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The 2012 Green Bay Packers - 11-5 (1ST-NFC North Division)

Head Coach: Mike McCarthy

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2012 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-2)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

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

9  at San Diego Chargers                L 13-21     0- 1-0 55,527  51 179  68 258 Aaron Rodgers       Marc Tyler (32)         Graham Harrell (135)   Randall Cobb (4-58)

16 CLEVELAND BROWNS                     L 10-35     0- 2-0 68,201  69 159 117 220 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (24)      Graham Harrell (100)   Jarrett Boykin (5-63)

23 at Cincinnati Bengals                W 27-13     1- 2-0 52,584 184 151  68 127 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (52)      Aaron Rodgers (154)    Greg Jennings (2-37)

30 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS                   W 24- 3     2- 2-0 67,999  46 258 247  95 Aaron Rodgers       Marc Tyler (21)         Graham Harrell (223)   Jarrett Boykin (5-82)

2012 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (2-2)

9  SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (0-0)            L 22-30     0- 1-0 70,523  45 279 186 191 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (27)      Aaron Rodgers (303)    Randall Cobb (9-77)

13 CHICAGO BEARS (1-0)                  W 23-10     1- 1-0 70,543 106 215  94  74 Aaron Rodgers       Cedric Benson (81)      Aaron Rodgers (219)    Jordy Nelson (6-84)

24 at Seattle Seahawks (1-1)            L 12-14     1- 2-0 68,218  84 184 127 111 Aaron Rodgers       Cedric Benson (45)      Aaron Rodgers (223)    Greg Jennings (6-35)

30 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-3)             W 28-27     2- 2-0 70,571 102 319  45 429 Aaron Rodgers       Cedric Benson (84)      Aaron Rodgers (319)    Jordy Nelson (8-93)

OCTOBER (3-1)

7  at Indianapolis Colts (1-2)          L 27-30     2- 3-0 67,020 149 207 119 345 Aaron Rodgers       Aaron Rodgers (57)      Aaron Rodgers (243)    Randall Cobb (4-83)

14 at Houston Texans (4-0)              W 42-24     3- 3-0 71,702  99 328  90 231 Aaron Rodgers       Alex Green (65)         Aaron Rodgers (338)    Jordy Nelson (9-121)

21 at St. Louis Rams (3-3)              W 30-20     4- 3-0 64,359  70 332 108 246 Aaron Rodgers       Alex Green (31)         Aaron Rodgers (347)    Jordy Nelson (8-122)

28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-5)           W 24-15     5- 3-0 70,464  66 172  62 279 Aaron Rodgers       Alex Green (54)         Aaron Rodgers (186)    James Jones (7-78)

30 Bye Week

NOVEMBER (2-1)

4  ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-4)              W 31-17     6- 3-0 70,504 176 208  54 286 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (61)       Aaron Rodgers (218)    James Jones (4-61)

11 Bye Week

18 at Detroit Lions (4-5)               W 24-20     7- 3-0 63,716  95 219 110 252 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (74)       Aaron Rodgers (236)    Randall Cobb (9-74)

25 at New York Giants (6-5)             L 10-38     7- 4-0 80,365 116 201 147 243 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (35)       Aaron Rodgers (219)    Randall Cobb (4-39)

DECEMBER (4-1)

2  MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-5)              W 23-14     8- 4-0 70,567 152 283 240 119 Aaron Rodgers       James Starks (66)       Aaron Rodgers (286)    Randall Cobb (6-62)

9  DETROIT LIONS (4-8)                  W 27-20     9- 4-0 70,382 140 148 135 251 Aaron Rodgers       Alex Green (69)         Aaron Rodgers (173)    Randall Cobb (7-102)

16 at Chicago Bears (8-5)               W 21-13    10- 4-0 62,534 113 278  83 107 Aaron Rodgers       Alex Green (35)         Aaron Rodgers (291)    Randall Cobb (6-115)

23 TENNESSEE TITANS (5-9)               W 55- 7    11- 4-0 70,508 117 343  79 101 Aaron Rodgers       Ryan Grant (80)         Aaron Rodgers (342)    James Jones (7-100)

30 at Minnesota Vikings (9-6)           L 34-37    11- 5-0 64,134  72 333 217 227 Aaron Rodgers       DuJuan Harris (70)      Aaron Rodgers (365)    Greg Jennings (8-120)

2012 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-1)

JANUARY 2013 - NFC WILDCARD PLAYOFF

5  MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-6)             W 24-10            71,548  76 250 167 157 Aaron Rodgers       DuJuan Harris (47)      Aaron Rodgers (274)    DuJuan Harris (5-53)

NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF

12 at San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1)      L 31-45            69,732 104 248 323 256 Aaron Rodgers       DuJuan Harris (53)      Aaron Rodgers (257)    Greg Jennings (6-54)

* - Overtime

2012 IN REVIEW

After their early playoff exit, the Packers looked to get back on top in the NFC as they hosted the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener. The Packers’ offense struggled much of the game as the 49ers held a 23-7 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Packers would cut the lead in half, as Randall Cobb returned a punt 75 yards for a TD, with Aaron Rodgers completing a two-point conversion pass to Jordy Nelson. However, the 49ers would answer back with a Frank Gore Touchdown, as the Niners won in Lambeau Field 30-22. Four days late on Thursday Night Football, the Packers would get back on track by beating the Chicago Bears 23-10. The early highlight came when Punter/Holder Tim Masthay completed a Touchdown pass to Tom Crabtree off a fake Field Goal attempt. Playing on Monday Night Football, the Packers suffered their most frustrating loss of the season as Golden Tate caught a Hail Mary pass from Russell Wilson on the last play of regulation to give the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 win. Replays would show that the replacement officials botched the call as Tate wrestled the ball from M.D. Jennings. The play would become the talk of the nation and would lead to the NFL settling with the regular officials, ending a lockout that had led to inexperienced referees making key calls. Returning home, the Packers would survive a scare against the New Orleans Saints, winning 28-27, as Aaron Rodgers four touchdown passes helped win a classic duel against Drew Brees. The Packers appeared to carry the momentum into the following game on the road, as they led the Indianapolis Colts 21-3 at the half. However, the Colts playing with their coach in the hospital receiving treatment for Leukemia, rallied to win the game 30-27. Facing the 5-0 Houston Texans in a Sunday Night road game, the Packers off to a 2-3 start finally looked like a Super Bowl team, as Aaron Rodgers tied a team record with six touchdown passes, along with 338 yards in a 42-14 blowout win. The Packers would win their next three games and entered the bye week with a record of 6-3. Coming out of the bye, the Packers struggled as they faced the Detroit Lions on the road. Trailing 10-7 at the half, M.D. Jennings returned an interception 75 yards in the 3rd quarter to help turn things in the Packers’ favor. Still, the Packers trailed 20-14 late in the 4th before Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb on a 22 yard TD pass just after the two-minute warning. Mason Crosby would add a 39 yard Field Goal as the Packers improved to 7-3 with a 24-20 win. However, a week later, in a playoff rematch, the Packers found themselves buried in the Meadowlands, losing to the New York Giants 38-10. The loss would just be a temporary setback, as they regained the NFC North lead a week later by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-14 at Lambeau Field, despite a 210-yard rushing effort by Adrian Peterson. The Packers would go on to clinch the division with wins over the Lions and Bears. Following a 55-7 stomping of the Tennessee Titans, the Packers seeking a bye in the Wild Card round against the Minnesota Vikings, who needed a win just to get into the playoffs. The game would be a battle of the passing of Aaron Rodgers and the running of Adrian Peterson, who was within reach of the single-season rushing record. Rodgers would collect 365 yards passing, with four TDs, while Peterson ran for 199 with two scores. The game would come down to the final seconds as Blair Walsh nailed a 29 yard field goal to win the game for the Vikings 37-34. The Packers at 11-5 would have to face the Minnesota Vikings again in the Wild Card Round. This time, the game would be in Lambeau Field. The Vikings would suffer a setback before the game even began as QB Christian Ponder could not play. With backup Joe Webb under center, the Packers’ defense was able to focus completely on Adrian Peterson and held the NFL MVP to just 99 yards. After trailing early, the Packers scored 24 straight points and won the game going away 24-10. In the Division Round, the Packers would face the San Francisco 49ers, looking to avenge their opening week loss at home. Things looked good early for the Packers, as Sam Shields returned an interception 52 yards for a Touchdown. However, it would be the only setback for 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick who methodically dissected the Packers defense with his arm and legs. Kaepernick would pass for 263 yards with two touchdowns while also leading the team with 181 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a back-breaking 56-yard run in the third quarter. (Source: Sportsecyclopedia)

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

Don Barclay      67    G 6- 4 305 West Virginia      1  1 23 16 4-29-12 FA

Cedric Benson    32   RB 5-11 227 Texas              8  1 30  5 8-12-12 FA (Bengals)

Jarrett Boykin   11   WR 6- 2 216 Virginia Tech      1  1 23 10 5-14-12 FA (Jaguars)

Bryan Bulaga     75    T 6- 5 314 Iowa               3  3 23  9 2010 Draft - 1st round

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

Jarrett Bush     27   CB 6- 0 200 Utah State         7  7 28 16 9-3-06 FA (Panthers)

Randall Cobb     18   WR 5-10 192 Kentucky           2  2 22 15 2011 Draft - 2nd round

Tom Crabtree     83   TE 6- 5 244 Miami (Ohio)       3  3 27 14 12-1-09 FA (Chiefs)

Mason Crosby      2    K 6- 1 207 Colorado           6  6 28 16 2007 Draft - 6th round

Mike Daniels     76   DT 6- 0 310 Iowa               1  1 23 14 2012 Draft - 4th round

​E.Dietrich-Smith 62    G 6- 2 308 Idaho State        4  4 26 16 5-1-09 FA

Donald Driver    80   WR 6- 0 194 Alcorn State      14 14 37 13 1999 Draft - 7th round

Jermich. Finley  88   TE 6- 4 240 Texas              5  5 25 16 2008 Draft - 3rd round

Robert Francois  49   LB 6- 2 253 Boston College     4  5 27 16 12-7-09 FA (Lions)

Brett Goode      61   LS 6- 1 255 Arkansas           5  5 28 16 9-1-08 FA (Jaguars)

Ryan Grant       25   RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame         6  7 30  4 9-1-07 Trade (Giants)

Alex Green       20   RB 6- 0 220 Hawaii             2  2 24 12 2011 Draft - 3rd round

​Graham Harrell    6   QB 6- 2 217 Texas Tech         1  1 27  4 5-19-10 FA

A.J. Hawk        50   LB 6- 1 240 Ohio State         7  7 28 16 2006 Draft - 1st round

Casey Heyward    29   CB 5-11 192 Vanderbilt         1  1 23 16 2012 Draft - 2nd round

Davon House      31   DB 6- 0 195 New Mexico State   2  2 23  9 2011 Draft - 4th round

Greg Jennings    85   WR 6- 0 198 Western Michigan   7  7 29  8 2006 Draft - 2nd round

​M.D. Jennings    43   DB 6- 0 187 Arkansas State     2  2 24 16 7-28-11 FA

Brad Jones       59   LB 6- 3 230 Colorado           4  4 26 16 2009 Draft - 7th round

James Jones      89   WR 6- 1 208 San Jose State     6  6 28 16 2007 Draft - 3rd round

John Kuhn        30   FB 6- 0 250 Shippensburg       6  7 30 14 9-2-07 FA (Steelers)

T.J. Lang        70   OL 6- 4 315 Eastern Michigan   4  4 25 15 2009 Draft - 4th round

Jamari Lattimore 57   LB 6- 2 232 Middle Tenn. State 2  2 24 14 7-28-11 FA

​Terrell Manning  56   LB 6- 2 237 North Carolina St. 1  1 22  5 2012 Draft - 5th round

Tim Masthay       8    P 6- 2 198 Kentucky           3  3 25 16 1-14-10 FA (Colts)

Clay Matthews    52   LB 6- 3 255 USC                4  4 26 12 2009 Draft - 1st round

Jerron McMillian 22   DB 5-11 203 Maine              1  1 23 16 2012 Draft - 4th round

Philip Merling   94   DE 6- 5 272 Clemson            5  1 27  3 5-23-12 FA (Dolphins)

Jordan Miller    91   DT 6- 2 315 Southern           1  2 24  1 10-23-12 FA (Bears)

Dezman Moses     54   LB 6- 2 249 Tulane             1  1 23 16 4-29-12 FA

Mike Neal        96   DT 6- 3 262 Purdue             3  3 25 11 2010 Draft - 2nd round

Jordy Nelson     87   WR 6- 3 217 Kansas State       5  5 27 12 2008 Draft - 2nd round

Marshall Newhouse74    T 6- 4 330 TCU                2  2 24 16 2010 Draft - 2nd round

Nick Perry       53   LB 6- 3 265 USC                1  1 22  6 2012 Draft - 1st round

Ryan Pickett     79   DT 6- 2 338 Ohio State         7 12 33 16 3-15-06 FA (Rams)

B.J. Raji        90   NT 6- 2 334 Boston College     4  4 26 14 2009 Draft - 1st round

Sean Richardson  28   DB 6- 3 213 Vanderbilt         1  1 22  5 4-29-12 FA

Aaron Rodgers    12   QB 6- 2 225 California         8  8 29 16 2005 Draft - 1st round

Jeremy Ross      24   WR 5-11 213 California         1  2 24  5 10-17-12 FA (Colts)

Brandon Saine    33   RB 5-11 220 Ohio State         2  2 24  6 9-4-11 FA 

Jeff Saturday    63    C 6- 2 295 North Carolina     1 14 37 14 3-23-12 FA (Colts)

Sam Shields      37   CB 5-11 178 Miami (Fla.)       3  3 25 10 4-30-10 FA

Josh Sitton      71   OT 6- 3 318 Central Florida    5  5 26 16 2008 Draft - 4th round

D.J. Smith       51   LB 5-11 239 Appalachian State  2  2 23  6 2011 Draft - 6th round

Vic So'oto       97   LB 6- 3 263 BYU                2  2 25  1 11-12-12 FA (Raiders)

James Starks     44   RB 6- 1 203 Buffalo            3  3 26  6 2010 Draft - 6th round

Ryan Taylor      82   TE 6- 3 250 North Carolina     2  2 25 16 2011 Draft - 7th round

Greg Van Roten   64    G 6- 3 305 Pennsylvania       1  1 22  7 7-25-12 FA

Johnny White     34   RB 5-10 200 North Carolina     1  2 24  4 10-15-12 FA (Bills)

​D.J. Williams    84   TE 6- 2 236 Arkansas           2  2 24 13 2011 Draft - 5th round

Tramon Williams  38   CB 5-11 191 Louisiana Tech     6  6 29 16 10-29-06 FA (Texans)

C.J. Wilson      98   DE 6- 4 271 East Carolina      3  3 25 11 2010 Draft - 7th round

Charles Woodson  21   CB 6- 1 210 Michigan           7 15 36  7 4-26-06 UFA (Raiders)

Jerel Worthy     99   DT 6- 2 298 Michigan State     1  1 22 14 2012 Draft - 2nd round

Frank Zombo      58   LB 6- 3 254 Central Michigan   3  3 25  7 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

2012 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD (Team can have up to eight players on squad)

NAME              POS COLLEGE           HOW ORGINALLY ACQUIRED

Shea Allard        OT Delaware          5-14-12 FA

Diondre Borel (2)  WR Utah State        7-28-11 FA

Brandon Bostick    TE Newberry College  5-30-12 FA 

Justin Cheadle      G California        10-24-12 FA (Kansas City)

B.J. Coleman       QB Tenn-Chattanooga  2012 Draft - 7th round

Andrew Datko       OT Florida State     2012 Draft - 7th round

Garth Gerhart       C Arizona State     1-8-13 FA (Cleveland)

Joe Gibbs           G Tennessee-Martin  11-19-12 FA (St. Louis)

DuJuan Harris      RB Troy              10-24-12 FA (Pittsburgh)

Micah Johnson      LB Kentucky          12-31-12 FA (Cincinnati)

Otis Merrill       CB Illinois State    5-14-12 FA

Jordan Miller      DT Southern          10-13-12 FA (Chicago)         12-11-12

James Nixon        CB California (Pa.)  9-20-12 FA (Arizona)

Chaz Powell         S Penn State        12-5-12 FA (Oakland)

Brandian Ross (2)  CG Youngstown State  9-4-11 FA

Jeremy Ross        WR California        10-17-12 FA (Indianapolis)    12-1-12

Chris Scott        OL Tennessee         9-3-12 FA (Pittsburgh)

Vic So'oto         LB BYU               11-12-12 FA (Oakland)

Marc Tyler         RB USC               4-29-12 FA

Greg Van Roten     OG Pennsylvania      7-25-12 FA

Drew Vanderlin     DE Michigan Tech     4-29-12 FA

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

2012 PACKERS DRAFT (April 26-28, 2012)

RND-PCK NAME                POS COLLEGE       NOTES

1    28 Nick Perry           DE USC

2    51 Jerel Worthy         DT Michigan St   A

2    59 Traded to Philadelphia                A

2    62 Casey Hayward        CB Vanderbilt    B

3    90 Traded to New England                 B

4   123 Traded to Philadelphia                A

4   132 Mike Daniels         DT Iowa          C

4   133 Jerron McMillan       S Maine         C

5   163 Terrell Manning      LB NC State      B-E

6   197 Traded to New England                 E

7   224 Traded to New England                 D-E

7   235 Traded to New England                 E

7   241 Andrew Datko         OT Florida St    C

7   243 B.J. Coleman         QB Tenn-Chattan  C

A-Acquired from Philadelphia for a 2nd-round (59-DE Vinny Curry) and a 4th-round (123-CB Brandon Boykin) B-Acquired from New England for a 3rd-round (90-DE Jake Bequette) and a 5th-round (163-Traded back to Green Bay) C-Compensatory selections for losing free agents Daryn Colledge to Arizona, Cullen Jenkins to Philadelphia, Brandon Jackson to Cleveland and Jason Spitz to Jacksonville in 2011 D-From the New York Jets for OG Caleb Schlauderaff (September 2011 trade) E-Reacquired from New England for a 6th-round (197-CB Nate Ebner), 7th-round (224-CB Alfonzo Dennard) and a 7th-round (235-WR Jeremy Ebert)

 

FREE AGENCY - EXCLUSIVE-RIGHTS FREE AGENTS  - None

FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS - None

FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

PLAYERS SIGNED - C Jeff Saturday (Indianapolis), DT Daniel Muir (FA), DE Anthony Hargrove (Seattle)

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED - CB Jarrett Bush (3-year contract), OLB Erik Walden, TE Jermichael Finley

PLAYERS LOST - QB Matt Flynn (Seattle), C Scott Wells (St. Louis), CB Pat Lee (Oakland)

PLAYERS NOT SIGNED - DL Howard Green, RB Ryan Grant

FRANCHISE PLAYER DESIGNATION - DL Ryan Pickett

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