Packers Public Relations  Atrium  1265 Lombardi 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. 16 GREEN BAY, NOV. 13, 2007 WEEK 11

CAROLINA (4-5) at GREEN BAY (8-1) among all 32 teams.  Sunday, Nov. 18  Lambeau Field  12 p.m. CST The top 5 NFL teams by record all are ranked in the top 10 in both total offense and defense. Other than Green Bay (8-1), the list includes New CAROLINA COMES TO LAMBEAU FOR WEEK 11 CLASH England (9-0), Dallas (8-1), Indianapolis (7-2) and Pittsburgh (7-2). The Packers host their second consecutive home game one week after improving to 8-1 for the first time since 2002. WITH THE CALL Green Bay comes into the contest winners of 12 of its last 13 games and FOX Sports enters its 14th season as an NFL network television partner tied for the NFC’s best record. and will air the contest to a regional audience. Play-by-play man Dick Sunday marks the 251st consecutive regular-season sellout (264 includ- Stockton joins color commentator Brian Baldinger in the broadcast booth. ing playoffs) at Lambeau Field, the league’s longest-tenured stadium. Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 1929, With a win, the Packers would earn the best start in team history since heads up the 56-station Packers Radio Network, with Wayne Larrivee 1962, when led (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (color) Green Bay to a 10-0 start en route calling the action. The network covers 47 markets in six states. to their eighth world title. For out-of-town listeners, the broadcast is available to NFL Field Pass A familiar non-divisional foe, the subscribers on www.packers.com as well as on Sirius Satellite Radio Panthers come to Lambeau Field (channel 110 WTMJ feed) as part of the network’s NFL Sunday Drive. for the first time since 2002. Sports USA Radio Network will air the game across the country. Howard The two clubs first met in 1996 in David (play-by-play) and Doug Plank (analyst) will call the action, while the NFC Championship game. Rich Herrera serves as the sideline reporter. ’s go-ahead TD DirecTV subscribers can watch the game on channel 706. catch gave the Packers their first PRESEASON lead of the day, as Green Bay Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated earned its first berth in 29 years. Date Opponent Wis. Time TV Sunday is the 10th meeting in 12 years between the teams. Just three Sat., Aug. 11 at ...... W, 13-9 (57,151) games have been played in Green Bay, with the Packers holding a 2-1 Sat., Aug. 18 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (Gold Pkg.) . . . .W, 48-13 (69,761) advantage over the Panthers. (Midwest Shrine Game) Establishing a true home-field advantage is something the club has Thurs., Aug. 23 ...... L, 21-13 (69,268) (Bishop’s Charities Game) begun to do, winning six of its last seven games in Green Bay. Thurs., Aug. 30 at Tennessee Titans ...... L, 30-14 (69,143) OFFENSE, DEFENSE CLICKING ON ALL CYLINDERS REGULAR SEASON Sunday’s effort against the Vikings, in which Green Bay nearly doubled the Date Opponent Wis. Time TV offensive output of Minnesota, 488 yards to 247, was undoubtedly the Sun., Sept. 9 ...... W, 16-13 (70,598) most complete effort of the Mike McCarthy era. Sun., Sept. 16 at ...... W, 35-13 (78,701) Sun., Sept. 23 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (Gold Pkg.) . .W, 31-24 (70,733) “We anticipated a very physical game with Minnesota today, especially Sun., Sept. 30 at ...... W, 23-16 (63,779) after the game at the Metrodome,” McCarthy said following the win. “I Sun., Oct. 7 CHICAGO BEARS ...... L, 20-27 (70,904) thought our guys really prepared well, starting with the defense with the Sun., Oct. 14 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ...... W, 17-14 (70,761) shutout and stopping the run. That was the emphasis going into the Sun., Oct. 21 Open Date ...... game. Offensively, we wanted to establish our run game. It was a com- Mon., Oct. 29 at Denver Broncos ...... +W, 19-13 (77,160) pletion-oriented mindset as far as game plan against their defense. For Sun., Nov. 4 at ...... W, 33-22 (78,988) the most part, I was very pleased with the performance in all three phas- Sun., Nov. 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) . . . . .W, 34-0 (70,945) es. That's clearly our best performance this year.” Sun., Nov. 18 ...... 12 noon FOX Thurs., Nov. 22 at (Thanksgiving) . . . . .11:30 a.m. FOX Facing the league’s second-ranked rush defense looked like a tall task for Thurs., Nov. 29 at Dallas Cowboys ...... 7:15 p.m. NFLN the Green and Gold, but they responded with their highest output of the Sun., Dec. 9 OAKLAND RAIDERS ...... *12 noon CBS season behind Ryan Grant’s 119 yards rushing, the first 100-yard rush- Sun., Dec. 16 at St. Louis Rams ...... *12 noon FOX er against the Vikings this season. Sun., Dec. 23 at Chicago Bears ...... 12 noon FOX Simply put, the defense was outstanding. It did not allow the Vikings to Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS ...... *12 noon FOX convert on third down (0-for-8) or fourth down (0-for-3), and held the *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling NFL’s leading rusher, Adrian Peterson, to 45 yards, his lowest output of + – overtime the season. NFL POSTSEASON DATES “We feel that we are a very good football team,” McCarthy continued. Jan. 5-6 ...... AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs “We're focused on winning and improving. It's as simple as that. There's Jan. 12-13 ...... AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs a lot of football left to be played.” Jan. 20 ...... AFC and NFC Championship Games Statistically, both the offense (No. 4 overall) and defense (No. 10 over- Feb. 3 . . .Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ all) rank in the league’s top 10. Green Bay’s passing offense ranks first Feb. 10 ...... AFC-NFC at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 2 THIS WEEK AT LAMBEAU

TOP 10 DEFENSE ROUNDING INTO FORM Historically speaking, Woodson is only the fourth Packers player since Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and his unit have steadily climbed the 1940 with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and an interception in the league rankings this season, finally playing the dominant football it showed same game. The other three to do that were Charley signs of in 2006. Brock (10/4/1942, at CHI), (11/17/1968, vs. NO) and Ahmad During the team’s four-game win streak to close the 2006 season, the Carroll (11/29/2004, vs. STL). unit climbed from 29th to 12th. Sunday the defense posted the first shutout since Dec. 10, 2002, a NOBODY’S BETTER AFTER THE CATCH 10-0 victory over Buffalo. It did so against the Vikings, which owned the The league’s No. 1-ranked passing offense has been bolstered by its league’s longest active scoring streak at 260 games. Minnesota’s 260- receivers’ ability to run after the catch. game streak without a shutout is the third-longest in NFL history. Big plays have served as a catalyst to the success of the Packers offense.  The defense has allowed 142 points thus far, third-lowest in the NFL. Despite having the league’s 32nd-ranked rushing attack, the unit still  Its 26 sacks are tied for third best in the league, paced by the NFL’s top ranks fourth overall thanks in large part to its dominance through the air. sack duo. Defensive end , the NFC Defensive Player of Wins over San Diego, Denver and Kansas City have all been highlighted the Month for October, has posted nine sacks, second in the league. by long touchdowns passes by Favre. Not to be overlooked is who he is Fellow defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila has tallied eight-and-a-half throwing to, and what they are able to do once the ball is in their hands. sacks. Led by wide receivers , , James Jones and  24½ of those sacks have come courtesy of the defensive line, which tight end Donald Lee, Green Bay has amassed 1,300 yards after the forms one of the deepest rotations in all of football. Their ability to pres- catch, tops in the NFL. sure the rushing just four frees up linebackers Behind the Packers at No. 2 is a team with a much more publicized group and A.J. Hawk, two of the team’s leading tacklers, to make plays. of receivers – the at 1,157 yards after the catch.  Not to be forgotten is perhaps the top cornerback duo in the NFL – The NFL average is 820 yards. and . No cornerback duo is as physical at the The big-play ability of the Packers offense shouldn’t come as a total sur- line of scrimmage, while Woodson continues to display his knack for the prise. Green Bay finished second in yards after the catch, behind New big play with three interceptions and two defensive touchdowns on the Orleans, in 2006. season. Backed by a stout run defense ranked seventh in the NFL, the defense McCARTHY TOPS THROUGH 25 tends to make its big plays defending the pass. In a streak that dates back to last season, Green Bay has picked off at least one pass in 14 of Notching his 16th victory in his 25th game since taking over head coach- the last 15 games. During the streak, the unit has 24 interceptions. ing duties at the offices on Lombardi Avenue, McCarthy has now won more Woodson has nine of the interceptions during the streak. games through his first 25 than any coach in franchise history. Vince Lombardi and Mike Sherman had previously topped the list, as both went 15-10 to open their coaching careers in Green Bay. Mike Holmgren went 14-11 through his first 25. According to Elias, McCarthy ties Joe Gibbs for the best career start of any active head coach over 25 games. “My focus is on winning the world's championship,” McCarthy said when asked about the accomplishment. “That will always be the focus Note of the Week regardless of how many games it takes to get there through the regular season and so forth. Because when you win championships, everything ANOTHER SHINING PERFORMANCE FOR FAVRE else takes care of itself.” Sunday against Minnesota, quarterback threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns. Favre was not sacked or intercepted. LONG TOUCHDOWNS CONTINUE FOR FAVRE, OFFENSE  He became the first NFL quarterback with 350+ pass yards, 3+ TD Favre continues to lead a big-play offense which has already seen five passes, no interceptions and no sacks in one game since Peyton touchdown passes of 40 yards or longer through only nine games. Manning did it in Week 3 of the 2004 season, against Green Bay. On the receiving end of four of the five long touchdowns has been the second-year pro Jennings, who connected on two such scoring plays as a rookie last season. ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER INTERCEPTION “I think Brett and the group have done an excellent job in the three- and five-step drops,” McCarthy said. “With that we've been given Woodson, who has seen a resurgence to his Pro Bowl level since arriving some opportunities to go vertical, go deep, whether it's inside or out- in Green Bay, picked off his third pass of the season Sunday. The 10-year side. We have been productive in the last three or four weeks.” pro also has two defensive touchdowns on the season and three since Favre’s game-winning 60-yard touchdown pass to Jennings in Kansas coming to Green Bay. City, the duo’s second such play in as many weeks, was the quarter-  When he signed as a free agent prior to the 2006 season, many around back’s 56th career touchdown pass of 40 yards or more. A look at the league thought Woodson’s days as an elite corner were over. Favre’s most productive seasons with the big play: Already, his three defensive touchdowns in Green and Gold surpass his total (two) in eight seasons as a Raider. What’s more, the former Season TD Passes 40+ Yards Heisman Trophy winner has 11 interceptions in 25 games with Green 1998 ...... 7 1996 ...... 6 Bay. He had 17 interceptions in 106 games with Oakland.  2007 ...... 5 Despite the fact he is a four-time Pro Bowler, Woodson won just the first 2006 ...... 5 Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career for his performance in 2001 ...... 5 Week 6 against Washington. He picked off a Jason Campbell pass and 1995 ...... 5 also returned a fumble 57 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. 2003 ...... 4 Pg. 3  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 THE DOPE ON was released following the team’s final roster reduction; he has appeared in all 24 games as a Packer…Several Panthers have spent time in Green THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: Bay, including Patrick Dendy (2005-06), Na’il Diggs (2000-05), Marquand Packers vs. Carolina Panthers: Manuel (2006) and Mike Wahle (1998-2004)…Panthers secondary All-time regular season: 5-3-0 coach played cornerback in Green Bay for four seasons (1983- All-time, postseason: 1-0 86) and still holds the team record for longest interception return, a 99- All-time, at Lambeau Field: 2-1-0 yard score against the L.A. Rams on Nov. 18, 1984…Add Panthers quar- Streaks: The Packers have won three terbacks coach Mike McCoy to the long list of Brett Favre backups; of the last four meetings. McCoy spent the 1995 season on the Packers’ practice squad…Packers Last meeting, regular season: wide receivers coach and Panthers head coach John Oct. 3, 2005, at Bank of America Stadium; Panthers won, 32-29 Fox spent four seasons on staff together (1998-2001) with the New York Last meeting, regular season, at Lambeau Field: Giants; also spending time on that staff was Panthers assistant head Sept. 29, 2002; Packers won 17-14. coach/runnig backs coach Jim Skipper and Panthers secondary/safeties coach Mike Gillhamer (1998-2000)…Panthers defensive coordinator COACHES CAPSULES coached the Packers defensive line in 1999, when he was on staff with Mike McCarthy…McCarthy also worked with Panthers Mike McCarthy: 16-9-0, .640; second NFL season defensive line coach Sal Sunseri at the University of Pittsburgh (1989- John Fox: 53-43-0, .552; sixth NFL season 92)…Panthers linebackers coach Ken Flajole began his NFL coaching Head to Head: Never met career in Green Bay in 1998 as a quality control/defensive assistant…A vs. Opponent: McCarthy 0-0 vs. Panthers; Fox 1-2 vs. Packers number of Packers are North Carolina natives and attended college in the state: WR Koren Robinson (Belmont, N.C., North Carolina State), G MIKE McCARTHY…In second year as the Packers' 14th head coach. Junius Coston (Raleigh, N.C., North Carolina A&T) and DE Jason Hunter Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head coach- (Fayetteville, N.C., Appalachian State). ing job after 13 years as an NFL assistant. Has won more games (16) in his first 25 contests than any other coach in franchise history. INDIVIDUALLY VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS Spent six seasons as an offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Quarterback Brett Favre has started all nine games in the series...In those Saints (2000-04) and (2005). contests, Favre has thrown for 2,459 yards and 22 touchdowns...Favre Began his coaching career as a college assistant at Fort Hays State tied a career high with 5 touchdown passes at Carolina on Sept. 27, (1987-88) and at the University of Pittsburgh (1989-92) before break- 1998…Donald Driver has caught 18 passes for 291 yards and five touch- ing into the NFL as a quality control assistant with the Chiefs in 1993. downs in six career games against the Panthers...Driver made his first NFL catch a memorable one, pulling in an 8-yard TD reception vs. JOHN FOX…In sixth year as the Panthers’ third head coach. Carolina on Dec. 12, 1999…Donald Lee caught his first pass in a Green Has directed Carolina to two playoff appearances, two NFC Bay uniform, a 16-yard touchdown, at Carolina on Oct. 3, 2005…Kabeer Championship games and a Super Bowl in his five seasons. Gbaja-Biamila has four career sacks against Carolina…Gbaja-Biamila Also reached a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, where he served also made a career-high 11 tackles at Carolina in 2005…Also in that as defensive coordinator for five seasons (1997-2001) prior to his game, Nick Barnett establsihed a career high with 21 tackles. arrival in Carolina. Spent time on staff in Pittsburgh (1989-91), San Diego (1992-93), LAST MEETING, REGULAR SEASON Oakland (1994-95) and St. Louis (1996). Oct. 3, 2005, at Bank of America Stadium; Panthers won 32-29. Coached at seven different colleges, including the University of Favre threw for four touchdowns, but the Packers were unable to over- Pittsburgh staff (1986-88) just before McCarthy’s arrival in 1989. come two early turnovers as the Panthers held on for the victory on Monday Night Football. THE PANTHERS-PACKERS SERIES Rallying from a 19-point second-half deficit, Favre threw two TD pass- Non-divisional opponents, the Packers and Panthers have met nine times es and two 2-point conversions in the fourth quarter and had Green over the past 11 seasons. Bay in position to win on a final drive before the offense was stopped The first meeting between the two clubs came in the 1996 NFC on fourth down. Championship game at Lambeau Field. The Packers overcame two Jake Delhomme threw for two touchdowns and Stephen Davis ran for early deficits to defeat the Panthers, 30-13, and earn a berth in their two scores as the Panthers left the Packers (0-4) with their worst start first Super Bowl in 29 years. in 17 years. Two of Carolina’s wins in the series carried strong implications. The Panthers registered a 33-31 win at Lambeau Field, Dec. 12, 1999. The LAST MEETING, AT LAMBEAU FIELD Packers were 7-5 entering the game, which launched a three-game los- Sept. 29, 2002; Packers won 17-14. ing streak that dropped them out of postseason contention; they fin- Favre threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Driver for the go-ahead ished 8-8. Then, on Nov. 27, 2000, Carolina’s 31-14 Monday night win score late in the fourth quarter as Green Bay defeated previously marked the Packers’ last loss of the 2000 season, but their four-game unbeated Carolina. winning streak wasn’t enough to overcome the Panthers setback. Panthers kicker Shayne Graham, signed by Carolina two days earlier, Green Bay (9-7) missed the playoffs. missed a 24-yard field goal with 13 seconds left that would have tied In 2004, the Packers registered an emotional prime-time win, 24-14, the contest. over the Panthers, then the defending NFC champion, in the season Driver had the first two-touchdown game of his career, though he opener on Monday Night Football. caught his first score from tight end on a trick play. Officials originally ruled the play had two forward passes, as Favre took NOTABLE CONNECTIONS the snap from center and fired the ball to Franks. Officials overturned Packers DE and Panthers DT Kris Jenkins are brothers; the call on the field after a replay challenge. Kris is 17 months older than Cullen, and both wear No. 77…Packers CB signed as a non-drafted free agent with Carolina in 2006 but NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 4 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

MORE McCARTHY - EXCERPTS FROM MONDAY ciency on a game-by-game basis, but rather to measure the effective- “Ryan Grant was someone our personnel department had been watch- ness of a quarterback over an entire season, or an entire career.  ing. I really liked his running style when he was presented to the offen- Nonetheless, in games when Favre compiles at least a 100.0 rating, the sive staff, and he really fits what we're doing. He runs downhill, he's a Packers are 79-7 (.919).  one-cut mentality. I've been impressed, I didn't really know that he was The Packers are a perfect 42-0 (1.000) at Lambeau Field when Favre hits as effective as he's been on the second level. It's nice when you get the century mark. The team is 37-7 (.841) on the road when Favre young players, when you give them opportunities, because Ryan is only eclipses the mark. going to improve. I've been impressed with what he's done with his opportunities, and I look forward to moving forward with him.” PACKERS AMONG NFL’S BEST AWAY FROM LAMBEAU “Dorsey was a little bigger, and Ryan is still young enough with the Green Bay has now won six straight games on the road, something the strength and conditioning program here, I think he could probably put franchise has not accomplished since Vince Lombardi’s final two seasons on some size. But as far as their frame, their history, their background, (1966-67) in Green and Gold. as far as where he played college, there are a lot of similarities. Brett said The six-game road winning streak, a feat accomplished twice before it the first week he was here, that's the closest body type he's seen com- (1928-29 and 1935-36), matches the second-longest mark in franchise pared to .” history. The Packers have won eight consecutive road games twice “What I told the offense at halftime, the productivity was excellent, we (1941-42 and 1966-67), the best mark in their history. just didn't have enough points on the board. We had two throws in that One of the most impressive accomplishments of Head Coach Mike first quarter that if we hit either one of them, it's potentially a 21-0 game. McCarthy’s first year as head coach was the way his club performed on And that's what you're looking for. I thought they played at a very high the road. The Packers finished 5-3 away from home in 2006, recording level in the passing game. When you're able to control the clock for 40 the most road wins in franchise history for a coach in his first season. minutes and you're throwing the ball that much, I think it's a tribute to McCarthy and the Packers have picked up right where they left off, win- the offense, not only the perimeter but the protection.” ning their first four road games of the season. “Frankly, I can go right back to the first speech that I had given this foot- A look at the top road teams in the NFL since 2006: ball team and go right to the first page of the powerpoint, and just throw Team Road Record Pct. that up there on occasion. The first thing I told the football team that New England 12-1 .923 spring was the biggest challenge that we'll have here is handling suc- Chicago 10-3 .769 cess. That's something I talk about a lot. Just be honest with them. I'm Dallas 10-3 ---- going to tell them Wednesday they played a hell of a game. We played Green Bay 9-3 .750 very well in that football game. There are some things we're going to New Orleans 8-4 .667 clean up, but then we'll move on to Carolina. And we've already moved N.Y. Giants 7-4 .636 on to Carolina in my view. I think it's important just to be real. I'm not a Indianapolis 8-5 .615 Carolina 8-5 ---- psychology major, don't pretend to be one. You just have to keep your San Diego 7-5 .583 finger on the pulse of the football team.” “I think it's important as you do build your program, whatever scheme you're in, what you're trying to accomplish, to stay with the mindset of stacking successes. You may get tired of hearing it, but when you have IN THE LEAGUE something positive happen, keep building on it. And it's something you can refer to all the time. I'm not asking these players to do anything they RANKINGS, 2007 — haven't accomplished yet. There's not a play they haven't run already that they have done successfully. There's not a technique or a position we've put them in they haven't been able to be successful. So when it doesn't go right, you refer back to that. It's positive reinforcement every GREEN BAY (Team) CAROLINA (Team) chance you get.” Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Turnover Margin (+2) ...... 8 15 Turnover Margin (+4) ...... 5T 11T Total Offense (376.2) ...... 2 4 Total Offense (291.4) ...... 15 28 FAVRE BACK TO MVP FORM Rushing (77.4) ...... 16 32 Rushing (119.0) ...... 5 12 Quarterback Brett Favre compiled a passer rating over 100.0 for the sixth Passing (298.8) ...... 1 1 Passing (172.4) ...... 14 27 time this season, all six of which have been in victory. Total Defense (306.2) ...... 5 10 Total Defense (321.7) ...... 8 13 Favre compiled a passer rating over 100.0 for the third consecutive vs. Rush (92.9) ...... 3 7 vs. Rush (113.2) ...... 11T 18T week, something he also did in Weeks 2-4. vs. Pass (213.3) ...... 9 18T vs. Pass (208.4) ...... 5 14 This marks the sixth time in his career that Favre had recorded three Third-Down Offense (44.3%) . .4 11 Third-Down Offense (35.6%) .13 27 straight games with a passer rating over 100.0. He did it twice in 1995 Third-Down Defense (31.0%) . .1 2 Third-Down Defense (%) . . . .13 20 (Nov. 12 – Dec. 3, 4 games; Dec. 16 – Jan. 6, 4 games) and twice again Red-Zone Offense (48.3%) . . . .8 16 Red-Zone Offense (54.5%) . . . .6 12 in 1996 (Sept. 1 – Sept. 15, 3 games; Dec. 22 – Sept. 1, 1997, 5 games). Red-Zone Defense (52.4%) . . .8 17T Red-Zone Defense (44.4%) . .3T 7T Favre was voted the league’s MVP in both seasons. The last time he accomplished the feat prior to this season, Favre had GREEN BAY (Individual) CAROLINA (Individual) five straight games with a passer rating over 100.0 during the team’s Category NFC NFL Category NFC NFL Super Bowl XXXI run. The streak began with the final regular-season Rushing: Grant (305) ...... 20 42 Rushing: Foster (588) ...... 5 13 game against Minnesota (Dec. 22, 1996) and culminated in the first reg- Passing: Favre (96.2) ...... 2 5 Passing: Carr (65.7) ...... NR NR ular-season game the following season (vs. Chicago, Sept. 1). It includ- Receptions: Driver (48) ...... 9 19 Receptions: Smith (45) ...... 12 23 ed three playoff victories, most notably a 35-21 victory over New Rec. Yds.: Driver (602) ...... 12 24 Rec. Yds.: Smith (590) ...... 13 26 England in the Super Bowl. Sacks: Kampman (9.0) ...... 1T 2T Sacks: Lewis (2.5) ...... 39T NR Elias Sports Bureau never intended for the passer rating to reflect effi- Interceptions: Woodson (3) . .4T 11T Interceptions: Cooper (3) . . . .4T 11T Pg. 5  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 PACKERS VS. VIKINGS - W, 34-0

PACKERS PUT ON BEST PERFORMANCE YET AGGRESSIVE EARLY The Packers thoroughly dominated NFC North rival Minnesota with an effi- Twice in the first half, McCarthy took the aggressive approach and cient, ball-control offense and stifling defense to blow out the Vikings 34- bypassed a 50-plus-yard field goal to go for it on fourth down. 0 in front of 70,945, the largest regular-season crowd ever at Lambeau Koren Robinson's clutch diving catch and subsequent lunge for the first- Field in what was the 250th consecutive regular-season sellout at the down marker converted a fourth-and-3 from the Minnesota 34 on the famed stadium. game's opening possession, and two plays later Ryan Grant burst The defense recorded Green Bay's first shutout since Dec. 22, 2002, a through a hole off the right side for a 30-yard touchdown. 10-0 win over Buffalo, while Mike McCarthy also improved to 4-0 Then on the final drive of the first half, the Packers again were on the against Minnesota in the most thorough whipping the Packers have Minnesota 34, this time needing about a yard and a half on fourth down. given any opponent in his two-year tenure. An 8-yard pass to Donald Driver picked up the first down, though the Green Bay's six scoring drives (four touchdowns, two field goals) aver- drive eventually stalled inside the 10 and kicked his sec- aged 77 yards in length and 5 minutes, 50 seconds of possession time, ond field goal on the final play of the first half for a 13-0 lead. as the Packers piled up huge advantages in total yards (488-247), num- ber of offensive plays (80-44) and time of pos- MARTIN HAS FIRST TWO-TD DAY session (40:40 to 19:20). With the emergence of rookie James Jones and the  Quarterback Brett Favre was superb once again, return of the reinstated Robinson, Ruvell Martin had completing 33-of-46 for 351 yards and three slid into the background a bit in the Packers' receiv- touchdowns with no interceptions for a rating of ing corps. 115.4, his sixth 100-plus rating of the season and But the second-year pro showed he’s still a viable sixth game with at least 300-yards passing. He option for Favre, notching his first career two-touch- was complemented by the hard-charging runs of down game in Sunday's 34-0 win over Minnesota. Ryan Grant, who became the first 100-yard rush- Martin caught four passes for 57 yards in all, er this season against Minnesota's second-ranked beginning with a 25-yarder out of a five-wide receiv- run defense with 25 carries for 119 yards and a er set that helped set up a field goal midway through score. the second quarter.  Grant's 30-yard TD run on the game's opening Both of Martin's touchdowns came in the second drive began an onslaught during which the half out of more traditional formations. He caught an Packers scored five of the first six times they 8-yard slant for a TD late in the third quarter on touched the ball to take a 27-0 lead late in the third essentially the same play Favre broke the all-time quarter. touchdown record with against Minnesota on Sept.  “Our offense is consistent when we execute,” said 30, and he added a 17-yard TD catch in the fourth Grant, who had his second 100-yard game in the quarter for the game's final points. last three weeks. “It opens up our passing game, “Ruvell Martin has played very well for us when opens up our running game. I think we can be a very well-balanced he's had his opportunities,” McCarthy said. “So when I did not make him offense. As long as Brett keeps throwing like he's throwing, good things active in Kansas City, we had a conversation, and it really started a cou- are going to happen.” ple weeks before that. I just told him you need to do more on special  Meanwhile the defense, happily enjoying a reduced workload thanks to teams if you're going to play, and he's really picked it up. H e had a lit- the offense's ball-control, set the tone early by containing Minnesota's tle back injury there a couple weeks ago. He's fought through that. He's rookie running back sensation Adrian Peterson. Linebacker Brady done a really good job with his opportunities offensively dating back to Poppinga and safety burst through the line to stuff Peterson last year. With that was one element. The other was five wide receivers for no gain on third-and-1 on the game's opening possession, and the was a big part of how we were going to go after the Minnesota Vikings defense went on to hold the Vikings to 0-for-8 on third downs and 0-for- defense, and we felt better about Ruvell.” 3 on fourth downs. Peterson, who rushed for more than 500 yards com- bined against Chicago and San Diego within the past month, was limit- POSTGAME NOTES ed to just 45 yards on 11 carries (4.1 avg.) Third-string quarterback Brooks Bollinger also struggled, completing Grant's 30-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was his first NFL touch- just three passes for 7 yards in the first half. By the time Bollinger took down and the longest run of his career.  the first of three sacks in the game on the first possession of the third With a 3-yard pass to Vernand Morency in the second quarter, Favre quarter, a shutout looked like a distinct possibility and became a note- became the second player in the history of the NFL to pass for over worthy goal for the defense. 60,000 yards.  A fourth-down stop by linebacker A.J. Hawk and an interception near the In his 246th consecutive start, Favre extended the single-stadium touch- goal line by cornerback Charles Woodson stopped the Vikings on their down pass record with his 200th career TD pass at Lambeau Field on a next two possessions. 1-yard pass to Donald Lee. Favre now has 202 touchdown passes at The defense still had to work to preserve the shutout, though. On Lambeau Field.  Minnesota's final attempt, a 50-yard screen pass to Chester Taylor got With Sunday’s three touchdown throws, Favre now has 61 games with the Vikings into scoring range again, but sacks by and at least three passes, one game behind 's (62) NFL record. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (his second on the day) helped stall the drive with It was also his 54th career 300-yard passing game.  under a minute to go, and the Packers blanked the Vikings for the first Gbaja-Biamila recorded his fourth multi-sack effort of the season.  time in the 94 installments of the rivalry. The Packers swept the season series against the Vikings for the second “We talked as a team, it was time to shut somebody out,” McCarthy said. consecutive year. The last time the Packers won four consecutive games “It's very important to our defense and it's the reflection of a football against the Vikings was 1987-88.  team focused on improving. We improved today.” started his 100th career game, while played in his 100th career game. NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 6 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

McCARTHY NOW A HALL-OF-FAMER pass play to beat Miami on Oct. 19, 2003.  Though the bye week is meant for rest for players and coaches alike, Head Jones’ 79-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter was the team’s Coach Mike McCarthy did take a detour to Baldwin City, Kan. longest touchdown reception by a Packers rookie since Max McGee’s There on Oct. 20, McCarthy was inducted into Baker University’s Athletic 82-yard reception in the 1954 season. Hall of Fame, where he was an all-conference tight end and senior cap- tain in 1986. That season, the team made a run all the way to the NAIA TURNOVERS THE NAME OF THE GAME title game. Though its turnover margin stands at plus-two, Green Bay has eight early  McCarthy became the 103rd member of Baker’s Hall of Fame, which was wins thanks in large part to its ability to turn turnovers into points. On founded in 1977. Baker, the oldest university in Kansas, is celebrating its defense, the Packers have been able to clamp down after turnovers, not 150th anniversary in 2007-08. allowing opponents to capitalize on scoring opportunities. Green Bay is third in the NFL with 72 points scored off turnovers. On the CLOSING IN ON MARINO…AGAIN other side of the ball, the defense has allowed only 23 points off Quarterback Brett Favre threw for three touchdowns in Week 10, the 61st turnovers, fourth best in the league.  game of his career with at least three TD passes. The Packers have won the turnover battle in six of their eight wins this Favre stands one game behind Dan Marino’s (62) NFL record. season. They came out even in their wins at Minnesota and at Kansas He is also chasing Marino in 300-yard passing games. Favre has six City and finished minus-four in their only loss, against Chicago.  already this season and could break his own record of seven 300-yard Green Bay did not have a giveaway in the victory over Minnesota last passing games established in 1995. week, a feat the club accomplished against Denver and San Diego this A list of the with the most 300-yard passing games: season. The team also was 3-0 last season in games without a giveaway. Over a longer stretch, the team has won 29 of 30 games playing Quarterback Years 300-yd. games turnover-free football, since a loss at Dallas, Nov. 18, 1996. Green Bay’s Dan Marino 1983-99 63 only loss in such games during that stretch was a 23-20 defeat at Brett Favre 1991-2007 54 Minnesota, Oct. 23, 2005. Dan Fouts 1973-87 51 Including playoffs, the Packers have won 32 of their last 33 games with- Warren Moon 1984-2000 49 out a giveaway.

TOUGHEST ROAD VENUES? NO PROBLEM SIMPLY THE BEST In the span of six days, the Packers went into two of the NFL’s most hos- The Packers own more NFL championships (12) than any other franchise, tile stadiums – Denver’s INVESCO Field and Kansas City’s Arrowhead but it’s not all about past glory for the Green and Gold. Stadium – and came away with victories. Talk of unrestricted free agency in the early ’90s led many to believe Kansas City (104-37-0, .737) and Denver (103-38-0, .730) own the best Green Bay would be the first to fold. home records in the NFL since 1990. Green Bay (99-42-0, .702) has the Since the advent of free agency in 1993, the Packers own the best W-L fourth-best home record in the league since the ’90 season. record in the NFL. What’s more, Green Bay faced a rested Kansas City club coming off a bye A look at the most successful teams in the free-agency era: week, while the Packers had an abbreviated week thanks to the Monday night showdown in Denver. Facing a Chiefs defense that had yet to yield Team W-L Record Pct. 20 points to a single opponent in 2007, the Packers put up 33 points. Green Bay Packers 147-86-0 .630 “I think our players realize, young and old, that (K.C.) was a tough game Pittsburgh Steelers 145-87-1 .624 going into and a tough place to play,” McCarthy said following the vic- New England Patriots 143-90-0 .614 tory over the Chiefs. “This group works hard, stays focused. I tell them Denver Broncos 143-90-0 .613 every day: smart, tough, fundamentally sound. They're in tune with that. Kansas City Chiefs 135-98-0 .579 That's the way we grade them every day. You make smart decisions, you Indianapolis Colts 132-101-0 .567 play tough and you're fundamentally sound. We try to keep it as simple Philadelphia Eagles 128-104-1 .551 as possible.” The Packers have now won five straight against the AFC West and eight of their last 10 against the division, dating back to a 1996 victory over MORE McCARTHY - EXCERPTS FROM MONDAY Denver. They wrap up their games against the AFC West this season “if you look at our situation, , , Tony Moll and when Oakland comes to Lambeau Field on Dec. 9. Junius Coston, you're looking at a number of players that are all from an experience standpoint at very similar points in their career. So the com- bination, ideally yes, you'd like to have five. But that's not a position PACKERS SEEM TO MAKE HISTORY ON MONDAY NIGHT we're in right now.” Green Bay won its first overtime game on the road in Denver since Dec. 12, “He (Jarrett Bush) had a good game. Once again, he's been very, very 1983, at Tampa Bay, also a game on Monday Night Football. ’s solid for us. Getting better as the season went on defensively. An excel- 23-yard field goal sealed the 12-9 Packers win in Howard Cosell’s final lent player on the special teams. I thought our coverage unit was excel- broadcast. lent. Just had the one kickoff that they bounced out there for the one Also in the game, James Jones and Greg Jennings became the first return that got away from us. But I think Jarrett has done a great job. I Packers’ duo to record 100 yards receiving each since Donald Driver and just love the way he plays. He's a tough, improving young corner. I think on Oct. 11, 2004 vs. Tennessee, also a game on MNF. he has a very bright future ahead of him. He's just so competitive, and Favre’s 82-yard strike to Jennings tied for the second-longest TD pass he fits what we're trying to do at the corner position.” to end an overtime in NFL history. The longest was the 99-yard play from Philadelphia’s Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick on Nov. 10, 1985, vs. Atlanta. New England’s Tom Brady connected with Troy Brown on an 82-yard Pg. 7  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

THE IMPORTANCE OF A QUICK START (Week 2) and a third-quarter interception against the Bears (Week 5), There’s no secret that early success increases an NFL team’s chance to Favre had attempted 142 consecutive passes without an interception – earn a playoff berth. the third-longest streak of his career. During the interception-free streak, Maintaining the confidence and momentum built during the four-game he threw nine touchdown passes. win streak to close 2006 has been a major focus of the offseason pro- No. Attempts Date Began - Ended gram for Head Coach Mike McCarthy and his team. 163 ...... 12/10/1995 - 9/15/1996 One of McCarthy’s early goals this season – getting off to a quick start 148 ...... 12/16/2001 - 9/15/2002 – was accomplished with the 4-0 and 8-1 start. 142 ...... 9/16/2007 - 10/7/2007 Slow starts have plagued the Packers the past three seasons, only one 126 ...... 12/14/1997 - 9/20/1998 of which resulted in a postseason appearance (2004). That season, the 125 ...... 11/12/1995 - 12/3/1995 team started 1-4 but won nine of its last 11 games. In 2005, injuries contributed to a 1-7 start while a 1-4 start in 2006 UPON FURTHER REVIEW – A CLOSER LOOK AT THE STATS proved too much to overcome. Some things that jump out about the Packers after a second glance at the A look at how important fast starts have become to eventual playoff suc- statistics: cess in the NFL, compiled from 1990-2006: The Packers defense has yielded only three rushing touchdowns on the Record through 4 games % of teams in playoffs season, the third lowest in the NFL.  0-4 ...... 1.8% The Packers remain 32nd in rushing offense despite their second 100- 1-3 ...... 15.8% yard rusher in three games.  2-2 ...... 35.6% Conversely, the Packers boast the league’s top-ranked passing offense. 3-1 ...... 65.2% Favre ranks first in the NFL in yards passing and second in completions. Three Packers wide receivers (Driver, Jones and Jennings) rank in the 4-0 ...... 83.7% top 20 in the NFC in receiving yardage. A spectacular effort against Minnesota (0-for-8 on third down) helped “SPECIAL” TEAMS Green Bay’s defense rise in the third-down rankings. The Packers now Having always been a key ingredient to the success of the Packers, Green rank first in the NFC and second in the NFL. Bay’s special teams unit has seen a remarkable improvement this season. Crosby’s 10 touchbacks rank sixth in the NFL. In Rick Gosselin’s annual Dallas Morning News rankings, which objec- tively grades teams by their rankings in 22 kicking-game categories, Green Bay finished seventh both in 1996 and 1997. The Packers reached PACKERS IN WEEKLY the Super Bowl both seasons. 2007 TEAM RANKINGS More recently, the Packers ranked 8th in 2003 and 9th in 2004. Both years they made the playoffs.  AfterNFL Offense NFL Defense For the past two seasons, Green Bay has ranked last in the NFL in Week… Opp. Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Gosselin’s rankings. 1 PHI 29 31T 21T 15 15 14 The coverage units have been excellent thus far. Through nine games, 2 at NYG 25 29T 13 14 13 14 the Packers rank third in the league in opponent punt return average and 3 SD 18 32 6 15 10 15 third in opponent kickoff return average. 4 at Min 12 32 2 19 15 23 An area of emphasis all offseason, the unit got things going early in 5 CHI 6 31 1 17 14 23 Week 1 by accounting for all 16 points. 6 WAS 13 32 4 13 12 22 Rookie kicker Mason Crosby has connected on 18-of-22 field goal 7 (bye) 11 32 2T 15 11 22 8 at Den 9 32 2 14 11 22 attempts on the season and has displayed a powerful kickoff leg. He 9 at KC 5 32 2 11 8 20 already has 10 touchbacks on the season. 10 MIN 4 32 1 10 7 18T Though the team has been unable to put cornerback on 11 CAR return duties, fellow defensive back has filled in nice- 12 at Det ly, and the unit should see a boost with the return of Koren Robinson. 13 at Dal Williams’ 65-yard kickoff return in Week 5 against Chicago was the 14 OAK longest return by a Packer since Robert Ferguson's 71-yard kickoff 15 at StL return at Indianapolis (Sept. 26, 2004). 16 at Chi 17 DET

FAVRE TURNING BACK THE CLOCK THIS SEASON Packers in 2006 9 238 12 13 17 Packers in 2005 18 30 7 7 231 Quarterback Brett Favre has surpassed some of the NFL’s greatest mile- Packers in 2004 3 10 3 251425 stones so far this season, but not lost on the rest of the league is just how Packers in 2003 4 3 16 17 10 23 well he has been playing through the first nine games. Packers in 2002 12 12 10 12213 For the first time in his career, Favre threw for 300 yards-or-more in Packers in 2001 6 213 12 16 15 three consecutive games (Weeks 3-5). What’s more, he’s now done it Packers in 2000 15 23 8 15 8 19 twice this season, completing his third straight 300-yard game against Packers in 1999 9 217 1922 18 the Vikings. Packers in 1998 5 253 4 4 10 The 1,042 passing yards Favre has over the last three contests are the Packers in 1997 4 12 37208 Packers in 1996 5 11 5 1 4 1 most passing yards over a three-game stretch in his 17-year career. Packers in 1995 7 26 3 14 7 21  On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Favre turned 38 years old. Packers in 1994 9 19 9 6 3 15 Much of the Packers’ offensive success can be traced to Favre’s preci- Packers in 1993 19 22 18 2 87 sion passing. Between a second-quarter interception against the Giants Packers in 1992 15 219 231623 NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 8 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, Iowa) — Leads the second Pro Bowl trip in ’06 after recording career highs in recep- defense with 9.0 sacks...Has started 67 straight games...Earned first tions (92) and receiving yards (1,295)...Has caught a pass in 89 Pro Bowl trip last season after registering NFC-high 15½ sacks last straight games (92 incl. playoffs), second all-time in franchise his- season...Also established team record in 2006 with 113 tackles, tory ( - 103)…Former seventh-round pick. most ever by a defensive lineman...Named All-NFC and second-team LT 76 (6-5, 320, Eighth Year, Tennessee) — Favre’s All-Pro by the Associated Press. blind-side shield, has started 72 of 73 games since returning from a LDT 79 Ryan Pickett (6-2, 322, Seventh Year, Ohio State) — Key run pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season after a blindside hit from stopper surpassed 500 career tackles last season...Started all 16 Warren Sapp…A bout with the flu last season in Miami (Oct. 22) games in his first season in Green Bay and amassed 92 snapped the streak...Has started 104 career games. tackles...Previously spent five seasons in St. Louis. LG 73 Daryn Colledge (6-4, 305, Second Year, Boise State) — Mature, RDT 97 Johnny Jolly (6-3, 312, Second Year, Texas A&M) — A strong second-round pick in ’06 started 15 games as a rookie...Earned Pro offseason and preseason shot him up the depth chart...Capable run Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team honors…Called the team’s stuffer with ability to get to the quarterback...Activated for last sea- most improved player by McCarthy at season’s end. son’s final four games thanks to his rapid development...Coaches C 63 (6-2, 295, Fourth Year, Tennessee) — Former sev- rave about the potential of the former sixth-round pick. enth-round pick returns to the starting lineup after an eye injury and RDE 77 Cullen Jenkins (6-2, 303, Fourth Year, Central Michigan) — battling through illness…Played a team high 99.8% of offensive Signed to an extension in the offseason, one of the defense’s emerg- snaps last season; missed two plays after losing a shoe…Tough and ing stars...Recorded 48 tackles (28 solo) and 6½ sacks in unflappable, was inserted into the starting lineup midway through ’06...Brother Kris is a three-time Pro Bowl selection with Carolina. 2005 at left guard. SAM 51 (6-3, 245, Third Year, BYU) — Passionate, ener- RG 72 Jason Spitz (6-3, 300, Second Year, Louisville) — Has the abili- getic playmaker has had the benefit of a full, healthy ty to play all three interior spots along the line and has seen action offseason…Started 12 games last season and totaled 76 tack- at all three this season…Battled through injuries as a rookie, play- les...Played defensive end at BYU. ing in 14 games, including 13 starts. MIKE 56 Nick Barnett (6-2, 232, Fifth Year, Oregon State) — The quarter- RT 65 Mark Tauscher (6-4, 315, Eighth Year, Wisconsin) — back of the Packers defense, has totaled more than 130 tackles in Pronounced “TAU-sher”…Along with Clifton, with whom he started each of his first four seasons...Was rewarded with a multi-year con- as a fellow rookie in 2000, serves as an anchor for the young tract extension this offseason...A player who rarely comes off the guards…A local product, has started 100 career games. field, was named a Pro Bowl alternate last season. TE 86 Donald Lee (6-4, 248, Fifth Year; Mississippi State) — Enjoying WILL 50 A.J. Hawk (6-1, 247, Second Year, Ohio State) — Led the breakout season with his ability after the catch...Played in 15 games, Packers in tackles as a rookie with 155...One of three Packers including two starts, in ’06...Athletic tight end with ability to stretch named to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team...His 112 the field...Has steadily improved as a blocker despite being out- solo stops ranked third in the NFL...Also tallied 3½ sacks, two inter- weighed by most defensive lineman. 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 246 consecutive games missed a game since 1998 (163 contests)...Rarely comes off the (266 incl. playoffs). field, having played in 98.5 percent of the defensive snaps last year. RB 25 Ryan Grant (6-1, 218, First Year, Notre Dame) — Acquired in a SS 20 Atari Bigby (5-11, 211, Second Year, Central Florida) — First- trade with N.Y. Giants on Sept 1...Has two 100-yard games over the year starter was the star of training camp...Played in five games last past three weeks...Spent one year on Giants’ practice squad (2005) season and saw his first defensive snaps in the NFL...Previously had and the next on injured reserve. been cut by Miami and N.Y. Jets before coming to Green Bay. FB 35 (6-0, 236, Rookie, Boise State) — Collegiate line- FS 37 Aaron Rouse (6-4, 223, Rookie, Virginia) — Brings linebacker backer earned starting job in camp despite not having played on size and mentality to the safety position…Set to make second career offense since high school...Strong special teams performer. start in place of this weekend...Third-round pick had five K 2 Mason Crosby (6-1, 212, Rookie, Colorado) — Beat out Dave career interceptions and over 200 career tackles in college. 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) G62 Junius Coston (6-3, 313, Third Year, North Carolina A&T) OTHERS TO WATCH T/G 75 Tony Moll (6-5, 304, Second Year, Nevada) 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) CB 24 Jarrett Bush (6-0, 197, Second Year, Utah State) Pg. 9  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE, PACKERS DELIVER A CHRONOLOGY OF THE RECORD A major catalyst in the Packers’ quick start has been their ability to get out Eight players – all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame – have held to an early lead, as evidenced by their plus-27 scoring differential in the the NFL career touchdown pass record throughout the history of the opening frame. More importantly, however, has been their ability to deliv- league. Thanks to research provided by Elias Sports Bureau, the one-time er in crunch time. Seven of their eight wins have been decided in the final record holders were: frame or overtime. Benny Friedman had 66 career TD passes and held the record from 1930 In their seven close wins, Green Bay has entered the fourth quarter down until 1943. four points (San Diego), tied (Philadelphia), up one (New York Giants), , a former Green Bay signal caller, reached 66 touchdown up four (Minnesota), up six (Kansas City) and up three twice passes in 1940 and shared the record with Friedman until 1943. (Washington and Denver). In their only loss on the season to Chicago,  passed Friedman and Herber in 1943 and threw 187 Green Bay also entered the fourth quarter up three points. career touchdowns. He held the record until 1962. Defense has been a major catalyst for the strong fourth-quarter play, Bobby Layne tied Baugh in 1961 and passed him during the 1962 sea- allowing just 38 fourth-quarter points. In their only blemish thus far, son. Layne finished with 196 touchdown passes and held the record Chicago outscored Green Bay, 10-0, in the fourth quarter. until 1963. Green Bay’s plus-37 mark in the final frame is the third best differential Y.A. Tittle passed Layne in 1963 and finished his career with 212 touch- in the league. down passes. Tittle held the record until 1966.  Team Own Opp Diff Johnny Unitas passed Tittle in 1966 and ended his playing days with 290 New England 100 62 +38 TD passes. He held the record until 1975. Pittsburgh 76 38 +38 Fran Tarkenton surpassed Unitas in 1975 and became the first NFL play- Green Bay 75 38 +37 er with 300 career TD passes. He finished with 342 touchdown passes Indianapolis 78 42 +36 and held the record until 1995. Carolina 66 33 +33 Dan Marino passed Tarkenton on Nov. 26, 1995, at Indianapolis with a second-quarter touchdown pass and finished his career with 420 touch- 430 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AND down passes. He held the record until surpassed COUNTING… by Brett Favre in 2007. After a moment now etched in NFL history, Brett MORE THAN JUST A SACK Favre stands alone atop the all-time touchdown passes list. Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, who earlier 43 different Packers have been on the receiv- this season surpassed Hall of Famer Reggie ing end of a Favre touchdown pass, beginning White on the franchise’s all-time career sack list, with Sterling Sharpe’s grab in the fourth quar- has seen a return to form this season with 8½ ter against the Bengals on Sept. 20, 1992. sacks through nine games.  Favre’s two fourth-quarter touchdown throws This season, many more are cheering on ‘KGB’ in that game not only sealed the come-from- with each sack for what it will mean towards the behind, 24-23 victory, but also earned him the greater Green Bay community.  start the following week, a job he hasn’t relin- More than $10,000 goes to Freedom House, a quished since. Green Bay homeless shelter, with each KGB sack. In a three-touchdown performance at New The pledge for each sack comes from Gbaja- England on Oct. 13, 2002, Favre became just Biamila, teammates Ryan Pickett and Bubba the fourth NFL player to throw for 300 touch- Franks, and local donors.  downs. On his final TD pass of the day, a 2- One of the decade’s most-feared pass rushers, yard toss to tight end Bubba Franks, Favre sur- KGB recorded 10-plus sacks four consecutive passed John Elway to move into third place on seasons (2001-04). The eight-year pro, along the all-time list. with many others, are hoping he can once again He moved into second place on the list in one of the most memorable reach that plateau this season. performances of his career – and in the history of Monday Night Football – when he threw four touchdown passes in the first half against Oakland PACKERS ONCE AGAIN LEAGUE’S YOUNGEST TEAM just one day after the sudden death of his father, Irvin. Favre’s second Green Bay has the distinction of being the NFL’s youngest team for the sec- touchdown pass of the night, a 23-yard strike to Javon Walker, pushed ond straight season. him past Fran Tarkenton on the league’s all-time list with 343 career TD Since taking over general manager duties in 2005, has passes. vowed to build the team’s foundation through the draft. Of the 53 active A first-quarter strike to Greg Jennings made NFL history at Minnesota in roster players, 19 have been drafted by Thompson. Week 4. The game was stopped briefly, and a videotaped message from Each team’s average age is based upon its opening-day roster. A look at Dan Marino was played on the Metrodome’s scoreboard. the five youngest teams in 2007: A closer look at the record: Team Average Age Green Bay ...... 26 years, 89 days Quarterback Team TD Passes Indianapolis ...... 26 years, 91 days Brett Favre Atlanta, Green Bay 430 N.Y. Giants ...... 26 years, 190 days Dan Marino Miami 420 Dallas ...... 26 years, 197 days Fran Tarkenton Minnesota, NY Giants 342 Carolina ...... 26 years, 252 days John Elway Denver 300 Warren Moon Hou., Minn., Sea., K.C. 291 - Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau Peyton Manning Indianapolis 291 NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 10 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

win. “The ‘all-time’ in anything in this league is such a monumental achievement. 149 victories - I think that speaks for itself. When you go PACKERS 2007 HONOR ROLL out and win over that long of a period of time, I think that's the ultimate compliment a quarterback can have. To me, if you asked me what is the Mike McCarthy biggest record that he will achieve, I think he just accomplished it.” Week 2 - Motorola NFL Coach of the Week TACKLE DUO AS STEADY AS THEY COME Nick Barnett Tackle Chad Clifton has made 104 career starts for the Packers, while fel- Week 3 - GMC Defensive Player of the Week low tackle Mark Tauscher has started 100 career games. A second-round pick in 2000, Clifton was inserted into the starting line- Mason Crosby up in Week 7 as a rookie and has been a mainstay on the offensive line Week 1 - NFC Special Teams Player of the Week since then. Tauscher started 14 games as a rookie in 2000, earning his first start at Brett Favre right tackle in Week 3, a position he has yet to relinquish. Tauscher saw Week 2 - NFC Offensive Player of the Week his own consecutive starts streak come to an end as well in 2006 (57 Week 3 - FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week games) because of a groin injury. Week 4 - NFC Offensive Player of the Week Favre’s blind-side shield, Clifton has started 72 of 73 games since FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week returning from a pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season after a blind- Week 8 - FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week side hit from Warren Sapp. Only a bout with the flu last season in Miami (Oct. 22) could snap the streak. James Jones The duo has provided a steady influence to many of their younger team- Week 8 - Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week mates along the line. Already this season, five different players have started along the interior of the offensive line (Daryn Colledge, Junius Aaron Kampman Coston, Tony Moll, Jason Spitz and Scott Wells). October - NFC Defensive Player of the Month Elite pass blockers that rarely receive the credit they deserve, Clifton and Tauscher have anchored an offensive line that has allowed the second Charles Woodson fewest sacks in the NFL since they became fixtures in the starting line- Week 6 - NFC Defensive Player of the Week up in 2000. GMC Defensive Player of the Week Team Sacks Allowed Since Week 7, 2000 Indianapolis Colts ...... 146 MILESTONES COME ON THE ROAD FOR FAVRE Green Bay Packers ...... 163 Brett Favre had one of the league’s most coveted milestones in his sights San Diego Chargers ...... 204 Denver Broncos ...... 215 and again made history away from Lambeau. Taking a look back at some Tennessee Titans ...... 225 of Favre’s milestone touchdown passes throughout his career, all have a New England Patriots ...... 225 common theme – they came in road victories. Only touchdown pass No. 100 came in front of the home crowd at Lambeau Field, though it still came in a winning effort. ONLY MARSHALL REMAINS Touchdown pass No. 301 pushed Favre ahead of John Elway (300) to Favre made his 241st consecutive start against Minnesota, surpassing for- third on the league’s all-time touchdown passes list. mer Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff (240) and now owns the second- No. 343 – coming in one of the most memorable performances of his longest recorded streak in NFL history at 246. career and in the history of Monday Night Football – placed Favre No. 2 Only Jim Marshall (270, 1961-79) has been documented to have started on the all-time list, surpassing Fran Tarkenton. more in consecutive fashion. Favre has played in 248 straight games (268 including playoffs) and his No. Date Reception Opp. Result 246 starts in a row (266 including playoffs) is the NFL’s record among 100 12/3/95 vs. CIN W, 24-10 quarterbacks. 200 11/15/98 Tyrone Davis at NYG W, 37-3 Including a one-week stint earlier this season (finger), Favre has 300 10/13/02 at NE W, 28-10 appeared on the injury report an amazing 49 times during the streak. 301 10/13/02 Bubba Franks at NE W, 28-10 343 12/22/03 Javon Walker at OAK W, 41-7 400 9/24/06 Greg Jennings at DET W, 31-24 OTHER PACKERS BREAKING RECORDS 421 9/30/07 Greg Jennings at MIN W, 23-16 Though Favre’s assault on numerous records has garnered most of the attention this season, a number of other Packers are making history. NO ONE WINS MORE THAN NO. 4 Donald Driver became the seventh player in team history to surpass the 6,000-yard mark and also moved into fifth place in the franchise’s all- In what has been a record-breaking year for Favre thus far, certainly one of time receptions list. Driver became Lambeau Field’s all-time leader in the most meaningful accomplishments, both from a team and individual receptions. standpoint, came early. With his 149th win in Week 2, Favre surpassed Bubba Franks became the 11th player in Packers history to record 30 John Elway on the all-time quarterback wins list. Heading into the contest career touchdown receptions. at Denver, Favre now has 155 career wins. Defensive end Aaron Kampman recorded his 30th career sack earlier Simply put, Favre was spectacular in the record-breaking victory over this season, the eighth player in team history to do so. the New York Giants. He completed 29-of-38 passes for 286 yards and Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila surpassed ’s franchise three touchdowns and earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. record for sacks (68½). “We gave him the game ball after the game,” McCarthy said after the Pg. 11  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 PACKERS TEAM NOTES

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY coach in 2006 where he implemented a new zone-blocking scheme and The Packers will host a season-long celebration commemorating the 50th successfully integrated three rookie starters.  anniversary of Lambeau Field. The crown jewel of the National Football was promoted to assistant head coach/linebackers after League remains the most historic stadium in football. serving as linebackers coach in 2006. As the assistant head coach, the Dedicated as City Stadium Sept. 29, 1957, with a 21-17 victory over the 41-year-old Moss will be McCarthy's right-hand man with regard to archrival Chicago Bears, the team renamed the facility Lambeau Field in administrative duties and team dynamics. Moss will continue to coach 1965 following the death of E.L. 'Curly' Lambeau, the Packers' founder the linebackers as well.  and first coach. It is the NFL's longest-tenured facility. Promoted to offensive line coach, moves up from his To mark the occasion, an anniversary logo was created and is featured position as assistant offensive line coach in McCarthy’s first season at on the team’s home uniforms, Gameday program, the media guide and the helm. The center for Brett Favre’s first career start in 1992, Campen the Packers Yearbook. begins his fourth season on the Packers staff.  Lambeau Field also features the special logo in the north end zone. Both will serve as assistant offensive line coach in 2007. A 16- end zones have been painted to reflect the way they were in Lambeau year NFL veteran (1989-2004), Fontenot joined the Packers as a coach- Field’s first season in 1957. ing intern last summer and remained with the team throughout the 2006 Renowned 3-D pop artist Charles Fazzino was commissioned by the season as an offensive assistant. Packers to create an art piece celebrating the 50th anniversary. Fazzino, the official artist of the Super Bowl and Major League Baseball’s All-Star PUNT BLOCKS Game, spent nine months on the project. The piece is available in a lim- Jon Ryan was 13 years old the last time the Packers had a punt blocked. It ited edition 3-D format, as well as on T-shirts, helmets and assorted happened Sept. 10, 1995, at Chicago, when the Bears’ Anthony Marshall items in the Packers Pro Shop. got to Craig Hentrich.  Packers ticket holders will enjoy images of Lambeau Field through the Only one other team has a longer active stretch of punts without a block years on their tickets as well. than Green Bay:

Punts Team Streak began 922 Cleveland ...... 11/28/93 915 Green Bay ...... 09/17/95 435 Buffalo ...... 09/15/02 403 San Diego ...... 10/13/02 376 Dallas ...... 11/28/02 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. TRAVELING LIGHT IN 2007 What a whirlwind couple of days it had been for Crosby. First, he found NFL teams will cover 566,650 miles this season – about 75,000 more miles out on Sept. 1 that he had won the kicking job after what had been per- than a round trip flight from the earth to the moon. haps the most intense positional battle in training camp. Two days later, No team will cover more mileage than the St. Louis Rams (34,352), he celebrated his 23rd birthday, and just days after that the rookie was while the N.Y. Jets will travel the fewest (9,186). lining up for his first-ever professional game. In the preseason and regular season, Green Bay will fly a total of 10,738 Crosby was 3-for-3 on field goals against the Eagles. He hit a 53-yarder, miles, over 6,000 miles less than the team traveled in 2006. one yard shy of the team record, in the first quarter, a 37-yarder in the Most of the miles will be covered following the bye week, as the team third quarter, and a 42-yarder with 2 seconds left to break a 13-all tie and plays six of its ten remaining games on the road. give the Packers the three-point win. He was later awarded NFC Special A closer look at who is racking up those frequent flyer miles: Teams Player of the Week honors for his efforts.

Team Miles traveled 1) St. Louis ...... 34,352 ROOKIES IN THE BACKFIELD 2) Seattle ...... 33,586 Green Bay became the first NFL team to open the regular season with two 3) Miami ...... 29,724 rookie starters in the backfield since 1996. That season, both St. Louis 4) San Diego ...... 28,398 (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 29) Green Bay ...... 10,738 30) Philadelphia ...... 10,119 Nebraska, became the first rookie to start at running back on opening 31) Buffalo ...... 9,972 day for the Packers since in 1971. 32) N.Y. Jets ...... 9,186 Fullback Korey Hall, a linebacker at Boise State last season, was the first Packers rookie to start on opening day at fullback since the 1970 AFL- SAME FACES, NEW PLACES NFL merger. Four coaches have new titles this season, though all four were with the team during the 2006 season. Former offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski left to become the head coach at Boston College in January, 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 NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 12 INDIVIDUAL NOTES & STREAKS

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2007 Could tie a franchise record with 1,000 yards in a fifth overall season. Only and Sterling Sharpe have five 1,000-yard campaigns.  56 NICK BARNETT Needs 31 receptions to become the third player in team annals to reach 500, joining Sharpe (595) and Lofton (530). Driver enters with 469. Needs 12 solo tackles for 500 career. Barnett enters with 488. Needs two TD receptions to become only the eighth player in franchise Bids for a fifth consecutive 100-tackle season. annals to reach 40 career, joining (99), Sterling Sharpe (65), Antonio Freeman (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 (81) needs another 13 games played at Lambeau to 4 BRETT FAVRE surpass No. 2 William Henderson (93). Has played in 248 straight games (268 including playoffs) and started Having played in 160 consecutive games in a Packers uniform, needs 3 246 in a row (266 including playoffs), the NFL’s record among quarter- more to surpass No. 4 Larry McCarren (162) and 7 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 team’s all-time list of Only Jim Marshall (270, 1961-79) has been documented to have start- overall games played (currently 5th, 160 games). ed more in consecutive fashion. Surpassed Dan Marino’s NFL record of 420 touchdown passes against Minnesota in Week 4. Favre now has 430. 80 DONALD DRIVER Surpassed Dan Marino’s NFL record for attempts  Has 36 career TD receptions from Brett Favre. (8,358) against Minnesota. Favre has 8,577. This season, the duo surpassed No. 3 Lynn Joined Dan Marino as the only players ever to Dickey- (35) and needs six more reach 60,000 career passing yards. touchdowns to surpass the No. 2 combination of Needs 1,105 passing yards — a number he is on Favre and Sterling Sharpe (41). pace to eclipse this season — to break Marino’s  With 17 career 100-yard receiving games, record. Favre enters with 60,257. stands tied with No. 6 Billy Howton and Max Threw his 200th TD pass at Lambeau Field in McGee (17) on the team’s all-time list. Driver Week 10 to extend the league’s single-stadium needs two to match No. 5 Boyd Dowler (19), record. He enters with 202. three to reach No. 4 Antonio Freeman (20) and Needs 689 passing yards at Lambeau Field to seven to equal No. 3 Don Hutson (24) on the surpass John Elway (27,889 at Mile High Stadium) team’s all-time list. for the single-stadium record. Favre has 27,201.  Has a reception in 89 consecutive games, the Threw for three touchdowns in Week 10, the 61st franchise’s second-longest streak behind game of his career with at least three TD passes. Sharpe’s 103 (1988-94). Stands a game behind Dan Marino’s (62) NFL  Became Lambeau Field’s all-time leader in record. receptions, surpassing Antonio Freeman (213) Has 40 career game-winning comebacks (fourth in Week 3. Driver now stands at 232 receptions. quarter deficit or tie), including four this season.  With his first catch against the Giants in Week 2, Has 54 career 300-yard passing games. became only the seventh player in Packers his- Favre also: tory to reach 6,000 career yards, joining James Lofton (9,656), Sterling By playing a 16th season in a Packers uniform, surpasses Sharpe (8,134), Don Hutson (7,991), Boyd Dowler (6,918), Antonio (1958-72) and ties (1956-71) for most in Packers history. Freeman (6,651) and Max McGee (6,346). Surpassed 30,000 road passing yards at Denver. Favre enters with an  Needs 121 receiving yards to surpass No. 5 Antonio Freeman (6,651) NFL record 30,645 road passing yards. and 388 to surpass No. 4 Boyd Dowler (6,918) on the Packers’ all-time Needs 31 scoring drives for 1,000. list. Driver (6,531) enters No. 6 in team history. Needs 20 receptions to surpass No. 3 Don Hutson (488) and 62 to sur- pass No. 2 James Lofton (530) on the Packers’ franchise list. Driver enter with 469 catches, having surpassed Boyd Dowler (448) in Week 5. 88 BUBBA FRANKS  With 50 receptions, would become one of four players in team annals to Enters with 31 career touchdowns, produce as many as six such seasons, joining James Lofton and Sterling having caught his 30th against the Sharpe (both seven) and Antonio Freeman (six). Driver has at least 50 Giants in Week 2. In team history, catches in five seasons. only 11 previous players have Stands 175 Lambeau Field receiving yards from surpassing No. 2 James reached the milestone, including Lofton (3,330) and 322 from becoming the stadium’s all-time leader Driver in ’06.  ahead of Antonio Freeman (3,477). Driver (3,156) enters at No. 3. Needs one touchdown catch to tie Could become only the second Packers player with four 80-catch sea- No. 10 (32) on the sons, joining Sterling Sharpe (four). Driver has three entering 2007. team’s all-time list.  Could become only the second Packers player with multiple 90-catch Needs seven starts for 100 career. seasons, joining Sterling Sharpe (four). Driver had his first 90-reception Franks enters with 93.  campaign in 2006. Surpassed 250 career catches

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against Chicago in Week 5. Franks enters with 252 career receptions. 86 DONALD LEE Needs 5 games to surpass No. 3 Rich McGeorge (116) and 8 to surpass Surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards at Kansas City. Lee enters with No. 2 Paul Coffman (119) on the team’s all-time tight ends list. Franks 1,073 career yards. enters No. 4 with 112, having eclipsed (95) in 2006. Needs 64 receiving yards to surpass No. 4 Ed West (2,321), 113 to sur- pass No. 3 Rich McGeorge (2,370) and 337 to surpass No. 2 Ron 34 VERNAND MORENCY Kramer (2,594) on the team’s all-time tight ends list. Franks enters with Needs 307 rushing yards for 1,000 career. Morency enters with 693. 2,258 receiving yards.

79 RYAN PICKETT 94 KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA Played his 100th career game in Week 10. On Green Bay’s all-time sacks list, surpassed Reggie White’s career record (68½) in Week 4 at Minnesota. Gbaja-Biamila enters with 73. 12 Could become the first quarterback other than Brett Favre to start a Packers game since Don 31 AL HARRIS Majkowski, Sept. 20, 1992. Needs to return one interception for a touch- down to tie No. 5 , and (all with three) on Green Bay’s all-time 9 JON RYAN career list. With a second TD on an interception, Needs 27 punts to reach 150 and qualify for the would match No. 4 Johnny (Blood) McNally, who Packers’ all-time lead in gross punting average. returned four. Harris enters with two. Ryan averaged 44.5 yards on 84 punts in his first  Played in his 150th career game vs. Washington. Packers season, 2006. The franchise leader is Craig  Needs 7 starts for 100 career. Hentrich, who averaged 42.8 yards on 289 punts  Has played in 163 straight games (153 regular from 1994-97. season, 10 playoffs), a streak that began in Philadelphia in 1998. Since coming to Green Bay in 2003, has started all 76 games (73 regular 65 MARK TAUSCHER season, 3 playoffs) as a Packer. Started his 100th career game in Week 10. He enters with 102 career games and 100 starts. 85 GREG JENNINGS Surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards on the 82-yard, game-winning touchdown catch vs. Denver. Jennings enters with 1,149. 21 CHARLES WOODSON Needs two interceptions for 30 career. Needs to return one interception for a touchdown to tie No. 5 Charley 74 AARON KAMPMAN Brock, Doug Hart and Ken Ellis (all with three) on Green Bay’s all-time His sack against the Giants in Week 2 was the 30th of his career, as he career list. With a second TD on an interception, would match No. 4 became just the eighth player to record 30 in a Packers uniform. Johnny (Blood) McNally, who returned four. Woodson enters with two. Needs 4 sacks to surpass No. 4 (41½) on the franchise With three defensive touchdowns as a Packer (two interceptions, one list. He enters with 38 career sacks. fumble return), needs one defensive score to tie No. 5 Johnny (Blood) Surpassed 400 total tackles in Week 10. He enters with 402. McNally, Charley Brock and Keith McKenzie on the team’s all-time list. Needs 18 punt returns to surpass No. 5 Walter Stanley (87) on the Packers’ all-time list. Woodson has 70 since coming to Green Bay.

Pronunciation Guide PLAYERS ...... KOON COACHES Allen Barbre ...... BAR-ber Ruvell Martin ...... roo-VELL James Campen ...... KAMP-en Atari Bigby ...... ah-TARR-ee BIG-bee Tony Moll ...... MAHL ...... KLEMM-ints Shaun Bodiford ...... BAH-dee-ford Vernand Morency ...... Jerry Fontenot ...... FON-tin-oh Junius Coston . .JOON-ee-us KAHST-in ...... VERN-in mo-REN-see Brett Favre ...... FARVE Daniel Muir ...... MYEWR Ben McAdoo ...... MACK-ah-doo Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... Ryan Pickett ...... PICK-ett Kurt Schottenheimer .SHOTT-in-hyme-err ...... BAH-jah BEE-ah-MILL-lah Brady Poppinga ...... puh-PING-ah ...... SLOW-kumm ...... HAIR-uhl Ryan Powdrell ...... POW-drell Noah Herron ...... HAIR-un Aaron Rouse ...... ROWSE Cullen Jenkins ...... KULL-en Jason Spitz ...... SPITTS Aaron Kampman ...... CAMP-man Mark Tauscher ...... TAU-sher Ryan Krause ...... KROWSE Tramon Williams ...... trah-MAHN NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 16 DEPTH CHART Unofficial, November 13, 2007 OFFENSE WR: 85 Greg Jennings 82 Ruvell Martin 19 Shaun Bodiford LT: 76 Chad Clifton 73 Daryn Colledge LG: 73 Daryn Colledge 78 Allen Barbre C: 63 Scott Wells 72 Jason Spitz 62 Junius Coston RG: 72 Jason Spitz 62 Junius Coston 75 Tony Moll RT: 65 Mark Tauscher 75 Tony Moll 73 Daryn Colledge TE: 86 Donald Lee 88 Bubba Franks 87 Ryan Krause WR: 80 Donald Driver 89 James Jones 81 Koren Robinson QB: 4 Brett Favre 12 Aaron Rodgers RB:25Ryan Grant 32 Brandon Jackson 34 Vernand Morency FB:35Korey Hall 30 John Kuhn

DEFENSE LDE: 74 Aaron Kampman 96 Michael Montgomery LDT: 79 Ryan Pickett 90 Colin Cole 91 Justin Harrell RDT: 97 Johnny Jolly 99 Corey Williams 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 WILL: 50 A.J. Hawk 59 Tracy White LCB: 21 Charles Woodson 38 Tramon Williams 27 Will Blackmon RCB: 31 Al Harris 24 Jarrett Bush 41 Frank Walker SS: 20 Atari Bigby 26 FS: 36 Nick Collins 37 Aaron Rouse 38 Tramon Williams

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 KR: 81 Koren Robinson 38 Tramon Williams 19 Shaun Bodiford 34 Vernand Morency PC: 60 Rob Davis 99 Corey Williams KC: 60 Rob Davis 99 Corey Williams

## Rookies and first-year players are underlined ## Pg. 17  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 2007 2007 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Packers Opponent RECEIVING No YdsAvgLong TD TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 174 167 Donald Driver ...... 48 602 12.5 46 2 Rushing ...... 30 41 Donald Lee ...... 33 409 12.4 60 2 Passing ...... 128 98 James Jones ...... 32 494 15.4 79t 2 Penalty ...... 16 28 Greg Jennings ...... 27 517 19.1 82t 6 3rd Down: Made/Att ...... 54/122 35/113 Vernand Morency ...... 20 127 6.4 18 0 3rd Down Pct...... 44.3 31.0 Ryan Grant ...... 17 90 5.3 21 0 4th Down: Made/Att ...... 3/5 2/8 Bubba Franks ...... 14 90 6.4 12 2 4th Down Pct...... 60.0 25.0 Brandon Jackson ...... 13 95 7.3 16 0 POSSESSION AVG...... 31:23 28:37 Ruvell Martin ...... 10 159 15.9 36 2 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 3386 2756 DeShawn Wynn ...... 9 73 8.1 18 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 376.2 306.2 Koren Robinson ...... 8 63 7.9 16 0 Total Plays ...... 576 545 Korey Hall ...... 7 44 6.3 10 0 Avg. Per Play ...... 5.9 5.1 Ryan Krause ...... 2 11 5.5 6 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 697 836 PACKERS ...... 240 2774 11.682t16 Avg. Per Game ...... 77.4 92.9 OPPONENTS ...... 175 2076 11.95012 Total Rushes ...... 207 217 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 2689 1920 INTERCEPTIONS No YdsAvgLong TD Avg. Per Game ...... 298.8 213.3 Sacked/Yards Lost ...... 13/85 26/156 Charles Woodson ...... 3 48 16.0 46t 1 Gross Yards ...... 2774 2076 Nick Barnett ...... 2 40 20.0 38 0 Att./Completions ...... 356/240 302/175 A.J. Hawk ...... 1 10 10.0 10 0 Completion Pct...... 67.4 57.9 Corey Williams ...... 1 9 9.0 9 0 Had Intercepted ...... 8 9 Atari Bigby ...... 1 1 1.0 1 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE ...... 39/45.5 51/43.8 Brady Poppinga ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Net Punting Avg...... 39/39.4 51/37.0 PACKERS ...... 9 108 12.0 46t 1 PENALTIES/YARDS ...... 71/554 62/519 OPPONENTS ...... 852 6.5 230 FUMBLES/BALL LOST ...... 15/6 13/7 TOUCHDOWNS ...... 2515PUNTING No YdsAvgNet TBIn 20LGBlk Rushing ...... 6 3 Jon Ryan ...... 39 1775 45.5 39.4 7 10 66 0 Passing ...... 16 12 PACKERS ...... 39 1775 45.539.4 7 10 66 0 Returns ...... 3 0 OPPONENTS ...... 51 2232 43.837.0 6 17 61 0

SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS PUNT RETURNS Ret FCYdsAvgLong TD PACKERS 48 52 47 75 6 228 Charles Woodson ...... 29 4 226 7.8 27 0 OPPONENTS 21 54 29 38 0 142 Jarrett Bush ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tramon Williams ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 PACKERS ...... 31 4 2267.3 270 SCORING TD - Ru - Pa - Rt K-PATFG S PTS Mason Crosby ...... 0 0 0 0 24/24 18/22 0 78 OPPONENTS ...... 17 7 100 5.9 260 Greg Jennings ...... 6 0 6 0 0 36 DeShawn Wynn ...... 4 4 0 0 0 24 KICKOFF RETURNS No YdsAvgLong TD Donald Driver ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Bubba Franks ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Tramon Williams ...... 23 530 23.0 65 0 James Jones ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Koren Robinson ...... 4 82 20.5 32 0 Donald Lee ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 Shaun Bodiford ...... 2 41 20.5 22 0 Ruvell Martin ...... 2 0 2 0 0 12 DeShawn Wynn ...... 1 15 15.0 15 0 Charles Woodson ...... 2 0 0 2 0 12 PACKERS ...... 30 668 22.3650 Ryan Grant ...... 1 1 0 0 0 6 OPPONENTS ...... 38 761 20.0510 Brandon Jackson ...... 1 1 0 0 0 6 Tracy White ...... 1 0 0 1 0 6 PACKERS ...... 25 6 16 3 24/24 18/22 0 228 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ OPPONENTS ...... 15 3 12 0 14/14 12/13 0 142 Mason Crosby ...... 1/1 4/4 8/9 4/6 1/2 2-Point Conversions: PACKERS 0-0, OPPONENTS 1-1 PACKERS ...... 1/1 4/4 8/9 4/6 1/2 OPPONENTS ...... 0/0 1/1 4/5 7/7 0/0 SACKS: Aaron Kampman 9, Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 8.5, Corey Williams 4, Nick Barnett 1.5, Cullen Jenkins 1, Johnny Jolly 1, Ryan Pickett 1, PACKERS 26, OPPONENTS 13 Crosby: (53G,37G,42G) (42N)(28G) (28G,44G,33G) (37G,37G) (46N,37G,38N) (19G,26G) (48G,36G,52N, 32G,45G) (39G,24G) RUSHING No YdsAvgLong TD Opponents: (33G,47G) (34N,48G,32G) (44G) (44G, 35G,48G) (44G,36G) ( ) (45G,21G) ( ) ( ) Ryan Grant ...... 72 305 4.2 30t 1 DeShawn Wynn ...... 50 203 4.1 44 4 Brandon Jackson ...... 47 116 2.5 11 1 Vernand Morency ...... 17 70 4.1 15 0 Jon Ryan ...... 1 7 7.0 7 0 Donald Driver ...... 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Aaron Rodgers ...... 2 -1 -.5 0 0 Brett Favre ...... 17 -2 -.1 7 0 PACKERS ...... 207 697 3.4446 OPPONENTS ...... 217 836 3.9553

PASSING Att Cmp YdsCmp%Yds/Att TD TD% IntInt% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brett Favre ...... 354 238 2757 67.2 7.79 16 4.5 8 2.3 82t 13/85 96.2 Aaron Rodgers ...... 2 2 17 100.0 8.50 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0/0 102.1 PACKERS ...... 356 240 2774 67.47.79 16 4.582.2 82t 13/85 96.3 OPPONENTS ...... 302 175 2076 57.96.87 12 4.093.05026/156 79.8 NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA at GREEN BAY  Pg. 18 2007 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Official totals - based on coaches’ film review, through Nov. 11 vs. Minnesota SPECIAL TEAMS

TotalSacks/ Int/ Fum For Pass Player TT FR FF Player Tackles Solo Asst Yards Yards Rec Fum Def Jason Hunter ...... 13 0 0 Nick Barnett ...... 91 61 30 1.5/6.5 2/40 1 0 4 Tracy White ...... 11 2 0 Atari Bigby ...... 80 62 18 0.0/0.0 1/1 0 3 6 Jarrett Bush ...... 9 1 0 A.J. Hawk ...... 72 44 28 0.0/0.0 1/10 1 1 3 John Kuhn ...... 9 0 0 Aaron Kampman ...... 50 32 18 9.0/53.0 0/0 0 1 2 Frank Walker ...... 8 0 0 Nick Collins ...... 43 29 14 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 5 Will Blackmon ...... 6 0 0 Charles Woodson ...... 42 36 6 0.0/0.0 3/48 1 0 7 Ryan Grant ...... 6 0 0 Brady Poppinga ...... 39 23 16 0.0/0.0 1/0 0 0 1 Korey Hall ...... 5 0 0 Ryan Pickett ...... 34 24 10 1.0/6.0 0/0 0 0 1 Atari Bigby ...... 4 0 0 Johnny Jolly ...... 30 13 17 1.0/7.0 0/0 1 0 5 Desmond Bishop ...... 4 0 0 Corey Williams ...... 29 18 11 4.0/22.0 1/9 0 1 1 Mason Crosby ...... 3 0 0 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... 27 21 6 8.5/59.5 0/0 0 2 2 Charlie Peprah ...... 3 0 1 Cullen Jenkins ...... 27 19 8 1.0/2.0 0/0 0 0 7 Ryan Krause ...... 2 0 0 Al Harris ...... 22 21 1 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 4 Brady Poppinga ...... 2 0 0 Jarrett Bush ...... 18 13 5 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 5 Tramon Williams ...... 2 0 0 Aaron Rouse ...... 871 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Shaun Bodiford ...... 1 0 0 Colin Cole ...... 844 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 A.J. Hawk ...... 1 0 0 Mike Montgomery ...... 303 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Mike Montgomery ...... 1 0 0 Justin Harrell ...... 220 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 90 3 1 Will Blackmon ...... 110 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 1 Tracy White ...... 101 0.0/0.0 0/0 0 0 0 Special teams touchdowns (1): Totals ...... 627 430 197 26.0/156.0 9/108 4 8 54 White — fumble recovery in end zone vs. Philadelphia (9/9)

DEFENSIVE SCORING MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES

Int Fum Player TD Ret Ret Safeties Player Tackles Charles Woodson ...... 2 1 1 0 Bubba Franks ...... 4 Totals ...... 2 110 Chad Clifton ...... 1 Daryn Colledge ...... 1 Defensive touchdowns (2): Donald Driver ...... 1 Woodson — 57-yard fumble return vs. Washington (10/14); Greg Jennings ...... 1 Woodson — 46-yard interception return at Kansas City (11/4) James Jones ...... 1 Donald Lee ...... 1 Totals ...... 10

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), Jimmy Robinson (Wide Receivers), Kurt Schottenheimer (Secondary), Shawn Slocum (Assistant Special Teams), Lionel Washington (Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks) Pg. 19  CAROLINA at GREEN BAY; NOV. 18, 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 48 Krause, Ryan ...... TE 6-3 244 6/16/81 4 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. 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. 81 Robinson, Koren ...... WR 6-1 205 3/19/80 6 North Carolina State Belmont, N.C. 12 Rodgers, Aaron ...... QB 6-2 223 12/2/83 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. 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

Practice Squad 49 Adkisson, James ...... TE 6-4 250 1/11/80 2 South Carolina St. Louis, Mo. 46 Burge, Tristan ...... S 6-0 210 6/4/85 R Eastern Illinois Romeoville, Ill. 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. 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. 69 Thompson, Orrin ...... T 6-6 322 11/11/82 1 Duke Charlotte, N.C. 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 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 42 Wynn, DeShawn ...... RB 5-10 232 10/9/83 R Florida shoulder: Oct. 30 NOV. 18, 2007; CAROLINA 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 9/0/0/0 4 Brett Favre ...... QB 6-2 222 38 17 Southern Mississippi T-92 (Atl) 9/9/0/0 9 Jon Ryan ...... P 6-0 202 25 2 Regina (Canada) FA-06 9/0/0/0 12 Aaron Rodgers ...... QB 6-2 223 23 3 California D1-05 1/0/8/0 19 Shaun Bodiford ...... WR 5-11 186 25 2 Portland State FA-07 5/0/0/1 20 Atari Bigby ...... S 5-11 211 26 2 Central Florida FA-06 9/9/0/0 21 Charles Woodson ...... CB 6-1 200 31 10 Michigan UFA-06 (Oak) 9/9/0/0 24 Jarrett Bush ...... CB 6-0 197 23 2 Utah State W-06 (Car) 9/0/0/0 25 Ryan Grant ...... RB 6-1 224 24 1 Notre Dame T-07 (NYG) 8/2/1/0 26 Charlie Peprah ...... S 5-11 202 24 2 Alabama W-06 (NYG) 9/0/0/0 27 Will Blackmon ...... CB 6-0 202 23 2 Boston College D4b-06 4/0/0/5 30 John Kuhn ...... FB 6-0 250 25 2 Shippensburg W-07 (Pitt) 9/0/0/0 31 Al Harris ...... CB 6-1 188 32 10 Texas A&M-Kingsville T-03 (Phil) 9/9/0/0 32 Brandon Jackson ...... RB 5-10 212 22 R Nebraska D2-07 5/3/0/4 34 Vernand Morency ...... RB 5-10 212 27 3 Oklahoma State T-06 (Hou) 6/0/0/3 35 Korey Hall ...... FB 6-0 236 24 R Boise State D6a-07 9/7/0/0 36 Nick Collins ...... S 5-11 200 24 3 Bethune-Cookman D2a-05 8/8/0/1 37 Aaron Rouse ...... S 6-4 223 23 R Virginia Tech D3b-07 6/1/0/3 38 Tramon Williams ...... CB 5-11 182 24 1 Louisiana Tech FA-06 9/0/0/0 41 Frank Walker ...... CB 5-11 196 26 5 Tuskegee UFA-07 (NYG) 5/0/2/2 50 A.J. Hawk ...... LB 6-1 247 23 2 Ohio State D1-06 9/9/0/0 51 Brady Poppinga ...... LB 6-3 245 28 3 Brigham Young D4b-05 9/9/0/0 55 Desmond Bishop ...... LB 6-2 241 23 R California D6b-07 3/0/1/5 56 Nick Barnett ...... LB 6-2 232 26 5 Oregon State D1-03 9/9/0/0 57 Jason Hunter ...... DE 6-4 250 24 2 Appalachian State FA-06 9/0/0/0 59 Tracy White ...... LB 6-0 234 26 5 Howard FA-06 9/0/0/0 60 Rob Davis ...... LS 6-3 284 38 12 Shippensburg FA-97 9/0/0/0 62 Junius Coston ...... T/G 6-3 313 24 3 North Carolina A&T D5a-05 6/4/1/2 63 Scott Wells ...... C 6-2 295 26 4 Tennessee FA-04 (D7-04) 7/6/0/2 65 Mark Tauscher ...... T 6-3 315 30 8 Wisconsin D7a-00 9/9/0/0 72 Jason Spitz ...... G/C 6-3 300 24 2 Louisville D3b-06 8/5/1/0 73 Daryn Colledge ...... G 6-4 305 25 2 Boise State D2a-06 9/9/0/0 74 Aaron Kampman ...... DE 6-4 270 27 6 Iowa D5a-02 9/9/0/0 75 Tony Moll ...... T 6-5 304 24 2 Nevada D5b-06 3/3/2/4 76 Chad Clifton ...... T 6-5 320 31 8 Tennessee D2-00 9/9/0/0 77 Cullen Jenkins ...... DE 6-2 303 26 4 Central Michigan FA-04 9/8/0/0 78 Allen Barbre ...... G 6-4 300 23 R Missouri Southern St. D4-07 5/0/0/4 79 Ryan Pickett ...... DT 6-2 322 28 7 Ohio State UFA-06 (StL) 9/9/0/0 80 Donald Driver ...... WR 6-0 190 32 9 Alcorn State D7b-99 9/8/0/0 81 Koren Robinson ...... WR 6-1 205 27 6 North Carolina State FA-06 2/0/0/0 82 Ruvell Martin ...... WR 6-4 210 25 2 Saginaw Valley State FA-06 8/1/0/1 85 Greg Jennings ...... WR 5-11 197 24 2 Western Michigan D2b-06 7/7/0/2 86 Donald Lee ...... TE 6-4 248 27 5 Mississippi State FA-05 9/8/0/0 87 Ryan Krause ...... TE 6-3 244 26 4 Nebraska-Omaha FA-07 3/0/0/0 88 Bubba Franks ...... TE 6-6 265 29 8 Miami (Fla.) D1-00 6/0/0/3 89 James Jones ...... WR 6-1 207 23 R San Jose State D3a-07 9/5/0/0 90 Colin Cole ...... DT 6-1 315 27 3 Iowa FA-04 6/0/0/3 91 Justin Harrell ...... DT 6-4 310 23 R Tennessee D1-07 2/0/0/7 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ...... DE 6-4 247 30 8 San Diego State FA-00 (D5a-00) 9/1/0/0 95 Daniel Muir ...... DT 6-2 298 24 R Kent State FA-07 0/0/0/9 96 Michael Montgomery ...... DE 6-5 265 24 3 Texas A&M D6a-05 2/0/0/7 97 Johnny Jolly ...... DT 6-3 312 24 2 Texas A&M D6a-06 9/6/0/0 99 Corey Williams ...... DT 6-4 313 27 4 Arkansas State D6-04 9/3/0/0

Practice Squad 45 Corey White ...... FB 6-1 239 22 R Alabama-Birmingham FA-07 0/0/0/0 46 Tristan Burge ...... S 6-0 210 22 R Eastern Illinois FA-07 0/0/0/0 49 James Adkisson ...... TE 6-4 250 27 2 South Carolina 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 69 Orrin Thompson ...... T 6-6 322 24 1 Duke FA-07 0/0/2/2 83 Chris Francies ...... WR 6-1 193 25 2 Texas-El Paso FA-06 0/0/1/0

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) 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 ...... 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 42 DeShawn Wynn ...... RB 5-10 232 24 R Florida D7a-07 shoulder: Oct. 30 52 ...... 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