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Packers Public Relations  Atrium  1265 Avenue  Green Bay, WI 54304  920/569-7500  920/569-7201 fax Jeff Blumb, Sarah Quick, Adam Woullard, Rob Crane, Mike Spofford, Jeff Harding, Aaron Popkey VOL. IX; NO. 10 GREEN BAY, OCT. 2, 2007 WEEK 5

CHICAGO (1-3) at GREEN BAY (4-0) basis, but rather to measure the effectiveness of a over an Sunday, Oct. 7  Lambeau Field  7 p.m. CDT entire season, or an entire career. Nonetheless, in games when Favre compiles at least a 100.0 rating, the Packers are 76-7 (.916). PACKERS vs. BEARS – THE RIVALRY CONTINUES The Packers are a perfect 41-0 (1.000) at Lambeau Field when Favre hits The NFL’s most storied rivalry enjoys its 174th installment the century mark. With a win at the Metrodome this past Sunday, the Sunday night at historic Lambeau Field. It is the 248th con- team improved to 35-7 (.829) on the road when Favre eclipses the cen- secutive sellout at the league’s longest-tenured stadium. tury mark. The Packers enter the contest at 4-0, their best start In the last three games (vs. NYG, SD, MIN), he has completed 89-of-128 since 1998, while the Bears come into the game at 1-3. attempts (69.5%) for 999 yards and eight touchdowns. His lone inter- Last Sunday’s win at Minnesota was highlighted by one of the greatest ception in those three games came in the second quarter against the records in professional football history as surpassed Dan Giants. He since has attempted 119 passes without an interception, 8 of Marino’s NFL record for career touchdown passes. Favre hit Greg which have gone for touchdowns. Jennings on a 16-yard slant with 4:56 remaining in the first quarter for According to Elias Sports Bureau, Favre’s current streak of 119 passes his 421st career touchdown pass, breaking one of the league’s most hal- without an interception is the fifth-longest of his career. lowed records. Earlier this season, Favre surpassed John Elway to No. Attempts Date Began - Ended become the winningest quarterback (now 151 wins) in NFL history. 163 ...... 12/10/1995 - 9/15/1996  Only defending champion Indianapolis (nine) enters play 148 ...... 12/16/2001 - 9/15/2002 this weekend with a longer winning streak than Green Bay (eight). 126 ...... 12/14/1997 - 9/20/1998 Green Bay has gotten off to a 4-0 start for the ninth time in team histo- 125 ...... 11/12/1995 - 12/3/1995 ry. Seven of those Packers teams went on to win an NFL championship 119 ...... 9/16/2007 - current (1929, ’30, ’31, ’44, ’62, ’65, and 1966). PRESEASON GREEN BAY MAKES NATIONAL TV DEBUT Date Opponent Wis. Time TV Sat., Aug. 11 at ...... W, 13-9 (57,151) The Packers play in front of a national audience in a Sunday night contest Sat., Aug. 18 (Gold Pkg.) . . . .W, 48-13 (69,761) on NBC. Play-by-play man Al Michaels joins color analyst John Madden in (Midwest Shrine Game) the broadcast booth with Andrea Kremer serving as the sideline reporter. Thurs., Aug. 23 ...... L, 21-13 (69,268) The Packers and Bears met in Week 17 on NBC last season. (Bishop’s Charities Game) ’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 1929, Thurs., Aug. 30 at Tennessee Titans ...... L, 30-14 (69,143) heads up the 56-station , with Wayne Larivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (color) REGULAR SEASON calling the action. The network covers 47 markets in six states. Date Opponent Wis. Time TV For out-of-town listeners, the broadcast is available to NFL Field Pass Sun., Sept. 9 ...... W, 16-13 (70,598) subscribers on www.packers.com as well as on Sirius Satellite Radio as Sun., Sept. 16 at ...... W, 35-13 (78,701) part of the network’s NFL Sunday Drive. Sun., Sept. 23 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (Gold Pkg.) . .W, 31-24 (70,733)  Sun., Sept. 30 at ...... W, 23-16 (63,779) Westwood One will air the game across the country. Dave Sims (play- Sun., Oct. 7 ...... 7:15 p.m. NBC by-play) and Bob Trumpy (analyst) will call the action. Sun., Oct. 14 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ...... 12 noon FOX Sun., Oct. 21 Open Date ...... Mon., Oct. 29 at ...... 7:30 p.m. ESPN NOT SINCE ’96 HAS FAVRE PLAYED LIKE THIS Sun., Nov. 4 at ...... 12 noon FOX For the third straight week, quarterback Brett Favre compiled a passer rat- Sun., Nov. 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) . . . .12 noon FOX ing over 100.0, something he has not done since the 1996 season. Sun., Nov. 18 CAROLINA PANTHERS ...... *12 noon FOX In fact, this is only the fifth time in his career that Favre has recorded Thurs., Nov. 22 at (Thanksgiving) . . . . .11:30 a.m. FOX three straight games with a passer rating over 100.0. He did it twice in Thurs., Nov. 29 at Dallas Cowboys ...... 7:15 p.m. NFLN 1995 (Nov. 12 – Dec. 3, 4 games; Dec. 16 – Jan. 6, 4 games) and twice Sun., Dec. 9 OAKLAND RAIDERS ...... *12 noon CBS again in 1996 (Sept. 1 – Sept. 15, 3 games; Dec. 22 – Sept. 1, 1997, 5 Sun., Dec. 16 at St. Louis Rams ...... *12 noon FOX Sun., Dec. 23 at Chicago Bears ...... *12 noon FOX games). Favre was voted the league’s MVP in both seasons. Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS ...... *12 noon FOX The last time he accomplished the feat, Favre had five straight games *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling with a passer rating over 100.0 during the team’s Super Bowl XXXI run. The streak began with the final regular-season game against Minnesota NFL POSTSEASON DATES (Dec. 22, 1996) and culminated in the first regular-season game the fol- Jan. 5-6 ...... AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs lowing season (vs. Chicago, Sept. 1). It included three playoff victories, Jan. 12-13 ...... AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs most notably a 35-21 victory over New England in the Super Bowl. Jan. 20 ...... AFC and NFC Championship Games Elias Sports Bureau, the NFL’s official statistician for half a century, never Feb. 3 . . .Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ intended for the passer rating to reflect efficiency on a game-by-game Feb. 10 ...... AFC-NFC at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 2 THIS WEEK AT LAMBEAU

THE IMPORTANCE OF A QUICK START ROAD WARRIORS There’s no secret that early success increases an NFL team’s chance to One of the most impressive accomplishments of Head Coach Mike earn a playoff berth. McCarthy’s first year as head coach was the way his club performed on the Maintaining the confidence and momentum built during the four-game road. The Packers finished 5-3 away from home last season, recording the win streak to close 2006 has been a major focus of the offseason pro- most road wins in franchise history for a coach in his first season. gram for Head Coach Mike McCarthy and his team. McCarthy and the Packers have picked up right where they left off, win- One of McCarthy’s early goals this season – getting off to a quick start ning their first two road games of the season. – has been accomplished with the 4-0 start. A look at the top road teams in the NFL since 2006: Slow starts have plagued the Packers the past three seasons, only one Team Road Record Pct. of which resulted in a postseason appearance (2004). That season, the New England 9-1 .900 team started 1-4 but won nine of its last 11 games. Chicago 7-3 .700 In 2005, injuries contributed to a 1-7 start while a 1-4 start in 2006 Dallas 7-3 ---- proved too much to overcome. Green Bay7-3 ---- A look at how important fast starts have become to eventual playoff suc- Baltimore 6-4 .600 cess in the NFL, compiled from 1990-2006: Denver 6-4 ---- N.Y. Jets 6-4 ---- Record through 4 games % of teams in playoffs Carolina 6-4 ---- 0-4 ...... 1.8% Indianapolis 6-4 ---- 1-3 ...... 15.8% 6-4 ---- 2-2 ...... 35.6% N.Y. Giants 6-4 ---- 3-1 ...... 65.2% San Diego 6-4 ---- 4-0 ...... 83.7% - Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau McCARTHY – EXCERPTS FROM MONDAY “I feel like our football team has a very good understanding of where MILESTONES COME ON THE ROAD FOR FAVRE they are as far as the progression of being a great football team, a cham- pionship football team. It's something that we talk about all the time. I Brett Favre had one of the league’s most coveted milestones in his sights think we're a good, young football team that will continue to improve, this past weekend and again made history away from Lambeau. Taking a and we just talk about it. I'm not into false confidence, just trying to build look back at some of Favre’s milestone touchdown passes throughout his them up real high one week. I just tell them the truth. I tell them what I career, all have a common theme – they came in road victories. see on film, I tell them what I see at practice. And if a guy is running last- Only touchdown pass No. 100 came in front of the home crowd at minute to a meeting, I confront him and question him on where's your Lambeau Field, though it still came in a winning effort. focus. That's the only way I know how to do it, and will continue to do Touchdown pass No. 301 pushed Favre ahead of John Elway (300) to so. It's just a very up-front, direct approach, and just keeping your eye third on the league’s all-time touchdown passes list. on the target.” No. 343 – coming in one of the most memorable performances of his “We need to improve. And it's important to improve at this time of year, career and in the history of – placed Favre No. 2 because as you get into November and December, you can't be going on the all-time list, surpassing Fran Tarkenton. down there for 2 hour, 45 minute practices. Your individual steps back, because now the health of your football team is a concern. You're more No. Date Reception Opp. Result 100 12/3/95 vs. CIN W, 24-10 in a maintenance mode. We have a number of players that need to con- 200 11/15/98 Tyrone Davis at NYG W, 37-3 tinue to improve in the technical and fundamentals of football, and it's 300 10/13/02 at NE W, 28-10 an urgency and an emphasis to get it done now.” 301 10/13/02 at NE W, 28-10 “I had a coordinator once tell me it's a lot more fun to throw the ball. It 343 12/22/03 at OAK W, 41-7 is, but that's not the best answer over the course of the year. We'll con- 400 9/24/06 at DET W, 31-24 tinue to work on the run game, we'll continue to work on the passing 421 9/30/07 Greg Jennings at MIN W, 23-16 game, because we have to try to stay one step ahead of the team we're playing, based on what we anticipate their reaction or how they're going HEATING UP IN THE RED ZONE to play us in the passing game.” In addition to the importance of a quick start, McCarthy stressed red-zone efficiency this past offseason. WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE, PACKERS DELIVER The team spent a large portion of its minicamp and OTAs working on A major catalyst in the Packers’ 4-0 start has been their play in the fourth increasing the production near the end zone, and, quite frankly, it was quarter, as each of the four games has been decided in the final frame. needed. In 2006, the team finished last (16) in the NFC and second-to- Green Bay has entered the fourth quarter down four points (San Diego), last (31) in the NFL in red-zone offense. Last season, the Packers scored tied (Philadelphia), up one (New York Giants) and up four (Minnesota). TDs on 32.7% of possessions in the red zone. No NFL team has outscored its opponents by a bigger margin in the So far this season, the team is 10th in the league (fifth in the NFC) in red- fourth quarter than the Packers. zone efficiency. In 13 possessions, the Packers have scored eight touch- Team Own Opp Diff downs (61.5%). Green Bay 48 10 +38 On defense, the Packers have allowed touchdowns on only four of nine Detroit 53 28 +25 possessions in the red zone (44.4%), which is tied for eighth best in the Dallas 48 23 +25 NFC and tied for 11th in the NFL. Arizona 44 20 +24 New England 34 10 +24 Carolina 30 9 +21 Tennessee 21 0 +21 Pg. 3  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 THE DOPE ON Packers went 18-2 against Chicago from 1994-2003. On only four occasions in NFL history has a team enjoyed a better 20-game stretch THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: against a single opponent. Packers vs. Chicago Bears: Green Bay against Smith during his career as an NFL coach is 10-9 (all All-time regular season: 79-87-6 Favre starts). All-time, at Lambeau Field: 27-21-0 Streaks: The Bears have won the NOTABLE CONNECTIONS last three meetings in Green Bay. Green Bay running backs coach Edgar Bennett finished his playing career Last meeting, regular season: in Chicago (1998-99)…Packers assistant offensive line coach Jerry Dec. 31, 2006, at Soldier Field; Packers won, 26-7 Fontenot was a third-round draft choice of the Bears in 1989 and was a Last meeting, regular season, at Lambeau Field: mainstay at center in his eight seasons (1989-96) in Chicago...Bears run- Sept. 10, 2006; Bears won, 26-0 ning backs coach Tim Spencer played with the late , the Packers’ all-time sacks leader, with Memphis of the USFL in 1985…Bears COACHES CAPSULES defensive quality control coach Gill Byrd served as the Packers executive Mike McCarthy: 12-8-0, .600; second NFL season director/player programs and community affairs from 1999-2001…Lovie Lovie Smith: 32-24-0, .571; fourth NFL season Smith was a University of assistant in 1987, while Bears Head to Head: Tied 1-1 Bob Babich spent two seasons on the Badgers’ vs. Opponent: McCarthy 1-1 vs. Bears; Smith 4-2 vs. Packers staff (1988-89)…Long-snapper Rob Davis held the same role for the Bears in 1996…Bears LB Hunter Hillenmeyer was taken by Green Bay in MIKE McCARTHY…In second year as the Packers' 14th head coach. the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft…Packers CB and Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head coach- Bears QB Brian Griese were teammates on Michigan’s 1997 national ing job after 13 years as an NFL assistant. championship team; Woodson also took home the Heisman Trophy that Led the Packers to an 8-8 finish and near playoff berth, losing a season…Bears DE Mark Anderson and Packers S were tiebreaker with the New York Giants, who also finished 8-8. teammates at Alabama. Spent six seasons as an offensive coordinator for the (2000-04) and (2005). INDIVIDUALLY VS. CHICAGO BEARS Began his coaching career as a college assistant at Fort Hays State Quarterback Brett Favre is 22-8 against the Bears, the most wins he has (1987-88) and at the University of Pittsburgh (1989-92) before break- against any single opponent. He also has more TD passes against the ing into the NFL as a quality control assistant with the Chiefs in 1993. Bears than any other opponent, with 52…’s career-long catch was an 85-yard TD reception at Chicago (Champaign) on Oct. 7, LOVIE SMITH…In fourth year as the Bears’ 13th head coach. 2002, on Monday Night Football…Another single-game career high set Has won more games over his first three seasons than any coach in against the Bears was Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila’s four sacks (Jan. 2, franchise history and guided the team to its first Super Bowl appear- 2005)… intercepted a career-high two passes against the ance in 21 years in 2006. Bears last December, including a 55-yard interception return for a touch- Named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year in 2005 after he led down…The first two-interception game of Charles Woodson’s career, and a worst-to-first revival in the NFC North. his only two-INT effort prior to the Seattle game in 2006, came at Chicago The Bears’ six-win improvement from the previous season was tied for on Oct. 5, 2003, while playing for Oakland. the biggest in the NFL in 2005. Came to Chicago from St. Louis, where he served as defensive coordi- LAST MEETING, REGULAR SEASON nator from 2001-03, helping the Rams return to the Super Bowl in Dec. 31, 2006, at Soldier Field; Packers won 26-7. 2001. Prior to that, coached LBs for Tampa Bay from 1996-2000. The Packers controlled the game from the outset, using six turnovers and two defensive scores to roll to a 26-7 victory. THE BEARS-PACKERS SERIES Their playoff hopes dashed the previous night, Green Bay closed the The NFL’s most prolific rivalry, no two teams have met on the gridiron season with a four-game winning streak. more than the Packers and Bears. Sunday they face off for the 174th time. The Packers marched 75 yards on 11 plays to open the game, and The Bears’ two wins in 2005 marked the first time Chicago swept the Favre found Driver on a slant route for a 9-yard touchdown pass. season series since 1991, before Brett Favre became Green Bay’s quar- Green Bay’s defense tallied four turnovers in the first half, including terback. With those two wins plus a split last season, the Bears have three interceptions of Rex Grossman, en route to a 23-0 lead at the extended their lead in the NFL’s richest rivalry to eight games, 87-79- break. 6. The last time the gap had been as close as seven was the end of World War II and the era, 1945, when the Packers trailed LAST MEETING, AT LAMBEAU FIELD 27-20-5. Sept. 10, 2006; Bears won 26-0. The last time Green Bay led the series? On the heels of its three straight Grossman began the game with a 49-yard TD pass to Bernard Berrian NFL championships, 1932, when the Packers led 11-10-5. Two months on the first series and the Bears handed the Packers their first shutout after Babe Ruth allegedly called his shot at Wrigley Field in the ’32 since 1991. World Series, the Bears stole from Green Bay a fourth straight title After the early TD, Chicago added four FGs by Robbie Gould and Devin (which at the time was determined by league standings). Chicago bare- Hester returned a punt 84 yards for a score. ly finished atop the league standings, which unlike today did not count Grossman completed 18 of 26 passes for 262 yards, with Muhsin ties. Had the league counted ties in standings, the Packers would have Muhammad catching six for 102 yards and tight end Desmond Clark won. The next year, 1933, the NFL began determining its champion adding five for 77 yards. with postseason games. The lone bright spots for Green Bay were running back Ahman Green The Packers meet Lovie Smith for the seventh time as Bears head (20 carries, 110 yards) and Donald Driver (seven catches, 96 coach. Smith on Jan. 15, 2004, elevated one of sports’ top rivalries to yards), accounting for all but 61 yards of the team’s offensive output. another level, saying his No. 1 goal, ahead of winning the division and Super Bowl, was to beat Green Bay. He won on Sept. 19, 2004. The OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 4 PACKERS VS. VIKINGS - W, 23-16

4-0 START HIGHLIGHTED BY NFL HISTORY also worked with a pass from Ryan to running back Noah Herron. This Two Brett Favre touchdown passes – the first of which made NFL history – one kept alive what became a 16-play drive that consumed the first 8 helped Green Bay win their fourth straight game of the season and eighth minutes, 56 seconds of the third quarter and ended with a 44-yard straight overall. Not since 1998 have the Packers opened a season 4-0. field goal for a 13-6 Green Bay lead. Favre surpassed ’s NFL record of 420 touchdown passes on the Packers’ second possession. A 27-yard drag route to tight end FIRST ACTION FOR ROUSE; MORENCY RETURNS TO LINEUP Donald Lee got the Packers in the end zone, and two plays later Favre Rookie safety Aaron Rouse was active on gameday for the first time on and Greg Jennings made NFL history with the 16-yard Sunday, having missed the first three games with a hamstring injury. touchdown connection. He played mostly on special teams, receiving credit for one assisted The play officially came at 4:56 remaining in the first quarter, with Favre tackle. But he also got a handful of snaps at safety as an injury substi- calling for an audible as the play clock ran down. Jennings got free on a tution. slant route as camera bulbs flashed to capture the moment. Midway through the second quarter, Nick Collins injured his knee while Referees briefly stopped play as teammates tackling Adrian Peterson at the end of a 55-yard and coaches mobbed Favre. A videotaped run and sat out the rest of that drive plus one message from Dan Marino was played on the more before returning in the third quarter. Rouse Metrodome scoreboard as Favre ran over to also replaced the other starting safety, Bigby, for his wife Deanna in the first row behind the one play when he was briefly shaken up on bench. Minnesota's first possession of the second half. What ensued afterwards was a typical NFC Running back Vernand Morency also got his North slug fest, as the teams battled back and first action of 2007 after recovering from the knee forth for field position through the next 35 injury he sustained during the first training camp minutes of play. Mason Crosby and former practice, back on July 28. Packers kicker traded field He came off the bench at running back and had goals back and forth – each hitting three – as just one carry for 2 yards. He also caught three the Packers held a 16-9 advantage early in the passes for 33 yards, including an 18-yard gain on fourth quarter. a screen pass during the 2-minute drive at the Green Bay finally put together another touch- end of the first half. He dodged a few tacklers and down drive with an 11-play, 82 yard drive that managed to get out of bounds at the Minnesota took over nine minutes off the clock in the 17-yard line with 27 seconds left, helping to set quarter. Favre connected with five different up Crosby's 28-yard field goal to close the first receivers on the drive, including rookie wide- half. out James Jones for a 33-yard scoring strike. Morency also had an 11-yard gain on a com- It was the first career touchdown for Jones. pletion in the fourth quarter but fumbled the ball Minnesota battled back with a 12-play scoring drive to cut the lead back when linebacker E.J. Henderson hit him from behind. Fortunately, the down to seven with just under two minutes to play. Donald Driver’s ball rolled harmlessly out of bounds, and the Packers kept possession. recovery of an onside kick seemingly wrapped up the victory for Green “I thought I had lost the guy, the backside linebacker,” Morency said. “I Bay. was trying to set the safety up to make a move, and he came out of Attempting to run out the clock, the Packers’ offense turned the ball over nowhere and hit it out. It was a great play by him, and I just need to be on a fumbled exchange between Favre and running back Ryan Grant. It more cautious.” was just the second snap of the drive, returning the ball to the Vikings Overall, Morency felt his knee held up well, and he doesn't anticipate any with 1:40 remaining. setbacks from the injury. The defense responded again as ’s interception sealed the vic- “I'm a little sore right now, but that's kind of typical,” he said. “I'm just tory for Green Bay on Minnesota’s fourth play of the drive. The play was looking forward to the next opportunity.” reviewed and upheld, giving Green Bay its fourth victory on the season. OTHER POSTGAME NOTES RYAN MAKES FAKE WORK Ten different receivers caught a pass against Minnesota. The Packers surprised all 63,779 folks at the Metrodome on Sunday with Favre, who notched the 50th 300-yard passing game of his career, set a fake punt on the opening possession of the third quarter. another NFL record on Sunday. He passed Dan Marino on the NFL’s all- Facing fourth-and-4 from the 50, punter Jon Ryan took the long snap time attempts list. and began running to his right, at first looking to throw. With no one Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila tallied his first back-to-back multi- open, Ryan ran into traffic along the right side, cut back toward the mid- sack effort with two Sunday. He needs one sack to surpass Reggie dle of the field and somehow eluded a handful of Minnesota tacklers to White's franchise record (68½), as Gbaja-Biamila stands at 68. gain 7 yards and pick up the first down. The fourth-quarter interception was the first of Bigby’s career. “There was a pass option there, yeah, but that wasn't really an option Inactive Sunday were LB , G Allen Barbre, DT Justin once I looked up, so I just took off,” Ryan said following the game. “I Harrell, RB Brandon Jackson, DE Michael Montgomery, DT Daniel Muir, knew we only needed to go 4 yards, and I knew there was some room T Orrin Thompson and CB Frank Walker. on the right, and I took off that way and the whole time I was looking at the first-down marker on the right. Then I cut back and I was looking at the first-down marker on the left. Then I cut back again and just fell for- ward. I knew we only needed about 4 yards, so I was just trying to get positive yards.” It was the Packers' first fake punt since the 2006 season opener, which Pg. 5  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

422 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AND COUNTING vowed to build the team’s foundation through the draft. Of the 53 active After a moment now etched in NFL history, Brett Favre stands alone atop roster players, 21 have been drafted by Thompson.  the all-time touchdown passes list. Each team’s average age is based upon its opening-day roster. A look at 43 different Packers have been on the receiving end of a Favre touch- the five youngest teams in 2007: down pass, beginning with ’s grab in the fourth quarter Team Average Age against the Bengals on Sept. 20, 1992. Green Bay ...... 26 years, 89 days Favre’s two fourth-quarter touchdown throws in that game not only Indianapolis ...... 26 years, 91 days sealed the come-from-behind, 24-23 victory, but also earned him the N.Y. Giants ...... 26 years, 190 days Dallas ...... 26 years, 197 days start the following week, a job he hasn’t relinquished since. Carolina ...... 26 years, 252 days  In a three-touchdown performance at New England on Oct. 13, 2002, - Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau Favre became just the fourth NFL player to throw for 300 touchdowns. On his final TD pass of the day, a 2-yard toss to tight end Bubba Franks, Favre surpassed John Elway to move into third place on the all-time list. JONES MAKES IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTION He moved into second place on the list in one of the most memorable Rookie wide receiver James Jones became the 43rd different player to performances of his career – and in the history of Monday Night Football catch a touchdown pass from Brett Favre, and what a memory it will be. – when he threw four touchdown passes in the first half against the Jones caught the fourth-quarter touchdown pass on a 33-yard missile Oakland Raiders just one day after the sudden death of his father, Irvin. from Favre. Favre’s second touchdown pass of the night, a 23-yard strike to Javon A third-round draft selection who came to the NFL as a relative unknown Walker, pushed him past Fran Tarkenton with 343 career TD passes. from San Jose State, Jones has excelled despite the lack of fanfare sur- A first-quarter strike to Greg Jennings made NFL history this past rounding his arrival to the Packers offense. Sunday. The game was stopped briefly, and a videotaped message from Through four games, he stands tied for the lead in receptions (18) and Dan Marino was played on the Metrodome’s scoreboard. second in receiving yards (232) among NFL rookies, ahead of first- A closer look at the record: round selections Calvin Johnson, Ted Ginn Jr., Robert Meachem and Anthony Gonzalez. Quarterback Team TD Passes “He's a strong young man,” said McCarthy about his rookie wideout on Brett Favre Atlanta, Green Bay 422 Monday. “He does a good job playing with his strength, but he needs to Dan Marino Miami 420 learn to do it all the time. What's exciting about James Jones is he's only Fran Tarkenton Minnesota, NY Giants 342 going to get better, and he's been productive.” John Elway Denver 300 Jones joked after the game that he was glad he caught No. 422 so that Warren Moon Hou., Minn., Sea., K.C. 291 the ball can come home with him for his personal collection. "I'm just glad I got in there (the end zone), I'm glad we got the victory, and I'm A CHRONOLOGY OF THE RECORD glad I get to keep the ball," said Jones, who had four catches for 49 yards in victory. "But most of all, I'm just glad we're 4-0 and got the win."” Eight players – all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame – have held the NFL career touchdown pass record throughout the history of the league. Thanks to research provided by Elias Sports Bureau, the one-time record holders were: IN THE LEAGUE Benny Friedman had 66 career TD passes and held the record from 1930 RANKINGS, 2007 — until 1943. , a former Green Bay signal caller, reached 66 touchdown passes in 1940 and shared the record with Friedman until 1943.  passed Friedman and Herber in 1943 and threw 187 GREEN BAY (Team) CHICAGO (Team) career touchdowns. He held the record until 1962. Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Bobby Layne tied Baugh in 1961 and passed him during the 1962 sea- Turnover Margin (+3) ...... 4 5T Turnover Margin (-7) ...... 15 31 son. Layne finished with 196 touchdown passes and held the record Total Offense (343.0) ...... 4 12 Total Offense (245.8) ...... 15 30 until 1963. Rushing (54.3) ...... 16 32 Rushing (82.8) ...... 13 27 Y.A. Tittle passed Layne in 1963 and finished his career with 212 touch- Passing (288.8) ...... 2 2 Passing (163.0) ...... 15 28 down passes. Tittle held the record until 1966. Total Defense (338.5) ...... 10 19 Total Defense (321.3) ...... 6 15 Johnny Unitas passed Tittle in 1966 and ended his playing days with 290 vs. Rush (106.3) ...... 9 15 vs. Rush (93.3) ...... 5 10 TD passes. He held the record until 1975. vs. Pass (232.3) ...... 13 23 vs. Pass (228.0) ...... 11 19 Fran Tarkenton surpassed Unitas in 1975 and became the first NFL play- Third-Down Offense (44.4%) .5T 14T Third-Down Offense (33.3%) .14 30 er with 300 career TD passes. He finished with 342 touchdown passes Third-Down Defense (41.1%) . .9 13T Third-Down Defense (33.9%) . .1 2 and held the record until 1995. Red-Zone Offense (61.5%) . . . .5 10 Red-Zone Offense (44.4%) . . .10 20 Dan Marino passed Tarkenton on Nov. 26, 1995, at Indianapolis with a Red-Zone Defense (44.4%) . .8T 11T Red-Zone Defense (52.9%) . .12 24 second-quarter touchdown pass and finished his career with 420 touch- down passes. He held the record by himself until surpassed by Brett GREEN BAY (Individual) CHICAGO (Individual) Favre in 2007. Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Rushing: Jackson (97) ...... 21 47 Rushing: Benson (239) ...... 9 24 PACKERS ONCE AGAIN LEAGUE’S YOUNGEST TEAM Passing: B.Favre (97.3) ...... 7 12 Passing: Grossman (45.2) . . .16 31 Receptions: Driver (27) ...... 1 6 Receptions: Berrian (24) ...... 4 10T Green Bay has the distinction of being the NFL’s youngest team for the sec- Rec. Yds.: Driver (323) ...... 4T 11T Rec. Yds.: Berrian (320) . . . . .6 14 ond straight season. Coincidentally, the two youngest teams in the NFL Sacks: Gbaja-Biamila (3.5) . . .10 12T Sacks: Anderson (4) ...... 6T 6T have the two longest active winning streaks in the league. Interceptions: Barnett (2) . . . .2T 5T Interceptions: Manning (1) . .10T 22T Since taking over general manager duties in 2005, has OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 6 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

IN THE DIVISION CLIFTON HITS CENTURY MARK The Packers under Mike McCarthy have been extremely successful in the Tackle – who is expected to start Sunday – will be making his NFL’s ‘black and blue’ division, the NFC North. 100th career start for the Packers. With the victory over the Vikings in Week 4, the team has now won six A second-round pick in 2000, Clifton was inserted into the starting line- consecutive division games. McCarthy has yet to lose on the road in the up in Week 7 as a rookie and has been a mainstay on the offensive line division (4-0). since then. Last season, the Packers finished tied for the NFL’s best division record Favre’s blind-side shield, he has started 67 of 68 games since returning at 5-1, losing only to Chicago in the season opener. from a pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season after a blindside hit from No other head coach in team annals had a better division mark in his Warren Sapp. Only a bout with the flu last season in Miami (Oct. 22) rookie season than McCarthy. could snap the streak. Green Bay was one of five teams in the league to win all three of its divi- An elite pass blocker, Clifton has anchored an offensive line that has sional road games in 2006. Philadelphia, Chicago, Carolina and both allowed the second fewest sacks in the NFL since he joined the starting New York clubs – the Jets and Giants – also swept their road games in lineup in 2000. Interestingly enough, all the teams on this list play in the the division. AFC besides the Packers.

FAVRE FACES FAMILIAR FOE Team Sacks Allowed Since Week 7, 2000 Favre has won more games against the Bears (22) than any other oppo- ...... 138 nent and has thrown more touchdown passes against Chicago than any ...... 158 other team. San Diego Chargers ...... 200 Not surprisingly, Marino and Favre sit atop yet another NFL passing Denver Broncos ...... 203 Tennessee Titans ...... 212 record. A look at the most touchdown passes versus one team: ...... 220 TD Quarterback Opp Years Kansas City Chiefs ...... 226 72 Dan Marino, Mia ...... NYJ 1983-99 ...... 227 54 Dan Marino, Mia ...... Ind/BalC 1983-99 ...... 227 52 Brett Favre, GB ...... ChiB 1992-present New York Jets ...... 227 51 Brett Favre, GB ...... Min 1992-present 50 Dan Marino, Mia ...... Buf 1983-99 49 Brett Favre, GB ...... Det 1992-present PACKERS IN WEEKLY 43 John Hadl, SD-LARm-GB-HouO . . . .Den 1962-77 42 Dan Marino, Mia ...... NE 1983-99 2007 TEAM RANKINGS 38 Joe Montana, SF-KC ...... Atl 1979-94 AfterNFL Offense NFL Defense OTHER PACKERS BREAKING RECORDS Week… Opp. Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass 1 PHI 29 31T 21T 15 15 14 Though Favre’s assault on numerous records has garnered most of the 2 at NYG 25 29T 13 14 13 14 attention this season, a number of other Packers have records and mile- 3 SD 18 32 6 15 10 15 stones in their sights. 4 at Min 12 32 2 19 15 23 Donald Driver became the seventh player in team history to surpass the 5CHI 6,000 yard mark and also moved into fifth place in the franchise’s all- 6WAS time receptions list. Driver, who has caught a pass in 84 straight games, 7 (bye) became Lambeau Field’s all-time leader in receptions. 8 at Den Bubba Franks became the 11th player in Packers history to record 30 9 at KC 10 MIN career touchdown receptions. 11 CAR  Defensive end recorded his 30th career sack in a 12 at Det Packers uniform, becoming the eighth player in team history to do so. 13 at Dal Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila needs just ½ sack to equal Reggie 14 OAK White’s franchise record for sacks (68½). Gbaja-Biamila enters play 15 at StL Sunday with 68 career sacks, having tallied back-to-back multi-sack 16 at Chi games. 17 DET Packers in 2006 9 23 8 12 13 17 ‘KGB’ NO SECRET WEAPON AGAINST BEARS Packers in 2005 18 30 7723 1 Gbaja-Biamila, who has seen a return to form as an elite pass rusher in Packers in 2004 3 10 3 25 14 25 Packers in 2003 4 3 16 17 10 23 recent weeks, has more career sacks against Chicago (11) than any other Packers in 2002 12 12 10 12 21 3 NFL team. Packers in 2001 6 21 3 12 16 15 ‘KGB’ also recorded a career high against the Bears when he notched Packers in 2000 15 23 8 15 8 19 four sacks in the final regular-season game of 2004. Packers in 1999 9 21 7 19 22 18 Gbaja-Biamila has also notched back-to-back multi-sack performances Packers in 1998 5 25 3 4 4 10 for the first time since the 2004 season. The eighth-year pro was cred- Packers in 1997 4123 7 20 8 ited with 1½ sacks against the Chargers, including a forced Packers in 1996 5 11 5 1 4 1 against Philip Rivers, and two sacks against the Vikings. Packers in 1995 7 26 3 14 7 21 Packers in 1994 9 19 9 6 3 15 Packers in 1993 19 22 18 2 8 7 Packers in 1992 15 21 9 23 16 23 Pg. 7  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WEEKEND we'll play to our strengths. That is our path for success, and we will not Home teams around the NFL this weekend – including change.”  the Green Bay Packers – are recognizing October 7-8 “We're doing a lot of positive things the last eight times this football as NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend. team has taken the field, and we'll continue to build off of that. But we're Each home team is being asked to name honorary not blind to the things we need to work on, and I think that's just part of team captains from the community as part of the keeping the focus of the football team. And now, after yesterday's expe- weekend. Captains selected by the teams might rience, I thought that was very revealing of our football players. Our be breast cancer survivors or volunteers from a football players knew they won a game in a tough environment, they felt local breast cancer organization, and will be pre- good about that, but you could just tell by the mode in the locker room sented with a bouquet of pink roses at the pre- yesterday that we did not play our best game.”  game coin toss. “Sore point with me today. We had the ball on the ground five times. The NFL will distribute pink ribbon/NFL shield pins to coach- That's unacceptable. I think it's vital for your football team to illustrate es, club personnel, and broadcasters for this weekend’s games. on game day what you practice. You guys are all at practice during the Pink Gatorade towels will be prevalent on the sidelines, with a number week, training camp, OTAs. Ball security drills, we do them every single of pink towels and other commemorative pink merchandise autographed day. Actually we do them Wednesdays and Fridays. We'll do them by players. Items will be put up for bid on NFL Auction, with all proceeds Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week, because that's just care- going to breast cancer organizations. lessness. We had a couple instances where guys just didn't have the ball high and tight, and we're not happy about it. You can't play like that. We MORE McCARTHY – EXCERPTS FROM MONDAY had the ball on the ground five times and lost two of them, so we need to get back on the track that we were in prior weeks.”  “I don't think it (touchdown pass record) was a distraction at all. I think “I thought he (Morency) did some good things. The third down play, he just by the comments made by the players and the reaction of everybody runs an excellent route, beats Chad Greenway across the formation for involved, it was a very good illustration of it. We didn't see it as a dis- a big third down. He had some nice pickups. Mo is an instinctive player, traction. I think the way he handled it and the humility he showed and has a good feel on the checkdowns. He graded out good. He had a solid the focus he kept putting on the team was clearly evident in how every- performance, but he didn't have a lot of opportunities.” body viewed that day. It was great for him to get the record, but more importantly for us to win the game.” UPON FURTHER REVIEW “Very few people can celebrate a touchdown the way Brett does. I just think it shows the bond that he has with his teammates, and particular- Some things that jump out about the Packers after a second glance at the ly the receiver group. We've talked over and over again in here that he statistics.  spends a lot of extra time with the receivers. We had a Saturday night According to Elias Sports Bureau, Green Bay's 217 rushing yards this post-team-meeting meeting with just the and receivers. So season are the fewest for any 4-0 team in NFL history. there's a strong relationship between each of the perimeter players and Brett, and more importantly as a group, that's getting stronger and Team Year Rushing Yards Green Bay 2007 217 stronger as we move forward.”  San Francisco 1990 299 “He () and Charles (Woodson) are a big reason why we play the Green Bay 1998 307 way we do. They're exceptional players at the line of scrimmage, and our New England 1999 335 young corners are improving week in and week out. We could not play New York Jets 2000 366 the defense that we play schematically without bump-and-run corners.” “He's (Jennings) not practicing Wednesday or Thursday. He will practice The Packers defense has yet to allow a rushing touchdown this season. Friday. We need to get off this every week. He has a legitimate hamstring Brett Favre has thrown 45 passes in each of the past two games and he injury, and we need to give it the time to heal properly.” has not been intercepted in either game. Prior to those two games, “Greg's a very instinctive football player. He has what you like to refer to Favre had never thrown 45-or-more passes in an NFL game without as 'it.' He sees the big picture. He understands. Just after he caught the being intercepted. touchdown, something we had talked about during the course of the Of Green Bay’s eight takeaways through the first four games, seven have week, and actually we revisited it as a perimeter group the night before, been turned into points (five touchdowns, two field goals). The only when he hit the touchdown he came right over and said, ‘Hey, it's exact- takeaway not converted to points was Atari Bigby’s interception to seal ly like we talked about’, as far as the hole and the angle of the route and the victory against Minnesota. Favre and the offense kneeled on the ball so forth. He understands spacing and route-running. Some guys are the remaining two plays. more track-oriented, you know, narrow vision. But he sees the big pic- The Packers have turned their eight takeaways into 41 points, while only ture. He has a clear understanding of flat angles and so forth. That part surrendering six points on their own five turnovers. of it, a lot of it is instinct and natural. It concerns me a young player like Favre ranks first in the league in completions and attempts, second in that not practicing, don't get me wrong. But when he's available, we're yardage, and eighth in completion percentage. better. So we need to give him every chance to be available. That's why the medical part of it we will handle like I've already stated, he won't ONLY MARSHALL REMAINS practice until Friday.” Favre made his 241st consecutive start against Minnesota, surpassing for-  “I can honestly say I have never walked into a contest that I did not think mer Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff (240) and now owns the second- we could win. I think there's a path to success every time you take the longest recorded streak in NFL history. football field. Everybody asks you what your record is. We're trying to Only Jim Marshall (270, 1961-79) has been documented to have start- win them all, and the approach is we're focused on winning against ed more in consecutive fashion. Chicago. And that's my approach. There are teams that have strengths, Favre has played in 243 straight games (263 including playoffs) and his and teams that have weaknesses. So do we. We're going to continue to 241 starts in a row (261 including playoffs) is the NFL’s record among improve on the things that we haven't done very well to this point, and quarterbacks. OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 8 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

WOULDN’T BE PACKERS-BEARS WITHOUT LEE REMMEL PUNT BLOCKS Team historian Lee Remmel will be in attendance for the 121st consecutive Jon Ryan was 13 years old the last time the Packers had a punt blocked. It game (123rd overall) between the Packers and Bears. happened Sept. 10, 1995, at Chicago, when the Bears’ Anthony Marshall Remmel’s consecutive attendance in the rivalry is simply unparalleled in got to Craig Hentrich. the NFL. He attended the Packers-Bears game at on Green Only one other team has a longer active stretch of punts without a block Bay’s east side in 1944 and 1945 – both Green Bay victories – before than Green Bay: beginning his impressive attendance streak in 1946. He has been associated with the club for 62 years, first as a sports writer Punts Team Streak began for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and then as a member of the club’s front 906 Cleveland ...... 11/28/93 office. 893 Green Bay ...... 09/17/95 411 Buffalo ...... 09/15/02 Remmel worked in the Packers’ public relations office from 1974 to 374 San Diego ...... 10/13/02 2004 and is now in his fourth season as team historian. The Lambeau 359 Dallas ...... 11/28/02 Field press box bears his name. ROOKIES IN THE BACKFIELD Green Bay became the first NFL team to open the regular season with two PACKERS 2007 HONOR ROLL rookie starters in the backfield since 1996. That season, both St. Louis (Derrick Harris and Lawrence Phillips) and Miami (Stanley Pritchett and Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar) used an all-rookie backfield on opening day. Rookie running back Brandon Jackson, a second-round pick from Mike McCarthy Nebraska, became the first rookie to start at running back on opening Week 2 - Motorola NFL Coach of the Week day for the Packers since in 1971. Fullback , a linebacker at Boise State last season, was the first Packers rookie to start on opening day at fullback since the 1970 AFL- Week 3 - GMC Defensive Player of the Week NFL merger. Mason Crosby SAME FACES, NEW PLACES Week 1 - NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Four coaches have new titles this season, though all four were with the Brett Favre team during the 2006 season. Former offensive coordinator Jeff Week 2 - NFC Offensive Player of the Week Jagodzinski left to become the head coach at Boston College in January, Week 3 - Fed Ex Air NFL Player of the Week leaving a major opening on the staff. McCarthy tabbed as offensive coordinator. Entering his fifth season with the Packers, Philbin most recently served as offensive line coach in 2006 where he implemented a new zone-blocking scheme and NO ONE WINS MORE THAN NO. 4 successfully integrated three rookie starters.  was promoted to assistant head coach/linebackers after With his 149th win in Week 2, Favre surpassed John Elway on the all-time serving as linebackers coach in 2006. As the assistant head coach, the quarterback wins list. Favre enters Sunday with 151 career wins. 41-year-old Moss will be McCarthy's right-hand man with regard to Simply put, Favre was spectacular in the record-breaking victory over administrative duties and team dynamics. Moss will continue to coach the New York Giants. He completed 29-of-38 passes for 286 yards and the linebackers as well. three touchdowns and earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Promoted to offensive line coach, moves up from his “We gave him the game ball after the game,” McCarthy said after the position as assistant offensive line coach in McCarthy’s first season at win. “The ‘all-time’ in anything in this league is such a monumental the helm. The center for Brett Favre’s first career start in 1992, Campen achievement. 149 victories - I think that speaks for itself. When you go begins his fourth season on the Packers staff. out and win over that long of a period of time, I think that's the ultimate  will serve as assistant offensive line coach in 2007. A 16- compliment a quarterback can have. To me, if you asked me what is the year NFL veteran (1989-2004), Fontenot joined the Packers as a coach- biggest record that he will achieve, I think he just accomplished it.” ing intern last summer and remained with the team throughout the 2006 season as an offensive assistant. QUITE THE DEBUT FOR CROSBY According to Elias Sports Bureau, rookie kicker Mason Crosby on Sept. 9 became the first player in NFL history to kick a 50-plus yard field goal and a game-winning field goal in the final minute of his first NFL game. What a whirlwind couple of days it had been for Crosby. First, he found out on Sept. 1 that he had won the kicking job after what had been per- haps the most intense positional battle in training camp. Two days later, he celebrated his 23rd birthday, and just days after that the rookie was lining up for his first-ever professional game. Crosby was 3-for-3 on field goals against the Eagles. He hit a 53-yarder, one yard shy of the team record, in the first quarter, a 37-yarder in the third quarter, and a 42-yarder with 2 seconds left to break a 13-all tie and give the Packers the three-point win. He was later awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Pg. 9  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 PACKERS PROBABLE STARTERS

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 80 Donald Driver (6-0, 190, Ninth Year, Alcorn State) — Earned his LDE 74 Aaron Kampman (6-4, 270, Sixth Year, ) — Earned first Pro second Pro Bowl trip in ’06 after recording career highs in recep- Bowl trip after registering NFC-high 15½ sacks last tions (92) and receiving yards (1,295)...Has caught a pass in 84 season...Established team record with 113 tackles, most ever by a straight games (87 incl. playoffs), second all-time in franchise his- defensive lineman...Named All-NFC and second-team All-Pro by the tory (Sterling Sharpe - 103)…Former seventh-round pick. Associated Press...Has started 62 straight games. LT 76Chad Clifton (6-5, 320, Eighth Year, Tennessee) — Favre’s LDT 79 (6-2, 322, Seventh Year, Ohio State) — Key run blind-side shield, has started 67 of 68 games since returning from a stopper surpassed 500 career tackles last season...Started all 16 pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season after a blindside hit from games in his first season in Green Bay and amassed 92 Warren Sapp…A bout with the flu last season in Miami (Oct. 22) tackles...Previously spent five seasons in St. Louis. snapped the streak...Needs one start for 100 career. RDT 97 Johnny Jolly (6-3, 312, Second Year, Texas A&M) — A strong LG 73 (6-4, 305, Second Year, Boise State) — Mature, preseason earned him a starting spot...Activated for last season’s second-round pick in ’06 started 15 games as a rookie...Earned Pro final four games thanks to his rapid development...Coaches rave Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team honors…Called the team’s about the potential of the former sixth-round pick. most improved player by McCarthy at season’s end. RDE 77 (6-2, 303, Fourth Year, Central Michigan) — C 63 (6-2, 295, Fourth Year, Tennessee) — Former sev- Signed to an extension in the offseason, one of the defense’s emerg- enth-round selection started all 16 games last season…Played a ing stars...Recorded 48 tackles (28 solo) and 6½ sacks in team high 99.8% of offensive snaps; missed two plays after losing ’06...Brother Kris is a three-time Pro Bowl selection with Carolina. a shoe…Tough and unflappable, was inserted into the starting line- SAM 51 (6-3, 245, Third Year, BYU) — Passionate, ener- up midway through 2005 at left guard. getic playmaker has had the benefit of a full, healthy RG 62 Junius Coston (6-3, 313, Third Year, North Carolina A&T) — offseason…Started 12 games last season and totaled 76 tack- Earned his first career start in Week 2 against the Giants...Athletic les...Played defensive end at BYU. lineman who has practiced at all five positions along the line...In his MIKE 56 Nick Barnett (6-2, 232, Fifth Year, Oregon State) — The quarter- third year as a pro, still only 23 years old. back of the Packers defense, has totaled more than 130 tackles in RT 65 (6-4, 315, Eighth Year, Wisconsin) — each of his first four seasons...Was rewarded with a multi-year con- Pronounced “TAU-sher”…Along with Clifton, with whom he started tract extension this offseason...A player who rarely comes off the as a fellow rookie in 2000, serves as an anchor for Colledge and field, was named a Pro Bowl alternate last season. Coston…A local product, needs five starts for 100 career. WILL 50 A.J. Hawk (6-1, 247, Second Year, Ohio State) — Led the TE 86 Donald Lee (6-4, 248, Fifth Year; Mississippi State) — Played in Packers in tackles as a rookie with 155...One of three Packers 15 games, including two starts, in ’06...Athletic tight end with abili- named to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team...His 112 ty to stretch the field...A valuable contributor on special teams, fin- solo stops ranked third in the NFL...Also tallied 3½ sacks, two inter- ished second in tackles last season. ceptions, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. WR 85 Greg Jennings (5-11, 197, Second Year, Western Michigan) — A LCB 21 Charles Woodson (6-1, 200, 10th Year, Michigan) — Four-time strong rookie campaign earned him Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All- Pro Bowler recorded career-high eight interceptions and 26 pass Rookie Team honors last season...Despite impressive rookie num- breakups last season…Fought through numerous injuries to start all bers (45 catches, 632 yards, 3 TDs), undoubtedly would have been 16 games in his first season in Green Bay...Also serves as the team’s more productive if not slowed by an ankle injury in Week 6. primary punt returner. QB 4 Brett Favre (6-2, 222, 17th Year, Southern Mississippi) — Three- RCB 31 Al Harris (6-1, 188, Tenth Year, Texas A&M-Kingsville) — time NFL MVP, eight-time Pro Bowler guns for nearly every major Regularly assigned to shadow the opponent’s top receiver...Has not passing record this season...Has started 241 consecutive games missed a game since 1998 (158 contests)...Rarely comes off the (261 incl. playoffs). field, having played in 98.5 percent of the defensive snaps last year. RB 42 DeShawn Wynn (5-10, 232, Rookie, Florida) — A seventh-round SS 20 Atari Bigby (5-11, 211, Second Year, Central Florida) — First- draft pick (228th overall), was the 20th running back selected in the year starter was the star of training camp...Played in five games last 2007 NFL Draft...Florida’s leading ground-gainer each of the past season and saw his first defensive snaps in the NFL...Previously had two years, including its National Championship season in 2006. been cut by Miami and N.Y. Jets before coming to Green Bay. FB 35 Korey Hall (6-0, 236, Rookie, Boise State) — Collegiate line- FS 36 Nick Collins (5-11, 200, Third Year, Bethune-Cookman) — Has backer earned starting job in camp despite not having played on started all 36 games in his Packers career…Set new career highs in offense since high school...Strong special teams performer. tackles (102) and interceptions (3) last season...Has all the physical K 2 Mason Crosby (6-1, 212, Rookie, Colorado) — Beat out Dave tools to develop into one of the NFC’s premier safeties. Rayner in training camp...Hit 42-yard, game-winning field goal in P9 Jon Ryan (6-0, 202, Second Year; Regina, Canada) — Canada first NFL game...Holds 31 school records at Colorado, including native had strong rookie campaign…44.5-yard gross average was points scored (307) and longest field goal (60 yards). ninth in the NFL...Voted by teammates the 2006 winner for his courage in playing through the illness and OTHERS TO WATCH death of his father. RB 34 Vernand Morency (5-10, 212, Third Year, Oklahoma State) RB 32 Brandon Jackson (5-10, 212, Rookie, Nebraska) OTHERS TO WATCH TE 88 Bubba Franks (6-6, 265, Eighth Year, Miami, Fla.) DE 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (6-4, 247, Eighth Year, San Diego State) WR 89 James Jones (6-1, 207, Rookie, San Jose State) DT 99 Corey Williams (6-4, 313, Fourth Year, Arkansas State) G 72 (6-3, 300, Second Year, Louisville) CB 24 (6-0, 197, Second Year, Utah State) OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 10 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY the league’s flexible scheduling options. Two of those three — at Denver The Packers will host a season-long celebration commemorating the 50th Oct. 29 (ESPN) and at Dallas Nov. 29 (NFL Network) — are on the road. anniversary of Lambeau Field. The crown jewel of the National Football The third is the Oct. 7 Bears game (NBC).  League remains the most historic stadium in football. The Packers make their first trip to Kansas City since 1996. The only Dedicated as City Stadium Sept. 29, 1957, with a 21-17 victory over the other active city in which the Packers have waited longer to visit during archrival Chicago Bears, the team renamed the facility Lambeau Field in the regular season is Cleveland (1995). 1965 following the death of E.L. 'Curly' Lambeau, the Packers' founder and first coach. It is the NFL's longest-tenured facility. FINAL 53 LOADED ON DEFENSIVE LINE, SECONDARY  To mark the occasion, an anniversary logo was created and will be fea- A look a the 53-man roster shows some big numbers along the defensive tured on the team’s home uniforms, Gameday program, the media guide line and in the secondary. But throughout training camp, Head Coach Mike and the Packers Yearbook. McCarthy and GM Ted Thompson reiterated that they were going to keep  Lambeau Field also will feature the special logo in the north end zone. “the best 53” regardless of position. Both end zones have been painted to reflect the way they were in The theme on offense was 2’s. Among the 53 were two quarterbacks, Lambeau Field’s first season in 1957. two fullbacks and two tight ends. Under center, the team will go with  Renowned 3-D pop artist Charles Fazzino was commissioned by the Favre and third-year pro , who impressed this preseason. Packers to create an art piece celebrating the 50th anniversary. Fazzino, Wide receiver Carlyle Holiday, who played quarterback at Notre Dame the official artist of the Super Bowl and ’s All-Star and previously was listed as the No. 3 quarterback, was placed on I.R. Game, spent nine months on the project. The piece is available in a lim- after a Week 1 injury. ited edition 3-D format, as well as on T-shirts, helmets and assorted Donald Lee and Bubba Franks, two veterans of the system, will serve as items in the . the tight ends. Their experience is contrasted by the fullback position,  Packers ticket holders will enjoy images of Lambeau Field through the where rookie Korey Hall and second-year player fill out the years on their tickets as well. backfield. Hall played linebacker at Boise State and made his first career start against Philadelphia. Kuhn was claimed on waivers prior to Week 1 and has seen time on special teams as he continues to learn the offen- sive system. No position is as deep as defensive line, a unit Head Coach Mike McCarthy feels is among the most talented in the league. It may be the deepest in the league too, as coaches have 11 players from which to choose their gameday rotation. Pro Bowl defensive end Aaron Kampman highlights the group, while the emerging Cullen Jenkins had a strong preseason. 10 players were kept in the secondary, including six cornerbacks. Three starters return to the unit, including the cornerback duo of Charles TRAVELING LIGHT IN 2007 Woodson and Al Harris. A breakdown of the roster shows 26 defensive players, 24 offensive NFL teams will cover 566,650 miles this season – about 75,000 more miles players and three specialists. than a round trip flight from the earth to the moon. No team will cover more mileage than the St. Louis Rams (34,352), while the N.Y. Jets will travel the fewest (9,186). CONFIDENT McCARTHY HEADS INTO SECOND SEASON In the preseason and regular season, Green Bay will fly a total of 10,738 Now in his second year at the helm, McCarthy heads into 2007 with a much miles, over 6,000 miles less than the team traveled in 2006. more confident team than a year ago. His system is firmly in place as he A closer look at who is racking up those frequent flyer miles: looks to join the likes of , Dan Devine, Mike Holmgren and Mike Sherman as the fifth head coach in franchise history to lead the team Team Miles traveled to the postseason in his second season. 1) St. Louis ...... 34,352 “I think there are so many positive aspects of our football team that 2) Seattle ...... 33,586 we're able to build on,” McCarthy said at the conclusion of the presea- 3) Miami ...... 29,724 4) San Diego ...... 28,398 son. “The only thing you have to compare it to is last year, so we're ...... clearly further ahead.” ...... As for the strength of his team? “Our defense is clearly the catalyst of 29) Green Bay ...... 10,738 our football team,” said McCarthy. “They've been the most consistent 30) Philadelphia ...... 10,119 part of our football team, and I think it will clearly carry over to special 31) Buffalo ...... 9,972 teams once we set those groups and the core players are playing all the 32) N.Y. Jets ...... 9,186 time.” The No. 1 defense was strong — if not dominant — throughout the pre- ’07 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE season and into the opener, showing the communication problems in Three prime-time contests, including a Sunday night rematch with the the secondary that plagued the unit in ’06 were behind them. Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field, highlight the Green Bay Packers’ 87th Questions surrounded the offense and its lack of playmakers in the off- NFL regular-season schedule. season, but as the one calling the plays, McCarthy has seen enough to The ’07 slate includes six playoff teams (Chicago, Philadelphia, San establish a method of attack. “I'm very comfortable with the building of Diego, Dallas, N.Y. Giants and Kansas City) from 2006. the offense, playing whatever way we need to play to score points.” Four of the first five games, including this week’s rematch against the Bears, are against playoff foes. Green Bay will play three prime-time contests, barring any changes via Pg. 11  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

Q&A WITH MIKE McCARTHY tions about our team and where we are. But every week is a challenge in You kept 11 defensive linemen and 10 defensive backs on the roster. the NFL, and we will approach every week the same and make sure we are That's 40 percent of your players at two position groups. Why so many ready for our opponent and give our players a chance to win the game. players there, and what difference will that make? Being aggressive in our approach, being fundamentally sound in our Ted Thompson and I clearly stated throughout the offseason and training approach, to make sure at the end of the day that those players had a camp that we would keep the best 53 players. I'm of the opinion if you do chance to win that football game. not do that, you will be on this cycle where the bottom half of your roster does not get totally upgraded. By keeping the best 53 players, it gives us It's often said players make the biggest jump from their first year to their the opportunity to create continuity and depth in some areas as we con- second in the NFL. Does that mean the improvement of your second-year tinue to improve the others. starters - A.J. Hawk, Greg Jennings, Daryn Colledge and Jason Spitz - will be the biggest key to improving on last year's 8-8 record? The competition at running back didn't play out as expected in training Individual improvement in the offseason was one thing we had the most camp, due to several injuries. With all the injuries and inexperience, can of. You could see it throughout the spring. It was very evident in my view this running game be productive enough to complement Brett Favre? during training camp, and it ultimately needs to factor in the outcome of I'm very comfortable that we'll do whatever it takes to win football games. winning football games. We've had a number of young players that have Running the football is an important part of a successful offense. I'm con- improved, whether they're going into their second or third year. It's the fident we'll get that done. continuity you're striving for, the consistency you're striving for, that helps good football teams come together as fast as possible. That will be the key Your team is the youngest in the NFL this season. Second-youngest is the to us winning early in the season. defending champion Indianapolis Colts. What do you make of that? The Chicago Bears have set the standard in That's the makeup of our football team. recent years for defensive play in the NFC We're in the second year of our program. North Division, and the NFC as a whole. Can We've been able to acquire a number of the 2007 Green Bay defense approach that players through the draft, and that directly level, in your opinion? reflects the youth we have on our team. But We have the physical ability to, we have the the most important thing is the amount of mindset and confidence to at this point. We talent we've been able to amass on our foot- need to do it day in and day out, week in and ball team, and we'll take their abilities, be week out on Sundays, and those things will specific to what they can do, and put them in take care of themselves. The way our position to be successful. Every team has a defense played at the end of the season last different makeup, and that's the makeup of year, and they've picked up where they left our football team. (With the Colts) I think it's off and showed their ability to be a big-time really the product of the salary cap and defense in preseason. But all the games are everything that's going on throughout the for real now. They'll definitely be a catalyst NFL. They're the Super Bowl champions, for our success. they lost a number of veterans off of that Super Bowl team, and they've replaced them through the draft. I think Last year, players like Aaron Kampman and that's why they're in that position. Our position of being younger was a dif- Cullen Jenkins emerged as significant forces on defense. Who might be the ferent path. I think our football teams are structured differently. next defensive player to truly step into the spotlight? We have a couple guys who can step into that role. I think our inside play- Getting off to a fast start has been talked about a lot, yet a Packers team ers - Ryan Pickett doesn't get enough credit for the level of player he is. I hasn't won two of its first three games since 2002. Can this team change think Johnny Jolly is a young and up-and-coming player going into his sec- that trend, and how? ond year who I think will definitely impact our defense. Corey Williams did We definitely are taking the approach to change it. It's very important to a lot of good things last year, particularly in pass rush, and has shown a lot win games at home, and two out of our first three are at home, so that is of flexibility this year playing both defensive end and defensive tackle. I an opportunity we need to take advantage of. Playing in your home envi- think he's a guy we'll talk a lot about. With the linebacker group, Brady ronment, in front of a tremendous crowd, are all things that give you the Poppinga is much improved from last year, and A.J. Hawk. Nick Barnett is ability to play downhill. Now, the things that happen in the beginning of the at the level in his career that when we do have the winning season he'll be season traditionally in the NFL are factors in a football game we need to be a lot more recognized. Our corners speak for themselves. They're veterans sure to overcome. The opponent is going to have unscouted looks, we that have been in there and played at a high level in the past, and we expect need to be prepared for that. Ball security is usually an issue in earlier them to play at that level too. And I think we have two young, exciting games in the season. Officiating is a lot tighter earlier in the season. So safeties that could really grow into impact players. We have a lot of depth there are some tendencies of the way early-season games go, and we've at the corner position, a lot of depth at the D-line position, so it's a defense educated our players on that. A lot of them are just emphasizing funda- that's really set up for a big year. mentals of the football game, and we need to just come out and play a smart, tough, fundamentally sound football game. With Brett Favre's career winding down, do you feel a sense of urgency to get him one final shot at a playoff run? You're facing four 2006 playoff teams in the season's first five weeks. Do We all have the sense of urgency to get in the playoffs, so to answer the you look at that as a daunting task or an opportunity to make an early state- question, yes. We'll do everything we can possible to win week in and week ment in 2007? out. It's an opportunity to line up against some very good football teams that have had success in the recent past. So I think we will answer some ques- OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 12 INDIVIDUAL NOTES & STREAKS

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2007 sons, joining Sterling Sharpe (four). Driver has three entering 2007. Could become only the second Packers player with multiple 90-catch 56 NICK BARNETT seasons, joining Sterling Sharpe (four). Driver had his first 90-reception campaign in 2006. Needs 43 solo tackles for 500 career. Barnett enters Sunday with 457. Could tie a franchise record with 1,000 yards in a fifth overall season. Bids for a fifth consecutive 100-tackle season. Only and Sterling Sharpe have five 1,000-yard campaigns. Needs 52 receptions to become the third player in team annals to reach 500, joining Sharpe (595) and Lofton (530). Driver enters with 441. 76 CHAD CLIFTON Needs two TD receptions to become only the eighth player in franchise  Needs one starts for 100 career. Clifton enters with 99. annals to reach 40 career, joining Don Hutson (99), Sterling Sharpe (65), (57), Max McGee (50), James Lofton (49), (43) and (40). Driver enters with 38. 60 ROB DAVIS Surpassed No. 3 LeRoy Butler (77) on the stadium’s all-time games played list. Davis (78) needs another 16 games played at Lambeau to 4 BRETT FAVRE surpass No. 2 William Henderson (93). Has played in 243 straight games (263 including playoffs) and started  Having played in 155 consecutive games in a Packers uniform, needs 8 241 in a row (261 including playoffs), the NFL’s record among quarter- more to surpass No. 4 Larry McCarren (162), and 12 to surpass No. 3 backs. Surpassed Mick Tingelhoff’s stretch of 240 straight starts (1962- (166). 78), and now owns the second-longest recorded streak in NFL history.  Has the opportunity to advance to No. 7 on the Only Jim Marshall (270, 1961-79) has been docu- team’s all-time list of overall games played (cur- mented to have started more in consecutive fash- rently 16th, 155 games). ion. Surpassed Dan Marino’s NFL record of 420 touchdown passes against Minnesota (9/30). Favre 80 DONALD DRIVER enters with 422.  Has 36 career TD receptions from Brett Favre. Surpassed Dan Marino’s NFL record for attempts This season, the duo surpassed No. 3 Lynn (8,358) against Minnesota. Favre enters with 8,393. Dickey- (35) and needs six more Needs 1,295 passing yards to become the sec- touchdowns to surpass the No. 2 combination of ond ever to reach 60,000, joining Dan Marino Favre and Sterling Sharpe (41). (61,361).  With 17 career 100-yard receiving games, Needs 2,657 passing yards — a number he is on stands tied with No. 6 Billy Howton and Max pace to eclipse this season — to break Marino’s McGee (17) on the team’s all-time list. Driver record. Favre enters with 58,705. needs two to match No. 5 Boyd Dowler (19), Needs two TD passes at Lambeau Field to extend three to reach No. 4 Antonio Freeman (20) and the league’s single-stadium record to 200. He seven to equal No. 3 Don Hutson (24) on the enters with 198. team’s all-time list. Needs 1,550 passing yards at Lambeau Field to  Has a reception in 84 consecutive games, the surpass John Elway (27,889 at Mile High Stadium) franchise’s second-longest streak behind for the single-stadium record. Favre has 26,340. Sharpe’s 103 (1988-94). Threw for three touchdowns in Week 3, the 60th  Became Lambeau Field’s all-time leader in receptions, surpassing game of his career with at least three TD passes. Stands two games Antonio Freeman (213) in Week 3. Driver now stands at 219 receptions. behind Dan Marino’s (62) NFL record.  With his first catch against the Giants in Week 2, became only the sev- Has 38 career game-winning comebacks (fourth quarter deficit or tie), enth player in Packers history to reach 6,000 career, joining James including two this season. Lofton (9,656), Sterling Sharpe (8,134), Don Hutson (7,991), Boyd Has 50 career 300-yard passing games. Dowler (6,918), Antonio Freeman (6,651) and Max McGee (6,346). Favre also:  Needs 95 receiving yards to surpass No. 6 Max McGee (6,346), 400 to By playing a 16th season in a Packers uniform, surpasses surpass No. 5 Antonio Freeman (6,651) and 667 to surpass No. 4 Boyd (1958-72) and ties (1956- Dowler (6,918) on the Packers’ all-time list. Driver (6,252) enters No. 7 71) for most in Packers history. in team history. Needs 46 passing yards in road  Needs 1 reception to surpass No. 4 Boyd Dowler (448), 40 to surpass games to reach 30,000. He enters No. 3 Don Hutson (488) and 83 to surpass No. 2 James Lofton (530) on with 29,954. the Packers’ franchise list. Driver enter with 448 catches. Needs 53 scoring drives for 1,000. With 50 receptions, would become one of three in team annals to pro- duce as many as six such seasons, joining James Lofton and Sterling Sharpe (both seven) and Antonio Freeman (six). Driver has at least 50 88 BUBBA FRANKS catches in five seasons. Enters with 31 career touchdowns, Stands 327 Lambeau Field receiving yards from surpassing No. 2 James having caught his 30th against the Lofton (3,330) and 474 from becoming the stadium’s all-time leader Giants in Week 2. In team history, ahead of Antonio Freeman (3,477). Driver (3,004) enters at No. 3. only 11 previous players have Could become only the second Packers player with four 80-catch sea- 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. 13  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 INDIVIDUAL NOTES & STREAKS

reached the milestone, including Driver in ’06. 6 Bryce Paup (32½), 5 to surpass No. 5 Tony Bennett (36) and 10½ to Needs one touchdown catch to tie No. 10 (32) on the surpass No. 4 (41½). team’s all-time list. Needs 23 total tackles for 400 career. He enters with 373. Needs three starts for 100 career. Franks enters with 97. Needs 1 reception for 250 career. Franks enters with 249. Needs 7 games to surpass No. 3 Rich McGeorge (116) and 10 to sur- 34 VERNAND MORENCY pass No. 2 Paul Coffman (119) on the team’s all-time tight ends list. Needs 380 rushing yards for 1,000 career. Morency enters with 620. Franks enters No. 4 with 110, having eclipsed (95) in Needs 45 kickoff returns to surpass No. 5 (75) on the 2006. team’s all-time list. Morency enters with 31. Needs 14 receiving yards to surpass No. 5 (2,253), 82 to surpass No. 4 Ed West (2,321), 131 to surpass No. 3 Rich McGeorge 79 RYAN PICKETT (2,370) and 355 to surpass No. 2 Needs five games for 100 career. He enters with (2,594) on the team’s all-time tight ends list. 95. Franks enters with 2,240.

12 AARON RODGERS 94 KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA Could become the first quarterback other than On Green Bay’s all-time sacks list, needs ½ to Brett Favre to start a Packers game since Don match Reggie White’s career record, 68½. Majkowski, Sept. 20, 1992. Gbaja-Biamila enters with 68.

9 JON RYAN 31 AL HARRIS Needs 49 punts to reach 150 and qualify for the Needs to return one interception for a touch- Packers’ all-time lead in gross punting average. down to tie No. 5 , Doug Hart and Ryan averaged 44.5 yards on 84 punts in his first (all with three) on Green Bay’s all-time Packers season, 2006. The franchise leader is Craig career list. With a second TD on an interception, Hentrich, who averaged 42.8 yards on 289 punts would match No. 4 Johnny (Blood) McNally, who from 1994-97. returned four. Harris enters with two. Needs two games for 150 career. Needs 11 starts for 100 career. 65 MARK TAUSCHER Has played in 158 straight games (148 regular season, 10 playoffs), a Needs three games played and five starts for 100. He enters with 97 streak that began in Philadelphia in 1998. Since coming to Green Bay in games and 95 starts. 2003, has started all 71 games (68 regular season, 3 playoffs) as a Packer. 21 CHARLES WOODSON 85 GREG JENNINGS Needs five interceptions for 30 career. Needs 243 receiving yards for 1,000 career. Jennings enters with 757. Needs 35 punt returns to surpass No. 5 Walter Stanley (87) on the Packers’ all-time list. Woodson has 53 since coming to Green Bay.

74 AARON KAMPMAN His sack against the Giants in Week 2 was the 30th of his career, as he became just the eighth player to record 30 in a Packers uniform. Needs 1 sacks to surpass No. 7 (32), 1½ to surpass No.

Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS Ruvell Martin ...... roo-VELL COACHES Allen Barbre ...... BAR-ber Tony Moll ...... MAHL James Campen ...... KAMP-en Atari Bigby ...... ah-TARR-ee BIG-bee Vernand Morency ...... ...... KLEMM-ints Shaun Bodiford ...... BAH-dee-ford ...... VERN-in mo-REN-see Jerry Fontenot ...... FON-tin-oh Junius Coston . .JOON-ee-us KAHST-in Daniel Muir ...... MYEWR Brett Favre ...... FARVE Ryan Pickett ...... PICK-ett Ben McAdoo ...... MACK-ah-doo Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... Brady Poppinga ...... puh-PING-ah Kurt Schottenheimer .SHOTT-in-hyme-err ...... BAH-jah BEE-ah-MILL-lah Ryan Powdrell ...... POW-drell ...... SLOW-kumm ...... HAIR-uhl Aaron Rouse ...... ROWSE Noah Herron ...... HAIR-un Jason Spitz ...... SPITTS Cullen Jenkins ...... KULL-en Mark Tauscher ...... TAU-sher Aaron Kampman ...... CAMP-man ...... trah-MAHN John Kuhn ...... KOON OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 16 DEPTH CHART Unofficial, October 2, 2007 OFFENSE WR: 85 Greg Jennings 82 Ruvell Martin 19 Shaun Bodiford LT: 76 Chad Clifton 73 Daryn Colledge 69 Orrin Thompson LG: 73 Daryn Colledge 78 Allen Barbre C: 63 Scott Wells 72 Jason Spitz RG: 62 Junius Coston 72 Jason Spitz RT: 65 Mark Tauscher 75 Tony Moll TE: 86 Donald Lee 88 Bubba Franks WR: 80 Donald Driver 89 James Jones QB: 4 Brett Favre 12 Aaron Rodgers RB:42DeShawn Wynn 32 Brandon Jackson 34 Vernand Morency 25 Ryan Grant FB:35Korey Hall 30 John Kuhn

DEFENSE LDE: 74 Aaron Kampman 96 Michael Montgomery LDT: 79 Ryan Pickett 99 Corey Williams 91 Justin Harrell RDT: 97 Johnny Jolly 90 Colin Cole 95 Daniel Muir RDE: 77 Cullen Jenkins 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 57 Jason Hunter SAM: 51 Brady Poppinga 59 Tracy White MIKE: 56 Nick Barnett 55 Desmond Bishop WILL: 50 A.J. Hawk 59 Tracy White LCB: 21 Charles Woodson 27 Will Blackmon 38 Tramon Williams RCB: 31 Al Harris 24 Jarrett Bush 41 Frank Walker SS: 20 Atari Bigby 26 Charlie Peprah FS: 36 Nick Collins 37 Aaron Rouse

SPECIAL TEAMS K:2Mason Crosby P: 9 Jon Ryan H: 9 Jon Ryan 82 Ruvell Martin 12 Aaron Rodgers PR: 21 Charles Woodson 38 Tramon Williams 19 Shaun Bodiford 27 Will Blackmon KR:38Tramon Williams 19 Shaun Bodiford 42 DeShawn Wynn 27 Will Blackmon 25 Ryan Grant PC: 60 Rob Davis 99 Corey Williams KC: 60 Rob Davis 99 Corey Williams

## Rookies and first-year players are underlined ## Pg. 17  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 2007 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Packers Opponent RECEIVING No YdsAvg Long TD TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 75 78 Donald Driver ...... 27 323 12.0 46 2 Rushing ...... 11 19 James Jones ...... 18 232 12.9 46 1 Passing ...... 58 47 Donald Lee ...... 16 172 10.8 27 1 Penalty ...... 6 12 Brandon Jackson ...... 11 81 7.4 16 0 3rd Down: Made/Att ...... 24/54 23/56 Bubba Franks ...... 11 72 6.5 12 2 3rd Down Pct...... 44.4 41.1 DeShawn Wynn ...... 8 60 7.5 18 0 4th Down: Made/Att ...... 1/3 1/2 Greg Jennings ...... 7 125 17.9 57t 2 4th Down Pct...... 33.3 50.0 Ruvell Martin ...... 4 66 16.5 36 0 POSSESSION AVG...... 30:20 29:40 Ryan Grant ...... 4 19 4.8 21 0 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 1372 1354 Vernand Morency ...... 3 33 11.0 18 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 343.0 338.5 Korey Hall ...... 3 22 7.3 10 0 Total Plays ...... 257 252 PACKERS ...... 112 1205 10.857t8 Avg. Per Play ...... 5.3 5.4 OPPONENTS ...... 83 992 12.0406 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 217 425 Avg. Per Game ...... 54.3 106.3 INTERCEPTIONS No YdsAvgLong TD Total Rushes ...... 79 95 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 1155 929 Nick Barnett ...... 2 40 20.0 38 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 288.8 232.3 Corey Williams ...... 1 9 9.0 9 0 Sacked/Yards Lost ...... 8/50 9/63 Atari Bigby ...... 1 1 1.0 1 0 Gross Yards ...... 1205 992 PACKERS ...... 45012.5380 Att./Completions ...... 170/112 148/83 OPPONENTS ...... 231.530 Completion Pct...... 65.9 56.1 Had Intercepted ...... 2 4 PUNTING No YdsAvgNet TBIn 20 LGBlk PUNTS/AVERAGE ...... 17/42.5 20/41.3 Jon Ryan ...... 17 722 42.5 40.4 1 5 58 0 Net Punting Avg...... 17/40.4 20/35.4 PACKERS ...... 17722 42.540.41 5580 PENALTIES/YARDS ...... 25/176 29/257 OPPONENTS ...... 20 825 41.335.41 7 61 0 /BALL LOST ...... 5/3 7/4 TOUCHDOWNS ...... 12 6 Rushing ...... 3 0 PUNT RETURNS Ret FCYdsAvgLong TD Passing ...... 8 6 Charles Woodson ...... 12 1 97 8.1 15 0 Returns ...... 1 0 PACKERS ...... 12 1 97 8.1150 OPPONENTS ...... 9 2 16 1.880 SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS KICKOFF RETURNS No YdsAvgLong TD PACKERS 20 24 13 48 0 105 OPPONENTS 7 33 16 10 0 66 Tramon Williams ...... 12 272 22.7 42 0 Shaun Bodiford ...... 1 22 22.0 22 0 DeShawn Wynn ...... 1 15 15.0 15 0 SCORING TD -Ru - Pa - Rt K-PATFG S PTS PACKERS ...... 14 309 22.1420 Mason Crosby ...... 0 0 0 0 12/12 7/8 0 33 OPPONENTS ...... 16 361 22.6510 Donald Driver ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Bubba Franks ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Greg Jennings ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ DeShawn Wynn ...... 2 2 0 0 0 12 Mason Crosby ...... 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/3 1/1 Brandon Jackson ...... 1 1 0 0 0 6 PACKERS ...... 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/3 1/1 James Jones ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS ...... 0/0 0/0 3/4 5/5 0/0 Donald Lee ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 Tracy White ...... 1 0 0 1 0 6 Crosby: (53G,37G,42G) (42N) (28G) (28G,44G,33G) PACKERS ...... 12 3 8 1 12/12 7/8 0 105 OPPONENTS ...... 6 0 6 0 6/6 8/9 0 66 Opponents: (33G,47G) (34N,48G,32G) (44G) (44G, 35G,48G) 2-Point Conversions: PACKERS 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0

Sacks: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 3.5, Aaron Kampman 2.5, Corey Williams 2, Ryan Pickett 1, PACKERS 9, OPPONENTS 8

RUSHING No YdsAvgLong TD Brandon Jackson ...... 38 97 2.6 9 1 DeShawn Wynn ...... 23 87 3.8 38t 2 Ryan Grant ...... 6 27 4.5 15 0 Jon Ryan ...... 1 7 7.0 7 0 Vernand Morency ...... 1 2 2.0 2 0 Donald Driver ...... 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Brett Favre ...... 9 -2 -.2 3 0 PACKERS ...... 79217 2.7 38t 3 OPPONENTS ...... 95 425 4.5550

PASSING Att Cmp YdsCmp%Yds/Att TD TD%IntInt% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brett Favre ...... 170 112 1205 65.9 7.09 8 4.7 2 1.2 57t 8/50 97.3 PACKERS ...... 170 112 1205 65.9 7.09 8 4.7 21.257t8/5097.3 OPPONENTS ...... 148 83 992 56.16.7064.142.7 40 9/63 79.0 OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 18 2007 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Official totals - based on coaches’ film review, through Sept. 30 at Minnesota SPECIAL TEAMS

TotalSacks/ Int/ Fum For Pass Player TT FR FF Player Tackles Solo Asst Yards Yards Rec Fum Def Tracy White ...... 7 2 0 Nick Barnett ...... 42 30 12 0/0 2/40 0 0 3 Will Blackmon ...... 6 0 0 Atari Bigby ...... 36 30 6 0/0 1/1 0 1 2 Jarrett Bush ...... 6 1 0 A.J. Hawk ...... 35 16 19 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Jason Hunter ...... 6 0 0 Nick Collins ...... 23 14 9 0/0 0/0 0 0 2 John Kuhn ...... 4 0 0 Charles Woodson ...... 20 18 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 Atari Bigby ...... 3 0 0 Aaron Kampman ...... 18 13 5 2.5/19 0/0 0 1 0 Ryan Grant ...... 3 0 0 Ryan Pickett ...... 18 12 6 1.0/6.0 0/0 0 0 0 Desmond Bishop ...... 2 0 0 Brady Poppinga ...... 18 11 7 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Korey Hall ...... 2 0 0 Cullen Jenkins ...... 14 11 3 0/0 0/0 0 0 7 Mason Crosby ...... 1 0 0 Corey Williams ...... 14 9 5 2.0/9.0 1/9 0 0 1 Charlie Peprah ...... 1 0 1 Johnny Jolly ...... 14 4 10 0/0 0/0 1 0 3 Frank Walker ...... 1 0 0 Al Harris ...... 12 11 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 2 Totals ...... 42 3 1 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 12 9 3 3.5/29 0/0 0 2 1 Jarrett Bush ...... 11 8 3 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 Special teams touchdowns (1): Colin Cole ...... 5230/00/00 0 1 Tracy White — fumble recovery in end zone vs. Will Blackmon ...... 110 0/00/00 0 1 Philadelphia (9/9) Aaron Rouse ...... 1010/00/00 0 0 Total ...... 294 199 95 9.0/63.04/501 4 29

MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES

Player Tackles Bubba Franks ...... 2 Chad Clifton ...... 1 Donald Driver ...... 1 Totals ...... 4

2007 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Mike McCarthy, second year Assistants: Winston Moss (Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers), Rock Gullickson (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator), Joe Philbin (Offensive Coordinator), Bob Sanders (Defensive Coordinator), Mike Stock (Special Teams Coordinator), Edgar Bennett (Running Backs), James Campen (Offensive Line), Tom Clements (Quarterbacks), Jerry Fontenot (Assistant Offensive Line), Carl Hairston (Defensive Ends), Ty Knott (Offensive Quality Control), Eric Lewis (Defensive Quality Control), Ben McAdoo (Tight Ends), Robert Nunn (Defensive Tackles), (Wide Receivers), Kurt Schottenheimer (Secondary), Shawn Slocum (Assistant Special Teams), Lionel Washington (Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks) Pg. 19  CHICAGO at GREEN BAY; OCT. 7, 2007 NFL No ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Exp College High School Hometown 78 Barbre, Allen ...... G 6-4 300 6/22/84 R Missouri Southern St. Granby, Mo. 56 Barnett, Nick ...... LB 6-2 232 5/27/81 5 Oregon State Fontana, Calif. 20 Bigby, Atari ...... S 5-11 211 9/19/81 2 Central Florida Miami, Fla. 55 Bishop, Desmond ...... LB 6-2 241 7/24/84 R California Fairfield, Calif. 27 Blackmon, Will ...... CB 6-0 202 10/27/84 2 Boston College Warwick, R.I. 19 Bodiford, Shaun ...... WR 5-11 186 5/4/82 2 Portland State Federal Way, Wash. 24 Bush, Jarrett ...... CB 6-0 197 5/21/84 2 Utah State Vacaville, Calif. 76 Clifton, Chad ...... T 6-5 320 6/26/76 8 Tennessee Martin, Tenn. 90 Cole, Colin ...... DT 6-1 315 6/24/80 3 Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 73 Colledge, Daryn ...... G 6-4 305 2/11/82 2 Boise State North Pole, Alaska 36 Collins, Nick ...... S 5-11 200 8/16/83 3 Bethune-Cookman Cross City, Fla. 62 Coston, Junius ...... T/G 6-3 313 11/5/83 3 North Carolina A&T Raleigh, N.C. 2 Crosby, Mason ...... K 6-1 212 9/3/84 R Colorado Georgetown, Texas 60 Davis, Rob ...... LS 6-3 284 12/10/68 12 Shippensburg Greenbelt, Md. 80 Driver, Donald ...... WR 6-0 190 2/2/75 9 Alcorn State , Texas 4 Favre, Brett ...... QB 6-2 222 10/10/69 17 Southern Mississippi Kiln, Miss. 88 Franks, Bubba ...... TE 6-6 265 1/6/78 8 Miami (Fla.) Big Spring, Texas 94 Gbaja-Biamila, Kabeer ...... DE 6-4 247 9/24/77 8 San Diego State Los Angeles, Calif. 25 Grant, Ryan ...... RB 6-1 224 12/9/82 1 Notre Dame Ramsey, N.J. 35 Hall, Korey ...... FB 6-0 236 8/5/83 R Boise State Glenns Ferry, Idaho 91 Harrell, Justin ...... DT 6-4 310 2/14/84 R Tennessee Martin, Tenn. 31 Harris, Al ...... CB 6-1 188 12/7/74 10 Texas A&M-Kingsville Pompano Beach, Fla. 50 Hawk, A.J...... LB 6-1 247 1/6/84 2 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio 57 Hunter, Jason ...... DE 6-4 250 8/28/83 2 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. 32 Jackson, Brandon ...... RB 5-10 212 10/2/85 R Nebraska Horn Lake, Miss. 77 Jenkins, Cullen ...... DE 6-2 303 1/20/81 4 Central Michigan Belleville, Mich. 85 Jennings, Greg ...... WR 5-11 197 9/21/83 2 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 97 Jolly, Johnny ...... DT 6-3 312 2/21/83 2 Texas A&M Houston, Texas 89 Jones, James ...... WR 6-1 207 3/31/84 R San Jose State San Jose, Calif. 74 Kampman, Aaron ...... DE 6-4 270 11/30/79 6 Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa 30 Kuhn, John ...... FB 6-0 250 9/9/82 2 Shippensburg York, Pa. 86 Lee, Donald ...... TE 6-4 248 8/31/80 5 Mississippi State Maben, Miss. 82 Martin, Ruvell ...... WR 6-4 210 8/10/82 2 Saginaw Valley State Muskegon, Mich. 75 Moll, Tony ...... T 6-5 304 8/23/83 2 Nevada Sonoma, Calif. 96 Montgomery, Michael ...... DE 6-5 265 8/18/83 3 Texas A&M Center, Texas 34 Morency, Vernand ...... RB 5-10 212 2/4/80 3 Oklahoma State Miami, Fla. 95 Muir, Daniel ...... DT 6-2 298 9/12/83 R Kent State Riverdale, Md. 26 Peprah, Charlie ...... S 5-11 202 2/24/83 2 Alabama Plano, Texas 79 Pickett, Ryan ...... DT 6-2 322 10/8/79 7 Ohio State Zephyrhills, Fla. 51 Poppinga, Brady ...... LB 6-3 245 9/21/79 3 Brigham Young Evanston, Wyo. 12 Rodgers, Aaron ...... QB 6-2 223 12/2/83 3 California Chico, Calif. 37 Rouse, Aaron ...... S 6-4 223 1/8/84 R Virginia Tech Virginia Beach, Va. 9 Ryan, Jon ...... P 6-0 202 11/26/81 2 Regina (Canada) Regina, Saskatchewan 72 Spitz, Jason ...... G/C 6-3 300 12/19/82 2 Louisville Jacksonville, Fla. 65 Tauscher, Mark ...... T 6-3 315 6/17/77 8 Wisconsin Auburndale, Wis. 69 Thompson, Orrin ...... T 6-6 322 11/11/82 1 Duke Charlotte, N.C. 41 Walker, Frank ...... CB 5-11 196 8/6/81 5 Tuskegee Tuskegee, Ala. 63 Wells, Scott ...... C 6-2 295 1/7/81 4 Tennessee Brentwood, Tenn. 59 White, Tracy ...... LB 6-0 234 4/14/81 5 Howard St. Stephens, S.C. 99 Williams, Corey ...... DT 6-4 313 8/17/80 4 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. 38 Williams, Tramon ...... CB 5-11 182 3/16/83 1 Louisiana Tech Napoleonville, La. 21 Woodson, Charles ...... CB 6-1 200 10/7/76 10 Michigan Fremont, Ohio 42 Wynn, DeShawn ...... RB 5-10 232 10/9/83 R Florida Cincinnati, Ohio

Practice Squad 11 Clowney, David ...... WR 6-0 188 7/7/85 R Virginia Tech Delray Beach, Fla. 83 Francies, Chris ...... WR 6-1 193 7/26/82 2 Texas-El Paso Houston, Texas 53 Havner, Spencer ...... LB 6-3 244 2/2/83 1 UCLA Grass Valley, Calif. 17 Jones, Onrea ...... WR 5-11 201 12/22/83 R Hampton Williamsburg, Va. 48 Krause, Ryan ...... TE 6-3 244 6/16/81 4 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. 68 Patrick, Chris ...... G 6-4 302 8/22/84 R Nebraska Ithaca, Mich. 67 Stephenson, Cameron ...... G 6-3 315 6/18/83 R Rutgers Hawthorne, Calif. 45 White, Corey ...... FB 6-1 239 10/1/85 R Alabama-Birmingham Bessemer, Ala.

International Practice Squad 47 Bjork, Carl-Johan ...... LB 6-0 247 2/26/82 1 No College Stockholm, Sweden

Injured Reserve (out for season) 29 Culver, Tyrone ...... S 6-1 200 7/6/83 2 Fresno State shoulder: Sept. 1 23 Herron, Noah ...... RB 5-11 218 4/3/82 3 Northwestern knee: Sept. 2 52 Hodge, Abdul ...... LB 6-0 229 9/9/82 2 Iowa knee: Sept. 1 18 Holiday, Carlyle ...... WR 6-2 217 10/4/81 2 Notre Dame knee: Sept. 15 84 Humphrey, Tory ...... TE 6-2 250 1/20/83 2 Central Michigan ankle: Aug. 3 6 Lonie, David ...... P 6-5 210 5/6/79 1 California ankle: July 31 64 Palmer, Tony ...... G 6-2 311 2/23/83 2 Missouri neck: Sept. 20 39 Powdrell, Ryan ...... FB 5-11 254 12/20/83 R Southern California knee: Aug. 27 70 Walter, Tyson ...... G 6-4 300 3/17/78 6 Ohio State toe: Sept. 1 OCT. 7, 2007; CHICAGO at GREEN BAY  Pg. 20 NFL How Reg. season No NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired GP/GS/DNP/IA 2 Mason Crosby ...... K 6-1 212 23 R Colorado D6c-07 4/0/0/0 4 Brett Favre ...... QB 6-2 222 37 17 Southern Mississippi T-92 (Atl) 4/4/0/0 9 Jon Ryan ...... P 6-0 202 25 2 Regina (Canada) FA-06 4/0/0/0 12 Aaron Rodgers ...... QB 6-2 223 23 3 California D1-05 0/0/4/0 19 Shaun Bodiford ...... WR 5-11 186 25 2 Portland State FA-07 1/0/0/0 20 Atari Bigby ...... S 5-11 211 26 2 Central Florida FA-06 4/4/0/0 21 Charles Woodson ...... CB 6-1 200 31 10 Michigan UFA-06 (Oak) 4/4/0/0 24 Jarrett Bush ...... CB 6-0 197 23 2 Utah State W-06 (Car) 4/0/0/0 25 Ryan Grant ...... RB 6-1 224 24 1 Notre Dame T-07 (NYG) 3/0/1/0 26 Charlie Peprah ...... S 5-11 202 24 2 Alabama W-06 (NYG) 4/0/0/0 27 Will Blackmon ...... CB 6-0 202 22 2 Boston College D4b-06 4/0/0/0 30 John Kuhn ...... FB 6-0 250 25 2 Shippensburg W-07 (Pitt) 4/0/0/0 31 Al Harris ...... CB 6-1 188 32 10 Texas A&M-Kingsville T-03 (Phil) 4/4/0/0 32 Brandon Jackson ...... RB 5-10 212 22 R Nebraska D2-07 3/3/0/1 34 Vernand Morency ...... RB 5-10 212 27 3 Oklahoma State T-06 (Hou) 1/0/0/3 35 Korey Hall ...... FB 6-0 236 24 R Boise State D6a-07 4/3/0/0 36 Nick Collins ...... S 5-11 200 24 3 Bethune-Cookman D2a-05 4/4/0/0 37 Aaron Rouse ...... S 6-4 223 23 R Virginia Tech D3b-07 1/0/0/3 38 Tramon Williams ...... CB 5-11 182 24 1 Louisiana Tech FA-06 4/0/0/0 41 Frank Walker ...... CB 5-11 196 26 5 Tuskegee UFA-07 (NYG) 1/0/2/1 42 DeShawn Wynn ...... RB 5-10 232 23 R Florida D7a-07 4/1/0/0 50 A.J. Hawk ...... LB 6-1 247 23 2 Ohio State D1-06 4/4/0/0 51 Brady Poppinga ...... LB 6-3 245 28 3 Brigham Young D4b-05 4/4/0/0 55 Desmond Bishop ...... LB 6-2 241 23 R California D6b-07 2/0/1/1 56 Nick Barnett ...... LB 6-2 232 26 5 Oregon State D1-03 4/4/0/0 57 Jason Hunter ...... DE 6-4 250 24 2 Appalachian State FA-06 4/0/0/0 59 Tracy White ...... LB 6-0 234 26 5 Howard FA-06 4/0/0/0 60 Rob Davis ...... LS 6-3 284 38 12 Shippensburg FA-97 4/0/0/0 62 Junius Coston ...... T/G 6-3 313 23 3 North Carolina A&T D5a-05 4/3/0/0 63 Scott Wells ...... C 6-2 295 26 4 Tennessee FA-04 (D7-04) 4/4/0/0 65 Mark Tauscher ...... T 6-3 315 30 8 Wisconsin D7a-00 4/4/0/0 69 Orrin Thompson ...... T 6-6 322 24 1 Duke FA-07 0/0/1/1 72 Jason Spitz ...... G/C 6-3 300 24 2 Louisville D3b-06 3/1/1/0 73 Daryn Colledge ...... G 6-4 305 25 2 Boise State D2a-06 4/4/0/0 74 Aaron Kampman ...... DE 6-4 270 27 6 Iowa D5a-02 4/4/0/0 75 Tony Moll ...... T 6-5 304 24 2 Nevada D5b-06 0/0/1/3 76 Chad Clifton ...... T 6-5 320 31 8 Tennessee D2-00 4/4/0/0 77 Cullen Jenkins ...... DE 6-2 303 26 4 Central Michigan FA-04 4/3/0/0 78 Allen Barbre ...... G 6-4 300 23 R Missouri Southern St. D4-07 1/0/0/3 79 Ryan Pickett ...... DT 6-2 322 27 7 Ohio State UFA-06 (StL) 4/4/0/0 80 Donald Driver ...... WR 6-0 190 32 9 Alcorn State D7b-99 4/4/0/0 82 Ruvell Martin ...... WR 6-4 210 25 2 Saginaw Valley State FA-06 4/1/0/0 85 Greg Jennings ...... WR 5-11 197 24 2 Western Michigan D2b-06 2/2/0/2 86 Donald Lee ...... TE 6-4 248 27 5 Mississippi State FA-05 4/3/0/0 88 Bubba Franks ...... TE 6-6 265 29 8 Miami (Fla.) D1-00 4/0/0/0 89 James Jones ...... WR 6-1 207 23 R San Jose State D3a-07 4/3/0/0 90 Colin Cole ...... DT 6-1 315 27 3 Iowa FA-04 4/0/0/0 91 Justin Harrell ...... DT 6-4 310 23 R Tennessee D1-07 0/0/0/4 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... DE 6-4 247 30 8 San Diego State FA-00 (D5a-00) 4/1/0/0 95 Daniel Muir ...... DT 6-2 298 24 R Kent State FA-07 0/0/0/4 96 Michael Montgomery ...... DE 6-5 265 24 3 Texas A&M D6a-05 0/0/0/4 97 Johnny Jolly ...... DT 6-3 312 24 2 Texas A&M D6a-06 4/3/0/0 99 Corey Williams ...... DT 6-4 313 27 4 Arkansas State D6-04 4/1/0/0

Practice Squad 11 David Clowney ...... WR 6-0 188 22 R Virginia Tech D5-07 0/0/0/0 17 Onrea Jones ...... WR 5-11 201 23 R Hampton FA-07 0/0/0/0 45 Corey White ...... FB 6-1 239 22 R Alabama-Birmingham FA-07 0/0/0/0 48 Ryan Krause ...... TE 6-3 244 26 4 Nebraska-Omaha FA-07 0/0/0/0 53 ...... LB 6-3 244 24 1 UCLA FA-07 0/0/0/0 67 Cameron Stephenson ...... G 6-3 315 24 R Rutgers FA-07 0/0/0/0 68 Chris Patrick ...... G 6-4 302 23 R Nebraska FA-07 0/0/0/0 83 Chris Francies ...... WR 6-1 193 25 2 Texas-El Paso FA-06 0/0/0/0

International Practice Squad 47 Carl-Johan Bjork ...... LB 6-0 247 25 1 No College FA-07 0/0/0/0

Injured Reserve (out for season) 6 David Lonie ...... P 6-5 210 28 1 California FA-07 ankle: July 31 18 Carlyle Holiday ...... WR 6-2 217 26 2 Notre Dame W-06 (Ari) knee: Sept. 15 23 Noah Herron ...... RB 5-11 218 25 3 Northwestern FA-05 knee: Sept. 2 29 Tyrone Culver ...... S 6-1 200 24 2 Fresno State D6b-06 shoulder: Sept. 1 39 Ryan Powdrell ...... FB 5-11 254 23 R Southern California FA-07 knee: Aug. 27 52 Abdul Hodge ...... LB 6-0 229 25 2 Iowa D3a-06 knee: Sept. 1 64 Tony Palmer ...... G 6-2 311 24 2 Missouri W-06 (StL) neck: Sept. 20 70 Tyson Walter ...... G 6-4 300 29 6 Ohio State FA-06 toe: Sept. 1 84 Tory Humphrey ...... TE 6-2 250 24 2 Central Michigan FA-05 ankle: Aug. 3