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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1
AT THE HELM
Having led Green Bay to the playoffs in five of his seven seasons as head
coach, Mike McCarthy is joined by Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren
as the only coaches to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl win with a victory
over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
McCarthy joined Pittsburgh’s Bill Cowher (2005) as the only Super Bowlwinning
coaches to lead their respective teams to three road wins as the
No. 6 seed in the postseason en route to a world title.
Including playoffs, McCarthy has an 80-42 record since taking over
as head coach in 2006, a .656 winning percentage that ranks No. 3
among current NFL head coaches (minimum 50 games):
Coach
Winning Pct.
1. John Harbaugh, BAL .677 (63-30)
2. Mike Smith, ATL .671 (57-28)
3. Mike McCarthy, GB .656 (80-42)
4. Mike Tomlin, PIT .654 (68-36)
5. Bill Belichick, CLE/NE .653 (205-109)
McCarthy’s .600 winning percentage in the playoffs (6-4) ranks No. 3 in
franchise history:
Coach
Playoff Winning Pct.
1. Vince Lombardi, 1959-67 .900 (9-1)
2. Mike Holmgren, 1992-98 .643 (9-5)
3. Mike McCarthy, 2006-12 .600 (6-4)
With 80 overall wins, McCarthy ranks No. 4 in team history:
Coach
Overall Wins
1. Curly Lambeau, 1921-49 212
2. Vince Lombardi, 1959-67 98
3. Mike Holmgren, 1992-98 84
4. Mike McCarthy, 2006-12 80
5. Mike Sherman, 2000-05 59
McCarthy won his 75th career game (including playoffs) at Detroit in
Week 11, tying Kansas City’s Andy Reid for the fastest to 75 wins among
active NFL head coaches. It is the third fastest in team history:
Coach
Games Needed For 75 Wins
1t. Mike McCarthy, GB 114
1t. Andy Reid, PHI/KC 114
3. Mike Shanahan, OAK/DEN/WAS 119
4. Tom Coughlin, JAX/NYG 140
Coach
Games Needed For 75 Wins
1. Vince Lombardi 102
2. Mike Holmgren 111
3. Mike McCarthy 114
4. Curly Lambeau 117
McCarthy has guided the Packers to four seasons with 11-plus wins
(2007, 2009, 2011-12). That is tied with Lombardi (1961-63, 1966) and
Holmgren (1995-98) for the most by a coach in franchise history.
Since McCarthy took over in 2006, the Packers are tied for No. 2 in the
NFL in regular-season winning percentage:
Team
Winning Pct.
1. New England .786 (88-24)
2t. Green Bay .661 (74-38)
2t. Indianapolis .661 (74-38)
4. Baltimore .643 (72-40)
5. Pittsburgh .634 (71-41)
THE WINS KEEP COMING
With a win in Week 15 at Chicago in 2012, Green Bay posted its fourth straight
10-win season, tying a franchise record (1929-32, 1995-98, 2001-04).
A victory vs. Tennessee in Week 16 brought the Packers’ win total over
the past four seasons to 47, which ranks second in franchise history:
Seasons
Regular-Season Wins
1. 1995-98 48
2. 2009-12 47
3. 1994-97 46
Green Bay and New England are the only two teams in the league to win
at least 10 regular-season games each of the last four seasons.
A look at the top regular-season win totals in the league from 2009-12:
Team
Regular-Season Wins
1. New England 49
2. Green Bay 47
3. Atlanta 45
ROAD RUN
Since the start of the 2010 postseason, the Packers have won 14 of their
last 20 road contests.
Green Bay’s .700 winning percentage over that span ranks No. 3 in the
league:
Team W-L Record Pct.
1. New England 12-4 .750
2. San Francisco 12-5 .706
3. Green Bay 14-6 .700
Green Bay had a 4-4 record (.500) away from Lambeau Field last season.
In five of seven seasons (2006-07, 2009, 2011-12) under Head Coach
Mike McCarthy, the team has finished with a mark of .500 or better
on the road.
The Packers posted a league-best 7-1 road mark in 2011, setting a
single-season franchise record for the most road victories.
Green Bay is 11-5 on the road over the past two regular seasons, which
is tied for No. 2 in the NFL:
Team W-L Record Pct.
1. New England 12-4 .750
2t. Green Bay, Cincinnati 11-5 .688
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