the penalty on Francois again on the punt?) Sure did. I had an opportunity to watch all the tape. Had an opportunity to watch the punt after the game. (You have used that formation a few times. Did anyone warn you in the past about it?) It s a new rule this year. It s something that a lot of conversation during the preseason about the formation. It s a formation that s been used against us probably on a weekly basis. We used it throughout the game. The rule states that the player cannot be within a yard of the center. The intent of the rule is for the safety of the snapper. The origin of it really started on field goals, and it was carried over to punt. We had used that formation earlier in the game. It s a legal formation. Why it took so long for the flag and so forth, I do not understand that part. It s illegal formation, offsides, things like that. Just the process of it is what s disturbing. But Robert Francois was lined up a yard from the center. That s what the film shows. (Is there any advantage to him lining up a yard away? Should he maybe play it safe and line up 2 yards back?) Let me ask you this, because I was asked the same question last night. What is the difference between lining up over the ball, if you re the nose guard? Would I tell the nose guard to line up six inches away from the football, just so maybe he s not offsides? Six inches is the difference in a lot of things, particularly at the line of scrimmage. The rule states not within a yard. There s a reason why you have individuals lined up in certain positions. You want to get as close to a yard as you possibly can. I don t think that s any different as far as the teaching purpose that goes on throughout formations, defensive fronts, bump-and-run technique, where the receiver is crowding the ball, whether the defensive line is crowding the ball from the other side. The rule states not within a yard. (How much longer can you go with some of these punts that are putting you in bad field position?) The punting was not good yesterday. I think that s obvious. Tim has been inconsistent, and my mindset in preparation for Minnesota is to keep working with Tim and get him to be more consistent. Frankly I thought he did a good job with his inside the 20, the two punts going in, but the opportunity to change the field position did not happen, especially when we needed it there in overtime. So he needs to do a better job. (What will your approach be with Al Harris and Atari Bigby?) Well, actually we re going to start practicing all three guys coming off of PUP, and frankly, just want to see them out there in the group drills, in the team drills and just see where they are. Because they can t do any more than they ve done from a rehab standpoint. So it s time to cut those guys loose. I know they re excited about it, and we re excited to get them on the practice field. (Do you have any sense from talking to the doctors where they are or do you just have to see them in practice?) Well, really when you get to this point from a rehab standpoint, really this is when the doctors turn them over to the coaches. There s nothing else that they feel they can do for all three players as far as getting them ready to play. It s time for them to get into football activities and find out exactly where they are. (But the window to start practicing could be later, so I assume you are hearing good things from the doctors?) Yes. They re professionals. If you just watch them go through the rehab with Mark Lovat and Flea (Bryan Engel), they re ready. They re ready to cross this last hurdle, so it s been all positive, yes. (How much can Starks help you, given the fact that he missed his senior season and most of OTAs and all of training camp?) I think it s obvious that s a huge question mark. Atari and Al Harris have battled, have played in games here, know our system of football. You re talking about two veterans. Starks is really, we just want to get him out and see him in pads and get him in that environment. We re really evaluating him totally differently. (When you look at the close games with Aaron, 1-11 is a pretty stark number. How do you break that down? What do you take from that?) It s become a situation. Anytime you have a tendency and it s produced negative results, you have to look at everything. You have to look at the plays you re calling, you have to look at the execution of it, the defenses that you re getting in those particular situations. I ve created a situation column on my call sheet for that, and we ll continue to evaluate that. I think we re a different team than we were two years ago, and I do think this year is different because the result is the same, and I totally understand the point of the record and so forth, but there are positives within that. That last drive, to go down and to score to put the game into overtime. In Detroit, they go down and score, and then at the end of that game. And then you look at the Washington game, some of the things that happened, they re correctible. I don t think it s something that we re doing wrong. Frankly, it s a situation that s been evaluated, no different than third down and red zone and everything else has been evaluated on a weekly basis. We ll just continue to work at it, and we need to do a better job. There s no doubt about it. (How much of it is on Rodgers, because there were also games in 2008 where you either missed field goals or the defense gave up a score after you took the lead?) It is going to either be real good or real bad. That is just the nature of the quarterback position in the National Football League, and even more so our offensive system is built around making the quarterback successful. It s a quarterback-friendly system, and anybody that has knowledge of the history of the West Coast offense understands the teaching philosophy and the starting point of how the offense is built from the ground up. And he is a very accountable young man and he ll continue to work. It s not going to change the way we approach games and so forth, but it s a situation that we probably have to maybe spend time on, which is obviously a concern just the way we have been practicing lately just because of other circumstances. It s a situation we need to do a better job in. (Was there something they were doing with the sacks?) You need to look at the sacks. Not all of those sacks were created by the defense. There are a couple of those sacks from our perspective, from our evaluation, that should not occur. Whether it was the timing and the footwork of the quarterback, the last sack on third down we just didn t pick up the TT game with the Mike on the delayed blitz. We just didn t handle that very well at all. It is the same thing as last week. You have five sacks, those are big plays in the game. It changes field position, it changes momentum, there are a lot of things that come out of that, and we have done a good job up until the last two weeks. There has been a little carryover in last week s game to this week, and we need to get that ready because we have an excellent defensive line in Minnesota coming in here Sunday. (Do you have a feel for Matthews and Pickett this week?) No, I don t. Like I said, they are going to play. That is what I am told. They want to play. They are going to do everything they can to get on the field. They both tested Sunday morning before Miami, but they weren t ready to go. We ll see how the week goes and I ll have a better feel probably Thursday I would think. (Is there anything that stands out on third down, and do you know why you are seeing so much two-man?) I think the two teams that we just played are really similar defenses. That is what they believe in, and it isn t like they came in and did a bunch of new things for us. Two-man, if you can keep Aaron Rodgers in the pocket, that s a good coverage to play. But it starts with protection, it starts with the footwork and the timing and everything of your quarterback and making the right decisions, and us winning the one-on-one battles. We had some one-on-one battles, especially early the thing that is frustrating about us on third downs is the third-and 1 to 5s. We hit on two third-and-11-pluses yesterday, and we start the game with two one-on-ones in the third-and-1 to 5 area and we don t convert those. So we need to do a better job winning the one-on-one battles, whether it is the catch, the separation, and it s just really football. It s technical football. 55

7 PACKERS TEAM NOTES UNDER PRESSURE After recording six sacks in Week 1 at Philadelphia, the most by any NFL team on opening weekend, the Packers have followed up that performance with 15 more sacks in the next five games. Green Bay s 21 sacks as a team through Week 5 rank tied for No. 2 in the NFL behind only Tennessee (24). The Packers also rank No. 2 in the league in sack yardage with 148 yards and have had eight different players record a sack. The Packers 21 sacks through the first six games are the most by a Green Bay defense to start the season since the 2001 squad registered 23 in the opening six contests. The 2001 defense went on to post a franchise-record 52 sacks that season. Green Bay was shut out in the sack column for the first time this season this past Sunday against Miami, failing to register one for just the second time in the past 15 regular-season games. The 21 sacks to start the season were also the most in a five-game span in Head Coach Mike McCarthy s five seasons. Green Bay recorded five sacks at Washington in Week 5, the Packers second five-sack game this season. Green Bay is one of only two teams in the league (Tennessee) to post two five-sack games in Of the team s 21 sacks, 8.5 have come courtesy of LB Clay Matthews, who leads the NFL in that category. DE Cullen Jenkins, who ranks second on the team with four sacks, posted a sack in each of the first four games. Green Bay is one of only five teams in the league to have two players with four-plus sacks (N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, San Diego, Tennessee). The Packers six sacks in Week 1 were the most in a season opener by Green Bay since 2001, when the Packers registered seven sacks against the Lions on Sept. 9 at Lambeau Field. It was also the most in a game under McCarthy, matching the total of six vs. Detroit on Dec. 17, The Packers are already well ahead of their sack pace from last season, when Green Bay s 21st sack didn t come until Week 11 vs. the 49ers. Green Bay has posted four or more sacks in a game three times already this season to match its 2009 total. The Packers finished with 37 for the season, which ranked tied for 11th in the league. The Packers highest sack total under McCarthy came in his first season of 2006 when they recorded 46 sacks, which ranked No. 4 in the NFL. YOUTH IS SERVED Whenever injuries occur, it is a chance for other players on the roster to show what they are capable of in an expanded role. For Green Bay this season, many of those opportunities have gone to younger players. Six Green Bay rookies have started a game in 2010, which is tied with New England for the most in the league. The last time the Packers had that many rookies start at least one game in a season came in 2007 (also six). S Morgan Burnett, a third-round pick out of Georgia Tech, became only the second Packers rookie safety to start on opening day since He opened the first four games, posting 15 tackles and an interception, before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in Week 4. Burnett was joined in the starting lineup in Week 1 by nickel CB Sam Shields, a non-drafted rookie out of Miami. It was the first time since the 1970 merger that the Packers started two rookie DBs on opening day. Shields has 10 tackles and a pass defensed in four games played. T Bryan Bulaga, the team s first-round pick out of Iowa who worked at LT and LG all preseason, has started each of the past two games at RT in place of injured veteran Mark Tauscher. LB Frank Zombo, a non-drafted free agent from Central Michigan, has played in every game with two starts and ranks tied for third among all NFL rookies with two sacks. He leads all Green Bay rookies with 20 tackles (13 solo). TE Andrew Quarless started his first career game vs. Detroit in Week 4 and figures to factor more prominently in the offense with starting TE Jermichael Finley (knee) lost for the season. Quarless posted 51 yards receiving at Washington in Week 5 to become the first Packers rookie TE to register 50 yards receiving in a game since Bubba Franks in DE C.J. Wilson, a seventh-round selection from East Carolina, started for the first time in his career this past Sunday vs. Miami in place of an injured Ryan Pickett, and posted four tackles. TRAMON S TALENTS CB Tramon Williams etched his name into the team s record books with a pair of big plays in Week 5 at Washington. With a 52-yard punt return in the second quarter and a 64-yard interception return in the fourth quarter, Williams became the first player in franchise history to post a 50-yard punt return and a 60-yard interception return in the same game. Showing just how rare the feat is, no player in team annals has ever posted both of those returns in the same season. Williams became just the third NFL player since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to accomplish the feat in a game, joining Dallas Deion Sanders (Sept. 21, 1998) and the late Darrent Williams of the Denver Broncos (Nov. 13, 2005). Explosive plays are nothing new to the fourth-year CB who went undrafted out of Louisiana Tech in Williams recorded a 94-yard punt return for a score vs. Carolina on Nov. 18, 2007, as well as a 67-yard kickoff return vs. Chicago that season (Oct. 7). Last season he posted his career-long interception return with a 67-yarder vs. Chicago (Sept. 13). Williams is only the third NFL player whose career began since the 1970 merger to post a 90-yard punt return and interception and kickoff returns of 65 yards in a career, joining Adam Jones and Lemar Parrish. Williams leads the team this season with two interceptions, having posted a pick in each of the last two games. It is the fourth time in his career that he has registered an interception in back-to-back games, with the most recent instance coming in Weeks last season. Williams posted a career-high 22 passes defensed in 2009, and ranks second on the team this season with eight (Nick Collins, nine). PACKERS IN WEEKLY 2010 TEAM RANKINGS NFL Offense NFL Defense After Week Opp. Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass 1 at Phi 17T 8T BUF 15T at Chi T DET at Was 12 15T MIA MIN 8 at NYJ 9 DAL 10 (bye) 11 at Min 12 at Atl 13 SF 14 at Det 15 at NE 16 NYG 17 CHI Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in Packers in

8 PACKERS TEAM NOTES ON THE ROAD AGAIN Green Bay finished 5-3 on the road in 2009, the third time in four seasons it had finished above.500 under Head Coach Mike McCarthy. The Packers have been able to stay above the.500 mark on the road during McCarthy s tenure, a notable achievement in the National Football League. Green Bay got off to a good start this year with a win at Philadelphia in the season opener. It was the fifth straight season under McCarthy that the Packers have won their first road game of the year. Since 2006, McCarthy s first season as the head coach in Green Bay, only 10 of 32 NFL teams have regular-season road records over.500. Team W L T Pct. Indianapolis New England New York Giants Philadelphia Dallas New Orleans Tennessee San Diego Green Bay N.Y. Jets AND COUNTING Another packed house at Lambeau Field against the Dolphins in Week 6 brought the stadium s consecutive sellouts streak to 288 games (272 regular season, 16 playoffs). The 2009 home game against Minnesota saw the largest regular-season crowd in Lambeau Field history (71,213). The league s longest-tenured stadium, Lambeau Field is hosting its 54th season of football this year. A total of 565,666 fans made their way through the turnstiles in the eight home contests in Across American professional sports, only Boston s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago s Wrigley Field (1914) have longer tenures. THE LAMBEAU ADVANTAGE The crown jewel of the National Football League, Lambeau Field has long been known as one of the tougher venues to play in, particularly during the harsh Wisconsin winter. Re-establishing home-field advantage after a 4-4 mark in 2008 was one of the goals of 2009, and with the Packers finishing 6-2 at home, they accomplished that goal. Head Coach Mike McCarthy stated consistently upon his arrival in Green Bay that one of the team s goals would be to reclaim the mystique of playing at Lambeau Field. Mission accomplished. The team is 20-9 at home since 2007 including playoffs, a marked improvement over the prior three seasons (10-14 combined). Since Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren began the revitalization of the franchise in 1992, Green Bay owns the best home record in the NFL. A look at the top regular-season home W-L records since the 92 season: Team W-L record Pct. Green Bay Pittsburgh Denver Minnesota New England Dallas IN THE FREE-AGENCY ERA Talk of unrestricted free agency in the early 90s led many to forecast tough times for the small-town Green Bay Packers. However, Green Bay has remained among the most successful teams since the advent of free agency in The Packers have won 10 or more games 10 times since 93 and captured seven division crowns. A look at the most successful teams in the free-agency era: Team W-L since 93 Pct. Playoff berths New England Pittsburgh Green Bay Indianapolis Denver ELITE COMPANY With a win at Lambeau Field in Week 2 over Buffalo, Head Coach Mike McCarthy became just the second coach in team history to win four consecutive home openers. McCarthy joined the legendary Curly Lambeau as the only coach in franchise annals to win four or more consecutive home openers. Lambeau accomplished the feat three times ( , , ) in his 29-year coaching career in Green Bay. Green Bay is one of only six NFL teams and one of just two (Washington) in the NFC to win its home opener each year from The others are Baltimore, Denver, New England, and Pittsburgh. IN THE LEAGUE RANKINGS, 2010 GREEN BAY (Team) Category NFC NFL MINNESOTA (Team) Category NFC NFL Turnover Margin (-2) T 19T Turnover Margin (-5) T 29T Total Offense (345.2) Total Offense (301.8) Rushing (101.8) Rushing (124.2) Passing (243.3) Passing (177.6) Total Defense (327.8) Total Defense (294.2) vs. Rush (112.3) vs. Rush (102.2) vs. Pass (215.5) vs. Pass (192.0) Third-Down Offense (36.2%) Third-Down Offense (40.0%) Third-Down Defense (40.2%)..11T 19T Third-Down Defense (36.8%) Red-Zone Offense (64.7%) Red-Zone Offense (45.5%)... 9T 21T Red-Zone Defense (42.9%) T Red-Zone Defense (38.5%) GREEN BAY (Individual) MINNESOTA (Individual) Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Rushing: Jackson (305) Rushing: Peterson (553) Passing: Rodgers (89.7) Passing: Favre (72.1) Receptions: Driver (28) T 28T Receptions: Harvin (20) T N/A Rec. Yds.: Jennings (316) T Rec. Yds.: Harvin (224) N/A Sacks: Matthews (8.5) Sacks: Edwards (1.5) T N/A Interceptions: Williams (2) T 10T Interceptions: E.J. Henderson (2). 7T 10T 77

9 PACKERS TEAM NOTES TAKING HIS PLACE AMONG THE GAME S BEST Now firmly entrenched in his role as the face of the franchise, QB Aaron Rodgers has gone from solid first-year starter to one of the game s top young signal callers over the past two seasons. Rodgers ranked near the top of the NFL in most passing categories in 2009 and was honored as the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October, the first such award of his career. He was the youngest of the six quarterbacks named to the Pro Bowl last season. In 2009, he engineered one of the NFL s most potent offenses, ranked No. 6 overall, and avoided costly mistakes, spearheading a team that had a league-low 16 giveaways (15 on offense). His passer rating ranked fourth in the NFL. In addition, he was the game s top-ranked passer on third downs (133.5). The fourth-year pro threw for 4,434 yards, fourth most in the league. That total finished just shy of Lynn Dickey s franchise record (4,458, 1983) for passing yards in a single season. In addition to QB rating and passing yards, Rodgers ranked fourth in TD passes (30) and first in interception percentage (1.3) in And just for good measure, he ranked second among QBs with 316 rushing yards on 58 carries (5.4 avg.), and added five rushing TDs. Rodgers joined Steve Young (San Francisco, 1998) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards and 30 TDs and rush for 300 yards and five TDs in the same season. The Elias Sports Bureau never intended for passer rating to measure the effectiveness of a signal caller in one game, but rather over the course of a group of games or an entire season. In 38 career starts, Rodgers has eclipsed the century mark in passer rating 20 times and recorded 11 games of 300-plus yards. He posted his 20th career 100-plus passer rating game in just his 36th career start, which ranks third among NFL QBs since 1970 behind only Kurt Warner (33) and Tony Romo (34). Rodgers has started 38 straight games, which is tied for No. 5 among active NFL quarterbacks. Through six games this season, Rodgers ranks tied for No. 4 in the league with 10 TD passes and No. 7 with 1,546 passing yards. Here is a look at where Rodgers ranks among NFL quarterbacks since he took over as the starter in Player Passing Yards 1. Drew Brees, NO 11, Peyton Manning, IND 10, Philip Rivers, SD 10, Aaron Rodgers, GB 10,018 Player Passing TDs 1. Drew Brees, NO Philip Rivers, SD Peyton Manning, IND Aaron Rodgers, GB 68 Player Passer Rating 1. Philip Rivers, SD Drew Brees, NO Peyton Manning, IND Aaron Rodgers, GB 97.1 Player 25-yard passes 1. Drew Brees, NO 85 2T. Aaron Rodgers, GB 83 2T. Philip Rivers, SD 83 GOING DEEP Green Bay has been one of the league s most dangerous teams in yards after the catch the past few seasons, and its consistent standing near the top of those rankings is due in large part to WR Greg Jennings. Jennings 86-yard score against Miami this past Sunday marked a career long for both him and QB Aaron Rodgers. It was the fourth 80-yard reception of Jennings career, moving him into the No. 1 spot in the franchise record books ahead of teammate Donald Driver (3). Jennings and Buffalo WR Lee Evans are tied for the NFL lead in 80-yard catches among active NFL players. When it comes to scoring passes, Jennings has an eye-popping average during his career. Of his 32 career touchdown catches, 14 (43.8 percent) have been at least 40 yards in length. He has a staggering average of 34.4 yards per TD catch, which ranks No. 1 among current players with at least 20 career touchdown catches. Jennings continued his big-play ways with a 32-yard touchdown catch in the season opener at Philadelphia in Week 1, part of his team-leading 82-yard day on five receptions (16.4 avg.). He is tied for third in the NFL with 27 receptions of 25-plus yards since It was the second straight year that Jennings came up with a big scoring grab in the season opener. Last year vs. the division-rival Chicago Bears in Week 1, Jennings scored on a 50-yard TD with just over a minute remaining to give the Packers a win. Week 1 has been good to Jennings over the past three seasons as he has posted 16 receptions for 279 yards (17.4 avg.), including two 50-yard receptions, and two touchdowns. Player 40-plus-yard catches (since 2007) 1. Greg Jennings, GB 22 2T. Randy Moss, MIN 19 2T. Terrell Owens, CIN Steve Smith, CAR Andre Johnson, HOU 17 Player Yards Per TD Catch (Career) 1. Greg Jennings, GB Bernard Berrian, MIN Santana Moss, WAS Joey Galloway, WAS Lee Evans, BUF HONOR ROLL K Mason Crosby NFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 1 (at Philadelphia) LB Clay Matthews NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Week 2 (vs. Buffalo) NFC Defensive Player of the Month - September CB Charles Woodson NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Week 4 (vs. Detroit) 8

10 PACKERS TEAM NOTES STILL GETTING THE JOB DONE Last season, it seemed as though franchise records fell on a weekly basis for WR Donald Driver, now in his 12th season, and the veteran is off to another strong start in The franchise s all-time receptions leader with 675 in his career, Driver leads the team in catches this season with 28 receptions for 307 yards (11.0 avg.) and three TDs. Last season in Week 13 vs. Baltimore, Driver became the 10th player in franchise history to reach the 50-touchdown plateau. No other NFL franchise has 10 players with 50-plus TDs. Earlier, Driver topped the 50-catch plateau for an eighth straight season ( ), a new franchise record. Though he was the oldest player on the active roster at age 34, Driver showed no signs of slowing down in 2009 as he led the team in catches (70), ranked second in receiving yards (1,061) and first in touchdown catches (6). Driver also extended his own franchise record by recording a seventh overall season and sixth straight with 1,000 yards. He is one of only two players in the league (Reggie Wayne) to have a 1,000-yard season each of the past six years ( ). The most significant record still within Driver s grasp is career receiving yards. James Lofton ranks No. 1 with 9,656 yards. Driver is No. 2 with 9,357. Driver should surpass the mark sometime this season. Against Buffalo in Week 2, Driver scored on a 7-yard TD pass, the 51st receiving TD of his career. That moved him into sole possession of the No. 4 spot in team history, and he currently has 52 career TD grabs. His TD catch in Week 4 vs. Detroit was his 21st at Lambeau Field, moving him into sole possession of the No. 2 spot behind only Antonio Freeman (36). Driver already holds the Lambeau records for receptions (321) and receiving yards (4,443). Driver has been the model of consistency for the Packers, catching at least one pass in 133 consecutive games (139 including playoffs), also a franchise record. That streak ranks third among active NFL players behind only Pittsburgh s Hines Ward (183) and Atlanta s Tony Gonzalez (153). While his reputation is as a slot guy who will make the tough catch over the middle, Driver made his share of big plays in His five catches of 40-plus yards tied for ninth in the NFL. Along with TE Jermichael Finley at Chicago in Week 3, Driver was part of the first Packers tandem since Nov. 21, 2004, to each record nine receptions in a game. In the win at Houston nearly six years ago, Driver posted 10 catches and Javon Walker hauled in nine. The nine receptions were the most for Driver since he caught 10 at Detroit on Nov. 22, PROTECTION THE KEY Green Bay s offensive line didn t allow a single sack of QB Aaron Rodgers in Week 3 at Chicago, the second straight game that the sixthyear QB was not sacked. Prior to Rodgers being sacked in the second quarter vs. Detroit in Week 4, the offensive line had not allowed a sack in 11 straight quarters, the longest streak for the team since Over the past nine regular-season games, Rodgers has been sacked either once or not at all in four of those contests. In his two-plus years as the starting quarterback, there have been 13 games where the line has given up either one sack or no sacks of Rodgers. The Packers have a 10-3 mark in those contests. The effect that protection has is evident in Rodgers numbers in those games, as he has completed 291-of-427 passes (68.1 percent) for 3,462 yards and 26 TDs with just five INTs for a passer rating. The Packers have had their struggles the past two weeks, allowing a total of nine sacks against Washington and Miami after giving up only five sacks in the first four contests. When Rodgers has been sacked four or more times in a game during his career, the Packers are 4-9. Injuries and performance issues affected the offensive line in the first half of 2009, as Rodgers was sacked 41 times over the first nine games. Once the line regained some continuity down the stretch, it allowed just 10 sacks of Rodgers over the final seven games, a pace that would have put the Packers in the top five in terms of sacks allowed if kept up over a 16-game season. SPREAD IT AROUND With back-to-back 1,200-yard rusher Ryan Grant lost for the season after sustaining an ankle injury in Week 1 at Philadelphia, the Packers have turned to a couple of backs to carry the load. Brandon Jackson, who excelled in his role as a third-down back in 2009, posted a career-high 115 yards on 10 carries (11.5 avg.) at Washington in Week 5, highlighted by a career-long 71-yard run on his first carry of the game. Jackson leads the team with 305 yards on 67 carries this season (4.6 avg.), and yards from scrimmage with 409. The Packers rushed for 157 yards as a team at Washington in Week 5 on just 17 carries (9.2 avg.). It was the first time in team history that the Packers rushed for 150 yards in a regular-season game on fewer than 20 carries. The Packers rushing average of 9.2 yards per carry against the Redskins was the best single-game performance (min. 15 attempts) in a regularseason game in team history. John Kuhn, who worked primarily at fullback during his first three seasons in Green Bay, has been given more opportunities to carry the ball at RB. Against Detroit in Week 4, Kuhn posted 34 of his career-high 39 rushing yards on the final series, as the Packers ran out the final 6:32 in the win. Grant, Jackson, Kuhn and QB Aaron Rodgers have all posted runs of 17 yards or more this season, Each of the backs registered a 12-yard run in the season opener at Philadelphia, the first time since Dec. 19, 2005, that the Packers had three RBs post an explosive gain. Samkon Gado, Tony Fisher and Noah Herron each rushed for a 12-yard gain at Baltimore in Green Bay s 18 runs of 10-plus yards rank tied for No. 11 in the NFL. Last season the Packers ranked No. 23 in the league with 42 runs of 10 yards or more. COACH LOCATIONS Coaches Box: Dom Capers (defensive coordinator), Jerry Fontenot (asst. offensive line), Scott McCurley (defensive quality control), Curtis Fuller (administrator), Joe Philbin (offensive coordinator), John Rushing (offensive quality control), and Joe Whitt Jr. (secondary - cornerbacks). Sideline: Edgar Bennett (running backs), James Campen (offensive line), Tom Clements (quarterbacks), Mike Eayrs (research and development), Chad Morton (special teams asst.), Kevin Greene (outside linebackers), Ben McAdoo (tight ends), Winston Moss (inside linebackers/asst. head coach), Darren Perry (secondary - safeties), Jimmy Robinson (wide receivers), Shawn Slocum (special teams coordinator) and Mike Trgovac (defensive line). 99

11 PACKERS TEAM NOTES DEFENSE GETTING THE JOB DONE After finishing No. 2 in the league s final overall defensive rankings and No. 7 in points allowed in 2009, the unit is off to another strong start this season under second-year defensive coordinator Dom Capers. The Packers rank No. 10 in the league in points given up, allowing the opposition an average of 18.7 points per game, a similar number to last season s average of 18.6 per contest. Green Bay s defense currently ranks No. 15 in the NFL in overall defense, allowing an average of yards per game through the first six games. That includes a No. 17 ranking in the league against the pass, with opponents averaging yards through the air in the first six contests. Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 76.0 against Green Bay, and the Packers rank tied for No. 2 in the NFL with 21 sacks. After leading the NFL in run defense for the first time in 2009 as they allowed a franchise-record 83.3 yards per game, the Packers haven t been as stingy against the run thus far this season, ranking No. 21 in the league (112.3 yards per game). A decent chunk of that yardage has come from opposing quarterbacks, with signalcallers accounting for 224 yards on 27 carries (8.3 avg.). Outside of the quarterback, opposing teams have run for 450 yards on 124 carries (3.6 avg.). Green Bay s defense hasn t allowed a running back to rush for 100 yards for 19 straight games, the longest current streak in the NFL. Rams RB Steven Jackson was the last to do it, posting 117 yards on 27 carries last season in Week 3 at St. Louis. That streak is the second longest in in team history since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, trailing only a 24-game game stretch from Sept. 20, 1970-Nov. 22, Under Capers, the Packers thrived in their new 3-4 scheme in The team finished the season ranked No. 1 against the run and No. 5 against the pass. The previous top ranking in franchise history in run defense came in 1972, when the team finished No. 2. Green Bay allowed an average of total yards per game in 09, second behind the N.Y. Jets (252.3) and ahead of No. 3 Baltimore (300.5). In the first two years of the Mike McCarthy tenure, Green Bay s defense was close to being a top-10 unit, finishing at No. 12 in 2006 and No. 11 in In 2008, it slipped to No. 20 before making the jump up to No. 2 last year. A look at some of Green Bay s numbers against the run since Dom Capers took over as defensive coordinator in 2009: Team Rushing Yds. Allowed Per Game 1. Pittsburgh Minnesota Green Bay 91.2 Team Rushing TDs Allowed 1T. Green Bay 7 1T. Minnesota 7 1T. New England 7 Team Opponent Rushing Avg. 1. Pittsburgh Baltimore N.Y. Jets San Francisco Green Bay 3.84 AS GOOD AS HE S EVER BEEN In 2009, CB Charles Woodson enjoyed the finest season of his career, his first year in the 3-4 scheme, and has continued his impactful ways this season. Woodson achieved the highest individual honor bestowed upon a defensive player, taking home The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year award last season. He also was named an AP first-team All-Pro. His 48-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter against Detroit this season in Week 4 was his eighth career with the Packers, which set a franchise record. He had been tied with Hall of Fame CB Herb Adderley (seven, ) for the team mark. It was also Woodson s ninth defensive TD (eight INTs, one fumble return) in a Green Bay uniform, which further extended his franchise record. The touchdown gave Woodson 10 interception returns for touchdowns in his career (two with Oakland), which moved him up in the NFL record books as he became just the third player in league history to post 10 career interception returns for touchdowns. He now trails only Rod Woodson (12) and Darren Sharper (11). Woodson has now returned an INT for a touchdown in five straight seasons, all five of his years in Green Bay ( ), to become the first player in NFL history to return an INT for a touchdown in five consecutive seasons. The score in Week 4 was also the third straight year that Woodson has returned an INT for a TD against Detroit. He is the first player in NFL history to return an interception for a TD in three consecutive seasons against the same team. In 2009, Woodson became the fourth player in NFL history since sacks became an official statistic to record at least nine interceptions and two sacks in a single season. Woodson also led the Packers with four forced fumbles. Woodson is off to another fast start in the tackles category this season as he ranks No. 2 on the team with 44 stops (35 solo). Last season he recorded a career-high 81 tackles (63 solo). His four forced fumbles tied for second among NFL defensive backs in 2009, and he is tied for second in the NFL this season among defensive backs with two forced fumbles. There s no doubt Woodson s career has undergone a revitalization since coming to Green Bay. He now has 46 career interceptions, which is tied for third among active NFL players. Of his interceptions, 29 have come in 68 games with Green Bay. In 106 games with the Raiders, he had 17. No NFL defensive player has been more productive than Woodson when it comes to picking the ball off since 2008: Player Interceptions 1. Charles Woodson, GB Asante Samuel, PHI Nick Collins, GB 13 Player Interception TDs 1. Charles Woodson, GB 6 2T. Six players 3 Player Interception Return Yds. 1. Nick Collins, GB Charles Woodson, GB Darren Sharper, NO

12 WEEK 6 GAME REVIEW - DOLPHINS 23, PACKERS 20 (OT) ANOTHER OVERTIME, ANOTHER TOUGH LOSS The wonder for the last few weeks has been how many more injuries the Green Bay Packers can absorb. But now the more pertinent question is how many more down-to-the-wire defeats can one team take? Sunday s overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins at Lambeau Field was the Packers third loss in their last four games, all on last-play field goals and the last two in overtime. The defeat drops the Packers to 3-3, not at all where they envisioned sitting after a 2-0 start. I wouldn t say it s deflating, but I think it s one of many reality checks that we need to tighten up, obviously, linebacker Brad Jones said. We can t have any more losses. We can t lose to teams that we should beat. Miami is a good team, but we know what type of team we have, and even with all the injuries we do have, we still know what type of team we are, and we shouldn t have losses like that. That s been the refrain after each of the three close defeats, all by three points at Chicago on a Monday night, at Washington in overtime last week, and then at home against Miami following an intense and physically and emotionally draining fourth quarter and overtime session on Sunday. The Packers needed to overcome a huge, momentum-turning call by the officials to give themselves a chance to win this one. Midway through the fourth quarter with the game tied at 13, the Dolphins punted on fourth-and-2 from the Green Bay 43-yard line. But following a commercial break, the officials determined that Packers linebacker Robert Francois was lined up directly over the center and right on the line of scrimmage, penalizing the Packers 5 yards due to a new rule put in place this year for the safety of long snappers. The Packers contended that Francois was lined up more than a yard off the line of scrimmage, and was therefore legal, but the argument went nowhere. The Dolphins were given the ball back following the penalty and had a first down at the Green Bay 38. Four plays later, Miami quarterback Chad Henne caught the Packers in a blitz while rolling to his right and executed a perfect throwback screen to tight end Anthony Fasano, who was wide open. Fasano waltzed into the end zone untouched for a 22-yard TD and a Miami lead with 5:10 left in the fourth. That s one of those mysterious things you just have to play through, said defensive end Cullen Jenkins, one of many players in the locker room afterward who was careful with his words so as not to draw a fine from the league. You have to overcome it. The Packers nearly did, driving 69 yards in 12 plays to get the tying touchdown with just 13 seconds left in regulation. The drive included two receptions for 37 yards by Jordy Nelson and a 20-yard catch by Greg Jennings to convert a fourth-and-7 at the 2-minute warning and make it first-and-goal on the 9. After quarterback Aaron Rodgers scrambled for 8 yards down to the 1, running back John Kuhn was then stuffed on both second and third down, setting up fourth-and-goal. After both teams called timeouts, Rodgers came out in shotgun but with an eye on the Miami defensive front, because the Dolphins had left the center uncovered on the previous play, increasing the odds of a successful quarterback sneak. Miami made an adjustment, but Rodgers saw the opening he needed anyway and proceeded to very cleverly fake out the Dolphins defense, stepping forward as though he was calling an audible. Only he put his hands under center, took the snap and walked in over left guard standing up to tie the game. They lined up with a guy over the center, but the next guy out was outside the tackle on the left side, Rodgers said. So I told (the offensive linemen) I was going to act like I was changing something and then just went up there and quick snapped it and got it in there. The Dolphins won the overtime coin flip, went three-and-out, and the Packers did the same. Green Bay punter Tim Masthay then hit a poor 37-yard punt that Davone Bess fair-caught at the Miami 48, and the Dolphins took advantage of the field position with a seven-play drive that ended with Dan Carpenter s game-winning 44-yard field goal six minutes into OT. But afterward the Packers weren t putting this loss on their defense, which has been devastated by injuries and lost outside linebacker Brady Poppinga to a knee injury in the first half. That left a unit already missing Pro Bowler Clay Matthews with just Jones, rookie Frank Zombo and former practice-squadder Francois to play outside linebacker the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the banged-up defensive line, missing Ryan Pickett and Mike Neal, was rotating rookie C.J. Wilson and second-year man Jarius Wynn in and out as two of the four viable linemen. Still, the cobbled-together group held the Dolphins to just 20 points in regulation despite Miami s 150 yards rushing and receiver Brandon Marshall s 10-catch, 127-yard day. The defense struggled to pressure Henne (23-of-39, 231 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 82.3 rating) but got an interception from Tramon Williams that preceded an 86-yard TD pass from Rodgers to Jennings (six catches, 133 yards) in the first quarter, and a key fourthdown stop at the Green Bay 27-yard line late in the third quarter. I thought they were hanging in there, bend do not break, keep them out of the end zone, Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. I thought our defense played well enough for us to win that game based on the position they were in. But the offense didn t. A second straight abysmal day on third downs (3-for-13, after going 2-for-13 last week at Washington) and five sacks of Rodgers (18-of-33, 313 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 84.5 rating) led to a nearly 10-minute disadvantage in time of possession (37:56 to 28:03). The offense came up empty on two consecutive drives that crossed midfield in the second quarter and then couldn t generate a single first down with the game tied at 13 in the fourth quarter or on its overtime possession. All of it, all of it, Jennings said when asked what was wrong. He (Rodgers) is getting hit too much, we re not putting ourselves in position to be successful on third down, which means we re not doing the things we need to do on first and second down. It s collective. There s no one position, none of that. It s everybody. Added Rodgers: We have to figure something out offensively and help our defense out a little bit. I think they ve played well enough to win the last two weeks and we just haven t gotten the job done. When your defense is holding them to 16 last week and 23 this week, we feel like we should win those games. But the Packers haven t, and instead of pulling into a first-place tie in the NFC North on Sunday with the Chicago Bears, who also lost at home, they re.500 and still trying to catch a break. As many players noted after the game, there are still 10 games left in this long season, and everyone remembers how the Packers were 4-4 at the midway point last year before putting things together to go 7-1 down the stretch and make the playoffs. But as Rodgers said, this was supposed to be the game the Packers regained some momentum heading into a week when cornerback Al Harris and safety Atari Bigby are eligible to come off the physicallyunable-to-perform list and could provide some reinforcements for the depleted defense. We re getting hopefully two studs back this week on defense, three if you count Clay, Rodgers said. We need those guys back. We need to be at full force. But there s no telling what a win or two these last couple of weeks without them may have meant for the season going forward. The Packers can only hope they won t end up looking back and lamenting the missed opportunities. We have a little time, but time is of the essence, Jennings said. Every win is important. When it comes down to it end of the year, these are the type of games -- this week, last week, Chicago -- those are the types of games you look back and say, Man, if we could have got that one, where would we have possibly, potentially been? 11

13 2010 OPPONENTS A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE NFL Rank Record Offense Defense at Atlanta Falcons...(4-2) 9 18 Buffalo Bills...(0-5) Chicago Bears...(4-2) 29 8 Dallas Cowboys...(1-4) 3 4 Detroit Lions...(1-5) Miami Dolphins...(3-2) 12 9 Minnesota Vikings...(2-3) 24 5 at New England Patriots..(4-1) New York Giants...(4-2) 7 2 at New York Jets...(5-1) at Philadelphia Eagles...(4-2) 4 11 San Francisco 49ers...(1-5) at Washington Redskins...(3-3) SCHEDULE NOTES 12 The Green Bay Packers 90th NFL regular-season schedule headlined by six nationally televised games was released in late April. Green Bay opened the 2010 slate on the road at Philadelphia before kicking off the home schedule with the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. Its first prime-time appearance against the rival Bears in Chicago on Monday Night Football came in Week 3. The NFL s oldest rivalry was on display in prime time for a fifth straight season, with this first meeting of the year marking game No. 180 in the all-time series marks the 18th consecutive season the Packers have appeared on Monday Night Football, the NFC s longest streak. Three games are slated for Sunday night on NBC, including home games this week against the Minnesota Vikings and a Week 9 contest vs. the Dallas Cowboys. In Week 15, the Packers are scheduled to take on the Patriots on Sunday night in Foxborough, though the game is subject to the NFL s flex scheduling. The Packers will get their first look at the new stadium in New Jersey in Week 8 against the Jets, where they may experience some cool fall temperatures. While games at Lambeau Field later in the season always provide a home-field advantage for the Packers, the 2010 schedule is nearly void of cold-weather road games. After the Jets, three consecutive road contests will be played in domes (Minnesota, Atlanta, Detroit). That s good news for a Green Bay offense that seems to thrive in domes. Including playoffs, the Packers played in a dome five times last season, exceeding 400 total net yards in four of those games. A number of games on the Packers 2010 schedule namely those on national TV are beginning to have a familiar feel. In addition to taking on the Bears for a fifth consecutive year in prime time, Green Bay will take on Minnesota in prime time for a third straight season. The Packers and Cowboys will meet on national TV for the fourth straight season. The schedule concludes with two home games for the first time since One of the NFL s best teams in regular-season games played in December and January, Green Bay may need to call upon that previous success for what could prove to be two very important contests surrounding the Christmas and New Year s holidays. Games against the Giants (Week 16) and Bears (Week 17) could determine not only the NFC North Division crown but conference playoff seeding SCHEDULE NUGGETS Green Bay s bye week comes in Week 10, the latest possible week for NFL teams. It marks the latest time in which the Packers have had a bye in franchise history, besting the Week 9 bye in The Packers will play nine games before the bye and seven after the open date. Three of four games before the bye come at Lambeau Field, while four of five games after the bye are road contests. Immediately following the bye comes an important division game against Minnesota, the first of three straight road games played in domes. Under McCarthy, the team has won three of four games after the bye week and 10 of its last 14 after the bye dating back further. Green Bay has always been a successful team after the bye and 2009 was no different, as the team compiled a 9-3 (.750) mark after the bye week. Since 2000, the team is (.629) overall after the bye. Fifteen games are slated for Sunday, the most since 1993 (also 15). Seven of the final eight games are against NFC opponents. The Packers have six games on the schedule against 2009 playoff teams, including Week 1 at Philadelphia. Beginning this week vs. Minnesota, Green Bay has a stretch of four straight games against playoff teams from a year ago. The team will travel east to take on the Jets in Week 8 and host the Cowboys in Week 9 before the bye. The stretch concludes in Minnesota in Week 11. The NFL s oldest rivalry will see a first in For the first time in series history, Green Bay will host Chicago in the regular-season finale, set to be game No. 181 between the Packers and Bears.

14 STREAKS & MILESTONES 76 CHAD CLIFTON Has played in 149 career games, including 144 starts. By appearing in this Sunday s game, will become the 19th player in team history to play 150 career games in a Green Bay uniform. Has started 112 of the last 118 games since returning from a serious pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season. 36 NICK COLLINS In 2009, became the first Packers player to record an interception in four consecutive games (Weeks 11-14) since 1961 (John Symank). With 13 interceptions since 2008, is third among all NFL players behind Charles Woodson (17) and Philadelphia s Asante Samuel (15). Leads all NFL players with 405 interception return yards since With four interception returns for scores in his career, matches No. 5 Johnny (Blood) McNally on Green Bay s all-time career list. With another, would match No. 3 Bobby Dillon and Darren Sharper, each of whom returned five. 2 MASON CROSBY Established a new NFL record for most points scored by a player in his first three seasons (397), breaking the record held by New England s Stephen Gostkowski (388, ). Crosby now has 440 career points. Set a franchise record with a 56-yard field goal in Week 1 at Philadelphia, eclipsing the mark of 54 previously held by three kickers (Chris Jacke, Ryan Longwell and Dave Rayner). For his career, has hit 63-of-70 field goals (90.0 percent) from 39 yards and closer. Has hit 21-of-31 field goals (67.7 percent) from yards. Has hit 10-of-20 field goals (50.0 percent) from 50-plus yards. 80 DONALD DRIVER Topped the 1,000-yard receiving mark for a seventh overall season and sixth consecutive in 2009, extending his own team record in each category. Has 9,357 career receiving yards, No. 2 on the franchise s all-time list behind No. 1 James Lofton (9,656). Surpassed Sterling Sharpe (595) in 2009 to become the franchise s alltime leader in receptions. Driver has 675 career catches. Has a reception in 133 consecutive games, besting the franchise s previous long streak of Sharpe s 103 ( ). In 2009, had 50-plus receptions for the eighth time, a new franchise record. Lofton and Sharpe each had seven seasons with 50-plus catches. Is the all-time leading receiver at Lambeau Field, with 4,443 career receiving yards at the stadium. Also is Lambeau Field s all-time leader in receptions with 321. With a TD catch vs. Detroit in Week 4, moved into sole possession of No. 2 spot with 21 TD catches at Lambeau Field. Antonio Freeman (36) ranks first in the stadium s history Has 22 career 100-yard receiving games, No. 4 in team history. Needs two more games to equal No. 3 Don Hutson (24) on the all-time list. With 52 career TD receptions, joins Hutson (99), Sharpe (65), Freeman (57) and Max McGee (50) as the only Packers with 50 career TD catches. Ranks fourth all-time in yards from scrimmage with 9,574. Driver needs 139 yards to move past No. 3 Jim Taylor (9,712). 50 A.J. HAWK Has played in all 70 games in his career, including 67 starts, and has posted 22 double-digit tackle games. Tied a career high with two interceptions in In 2009, was one of only 10 NFL linebackers to record at least 85 tackles, two interceptions and a sack. 77 CULLEN JENKINS Is tied with Santana Dotson for the No. 9 spot in team history with 26 career sacks. In 2009, was one of only eight defensive linemen in the league to post at least 50 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles. Batted down nine passes in 2007, which ranks second (Johnny Jolly, 11, 2009) on the single-season list among Packers defensive linemen since the team began recording the statistic in GREG JENNINGS Led the team in receiving yards (1,113) in 2009 for the second straight season. Became the fifth player in team history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons, joining Lofton, Sharpe, Freeman and Driver. His four career catches of 80-plus yards are a franchise record and tied for most among active NFL players with Buffalo WR Lee Evans. His 22 catches of 40-plus yards since 2007 leads all NFL players. Had 133 receiving yards last Sunday vs. Miami, his 15th career 100-yard game. In Week 1 at Philadelphia, surpassed 4,000 career receiving yards in his 60th career game. He now has 4,273 career yards. 86 DONALD LEE With 15 career touchdown catches, is tied with Ron Kramer on the franchise s all-time tight ends list. Mark Chmura ranks No. 4 with 17. Needs five receptions to move past Rich McGeorge (175) and into the No. 5 spot on the team s all-time tight ends list. 52 CLAY MATTHEWS His 17 sacks in his first 20 games were the most by an NFL player to start his career, eclipsing the mark of 16.5 set by Leslie O Neal (1986, 1988) and John Abraham ( ). Became first player in team history since sacks became an official league statistic in 1982 to post back-to-back three-sack games (Weeks 1-2, 2010). His six sacks through Week 2 were the most in franchise history by a player in the first two games of the season. Set franchise rookie record with 10 sacks in Two years after he co-founded the Packers with Curly Lambeau, George Calhoun began writing a piece called The Dope Sheet, which served as the official press release and game program from

15 12 AARON RODGERS Became the first player in NFL history to post 4,000 yards passing in each of his first two seasons as a starter ( ). Surpassed the 10,000-yard mark for his career this season at Washington in Week 5, becoming just the sixth QB in franchise history to top that mark. Finished the 09 season with 4,434 passing yards, No. 2 on the franchise s single-season list behind Lynn Dickey (4,458, 1983). Finished the 09 season fourth in the NFL in passing yards (career-high 4,434), fourth in touchdown passes (career-high 30), fourth in QB rating (103.2), ninth in completion percentage (64.7%), first in interception percentage (1.3%), tied for ninth in 20-plus yard completions (55) and tied for first in 40-plus yard passes (17). His passer rating of was the secondbest single-season mark in franchise history, behind Bart Starr s in 1966 (min. 200 attempts). Is one of only two QBs in NFL history (Brett Favre, 2009) to post 30-plus passing TDs and seven or fewer interceptions in the same season. Joined Steve Young (San Francisco, 1998) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards and 30 TDs and rush for 300 yards and five TDs in the same season. His third-down passer rating of led the league and was the best mark in the NFL since Kurt Warner s in 1999 with St. Louis. His 316 rushing yards in 2009 ranked second among quarterbacks, and his five rushing TDs were the most by a Packers quarterback since 1989, when Don Majkowski also had five. Has 11 career 300-yard games and 10 three-td games. In 38 career starts, has eclipsed a plus passer rating 20 times. His passer rating at Cleveland in Week 7 in 2009 was the franchise s highest single-game total (min. 20 attempts), besting Brett Favre s rating set in Oakland on Dec. 22, Registered a passer rating over in four consecutive games (Weeks 3-7), becoming just the second quarterback in franchise history (Bart Starr, 1966) to accomplish the feat in a single season. Is the fourth player in Packers history to surpass the 4,000-yard mark in a season, joining Lynn Dickey (1), Brett Favre (5) and Don Majkowski (1). Has posted three or more rushing TDs each of the past three seasons, becoming the first Packers QB to accomplish that feat since Tobin Rote ( ). Has started 38 straight games, which is tied for No. 5 among active NFL quarterbacks. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Atari Bigby ah-TARR-ee BIG-bee Bryan Bulaga buh-LAH-gah Brandon Chillar CHILL-er Robert Francois fran-swah Brett Goode GEWD Justin Harrell HAIR-uhl Cullen Jenkins KULL-en John Kuhn KOON Tim Masthay MAS-tay Ryan Pickett PICK-ett Brady Poppinga puh-ping-ah Andrew Quarless QUAR-less B.J. Raji RAH-jee STREAKS & MILESTONES TRAMON WILLIAMS Led the team with a career-high 22 passes defensed in Starting with his first career interception in the 2007 regular-season finale, has 12 interceptions in the last 39 games. Was the only non-drafted free agent in the NFL to post four or more interceptions in both 2008 and CHARLES WOODSON His nine defensive touchdowns with Green Bay (eight interceptions, one fumble recovery) are a team record. With eight interception returns for scores, ranks No. 1 on Green Bay s all-time list, eclipsing the previous mark set by Herb Adderley (seven, ). For his career, has 10 INT-return TDs, which ranks No. 3 in NFL history behind only Rod Woodson (12) and Darren Sharper (11). Ranks second in the league with 396 INT return yards since 2008, trailing only teammate Nick Collins (405). In 2009, established new career highs in tackles (81), interceptions (9, tied league lead), and interception returns for TDs (3, tied league lead and team record), and matched a career high with four forced fumbles. Has 46 career interceptions, 29 in 68 games since coming to Green Bay in Woodson had 17 interceptions in 106 games with Oakland. Woodson's 17 interceptions since 2008 lead all NFL players. Became the fourth player in NFL history since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 to record at least nine interceptions and two sacks in a single season. Is the only player in NFL history to post at least seven interceptions and two sacks in back-to-back seasons. In 2009, became the first NFC player to win the conference s Defensive Player of the Month award multiple times in one season (Sept., Nov., Dec). With nine interceptions in 2009, became only the second player in franchise history to post at least seven interceptions in three different seasons (Bobby Dillon, ). With two interceptions against Detroit on Thanksgiving in 2009, recorded the fifth multi-interception game of his career. Four of those games have come with Green Bay. His five sacks since 2008 are tied for No. 2 among defensive backs. Became the first NFL player since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 to record two interceptions, an interception for a touchdown, a sack and a fumble recovery in the same game when he posted all of those statistics at Detroit on Thanksgiving. Josh Sitton SITT-en Jason Spitz SPITTS Mark Tauscher TAO-sher Tramon Williams trah-mahn COACHES James Campen KAMP-en Tom Clements KLEMM-ints Jerry Fontenot FON-tin-oh Ben McAdoo MACK-ah-doo Shawn Slocum SLOW-kumm Mike Trgovac TUR-go-vac

16 PACKERS STARTERS - OFFENSE WR Greg Jennings, 5-11, 198, 5th Year, Western Michigan One of just five receivers in team history to post back-to-back 1,000- yard seasons. Leads the NFL with 22 catches of 40-plus yards since 2007, and his career 34.4-yard average per TD reception ranks No. 1 among active players (min. 20 TD receptions). Has caught a pass in 64 of 65 games played for the Packers (67 of 68 including playoffs). Leads the team this season in receiving yards (316) and receiving TDs (four). Was the second of two second-round draft choices by the Packers in 2006 (52nd overall), a pick obtained in a draft-day trade down of 16 spots with New England. LT Chad Clifton, 6-5, 320, 11th Year, Tennessee Has blocked for five of the top eight singleseason rushers in team history, and has helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in eight of his 10 seasons in Green Bay. Has started 112 of 118 games (118 of 124 including playoffs) at LT since returning to the field in 2003 from the serious pelvic injury that ended his 02 season. By appearing in this Sunday s game, will become the 19th player in team history to play in 150 games in a Green Bay uniform. Selected in the second round (44th overall) by the Packers in 2000, the fifth OL picked. LG Daryn Colledge, 6-4, 308, 5th Year, Boise State Has shown his durability by never missing a game in the NFL or in college, a combined total of 122 games (125 including playoffs). Played 97.4 percent of the offensive snaps in 2009, second on the team for any player on either side of the ball behind fellow G Josh Sitton. In 2008, joined Jason Spitz as the only offensive players to play every snap. Named Packers 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year, the only league award that recognizes player off-the-field community service as well as playing excellence. Was the first of two second-round draft picks by Green Bay in 2006 (47th overall), and was the sixth OL picked. C Scott Wells, 6-2, 300, 7th Year, Tennessee Began 2009 season as backup at center but reclaimed starting role early due to injury reshuffling and didn t relinquish it. Has played in 85 games with 74 starts during his seven seasons in Green Bay, with 62 starts at center since A key blocker in Ryan Grant s back-to-back 1,200-yard rushing seasons in , making Grant only the third running back in team history to accomplish that feat. Drafted by Green Bay in 2004 with a compensatory pick in the seventh round (251st overall). RG Josh Sitton, 6-3, 318, 3rd Year, Central Florida Was the only Packers offensive lineman to open every game at one position in Also played all 1,093 snaps on offense, the only player on either side of the ball to not miss a snap with his unit. Known best for his run blocking, was a key cog in Ryan Grant s careerbest 1,253-yard season in 2009, the sixth-best single-season rushing total in franchise annals. Has started 23 straight games at RG, the longest streak by a Green Bay offensive lineman at one position. Selected by the Packers with their second fourth-round pick in 2008 (135th overall), a free agency compensatory choice. RT Mark Tauscher, 6-3, 320, 11th Year, Wisconsin Was out of football for the first half of the 2009 season after the second season-ending knee injury of his career came in the final month of 08, but re-signed Oct. 12 and went on to start eight games in 09. Helped solidify the line during the second half of the year, as the offense allowed only 10 sacks over the final seven games after allowing 41 in the first nine. Originally a seventh-round selection by the Packers in 2000, has gone on to play in 134 games with 132 starts during his career. Has been sidelined for the pastissed the last two games with a shoulder injury, and his status for Sunday is uncertain. TE Donald Lee, 6-4, 248, 8th Year, Mississippi State Ranks No. 6 on the franchise s all-time list for tight ends with 171 receptions. Also ranks tied for No. 5 with 15 career TD receptions. Became first Packers TE since Paul Coffman ( ) to post three consecutive seasons of at least 35 receptions ( ). Originally a fifth-round draft choice (156th overall) of the Miami Dolphins in 2003, he signed with Green Bay as a free agent in September WR Donald Driver, 6-0, 194, 12th Year, Alcorn State Ranks first on the franchise s all-time list for receptions with 675 and ranks second in team history with 9,357 career yards, trailing only James Lofton (9,656). Leads the team this season with 28 receptions and ranks second in receiving yards (307) and receiving TDs (three). Extended two team records in 2009 with his seventh 1,000-yard season and sixth straight. Indianapolis Reggie Wayne was the only player in the NFL to have a 1,000-yard season each year from Has a current streak of 133 games with at least one reception (139 including postseason), the longest streak in franchise history. Was the second of two seventh-round draft choices (213th overall) by Green Bay in QB Aaron Rodgers, 6-2, 225, 6th Year, California Last season, became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a starter. In 2009, nearly broke the franchise s single-season record with 4,434 passing yards, falling just short of Lynn Dickey s mark of 4,458 in 1984 on the way to his first Pro Bowl selection. In 38 regular-season starts, has posted yard passing games, 20 games without an interception and 20 with a 100-plus passer rating. Leads all NFL quarterbacks with eight rushing TDs since 2009, and ranks No. 1 among QBs in rushing yardage with 429 over that span. Selected by the Packers in the first round (24th overall) in 2005, the second QB taken after Alex Smith (San Francisco, No. 1 overall). RB Brandon Jackson, 5-10, 216, 4th Year, Nebraska With starter Ryan Grant out for the season with an ankle injury, was in the starting lineup vs. Buffalo in Week 2 for the first time since Sept. 23, 2007, vs. San Diego, Jackson s rookie season, and has started four games this season. Leads team with 305 rushing yards on 67 carries (4.6 avg.) this season, and posted a career-best performance at Washington in Week 5 (115 yards on 10 carries), including a career-long 71-yard TD run. His 5.5 yards-per-carry average in 2008 tied for fifth in the NFL among players with at least 45 carries. Was drafted in the second round (63rd overall) by Green Bay in FB Korey Hall, 6-0, 236, 4th Year, Boise State Converted from linebacker to fullback upon arriving in Green Bay as a sixth-round pick in 2007, and has played in 41 games with 22 starts over four seasons. Helped clear the way for RB Ryan Grant to post back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons in , making Grant just the third back in team annals to accomplish the feat. Posted 37 special teams tackles from , third most on the team over that span. Leads the team this season with 10 tackles on special teams, and is already approaching his career high (13 in 2008). The first of three consecutive sixth-round choices by Green Bay in 2007, was selected 191st overall. 15

17 PACKERS STARTERS - DEFENSE LDE Ryan Pickett, 6-2, 340, 10th Year, Ohio State Has played in 139 of a possible 150 regular-season games during his career, missing just six contests due to injury. Ranks second on the defensive line this season with 17 tackles (10 solo). Key component of Packers No. 1-ranked rushing defense in 2009 (franchise-record 83.3 yards allowed per game), the first time in team history that Green Bay led the league in that category. Signed with Green Bay as an unrestricted free agent in 2006 after spending his first five seasons with St. Louis, who selected him in the first round in 2001 (29th overall). NT B.J. Raji, 6-2, 337, 2nd Year, Boston College His 2.5 sacks this season are a career high, and leads the defensive line with 25 tackles (15 solo). Named to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All- Rookie team in 2009, the first Packers defensive lineman to be selected since DE Vonnie Holliday in Played in 14 games with one start as a rookie in 2009, seeing most of his time at both end spots and as a down lineman in the nickel package, but is taking over starting nose tackle spot this season. Selected by the Packers with the first of two firstround picks in 2009 (9th overall). RDE Cullen Jenkins, 6-2, 305, 7th Year, Central Michigan Ranks second on the team with four sacks, posting one in four straight games (Weeks 1-4) for the first time in his career. Started all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2009, and posted career highs in both tackles (50) and forced fumbles (three). One of only eight NFL defensive linemen to post at least 50 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles in Originally signed with Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent in LOLB Clay Matthews, 6-3, 255, 2nd Year, Southern California Leads the NFL with 8.5 sacks despite missing this past Sunday s game vs. Miami due to a hamstring injury, and his 17 sacks in his first 20 games were an NFL record to start a career. Set a Packers rookie record with 10 sacks in 2009 on his way to earning Pro Bowl honors, the first Green Bay rookie to be named to the all-star game since WR James Lofton in Selected to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie team, earned Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors twice (Weeks 6 and 10), and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week once (Week 13). Selected by the Packers with the second of their two first-round picks in 2009 (26th overall), a choice obtained from New England in a draft-day trade. BLB A.J. Hawk, 6-1, 247, 5th Year, Ohio State Has either led the team or finished second in tackles each of his four seasons in Green Bay, and has posted 22 double-digit tackle games. Leads the team this season with 53 tackles (38 solo). One of only 10 NFL linebackers to record at least 85 tackles, two interceptions and a sack in His three interceptions over the past 11 regular-season games rank tied for first among NFL linebackers (New Orleans Jonathan Vilma). Hasn t missed a game in his career, playing in all 70 games with 67 starts, with the only non-starts coming in both Minnesota games in 2009 and at Philadelphia in Week 1 this season when the Packers opened in their nickel defense. Selected by the Packers in the first round (No. 5 overall) in MLB Desmond Bishop, 6-2, 238, 4th Year, California Has started each of the past two games in place of an injured Nick Barnett, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve last week. Ranks fourth on the team with a career-high 30 tackles (17 solo), highlighted by a career-high 16-tackle performance vs. Miami in Week 6. Led the team with a career-high 22 special teams tackles in 2009, and his 49 tackles on special teams from led the team over that span. Selected by Green Bay in the sixth round (192nd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft, the second of three straight choices by the Packers in the round. ROLB Brad Jones, 6-3, 242, 2nd Year, Colorado Has played in five games with four starts this season, and has registered 27 tackles (14 solo). Played in 14 games with seven starts as a rookie, taking over the starting LOLB position in Week 12 at Detroit after Aaron Kampman sustained a season-ending knee injury in the previous game. Became only the fifth Packer (since 1982) to record four sacks as a rookie, and was one of only six NFL rookies in 2009 to post four or more sacks. Selected by Green Bay in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft (218th overall). LCB Charles Woodson, 6-1, 202, 13th Year, Michigan Holds the franchise record for career interception returns for TDs with eight and defensive TDs with nine (eight INTs, one fumble return). Is tied for second among NFL defensive backs this season with two forced fumbles and ranks No. 2 on the team with 44 tackles (35 solo). With an interception return for a score vs. Detroit in Week 4, became first player in NFL history to post an INT return for a TD in five consecutive seasons ( ). Named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by The Associated Press last season, becoming only the second Packer to win the award (DE Reggie White, 1998) and the oldest defensive back to earn the honor. Signed with Green Bay as an unrestricted free agent in 2006 after spending his first eight seasons with Oakland, who selected him in the first round in 1998 (No. 4 overall). RCB Tramon Williams, 5-11, 191, 4th Year, Louisiana Tech Leads the team with two interceptions, having picked off a pass in each of the past two games. Ranks No. 2 on the team with eight passes defensed, following up a 2009 campaign that saw him pace the team with a career-high 22 passes defensed. Was the only non-drafted free agent in the NFL to post four or more interceptions in both 2008 and At Washington in Week 5, became the first Packer in team history to post a 50-yard punt return and a 60-yard INT return in the same game. Joined the Packers in November 2006 when the team signed him to the practice squad. Originally entered the NFL as a non-drafted free agent with Houston in May SS Charlie Peprah, 5-11, 203, 5th Year, Alabama A reserve safety and contributor on special teams during his first three seasons in Green Bay ( ), he re-signed with the Packers this past offseason after spending the second half of the 2009 season with Atlanta. Has started a career-high two games this season and has posted 16 tackles (11 solo). Has played in 43 career games. Posted 19 tackles and two passes defensed along with nine tackles on special teams with the Packers in Claimed off waivers by the Packers in September 2006 from the N.Y. Giants, who had drafted him in the fifth round (158th overall). FS Nick Collins, 5-11, 207, 6th Year, Bethune-Cookman Selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season in 2009, becoming the first Packers safety to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons since LeRoy Butler ( ). Leads all NFL safeties with 13 interceptions since 2008, and leads the league with 405 interception return yards over that span. Returned three INTs for TDs in 2008, becoming the first NFL safety to do so since Kansas City s Lloyd Burruss in His 295 INT return yards in 08 led the NFL and broke the franchise record (Bobby Dillon, 244 in 1956). Chosen by the Packers as the first of two second-round picks in the 2005 NFL Draft (51st overall). 16