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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1 SACKING PACK The Packers finished in the top five in the league last season in both sacks and sack yardage, the second time they have done so in both categories in the last three seasons (also 2010): Team Sacks (2012) 1t. Denver, St. Louis 52 3. Cincinnati 51 4. Green Bay 47 5t. Houston, Minnesota 44 Team Sack Yardage (2012) 1. Denver 364 2. Cincinnati 341 3. St. Louis 325 4. Green Bay 309 5. Chicago 289 Green Bay's sack total last season was tied for the fifth best in franchise history (since team sacks began to be recorded in 1963): Season Sacks 1. 2001 52 2. 1998 50 3t. 1978, 1985 48 5t. 1966, 2010, 2012 47 The Packers had 15 different players register at least one full sack last season, No. 2 in the NFL behind only the Browns: Team Players With A Sack 1. Cleveland 16 2. Green Bay 15 3t. Cincinnati, St. Louis 13 With the 15 players in 2012, the Packers tied the top single-season mark in franchise history: Season Packers With A Sack 1t. 1987, 2012 15 3t. 2003, 2009, 2010 14 Since 2010, the Packers have registered 123 sacks, which is tied for No. 4 in the league over that span: Team Sacks (Since 2010) 1. St. Louis 134 2. N.Y. Giants 127 3. Minnesota 125 4t. Green Bay 123 4t. Cincinnati 123 KEEPING THEM OUT Since defensive coordinator Dom Capers joined the staff in 2009, the Packers have been one of the best defenses in the league when it comes to points and touchdowns allowed. The Packers rank No. 4 in the league in both scoring defense and overall touchdowns allowed since 2009: Team Points Allowed Per Game 1. Pittsburgh 17.1 2. San Francisco 17.6 3. Baltimore 17.8 4. Green Bay 19.3 5. Atlanta 19.7 Team Overall TDs Allowed 1. Baltimore 113 2. Pittsburgh 115 3. San Francisco 117 4. Green Bay 138 5. Chicago 140 Green Bay’s defense has been particularly stingy when it comes to rushing TDs given up, ranking No. 3 in the NFL in that category since ’09: Team Rushing TDs Allowed 1. Pittsburgh 28 2. San Francisco 31 3. Green Bay 33 4. Minnesota 35 5. Baltimore 38 The Packers allowed an average of 21.0 points per game last season, which ranked No. 11 in the league. The Packers allowed 101 touchdowns from 2009-11, the fewest allowed by the team over a three-year span since Green Bay gave up 99 touchdowns from 2001-03. In 2011, the Packers ranked No. 19 in the league in scoring defense at 22.4 points per game. That came on the heels of a 2010 Super Bowl campaign that saw Green Bay finish No. 2 in the NFL at 15.0 points per game, the team’s best scoring-defense mark since its Super Bowl title team of 1996 (13.1 ppg.). It was the second consecutive top-10 finish in scoring defense for the Packers after they ranked No. 7 in the league in 2009 at 18.6 ppg. Green Bay is 52-9 (.852) under Head Coach Mike McCarthy when it allows 20 or fewer points and 70-18 (.795) when it allows less than 30 points. A look at the Packers’ regular-season record since 2006 by points allowed: Points Allowed GB Record Since 2006 10 or less 20-1 (.952) 11-20 32-8 (.800) 21-29 18-9 (.667) 30-plus 4-20 (.167) 11
CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1 TIGHTENING UP Green Bay’s pass defense made noticeable strides in 2012, with the team finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the NFL (218.3 ypg). That was more than an 81-yard improvement from Green Bay’s average in 2011, when the Packers allowed a league-high 299.8 yards per game. Green Bay limited its opposition to less than 120 net passing yards in five games last season. That ranked No. 1 in the league: Team Games/
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