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2 Packers Communications Lambeau Field Atrium 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI / / fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XX; NO. 5 PRESEASON WEEK 3 GREEN BAY (2-0) AT OAKLAND (1-1) Friday, Aug. 24 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 9:30 p.m. CDT PACKERS TRAVEL TO TAKE ON THE RAIDERS The Green Bay Packers will face their first road test of the preseason as they travel to Oakland to face the Raiders. u It is the third preseason matchup between the two teams in the past five years (2014, 2016). u It is the first time Green Bay has played at Oakland in the preseason since u The Packers are 5-5 against the Raiders in the preseason. u Dating back to 2008, the Packers are 7-3 in the third preseason game they have played. u The Packers have won a preseason road game each of the past 11 years ( ). u If Green Bay wins on Friday, it will mark the fourth time in the last five years that the Packers have won three preseason games (2014, ). u Green Bay has scored 20-plus points in five of its last six preseason contests. u The Packers will finish the preseason with a road game against the Chiefs in Kansas City on Thursday, Aug. 30. u Last week, Green Bay defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 51-34, at Lambeau Field. The Packers have won seven consecutive preseason home games and nine of the last 10 preseason games played at Lambeau Field. u Green Bay opened the preseason with a win over Tennessee at Lambeau Field, marking the fourth consecutive year the Packers won the first preseason game they played. WITH THE CALL Preseason games are televised over the 18-station Packers TV Network throughout the state of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, northeastern Minnesota, Peoria in Illinois, the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo and Des Moines in Iowa, Omaha in Nebraska, Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau in Alaska. u The top-notch broadcast team includes CBS s Kevin Harlan (play-byplay) alongside fellow CBS broadcaster James Lofton (analyst), with Lance Allan of WTMJ-TV serving as the sideline reporter. Allan will also host an informative half-hour pregame show. u In addition to flagship stations WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and WGBA-TV in Green Bay, the game will be televised over WKOW/ABC, Madison, Wis.; WAOW/ABC, Wausau/Rhinelander, Wis.; WXOW/ABC, La Crosse, Wis.; WQOW/ABC, Eau Claire, Wis.; WLUC/NBC, Escanaba/Marquette, Mich.; KQDS-TV/FOX, Duluth/Superior, Minn.; WMBD/CBS, Peoria, Ill.; WHBF- TV/CBS, Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities); KCCI-TV/CBS, Des Moines, Iowa; KWWL-TV/NBC, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa; KMTV-TV/CBS, Omaha, Neb.; KDLT/NBC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; KYUR/ABC, Anchorage, Alaska; KATN/ABC, Fairbanks, Alaska amd KJUD/ABC, Juneau, Alaska. u Milwaukee s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. McCarren first joined the team s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 24th season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 20th season of broadcasts together. They will surpass Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the season opener against Chicago. PRESEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Aug. 9 TENNESSEE TITANS ,098 (Bishop s Charities Game) Thu., Aug. 16 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (Gold Pkg.) ,434 (Midwest Shrine Game) Fri., Aug. 24 at Oakland Raiders... 9:30 p.m. Packers TV Thu., Aug. 30 at Kansas City Chiefs.... 7:30 p.m. Packers TV All preseason games on Packers TV will also appear on Telemundo Wisconsin REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Sun., Sept. 9 CHICAGO BEARS.... 7:20 p.m. NBC Sun., Sept. 16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.)...12 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. 23 at Washington Redskins...12 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. 30 BUFFALO BILLS p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 7 at Detroit Lions...*12 p.m. FOX Mon., Oct. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS... 7:15 p.m. ESPN Sun., Oct. 21 BYE Sun., Oct. 28 at Los Angeles Rams.... *3:25 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 4 at New England Patriots... *7:20 p.m. NBC Sun., Nov. 11 MIAMI DOLPHINS (Gold Pkg.)...*12 p.m. CBS Thu., Nov. 15 at Seattle Seahawks.... 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN Sun., Nov. 25 at Minnesota Vikings.... *7:20 p.m. NBC Sun., Dec. 2 ARIZONA CARDINALS....*12 p.m. FOX Sun., Dec. 9 ATLANTA FALCONS....*12 p.m. FOX Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears...*12 p.m. FOX Sat., Dec. 23 at New York Jets...*12 p.m. FOX Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS...*12 p.m. FOX * Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling NFL POSTSEASON DATES Jan AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs Jan AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Jan AFC and NFC Championship Games Jan Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Feb. 3...Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.

3 OFFSEASON CHANGES The Green Bay Packers saw some changes to the front office, the coaching staff and to the roster this offseason. uafter Ted Thompson made the transition to senior advisor to football operations, Brian Gutekunst was named general manager and Russ Ball was promoted to exective vice president/director of football operations. u Head Coach Mike McCarthy made numerous changes to his coaching staff, including bringing back Joe Philbin as offensive coordinator and adding Mike Pettine as defensive coordinator. From , Philbin was Green Bay s offensive coordinator, directing a unit that ranked No. 3 in the NFL over that span in points per game (28.3), touchdowns (267), passing touchdowns (170) and total net yards per game (372.8). In his five years as a defensive coordinator, (New York Jets, ; Buffalo Bills, 2013), Pettine led his units to a top-10 finish in total yards allowed and passing yards allowed in all five seasons. uother additions to the coaching staff were Jim Hostler as offense pass game coordinator, Patrick Graham as defense run game coordinator/inside linebackers, Frank Cignetti Jr. as quarterbacks coach, Ryan Downard as defensive quality control coach and Maurice Drayton as assistant special teams coach. umccarthy also promoted some coaches who were already on the staff, naming James Campen offense run game coordinator/ offensive line, Joe Whitt Jr. defense pass game coordinator, Jerry Montgomery defensive line coach, David Raih wide receivers coach and Jason Simmons secondary coach. ugreen Bay added players as well this offseason, including former Pro Bowlers TE Jimmy Graham, TE Marcedes Lewis, DL Muhammad Wilkerson and CB Tramon Williams. ugraham has been selected to the Pro Bowl five times in his career (2011, , ) and was named first-team All-Pro by The Associated Press in He is the only tight end in NFL history to have two seasons with 1,200-plus receiving yards and 10-plus receiving TDs (2011, 2013). ulewis, originally a first-round pick (No. 28 overall) by Jacksonville in 2006 out of UCLA, played in 170 games (No. 3 in franchise history) with 156 starts (No. 2 in franchise history) in 12 seasons with the Jaguars. uwilkerson, originally selected by the New York Jets in the first round (No. 30 overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Temple, played in 105 regular-season games with 101 starts in seven seasons with the Jets. He registered 10-plus sacks twice in his career, 10½ in 2013 and 12 in uwilliams returns to the Packers after spending the last three seasons with the Cleveland Browns ( ) and Arizona Cardinals (2017). He is tied for No. 5 among active NFL players with 32 career interceptions. MEET THE DRAFT PICKS Training-camp storylines always hover around new players and just how they figure into the depth chart. The Packers added to an already talented roster with a 11-man draft class. u CB Jaire Alexander was selected by the Packers with the 18th overall selection in the first round, a selection acquired from Seattle along with a seventh-round choice (No. 248 overall) in exchange for Green Bay s first-round pick (No. 27 overall, originally obtained from New Orleans), a third-round choice (No. 76 overall) and a sixth-round pick (No. 186 overall). Alexander earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition as a sophomore in 2016 after posting a team-high five interceptions (tied for No. 11 in the country) along with a career-best 39 tackles (31 solo) and 14 passes defensed. 2 u The Packers selected CB Josh Jackson out of Iowa in the second round. He was named a permanent team captain on defense in 2017 and was a consensus first-team All-American as well as first-team All- Big Ten by the league s coaches and media after setting career highs in games started (13), tackles (48), solo tackles (34), passes defensed (26, No. 1 in the nation), interception return yards (168, No. 2 in the nation) and forced fumbles (one). Jackson s career-best eight interceptions led the nation and tied the single-season school record. u LB Oren Burks became the seventh player to be drafted out of Vanderbilt in team history when the Packers used a selection obtained from Carolina (third round, No. 88 overall) in exchange for a fourthround pick (No. 101) and a fifth-round pick (No. 147). He was named to the Butkus Award watch list in 2017 and went on to post career highs in tackles (82), solo tackles (45) and tackles for a loss (seven) in his first season at inside linebacker. u In the fourth round (No. 133 overall), the Packers selected WR J Mon Moore, making him the highest-drafted wide receiver out of Missouri since Jeremy Maclin in 2009 (Philadelphia Eagles, No. 19 overall). Moore was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference in 2016 (The Associated Press) and 2017 (AP and coaches). u With the first of three picks in the fifth round (No. 138 overall), Green Bay selected G Cole Madison, the highest-drafted lineman out of Washington State since T Scott Sanderson was selected in the third round by the Tennessee Oilers in Madison was a three-time All- Pacific-12 selection, earning second-team honors as a senior in 2017 and honorable mention as a junior and as a sophomore. u The Packers drafted P JK Scott out of Alabama with their second selection (No. 172 overall) in the fifth round, a compensatory pick awarded to the team. He was selected to an All-American team in three of his four seasons, earning first-team honors in 2014 and second-team honors in 16 and 17. u With the third of the fifth-round picks, which was also a compensatory selection, Green Bay drafted WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling out of the University of South Florida. In two seasons at USF, he scored five TDs of 50-plus yards (catches of 95 and 64 yards and 75-yard run in 2017, catches of 77 and 51 yards in 2016). u Green Bay drafted WR Equanimeous St. Brown with a compensatory pick in the sixth round (No. 207 overall), making him the second Notre Dame wide receiver to ever be drafted by the Packers (Derrick Mayes, second round, 1996). He was named Notre Dame s Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2016 after leading the Irish with 58 receptions for 961 yards (16.5 avg.) and nine TDs. u With the first of three seventh-round selections, the Packers took DL James Looney out of the University of California. He earned honorable mention All-Pacific-12 recognition in both of his final two seasons and was on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as a senior in u With the No. 239 overall selection, Green Bay drafted LS Hunter Bradley out of Mississippi State, marking the fourth consecutive draft where a long snapper was selected (Colin Holba, sixth round, Pittsburgh, 2017 /Jimmy Landes, sixth round, Detroit, 2016 / Joe Cardona, fifth round, New England, 2015). u With its final selection of the 2018 NFL Draft, a pick obtained from Seattle along with a first-round pick (No. 18 overall) in exchange for Green Bay s first-round pick (No. 27, from New Orleans), a third-round pick (No. 76) and a sixth-round pick (No. 186), Green Bay chose LB Kendall Donnerson. He became the first player to be drafted out of Southeast Missouri since C Eugene Amano in 2004 (Tennessee, seventh round), and is the only player to be drafted by the Packers from the school.

4 PACKERS DEFEAT STEELERS AT HOME The Green Bay Packers won preseason game No. 2, 51-34, over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Midwest Shrine Game last Thursday. u Green Bay improved to all-time in the Shrine Game. u It was the most points scored by the Packers in a single preseason game since beating the Indianpolis Colts, 59-24, in Prior to that, Green Bay had not scored 50-plus points in a preseason/non-league game since scoring 75 points on the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Crush in u On the first offensive play of the game, CB Tramon Williams intercepted a QB Mason Rudolph pass, taking it 25 yards for a touchdown. u The Green Bay defense forced a three-and-out on the next drive, and after a 30-yard punt, the Packers took over at the Pittsburgh 40-yard line. In his first action of the preseason, QB Aaron Rodgers led Green Bay to a TD in five plays, finding TE Jimmy Graham from 8 yards out to put the Packers up, u After the Steelers scored on their next two drives to tie the game, QB Brett Hundley led the Packers on a 10-play, 51-yard drive that was capped off by a K Mason Crosby field goal to make it u Hundley played a total of three drives, completing 6 of 9 passes for 77 yards and running for a TD from 10 yards out. Green Bay scored on each drive he played, totaling 13 points to make it in the second quarter. u A 21-yard punt return by CB Quinten Rollins set Green Bay up at there own 49-yard line for for the first drive of the game for QB DeShone Kizer. He led the Packers 51 yards in eight plays, finding TE Robert Tonyan on a fade route from the 1-yard line, increasing the lead to with under a minute to play in the second quarter. u On the Steelers first drive of the second half, CB Josh Jackson jumped a QB Josh Dobbs pass and returned it 22 yards for a score, making it Green Bay. u Pittsburgh answered with a three-play, 45-yard TD drive, and then two plays later Kizer connected with WR Jake Kumerow for an 82-yard TD to make it Kizer finished the game with a passer rating by completing 7 of 12 passes for 149 yards and two TDs. u The Steelers added a couple of TDs and Crosby made his second 50-yard field goal of the game (53, 50) to make the final u The four Green Bay quarterbacks combined to complete 19 of 32 passes for 298 yards, three TDs and a passer rating of A total of 17 players caught a pass for the Packers. u LB Reggie Gilbert led the way for the Green Bay defense, registering 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE The Green Bay Packers 98th NFL regular-season schedule highlighted by five prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) was released April 19 by the National Football League. u For the second consecutive season, the Packers open the season at home and will play three of their first four games at Lambeau Field. u In Week 1, Green Bay will host Chicago on Sunday night, marking the 13th consecutive regular season that the Packers and Bears have squared off in primetime. u It is the first time Green Bay has opened the season at home against the Bears since playing them on Sunday night in Week 1 of the 2009 season, a win for the Packers. u For the first time since 2012, the Packers play two home games to open the season, hosting Minnesota in Week 2. It marks just the third time (2003, 2008) since the NFC North was formed in 2002 that Green Bay has played division opponents in both of the first two games. u The Packers first road contest is at the Redskins, marking Green Bay s first September visit to Washington. uthe Packers return home for two of three games before the bye, first taking on the Buffalo Bills in Week 4 and then traveling to Detroit to play the Lions. uin Week 6, Green Bay hosts the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, marking the fourth time the two teams have met on MNF and the first since It is the fifth time in the last six seasons the Packers have played at Lambeau Field on MNF. uafter the second Week 7 bye for Green Bay in the last four seasons (2015), the Packers will play four of five games on the road. ugreen Bay makes its first trip to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1978 to play the Rams. uin Week 9, the Packers travel to the other side of the country to play the Patriots on Sunday night. uit is the second consecutive time the Packers and Patriots will face off on a Sunday night in New England (2010). ugreen Bay returns home to take on the Miami Dolphins before a quick turnaround to play the Seahawks, marking the Packers second Thursday night game at Seattle (Week 1 in 2014). Including the postseason, it will be the seventh time Green Bay and Seattle have played since unovember finishes with a trip to play the Vikings on Sunday night, marking the sixth straight season that the teams have met in a prime-time game. ugreen Bay opens the final month of the regular season against Arizona, only the second time the Cardinals have played at Lambeau Field in December (Dec. 21, 1969). uthe Packers will play back-to-back home games for only the second time in 2018 when they host the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14. It will be the fourth matchup (including postseason) between Green Bay and Atlanta in the last three seasons. uthe Packers end the season with two road games in the final three weeks for the seventh straight year. uin Week 15, Green Bay will face the Bears in Chicago, a place it has won in the regular season each of the last seven years. The Packers have scored 30-plus points at Chicago in four of the last five matchups (33, 38, 31, 30, 23). uthe Packers road slate will finish up with a game at the New York Jets, the third December game at the Jets in team history (1981, 2002). Three of the last four games at New York have been decided by single digits, including one game that went to overtime. ugreen Bay will close out the regular season against the Lions for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five seasons. Green Bay has an 18-6 overall mark (.750) and a 10-2 home record (.833) against Detroit under Head Coach Mike McCarthy PRESEASON (3-1) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Aug. 10 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES...W, ,330 (Bishop s Charities Game) Sat., Aug. 19 at Washington Redskins...W, ,239 Sat., Aug. 26 at Denver Broncos.... L, ,438 Thu., Aug. 31 LOS ANGELES RAMS (Gold Pkg.)....W, ,102 (Midwest Shrine Game) 2017 REGULAR SEASON (7-9) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Sun., Sept. 10 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS...W, ,381 Sun., Sept. 17 at Atlanta Falcons... L, ,826 Sun., Sept. 24 CINCINNATI BENGALS (Gold Pkg.)..W, (OT) 78,323 Thu., Sept. 28 CHICAGO BEARS....W, ,362 Sun., Oct. 8 at Dallas Cowboys....W, ,329 Sun., Oct. 15 at Minnesota Vikings.... L, ,848 Sun., Oct. 22 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS... L, ,380 Sun., Oct. 29 BYE Mon., Nov. 6 DETROIT LIONS (Gold Pkg.)...L, ,575 Sun., Nov. 12 at Chicago Bears...W, ,285 Sun., Nov. 19 BALTIMORE RAVENS... L, ,945 Sun., Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers... L, ,147 Sun., Dec. 3 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.... W, (OT) 77,684 Sun., Dec. 10 at Cleveland Browns... W, (OT) 67,431 Sun., Dec. 17 at Carolina Panthers... L, ,447 Sat., Dec. 23 MINNESOTA VIKINGS... L, ,092 Sun., Dec. 31 at Detroit Lions...L, ,501 33

5 2018 OPPONENTS - STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The Packers 2018 schedule includes six games against 2017 playoff teams. Three of those games (Atlanta, Buffalo, Minnesota) will be at Lambeau Field and three (Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota, New England) will come on the road. It also includes nine games against teams who finished the 2017 regular season with a winning record, including five games versus teams who registered 10-plus wins. u A closer look at the Packers 2018 opponents: Last Overall Last Lambeau Field Home Games 17 Record Meeting/Result Meeting/Result Arizona /16/16, L, (OT)^ 11/4/12, W, Atlanta /17/17, L, /8/14, W, Buffalo /14/14, L, /19/10, W, 34-7 Chicago /12/17, W, /28/17, W, Detroit /31/17, L, /31/17, L, Miami /12/14, W, /17/10, L, (OT) Minnesota /23/17, L, /23/17, L, 0-16 San Francisco /4/15, W, /5/14, L, Totals (.516) Last Overall Last Meeting Road Games 17 Record Meeting/Result at Site/Result Chicago /12/17, W, /12/17, W, Detroit /31/17, L, /6/17, L, Los Angeles Rams /11/15, W, /29/91, L, Minnesota /23/17, L, /15/17, L, New England /30/14, W, /19/10, L, New York Jets /14/14, W, /31/10, W, 9-0 Seattle /10/17, W, /18/15, L, (OT)* Washington /20/16, L, /20/16, L, Totals (.563) Overall (.539) + NFC Wild Card Playoff ^ NFC Divisional Playoff * NFC Championship IN THE PRESEASON The Packers preseason schedule opened at Lambeau Field and features all four games against AFC teams. u Dating back to 2000, this is the fifth time Green Bay has played all AFC teams in the preseason (2000, 2001, 2005, 2012). u For the second consecutive season, the Packers opened the preseason at home, hosting the Tennessee Titans. It was the Titans first preseason trip to Green Bay since playing in the finale in u Green Bay stayed at home to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was the first preseason contest between the two at Lambeau Field since Including the regular season, it was the fourth meeting between the two teams since u The Packers finish the preseason with two road games for the second time in three years (2016), first traveling to California to play the Oakland Raiders. It is the third preseason matchup between the two in the past five years (2014, 2016), but the first time Green Bay has played at Oakland in the preseason since u The Packers will close out the preseason at Kansas City. It is the first preseason matchup with the Chiefs since 2016, which was the end of a seven-year run where the two teams met in the preseason finale six times. Green Bay will not play any of its preseason opponents during the regular season. BREAKING DOWN THE ROSTER The Packers have a 90-man roster that is composed of 45 offensive players, 41 defensive players and four specialists. u Of the 90 players on Green Bay s roster, 43 of them (47.8 percent) were draft picks of the Packers. Green Bay has nine players that were drafted in the first round, including seven that were selected by the Packers. u Green Bay has 42 players on the roster that began their careers as undrafted free agents. u Over 50 percent of the players (52 of 90, 57.8 percent) on Green Bay s roster entered the league as a sixth-round or seventh-round pick or as an undrafted player. u Of the 90 players on the roster, 78 of them (86.7 percent) are 28 years old or younger (as of Aug. 24) and 49 players (54.4 percent) are 24 years old or younger. u The Packers have 11 players that have made at least one Pro Bowl, with seven of those players being draft picks of Green Bay (Davante Adams, David Bakhtiari, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Randall Cobb, Mike Daniels, Clay Matthews, Aaron Rodgers). u Of the 90 players on the roster, 67 began their pro careers with the Packers (74.4 percent). u Only 23 of the 90 players on the roster (25.6 percent) were selected in the first three rounds of the draft, with 18 being drafted by the Packers. GREEN BAY S ROSTER... BY AGE (as of Aug. 16) players players players 33-plus 4 players BY EXPERIENCE R-1 36 players players players players 10-plus 5 players BY DRAFT ROUND 1st 2nd/3rd 4th/5th 6th/7th Undrafted 9 players 14 players 15 players 10 players 42 players SAVE THE DATE Important dates to remember (all times CDT): u Monday, Aug. 27 Final practice open to public, 11:45 a.m., Nitschke Field u Thursday, Aug. 30 Preseason game at Kansas City Chiefs, 7:30 p.m., Arrowhead Stadium u Saturday, Sept. 1 Roster reduction to a maximum of 53 players by 3 p.m. u Sunday, Sept. 9 Regular-season opener vs. Chicago Bears, 7:20 p.m., Lambeau Field 4

6 AT THE HELM Having led Green Bay to the playoffs in nine of his first 12 seasons as head coach, Mike McCarthy is joined by Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren as the only coaches to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl win with a victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV. umccarthy s 121 regular-season wins in his first 12 years as a head coach ( ) are No. 4 in NFL history (according to the Elias Sports Bureau): Coach Wins In First 12 Regular Seasons 1. Don Shula, BAL/MIA Tony Dungy, TB/IND Joe Gibbs, WAS Mike McCarthy, GB Andy Reid, PHI/KC 118 umccarthy guided the Packers to a franchise-record fourth consecutive division title in In his 12 seasons, he has won six division titles, tying Lombardi for the second most in franchise history. uwith a win at Tampa Bay in Week 16 of the 2014 season, McCarthy passed Lombardi for the No. 2 spot in team history as far as overall victories: Coach Overall Wins 1. Curly Lambeau, Mike McCarthy, Vince Lombardi, Mike Holmgren, uthe 131 overall wins are the most in the NFC and the third most in the NFL since 2006 (New England, 166 / Pittsburgh, 132). u In Week 6 of the 2017 season, McCarthy recorded his 200th career game as a head coach (including the postseason), Having compiled 128 victories, he tied Bud Grant and Chuck Noll for the sixth-most wins by a head coach through 200 games: Don Shula, 149 / Joe Gibbs, 138 / George Halas, 134 / Tony Dungy, 130 / Curly Lambeau, 130. umccarthy reached 100 career wins (including playoffs) in just his 155th game. He was the fastest to reach 100 wins in the NFL since George Seifert in 1996 (132 games). umccarthy recorded his third regular season with 12-plus wins in 2014 (2007, 2011), passing Lambeau (1929, 1931), Lombardi (1962, 1966), Holmgren ( ) and Mike Sherman ( ) for the most by a coach in franchise history. umccarthy has guided the Packers to five seasons with 11-plus wins (2007, 2009, , 2014), passing Lombardi ( , 1966) and Holmgren ( ) for the most by a coach in franchise history. umccarthy s eight regular seasons with 10-plus wins are a franchise record (since 1921). Among current NFL head coaches, only Bill Belichick (17) and Andy Reid (12) have more 10-plus-win seasons. umccarthy is the only coach in franchise history to post three or more consecutive 10-win seasons twice in his career ( , ). umccarthy joined Pittsburgh s Bill Cowher (2005) as the only Super Bowlwinning coaches to lead their respective teams to three road wins as the No. 6 seed in the postseason en route to a world title. uincluding playoffs, McCarthy has a record since taking over as head coach in 2006, a.626 winning percentage that ranks No. 3 among current NFL head coaches (minimum 100 games): Coach Winning Pct. 1. Bill Belichick, CLE/NE.686 ( ) 2. Mike Tomlin, PIT.653 (124-66) 3. Mike McCarthy, GB.626 ( ) umccarthy has coached in 210 games (including playoffs), No. 2 in team history behind Lambeau (339 from ). uin the Week 6 victory over the San Diego Chargers in 2015, McCarthy earned the 100th regular-season win of his career in just his 150th game, making him the seventh-fastest coach in NFL history and the fastest current NFL coach to reach the 100-win plateau: Games Needed For Coach (Current) 100 Regular-Season Wins 1. Mike McCarthy, GB Andy Reid, PHI/KC Bill Belichick, CLE/NE 177 usince McCarthy took over in 2006, the Packers rank No. 3 in the NFL in regular-season winning percentage: Team Winning Pct. 1. New England.786 (151-41) 2. Pittsburgh.646 (124-68) 3. Green Bay.633 ( ) u Green Bay s seven 10-win regular seasons since 2009 are No. 2 in the NFL: Team 10-Win Regular Seasons (Since 2009) 1. New England 9 2. Green Bay 7 3. Pittsburgh 6 WINNING WAYS u The Packers were the only NFC team and one of two teams in the league (New England) to make the playoffs each season from Those eight appearances were more than the rest of the NFC North Division combined during that span (Minnesota-three / Detroit-three / Chicagoone). u McCarthy became just the fourth head coach in NFL history to lead a single franchise to eight-plus consecutive playoff appearances: Coach Years Tom Landry, DAL and Chuck Noll, PIT Mike McCarthy, GB Bill Belichick, NE u There are five teams in the NFL with six-plus playoff appearances from , with only two in the NFC (New England, nine / Green Bay, eight / Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle, six). u With the victory over Dallas in the 2016 playoffs, McCarthy has led the Packers to 10 wins in the postseason, passing Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren for the most in team history: Coach Postseason Wins 1. Mike McCarthy, t. Vince Lombardi, t. Mike Holmgren, u The 10 postseason wins since 2007 are tied for No. 2 in the NFL with Baltimore and Seattle (New England, 13). The rest of the NFC North has combined for two postseason wins over the last 10 seasons (Minnesota and Chicago). 55

7 THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK S OPPONENT: Packers vs. Raiders: All-time, Preseason: 5-5 All-time, Regular season: 7-5 All-time, Postseason: 1-0 All-time, at Oakland: 2-1 Streaks: The Packers have won each of the last seven regular-season meetings. Last meeting, regular season: Dec. 20, 2015, at Oakland Coliseum; Packers won, COACHES CAPSULES Mike McCarthy: ,.626 (incl postseason); 13th NFL season Jon Gruden: ,.541, (incl. 5-4 postseason); 12th NFL season Head to Head: Gruden 1-0 vs. Opponent: McCarthy 3-0 vs. Raiders; Gruden 3-2 vs. Packers MIKE McCARTHY Is in his 13th year as the Packers 14th head coach. u Led Green Bay to their eighth consecutive playoff appearance in 2016, tied for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history. Has also led the team to nine playoff appearances in the last 11 years (2007, ). u Ranks second in franchise history in total victories, trailing only Curly Lambeau. u Guided the Packers to top-10 finishes in scoring in eight straight seasons ( ), joining the Patriots as the only other team to accomplish the feat over that span; Packers led the league in scoring in u Reached the 100-win plateau faster than any active NFL head coach, needing just 155 games. u Joined Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren as the only coaches to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl title with a win over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV. JON GRUDEN Is in his fifth season as the Raiders 12th head coach. u Originally served as Oakland's head coach from , leading the Raiders to back-to-back AFC West titles ( ) and an AFC Championship Game appearance in u Led the Raiders to three top-seven finishes in total offense and two top-10 ranks in total defense from u Spent seven seasons ( ) as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing as the franchise's winningest coach and leading the team to three division titles and its first Super Bowl title with a win over Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII. u Became the youngest head coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl in 2002, setting franchise records with 12 regular-season wins and 15 total wins in the process. u The Tampa Bay defense in 2002 became the first since the 1985 Chicago Bears to lead the league in total defense (252.8 avg.), fewest points allowed (12.3 avg.) and total interceptions (31) in the same season. THE PACKERS-RAIDERS SERIES These clubs first met in Super Bowl II, a Packers victory to make Green Bay back-to-back Super Bowl champions. u The regular-season series started in 1972 with the Raiders winning each of the first five matchups. The Packers earned their first victory over the Raiders in 1990 and have not lost since. u In this streak of seven consecutive regular-season victories, the Packers have outscored the Raiders, NOTABLE CONNECTIONS Packers associate head coach/linebackers coach Winston Moss played linebacker for the Raiders for four seasons ( ) Green Bay national scout Sam Seale played for Oakland for five seasons ( , 1992) Raiders WR Jordy Nelson was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played in Green Bay from Oakland TE Jared Cook played one season (2016) for the Packers...Raiders T Breno Giacomini was drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round in 2008 and appeared in one game for the Packers...Oakland CB Raysean Pringle spent the 2017 offseason with Green Bay after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent...raiders head coach Jon Gruden spent three seasons on the Packers coaching staff, working as an offensive assistant (1992) and then as the wide receivers coach ( )...Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie worked in the Green Bay personnel department from , serving as the director of pro personnel from and the director of football operations from Raiders wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett spent the previous 17 seasons with the Packers in multiple roles, serving as the team s offensive coordinator from , wide receivers coach from , running backs coach from and as the team s director of player development from He also played running back for Green Bay for five years ( )...Oakland defensive line coach Mike Trgovac held the same position for the Packers in 1999 and then again from Raiders director of college scouting Shaun Herock spent 19 years with Green Bay, including 11 as the assistant director of college scouting Oakland college scout Raleigh McKenzie played guard for the Packers from Green Bay players with connections to California include: WR Davante Adams (Palo Alto, Fresno State), T David Bakhtiari (San Mateo), DL Kenny Clark (Rialto), WR Trevor Davis (Martinez), CB Davon House (Palmdale), QB Brett Hundley (UCLA), CB Kevin King (Oakland), TE Marcedes Lewis (Long Beach, UCLA), DL James Looney (University of California), LB Blake Martinez (Stanford), LB Clay Matthews (Aguora Hills, Southern California), WR Ty Montgomery (Stanford), T Kyle Murphy (San Clemente, Stanford), LB Nick Perry (Southern California), QB Aaron Rodgers (Chico, University of California), WR Equanimeous St. Brown (Anaheim) and RB Jamaal Williams (Fontana) California natives on the Packers coaching staff include: offense run game coordinator/ offensive line coach James Campen (Sacramento), defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery (Los Angeles) and secondary coach Jason Simmons (Inglewood) Raiders tight end Derek Carrier is from Edgerton, Wis. and played collegiately at Beloit (Wis.) College...Oakland CB Nick Nelson played for the Wisconsin Badgers for one season (2017)...Raiders tight ends coach Frank Smith and director of football research Dave Razzano are both from Milwaukee, Wis....Packers head coach Mike McCarthy coached alongside Gruden at the University of Pittsburgh for one season (1991)...Green Bay special teams coordinator Ron Zook coached with Gruden for one year (1986) at the University of Tennessee...Packers quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti and running backs coach Ben Sirmans coached for the Rams in St. Louis while Cook was with the team ( )...Cook also played alongside Packers TE Lance Kendricks for the Rams...Cignetti and Green Bay defense run game coordinator/inside linebackers coach Patrick Graham were on staff in New York with the Giants while Raiders WR Dwayne Harris ( ) and CB Leon Hall (2016) were with the team...packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine (2013) and offense pass game coordinator Jim Hostler (2014) coached in Buffalo while Oakland QB EJ Manuel and TE Lee Smith were with the Bills...Green Bay defense pass game coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. coached at Louisville while Giacomini played for the Cardinals ( )...Oakland offensive line coach Tom Cable served as the offensive coordinator at UCLA ( ) during Lewis career with the Bruins... Cable also coached in Seattle during Green Bay TE Jimmy Graham s time with the Seahawks ( )...Graham played with Oakland RB Marshawn Lynch (2015), DE Bruce Irvin (2015), assistant offensive line coach Lemuel Jeanpierre (2015) and OL Oday Aboushi (2017) in Seattle...Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson coached Lewis in Jacksonville in 2012 and served as the Jaguars offensive coordinator while House played for the team ( )...Lewis also played with Oakland S Reggie Nelson for three years ( ) in Jacksonville...Raiders senior defensive assistant Jim O Neil coached alongside Pettine in New York with the Jets ( ), Buffalo (2013) and Cleveland ( )...Former college teammates include: Packers S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Oakland WR Amari Cooper (Alabama), Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers, Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch and assistant special teams coach Byron Storer (California), Green Bay WR Davante Adams and Raiders QB Derek Carr (Fresno State), Packers S Kentrell Brice and Oakland DT Justin Ellis (Louisiana Tech), Packers LB Nick Perry and Oakland CB Shareece Wright (Southern California), Green Bay DL Muhammad Wilkerson and Raiders LB Tahir Whitehead, Packers TE Marcedes Lewis and Oakland quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan, Green Bay DL Kenny Clark and Oakland T Kolton Miller (UCLA). LAST MEETING, PRESEASON Aug. 18, 2016, at Lambeau Field, Packers won, u Packers RB Eddie Lacy led all rushers with 45 yards and a TD on nine carries (5.0 avg.). u Green Bay RB John Crockett added the Packers other TD on a 10-yard run. u Raiders S Nate Allen scored Oakland s lone TD with a blocked punt recovery in the end zone in the fourth quarter. 6

8 HOME SWEET HOME Green Bay has a long tradition of playing well at Lambeau Field. u Since the start of 2014, Green Bay is tied for No. 4 in the NFL in winning percentage at home during the regular season: Team Record At Home (Since 2014) Pct. 1. New England t. Kansas City t. Pittsburgh t. Green Bay t. Denver t. Minnesota t. Seattle u Green Bay finished with a record of.500 or better at home in 11 of the first 12 seasons under Head Coach Mike McCarthy: Season Home Record u Under McCarthy, Green Bay is at home during the regular season. The Packers.724 winning percentage ranks No. 4 in the NFL over that span: Team Record At Home (Since 2006) Pct. 1. New England t. Baltimore t. Pittsburgh Green Bay t. Indianapolis t. Seattle u Green Bay started 3-0 at home in 2017, marking the fifth time in the last seven seasons that the Packers began the season 3-0 or better at home. udating back to 2014, the Packers are 7-1 at home in the month of December, tied for No. 3 in the NFL. Under McCarthy, Green Bay has finished the December home slate undefeated eight times, suffering only one loss in the other four seasons (2006, 2008, 2013, 2017). u The Packers rank No. 4 in the NFL in point differential at home since the start of the 2014 season (according to pro-football-reference.com): Team Point Differential At Home (Since 2014) 1. New England plus Kansas City plus Pittsburgh plus Green Bay plus Philadelphia plus-236 ugreen Bay has 221 victories at Lambeau Field, the most home wins by any franchise at one stadium in NFL history. u Under McCarthy, Green Bay has scored 30-plus points at home during the regular season 40 times, winning 38 of those contests. The Packers rank No. 3 in the league in home games with 30-plus points since 2006: Team 30-Plus Point Home Games (Since 2006) 1. New England New Orleans Green Bay Dallas L.A. Chargers 38 u Dating back to the 2016 season, newly acquired TE Jimmy Graham is tied for No. 5 in the NFL over that span with 10 receiving touchdowns and WR Davante Adams is tied for No. 9 with eight receiving touchdowns at home: Player TD Receptions At Home ( ) 1. Jordy Nelson, GB DeAndre Hopkins, HOU Antonio Brown, PIT Michael Crabtree, OAK 11 5t. Brandin Cooks, NO/NE 10 5t. Jimmy Graham, SEA 10 7t. Mike Evans, TB 9 7t. Jarvis Landry, MIA 9 9t. Davante Adams, GB 8 9t. Doug Baldwin, SEA 8 9t. Odell Beckham Jr., NYG 8 9t. Dez Bryant, DAL 8 9t. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 8 9t. Kenny Stills, MIA 8 u WR Randall Cobb is tied for No. 10 in franchise history in TD receptions at home: Packers Player TD Receptions At Home 1. Don Hutson, Jordy Nelson, GB, , Antonio Freeman, Sterling Sharpe, Donald Driver, James Lofton, t. Carroll Dale, t. Greg Jennings, Billy Howton, t. Randall Cobb, t. Paul Coffman, t. Max McGee,

9 ODDS AND ENDS u While WR Davante Adams led the way, the Packers passing offense was still a group effort in 2017 with 18 different players recording a reception, including seven players with 20-plus receptions. u Green Bay was one of six teams to have three or more players with 50-plus receptions and four-plus receiving touchdowns, and was the only team where at least three of the players were wide receivers (Adams 74 and 10, Randall Cobb 66 and four, Jordy Nelson, 53 and six). u For the seventh time in the last nine seasons ( ), including the third in a row, the Packers had three players register 50-plus receptions. From , Green Bay only had three players record 50-plus receptions in nine seasons. u In Week 12, Green Bay had three players record a touchdown reception over 35 yards (Adams, 55 / RB Jamaal Williams, 54 / Cobb, 39). uthe Packers registered 3,532 gross passing yards in 2017, with 1,909 coming in the form of yards after the catch. According to Sport Radar, Green Bay ranked No. 2 in the NFL during the 2017 season with 54.0 percent of passing yards coming from YAC (New Orleans, 54.4). It was the fourth time in the previous six seasons that the Packers ranked in the top 10 in the category (No. 8 in 2015, No. 4 in 2013, No. 5 in 2012). ugreen Bay recorded 24 of its 37 sacks in the final eight games of the 2017 season. The Packers ranked No. 4 in the NFL in sacks in Games 9-16: Team Sacks in Games t. Pittsburgh 30 1t. Tennessee New England Green Bay 24 5t. Carolina 23 5t. Los Angeles Rams 23 uthe Packers 24 sacks over the final eight contests of 2017 were tied for the fourth most they have recorded in Games 9-16 since 1982: Season Sacks in Games t t t t uthe Packers registered seven sacks in Week 13, the most by Green Bay since recording seven vs. Kansas City on Sept. 28, uthe Packers tied for No. 7 in the NFL in opponent fumbles recovered (11) in 2017 (Chicago, 14 / Detroit, Tampa Bay, 13 / Baltimore, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, 12 / Carolina, Dallas, 11). ude Dean Lowry returned a fumble 62 yards for a touchdown in Week 13, marking the longest by a Packer since DE Keith McKenzie's 88-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, u LB Blake Martinez finished No. 1 on the Packers with 158 total tackles (101 solo) in Dating back to 1975, it was the 14th time and first time since A.J. Hawk (153) in 2013 that a Green Bay player had reached 150 tackles in a season. umartinez registered 10-plus tackles in eight games during the 2017 season (12 vs. Cincinnati, 13 at Dallas, 14 at Minnesota, 15 vs. New Orleans, 12 vs. Detroit, career-high 17 at Pittsburgh, 10 vs. Tampa Bay, 11 vs. Minnesota). ugreen Bay had six players with four-plus touchdowns last season, tied for No. 1 in the NFL in 2017 and the most the Packers have had since Team Players With Four-Plus TDs (2017) 1t. Green Bay 6 1t. Dallas 6 1t. Los Angeles Chargers 6 1t. New England 6 5t. Several teams 5 uthe Packers held their opponent to less than 65 yards rushing in three straight games (Weeks 9-11). It marked just the sixth time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that Green Bay limited its opponent to less than 65 rushing yards in at least three consecutive games. uin Week 9, Green Bay held Detroit to 64 yards on 33 carries (1.9 avg.), marking just the fourth time since the merger that the Packers allowed 65 or fewer rushing yards on 30-plus attempts by an opponent: 11/5/78, at Philadelphia, (1.7 avg.) / 10/22/78, at Minnesota, (1.9 avg.) / 10/5/09, at Minnesota, (2.1 avg.). u According to STATS, the Packers were one of four teams to have two defensive tackles (Mike Daniels, 5.0 and Kenny Clark, 4.5) record four-plus sacks each during the 2017 season (Dallas: David Irving, 7.0 and Tyrone Crawford, 4.0 / Los Angeles Rams: Aaron Donald, 11.0 and Michael Brockers, 4.5 / Tampa Bay: Gerald McCoy, 6.0 and Clinton McDonald, 5.0). uqb Brett Hundley registered a passer rating of 110-plus in three of his five road starts in 2017 (110.8 at Chicago, at Pittsburgh, at Cleveland). He was tied for the third-most road games with a 110- plus passer rating during the 2017 season: Road Games With Quarterback 110-Plus Passer Rating (2017) 1. Alex Smith, KC 5 2. Case Keenum, MIN 4 3t. Brett Hundley, GB, nine others 3 uhundley tied Aaron Rodgers (2009) for the second-most consecutive road starts with a passer rating of 110-plus (Rodgers, six in 2011) in franchise history. uhundley was the first NFL quarterback since Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan vs. Carolina on Oct. 2, 2016, to have three touchdown passes of 35-plus yards in a game (Week 12 at Pittsburgh). uaccording to STATS, Hundley ranks No. 1 among Packer quarterbacks in yards per carry in a single season since 1950 (min. 20 att.), surpassing Tobin Rote, who averaged 6.88 yards per carry 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 from

10 IN THE RED ZONE ugreen Bay ranked No. 3 in the NFL in red-zone percentage during the 2017 season (26 TDs on 42 drives): Team Red-Zone Percentage (2017) 1. Philadelphia Jacksonville Green Bay Chicago New England 60.0 ufrom , the Packers finished in the top 10 in red-zone percentage in eight of 10 seasons. uwr Davante Adams was tied for No. 4 in the NFL in red-zone touchdown receptions in 2017: Player Red-Zone Rec. TDs (2017) 1. Jimmy Graham, SEA Jarvis Landry, MIA 9 3. Zach Ertz, PHI 8 4t. Davante Adams, GB, five others 7 uin 2017, Adams was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in red-zone receptions: Player Red-Zone Receptions (2017) 1. Jarvis Landry, MIA 17 2t. Davante Adams, GB 15 2t. Jimmy Graham, SEA Kyle Rudolph, MIN Nelson Agholor, PHI 13 6t. Alvin Kamara, NO 12 6t. Cooper Kupp, LAR 12 uadams is tied for No. 2 in receiving touchdowns in the red zone since the start of the 2016 regular season: RIGHT FROM THE START u The Packers were tied for No. 1 in the NFL in points on opening drives in 2017: Team Points On Opening Possession (2017) 1t. Green Bay 54 1t. New England 54 3t. Los Angeles Rams 53 3t. New Orleans Washington 47 uthe Packers have finished in the top 10 in points scored on opening possessions in each season dating back to 2013: Season Points On Opening Poss. Rank t t t ugreen Bay was tied for No. 4 in the NFL during the 2017 season in scoring efficiency (56.3 pct.) on first offensive possessions (nine of 16). usince 2016, the Packers have scored touchdowns on their first drive in 14 of 32 games (43.8 percent). ugreen Bay and New England were the only teams with seven touchdowns on opening drives in Team TDs On First Possession (2017) 1t. Green Bay 7 1t. New England 7 3. Philadelphia 6 usince 2013, the Packers rank near the top of the league in a few firstpossession statistics: Player Red-Zone Rec. TDs ( ) 1. Jordy Nelson, GB 16 2t. Davante Adams, GB 14 2t. Jimmy Graham, SEA Cameron Brate, TB 13 uaccording to STATS, Green Bay ranked No. 7 in the NFL in 2017 in goal-to-goal touchdown efficiency. It was the Packers highest ranking in the category since leading the NFL in 2012 (84.6). Team Goal-To-Go TD Efficiency (2017) 1. Jacksonville Oakland Philadelphia Cincinnati New England Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Team Points On First Possession (Since 2013) 1. Green Bay New England Atlanta Cincinnati Philadelphia 193 Team TD Pct. On First Possession (Since 2013) 1. New England Green Bay Los Angeles Chargers t. Atlanta t. Cincinnati t. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 31.3 Passing Touchdowns On Team First Possessions (Since 2013) 1. Green Bay Denver New England San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers Cincinnati 14

11 10-PLAY DRIVES u The Packers scored touchdowns 11 times on 10-play drives during the 2017 season, tied for No. 5 in the NFL: Team TDs On 10-Play Drives 1. Denver Dallas Tampa Bay Carolina 12 5t. Green Bay 11 5t. Atlanta 11 5t. New England 11 5t. San Francisco 11 u Under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, the Packers have ranked in the top 10 in touchdowns on 10-play drives seven times, including six times in the past eight seasons: Year TDs On 10-Play Drives Rank t t t t t t t t t t t t u The Packers had play drives during the 2017 season, tied for No. 6 in the NFL. u Green Bay s 105 points scored on 10-play drives and 36.7 percent touchdown efficiency on 10-play drives both tied for No. 10 in the NFL in SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMS The Green Bay special teams performed well in numerous areas during the 2017 season. uk Mason Crosby converted onside kicks in Week 15 and 17 of the 2017 season that the Packers recovered. Crosby has had eight onside kicks recovered since 2010, the most in the NFL over that span (according to the Elias Sports Bureau). ugreen Bay finished No. 6 in 2017 in opponent punt return average (5.66): Team PR Avg. Against (2017) 1. Dallas San Francisco Indianapolis New England Buffalo Green Bay 5.66 uunder special teams coordinator Ron Zook (since 2015), the Packers rank No. 2 in the NFL in opponent punt return average: Team PR Avg. Against ( ) 1. Tampa Bay Green Bay Los Angeles Rams Kansas City Philadelphia 6.4 uthe Packers averaged 10.7 yards per punt return in 2017 to rank No. 2 in the NFL in It was the highest league ranking for Green Bay since 1996 (No. 1). Team Punt Return Average (2017) 1. Detroit Green Bay Chicago Los Angeles Rams Baltimore 10.1 uwr Trevor Davis recorded a career-long 65-yard punt return to the Cleveland 25-yard line with under three minutes to play that set up a game-tying touchdown in Week 14. udavis averaged 12.0 yards per punt return in 2017, No. 3 in the NFL: Player Punt Return Average (2017) 1. Jamal Agnew, DET Pharoh Cooper, LAR Trevor Davis, GB Michael Campanaro, BAL Jaydon Mickens, JAX 10.6 udating back to 1941, Davis ranks No. 6 among Packers in punt return average in a single season (min. 20 punt returns): Packers Player Punt Return Average 1. Billy Grimes, Desmond Howard, Willie Wood, Veryl Switzer, Micah Hyde, Trevor Davis, udavis posted a career-best (min. four returns) 30.3-yard average on four kickoff returns in Week 13. It was the highest average by a Packer (min. four returns) since DB Micah Hyde averaged 33.4 yards on five kick returns vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 22, udavis finished No. 8 in the NFL in kickoff return average (22.8) in