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The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
[2] [3] As one of the oldest teams in the NFL, the Packers have accumulated a significant number of records, both as a team and within the NFL. The Packers have recorded the most regular season victories (810) and the most overall victories (847) of any team, and are tied with the New England Patriots for the second most playoff wins (37). [4]
The Packers are now the only team in American professional sports that is legally a publicly traded company. Other teams, such as the Atlanta Braves (Liberty Media, previously Time Warner), New York Rangers and New York Knicks (The Madison Square Garden Company, previously Cablevision) and the Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications) are subsidiaries of publicly traded companies.
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Fewest net passing yards gained, single team, game, −53; Denver Broncos (vs Oakland Raiders, Sep 10, 1967) Most net passing yards gained, both teams, game, 971; Green Bay Packers (469) vs Detroit Lions (502), Jan 1, 2012. Fewest net passing yards gained, both teams, game, −11; Green Bay Packers (−10) vs Dallas Cowboys (−1), Oct 24, 1965
The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in its history. The first period of success came under the leadership of head coach Curly Lambeau (1929–1944), when the Packers were named NFL Champions six times. [6] This period saw the Packers become the first team to win three straight championships (1929–1931). [7]
While several NFL teams choose to wear white jerseys at home early in the season due to white's ability to reflect the late summer sun rays, the Packers have done so only twice, during the opening two games of the 1989 season. In 2016, the Packers debuted their Color Rush uniform, wearing white pants and socks with a white uniform. [228]
The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season overall and their 53rd season in the National Football League. The defending division champions posted a 5–7–2 record under third-year head coach Dan Devine , earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.