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The Packers' defense allowed the Giants 291 yards in the NFL championship game, but held the Giants offense scoreless as the Packers won, 16–7 (New York scored on a blocked punt)." The Packers' +267 point differential (points scored vs. points against) in 1962 is the best total of any NFL team in the 1960s. [2]
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]
This marked the first time a team has achieved three consecutive NFL championships. [7] 1932: 1932: NFL 2nd 10 3 1 1933: 1933: NFL West 3rd 5 7 1 NFL teams split into two divisions, with the winner of each division playing in a championship game (the champion was previously determined by best record). [15] Packers placed in West Division. [16 ...
[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 went on to defeat the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in the first ever Super Bowl (then called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game) at the L.A. Coliseum. Bart Starr was named the game's MVP. 1967 marked Vince Lombardi's final triumph. The Packers team was visibly aging, and they finished 9–4–1.
In 1969, the Pro Football Hall of Fame selected the NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team to celebrate the best players of the league's first 50 years. In addition to the 16 players named to the team, 2 runners-up were named for each of the 15 positions, for a total of 46 players. [ 4 ]
The Tennessee Titans don't have the NFL's best defense anymore. ... The Packers gashed the Titans for almost 400 yards, averaging 6.4 yards per play, 6.2 plays per drive and 32.8 yards per drive ...
The 1981 Green Bay Packers season was their 63rd season overall and their 61st in the National Football League. The team posted an 8–8 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division. Led by the defense the Packers were number one in turnovers forced and number 9th overall.