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Packers Public Relations  Atrium  1265 Avenue  Green Bay, WI 54304  920/569-7500  920/569-7201 fax Jeff Blumb, Zak Gilbert, Sarah Quick, Adam Woullard, Mike Spofford, Jeff Harding, Aaron Popkey VOL. VIII; NO. 8 GREEN BAY, SEPT. 19, 2006 THIRD GAME

GREEN BAY (0-2) at (0-2) FAVRE BIDS FOR 400: enters the weekend with 399 career Sunday, Sept. 24   Noon CDT TD passes. Only one other passer in NFL history, (420), has reached 400. A closer look at Favre’s milestone passes: THIS WEEK’S NOTABLE STORYLINES: NFL Two first-year head coaches — Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy and Detroit’s No Game Date Opp Reception Yds Result — battle for their first win. 1 4 09/20/92 Cin (GB) 5 W, 24-23 Brett Favre attempts to become only the second 50 42 11/06/94 Det (Milw) 28 W, 38-30 player in NFL history to throw for 400 TDs. 100 62 12/03/95 Cin (GB) 14 W, 24-10 Green Bay looks to avenge a 17-3 loss at Ford 200 107 11/15/98 at NYG Tyrone Davis 2 W, 37-3 Field that opened the 2005 season. 300 167 10/13/02 at NE 8 W, 28-10 The Packers have not lost consecutive games at Detroit since dropping four straight, from 1997- Favre will play his 228th NFL game Sunday. Marino reached the 400 2000, all at the . milestone in his 227th contest. Several Packers players with Michigan roots Including and , who joined the group on return to the state, including Greg Jennings. The Sunday, 41 players now have caught a touchdown pass from Favre. His rookie wide played at Kalamazoo High favorite all-time touchdown targets (1992-present): School, which also produced Derek Jeter and T.J. ...... 57 Duckett. Sterling Sharpe ...... 41 The Packers again square off aginst a “Tampa Robert Brooks ...... 32 Two” defense. Each of Green Bay’s three division ...... 26 opponents employs the coverage. ...... 26

TELEVISION: FOX Sports, now in its 13th season Most touchdown passes, NFL history: as an NFL network television partner, will air the 420 Dan Marino, 1983-1999 290 , 1956-1973 contest to a regional audience. The crew is 399 Brett Favre, 1991-2006 273 , 1979-1994 anchored by play-by-play man Ron Pitts, a sec- 342 , 1961-1978 269 , 1987-2005 ond-generation Packer who played 44 games as a 300 , 1983-1998 261 , 1980-1998 defensive back for Green Bay from 1988-90; Pitts’ father, Elijah, helped the 291 , 1984-2000 255 , 1957-1974 Packers to five NFL titles under in the 1960s. Former UCLA head coach and 49ers general manager Terry Donahue is the color analyst. Producer Ray Smaltz teams up with director Peter Bleckner in the truck. The contest also is available to DIRECTV® subscribers on Channel 710. PRESEASON Sat., Aug. 12 at San Diego Chargers ...... L, 3-17 (57,777) PACKERS RADIO: ’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games Sat., Aug. 19 ...... W, 38-10 (69,845) since 1929, heads up the 57-station Packers Radio Network, with versatile Mon., Aug. 28 at ...... L, 17-48 (65,614) (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry Fri., Sept. 1 ...... L, 21-35 (69,132) McCarren (color). Spanning five states, the network covers 47 markets in REGULAR SEASON six states throughout the upper Midwest. The broadcast also is available to NFL Field Pass subscribers on pack- Sun., Sept. 10 BEARS ...... L, 0-26 (70,918) ers.com. Those with SIRIUS Satellite Radio can listen to live play-by- Sun., Sept. 17 ...... L, 27-34 (70,602) Sun., Sept. 24 at ...... 12 noon FOX play as part of the network’s NFL Sunday Drive. Mon., Oct. 2 at ...... 7:30 p.m. ESPN Sun., Oct. 8 ST. LOUIS RAMS ...... 12 noon FOX NOTE OF THE WEEK: Through two games, Donald Sun., Oct. 15 Open Date ...... Driver (15 receptions) and defensive end (four sacks) are Sun., Oct. 22 at ...... 12 noon FOX off to starts nearly unprecedented in Packers history. Sun., Oct. 29 ...... 12 noon FOX Sun., Nov. 5 at ...... 12 noon FOX Since 1932, when the NFL officially began recording receptions, only Sun., Nov. 12 at ...... *12 noon FOX two players have more receptions in the Packers’ first two games of any Sun., Nov. 19 (Gold Pkg.) . .*12 noon CBS season: Ken Payne (17 in 1975) and Robert Brooks (16 in 1995). Dorsey Mon., Nov. 27 at ...... 7:30 p.m. ESPN Levens also had 15 receptions in his first two games of 1998. Sun., Dec. 3 ...... *12 noon CBS No other Packers player has had more sacks in the Packers’ first two Sun., Dec. 10 at ...... *3:05 p.m. FOX games than Kampman (since 1982, when the NFL began recording Sun., Dec. 17 DETROIT LIONS ...... *12 noon FOX sacks). Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila had four sacks over Green Bay’s first two Thurs., Dec. 21 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ...... 7 p.m. NFLN games in 2001 (Elias Sports Bureau). Sun., Dec. 31 at ...... *12 noon FOX *—Kickoff and broadcast subject to change (flex-scheduling option) SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 2 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS

NFC’S BEST ROAD MARK OVER LAST DECADE: Since 1996, no ROOKIE HEAD COACHES IN ONE DIVISION: The NFC North fea- other conference team has a better winning percentage in road games than tures three first-time NFL head coaches in 2006: Minnesota’s Brad the Packers. Childress, Detroit’s Rod Marinelli and McCarthy. Club W L T Pct According to Elias Sports Bureau, in the era since the 1970 league merg- New England ...... 44 37 0 .543 er, this marks the first instance as many as three rookie head coaches Pittsburgh ...... 44 37 0 .543 have occupied the same division at the start of a season. Denver ...... 42 39 0 .519 The last time there were three rookie head coaches in a division at any Indianapolis ...... 42 39 0 .519 point in a season was 2000, when ’ Dave Campo, Arizona’s Dave Tennessee ...... 42 39 0 .519 McGinnis and Washington’s Terry Robiskie battled in the NFC East. Green Bay ...... 41390 .513 There are 10 new NFL head coaches, including three in the NFC North – Philadelphia ...... 40 40 1 .500 Brad Childress (Minnesota), Rod Marinelli (Detroit) and Mike McCarthy N.Y. Giants ...... 38 42 1 .475 (Green Bay). That trio comprises three of the seven “rookie” head Jacksonville ...... 37 43 0 .463 coaches in the league this year – those with no previous NFL head- Miami ...... 37 44 0 .457 coaching experience. That is the most rookie head coaches in any one year in 40 years (1966). The other rookies: (), Scott KICKOFF COVERAGE: New Packers kicker Dave Rayner — a Michigan Linehan (St. Louis), Eric Mangini (N.Y. Jets) and (New State product — notched three touchbacks on kickoffs Sunday vs. New Orleans). The “veteran” new head coaches: Herm Edwards (Kansas Orleans. Sure, he capitalized some- City), (Buffalo) and Art Shell (Oakland). what on a 12 mph Lambeau Field wind, but that wind also has helped TEAM NOTES COVER 2: Announcers are always talking about it, but how many people other kickers in the stadium and no really know what “Cover 2” means? If they don’t already know, Packers Green Bay kicker in recent memory fans should learn quickly because every team in their division displays has enjoyed such a good day on kickoffs. some form of the defense.  The last time a Packers kicker had as many as three touchbacks in a sin- Although a defense may employ 20 to 30 different pass coverages, gle game (home or road) was , who had three vs. Detroit, “Cover 1,” “Cover 2,” “Cover 3” and “Cover 4” are the most basic sec- Oct. 15, 1995. ondary schemes, which usually include four defensive backs — two  Through two games, the average opponent drive after a Packers kickoff safeties and two . is the 20.9-yard line. That’s the NFL’s third-best mark: In layman’s terms, the number of “covers” refers to how many of those Rank Team TotKO AdjKO TB OB I20 Avg. Start four defensive backs are “deep,” or approximately 12-15 yards away 1) Cleveland 7 7 3 0 2 17.7 from the line of scrimmage. A description of the four main coverages: 2) Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 1 19.5 Cover 1: In this formation, only one safety is deep. He is usually in the 3) Green Bay 7730220.9 middle of the field and his presence is largely precautionary – the 4) Atlanta 8 8 3 0 3 20.9 defense is anticipating a run. The two cornerbacks are in “press cover- 5) Chicago 14 13 3 0 4 21.5 age,” which means they are matched up man-to-man against the oppos- ing team’s wide receivers. The second safety is approximately 5 yards RUSHING DEFENSE: Thanks to a consistently solid defensive-line rota- off the line, preparing to cover the . tion and a speedy trio of linebackers, the Packers have dramatically Cover 2 (common): A favorite of many coaches because the secondary improved their defense against the run. can more readily adjust to different plays and audibles. Both safeties Green Bay ranked 23rd in the NFL last season, allowing 125.6 rushing stay deep, while the cornerbacks cover the receivers on the line. It’s yards per game and 18th by giving up 4.0 yards per carry. advantageous because the safeties are prepared to help out on deep This season, the Packers’ own the league’s 11th-best rushing defense pass plays, but they also can come forward to defend against the run. and only one other team is allowing fewer yards per :  (modified Cover 2): Made famous by the schemes of Tampa Avg Defense Att Yds Bay Buccaneers , who mentored Rod 1.7 ...... 39 65 Marinelli. In this defense, the jams the outside receiver 2.7Green Bay Packers ...... 58 157 toward the middle of the field, while the middle linebacker focuses on 2.8 Seattle Seahawks ...... 37 103 preventing him from penetrating up the middle. The double coverage is 3.0 Detroit Lions ...... 60 180 meant to prevent explosive receivers from becoming playmakers. 3.1 ...... 53 162 Cover 3: A formation in which one safety is approximately 12-15 yards 3.1 ...... 48 148 deep, while the cornerbacks are shallower at 10-12 yards, and the sec- 3.1 New England Patriots ...... 48 150 ond safety is near the line in press coverage against the tight end. This 3.2 ...... 36 114 zone defense also works well against the run, but the offense can attack 3.3 Atlanta Falcons ...... 32 105 it apart by throwing short passes underneath in front of the secondary. 3.3 ...... 52 171 Cover 4: This coverage requires all four defensive backs to stay off the line. They can play “tight,” or 5 yards away, as they would in red-zone AGAINST ROOKIE HEAD COACHES: The Packers are playing back- situations, or to stop the run, or they could play “loose,” at 12-15 yards to-back games against rookie head coaches. Including Sunday’s loss to away, to prevent the deep pass play. A coach might use this coverage Sean Payton, the Packers have split their last 12 meetings against rookie toward the end of the game when he is trying to protect the lead and run head coaches, dating to their 2001 season opener, at Lambeau Field vs. out the clock. and the Lions, a 28-6 triumph. Pg. 3  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 THE DOPE ON NOTABLE CONNECTIONS: Detroit OL Ross Verba (1997-2000) and Barry Stokes (2000-01), LB Paris Lenon (2002-05) and WR Corey THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: Bradford (1998-01) previously played for the Packers…Detroit LB Donté Packers vs. Detroit Lions/ Curry was a member of Green Bay’s practice squad in 2001…Detroit RB Portsmouth Spartans: Brian Calhoun, DB Jamar Fletcher and LB Alex Lewis all played at the All-time regular season: 80-64-7 University of …Packers DT (Central Michigan), Postseason: 2-0, CB (Michigan), TE Tory Humphrey (Central Michigan), NFC Wild Card wins after WR Greg Jennings (Western Michigan), WR Ruvell Martin (Saginaw 1993 (Silverdome) and 1994 (Lambeau Field) seasons Valley State) and K Dave Rayner (Michigan State) all played collegiately All-time, in Detroit: 32-40-3 (2-2 at Ford Field) in Michigan…RB Noah Herron is from Mattawan, Mich., while Rayner Streaks: Packers have won nine of last 11 meetings (Oxford), Humphrey (Saginaw), Jennings (Kalamazoo), Jenkins Last meeting, regular season: Dec. 11, 2005, Lambeau Field; (Belleville) and Martin (Muskegon) also hail from the state… won, 16-13 (OT) DT Colin Cole spent one week on Detroit’s 53-man roster in 2003, and all Last meeting, in Detroit: Sept. 11, 2005, at Ford Field; of the 2004 preseason with the Lions…Detroit offensive line coach Larry Lions won, 17-3 Beightol held the same position in Green Bay from 1999-2005, while spe- Playoff meetings (2): Jan. 8, 1994, Silverdome cial teams coach Chuck Priefer held the same job in Green Bay in 1984- (Packers won, 28-24); Dec. 31, 1994, Lambeau Field 85…Receivers coach Kippy Brown was the Packers’ running backs coach (Packers won 16-12). in 2000… Mike Martz was DT ’s head coach in St. Louis. COACHES CAPSULES Mike McCarthy: 0-2-0, first NFL season INDIVIDUALLY VS. DETROIT: -game career highs set by Rod Marinelli: 0-2-0, first NFL season Packers players against Detroit include Donald Driver’s 11 receptions (tie, Head to Head: (first meeting) Nov. 10, 2002), Bubba Franks’ nine catches for 62 yards (Sept. 22, 2002) vs. Opponent: McCarthy 0-0 vs. Lions; Marinelli 0-0 vs. Packers and ’s five catches (Dec. 11, 2005)…For his career, Franks has more catches (40) and yards (376) against Detroit than any other MIKE McCARTHY…Is in his first year as the Packers' 14th head coach. team…Favre’s career totals of 624 completions, 1,002 attempts and Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head coach- 7,260 yards against Detroit are his highest against any opponent, and his ing job after 13 years as an NFL assistant. 19 wins rank second…Ahman Green’s 192 carries, 928 rushing yards, One of those previous 13 years was with the Packers, as 1,176 total yards, and four 100-yard games against the Lions are all sec- coach in 1999. ond-highest vs. a single opponent…Koren Robinson had an 80-yard TD Spent the past six seasons as an offensive coordinator for the New reception on the Vikings’ first play from scrimmage at Detroit last year Orleans Saints (2000-04) and San Francisco 49ers (2005). (Dec. 4), the longest TD catch of his career and second-longest overall. Had not been a head coach at any level, having begun his coaching career as a college assistant at Fort Hays State (1987-88) and the LAST MEETING, REGULAR SEASON: Dec. 11, 2005, Lambeau University of Pittsburgh (1989-92) before breaking into the NFL as a quality control assistant with the Chiefs in 1993. Field; Packers won, 16-13 (OT).  set a franchise rookie record with 171 yards rushing, ROD MARINELLI…Is in his first year as the Lions’ 24th head coach. including a 64-yard touchdown, and kicked a 28-yard Named Lions head coach on Jan. 19, 2006, after 10 seasons (1996- field goal in overtime for the win.  2005) with Tampa Bay as defensive line coach; additionally was the With the score tied at 13 midway through the fourth quarter, the Bucs’ assistant head coach his last four seasons. Packers made a goal-line stand, as Grady Jackson helped stuff quar- In that 10-year tenure in Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers recorded 416 terback on a fourth-down sneak, putting the ball on the sacks, with 328½ coming courtesy of the defensive line, the most Green Bay 1. It was the fourth time the Lions had driven inside the among all NFL defensive lines during that span. Packers’ 10, but they came away with only one TD.  The Bucs’ defensive front four garnered Top 5 rankings in sacks dur- On the ensuing possession, Gado was wrapped up in his own end zone ing six of the 10 seasons under Marinelli. That line also played a major but tried to toss the ball forward just as he was being dragged down. role in setting an NFL record for consecutive games with a sack (69) Originally ruled intentional grounding and a safety, the officials con- from 1999-2003, a streak ended by the Packers on Nov. 16, 2003. ferred and said that because Gado was outside the tackle box, it was a legal forward pass and simply incomplete, keeping the score tied at 13.  THE PACKERS-LIONS SERIES: Brett Favre surpassed 3,000 yards for an NFL-record 14th season, and No other NFL teams have played his 17-yard completion to Robert Ferguson coupled with a personal every year since 1932, when the Packers first met the Lions, then known foul on Shaun Rogers set up the overtime kick. as the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans. Including a pair of playoff clashes The Lions led 13-3 in the second quarter with the help of a 74-yard early in Brett Favre’s career, this week marks Game No. 154 in the vener- kickoff return by R.W. McQuarters that set up a 4-yard TD pass to Roy able Detroit-Green Bay series. The Packers have won nine of the last 11. Williams, the first TD pass allowed by all season. The Packers have won 15 consecutive contests over Detroit in Wisconsin, including the ‘94 playoffs. The streak includes six Lions LAST MEETING, DETROIT: Sept. 11, 2005; Lions won, 17-3. head coaches: (1992-96), (1997-99), Gary  Moeller (2000), Marty Mornhinweg (2001-02), (2003- The Lions capitalized on 14 Packers penalties and three turnovers, and 04) and Dick Jauron (2005). threw two TD passes in a season-opening win.  The Packers have scored more points against the Detroit franchise The Packers didn’t score a TD for the first time since Sept. 17, 2000, than any opponent (3,097). ending a team-record 77-game streak, the NFL’s longest at the time.  Before the ‘03 Thanksgiving loss at Ford Field, the Packers had won six Green Bay's offense took a blow when tore an ACL in the straight over Detroit, the longest series winning streak by either team third quarter on a 55-yard catch in which he was penalized.  since the Lions won 11 straight from 1949-54. Among Green Bay’s 14 penalties (its most since Nov. 1, 1987), four Brett Favre in 28 regular-season games against Detroit is 19-9. offensive flags wiped out 75 yards in gains. SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 4 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS continued Shaun King, Dave Krieg, Josh McCown, Jim McMahon, John Navarre, , , Jay Schroeder, Kurt HEISMAN WINNERS IN MICHIGAN: For only the second time since Warner New Orleans (16) — , , , Aaron he departed the as the 1997 win- Brooks, Mike Buck, , , , ner, Charles Woodson returns to play in the state. , , , , On Nov. 2, 2003, Woodson traveled with the Raiders to meet the Lions , Steve Walsh, Wade Wilson, at Ford Field. Washington (16) — Tony Banks, , , Gus Woodson isn’t the first former Michigan Heisman winner to play for the Frerotte, John Friesz, , , Trent Green, Tim Packers. , who won the honor in 1991, went on to earn Hasselbeck, Jeff Hostetler, Brad Johnson, , XXXI MVP honors just five years later with Green Bay. Patrick Ramsey, , Heath Shuler, Danny Wuerffel Howard, like Woodson a Green Bay returner, returned a Lions punt Cleveland (15) — , , , , 92 yards for a TD in his first game as a Packers player in Michigan, Dec. Jeff Garcia, , , Luke McCown, Doug 15, 1996. Pederson, , Mark Rypien, Vinny Testaverde, Mike The six Heisman winners to play in an NFL contest for the Packers: Tomczak, , Year Player Pos School in Green Bay Detroit (15) — , , Ty Detmer, , 1941 B Minnesota 1945-48 Jeff Garcia, Joey Harrington, , , Dave Krieg, 1956 B Notre Dame 1957-62, 64-66 , Mike McMahon, Scott Mitchell, , 1990 Ty Detmer QB Brigham Young 1992-95 , 1991 Desmond Howard WR Michigan 1996, 99 1996 Danny Wuerffel QB Florida 2000 2006 Charles Woodson CBMichigan 2006 DONALD DRIVER: Played in his 100th NFL game Sunday and caught a pass in a 66th consecutive contest, extending the franchise’s second- longest streak behind Sterling BIG-PICTURE PERSPECTIVE: Wins in a head coach’s first game Sharpe’s 103 (1988-94). don’t necessarily forecast the direction a season will take. Chuck Noll won By topping100 yards receiving for INDIVIDUAL NOTES 209 career games, including four Super Bowls and his first game as an NFL the 14th time in a Packers uni- head coach in 1969. But following the debut victory, Noll went more than form, he broke a tie on the fran- a year before his next win, losing 16 consecutive games. chise list with No. 8 Robert Brooks and (13). Of those coaches who’ve won at least 100 NFL games, here are six who On the all-time Lambeau Field receptions list, Driver surpassed No. 3 lost their first two career contests: Sterling Sharpe (174) and tied No. 2 (178), trailing only Coach, Team Year Finish the stadium’s all-time leader, Antonio Freeman (213). , Dal. Cowboys 1960 0-11-1 On the all-time Lambeau Field receiving yards list, Driver surpassed No. M.Schottenheimer, Cle. Browns 1984 4-4-0 3 Sharpe (2,309). With 2,392 career receiving yards at Lambeau, he now , Minnesota 1967 3-8-3 trails only No. 2 James Lofton (3,330) and the stadium’s all-time leader, , Washington 1981 8-8-0 Antonio Freeman (3,477). , Green Bay 1992 9-7-0 Driver, who also carried a reverse for 16 yards, reached 5,000 yards in Bill Walsh, San Francisco 1979 2-14-0 career total yards from scrimmage. continued on next page THE MORE THINGS CHANGE: When rookie head coaches Mike McCarthy and Rod Marinelli square off this week, some might recall anoth- The explosive wideout is among NFL leaders through two weeks in both er meeting of rookie head coaches on Sept. 27, 1992. Brett Favre made his first NFL start that afternoon — and first of an NFL IN THE LEAGUE record 223 straight starts — with first-year head coaches RANKINGS, 2006 — Mike Holmgren and on opposite sidelines at Lambeau Field. That streak turns 14 years old next week. Favre is the only athlete in North American major league sports to have GREEN BAY (Team) DETROIT (Team) started every game for the same team since 1992. His streak of 223 Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL straight starts routinely is mentioned in the same breath with Cal Ripken Turnover Margin (-1) ...... 9T 18T Turnover Margin (-2) ...... 13T 22T and Lou Gehrig among the greatest ironman stretches in history. Total Offense (326.0) ...... 9 15 Total Offense (248.0) ...... 14 26 Looking solely at Favre’s position, including Detroit’s Jon Kitna and Josh Rushing (83.0) ...... 13 24 Rushing (42.0) ...... 15 31 McCown, 14 notable quarterbacks switched teams this offseason alone. Passing (243.0) ...... 6 8 Passing (206.0) ...... 11 16 Total Defense (370.5) ...... 14 27 Total Defense (323.5) ...... 10 21 This season, eight quarterbacks already have made a starting debut for vs. Rush (78.5) ...... 6 11 vs. Rush (90.0) ...... 9 15 their respective teams. Included among those eight is San Diego’s Philip vs. Pass (292.0) ...... 15 30 vs. Pass (233.5) ...... 12 24 Rivers, who on Sept. 11 made his first NFL start. Third-Down Offense (34.5%) . .9 19 Third-Down Offense (26.1%) .13 28 Since Favre’s starting streak began, Sept. 27, 1992, Rivers became the Third-Down Defense (34.5%) . .6 12 Third-Down Defense (34.8%) . .9 16 192nd other quarterback to start an NFL game (Elias Sports Bureau). Red-Zone Offense (40.0%) . . .5T 15T Red-Zone Offense (33.3%) . . .8T 20T And, while the Packers have started one player at quarterback since Red-Zone Defense (20.0%) . . .4 7T Red-Zone Defense (50.0%) .10T 20T Sept. 27, 1992, 22 NFL teams have started at least 10. Most quarter- backs started during Favre’s streak: GREEN BAY (Individual) DETROIT (Individual) Chicago (20) — , , Will Furrer, Rex Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Rushing: A.Green (152) ...... 8 16 Rushing: K.Jones (79) ...... 17 31 Grossman, , , Erik Kramer, Craig Passing: B.Favre (70.0) ...... 12 22 Passing: J.Kitna (85.4) ...... 7 13 Krenzel, Dave Krieg, Shane Matthews, Cade McNown, , Receptions: D.Driver (15) . . . .2T 3T Receptions: M.Furrey & , , , , Steve Rec. Yds.: D.Driver (249) . . . . .1 2 K.Jones (11) ...... 8T 14T Stenstrom, , Steve Walsh, Sacks: A.Kampman (4) ...... 1T 1T Rec. Yds.: M.Furrey (122) . . .19 30 Arizona/Phoenix (16) — , Jeff Blake, Dave Brown, : N.Barnett & Sacks: S.Rogers (2) ...... 6T 10T Stoney Case, Chris Chandler, Boomer Esiason, Kent Graham, A.Harris (1) ...... 4T 6T Interceptions: (none) ...... — — Pg. 5  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS continued Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila had four sacks in the first two games of the 2001 season. receptions… Kampman Sunday tied his career high with three sacks (also vs. Minnesota, Nov. 21, 2005), as well as the NFL single-game high through Rank Player, Team Rec Yards Avg Long TD two weeks this season. He joins Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (5), 1) Toomer, NYG 17 178 10.5 37t 2 (3), Tim Harris (2) and Bryce Paup (2) as one of five individuals in 2) Harrison, Ind 16 240 15.0 26 0 Packers history with multiple three-sack games. Most single-game 3t) Driver, GB 15 24916.6 480 sacks in Packers annals (since 1982): 3t) *Bush, NO(RB) 15 120 8.0 23 0 5.0 , vs. Buf., Dec. 22, 2002 5t) Coles, NYJ 14 253 18.1 46t 1 4.5 Bryce Paup, vs. TB, Sept. 15, 1991 5t) R. Williams, Jac 14 142 10.1 48 1 4.0 , vs. TB, Dec. 1, 1985 Tim Harris, vs. Atl., Oct. 1, 1989 …AND receiving yards… Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, at ChiB, Jan. 2, 2005 3.5 Tony Bennett, at NYG, Nov. 8, 1992 Rank Player, Team Yards Rec Avg Long TD 3.0 , vs. ChiB, Dec. 4, 1983 1) Coles, NYJ 253 14 18.1 46t 1 Mike Douglass, at ChiB, Dec. 9, 1984 Tim Harris, at Det., Nov. 12, 1989 2) Driver, GB 2491516.6 480 Reggie White, vs. Den., Oct. 10, 1993 3) Bryant, SF 245 8 30.6 72t 1 Bryce Paup, at KC, Nov. 8, 1993 4) Harrison, Ind 240 16 15.0 26 0 Reggie White, vs. TB, Sept. 13, 1998 5) Stallworth, Phi 222 11 20.2 42t 2 Reggie White, vs. SF, Nov. 1, 1998 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, vs. Det., Sept. 9, 2001 Driver Sunday at Detroit needs just two receptions to surpass No. 6 Max Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, at TB, Oct. 7, 2001 McGee, the hero of , on Green Bay’s career receiving list. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, vs. Mia., Nov. 4, 2002 Ahman Green also has ascended from 12th to ninth in just two games Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, at Oak., Dec. 22, 2003 this year: Aaron Kampman, vs. Min., Nov. 21, 2005 Aaron Kampman, vs. NO, Sept. 17, 2006 Player No Yds Avg Yrs 1 S.Sharpe 595 8,134 13.7 7 Kampman also shares the NFL lead with four sacks: 2 J.Lofton 530 9,656 18.2 9 Rank Player, Team Sacks 3 D.Hutson 488 7,991 16.4 11 1t) T.Cole, Phi (DE) ...... 4.0 4 B.Dowler 448 6,918 15.4 11 1t) Kampman, GB (DE) ...... 4.0 5 A.Freeman 431 6,651 15.4 8 3) Kearse, Phi (DE) ...... 3.5 6 M.McGee 345 6,346 18.4 12 4t) R.Denney, Buf (DE) ...... 3.0 7D.Driver 344 4,883 14.28 4t) Merriman, SD (LB) ...... 3.0 8 P.Coffman 322 4,223 13.1 8 4t) Peppers, Car (DE) ...... 3.0 9A.Green 310 2,405 7.87 4t) Scott, Bal (LB) ...... 3.0 10 W.Henderson 308 2,3477.611 4t) J.Smith, Cin (DE) ...... 3.0 4t) Young, NO (DT) ...... 3.0 KAMPMAN RECOGNIZED: NFL writer Peter King selected Aaron Kampman as his "Defensive Player of the Week" in his online weekly Monday Morning Quarterback column. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, who turns Kampman had five solo tackles, including three sacks, plus two forced 29 on Sunday. The last time he played on his birthday was Sept. 24, 2001, and one recovery. His sack, strip and recovery on the the NFL’s first Monday night game after the Sept. 11 attacks. In that con- game's opening series set up the first Packers touchdown. test, a 37-0 win over Washington at Lambeau Field, Gbaja-Biamila sacked "Sometimes great days get lost when teams get beat up on defense, but Jeff George to end a third-quarter series. this one shouldn't," King wrote. "Kampman terrorized Drew Brees of the Saints. He was a monster in defeat." Kampman now has four sacks in the season's first two games, tying the team record for sacks in the opening two contests of a season (since 1982, when sacks became an official statistic). Fellow defensive end FAVRE ON THIRD DOWN: Brett Favre through two weeks leads the 2006 Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Aaron Kampman ...... CAMP-man COACHES Kenderick Allen ...... KEN-derr-ick . . . . .MARR-qwand MAN-you-ell ...... CAMP-en ...... ah-TARR-ee ...... EEN-gull ...... KLEMM-ints ...... ah-MAHD Ruvell Martin ...... roo-VELL Jeff Jagodzinski ...... JAY-gah-zin-skee Junius Coston ...... JOON-ee-us KAHST-in ...... MAHL Ben McAdoo ...... MACK-ah-doo Brett Favre ...... FARVE ...... VERN-in MORE-in-see ...... SHOTT-in-hyme-err Chris Francies ...... FRAN-sis Ryan Pickett ...... PICK-ett ...... SLOW-kumm Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... puh-PING-ah ...... kah-BEER BAH-jah BEE-ah-MILL-lah Koren Robinson ...... CORE-in Ahman Green ...... ah-MAHN ...... SPITTS Noah Herron ...... HAIR-un ...... TAU-sher Cullen Jenkins ...... KULL-en SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 6 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS continued roster (26) had yet to play more than 16 NFL games entering the year, Brett Favre enters his 16th NFL season in 2006. NFC in third-down passing efficiency. The league leaders: Most experienced Packers players, all-time: Rank Player, Team Att Comp Comp% Yards TD Int Rating NFL 1) Pennington, NYJ 23 17 73.9 286 2 0 144.5 Exp Year Player Pos In Green Bay 2) Manning, Ind 25 18 72.0 240 4 0 141.7 17 1983 K 1980-83 3) Favre, GB 22 16 72.7 207 2 0 132.2 16 1971 QB 1956-71 4) Rivers, SD 15 10 66.7 136 1 0 117.6 5) Warner, Ari 20 12 60.0 212 1 0 112.9 2000 Raleigh McKenzie G/C 1999-2000 6) Brady, NE 13 8 61.5 104 1 0 112.3 2002 Hardy Nickerson LB 2002 7) McNair, Bal 24 16 66.7 140 2 0 109.7 2002 C 1992-2002 8) Culpepper, Mia 18 10 55.6 174 1 0 107.2 2006 Brett Favre QB 1992-2006 9) Manning, NYG 17 10 58.8 163 2 1 105.8 15 1972 LB 1958-72 10) B. Johnson, Min 25 14 56.0 244 1 0 102.8 1989 Dave Brown CB 1988-89 1994 Steve McMichael DT 1994 ACTIVE PLAYING STREAKS: With Brett Favre leading the way, sever- 1996 Jim McMahon QB 1995-96 al Packers players look to extend personal playing streaks Sunday. 2003 TE 2003 Included in the list are starting tackles and Mark Tauscher, 2004 P 2004 each of whom has overcome season-ending 2002 injuries to start every Most seasons played in a Packers uniform, all-time: contest since the 2003 season opener. Longest active games-played streaks, Packers uniform (reg. season): Favre’s streaks at a glance Brett Favre ...... 225 *Rob Davis ...... 137 Active games streaks* Active starts streaks Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 62 225 Brett Favre, GB 223 Brett Favre, GB Chad Clifton ...... 50 210 Will Shields, KC 209 Will Shields, KC *Al Harris ...... 50 194 Lorenzo Neal, SD 162 , TB 178 Derrick Brooks, TB 146 Jon Runyan, Phi Mark Tauscher ...... 50 Kevin Carter, Mia Donald Driver ...... 48 *—does not include kickers Aaron Kampman ...... 44 ...... 38 Favre streak breakdown: Games played, regular season ...... 225 *—Davis’ personal streak is 153 games played, including 1996 with Games started, regular season ...... 223 Chicago; Harris has a personal streak of 130 games played, including Games played, including postseason ...... 245 1998-2002 with Philadelphia. Games started, including postseason ...... 243 Longest active games-started streaks, Packers uniform (reg. season): PACKERS IN WEEKLY Brett Favre ...... 223 Chad Clifton ...... 50 2006 TEAM RANKINGS Al Harris ...... 50 Mark Tauscher ...... 50 After NFL Offense NFL Defense Aaron Kampman ...... 44 Week… Opp. Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Nick Barnett ...... 38 1 CHI 21 14T 21 26 21 27 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 26 2 NO 15 24 8 27 11 30 3 at Det  4 at Phi Longest all-time games-played streaks, Packers uniform (reg. season): 5STL Brett Favre, 1992-2006 (current) ...... 225 6 (bye) , 1956, 1958-70 ...... 187 7 at Mia , 1960-71 ...... 166 8ARI Larry McCarren, 1973-84 ...... 162 9 at Buf , 1959-69 ...... 150 10 at Min Ryan Longwell, 1997-2005 ...... 144 11 NE , 1968-77 ...... 140 12 at Sea 13 NYJ , 1953-63 ...... 138 14 at SF Willie Davis, 1960-69 ...... 138 15 DET Rob Davis, 1997-2006 (current) ...... 137 16 MIN James Lofton, 1978-86 ...... 136 17 at Chi Packers in 2005 18 30 7 7 23 1 Packers in 2004 3 10 3 25 14 25 Packers in 2003 4 316171023 Packers in 2002 12 12 10 12 21 3 Packers in 2001 6 21 3 12 16 15 Packers in 2000 15 23 8 15 8 19 Packers in 1999 9 21 7 19 22 18 Packers in 1998 5 25 3 4410 Packers in 1997 4 12 3 7 20 8 Packers in 1996 5 11 5 1 4 1 Packers in 1995 7 26 3 14 721 Packers in 1994 9199 6 315 SEASONS OF CHANGE: While nearly half the players on the Packers’ Packers in 1993 19 22 18 2 8 7 Packers in 1992 15 21 9 23 16 23 Pg. 7  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS continued Needs one touchdown pass to become the second in NFL history with 400, joining Dan Marino (420). Favre enters with 399. Marino reached 16 Bart Starr (QB), Alabama ...... 1956-71 the milestone in his 227th NFL game. Favre enters having played 227 15 Ray Nitschke (LB), Illinois ...... 1958-72 league contests. Brett Favre (QB), Southern Mississippi . . . . .1992-2006 By throwing for four TDs in two games, would match Marino’s career 14 Forrest Gregg (T), Southern Methodist . .1956, 1958-70 mark, 21. Favre has 19 career games of at least four TD passes. 13 Buckets Goldenberg (G/B), Wisconsin ...... 1933-45 (DT), Arkansas ...... 1952-64 88 BUBBA FRANKS: Needs 46 receiving yards for 2,000 career. SPEAKING OF STREAKS: Green Bay’s No. 1 receiver, Donald Driver, Needs two TD receptions at Lambeau Field to tie No. 3 Robert Brooks has at least one catch in every game since the 2001 season finale. His (17) and five to tie No. 2 Sterling Sharpe (20) on the stadium’s all-time streak of 66 games currently ranks 10th in the NFL. Longest active stretch- list. Franks enters with 15 Lambeau Field TD receptions.  es, entering the weekend (Elias Sports Bureau): Needs one TD reception to reach 30 career. In team history, only 10 pre- Games Player Streak Began vious players have reached the milestone. Donald Driver enters with 28. 156 ...... 09/01/1996 153 ...... 09/01/1996 30 AHMAN GREEN: On Green Bay’s all-time rushing list…  138 ...... 10/20/1996 Needs two rushing to tie No. 2 Paul Hornung (50). Green 121 Hines Ward ...... 11/09/1998 enters with 48.  110 Rod Smith ...... 09/26/1999 Needs 110 receiving yards to surpass No. 1 (2,514) on the 107 ...... 10/24/1999 team’s all-time offensive backs list. Green enters with 2,405. William 104 Keenan McCardell ...... 12/28/1998 Henderson enters with 2,347.  86 Tony Gonzalez ...... 12/04/2000 Needs two overall touchdowns to surpass No. 4 Paul Hornung (62) and 77 ...... 09/09/2001 six to surpass No. 3 Sterling Sharpe (66). Green enters with 61 in a 66 Donald Driver ...... 01/06/2002 Packers uniform. Needs 14 points to surpass No. 10 (379), 15 to surpass No. 9 (380), 31 to surpass No. 8 Sterling Sharpe (396) and SINGLE-STADIUM RECEIVING YARDS: In the 49-plus seasons of 90 to surpass No. 7 Fred Cone (455). Green enters with 366. play at Lambeau Field, only two other players have collected more receiv- Needs 53 yards from scrimmage to surpass No. 2 (9,712) ing yards than Donald Driver. In Week 1 vs. Chicago, Driver surpassed No. and 242 to surpass No. 1 James Lofton (9,901). Green enters with 3 Sterling Sharpe (2,309 from 1988-94) on this list, most receiving yards 9,660. in Lambeau Field history: 3,477 Antonio Freeman, 1995-2003 Green also: 3,330 James Lofton, 1978-91 Needs one rushing touchdown for 50 career. 2,488 Donald Driver, 1999-2006 Needs one 100-yard rushing game for 30 in a Packers uniform. Needs 9 yards from scrimmage for 10,000 career. Green enters with SINGLE-STADIUM PASSING YARDS: 9,991 (7,584 rushing, 2,407 receiving). Brett Favre, who played sev- Needs 340 yards from scrimmage for 10,000 in a Packers uniform. eral home games at from 1992-94, is Green enters with 9,660 (7,255 rushing, 2,405 receiving). approaching 25,000 passing yards at Lambeau Field. A list of the most passing yards at a single stadium, all-time (Elias Sports Bureau): 31 AL HARRIS: John Elway Mile High Stadium ...... 27,889 Needs to return one for a touchdown to tie No. 5 Charley Brett Favre Lambeau Field ...... 24,619 Brock, and (all with three) on Green Bay’s all-time Dan Marino Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin Stadium . . . . .23,950 career list. With a second TD on an interception, would match No. 4 Johnny (Blood) McNally, who returned four. Harris enters with two.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR SUNDAY & 33 WILLIAM HENDERSON: Needs 168 receiving yards to surpass No. 1 Gerry Ellis (2,514) on the IN COMING WEEKS — team’s all-time offensive backs list. Henderson enters with 2,347. Ahman Green enters with 2,405. 80 DONALD DRIVER: Needs two receptions to surpass No. 6 Max McGee (345) on the all-time Packers receiving list. Driver enters with 344 catches. Has 26 career TD receptions from Brett Favre. On the team’s all-time combination list, needs two more to match No. 8 Bart Starr-Boyd Dowler (28), three to tie No. 7 - (29), and six to reach No. 5 (tie) -James Lofton and Favre-Robert Brooks (both 32). Has a reception in 66 consecutive games, the franchise’s second-longest streak behind Sharpe’s 103 (1988-94). Needs 117 receiving yards for 5,000 career. Needs two TD receptions to reach 30 career. In team history, only 10 players have reached the milestone. Bubba Franks enters with 29.

4 BRETT FAVRE: On the NFL’s all-time passing list… SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 8 LAST WEEK — NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

PACKERS GET EVERYTHING BUT ‘W’: In Week 2, the Green Bay "When we have the opportunity to put our foot on their throat, we have Packers got nearly everything they didn't get in Week 1. Except a victory. to take advantage of it."  In stark contrast to their shutout loss to open the season, the Packers Instead the Saints responded with consecutive touchdown drives to take got off to a fast start, forced turnovers on defense, displayed an effec- a 14-13 halftime lead. A 33-yard pass from Brees to tight end Mark tive passing attack and scored a bunch of points. Campbell set up a 3-yard TD run by McAllister, and a convincing pump But all that still wasn't enough to get a win, and the Packers fell to 0-2 fake beat the Green Bay secondary on a 26-yard TD toss to Devery with a 34-27 loss to the New Orleans Saints in front of 70,602 fans at Henderson with 56 seconds left in the first half.  Lambeau Field. The Packers looked poised to retake the lead early in the third quarter, "It's not the outcome we were looking for," Head Coach Mike McCarthy but another "sudden change" turned the momentum once again.  said. "It's disappointing, and we need to find a way to win those games, A promising first-and-goal from the 7 produced an interception, as Favre find a way to make more plays, particularly in critical situations." was hit by while trying to throw the ball away, and his wob- In what turned into an offensive shootout, quarterbacks Brett Favre and bly pass was pulled down by Omar Stoutmire in the end zone.  Drew Brees combined for nearly 700 yards and five TDs through the air. On the very next play, Saints receiver Joe Horn busted free off a quick After Brees rallied his team from an early 13-0 deficit to lead by two slant for a 57-yard gain, setting up the first of two long John Carney field touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Favre mounted a comeback that ended goals that put New Orleans ahead 20-13 late in the third.  across midfield and one score short of forcing overtime. "That's the hard thing about football — things can change that quick, "I give the Saints a great deal of credit," said Favre, who had three TD games can turn around like that," linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "You just passes and completed 31 of 55 throws for 340 yards, 13 fewer yards have to handle those things to be a great team. Today we didn't handle than Brees. "But that's a game we should have won, and we didn't do it." it as well as we should have."  The back-and-forth game changed dramatically in a span of three plays Favre and the Packers responded with a 4-yard TD pass to Robert midway through the fourth quarter. Ferguson to tie the game at 20 in the opening minute of the fourth quar- With the score tied at 20, the Saints had just moved into Packers terri- ter, leading to the shootout at the finish.  tory when Brees hit for a 35-yard touchdown to make It's that part of the game — finishing — that the Packers will focus on it 27-20. the next time they're in position to do so. For everything they were able On the first play of the Packers' next drive, Ahman Green had the ball to do this week that they couldn't in Week 1, the Packers know they let knocked out by Charles Grant chasing on the backside. The fumble was this one get away.  recovered by Will Smith at the Green Bay 23, and on the very next play "We started off all right, but we didn't put a full game together," Hawk Deuce McAllister busted through the line for a 23-yard touchdown run. said. "It's hard. Coaches talk about how hard it is to win games in the That gave New Orleans 14 points in a span of 26 seconds and a 34-20 NFL, and it is. You need to play a full 60 minutes. We need to put a full lead with 7:54 left. game together, but we've been inconsistent." "Sudden change is something you coach for, coach against, and we did not handle it very well," McCarthy said. THREE TAKEAWAYS: Go figure. One would think that forcing three The Packers didn't quit, though. Favre drove the offense 68 yards in 10 turnovers on the opponent’s first three drives would lead to a favorable plays, hitting Noah Herron in the flat for a 6-yard TD pass to make it 34- final result. But the last two times the Packers have done it, Green Bay 27 with 4:18 left. The defense forced a three-and-out, and the Packers wound up on the short end. got it back on their own 41 with 3:09 to go. At that point, everyone on In a game of major momentum shifts Sunday, the Packers held it early the Packers side was figuring they'd find a way to get the game to OT. thanks to their defense. Green Bay ended New Orleans’ first three series "The whole game I thought we were going to come back and win," cen- with takeaways, and the Packers’ offense cashed in the turnovers for 13 ter said. "I definitely felt we were going to be able to move points. the ball, punch it in, tie it up and win the game after that. But we didn't The last time Green Bay’s defense produced takeaways on its opponents’ step up and make the plays we needed to make." first three drives was Sept. 12, 1993, a 20-17 loss at Lambeau Field to Favre hit David Martin on consecutive passes to gain 15 yards and move the Philadelphia Eagles. The last NFL team to do it was Washington, vs. to the New Orleans 44. But the drive abruptly ended with four straight Arizona, on Dec. 11, 2005 (Elias Sports Bureau). incompletions, sealing a frustrating loss. "The last couple years when we've been put in that situation where we NOTEBOOK: DRIVER COMES UP BIG AGAIN — For all the have a chance to win it, I've always felt like I could win it, and I thought, dropped passes that plagued the Packers on Sunday, receiver Donald 'Here we go again today,'" Favre said. "But I almost hate to watch the film Driver caught just about anything thrown because I know there's going to be some plays I could have made." in his vicinity. The eight-year veteran play-  Early on it was the Packers' defense making plays. Three turnovers — ing in his 100th career game had yet two fumbles by Brees on sacks by Aaron Kampman and Kabeer Gbaja- another big game as Brett Favre's go-to Biamila and an interception by Al Harris off a deflection from guy, catching eight passes for 153 yards, — helped set up three Packer scores. including several critical plays.  Favre hit Greg Jennings for a 22-yard TD and Dave Rayner hit a pair of His 48-yard catch-and-run on a hitch field goals, giving the Packers a 13-0 lead in the final minute of the first play set up the Packers' third score to quarter. make it 13-0 at the end of the first quar-  The Saints made the Packers regret not getting more out of those oppor- ter. tunities, though, particularly the second turnover, which gave Green Bay His diving 11-yard catch over the mid- a first down on the New Orleans 15. Three plays gained just 9 yards, dle on third-and-9 from the New leaving at least four potential points off the board. Orleans 18 gave the Packers a first-  "When we got the momentum, we just have to keep it," Collins said. and-goal, but Favre was intercepted in

Two years after he co-founded the Packers with , George Calhoun began writing a piece called The Dope Sheet, which served as the official press release and game program from 1921-24. Pg. 9  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 LAST WEEK — NEW ORLEANS SAINTS continued side of the ball, that's great, but if not, that's fine also."

the end zone on the next play. HOLDING THE LINE — got the chance to show exactly why On the touchdown drive that tied the game at 20, he caught passes of 22 the Packers thought so highly off him coming out of Boise State. He got and 42 yards, both on third down on opposite sidelines. The latter was his first NFL start on Sunday, replacing left guard and fellow rookie Jason a difficult, juggling catch against tight coverage from Mike McKenzie. Spitz, out with a bruised thigh. On the Packers' last TD drive, he not only took away a potential inter- It may be a tad too early to determine how Colledge fared until both he ception by Jason Craft but corralled the lob pass in traffic for an 11-yard and the coaches break down game film this week, but for Colledge, gain on third-and-10. always a stand-up, straight-forward guy, one thing has changed since "He makes plays in situations where other guys could make them but his early struggles in training camp and that's his comfort level. don't," Favre said. "Is he the tallest? The fastest? Does he have best "I guess I played good enough just to lose," he said. "But I did better. It hands? Is he the quickest? No. But when you need someone to make a was a lot better than against San Diego (in the preseason opener). I felt play, you go to Donald Driver. That's the mark of a hell of a player and a lot more comfortable out there. I feel like I can compete, but I definitely that's what he is." have some corrections I can make. I made a couple little mistakes and It was Driver's 14th career 100-yard receiving day after coming 4 yards one big one so I have something I can work on tomorrow." shy of 100 last week. He's now seventh on the Packers' all-time list in that category. CRAMPING TROUBLES — Cornerback Ahmad Carroll went down with He pushed his yards-from-scrimmage total to 169 on the day (and his cramps with a minute left in the second quarter and the Saints driving. The career total over 5,000) with a 16-yard rush on a reverse in the third Packers were forced to take an injury timeout to attend to him. quarter, outrunning former teammate McKenzie around the corner. Because of the timeout, rules allowed him to stay in the game, only to "I knew if I gave him a move, he'd slow down," Driver said. "He was pret- have the Saints go right at him on the next play, as Drew Brees hit ty much waiting on me to go back outside, but I kind of gave him a lit- with a 26-yard TD pass to put New Orleans ahead 14- tle dead leg, and he fell for it." 13. A few plays earlier, fellow corner Al Harris left the field late in the first BUSH LIMITED, BUT MAKES IMPACT — The Packers' defense did an half with cramps and took some fluids intravenously in the locker room admirable job containing , limiting him to just 109 all-purpose at halftime. He returned to play the second half. Tight end David Martin yards, but the Heisman Trophy winner was able to make two key third- also took a trip to the locker room for the same reason. down catches on New Orleans scoring drives. Bush was held to just 5 yards on six carries. His longest play was a 23- OTHER POSTGAME NOTES: yard gain on a swing pass to open a drive that ended with a Saints field Brett Favre turned in his 46th career 300-yard passing game. Counting goal late in the third quarter. playoffs, he now has 49 in his 16 NFL seasons. "He's a great athlete," safety Marquand Manuel said. "We tried to limit Green Bay WR Greg Jennings caught his first career TD pass, a 22-yard him as much as we could, but he's going to make plays.” reception from Brett Favre in the first quarter. Jennings became the 40th The plan was to be a factor on third down, and that's when Bush made player to catch a touchdown from Favre (complete list on Page 154 of his two most damaging plays. A 10-yard catch on third-and-8 kept the Packers media guide). Saints' first touchdown drive alive midway through the second quarter, Packers kicker Dave Rayner scored his first NFL point on a first-quarter allowing them to pull within 13-7. He also snagged a 7-yard pass on PAT. He also followed with his first professional field goals. Rayner’s first third-and-6 early in the third quarter, helping the Saints score the go- two field-goal attempts (both misses) were from 59 and 53 yards, ahead touchdown to make it 27-20. respectively. Bubba Franks made his first reception since Nov. 21, vs. Minnesota. The NEW RETURN MEN — The Packers had a busy week leading up to the Green Bay tight end missed much of the last several games of 2005 with Saints game, adding wide receiver Koren Robinson and injuries. Vernand Morency through separate transactions. The moves were made to Dave Rayner had three touchbacks on kickoffs. The last time a Packers not only add a little kick to the offense, but also to the kick-return units. kicker had as many as three touchbacks in a single game (home or road) The Packers got their first glimpse of their newest additions as both was Craig Hentrich, who had three vs. Detroit, Oct. 15, 1995. Robinson and Morency were activated and returning kicks on Sunday. Green Bay CB Al Harris now has 15 career interceptions and one-fifth Of the five kick returns, Robinson handled four and gained 73 yards. have come vs. New Orleans. Harris’ three career INTs vs. the Saints rep- Morency returned the other for 28 yards. resent his most against a single opponent. Though Robinson's average per return may not have been impressive, David Martin caught a career-best six passes (previous high was five, to his credit, he played through a sore knee and obviously had very lit- twice). tle experience with his new team going into the game. Still, that didn't prevent the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Pro Bowler from want- ing to win just as badly as his teammates that have been here for an extended time. "I'm glad to be back on the team and I'm going to give my all," he said. "I'm going to give 120 percent regardless of where I am playing. And it's going to show in my emotions. I'm going to show it in interacting with the fans and with my teammates. I'm a fighter. If people have to look at me for inspiration, or whatever it may be, we have to fight. We have to get it turned around." When asked if he would have preferred to play from scrimmage as a wide receiver, the competitive Robinson didn't mince words. "You're not in the right job if you don't want the ball or more opportuni- ties to help your team win," he explained. "But we'll see. I'm coming in here to play a role. I know I'm not going to start right away. I know I am going to do kickoff returns. So, if I get plays next week on the offensive SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 10 OTHER TEAM NOTES

ROOKIE STARTERS: The last time the Packers started four rookies on FIVE IN THE FIRST 75: The Packers this past April used several trades offense in one season was 2000, when Chad Clifton, Bubba Franks, Charles to increase their draft class from seven to 12 overall selections, and wound Lee and Mark Tauscher received nods over the course of the year. up with the most draft choices in the NFL. Green Bay already has started four rookies on offense this year (Daryn Included in that group of 12 were five Day 1 choices in the fertile ground Colledge, Jason Spitz, Tony Moll and Greg Jennings), and five overall from selections 1-75 — LB A.J. Hawk (5), G/T Daryn Colledge (47), WR couting LB A.J. Hawk. Greg Jennings (52), LB (67) and G/C Jason Spitz (75). Three of those rookies started the season opener. Green Bay rookies in Since 1993, when the league reduced the draft from 12 rounds to seven, the opening day lineup since 1970: only four previous teams have had as many picks in the first 75 selec- Date Opp Rookie Starter Pos Result tions: 09/10/06 ChiB Jason Spitz G L, 0-26 Tony Moll G Team Year Choices A.J. Hawk LB San Francisco 2000 LB (16), CB 09/11/05 at Det Nick Collins S L, 3-17 (24), DE (35), CB Jason William Whitticker G Webster (48), QB (65) Tampa Bay 1997 RB (12), WR (16), 09/07/03 Min Nick Barnett LB L, 25-30 T (37), G (63), CB 09/03/00 NYJ Na’il Diggs LB L, 20-16 (66) Charles Lee WR Jacksonville 1995 T (2), RB James Stewart (19), T 09/12/99 Oak Mike McKenzie CB W, 28-24 Brian DeMarco (40), LB (64), S 09/06/98 Det Vonnie Holliday DE W, 38-19 (71) 09/03/95 StLR CB L, 17-14 L.A. Rams 1994 T (15), WR (33), S 09/06/92 Min Mark D’Onofrio LB L, 23-20 Toby Wright (49), DE Brad Ottis (56), S Keith Robert Brooks WR Lyle (71) 09/04/88 LARm Sterling Sharpe WR L, 34-7 Shawn Patterson DE OPTIMISM FROM PARITY: Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News Chuck Cecil S points out that each year since the NFL expanded from six to eight divi- 09/13/87 LARm LB L, 20-0 sions in 2003, three franchises have answered a last-place finish with a 09/07/86 HouO Burnell Dent LB W, 31-3 playoff berth. 09/08/85 at NE T L, 26-20 So, if history repeats itself, three of the following last-place clubs will 09/09/84 StLC Alphonso Carreker DE W, 24-23 see the postseason in 2006: Cleveland, Green Bay, Houston, New Donnie Humphrey DE Orleans, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Francisco and the New York Jets. Tom Flynn S 09/03/78 at Det James Lofton WR W, 13-7 THEY’RE NOT OUT TO FINISH .500: Granted, expectations in Green John Anderson LB Bay are the lowest they’ve been since Brett Favre’s first year in a Packers Mike Hunt LB uniform, 1992. That marked the training camp when the Packers were 09/18/77 at NO Mike Butler DE W, 24-20 coming off their last losing season prior to 2005 — after they finished 4- 09/12/76 SF T L, 26-14 12 in 1991. Mike C. McCoy DB But don’t expect the Packers to accept losing. They didn’t last year with Tom Perko LB Favre at quarterback and they won’t this year either, under Mike 09/21/75 Det Bill Bain G L, 30-16 McCarthy. 09/17/73 NYJ Tom MacLeod LB W, 23-7 "In this league,” McCarthy said, “you see big turnarounds happen year 09/17/72 at CleB CB W, 26-10 after year. I would not ever be comfortable standing in front of a group Leland Glass WR of men and tell them to go 8-8. That's not in my nature, and I don't think 09/19/71 NYG RB L, 42-40 that's the way we approach this business. If we play a certain way, there's no reason why we can't win a lot of football games." ROOKIE GUARDS: The Packers gave starting nods to rookie guards Tony Moll and Jason Spitz Sept. 10. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the last NFL team to start a rookie at each guard position in a season opener was the 1996 Cincinnati Bengals, whose first offensive huddle included Ken Blackman and Rod Jones. The last offensive line to feature a pair of rookies in a season opener was the 2004 Chargers — Nick Hardwick (center) and (tackle). The last three NFL teams to start two rookie guards in a single contest were: the 2004 Colts — six games with Ryan Lilja and Jake Scott; the 2003 Giants — six games with David Diehl and Wayne Lucier; and the 2002 49ers — one game with Eric Heitmann and Kyle Kosier. In Packers history, Sunday was believed to be the first time the Packers started rookies at both guard spots in the same game. The last three times Green Bay started two rookies on the offensive line were: 2000 — 10 games with Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher (both tackles); 1987 — three strike games with Jim Hobbins (G) and Ed Konopasek (T); and 1985 — one game with Ken Ruettgers (T) and Rich Moran (G). Pg. 11  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 PACKERS PROBABLE STARTERS

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 80 Donald Driver (6-0, 190, Eighth Year, Alcorn State) — One-time LDE 74 Aaron Kampman (6-4, 278, Fifth Year, ) — An ‘All-Joe’ Pro Bowler…Brett Favre’s returning No. 1 target, recorded career selection, comes off career year in which he posted the second- receiving highs in receptions and yards in 2005, and is off to the most tackles ever by a Packers defensive lineman…Signed a multi- hottest start of his career…Has a catch in 66 straight games, the year extension on the eve of free agency this past March. second-longest streak in team history, and leads the NFC in receiv- LDT 77 Cullen Jenkins (6-3, 290, Third Year, C.Michigan) — One of sev- ing yards (249)…Former seventh-round pick. eral defensive linemen, all of whom are unique, in the Packers’ rota- LT 76 Chad Clifton (6-5, 330, Seventh Year, Tennessee) — Favre’s tion…Younger brother of Carolina Pro Bowler Kris Jenkins…Has 10 blind-side shield, will make his 51st straight start Sunday since career passes defensed. returning from a pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season after a RDT 79 Ryan Pickett (6-2, 322, Sixth Year, Ohio State) — Key unre- blindside hit from …Played in 94.2 percent of offensive stricted free agent addition from St. Louis, led NFL defensive line- plays in 2005, and was on the field for every snap in 2003 and ‘04. men with 115 tackles in 2005, 10 more than the runner-up, LG 72 Jason Spitz (6-4, 313, Rookie, Louisville) — Mature, third-round Kampman…Signed to replace big Grady Jackson on the line. draft pick, has been entrenched in the starting lineup all of training RDE 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (6-4, 250, Seventh Year, San Diego State) camp…Sustained a thigh injury in his NFL debut, vs. Chicago (Sept. Pronounced “kah-BEER bah-JAH bee-ah-MILL-ah”…One-time Pro 10) and was inactive last week vs. New Orleans. Bowler…Now in fourth full season as starter, stands only nine sacks C 63 Scott Wells (6-2, 304, Third Year, Tennessee) — Former sev- shy of matching Reggie White’s franchise record (68½). enth-round selection replaced starter Mike Flanagan, who departed SAM 51 Brady Poppinga (6-3, 245, Second Year, BYU) — Passionate, for Houston as an unrestricted free agent…One of seven centers to energetic playmaker, expected to make his fourth NFL start after a deliver the ball to Brett Favre during his starting streak, he has six torn ACL ended his season in his first NFL start last career starts at center, and 14 overall…Tough and unflappable, was December…Worked his way from injured reserve, through PUP to inserted into the starting lineup midway through 2005 at left guard. the starting lineup over the last few weeks. RG 75 Tony Moll (6-5, 308, Rookie, Nevada) — Pronounced MIKE 56 Nick Barnett (6-2, 232, Fourth Year, Oregon State) — The quar- “MAHL”…Talented fifth-round selection jumped into the starting terback of the Packers defense, owns two of the top six single-sea- lineup after the team’s first preseason game and has firmly held the son tackles totals in team history, including a record 194 in 2005 position since…Comparable to New England’s Tom Ashworth and (third in the NFL); posted his 500th career tackle, vs. New Orleans Denver’s Matt Lepsis, played tight end for his first four seasons at (Sept. 17)…Green Bay’s first-round choice in 2003, is the remain- Nevada before switching to tackle as a senior. ing member of Packers’ draft class that spring. RT 65 Mark Tauscher (6-4, 315, Seventh Year, Wisconsin) — WILL 50 A.J. Hawk (6-1, 246, Rookie, Ohio State) — A favorite of Packers Pronounced “TAU-sher”…Along with Clifton, with whom he started fans since even before the club drafted him, made his long-awaited as a fellow rookie in 2000, serves as an anchor for Spitz and NFL debut in Week 1…Humble by nature, shrugs off comparisons Moll…A local product, has started every game since returning from to …Matched up well with fellow Top 5 draft choice knee surgery that ended his 2002 season. Reggie Bush vs. New Orleans (Sept. 17). TE 88 Bubba Franks (6-6, 265, Seventh Year; Miami, Fla.) — Three- LCB 21 Charles Woodson (6-1, 208, Ninth Year, Michigan) — Four-time time Pro Bowler…Now in his sixth season as Green Bay’s full-time Pro Bowler…Green Bay’s premier unrestricted free agent acquisi- starter…Owns the second-most receptions and TD catches by a tion this offseason, became the sixth Heisman winner to play for the tight end in Green Bay history, behind …In 2005, for Packers, following Bruce Smith, Paul Hornung, Ty Detmer, the first time as an athlete at any level, missed significant playing Desmond Howard and Danny Wuerffel…Had career-long 28-yard time due to injury. punt return, vs. Chicago (Sept. 10). WR 85 Greg Jennings (5-11, 197, Rookie, Western Michigan) — The RCB 31 Al Harris (6-1, 185, Ninth Year, Texas A&M-Kingsville) — The league’s only starting rookie wide receiver, led the NFL with 328 point man in the Packers’ secondary, comes off the best year of his receiving yards in the preseason. career; led the way as the team ranked No. 1 against the pass in QB 4 Brett Favre (6-2, 222, 16th Year, Southern Mississippi) — Three- 2005…Has 103 career passes defensed and hasn’t missed a game time NFL MVP, eight-time Pro Bowler…Has started 223 consecutive as an active NFL player (1998-2006; 140 games including playoffs). games…Couldn’t remember the last time he was shut out in a start SS 22 Marquand Manuel (6-0, 209, Fifth Year, Florida) — Pronounced at any level; his 221 starts without a shutout had been an NFL record “MARR-qwand MAN-you-ell”…Another important unrestricted free until Sept. 10 (the distinction reverts back to Steve DeBerg, agent added to the team’s No. 1-ranked pass defense, last played in 140)…Has 399 career TD passes. Super Bowl XL for Seattle…Enjoyed a breakout season in 2005 after RB 30 Ahman Green (6-0, 218, Ninth Year, Nebraska) — Pronounced filling the void left by an injured Ken Hamlin in Seattle’s secondary. “ah-MAHN”…Four-time Pro Bowler…Returns from quadriceps FS 36 Nick Collins (5-11, 200, Second Year, Bethune-Cookman) — The injury that ended his 2005 season…His 110 yards rushing vs. former second-round draft pick earned the team’s Defensive Rookie Chicago (Sept. 10) marked the most by a player whose team was of the Year honors and NFL All-Rookie recognition in 2005…Ranked shut out since Corey Dillon in 2001, and the fourth-most since 1990. fourth on the team with 96 tackles last year. FB 33 William Henderson (6-1, 252, 12th Year, North Carolina) — One- P9 Jon Ryan (6-0, 202, First Year; Regina, Canada) — Canada native time Pro Bowler…Returned from August arthroscopic knee surgery edged incumbent B.J. Sander in training camp and ranked third in to play in 175th NFL game, vs. New Orleans (Sept. 17)…Saw his the NFL this preseason with a 49.1-yard gross average…Also post- streak of 60 games played end in Week 1. ed the NFC’s longest preseason punt, a 69-yarder vs. K 16 Dave Rayner (6-2, 210, Second Year, Michigan State) — After Tennessee…Hoping to solidify position that has been held by three beating out Billy Cundiff, is only the third Packers kicker since 1989, punters in the past two seasons…Completed a 16-yard pass to joining and Ryan Longwell…Had never attempted a field Noah Herron in the opener vs. Chicago. goal inside 53 yards until coverting both attempts Sept. 17. SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 12 PACKERS PAST WITH LEE REMMEL ‘RUN TO DAYLIGHT’ GAME STANDS OUT IN PACKERS-LIONS SERIES

By Lee Remmel The Packers, meanwhile, had found it necessary to set- Team Historian tle for a pair of routine Hornung field goals, both 15-yard efforts. It is not often that a given football game takes on an The fourth quarter was to mark the “big play” emergence identity of its own…historically speaking. of the Packers’ , a second-year cornerback The storied “Ice Bowl,” in which the 1967 Packers from Michigan State who had been Green Bay’s first round shaded the Dallas Cowboys in the coldest weather con- draft choice a year earlier. He abruptly turned the tide late test in NFL annals, is one that springs readily to in that final period, leaping in front of intended receiver mind…above all others. Terry Barr to intercept a pass and 40 yards Such singular celebrity is rare. It also came to the former down the west sideline to the Detroit 18 before being grounded. Baltimore Colts by way of the 1958 NFL Championship game, After Hornung picked up 2 yards on first down and Taylor 3 on which saw the Hosses defeated the New York Giants, 23-17, in the the next play, only 36 seconds remained, dictating a Green Bay first sudden death overtime in an NFL Championship game. timeout. The latter was to become labeled as “The Greatest Game Ever The versatile Hornung again was called upon and he delivered a Played,” a reference certain to be challenged by the Packers faith- decisive, 21-yard field goal. ful, understandably partial to the hectic “Ice Bowl” finish — Bart Following Pat Studstill’s return of the succeeding kickoff to the Starr’s all-or-nothing sneak for the winning TD and the NFL title Detroit 26, the Packers weathered four desperation Plum passes, with only 13 seconds remaining. all incomplete, to carry the day, 9-7 Meanwhile, the Green and Gold’s 152nd meeting with the Detroit The victory, however, came with an eventual “price.” The Lions, Lions — upcoming in the Motor City’s Ford Field Sunday — brings sullenly nursing their wounds in the interim, exacted revenge in back memories of another game that has taken on a historical iden- their Thanksgiving Day rematch at Detroit, sacking Starr 11 times tity…at least in Green Bay lore. on the way to a 26-14 victory that blighted the Packers’ 10-0 Admittedly, not of “Ice Bowl” stature, it is informally known in record. Packers history as the “Run to Daylight Game” — so named Yet, in 1962’s final accounting, it was the Green and Gold who because the week of the game came to be chronicled and preserved prevailed. for posterity as the basis for a book entitled, appropriately enough, The Packers rebounded from that Motor City misadventure to Run to Daylight. sweep their last three regular-season games and forge a glittering The intriguing tome was authored by W. C. Heinz, a boxing writer 13-1 record — the best in their history. by trade, who was spending much of 1962’s training camp and They proceeded from there to claim a second consecutive NFL early season shadowing Vince Lombardi in preparation for writing championship with a 16-7 victory over the Giants in New York’s hal- it. lowed Yankee Stadium, beset that day by a minus-47 degrees wind And, of course, helping immortalize the former Fordham “Block chill. of Granite” in the process. The focus, it turned out, was on the practice week leading up to the Lions contest (Oct. 7, 1962) and how the relentless Lombardi readied his team for a game — physically and psychologically. Run to Daylight was indeed a logical choice for the title, since Lombardi had quickly turned the long-dormant Packers into world champions in just three years, having done so largely via repeti- tious emphasis on his offensive credo. Once described as an offense of “complex simplicity,” it was cen- tered around Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung getting to whatever hole might be available — with all possible haste — and through it as soon as possible, with, of course, the considerable assistance of Forrest Gregg, and , among others, blocking up front. In retrospect, the Run to Daylight scenario was made to order for the ’62 game, which became the focal point of the book. Both teams entered that fourth week of the season with 3-0 records — and soaring hopes. As the third quarter of a taut defensive struggle ended, the Lions were out front, 7-6, having scored the only touchdown of the game in the second period, courtesy of Alex Karras, who recovered a Bart Starr fumble at the Green Bay 34-yard line to set up the score. Pg. 15  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 DEPTH CHART Unofficial, Sept. 19, 2006 OFFENSE WR: 85 Greg Jennings 89 Robert Ferguson LT: 76 Chad Clifton 73 Daryn Colledge LG: 72 Jason Spitz 73 Daryn Colledge 64 Tony Palmer C : 63 Scott Wells 68 Chris White RG: 75 Tony Moll 62 Junius Coston 64 Tony Palmer RT: 65 Mark Tauscher 62 Junius Coston 73 Daryn Colledge TE : 88 Bubba Franks 87 David Martin 86 Donald Lee 84 Tory Humphrey WR: 80 Donald Driver 82 Ruvell Martin 81 Koren Robinson QB: 4 Brett Favre 12 7 Ingle Martin RB: 30 Ahman Green 23 Noah Herron 34 Vernand Morency FB: 33 William Henderson

DEFENSE LDE: 74 Aaron Kampman 96 Michael Montgomery LDT: 77 Cullen Jenkins 90 Colin Cole 97 Kenderick Allen RDT: 79 Ryan Pickett 99 Corey Williams 93 RDE: 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 57 Jason Hunter 96 Michael Montgomery SAM: 51 Brady Poppinga 58 Ben Taylor 59 Tracy White MIKE: 56 Nick Barnett 55 Abdul Hodge 57 Jason Hunter WILL: 50 A.J. Hawk 58 Ben Taylor LCB: 21 Charles Woodson 28 Ahmad Carroll 27 RCB: 31 Al Harris 28 Ahmad Carroll 24 SS: 22 Marquand Manuel 29 FS: 36 Nick Collins 29 Tyrone Culver 26

SPECIAL TEAMS K: 16 Dave Rayner P: 9 Jon Ryan H: 9 Jon Ryan 82 Ruvell Martin PR: 21 Charles Woodson 85 Greg Jennings 89 Robert Ferguson KR: 81 Koren Robinson 34 Vernand Morency 23 Noah Herron 89 Robert Ferguson 28 Ahmad Carroll PC: 60 Rob Davis 75 Tony Moll KC: 60 Rob Davis 75 Tony Moll

## Rookies and first-year players are underlined ## SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 16 2006 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Packers Opponent RECEIVING No YdsAvgLongTD TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 35 38 Donald Driver ...... 15 249 16.6 48 0 Rushing ...... 8 6 Ahman Green ...... 9 70 7.8 13 0 Passing ...... 26 29 Greg Jennings ...... 7 72 10.3 23 1 Penalty ...... 1 3 David Martin ...... 6 44 7.3 11 0 3rd Down: Made/Att ...... 10/29 10/29 Robert Ferguson ...... 3 21 7.0 10 1 3rd Down Pct...... 34.5 34.5 Bubba Franks ...... 3 18 6.0 10 0 4th Down: Made/Att ...... 2/4 2/2 Noah Herron ...... 2 22 11.0 16 1 4th Down Pct...... 50.0 100.0 Donald Lee ...... 1 25 25.0 25 0 POSSESSION AVG...... 28:56 31:05 Vernand Morency (NFL) ...... 1 6 6.0 6 0 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 652 741 Green Bay ...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 326.0 370.5 Samkon Gado ...... 1 5 5.0 5 0 Total Plays ...... 133 131 PACKERS ...... 47 526 11.2 483 Avg. Per Play ...... 4.9 5.7 OPPONENTS ...... 45 611 13.6573 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 166 157 Avg. Per Game ...... 83.0 78.5 INTERCEPTIONS No YdsAvgLongTD Total Rushes ...... 43 58 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 486 584 Nick Barnett ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 243.0 292.0 Al Harris ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sacked/Yards Lost ...... 5/40 5/27 PACKERS ...... 200.000 Gross Yards ...... 526 611 OPPONENTS ...... 3289.3150 Att./Completions ...... 85/47 68/45 Completion Pct...... 55.3 66.2 PUNTING No YdsAvgNetTBIn 20 LG Blk Had Intercepted ...... 3 2 Jon Ryan ...... 12 556 46.3 30.7 1 1 57 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE ...... 12/46.38/46.9 PACKERS ...... 12 556 46.330.71 1570 Net Punting Avg...... 12/30.7 8/37.6 OPPONENTS ...... 8 375 46.937.61 2520 PENALTIES/YARDS ...... 10/76 6/39 FUMBLES/BALL LOST ...... 3/2 4/2 TOUCHDOWNS ...... 36PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg LongTD Rushing ...... 0 2 Charles Woodson ...... 6 0 54 9.0 28 0 Passing ...... 3 3 PACKERS ...... 6054 9.0280 Returns ...... 0 1 OPPONENTS ...... 11 0 168 15.384t1

KICKOFF RETURNS No YdsAvgLongTD SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS PACKERS 13 0 0 14 0 27 Koren Robinson ...... 4 73 18.3 21 0 OPPONENTS 7 23 9 21 0 60 Samkon Gado ...... 3 57 19.0 23 0 Robert Ferguson ...... 2 36 18.0 20 0 Noah Herron ...... 2 36 18.0 21 0 SCORING TD - Ru - Pa - Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Vernand Morency ...... 1 28 28.0 28 0 Dave Rayner ...... 0 0 0 0 3/3 2/3 0 9 PACKERS ...... 12 230 19.2280 Robert Ferguson ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS ...... 477 19.3220 Noah Herron ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 Greg Jennings ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 PACKERS ...... 3 0 3 0 3/3 2/3 0 27 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-4950+ OPPONENTS ...... 6 2 3 1 6/6 6/6 0 60 Dave Rayner ...... 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/1 2-Point Conversions: PACKERS 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 PACKERS ...... 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/1 OPPONENTS ...... 0/0 1/1 2/2 3/3 0/0 SACKS: Aaron Kampman 4, Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 1, PACKERS 5, OPPONENTS 5 Rayner: (53N) (24G,36G) Opponents: (40G,39G,28G,30G) (45G,47G) RUSHING No YdsAvgLongTD Ahman Green ...... 36 152 4.2 14 0 Donald Driver ...... 1 16 16.0 16 0 Vernand Morency (NFL) ...... 5 13 2.6 12 0 Green Bay ...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Noah Herron ...... 3 5 1.7 3 0 Brett Favre ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Samkon Gado ...... 2 -7 -3.5 -3 0 PACKERS ...... 43 166 3.9160 OPPONENTS ...... 58 157 2.7 23t 2

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp%Yds/Att TD TD% IntInt% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brett Favre ...... 84 46 510 54.8 6.07 3 3.6 3 3.6 48 5/40 70.0 Jon Ryan ...... 1 1 16 100.0 16.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 0/0 118.8 PACKERS ...... 85 47 526 55.36.19 3 3.533.5 485/4071.0 OPPONENTS ...... 68 45 611 66.28.99 3 4.4 22.9575/2797.1 Pg. 17  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 2006 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Official totals (based on coaches’ film review), through Sept. 17 vs. New Orleans SPECIAL TEAMS

TotalSacks/ Int/ Fum For Pass Player TT FR FF Player Tackles Solo Asst Yards Yards Rec Fum Def Ben Taylor ...... 5 0 0 Nick Collins ...... 17 15 2 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Donald Lee ...... 4 0 0 A.J. Hawk ...... 15 11 4 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Ahmad Carroll ...... 3 0 0 Aaron Kampman ...... 15 10 5 4.0/18.0 0/0 1 2 0 Brady Poppinga ...... 2 0 0 Brady Poppinga ...... 13 10 3 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Tracy White ...... 2 0 0 Charles Woodson ...... 13 10 3 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 1 1 Abdul Hodge ...... 1 0 0 Nick Barnett ...... 13 6 7 0.0/0.0 1/0 0 0 1 Marquand Manuel ...... 1 0 0 Marquand Manuel ...... 12 11 1 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Ruvell Martin ...... 1 0 0 Ryan Pickett ...... 10 6 4 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 19 0 0 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 981 1.0/9.0 0/0 0 1 0 Cullen Jenkins ...... 862 0.0/0.0 0/0 1 0 1 Al Harris ...... 761 0.0/0.0 1/0 0 0 1 Colin Cole ...... 523 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Michael Montgomery ...... 321 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 BLOCKED KICKS Kenderick Allen ...... 220 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Ahmad Carroll ...... 220 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Corey Williams ...... 110 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Player PAT FG P Totals ...... 145 108 37 5.0/27.02/02 4 10 Totals ...... 000

DEFENSIVE SCORING MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES

Int Fum Player Tackles Player TD Ret Ret Safeties Bubba Franks ...... 1 Greg Jennings ...... 1 Totals ...... 0000 Tony Moll ...... 1 Totals ...... 3

2006 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Mike McCarthy, first year Assistants: Rock Gullickson (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator), Jeff Jagodzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Bob Sanders (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Stock (Special Teams Coordinator), Edgar Bennett (Running Backs), James Campen (Assistant Offensive Line), Tom Clements (Quarterbacks), Carl Hairston (Defensive Ends), Ty Knott (Offensive Quality Control), Eric Lewis (Defensive Quality Control), Ben McAdoo (Tight Ends), (Linebackers), Robert Nunn (Defensive Tackles), (Offensive Line), (Wide Receivers), Kurt Schottenheimer (Secondary), Shawn Slocum (Assistant Special Teams), (Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks). SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT  Pg. 18 NFL No ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Exp College High School Hometown 97 Allen, Kenderick ...... DT 6-5 328 9/14/78 4 Louisiana State Bogalusa, La. 56 Barnett, Nick ...... LB 6-2 232 5/27/81 4 Oregon State Fontana, Calif. 27 Blackmon, Will ...... CB 6-0 198 10/27/84 R Boston College Warwick, R.I. 24 Bush, Jarrett ...... CB 6-0 194 5/21/84 R Utah State Vacaville, Calif. 28 Carroll, Ahmad ...... CB 5-10 190 8/4/83 3 Arkansas Atlanta, Ga. 76 Clifton, Chad ...... T 6-5 330 6/26/76 7 Tennessee Martin, Tenn. 90 Cole, Colin ...... DT 6-2 325 6/24/80 2 Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 73 Colledge, Daryn ...... T/G 6-4 299 2/11/82 R Boise State North Pole, Alaska 36 Collins, Nick ...... S 5-11 200 8/16/83 2 Bethune-Cookman Cross City, Fla. 62 Coston, Junius ...... T/G 6-3 317 11/5/83 2 North Carolina A&T Raleigh, N.C. 29 Culver, Tyrone ...... S 6-1 200 7/6/83 R Fresno State Palmdale, Calif. 60 Davis, Rob ...... LS 6-3 284 12/10/68 11 Shippensburg Greenbelt, Md. 80 Driver, Donald ...... WR 6-0 190 2/2/75 8 Alcorn State Houston, Texas 4 Favre, Brett ...... QB 6-2 222 10/10/69 16 Southern Mississippi Kiln, Miss. 89 Ferguson, Robert ...... WR 6-1 219 12/17/79 6 Texas A&M Houston, Texas 88 Franks, Bubba ...... TE 6-6 265 1/6/78 7 Miami (Fla.) Big Spring, Texas 94 Gbaja-Biamila, Kabeer ...... DE 6-4 250 9/24/77 7 San Diego State Los Angeles, Calif. 30 Green, Ahman ...... RB 6-0 218 2/16/77 9 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 31 Harris, Al ...... CB 6-1 185 12/7/74 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville Pompano Beach, Fla. 50 Hawk, A.J...... LB 6-1 246 1/6/84 R Ohio State Centerville, Ohio 33 Henderson, William ...... FB 6-1 252 2/19/71 12 North Carolina Chester, Va. 23 Herron, Noah ...... RB 5-11 224 4/3/82 2 Northwestern Mattawan, Mich. 55 Hodge, Abdul ...... LB 6-0 236 9/9/82 R Iowa Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. 84 Humphrey, Tory ...... TE 6-2 257 1/20/83 1 Central Michigan Saginaw, Mich. 57 Hunter, Jason ...... LB/DE 6-4 255 8/28/83 R Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. 77 Jenkins, Cullen ...... DT/DE 6-3 290 1/20/81 3 Central Michigan Belleville, Mich. 85 Jennings, Greg ...... WR 5-11 197 9/21/83 R Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 93 Jolly, Johnny ...... DT 6-3 317 2/21/83 R Texas A&M Houston, Texas 74 Kampman, Aaron ...... DE 6-4 278 11/30/79 5 Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa 86 Lee, Donald ...... TE 6-4 248 8/31/80 4 Mississippi State Maben, Miss. 22 Manuel, Marquand ...... S 6-0 209 7/11/79 5 Florida Miami, Fla. 87 Martin, David ...... TE 6-4 265 3/13/79 6 Tennessee Norfolk, Va. 7 Martin, Ingle ...... QB 6-2 220 8/15/82 R Furman Nashville, Tenn. 82 Martin, Ruvell ...... WR 6-4 217 8/10/82 1 Saginaw Valley State Muskegon, Mich. 75 Moll, Tony ...... G/T 6-5 308 8/23/83 R Nevada Sonoma, Calif. 96 Montgomery, Michael ...... DE 6-5 275 8/18/83 2 Texas A&M Center, Texas 34 Morency, Vernand ...... RB 5-10 212 2/4/80 2 Oklahoma State Miami, Fla. 64 Palmer, Tony ...... G 6-2 326 2/23/83 R Missouri Midwest City, Okla. 26 Peprah, Charlie ...... S 5-11 202 2/24/83 R Alabama Plano, Texas 79 Pickett, Ryan ...... DT 6-2 322 10/8/79 6 Ohio State Zephyrhills, Fla. 51 Poppinga, Brady ...... LB 6-3 245 9/21/79 2 Brigham Young Evanston, Wyo. 16 Rayner, Dave ...... K 6-2 210 10/26/82 2 Michigan State Oxford, Mich. 81 Robinson, Koren ...... WR 6-1 205 3/19/80 6 North Carolina State Belmont, N.C. 12 Rodgers, Aaron ...... QB 6-2 223 12/2/83 2 California Chico, Calif. 9 Ryan, Jon ...... P 6-0 202 11/26/81 1 Regina (Canada) Regina, 72 Spitz, Jason ...... G 6-4 313 12/9/82 R Louisville Jacksonville, Fla. 65 Tauscher, Mark ...... T 6-4 315 6/17/77 7 Wisconsin Auburndale, Wis. 58 Taylor, Ben ...... LB 6-2 238 8/31/78 5 Virginia Tech Bellaire, Ohio 63 Wells, Scott ...... C 6-2 304 1/7/81 3 Tennessee Brentwood, Tenn. 68 White, Chris ...... C 6-2 285 2/28/83 2 Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss. 59 White, Tracy ...... LB 6-0 236 4/14/81 4 Howard St. Stephen, S.C. 99 Williams, Corey ...... DT 6-4 313 8/17/80 3 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. 21 Woodson, Charles ...... CB 6-1 208 10/7/76 9 Michigan Fremont, Ohio

Practice Squad: 49 Alcorn, Zac ...... TE 6-4 260 8/24/80 R Black Hills State Chadron, Neb. 20 Bigby, Atari ...... S 5-11 211 9/19/81 1 Central Florida Miami, Fla. 43 Dendy, Patrick ...... CB 6-0 190 3/10/82 2 Rice Austin, Texas 13 Francies, Chris ...... WR 6-1 193 7/26/82 R Texas-El Paso Houston, Texas 61 Leffew, Travis ...... G/T 6-4 292 1/27/83 R Louisville Danville, KY 40 Miree, Brandon ...... FB 6-0 236 4/14/81 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio 17 Russell, Calvin ...... WR 6-0 190 6/14/83 R Tuskegee Fairburn, Ga. 91 Tollefson, Dave ...... DE 6-4 255 5/19/81 R Northwest Missouri St. Concord, Calif.

Injured Reserve: 71 Barry, Kevin ...... T 6-4 332 7/20/79 5 Arizona quadriceps; July 27 32 Beach, Arliss ...... RB 5-10 219 3/28/84 R Kentucky ankle; Sept. 2 67 Bourke, Josh ...... T 6-7 314 10/16/82 R Grand Valley State back; Sept. 2 52 Campbell, Kurt ...... LB 6-1 227 7/30/82 2 Albany shoulder; Aug. 29 25 Underwood, Marviel ...... S 5-10 197 2/17/82 2 San Diego State knee; Aug. 28

Roster as of Sept. 19, 2006 Pg. 19  GREEN BAY at DETROIT; SEPT. 19, 2006 NFLReg. season No NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired GP/GS/DNP/IA 4 Brett Favre ...... QB 6-2 222 36 16 Southern Mississippi T-92 (Atl) 2/2/0/0 7 Ingle Martin ...... QB 6-2 220 24 R Furman D5a-06 0/0/0/2 9 Jon Ryan ...... P 6-0 202 24 1 Regina (Canada) FA-06 2/0/0/0 12 Aaron Rodgers ...... QB 6-2 223 22 2 California D1-05 0/0/2/0 16 Dave Rayner ...... K 6-2 210 23 2 Michigan State W-06 (Ind) 2/0/0/0 21 Charles Woodson ...... CB 6-1 208 29 9 Michigan UFA-06 (Oak) 2/2/0/0 22 Marquand Manuel ...... S 6-0 209 27 5 Florida UFA-06 (Sea) 2/2/0/0 23 Noah Herron ...... RB 5-11 224 24 2 Northwestern FA-05 2/0/0/0 24 Jarrett Bush ...... CB 6-0 194 22 R Utah State W-06 (Car) 2/0/0/0 26 Charlie Peprah ...... S 5-11 202 23 R Alabama W-06 (NYG) 2/0/0/0 27 Will Blackmon ...... CB 6-0 198 21 R Boston College D4b-06 0/0/0/2 28 Ahmad Carroll ...... CB 5-10 190 23 3 Arkansas D1-04 2/1/0/0 29 Tyrone Culver ...... S 6-1 200 23 R Fresno State D6b-06 2/0/0/0 30 Ahman Green ...... RB 6-0 218 29 9 Nebraska T-00 (Sea) 2/2/0/0 31 Al Harris ...... CB 6-1 185 30 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville T-03 (Phil) 2/2/0/0 33 William Henderson ...... FB 6-1 252 35 12 North Carolina D3b-95 1/1/0/1 34 Vernand Morency ...... RB 5-10 212 26 2 Oklahoma State T-06 (Hou) 1/0/0/0 36 Nick Collins ...... S 5-11 200 23 2 Bethune-Cookman D2a-05 2/2/0/0 50 A.J. Hawk ...... LB 6-1 246 22 R Ohio State D1-06 2/2/0/0 51 Brady Poppinga ...... LB 6-3 245 27 2 Brigham Young D4b-05 2/1/0/0 55 Abdul Hodge ...... LB 6-0 236 24 R Iowa D3a-06 2/0/0/0 56 Nick Barnett ...... LB 6-2 232 25 4 Oregon State D1-03 2/2/0/0 57 Jason Hunter ...... LB/DE 6-4 255 23 R Appalachian State FA-06 0/0/0/2 58 Ben Taylor ...... LB 6-2 238 28 5 Virginia Tech UFA-06 (Cle) 2/0/0/0 59 Tracy White ...... LB 6-0 236 25 4 Howard FA-06 2/0/0/0 60 Rob Davis ...... LS 6-3 284 37 11 Shippensburg FA-97 2/0/0/0 62 Junius Coston ...... T/G 6-3 317 22 2 North Carolina A&T D5a-05 0/0/0/2 63 Scott Wells ...... C 6-2 304 26 3 Tennessee FA-04 (D7-04) 2/2/0/0 64 Tony Palmer ...... G 6-2 326 23 R Missouri W-06 (StL) 1/0/0/1 65 Mark Tauscher ...... T 6-4 315 29 7 Wisconsin D7a-00 2/2/0/0 68 Chris White ...... C 6-2 285 23 2 Southern Mississippi FA-05 0/0/2/0 72 Jason Spitz ...... G 6-4 313 23 R Louisville D3b-06 1/1/0/1 73 Daryn Colledge ...... T/G 6-4 299 24 R Boise State D2a-06 1/1/1/0 74 Aaron Kampman ...... DE 6-4 278 26 5 Iowa D5a-02 2/2/0/0 75 Tony Moll ...... G/T 6-5 308 23 R Nevada D5b-06 2/2/0/0 76 Chad Clifton ...... T 6-5 330 30 7 Tennessee D2-00 2/2/0/0 77 Cullen Jenkins ...... DT/DE 6-3 290 26 3 Central Michigan FA-04 2/1/0/0 79 Ryan Pickett ...... DT 6-2 322 26 6 Ohio State UFA-06 (StL) 2/2/0/0 80 Donald Driver ...... WR 6-0 190 31 8 Alcorn State D7b-99 2/2/0/0 81 Koren Robinson ...... WR 6-1 205 26 6 North Carolina State FA-06 1/0/0/0 82 Ruvell Martin ...... WR 6-4 217 24 1 Saginaw Valley State FA-06 2/0/0/0 84 Tory Humphrey ...... TE 6-2 257 23 1 Central Michigan FA-05 0/0/0/2 85 Greg Jennings ...... WR 5-11 197 23 R Western Michigan D2b-06 2/1/0/0 86 Donald Lee ...... TE 6-4 248 26 4 Mississippi State FA-05 2/0/0/0 87 David Martin ...... TE 6-4 265 27 6 Tennessee D6-01 2/1/0/0 88 Bubba Franks ...... TE 6-6 265 28 7 Miami (Fla.) D1-00 2/2/0/0 89 Robert Ferguson ...... WR 6-1 210 26 6 Texas A&M D2-01 2/0/0/0 90 Colin Cole ...... DT 6-2 325 26 2 Iowa FA-04 2/1/0/0 93 Johnny Jolly ...... DT 6-3 317 23 R Texas A&M D6a-06 0/0/0/2 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... DE 6-4 250 29 7 San Diego State FA-00 (D5a-00) 2/2/0/0 96 Michael Montgomery ...... DE 6-5 275 23 2 Texas A&M D6a-05 2/0/0/0 97 Kenderick Allen ...... DT 6-5 328 28 4 Louisiana State FA-06 1/0/0/1 99 Corey Williams ...... DT 6-4 313 26 3 Arkansas State D6-04 2/0/0/0

Practice Squad: 13 Chris Francies ...... WR 6-1 193 24 R Texas-El Paso FA-06 0/0/0/0 17 Calvin Russell ...... WR 6-0 190 23 R Tuskegee FA-06 0/0/0/0 20 Atari Bigby ...... S 5-11 211 24 1 Central Florida FA-05 0/0/0/0 43 Patrick Dendy ...... CB 6-0 190 24 2 Rice FA-05 0/0/0/0 40 Brandon Miree ...... FB 6-0 236 25 2 Pittsburgh FA-06 0/0/0/0 49 Zac Alcorn ...... TE 6-4 260 26 R Black Hills State FA-06 0/0/0/0 61 Travis Leffew ...... G/T 6-4 292 23 R Louisville FA-06 0/0/0/0 91 ...... DE 6-4 255 24 R Northwest Missouri St. D7-06 0/0/0/0

Injured Reserve: 25 Marviel Underwood ...... S 5-10 197 24 2 San Diego State D4a-05 knee; Aug. 28 32 Arliss Beach ...... RB 5-10 219 22 R Kentucky FA-06 ankle; Sept. 2 52 Kurt Campbell ...... LB 6-1 227 24 2 Albany D7a-05 shoulder; Aug. 29 67 Josh Bourke ...... T 6-7 314 23 R Grand Valley State FA-06 back; Sept. 2 71 Kevin Barry ...... T 6-4 332 27 5 Arizona FA-02 quadriceps; July 27

Age as of Sept. 24, 2006