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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1
NOT IN A GIVING MOOD
Green Bay turned the ball over just 16 times last season, which was tied
for No. 2 in the league:
Team Total Giveaways (2012)
1. Washington 14
2t. Green Bay 16
2t. Baltimore 16
2t. New England 16
2t. San Francisco 16
OUTSIDE THE ZONE
In addition to their red-zone success this season, the Packers also displayed
a high level of production outside that area in 2012.
Green Bay ranked No. 1 in the league for the second straight season
in scoring and total TDs outside the red zone:
Team Pts. Outside Red Zone (2012)
1. Green Bay 155
2. Washington 151
3. Tampa Bay 144
The three best giveaway seasons in franchise history have come under
Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s direction:
Season
Total Giveaways
1. 2011 14
2t. 2009, 2012 16
4. 1972 19
Since 2009, Green Bay has turned the ball over only 68 times, which
ranks No. 2 in the NFL over that span:
Team Total Giveaways Since 2009
1. New England 65
2. Green Bay 68
3. San Francisco 73
4. Atlanta 81
5. Baltimore 82
Green Bay has registered 22 zero-turnover games since 2009, No. 3 in
the NFL over that span:
Team Zero-Turnover Games Since 2009
1. New England 27
2. San Francisco 23
3. Green Bay 22
4. Baltimore 19
5t. Atlanta, Houston 18
The Packers and the 49ers are the only teams in the NFL to have at least
four zero-turnover games each of the past four seasons (2009-12).
The Packers’ 52 giveaways from 2010-12 match the franchise record
for the fewest over a three-year span in franchise history, tying the mark
set from 2009-11.
Green Bay is 52-16 (.765) in the regular season under Mike McCarthy
when it doesn’t have a giveaway or turns it over just once. A look at the
Packers’ record by the number of giveaways they have in a game since
2006:
Giveaways In Game GB Record Since 2006
None 27-5 (.844)
One 25-11 (.694)
Two 17-12 (.586)
Three-plus 5-10 (.333)
Team TDs Outside Red Zone (2012)
1. Green Bay 17
2. Washington 16
3t. Carolina, New Orleans 14
In 2011, the Packers led the NFL in both scoring outside the red zone
(154 points) and TDs outside the red zone (20).
Green Bay ranks No. 1 in the NFL with 309 points outside the red
zone since 2011:
Team Pts. Outside Red Zone (2011-12)
1. Green Bay 309
2. New Orleans 263
3. Dallas 244
The Packers are the only NFL team to register back-to-back 150-point
seasons outside the red zone since the statistic began to be recorded by
STATS LLC in 1995.
The Packers have finished in the top 10 in the league in scoring outside
the red zone in five of the last six seasons, checking in at No. 2 in 2007
(150 points), tied for No. 10 in 2008 (103 points) and No. 3 in 2009
(134 points).
A look at the top scoring seasons outside the red zone recorded by the
Packers since 1995 (according to STATS LLC):
Season
Points Outside Red Zone
1. 2012 155
2. 2011 154
3. 2007 150
4. 2001 145
5. 1998 141
Season
TDs Outside Red Zone
1. 2011 20
2. 2012 17
3t. 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 16
QB Aaron Rodgers led the league with 15 TD passes outside the red
zone last season:
Player
20-Plus-Yard TD Passes
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 15
2. Tony Romo, DAL 14
3. Drew Brees, NO 12
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