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VOL VII; NO. 15 GREEN BAY, NOV. 1, 2005 EIGHTH GAME

PITTSBURGH (5-2) at GREEN BAY (1-6) AND IN 1992: Pittsburgh’s 1992 trip to Lambeau Field was a milestone Sunday, Nov. 6 z Lambeau Field z 3:15 p.m. CST z CBS game, too. It marked the first NFL start for . XFavre also used the occasion to launch an NFL-record for consecutive THIS WEEK’S NOTABLE STORYLINES: starts by a , 212 entering the weekend, Since that day, a 17- XUnder the leadership of Head Coach 3 win over rookie head coach Bill Cowher, 187 other have and quarterback Brett Favre, the Packers continue started an NFL game, including the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger. The to exhibit a steady outlook in their approach and 49ers’ Alex Smith joined the list Oct. 9. perspective — something highly unexpected given XDuring the 2005 season, four quarterbacks have made their first NFL the team’s 1-6 start and substantial injuries. starts: Brooks Bollinger (N.Y. Jets), Kyle Orton (), Alex Smith XThe Steelers return to Lambeau Field for the first (San Francisco) and J.P. Losman (Buffalo). time in a decade. It’s also the teams’ first meeting XAlso, 20 NFL teams during the period have started at least 10 quarter- in seven years. In 2001 during the final year of the backs. During the ‘05 campaign, the following have made a starting old NFL scheduling format, Pittsburgh was the debut with their respective teams: Jeff Garcia (Detroit), Trent Dilfer only AFC Central team that did not play Green Bay, (Cleveland), Kyle Orton (Chicago), J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb a quirk the league hoped to avoid in its new sched- (Buffalo), Gus Frerotte (Miami), Drew Bledsoe (Dallas), Kurt Warner uling rotation. (Arizona) and Brooks Bollinger (N.Y. Jets). Orton became the 20th quar- XThe two previous Lambeau Field games that fea- terback to start a Bears game, most in the NFL, during Favre’s streak. tured the Steelers represent two of the most mem- XThe NFL’s best teams since Sept. 27, 1992: orable contests during the Brett Favre era. Super Playoff XThe matchup features a pair of Notre Dame run- Club W L T Pct Bowls App ning backs who took contrasting routes to reach Green Bay 136 76 0 .642 2 10 the prominent roles they’ll play Sunday: Jerome Pittsburgh 132 79 1 .625 1 9 Bettis and Tony Fisher. Denver 129 84 0 .606 2 7 San Francisco 126 86 0 .594 1 9 NATIONAL TELEVISION: CBS Sports, with the network’s flagship Kansas City 124 88 0 .585 0 6 voice Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and former quarterback Phil Simms (color) in the booth, Lance Barrow (producer) and Mike Arnold OUTSTANDING STARTS: Bill Cowher and Mike Sherman each posted (director) in the truck, and Bonnie Bernstein on the sidelines, will air the a 53-27-0 start in their respective first five regular seasons as an NFL contest to a national audience as the anchor of CBS’s doubleheader week- coach. Only four others fared better, among those who launched their end. The network, which is one signifcant reason why teams like the careers after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger: Packers are still operating today, is in Year No. 46 covering the National Head Coach, Club Years W L T Pct. Football League. Chuck Knox, LARm 1973-77 ...... 54 15 1 .779 George Seifert, SF 1989-93 ...... 62 18 0 .775 PACKERS RADIO: ’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games Joe Gibbs, Was 1981-85 ...... 51 22 0 .699 since 1929, heads up the 62-station , with versatile Mike Ditka, ChiB 1982-86 ...... 50 23 0 .685 (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry Bill Cowher, Pit 1992-96 ...... 53 27 0 .663 McCarren (color). Spanning five states, the network covers 50 markets in Mike Sherman, GB 2000-04 ...... 53 27 0 .663 the upper Midwest. The broadcast also is available to NFL Field Pass sub- scribers on packers.com. SCHEDULE & RESULTS

NATIONAL RADIO: Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Bob Trumpy (color) Sun., Sept. 11 at ...... L, 3-17 (61,877) will call the action on the Westwood One Radio Network. Sun., Sept. 18 CLEVELAND BROWNS ...... L, 24-26 (70,400) Sun., Sept. 25 ...... L, 16-17 (70,518) Mon., Oct. 3 at ...... L, 29-32 (73,657) ONE DECADE LATER: Bill Cowher was the Steelers’ head coach and Sun., Oct. 9 ...... W, 52-3 (70,580) Brett Favre was Green Bay’s quarterback, but not much has remained the Sun., Oct. 16 Open Date ...... same since Pittsburgh’s last trip to Green Bay, Dec. 24, 1995. Even vener- Sun., Oct. 23 at ...... L, 20-23 (64,278) able Lambeau Field has undergone a $295 million renovation. Sun., Oct. 30 at ...... L, 14-21 (65,940) Sun., Nov. 6 ...... 3:15 p.m. CBS XOn that occasion nearly 10 years ago, the Packers clinched their first of Sun., Nov. 13 at ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX three straight division titles under , with a 24-19 win. Mon., Nov. 21 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) ...... 8 p.m. ABC Green Bay won on a defensive stand in the closing minutes. Led by Sun., Nov. 27 at ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX defensive coordinator , Green Bay dramatically stopped Sun., Dec. 4 at ...... 12 noon FOX Pittsburgh on the first three goal-to-go snaps. The Steelers, though, Sun., Dec. 11 DETROIT LIONS ...... 7:30 p.m. ESPN caught a break on fourth down when a defender slipped, but Yancey Mon., Dec. 19 at ...... 8 p.m. ABC Thigpen dropped Neil O’Donnell’s would-be game-winning touchdown Sun., Dec. 25 CHICAGO BEARS ...... 4 p.m. FOX pass. Sun., Jan. 1 ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX Pg. 2 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY NICE TO BE IN NOVEMBER: No question, the Packers are putting THE DOPE ON September and October behind them as they change the calendar this morning. And with good reason, because only two other teams — last THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: year’s representatives — have a better regular-season record Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Nov. 1 and later since Mike Sherman’s first year as Packers Head Coach All-time regular season: 18-12-0 (2000-04, courtesy Elias Sports Bureau): All-time, Lambeau Field: 2-2-0 Club W L T Pct Streaks: Packers have won two of last three; Philadelphia Eagles ...... 35 9 0 .795 Steelers have won five of last seven New England Patriots ...... 33 10 0 .767 Last meeting: Nov. 9, 1998, ; Steelers won, 27-20 ...... 33 11 0 .750 Last meeting, : Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 31 13 1 .700 Dec. 24, 1995, Lambeau Field; Packers won, 24-19 Baltimore Ravens ...... 28 15 0 .651 ...... 27 16 0 .628 COACHES CAPSULES St. Louis Rams ...... 27 17 0 .614 Mike Sherman: 56-37-0, .602, sixth NFL season, sixth with Packers ...... 27 18 0 .600 Bill Cowher: 143-88-1, .619, 14th NFL season, 14th with Steelers ...... 24 17 0 .585 Head to Head: first meeting Seattle Seahawks ...... 25 19 0 .568 vs. Opponent: Sherman 0-0 vs. Steelers, Cowher 1-2 vs. Packers

FAVRE, BRADSHAW AMONG BEST HOME QBs: Top home MIKE SHERMAN…Is in his sixth year as the Packers’ 13th head coach. XIs no stranger to adversity, having overcome several hurdles each of the records among starting quarterbacks who began their careers after the past three seasons to win a trio of NFC North titles. Adversity is again 1970 AFL-NFL merger (minimum 100 starts; regular season marks): in the Packers’ path this season. Starter, Team(s) W L T Pct XSince the 1993 collective bargaining agreement, teams have made 84 Joe Montana, SF-KC ...... 117 47 0 .713 coaching changes and only Sherman’s tenure has produced winning Terry Bradshaw, Pit ...... 107 51 0 .677 records in each of its first five seasons. Ken Stabler, Oak-HouO-NO ...... 96 49 1 .661 XOver their first five regular seasons as an NFL coach, since 1970 only Steve Young, TB-SF ...... 94 49 0 .657 Chuck Knox, George Seifert, Joe Gibbs and Mike Ditka produced better Brett Favre, GB ...... 136 72 0 .654 records than Sherman (53-27, .663). XIn 2004, his team became only the ninth in NFL history to reach the OTHER STEELERS MEMORIES: In addition to Favre, previous games playoffs after a 1-4 start. against Pittsburgh carry significance to two Packers Pro Bowlers. XHas led the Packers to three straight division titles and four consecu- XGreen Bay’s starting center Mike Flanagan, the epitome of heart and tive playoff appearances. resiliency, saw his career nearly end before it really began during a 1996 XIs 6-0 against teams in the Super Bowl the previous season. preseason contest vs. Pittsburgh. While blocking on the opening kickoff, a Steelers player broke both bones in his lower right leg, ending his BILL COWHER…Became the 15th head coach in Steelers history when he rookie year. After muscle and nerve damage associated with the injury replaced Chuck Noll, Jan. 21, 1992. were slow to respond, he missed another campaign, 1997, before mak- XIn 1995, at age 38, he became the youngest coach to lead his team to ing his NFL debut in 1998. Five years later, Flanagan made the Pro Bowl. a Super Bowl. XFullback William Henderson, like Willie Parker a product of North XOnly the second coach in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs in Carolina, made his first NFL start in that memorable Christmas Eve clash each of his first six seasons as head coach, joining Paul Brown. vs. Pittsburgh in 1995. XDuring Cowher’s 20-year coaching career, teams he has been associat- ed with have made the postseason 15 times. XBegan his NFL career as a free-agent linebacker with the Philadelphia DIVISION TITLES DON’T GROW ON TREES: Across the NFL since Eagles in 1979, and then signed with the Cleveland Browns the follow- 1995, only the Steelers have won as many division titles as the Packers: ing year. Cowher played three seasons (1980-82) in Cleveland before being traded back to the Eagles, where he played two more years 6 Green Bay ...... NFC Central 1995-97, NFC North 2002-04 (1983-84). Pittsburgh . . . .AFC Central 1995-97, 2001; AFC North 2002, 2004 XBegan his coaching career in 1985 at age 28 under Marty 5 New England ...... AFC East 1996-97, 2001, 2003-04 Schottenheimer with the Browns. He was the Browns’ special teams 4 Philadelphia ...... NFC East 2001-04 coach in 1985-86 and secondary coach in 1987-88 before following 3 Dallas ...... NFC East 1995-96, 1998 Schottenheimer to the Chiefs in 1989 as defensive coordinator. Kansas City ...... AFC West 1995, 1997, 2003 Oakland ...... AFC West 2000-02 THE PACKERS-STEELERS SERIES: Sunday’s contest will be a rare St. Louis ...... NFC West 1999, 2001, 2003 matchup. Once annual adversaries, back in the 1940s, they met just San Francisco ...... NFC West 1995, 1997, 2002 three times in the '90s and have played only six times since 1975. XTheir most recent Green Bay encounter was memorable, however — MORALE AND FORTITUDE: The Packers are 1-6 and if the season one in which the Packers clinched their first NFC Central Division title ended today would own the league’s No. 1 draft choice. Injuries have ended in 23 years with a heart-stopping, 24-19 victory over the Steelers in the seasons of Pro Bowlers and — two of their their 1995 season finale at Lambeau Field. top three offensive weapons from 2004 — as well as backup RB Najeh XTheir first meeting in the '90s also is noteworthy for another reason. Davenport, forcing No. 3 back Tony Fisher into the starter’s role. And, with The day on which Brett Favre became the Packers' starting quarter- WR Robert Ferguson out with a sprained knee, sparkplug Antonio back (Sept. 27, 1992), it saw the second-year field general escort the Green and Gold to a 17-3 win over Pittsburgh, also in Lambeau Field. Two years after he co-founded the Packers with , XSunday’s encounter will be the 31st in a series dating back to 1933 — George Calhoun began writing a piece called The Dope Sheet, when the Steelers were known as the Pirates. The Packers own an 18- which served as the official press release and game program of the 12 advantage in the rivalry. “Acme” Packers from 1921-24. NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY z Pg. 3 Chatman, the No. 4 out of training camp, is now Brett Favre’s No. NOTABLE CONNECTIONS…Head Coach Mike Sherman, who began 2 target. So, how do the Packers feel about the rest of their season? coaching at the high-school level, got his first college job in 1981, as a XWell, whether the Packers miss the playoffs or somehow rebound to part-time coach at the University of Pittsburgh…Steelers defensive coor- capture the division title, no one will question whether they had the best dinator Dick LeBeau spent four years on ’s Green Bay staff from 1976-79…Packers special teams coordinator John Bonamego was born attitude given their circumstances at this point in the 2005 season. Why in Waynesboro, Pa. …Secondary/safeties coach Joe Baker began his such a positive outlook? coaching career at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University…Wide receivers XMaybe it’s the fact that the team has had a legitimate chance to win each coach James Franklin played quarterback at East Stroudsburg and set of its six losses — losing four of them by a combined nine points. No seven school records as a senior, before launching his career as a coach one has blown out the Packers. “A lot of almosts,” Sherman said. “This at Kutztown (Pa.) and East Stroudsburg…Steelers LB Clint Kriewaldt is a has been the almost season.” product of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point…Tight ends coach XBrett Favre admits he has never experienced a season like this, not even Joe Philbin spent four years coaching at Allegheny College. in Pop Warner. But how many other leaders in the NFL would’ve had their team on the verge of tying a game after throwing that LAST MEETING: Nov. 9, 1998, Three Rivers Stadium; Steelers won, 27-20. ended five straight drives? Favre did, moments before an intoxicated fan XIn arrears 27-0 to the Steelers in the third quarter, the Packers found interrupted his concentration and gave the Bengals a critical break. that imposing differential too big a mountain to climb. But, in the final X“This is not something I’m used to,” Favre said. “But I consider this a analysis, not by much. challenge. They’re not going to cancel the rest of our season. I’ve got to XWith 2 minutes remaining in the game and the Steelers facing a third- lead by example. Hopefully, years from now some of the guys will say I and-5 at the Green Bay 36-yard line, an outside chance remained. But, learned a lot from that guy and that’s the only way to play.” just seconds later, all hopes they might have entertained of getting the XSherman won’t allow his players or coaches to use anything even football back and having Brett Favre preside over a typically miraculous resembling an excuse. After all, he said, the Packers are still expected to finish evaporated when Steelers running back Jerome Bettis swept left win, no matter who is on the field. end for a 12-yard gain and a first down, permitting Pittsburgh to run X"I attribute it to the fact that we're not allowed to quit,” Sherman said. out the clock. “We're not going to give up. We're going to go into this next week and XThat development put an end to one of the most memorable come- get prepared. We are going to practice hard. We're going to practice backs in recent Packers history. It was launched under highly inauspi- Friday with some humor and laughter. We'll go to work next week. cious circumstances, which found the Steelers leading 27-3, in pos- Tomorrow with be a tough day for them. Wednesday with be a little bit session of the football at the Packers' 4-yard line and poised for the kill. shaky as it was last week, but you can't hang onto it. There's not time to XPittsburgh had substituted Mike Tomczak for starter Kordell Stewart at feel sorry for yourself. What will make you feel better is to win a ball quarterback, presumably with the intention of having Tomczak throw a game. That's our objective. I have zero concern about this team giving scoring pass to Stewart, a highly versatile athlete. Defensive ends up, and competing, and trying and doing everything they can to win. And and Keith McKenzie combined to thwart that plan, how- I have zero concern about them making excuses. As I told them after this ever. The "Minister of Defense" burst through to sack Tomczak, forcing game, this has nothing to do with injuries. We turned the ball over too a , and McKenzie, picking up the loose ball, cantered 88 yards many times and didn't get off the field on third down." for a record-breaking touchdown - the longest run with a fumble in the Packers' 78-year NFL history. Third-year ‘Mike’ linebacker XAn attempt at a two-point conversion was unproductive when Favre's BARNETT LOOKS FOR 400: pass, intended for in the end zone, was incomplete. stands just eight tackles from 400 career. XThe defense then took a strong hand in the proceedings, quickly forc- XBarnett, the Packers’ first-round selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, is bid- ing the Steelers to punt following the kickoff. Here Favre found his ding to become the first Green Bay player ever recorded to lead the team rhythm and proceeded to direct a 10-play, 74-yard scoring drive capped by Raymont Harris' 2-yard run into the left corner of the end IN THE LEAGUE zone. This time the two-point conversion was successful, Favre finding RANKINGS — in the end zone and suddenly the Packers had narrowed it to 27-17. XThe Green and Gold next pulled off a successful onside kick, Longwell GREEN BAY (Team) PITTSBURGH (Team) deftly executing the maneuver, which found Jeff Thomason recovering Category NFC NFL Category AFC NFL the football at the Green Bay 39-yard line. Favre put together another Turnover Margin (-7) ...... 12 26 Turnover Margin (+6) ...... 5t 7t profitable drive, a 42-yard push that led to a 37-yard Longwell field goal Total Offense (330.9) ...... 7 14 Total Offense (310.7) ...... 11 23 and trimmed the deficit to 27-20. As expected, the Packers essayed Rushing (72.9) ...... 14 30 Rushing (131.3) ...... 3 5 another onside kick. But this time, the Steelers recovered the leather at Passing (258.0) ...... 3 4t Passing (179.4) ...... 13 25 the Green Bay 41-yard line. On first down, nose tackle Total Defense (308.3) ...... 8 15 Total Defense (299.3) ...... 4 9 vs. Rush (100.9) ...... 5 10 vs. Rush (87.4) ...... 2 5 held the Steelers' bulky Jerome Bettis to a 3-yard gain. And, on second vs. Pass (207.4) ...... 9 18 vs. Pass (211.9) ...... 11 20 down, Reggie White limited him to a two-yard advance. Third-Down Offense (46.0%) . .2 3 Third-Down Offense (31.6%) .14t 29t XOn third-and-5, however, Bettis swept around the Packers' right flank Third-Down Defense (41.3%) .11 24 Third-Down Defense (43.4%) .16 29 for a 12-yard gain and, with only 1:14 left, Stewart proceeded to run out Red-Zone Offense (63.2%) . . . .4 6 Red-Zone Offense (60.0%) . . . .4 10 the clock in two plays and seal Green Bay's fate. Red-Zone Defense (60.0%) . .15 28 Red-Zone Defense (47.6%) . . .3t 9t

LAST MEETING, LAMBEAU FIELD: Dec. 24, 1995, Packers won, 24-19. GREEN BAY (Individual) PITTSBURGH (Individual) XThe Packers staged a critical defensive stand in the closing minutes as Category NFC NFL Category AFC NFL the Steelers had positioned themselves with a first-and-goal at the Rushing: A.Green (255) . . . . .17 35 Rushing: W.Parker (602) . . . . .6 11 Green Bay 5-yard line with 29 seconds to play. Neil O’Donnell saw his Passing: B.Favre (85.6) ...... 7 16 Passing: B.Roethlisberger (112.4) . . .1 1 Receptions: D.Driver (36) . . .11t 22t Receptions: H.Ward (29) . . . .21t 39t first two passes fall incomplete before rookie Kordell Stewart took a Rec. Yds.: D.Driver (532) . . . .11 15 Rec. Yds.: H.Ward (412) . . . .13 29 snap and was thrown for a 1-yard loss by LeRoy Butler. Sacks: K.Gbaja-Biamila & Sacks: C.Haggans & XThen, on fourth down with 16 seconds left, O’Donnell’s pass cleared a A.Kampman (2.5) . . .31t — J.Porter (4.0) ...... 11t 21t defender who had slipped and sailed in and out of Yancey Thigpen’s Interceptions: A.Harris & Interceptions: C.Hope (3) . . . .7t 9t hands, giving Green Bay its first division title since 1972 A.Carroll (2) ...... 7t 17t Pg. 4 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY in tackles over three consecutive seasons. FAVRE CAPTURES NO. 2: Brett Favre Sunday at Cincinnati reached the XThe Pro Bowl candidate leads the team with 96 stops (61 solo). respective No. NFL 2 rankings in passes and passing yards, both held by John Elway. TURNOVERS TELL THE STORY: During Mike Sherman’s tenure, XFavre already holds the No. 2 all-time rankings in touchdown passes turnovers — or lack of turnovers — have proven more telling than to any (391) and completions (4,480). Dan Marino is the NFL’s all-time leader other NFL team. Best regular-season records, 2000-05, when committing in both categories (420 TD passes, 4,967 completions). one turnover or less: XMost passes attempted, NFL history, entering this weekend: Green Bay ...... 38 4 .905 1) Dan Marino ...... 8,358 St. Louis ...... 22 3 .880 2) Brett Favre ...... 7,264 Indianapolis ...... 39 6 .867 3) John Elway ...... 7,250 Miami ...... 31 6 .838 4) Warren Moon ...... 6,823 New England ...... 38 9 .809 Pittsburgh ...... 39 10 .796 5) Vinny Testaverde ...... 6,483 Tennessee ...... 35 9 .795 6) Fran Tarkenton ...... 6,467 Denver ...... 37 10 .787 7) Drew Bledsoe ...... 6,293 8) Dan Fouts ...... 5,604 9) Joe Montana ...... 5,391 BENGALS HAVE NFC NORTH’S NUMBER: Cincinnati picked off 10) Dave Krieg ...... 5,311 Brett Favre five times in its win Sunday. Earlier this year, the Bengals intercepted five passes in a game against X XMost passing yards, NFL history, entering this weekend: both the Vikings’ Daunte Culpepper and the Bears’ Kyle Orton. 1) Dan Marino ...... 61,361 XOnly two other teams in NFL annals — both more than 50 years ago — 2) Brett Favre ...... 51,584 had five-INT games against three quarterbacks in a single season: the 3) John Elway ...... 51,475 1953 Detroit Lions (QBs Fred Enke, George Blanda and Charlie Conerly) 4) Warren Moon ...... 49,325 and the 1943 Packers (QBs Ronnie Cahill, Frankie Sinkwich, and Roy 5) Fran Tarkenton ...... 47,003 Zimmerman). 6) Vinny Testaverde ...... 44,939 7) Dan Fouts ...... 43,040 Favre’s streaks at a glance 8) Drew Bledsoe ...... 41,827 9) Joe Montana ...... 40,551 Active games streaks* Active starts streaks 10) Johnny Unitas ...... 40,239 215 Kendall Gammon, Pit-NO-KC 212 Brett Favre, GB 214 Brett Favre, GB 198 Will Shields, KC Four of the Packers’ last five 199 Will Shields, KC 151 Derrick Brooks, TB IT’S FOOTBALL, NOT HORSESHOES: 184 Lorenzo Neal, NO-NYJ-TB-Ten-Cin-SD 135 Jon Runyan, HouO-Ten-Phi losses have come by a combined margin of nine points. 183 Brent Alexander, Ari-Car-Pit-NYG 128 Jamie Sharper, Bal-HouT-Sea XThe Packers are no stranger to close games; they’re just not too com- fortable with being on the short end. Including four of seven contests in *does not include kickers 2005, nine of their last 15 games have been decided by a field goal or Favre streak breakdown: less. They were 4-1 in those games last year. This season, they’re 0-4. Games played, regular season ...... 214 XGreen Bay under Mike Sherman (2000-05) is still 13-8 in such games. Games started, regular season ...... 212 Games played, including postseason ...... 234 Games started, including postseason ...... 232

Best home records, 10-year stretch, NFL/AFL history Club 10-year span Home(s) W L T Pct Oakland 1967-76 ...... 60 8 2 .871 Green Bay 1993-2002 Lambeau Field, ...... 69 11 0 .863 Oakland 1968-77 Oakland Coliseum ...... 59 9 2 .857 Green Bay 1923-32 , ...... 51 6 6 .857 Green Bay 1924-33 Bellevue Park, City Stadium, ...... 50 6 6 .855 Pittsburgh 1971-80 Three Rivers Stadium ...... 63 11 0 .851 Green Bay 1994-2003 Lambeau Field, Milwaukee County Stadium ...... 68 12 0 .850 Green Bay 1922-31 , Bellevue Park, City Stadium ...... 50 7 6 .841 Pittsburgh 1972-81 Three Rivers Stadium ...... 63 12 0 .840 Green Bay 1992-2001 Lambeau Field, Milwaukee County Stadium ...... 68 13 0 .840 NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY z Pg. 5 STADIUM NO. 40: Brett Favre’s legendary career tour reached its 40th UNANSWERED: Lost in the aftermath of a heartbreaking loss Oct. 23 at stadium Oct. 30. Of those 40, 14 are either no longer standing or no longer Minnesota was the Packers’ streak of 69 unanswered points (52 vs. New in use by NFL teams: Miwaukee County Stadium, , Pontiac Orleans Oct. 9, and 17 Sunday at Minnesota). Silverdome, Houston , , Seattle , XElias Sports Bureau research indicates that the Packers’ streak was the Champaign Memorial Stadium, Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Foxboro longest in the NFL since 2000. Stadium, Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Washington RFK Stadium, XTennessee was the last club to reach 69, scoring 76 unanswered points Denver , Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium and from Dec. 10 to Dec. 25, 2000. Also that year, Jacksonville put up 75 Philadelphia . straight points from Nov. 26-Dec. 10 (continued on next page). XNo NFC team had as long of a streak since Detroit also scored 69 nine 1-6 IN TITLETOWN: Forgive Packers fans if they tend to come down years ago. harder on their team than fans in other cities. The club hasn’t had a losing XLongest single-season streaks of unanswered points, since 1990: record since 1991. And, figuring that an entire generation of fans aren’t old 86 Buffalo Sept. 13-27, 1992 enough to remember 1991, the team’s start is tough to swallow. 76 Tennessee Dec. 10-25, 2000 XBut don’t count out the Favre-led Packers, who have never grouped 75 Jacksonville Nov. 26-Dec. 10, 2000 themselves in the “most teams” category when facing adversity. 69 Green Bay Oct. 9-23, 2005 Detroit Sept. 22-Oct. 6, 1996 INJURIES: Rest assured, no one in the Packers’ building will use injuries Former AFC Central clubs Cincinnati and Pittsburgh as an excuse for losses, even though Green Bay players have missed 20 IT’S ABOUT TIME: combined starts due to injury. The Packers’ notable injuries to date in are on the Packers’ schedule for the first time since 1998, snapping Green 2005: Bay’s longest active series droughts, respectively. Games Starts Player Injury Missed Missed WHEN IN THE WORLD?: The Packers still haven’t met the newest ver- T Chad Clifton Ankle sprain 0 0 sion of the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Green Bay has gone there twice Sidelined most of 10/3 at Carolina, played through injury 10/9 vs. Saints in preseason, but won’t play a regular-season game at Cleveland until RB Broken ankle 2 1 Season ended 10/9 vs. Saints, in start for A.Green 2009, 10 years after the franchise resurfaced as an expansion club. SLB Na’il Diggs MCL, both knees 5 5 XThe Super Bowl champion New England Patriots haven’t been to Green Missed first two games recovering from 8/9 injury, then sustained same Bay since Oct. 1, 1979, a classic Monday night matchup won by the injury in other knee 10/3 at Carolina Packers, 27-14. The Patriots, who played in Milwaukee in 1988, will end WR Robert Ferguson Sprained LCL, knee 1 1 their Green Bay drought next season. Sustained 10/23 at Minnesota, out 2-4 weeks XThe Steelers opened their new stadium, Heinz Field, in 2001. The facili- C Mike Flanagan Hernia 2 2 ty will be eight years old before the Packers see it, in 2009. Aggravated 10/3 at Carolina, surgery, could returned at Cincinnati XSan Diego will next travel to Lambeau Field in 2007, 11 years after their TE Bubba Franks MCL/bruise, knee 2 3 Sustained 9/18 vs. Browns, saw one play 10/9 vs. Saints most recent regular-season visit, 1996. RB Ahman Green Quad. tendon 2 2 XBrett Favre and Reggie White hadn’t yet won a Super Bowl the last time Missed 10/9 win vs. Saints, season ended 10/23 at Minnesota the Packers played at Seattle, in 1996. However, including preseason S Earl Little Hamstring 3 0 and postseason, Seattle this New Year’s Day makes its fourth trip to Sustained 10/3 at Carolina, placed on injured reserve 10/29 Green Bay in three years. Incidentally, the Seahawks will host Green Bay WR Terrence Murphy Neck trauma 3 0 in 2006. Spent two nights in Carolina hospital after 10/3 injury WR Javon Walker Torn ACL, knee 6 6 Sustained in season opener, 9/11 at Detroit MARGIN OF VICTORY: None of the current Packers were alive the last time Green Bay was fortunate to win by as many as 49 points. In fact, the XA look at starters placed on injured reserve during each of Mike Packers haven’t been able to enjoy so much success on both sides of the Sherman’s first six seasons: ball since presided over their sideline. The five most one- 3 2002 T Chad Clifton, T Mark Tauscher, DE Joe Johnson sided wins in the history of the franchise: 2 2005 RB Ahman Green, WR Javon Walker Margin Date, Opponent Head Coach 2003 S Antuan Edwards, DE Joe Johnson 1. 53 points (56-3) Oct. 23, 1966, vs. Atlanta at Milw. Vince Lombardi 2001 S LeRoy Butler, DE John Thierry 2. 49 points (49-0) Sept. 30, 1962, vs. Chicago Bears Vince Lombardi 2000 LB Brian Williams, DT 49 points (49-0) Nov. 11, 1962, at Philadelphia Vince Lombardi 1 2004 C Mike Flanagan 49 points (52-3) Oct. 9, 2005, vs. New Orleans Mike Sherman 5. 48 points (55-7) Nov. 12, 1967, vs. Cleveland at Milw. Vince Lombardi STILL A NO-SACK ZONE: The Packers may be struggling with their rushing offense, but despite losing both starting guards to free agency, and WHAT’S AT STAKE: The Packers need to go at least 7-2 over their final Pro Bowl center Mike Flanagan for most of three games due to injury, the nine contests, starting Sunday, to keep alive the league’s longest active team has done extremely well protecting Brett Favre. streak of non-losing seasons. Longest stretches in NFL history: XThe Packers did not allow a sack over 150 passing attempts, a streak 21 ...... 1965-85 that covered most of four full games. It began after their first possession 16 ...... 1983-98 Oct. 3 at Carolina and ended on their last possession Oct. 30 at Oakland Raiders ...... 1965-80 Cincinnati. Only one NFL team has allowed fewer sacks in 2005: 15 ...... 1989-2003 5 Indianapolis Baltimore Colts ...... 1957-71 9 Green Bay Chicago Bears ...... 1930-44 10 New England 14 Green Bay Packers ...... 1934-47 Denver 13 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 1972-84 Carolina Green Bay Packers (current) ...... 1992-2004 12 Green Bay Packers ...... 1921-32 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY WHAT TO LOOK FOR SUNDAY & PACKERS REMAIN AMERICA’S TEAM: For the fourth straight sea- son, a Harris poll has dubbed Green Bay the league’s most popular football IN COMING WEEKS — team. The company in early September surveyed 2,242 adults who say they follow pro football, and asked them to name their two favorite football ANTONIO CHATMAN: teams. The Dallas Cowboys finished second in the poll. XNeeds two punt returns to surpass No. 5 Johnnie Gray (85) on the Packers’ all-time list, Chatman enters with 84. CATCHES DURING THE STREAK: Since Brett Favre launched his 211-game starting streak, an NFL record among quarterbacks, 73 players DONALD DRIVER: have caught at least one pass from him. Vonta Leach and Terrence Murphy XWith a catch, can extend his streak of games with a reception to 56. The joined the list Sept. 18. The latest, Donald Lee, joined the group with a 16- stretch is the fourth longest in Packers history. Next up on the list are yard TD catch in the team’s valiant comeback attempt Oct. 3 at Carolina. Hall of Famer (58), current running backs coach (60) and all-time leader Sterling Sharpe (103). THE INFIRMARY: The Packers’ training room in the days leading up to BUBBA FRANKS: the Saints game looked like a busy ER, with every available bed taken. In XNeeds two TD receptions at Lambeau Field to tie No. 3 Robert Brooks all, 13 players appeared on the club’s official injury report before the New (17) and five to tie No. 2 Sterling Sharpe (20) on the stadium’s all-time Orleans game. Not since Week 6 of the 2000 season, when the club listed list. Franks enters with 15 Lambeau Field TD receptions. 15 before a game at Detroit, has the team’s injury report been so long. KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA: BEST WISHES, ARNIE: This contest will mark the last Packers game XOn Green Bay’s all-time sacks list, needs 2.5 to surpass No. 2 Tim Harris covered by Wisconsin Associated Press sports editor Arnie Stapleton as a (55). Gbaja-Biamila enters with 53 career sacks, 15.5 shy of Reggie member of the Green Bay press corps. Stapleton, who has covered the White’s franchise record, 68.5. Packers for 12 seasons (1993-98, 2000-05), is moving to Denver to take a similar position. AL HARRIS: XNeeds five passes defensed for 100 career. Harris, who owns a team- leading 10 on the year, enters with 95.

RYAN LONGWELL: XNeeds two points for 1,000 career. Already Green Bay’s all-time leading scorer, Longwell enters with 998. NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY z Pg. 7 PITTSBURGH-GREEN BAY... PACKERS HAVE VIVID, REWARDING MEMORIES OF STEELERS’ LAST VISIT By Lee Remmel In any event, the last-minute success triggered a mem- Team Historian orable postseason for the Packers, who dispatched the Atlanta Falcons in a Wild Card playoff at Lambeau Field the It has been a decade since the Packers last engaged the following week, then eliminated the 49ers in a divisional Pittsburgh Steelers on Green Bay soil in a regular season playoff at San Francisco, 27-17, before falling to the Dallas matchup—a veritable eternity in professional sports. Cowboys in a 38-27 NFC Championship Game shootout in But next Sunday’s Lambeau Field matchup with the Pittsburgh “Big D.” Steelers renews fond and vivid memories of the Pennsylvanians’ They didn’t know it then but they were already on their most recent visit, in part because it was Christmas Eve (of 1995) way to New Orleans and Super Bowl XXXI (against the and in part because of what transpired on that cloudy afternoon, New England Patriots) the following year. when the wind chill was a relatively tolerable 9 degrees at kickoff, balmy weaher for a late December day in Titletown. * * * With a generous “contribution” from their guests on that occasion, the Packers managed to emerge with their most meaningful victory in the Now that “No. 4” has a 212-game starting streak to his credit, it seems history of the series, a rivalry launched in 1933 when the National that virtually every week the upcoming opponent reminds of another Football League was in only its 14th season. memorable “Brett Favre Story.” The Packers, having just registered a 47-yard field goal, Looking back, it was the Steelers who were providing the opposition were nurturing a tenuous lead in the fourth quarter—and essentially when Favre initiated that remarkable streak, taking over for the injured hanging on as Bill Cowher’s surging Steelers closed to within five points Don Majkowski on Sept. 27, 1992. on a 2-yard scoring run by Tim Lester at 5:11 of that final period. Favre, who had relieved the fallen Majkowski in the first quarter and The Green and Gold, needing a victory to clinch their first NFC Central escorted the Packers to a last-minute, 24-23 come-from-behind victory Division championship in nearly a quarter-century, mustered a pair of over the Cincinnati Bengals a week earlier, subsequently made that first first downs before having to call upon punter , whose sub- start against Pittsburgh one for the memory book. sequent effort turned into touchback. With the score tied at 3-3 late in the second quarter, Favre gave the With more than ample time remaining for their purposes, the Steelers Green Bay faithful a hint of what was to come, sending the Green and mounted one of the longest drives in Lambeau Field, a 20-play marathon Gold out front to stay by unleashing a 76-yard scoring strike to Sterling which consumed 9 minutes and 17 seconds as they maneuvered all the Sharpe, Sharpe’s longest reception in three years. way to the Green Bay 5-yard line, arriving in this threatening mode as Closing out the day with a glossy 144.6 passer rating (158.3 is “per- only 16 seconds remained. fect) Favre completed 14 of 19 passes en route, without an , Quarterback Neil O’Donnell had returned to presiding over the and added a second scoring pass early in the fourth quarter, firing an 8- Pittsburgh offense after Kordell Stewart had been temporarily inserted yarder to wideout Robert Brooks to put the Packers up 16-3. Chris Jacke for what became a third down run out of the shotgun, an effort foiled added the game’s final point. when LeRoy Butler felled Stewart for a 1-yard loss at the Green Bay 6. Although it was only his first NFL start, Favre’s 144.6 passer rating O’Donnell, spying wide receiver Yancey Thigpen uncovered in the left against Pittsburgh that September afternoon remains the fifth highest of corner of the end zone, unfurled what appeared to be a perfect strike on his pro career. fourth down as 60,000-plus of the Packers faithful held their collective breath. * * * Thigpen appeared to be pulling the ball into his hands but, as he bent down to gather in the leather, he providentially lifted his knee into the ball Though the Steelers have won five of the last seven meetings between and knocked it to the ground. Sunday’s principals, the Packers had more early success against With 11 seconds left, the Packers assumed possession and Brett Favre Pittsburgh than any other opponent in their history. Beginning with a 47- gratefully took a knee for an official 1-yard loss as time expired. 0 triumph at Green Bay’s old City Stadium in 1933, the Packers won their He thus formally sealed the Packers’ first division championship since first nine encounters with the Steelers, then known as the Pittsburgh 1972, ending a 23-year drought. Pirates (the same name Pittsburgh’s entry still Following the game, Head Coach Mike Holmgren made facetious ref- carries). erence to the narrow “escape” in the final seconds, while assessing the That imposing streak ended abruptly in 1947, when the Packers host- winning effort and its elements. ed Pittsburgh at State Fair Park in suburban Milwaukee. midway through “To win big games, players have to make big plays,” he said. “I felt that the season and the rechristened Steelers managed to squeeze out an 18- for the most part we did make the plays necessary to win, such as stop- 17 win—a safety scored when Packers quarterback Jack Jacobs was ping Kordell Stewart on the draw play on their last drive.” felled in the end zone making the eventual difference. He then deftly added, “Of course to win, you also need a little help,” referring to Thigpen’s drop of the pass in the end zone on Pittsburgh’s final play. (But ) “remember, Reggie White (an ordained minister) plays for us,” Holmgren concluded, tongue in cheek, suggesting the possibility of divine intervention. Pg. 8 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY DEPTH CHART unofficial, Nov. 1, 2005

OFFENSE WR: 89 Robert Ferguson 83 Antonio Chatman 81 Andrae Thurman LT: 76 Chad Clifton 65 Mark Tauscher 70 Adrian Klemm LG: 70 Adrian Klemm 67 Grey Ruegamer 62 Junius Coston C : 58 Mike Flanagan 63 Scott Wells 68 Chris White RG: 79 William Whitticker 67 Grey Ruegamer 63 Scott Wells RT: 65 Mark Tauscher 71 Kevin Barry TE : 88 Bubba Franks 87 David Martin 86 Donald Lee WR: 80 Donald Driver 82 Taco Wallace QB: 4 Brett Favre 12 16 Craig Nall RB: 40 Tony Fisher 32 ReShard Lee 29 Walt Williams 35 FB: 33 William Henderson 48 Vonta Leach

DEFENSE LE: 74 Aaron Kampman 98 Kenny Peterson 77 DT: 75 Grady Jackson 90 Colin Cole 95 Donnell Washington DT: 77 Cullen Jenkins 99 Corey Williams 98 Kenny Peterson RE: 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 96 Michael Montgomery SAM: 59 Na'il Diggs 53 Paris Lenon 51 MIKE: 56 Nick Barnett 53 Paris Lenon 54 WILL: 55 Robert Thomas 53 Paris Lenon 54 Roy Manning LCB: 28 Ahmad Carroll 24 Joey Thomas 26 Jason Horton RCB: 31 Al Harris 37 Mike Hawkins SS: 20 Mark Roman 25 Marviel Underwood FS: 36 25 Marviel Underwood

SPECIAL TEAMS K: 8 Ryan Longwell P: 11 B.J. Sander H: 11 B.J. Sander 12 Aaron Rodgers 16 Craig Nall PR: 83 Antonio Chatman 81 Andrae Thurman KR: 32 ReShard Lee 29 Walt Williams 81 Andrae Thurman 83 Antonio Chatman 35 Samkon Gado PC: 60 Rob Davis 67 Grey Ruegamer KC: 60 Rob Davis 67 Grey Ruegamer

Rookies and first-year players are underlined NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY z Pg. 9 2005REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS Sun., Sept. 11 at Detroit Lions ...... L, 3-17 (61,877) No Yds Avg Long TD Sun., Sept. 18 CLEVELAND BROWNS ...... L, 24-26 (70,400) RUSHING Sun., Sept. 25 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS ...... L, 16-17 (70,518) Ahman Geen ...... 77 255 3.3 13 0 Mon., Oct. 3 at Carolina Panthers ...... L, 29-32 (73, 657) Najeh Davenport ...... 30 105 3.5 24 2 Sun., Oct. 9 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ...... W, 52-3 (70,580) Tony Fisher ...... 31 71 2.3 12 1 Sun., Oct. 16 Open Date ...... Brett Favre ...... 10 50 5.0 20 0 Sun., Oct. 23 at Minnesota Vikings ...... L, 20-23 (64,278) Anontio Chatman ...... 4 17 4.3 10 0 Sun., Oct. 30 at Cincinnati Bengals ...... ,L, 14-21 (65,940) ReShard Lee ...... 8 11 1.4 4 0 Sun., Nov. 6 PITTSBURGH STEELERS ...... 3:15 p.m. CBS Donald Driver ...... 1 9 9.0 9 0 Sun., Nov. 13 at Atlanta Falcons ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX Samkon Gado ...... 1 8 8.0 8 0 Mon., Nov. 21 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ...... 8 p.m. ABC William Henderson ...... 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 Sun., Nov. 27 at Philadelphia Eagles ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX B.J. Sander ...... 1 -11 -11.0 -11 0 Sun., Dec. 4 at Chicago Bears ...... 12 noon FOX PACKERS ...... 164 510 3.1 24 3 Sun., Dec. 11 DETROIT LIONS ...... 7:30 p.m. ESPN OPPONENTS ...... 207 706 3.4 26 2 Mon., Dec. 19 at Baltimore Ravens ...... 8 p.m. ABC Sun., Dec. 25 CHICAGO BEARS ...... 4 p.m. FOX Sun., Jan. 1 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ...... 3:15 p.m. FOX RECEIVING No Yds Avg Long TD Donald Driver ...... 36 532 14.8 42t 3 Packers Opponent Antonio Chatman ...... 23 283 12.3 25 3 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 140 132 Ahman Green ...... 19 147 7.7 20 0 Rushing ...... 32 39 Robert Ferguson ...... 17 279 16.4 51 3 Passing ...... 94 76 Bubba Franks ...... 17 142 8.4 24 1 Penalty ...... 14 17 William Henderson ...... 16 118 7.4 32 0 3rd Down: Made/Att ...... 40/87 38/92 Tony Fisher ...... 15 92 6.1 15 1 3rd Down Pct...... 46.0 41.3 David Martin ...... 11 106 9.6 21t 2 4th Down: Made/Att ...... 2/5 1/3 Donald Lee ...... 8 91 11.4 26t 2 4th Down Pct...... 40.0 33.3 Terrence Murphy ...... 5 36 7.2 12 0 POSSESSION AVG...... 29:55 30:05 Javon Walker ...... 4 27 6.8 9 0 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 2316 2158 Vonta Leach ...... 3 8 2.7 5 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 330.9 308.3 Najeh Davenport ...... 2 3 1.5 2 0 Total Plays ...... 436 434 PACKERS ...... 176 1864 10.6 51 15 Avg. Per Play ...... 5.3 5.0 OPPONENTS ...... 129 1542 12.0 80t 14 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 510 706 Avg. Per Game ...... 72.9 100.9 Total Rushes ...... 164 207 INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS PASSING ...... 1806 1452 Ahmad Carroll ...... 2 38 19.0 38 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 258.0 207.4 Al Harris ...... 2 22 11.0 22t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost ...... 9/58 17/90 Nick Barnett ...... 1 95 95.0 95t 1 Gross Yards ...... 1864 1542 PACKERS ...... 5 155 31.0 95t 2 Att./Completions ...... 263/176 210/129 OPPONENTS ...... 13 106 8.2 32 0 Completion Pct...... 66.9 61.4 Had Intercepted ...... 13 5 PUNTS/AVERAGE ...... 28/41.6 36/44.1 PUNTING No Yds Avg Net TB In 20 LG Blk Net Punting Avg ...... 28/38.3 36/39.6 B.J. Sander ...... 28 1164 41.6 38.3 1 8 53 0 PENALTIES/YARDS ...... 55/407 44/442 PACKERS ...... 28 1164 41.6 38.3 1 8 53 0 /BALL LOST ...... 12/3 11/4 OPPONENTS ...... 36 1586 44.1 39.6 1 13 57 0 TOUCHDOWNS ...... 20 16 Rushing ...... 3 2 Passing ...... 15 14 Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns ...... 2 0 PUNT RETURNS Antonio Chatman ...... 19 8 141 7.4 18 0 PACKERS ...... 19 8 141 7.4 18 0 SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS ...... 21 5 73 3.5 12 0 PACKERS 34 55 16 53 0 158 OPPONENTS 38 39 22 40 0 139 KICKOFF RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TD SCORING TD - Ru - Pa - Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Najeh Davenport ...... 10 189 18.9 27 0 ReShard Lee ...... 6 138 23.0 30 0 Ryan Longwell ...... 0 0 0 0 16/17 6/9 0 34 Terrence Murphy ...... 5 91 18.2 29 0 Robert Ferguson ...... 3 0 3 0 0 20 Jamal Jones ...... 4 80 20.0 25 0 Antonio Chatman ...... 3 0 3 0 0 18 Ahmad Carroll ...... 2 34 17.0 18 0 Donald Driver ...... 3 0 3 0 0 18 Robert Ferguson ...... 2 44 22.0 22 0 David Martin ...... 2 0 2 0 0 14 Antonio Chatman ...... 1 22 22.0 22 0 Najeh Davenport ...... 2 2 0 0 0 12 PACKERS ...... 30 598 19.9 30 0 Tony Fisher ...... 2 1 1 0 0 12 OPPONENTS ...... 29 708 24.4 72 0 Donald Lee ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Nick Barnett ...... 1 0 0 1 0 6 Bubba Franks ...... 1 0 1 0 0 6 Al Harris ...... 1 0 0 1 0 6 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PACKERS ...... 20 3 15 2 16/17 6/9 0 158 Ryan Longwell ...... 0/0 1/1 3/3 0/2 2/3 OPPONENTS ...... 16 2 14 0 13/15 10/12 0 139 PACKERS ...... 0/0 1/1 3/3 0/2 2/3 2-Point Conversions: Robert Ferguson, David Martin; PACKERS 2-3, OPPONENTS 0-1 OPPONENTS ...... 0/0 4/4 4/4 1/3 1/1 Longwell: (50G) (34G) (42N,32G) ( ) (26G) (53N,53G, 42N,39G) ( ) Opponents: (21G) (21G,39G) (42G) (32G,38G) (33G, 43N,43N) (27G,22G,56G) ( ) SACKS: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 2.5, Aaron Kampman 2.5, Al Harris 2.0, Kenny Peterson 2.0, Corey Williams 2.0, Paris Lenon 1.5, Colin Cole 1.0, Grady Jackson 1.0, Brady Poppinga 1.0, Cullen Jenkins 0.5 PACKERS 17.0, Opponents 9.0 PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brett Favre ...... 261 174 1850 66.7 7.09 15 5.7 13 5.0 51 9/58 85.6 Tony Fisher ...... 1 1 14 100.0 14.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 0/0 118.8 Aaron Rodgers ...... 1 1 0 100.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 79.2 PACKERS ...... 263 176 1864 66.9 7.09 15 5.7 13 4.9 51 9/58 85.8 OPPONENTS ...... 210 129 1542 61.4 7.34 14 6.7 5 2.4 80T 17/90 96.2 Pg. 10 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY 2005 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS official, through Oct. 30 (based on coaches film) SPECIAL TEAMS Total Sacks/ Int/ Fum For Pass Player Tackles Solo Asst Yards Yards Rec Fum Def Player TT FR FF Nick Barnett ...... 96 61 35 0.0/0.0 1/95 0 1 2 Brady Poppinga ...... 13 0 0 Mark Roman ...... 47 31 16 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 2 Marviel Underwood . . . . . 9 0 0 Aaron Kampman ...... 46 25 21 2.5/9.0 0/0 0 0 0 Mike Hawkins ...... 6 0 0 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 40 20 20 2.5/14.0 0/0 2 1 0 Jason Horton ...... 6 0 0 Robert Thomas ...... 38 23 15 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Roy Manning ...... 6 0 0 Nick Collins ...... 32 20 12 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 1 3 Nick Collins ...... 5 0 0 Paris Lenon ...... 30 18 12 1.5/9.5 0/0 0 1 1 Rob Davis ...... 5 0 0 Grady Jackson ...... 28 14 14 1.0/3.5 0/0 0 1 2 William Henderson ...... 5 0 0 Colin Cole ...... 27 13 14 1.0/4.0 0/0 0 0 0 ReShard Lee...... 5 0 0 Corey Williams ...... 23 15 8 2.0/7.0 0/0 0 0 0 Tony Fisher ...... 4 0 0 Al Harris ...... 21 20 1 2.0/11.0 2/22 0 0 10 Paris Lenon ...... 4 0 0 Ahmad Carroll ...... 21 19 2 0.0/0.0 2/38 0 0 3 Robert Ferguson ...... 3 0 0 Cullen Jenkins ...... 21 13 8 0.5/4.0 0/0 1 0 2 VonatLeach ...... 3 0 0 Joey Thomas ...... 16 12 4 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 3 Donald Lee ...... 3 0 0 Kenny Peterson ...... 13 9 4 2.0/7.0 0/0 1 1 2 Earl Little ...... 3 0 0 Roy Manning ...... 10 5 5 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Robert Thomas ...... 3 0 0 Na’il Diggs ...... 761 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Ryan Longwell ...... 1 0 0 Marviel Underwood ...... 743 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Michael Montgomery . . . . 1 0 0 Jason Horton ...... 431 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Ben Steele ...... 1 0 0 Michael Montgomery ...... 422 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Walt Williams ...... 1 0 0 Mike Hawkins ...... 330 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Totals ...... 87 0 0 Earl Little ...... 211 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Brady Poppinga ...... 1101.0/14.0 0/0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 537 338 199 16.0/83.0 5/155 4 6 31 Blocked Point After Touchdowns (2): Jenkins 2, vs. Cleveland (Sept. 18); at Carolina Defensive Touchdowns (2): (Oct. 3) Barnett 1, 95-yard interception return vs. New Orleans (10/9); Harris 1, 22-yard interception return vs. New Orleans(10/9).

Miscellaneous Tackles (15): Driver 4, Whitticker 3, Ferguson 2, Fisher 2, Klemm 2, Favre 1, Martin 1

2005 Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS COACHES Ahmad Carroll ...... ah-MAHD Vonta Leach ...... VON-tay Larry Beightol ...... BECK-tull Junius Coston . .JOON-ee-us KAHST-en Craig Nall ...... NAHL Darrell Bevell ...... BEVV-uhl Najeh Davenport ...... NAH-jay Brady Poppinga ...... puh-PING-ah John Bonamego . . . . .bonn-ah-MAY-go Na'il Diggs ...... NIE-uhl Grey Ruegamer ...... ROOG-ah-mer James Campen ...... KAMP-en Brett Favre ...... FARVE Mark Tauscher ...... TAU-sher Tom Rossley ...... ROSS-lee Samkon Gado . . . .SAM-konn GAH-doh Marviel Underwood . . . . .mar-vee-ELL Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila Javon Walker ...... juh-VONN . .kah-BEER BAH-jah BEE-ah-MILL-lah Donnell Washington ...... DAHN-ell Ahman Green ...... ah-MAHN Cullen Jenkins ...... KULL-en Aaron Kampman ...... CAMP-man NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY z Pg. 11 NFL No ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Exp College High School Hometown 56 Barnett, Nick ...... LB 6-2 232 5/27/81 3 Oregon State Fontana, Calif. 71 Barry, Kevin ...... T 6-4 332 7/20/79 4 Arizona Racine, Wis. 28 Carroll, Ahmad ...... CB 5-10 190 8/4/83 2 Arkansas Atlanta, Ga. 83 Chatman, Antonio ...... WR/KR 5-9 183 2/12/79 3 Cincinnati Los Angeles, Calif. 76 Clifton, Chad ...... T 6-5 330 6/26/76 6 Tennessee Martin, Tenn. 90 Cole, Colin ...... DT 6-2 325 6/24/80 1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 36 Collins, Nick ...... S 5-11 200 8/16/83 R Bethune-Cookman Cross City, Fla. 62 Coston, Junius ...... G/C 6-3 317 11/5/83 R North Carolina A&T Raleigh, N.C. 60 Davis, Rob ...... LS 6-3 284 12/10/68 10 Shippensburg Greenbelt, Md. 59 Diggs, Na’il ...... LB 6-4 240 7/8/78 6 Ohio State Los Angeles, Calif. 80 Driver, Donald ...... WR 6-0 190 2/2/75 7 Alcorn State Houston, Texas 4 Favre, Brett ...... QB 6-2 222 10/10/69 15 Southern Mississippi Kiln, Miss. 89 Ferguson, Robert ...... WR 6-1 210 12/17/79 5 Texas A&M Houston, Texas 40 Fisher, Tony ...... RB 6-1 222 10/12/79 4 Notre Dame Euclid, Ohio 58 Flanagan, Mike ...... C 6-5 301 11/10/73 10 UCLA Sacramento, Calif. 88 Franks, Bubba ...... TE 6-6 265 1/6/78 6 Miami (Fla.) Big Spring, Texas 35 Gado, Samkon ...... RB 5-10 226 11/13/82 R Liberty Columbia, S.C. 94 Gbaja-Biamila, Kabeer ...... DE 6-4 250 9/24/77 6 San Diego State Los Angeles, Calif. 31 Harris, Al ...... CB 6-1 185 12/7/74 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville Pompano Beach, Fla. 37 Hawkins, Mike ...... CB 6-1 180 7/15/83 R Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas 33 Henderson, William ...... FB 6-1 252 2/19/71 11 North Carolina Chester, Va. 26 Horton, Jason ...... CB 6-0 190 2/16/80 2 North Carolina A&T Ahoskie, N.C. 75 Jackson, Grady ...... DT 6-2 345 1/21/73 9 Knoxville Greensboro, Ala. 77 Jenkins, Cullen ...... DT/DE 6-3 290 1/20/81 2 Central Michigan Belleville, Mich. 74 Kampman, Aaron ...... DE 6-4 278 11/30/79 4 Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa 70 Klemm, Adrian ...... G 6-4 318 5/21/77 6 Hawaii Santa Monica, Calif. 48 Leach, Vonta ...... FB 6-0 250 11/6/81 2 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. 86 Lee, Donald ...... TE 6-4 248 8/31/80 3 Mississippi State Maben, Miss. 32 Lee, ReShard ...... RB 5-10 228 10/12/80 2 Middle Tennessee State Brunswick, Ga. 53 Lenon, Paris ...... LB 6-2 240 11/26/77 4 Richmond Lynchburg, Va. 8 Longwell, Ryan ...... K 6-0 200 8/16/74 9 California Bend, Ore. 54 Manning, Roy ...... LB 6-2 245 12/4/81 R Michigan Saginaw, Mich. 87 Martin, David ...... TE 6-4 265 3/13/79 5 Tennessee Norfolk, Va. 96 Montgomery, Michael ...... DE 6-5 275 8/18/83 R Texas A&M Center, Texas 16 Nall, Craig ...... QB 6-3 230 4/21/79 4 Northwestern (La.) St. Alexandria, La. 98 Peterson, Kenny ...... DE/DT 6-3 285 11/21/78 3 Ohio State Canton, Ohio 51 Poppinga, Brady ...... LB 6-3 245 9/21/79 R Brigham Young Evanston, Wyo. 12 Rodgers, Aaron ...... QB 6-2 223 12/2/83 R California Chico, Calif. 20 Roman, Mark ...... S 5-11 201 3/26/77 6 Louisiana State New Iberia, La. 67 Ruegamer, Grey ...... G/C 6-4 305 6/11/76 7 Arizona State Las Vegas, Nev. 11 Sander, B.J...... P 6-4 218 7/29/80 2 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio 65 Tauscher, Mark ...... T 6-4 315 6/17/77 6 Wisconsin Auburndale, Wis. 24 Thomas, Joey ...... CB 6-1 190 8/29/80 2 Montana State Seattle, Wash. 55 Thomas, Robert ...... LB 6-0 233 7/17/80 4 UCLA Imperial, Calif. 81 Thurman, Andrae ...... WR 5-11 192 10/25/80 1 Southern Oregon Avondale, Ariz. 25 Underwood, Marviel ...... S 5-10 197 2/17/82 R San Diego State San Leandro, Calif. 82 Wallace, Taco ...... WR 6-0 192 4/14/81 2 Kansas State Canoga Park, Calif. 95 Washington, Donnell ...... DT 6-6 328 2/6/81 2 Clemson Beaufort, S.C. 63 Wells, Scott ...... C/G 6-2 304 1/17/81 2 Tennessee Brentwood, Tenn. 68 White, Chris ...... C 6-2 285 2/28/83 R Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss. 79 Whitticker, William ...... G 6-5 338 8/2/82 R Michigan State Marion, Ind. 99 Williams, Corey ...... DT/DE 6-4 313 8/17/80 2 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. 29 Williams, Walt ...... RB 6-1 215 9/8/77 3 Grambling State Brusly, La.

Practice Squad: 49 Anderson, Lyonel ...... TE 6-3 253 8/20/82 R Kansas Rochester, N.Y. 17 Bragg, Craig ...... WR/KR 6-1 195 3/15/82 R UCLA San Jose, Calif. 34 Dendy, Patrick ...... CB 6-0 190 3/10/82 R Rice Austin, Texas 39 Fontenot, Therrian ...... CB 5-11 187 6/20/82 R Fresno State Lawndale, Calif. 10 Lucas, Chad ...... WR 6-1 201 11/7/81 1 Alabama State Tuskegee, Ala. 41 Wishom, Jerron ...... CB 6-0 197 3/1/82 R Louisiana Tech Lutcher, La. 46 Woodfin, Zac ...... LB 6-1 235 3/19/83 R Alabama-Birmingham Prattville, Ala.

Injured Reserve: 52 Campbell, Kurt ...... LB 6-1 227 7/30/82 R Albany knee (Aug. 30) 44 Davenport, Najeh ...... RB 6-1 247 2/8/79 4 Miami (Fla.) ankle (Oct. 10) 30 Green, Ahman ...... RB 6-0 218 2/16/77 8 Nebraska quadriceps (Oct. 25) 21 Little, Earl ...... S 6-0 202 3/10/73 8 Miami (Fla.) hamstring (Oct. 29) 85 Murphy, Terrence ...... WR 6-1 196 12/15/82 R Texas A&M neck (Oct. 6) 84 Walker, Javon ...... WR 6-3 215 10/14/78 4 Florida State knee (Sept. 21) 42 Williams, Chaz ...... RB 5-9 210 7/9/82 R Georgia Southern ankle (Aug. 9)

Roster as of Oct. 31, 2005 Pg. 12 z NOV. 1, 2005; PITTSBURGH at GREEN BAY NFL Reg. season No NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired GP/GS/DNP/IA 4 Brett Favre ...... QB 6-2 222 36 15 Southern Mississippi T-92 (Atl) 7/7/0/0 8 Ryan Longwell ...... K 6-0 200 31 9 California W-97 (SF) 7/0/0/0 11 B.J. Sander ...... P 6-4 218 25 2 Ohio State D3c-04 7/0/0/0 12 Aaron Rodgers ...... QB 6-2 223 21 R California D1-05 1/0/6/0 16 Craig Nall ...... QB 6-3 230 26 4 Northwestern (La.) St. D5b-02 0/0/0/7 20 Mark Roman ...... S 5-11 201 28 6 Louisiana State UFA-04 (Cin) 7/7/0/0 24 Joey Thomas ...... CB 6-1 190 25 2 Montana State D3a-04 6/1/0/1 25 Marviel Underwood ...... S 5-10 197 23 R San Diego State D4a-05 7/0/0/0 26 Jason Horton ...... CB 6-0 190 25 2 North Carolina A&T FA-04 6/0/0/1 28 Ahmad Carroll ...... CB 5-10 190 22 2 Arkansas D1-04 7/7/0/0 29 Walt Williams ...... RB 6-1 215 28 3 Grambling State FA-05 1/0/0/0 31 Al Harris ...... CB 6-1 185 30 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville T-03 (Phil) 7/7/0/0 32 ReShard Lee ...... RB 5-10 228 25 2 Middle Tennessee State FA-05 3/0/0/0 33 William Henderson ...... FB 6-1 252 34 11 North Carolina D3b-95 7/3/0/0 35 Samkon Gado ...... RB 5-10 226 22 R Liberty FA-05 1/0/0/0 36 Nick Collins ...... S 5-11 200 22 R Bethune-Cookman D2a-05 7/7/0/0 37 Mike Hawkins ...... CB 6-1 180 22 R Oklahoma D5b-05 5/0/0/2 40 Tony Fisher ...... RB 6-1 222 26 4 Notre Dame FA-02 7/1/0/0 48 Vonta Leach ...... FB 6-0 250 23 2 East Carolina FA-04 7/3/0/0 51 Brady Poppinga ...... LB 6-3 245 26 R Brigham Young D4b-05 6/0/0/1 53 Paris Lenon ...... LB 6-2 240 27 4 Richmond FA-02 7/3/0/0 54 Roy Manning ...... LB 6-2 245 23 R Michigan FA-05 6/2/0/1 55 Robert Thomas ...... LB 6-0 233 25 4 UCLA T-05 (StL) 7/6/0/0 56 Nick Barnett ...... LB 6-2 232 24 3 Oregon State D1-03 7/7/0/0 58 Mike Flanagan ...... C 6-5 301 31 10 UCLA D3a-96 5/5/0/2 59 Na’il Diggs ...... LB 6-4 240 27 6 Ohio State D4a-00 2/2/0/5 60 Rob Davis ...... LS 6-3 284 36 10 Shippensburg FA-97 7/0/0/0 62 Junius Coston ...... G/C 6-3 317 22 R North Carolina A&T D5a-05 1/0/1/5 63 Scott Wells ...... C/G 6-2 304 24 2 Tennessee FA-04 (D7-04) 7/2/0/0 65 Mark Tauscher ...... T 6-4 315 28 6 Wisconsin D7a-00 7/7/0/0 67 Grey Ruegamer ...... G/C 6-4 305 29 7 Arizona State FA-05 (UFA-03) 4/0/1/2 68 Chris White ...... C 6-2 285 22 R Southern Mississippi FA-05 0/0/0/7 70 Adrian Klemm ...... G 6-4 318 28 6 Hawaii UFA-05 (NE) 7/7/0/0 71 Kevin Barry ...... T 6-4 332 26 4 Arizona FA-02 7/0/0/0 74 Aaron Kampman ...... DE 6-4 278 25 4 Iowa D5a-02 7/7/0/0 75 Grady Jackson ...... DT 6-2 345 32 9 Knoxville W-03 (NO) 7/7/0/0 76 Chad Clifton ...... T 6-5 330 29 6 Tennessee D2-00 7/7/0/0 77 Cullen Jenkins ...... DT/DE 6-3 290 24 2 Central Michigan FA-04 7/7/0/0 79 William Whitticker ...... G 6-5 338 23 R Michigan State D7b-05 7/7/0/0 80 Donald Driver ...... WR 6-0 190 30 7 Alcorn State D7b-99 7/7/0/0 81 Andrae Thurman ...... WR 5-11 192 25 1 Southern Oregon W-05 (Ten) 1/0/0/0 82 Taco Wallace ...... WR 6-0 192 24 2 Kansas State FA-05 1/0/0/0 83 Antonio Chatman ...... WR/KR 5-9 183 26 3 Cincinnati FA-03 7/2/0/0 86 Donald Lee ...... TE 6-4 248 25 3 Mississippi State FA-05 6/1/0/1 87 David Martin ...... TE 6-4 265 26 5 Tennessee D6-01 6/4/0/1 88 Bubba Franks ...... TE 6-6 265 27 6 Miami (Fla.) D1-00 5/3/0/2 89 Robert Ferguson ...... WR 6-1 210 25 5 Texas A&M D2-01 6/4/0/1 90 Colin Cole ...... DT 6-2 325 25 1 Iowa FA-04 7/0/0/0 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... DE 6-4 250 28 6 San Diego State FA-00 (D5a-00) 7/7/0/0 95 Donnell Washington ...... DT 6-6 328 24 2 Clemson D3b-04 0/0/0/7 96 Michael Montgomery ...... DE 6-5 275 22 R Texas A&M D6a-05 3/0/0/4 98 Kenny Peterson ...... DE/DT 6-3 285 26 3 Ohio State D3-03 7/0/0/0 99 Corey Williams ...... DT/DE 6-4 313 25 2 Arkansas State D6-04 7/0/0/0

Practice Squad: 10 Chad Lucas ...... WR 6-1 201 23 1 Alabama State FA-05 0/0/0/0 17 ...... WR/KR 6-1 195 23 R UCLA D6b-05 0/0/0/0 34 Patrick Dendy ...... CB 6-0 190 23 R Rice FA-05 0/0/0/0 39 Therrian Fontenot ...... CB 5-11 187 23 R Fresno State FA-05 0/0/0/0 41 Jerron Wishom ...... CB 6-0 197 23 R Louisiana Tech FA-05 0/0/0/0 46 ...... LB 6-1 235 21 R Alabama-Birmingham FA-05 0/0/0/0 49 Lyonel Anderson ...... TE 6-3 253 23 R Kansas FA-05 0/0/0/0

Injured Reserve: 21 Earl Little ...... S 6-0 202 32 8 Miami (Fla.) FA-05 hamstring (Oct. 29) 30 Ahman Green ...... RB 6-0 218 28 8 Nebraska T-00 (Sea) quadriceps (Oct. 25) 42 Chaz Williams ...... RB 5-9 210 23 R Georgia Southern FA-05 ankle (Aug. 9) 44 Najeh Davenport ...... RB 6-1 247 26 4 Miami (Fla.) D4-02 ankle (Oct. 10) 52 Kurt Campbell ...... LB 6-1 227 23 R Albany D7a-05 knee (Aug. 30) 84 Javon Walker ...... WR 6-3 215 27 4 Florida State D1-02 knee (Sept. 21) 85 Terrence Murphy ...... WR 6-1 196 22 R Texas A&M D2b-05 neck (Oct. 6)

Age as of Nov. 6, 2005