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The 2011 Green Bay Packers - 15-1 (1ST-NFC North Division)

Head Coach: Mike McCarthy

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2011 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (2-1)                             RESULT     RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER          LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

13 at Cleveland Browns (0-0)            L 17-27     0- 1-0 57,077  78 263 124 240 Aaron Rodgers       Brandon Saine (32)      Matt Flynn (126)       Three with three each

19 ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0)              W 28-20     1- 1-0 67,688  85 297  95 289 Aaron Rodgers       Dmitri Nance (28)       Matt Flynn (141)       Chastin West (5-134)

26 at Indianapolis Colts (0-2)          W 24-21     2- 1-0 65,285  45 300 112 179 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (16)         Aaron Rodgers (204)    Two with five each

SEPTEMBER (1-0)

1  KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (0-3)             W 20-19     3- 1-0 67,555  80  42 124 281 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (31)         Graham Harrell (21)    Three with three each

2011 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (3-0)

8  NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-0)             W 42-34     1- 0-0 70,555 103 296  81 396 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (57)       Aaron Rodgers (312)     Greg Jennings (7-89)

18 at Carolina Panthers (0-1)           W 30-23     2- 0-0 73,167 124 295  71 404 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (85)       Aaron Rodgers (308)     Jermichael Finley (5-68)

25 at Chicago Bears (1-1)               W 27-17     3- 0-0 62,339 100 292  13 278 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (92)         Aaron Rodgers (297)     Greg Jennings (9-119)

OCTOBER (4-0)

2  DENVER BRONCOS (1-2)                 W 49-23     4- 0-0 70,529 111 396 119 265 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (63)       Aaron Rodgers (408)     Greg Jennings (7-103)

9  at Atlanta Falcons (2-2)             W 25-14     5- 0-0 69,576  57 369  95 156 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (40)       Aaron Rodgers (396)     James Jones (5-140)

16 ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-4)                 W 24- 3     6- 0-0 70,604  90 309 118 306 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (49)       Aaron Rodgers (316)     Greg Jennings (6-82)

23 at Minnesota Vikings (1-5)           W 33-27     7- 0-0 63,946 114 307 218 217 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (75)       Aaron Rodgers (335)     Greg Jennings (7-147)

30 Bye Week

NOVEMBER (4-0)

6  at San Diego Chargers (4-3)          W 45-38     8- 0-0 68,908 136 232  85 375 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (66)       Aaron Rodgers (247)     Greg Jennings (6-46)

14 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-6)              W 45- 7     9- 0-0 70,519  90 266 104 162 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (63)       Aaron Rodgers (250)     Jordy Nelson (5-63)

20 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-5)           W 35-26    10- 0-0 70,498  91 287 121 334 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (38)       Aaron Rodgers (299)     Two with six each

24 at Detroit Lions (7-3)               W 27-15    11- 0-0 66,263  53 296 136 273 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (20)         Aaron Rodgers (307)     Greg Jennings (5-74)

DECEMBER (3-1)

4  at New York Giants (6-5)             W 38-35    12- 0-0 80,634  89 360 100 347 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (32)      Aaron Rodgers (369)     Greg Jennings (7-94)

11 OAKLAND RAIDERS (7-5)                W 46-16    13- 0-0 70,524 136 255 117 240 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (85)         Aaron Rodgers (281)     Donald Driver (4-75)

18 at Kansas City Chiefs (5-8)          L 14-19    13- 1-0 74,093 102 213 139 299 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (66)         Aaron Rodgers (235)     Randall Cobb (4-53)

25 CHICAGO BEARS (7-7)                  W 35-21    14- 1-0 70,574  81 282 199 242 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (44)         Aaron Rodgers (283)     Jordy Nelson (6-115)

JANUARY 2012 (1-0)

1  DETROIT LIONS (10-5)                 W 45-41    15- 1-0 70,294  81 469  73 502 Matt Flynn          Ryan Grant (48)         Matt Flynn (480)        Jordy Nelson (9-162)

2011 POST-SEASON RESULTS (0-1)

JANUARY 2012 - NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF

14 NEW YORK GIANTS (10-7)               L 20-37            72,080 147 241  95 325 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (66)      Aaron Rodgers (264)     Three tied with 3 each

* - Overtime

2011 IN REVIEW

After a summer of labor unrest that put the season in doubt and coming off a Super Bowl season, the Packers kicked off the 2011 campaign with one of the most stirring contests in franchise history, outgunning the previous Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints, 42-34, on a Thursday night. The offense was never a problem, scoring at 24 or more points in every game but one - a 19-14 loss to Kansas City. The defense was another story. In March, the Packers cut A.J. Hawk to avoid a $10 million guaranteed salary. The next day, he was re-signed for $33.75 million over five years, an average of $6.75 million per year. Meanwhile, Nick Barnett was released, went to Buffalo, started all 16 games and led them in tackles with 130, His three-year contract averaged $3.8 million. When the season ended, Green Bay was ranked dead last in the NFL for only the third time in franchise history. The 1956 team ranked 12th of 12 teams. The 1983 team ranked 28th of 28 teams. The 2012 team gave up 411.6 yards per game, slightly worst than the Patriots (411.1). Ironically, both teams were the number one seeds in  the postseason. Green Bay did set a team record with 31 interceptions. Back to the offense. Aaron Rodgers led the NFL in passing with a 122.5 rating built on 45 touchdown passes, six interceptions and a 68.3 completion percentage and joined Brett Favre, Bart Starr, Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung as MVPs. The Packers won their first 13 games of the season to extend their winning streak from the previous season to 19, the second longest in NFL history behind the 21-game winning streak by New England, and also tied the record for the best start to a season in NFC history that the New Orleans Saints had set in 2009. Despite the record setting offense, their 15-1 record, and having homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, the Packers failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions. In fact, the Packers became the first team to finish with at least 15 victories and not win a playoff game, as they were beaten in their first playoff tilt by the eventual Super Bowl Champion New York Giants 37-20 at Lambeau Field.

NAME             NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE           YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Desmond Bishop   55   LB 6- 2 241 California         5  5 27 13 2007 Draft-6th round

Bryan Bulaga     75    T 6- 5 314 Iowa               2  2 22 12 2010 Draft-1st round

Morgan Burnett   42    S 6- 1 210 Georgia Tech       2  2 22 16 2010 Draft-3rd round

Jarrett Bush     27   CB 6- 0 200 Utah State         6  6 27 16 9-3-06 FA-Carolina

Chad Clifton     76    T 6- 5 320 Tennessee         12 12 35 16 2000 Draft-2nd round

Randall Cobb     18   WR 5-10 192 Kentucky           1  1 21 15 2011 Draft-2nd round

Nick Collins     36    S 5-11 207 Bethune-Cookman    7  7 28  2 2005 Draft-2nd round

Tom Crabtree     83   TE 6- 5 244 Miami (Ohio)       2  3 26 16 12-1-09 FA-K. City

Mason Crosby      2    K 6- 1 207 Colorado           5  5 27 16 2007 Draft-6th round

​E.Dietrich-Smith 62    G 6- 2 308 Idaho State        2  2 25 16 5-1-2009 FA

Ray Dominguez    73    7 6- 4 334 Arkansas           1  1 23  1 7-28-11 FA

Donald Driver    80   WR 6- 0 194 Alcorn State      13 13 36 16 1999 Draft-7th round

Jermich. Finley  88   TE 6- 4 240 Texas              4  4 24 16 2008 Draft-3rd round

Matt Flynn       10   QB 6- 2 228 Louisiana State    4  4 26  5 2008 Draft-7th round

Robert Francois  49   LB 6- 2 253 Boston College     2  3 26 11 12-7-09 FA-Detroit

Brett Goode      61   LS 6- 1 255 Arkansas           4  4 27 16 9-1-08 FA-Jacksonville

Ryan Grant       25   RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame         5  6 29 15 9-1-2007 Trade-Giants

Alex Green       20   RB 6- 0 220 Hawaii             1  1 23  4 2011 Draft-3rd round

Howard Green     95   DE 6- 2 340 LSU                2  9 32 16 10-27-10 FA (NY Jets)

A.J. Hawk        50   LB 6- 1 240 Ohio State         6  6 27 14 2006 Draft-1st round

Davon House      31   DB 6- 0 195 New Mexico State   1  1 22  2 2011 Draft-4th round

Greg Jennings    85   WR 6- 0 198 Western Michigan   6  6 28 13 2006 Draft-2nd round

​M.D. Jennings    43   DB 6- 0 187 Arkansas State     1  1 23 15 7-28-11 FA

Brad Jones       59   LB 6- 3 230 Colorado           3  3 25 15 2009 Draft-7th round

James Jones      89   WR 6- 1 208 San Jose State     5  5 27 16 2007 Draft-3rd round

John Kuhn        30   FB 6- 0 250 Shippensburg       5  6 29 16 9-2-07 FA-Pittsburgh

T.J. Lang        70   OL 6- 4 315 Eastern Michigan   3  3 24 16 2009 Draft-4th round

Donald Lee       86   TE 6- 3 255 Mississippi St.    6  8 30 15 9-6-05 FA-Miami

Jamari Lattimore 57   LB 6- 2 232 Middle Tenn. State 1  1 23  9 7-28-11 FA

Pat Lee          22   CB 5-11 194 Auburn             4  4 27 16 2008 Draft-2nd round

Tim Masthay       8    P 6- 2 198 Kentucky           2  2 24 16 1-14-10 FA-Indianapol

Clay Matthews    52   LB 6- 3 255 USC                3  3 25 15 2009 Draft-1st round

Mike Neal        96   DT 6- 3 262 Purdue             2  2 24  7 2010 Draft-2nd round

Jordy Nelson     87   WR 6- 3 217 Kansas State       4  4 26 15 2008 Draft-2nd round

Marshall Newhouse74    T 6- 4 330 TCU                1  1 23 16 2010 Draft-2nd round

Charlie Peprah   26    S 5-11 203 Alabama            5  6 28 14 4-26-2010 FA-Atlanta

Ryan Pickett     79   DT 6- 2 338 Ohio State         6 11 32 14 3-15-2006 FA-St. Louis

Andrew Quarless  81   TE 6- 4 248 Penn State         2  2 23 10 2010 Draft-5th round

B.J. Raji        90   NT 6- 2 334 Boston College     3  3 25 16 2009 Draft-1st round

Aaron Rodgers    12   QB 6- 2 225 California         7  7 28 15 2005 Draft-1st round

Brandon Saine    33   RB 5-11 220 Ohio State         1  1 23  8 9-4-11 FA 

Derek Sherrod    78    T 6- 5 312 Mississippi State  1  1 22  5 2011 Draft-1st round

Sam Shields      37   CB 5-11 178 Miami (Fla.)       2  2 24 15 4-30-2010 FA

Josh Sitton      71   OT 6- 3 318 Central Florida    4  4 25 14 2008 Draft-4th round

D.J. Smith       51   LB 5-11 239 Appalachian State  1  1 22 16 2011 Draft-6th round

Vic So'oto       97   LB 6- 3 263 BYU                1  1 24  7 7-28-11 FA

James Starks     44   RB 6- 1 203 Buffalo            2  2 25 13 2010 Draft-6th round

Ryan Taylor      82   TE 6- 3 250 North Carolina     1  1 24 15 2011 Draft-7th round

Erik Walden      93   LB 6- 2 250 Middle Tenn State  2  4 26 16 10-31-10 FA-Miami (08)

Scott Wells      63    C 6- 2 302 Tennessee          8  8 30 16 2004 Draft-7th round

​D.J. Williams    84   TE 6- 2 236 Arkansas           1  1 23 13 2011 Draft-5th round

Tramon Williams  38   CB 5-11 191 Louisiana Tech     5  5 28 15 10-29-2006 FA-Houston

C.J. Wilson      98   DE 6- 4 271 East Carolina      2  2 24 16 2010 Draft-7th round

Charles Woodson  21   CB 6- 1 210 Michigan           6 14 35 15 4-26-2006 UFA-Oakland

Jarius Wynn      94   DE 6- 5 273 Georgia            3  3 25 16 2010 Draft-6th round

Frank Zombo      58   LB 6- 3 254 Central Michigan   2  2 24  5 4-30-2010 Draft

NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games  Played FA - Free Agent

2011 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD (Team can have up to eight players on squad)

Diondre Borel           WR Utah State        9-4-11 FA (Green Bay)

NAME                   POS COLLEGE           HOW ORGINALLY ACQUIRED

Chris Campbell (2)      OT E. Illinois       4-25-10 FA (Seattle)

Ray Dominguez            G Arkansas          7-28-11 FA

Paul Fenaroli          C/G Stony Brook       10-31-11 FA (Atlanta)

Sampson Genus            C South Florida     9-4-11 FA (Green Bay)

Tory Gurley             WR South Carolina    9-4-11 FA (Green Bay)

Graham Harrell (2)      QB Texas Tech        5-19-10 FA (CFL)

Jon Hoese               RB Minnesota         12-15-11 FA (Green Bay)

Johnny Jones            DL Marshall          9-21-11 FA (Miami)

Anthony Levine           S Tennessee State   5-3-10 FA

Cecil Newton           C/G Tennessee State   10-13-11 FA (New Orleans)

Brandian Ross           CB Youngstown State  9-4-11 FA (Green Bay)

Brandon Saine           RB Ohio State        9-4-11 FA (Green Bay)

Jake Vermiglio           G North Carolina St 12-7-11 FA (Arizona)

Chastin West (2)        WR Fresno State      4-25-10 FA

(2) - Second year on practice squad Bold Italic - Activated during season

2011 PACKERS DRAFT (April 28-29, 2011)

RND-PCK NAME                POS COLLEGE       NOTES

1    32 Derek Sherrod        OT Mississippi St

2    64 Randall Cobb         WR Tennessee

3    96 Alex Green           RB Hawaii

4a  129 Traded to Denver Broncos

4b  131 Devon House          CB New Mexico        A

5a  141 D.J. Williams        TE Arkansas          C

5b  163 Traded to San Francisco 49ers

6a  174 Traded to Miami Dolphins                  D

6b  179 Caleb Schlauderaff   OG Utah E

6c  186 D.J. Smith           LB Appalachian State C

6d  197 Ricky Elmore         DE Arizona

7a  204 Traded to Denver Broncos                  B

7b  218 Ryan Taylor          TE North Carolina    E

7b  231 Traded to Miami Dolphins                  D

7c  233 Lawrence Guy         DT Arizona State  

A-Free agency compensatory pick for losing Aaron Kampman B- Acquired from Carolina in 2009 trade for LS J.J. Jansen C - Acquired from Denver for a 4th-round pick (129-TE Julius Thomas) and a 7th-round pick (204-TE-Virgil Green) D - Acquired from San Francisco for a 5th-round pick (163-G Daniel Kilgore) E - Acquired from Miami for 6th-round pick (174-FB Charles Clay) and a 7th-round pick (231-DT Frank Kearse)

FREE AGENCY - EXCLUSIVE-RIGHTS FREE AGENTS SIGNED

​FB Spencer Havner

FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS SIGNED

None

FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS LOST

S Atari Bigby (Seattle), G Daryn Colledge (Arizona), FB Korey Hall (New Orleans), RB Brandon Jackson (Cleveland), DE Cullen Jenkins (Philadelphia), G/C Jason Spitz (Jacksonville), S Anthony Smith (Tennessee Titans)

2011 PACKERS INJURED RESERVE

NAME              POS DATE  INJURY

Lawrence Guy       DT 9-3   (undisclosed injury)

Shaky Smithson     WR 9-4   (shoulder injury)

Nick Collins        S 10-12 (neck injury)

Alex Green         RB 10-31 (left knee injury)

Andrew Quarless    TE 12-7  (knee injury)

Derek Sherrod       T 12-20 (broken right leg)

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