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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1 2013 OPPONENTS - STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The Packers’ 2013 schedule includes seven games against 2012 playoff teams. Three of those games (Atlanta, Minnesota, Washington) will be at Lambeau Field, while four (Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota, San Francisco) will come on the road. A closer look at Green Bay’s 2013 opponents: Last Overall Last Lambeau Field Home Games ’12 Record Meeting/Result Meeting/Result Atlanta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3 10/9/11, W, 25-14 10/5/08, L, 27-24 Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 12/16/12, W, 21-13 9/13/12, W, 23-10 Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11 10/25/09, W, 31-3 9/18/05, L, 26-24 Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12 12/9/12, W, 27-20 12/9/12, W, 27-20 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 12/30/12, L, 37-34 12/2/12, W, 23-14 Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . .4-12 9/12/10, W, 27-20 9/9/07, W, 16-13 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 12/20/09, L, 37-36 11/6/05, L, 20-10 Washington. . . . . . . . . . .10-6 10/10/10, L, 16-13* 10/14/07, W, 17-14 Totals. . . . . . . . . . . 64-64 (.500) * – overtime Last Overall Last Road Meeting Road Games ’12 Record Meeting/Result Meeting/Result Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 12/7/09, W, 27-14 12/19/05, L, 48-3 Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 12/16/12, W, 21-13 12/16/12, W, 21-13 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 9/20/09, L, 31-24 10/30/05. L, 21-14 Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 11/7/10, W, 45-7 11/29/07, L, 37-27 Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12 12/9//12, W, 27-20 11/18/12, W, 24-20 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 12/30/12, L, 37-34 12/30/12, L, 37-34 N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7 11/25/12, L, 38-10 11/25/12, L, 38-10 San Francisco . . . . . . . 11-4-1 9/9/12, L, 30-22 12/10/06, W, 30-19 Totals. . . . . . . . . .72-55-1 (.566) Overall . . . . . . .136-119-1 (.533) IN THE PRESEASON The Packers’ preseason schedule is highlighted by a nationally televised contest at Lambeau Field against the Seattle Seahawks on Friday, Aug. 23. The Packers open the preseason against Arizona at Lambeau Field after last hosting the Cardinals during the preseason in 2011. This contest will be the 23rd all-time preseason meeting between the two franchises and fourth since the Cardinals moved to Arizona prior to the 1988 season. On Aug. 17, Green Bay will travel to St. Louis to face the Rams in the first preseason meeting between these two franchises since the Rams moved to St. Louis prior to the 1995 season. The last time the two clubs met in the preseason, the Packers faced the Los Angeles Rams in Madison, Wis., on Aug. 6, 1994, at Camp Randall Stadium. CBS will broadcast the third preseason contest against the Seattle Seahawks to a national audience. This will mark the fifth preseason meeting between the two teams and the fourth in the last 10 years. It will be the Seahawks’ first preseason trip to Lambeau Field since 2007. Over the past 21 preseasons, the Packers have appeared on national television at least once in 20 of those years. The preseason concludes with a road contest against the Kansas City Chiefs on Aug. 29, the fourth straight year the teams will have met in the preseason finale and the second time at Arrowhead Stadium. FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE 2012 SEASON The Packers won their second consecutive NFC North title in 2012, the first time Green Bay won its division in two straight years since the club captured three consecutive NFC North crowns from 2002-04. Green Bay finished the regular season with an 11-5 mark (.688), the fourth straight double-digit win season for the Packers. That matched the franchise record that was recorded three other times (1929-32, 1995-98, 2001-04). The Packers and the Patriots are the only teams in the league to post 10-plus wins each of the last four seasons (2009-12). Green Bay finished with a 5-1 record in NFC North games last season, the seventh straight campaign that the Packers posted a winning record in the division. New England is the only other team in the NFL to accomplish that feat over the past seven seasons (2006-12). The Packers won their first five NFC North contests last season to bring their regular-season winning streak in the division to 12 games. That set a franchise record and tied the longest divisional streak in the league since realignment in 2002. Green Bay ranked No. 5 in the league in scoring with an average of 28.9 points per game, the sixth straight season that the Packers finished in the top 10 in the league in scoring offense. Green Bay also tied for No. 2 in the league in fewest giveaways with 16, which was tied for the secondfewest turnovers in a season in franchise history (also in 2009). The Packers ranked No. 11 in the NFL in overall defense (336.8 ypg), No. 11 in pass defense (218.3 ypg), No. 4 in sacks (47), No. 4 in opponent passer rating (76.8) and tied for No. 8 in interceptions (18). 2012 HONOR ROLL CB Casey Hayward NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month – October All-Rookie Team – Pro Football Weekly/PFWA CB Davon House NFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Week 8 (vs. Jacksonville) P Tim Masthay NFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Week 2 (vs. Chicago) LB Clay Matthews Midseason All-Pro Team – Pro Football Weekly 2013 Pro Bowl selection (fourth career) All-NFC Team – Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Second-Team All-Pro – The Associated Press QB Aaron Rodgers NFC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 4 (vs. New Orleans) NFC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 6 (at Houston) FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week – Week 6 (at Houston) NFC Offensive Player of the Month – October Midseason All-Pro Team – Pro Football Weekly FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week – Week 16 (vs. Tennessee) 2013 Pro Bowl selection (third career) All-NFC Team – Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Second-Team All-Pro – The Associated Press C Jeff Saturday 2013 Pro Bowl selection (sixth career) 55
CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1 HOME COOKING The Packers have won 20 of their last 21 and 26 of their last 28 games at Lambeau Field in the regular season. Green Bay’s .929 winning percentage (26-2) at home since Week 10 of 2009 is No. 1 in the NFL over that span: Team W-L Record Pct. 1. Green Bay 26-2 .929 2. New England 24-3 .889 3. Baltimore 24-4 .857 The Packers have averaged 31.8 points per game at home since 2009, No. 2 in the league over that span. Green Bay has posted 30-plus points in 15 of 32 home games since ’09 and nine 40-point games. Team Points Per Game (Since 2009) 1. New England 32.7 2. Green Bay 31.8 3. New Orleans 31.2 The defense has done its part as well at home since 2009, generating 78 turnovers at Lambeau Field. With Green Bay’s offense posting only 33 giveaways over that span, the Packers have a plus-45 turnover ratio at home, No. 1 in the league since ’09. Team TO Differential/Home (Since 2009) 1. Green Bay plus-45 2. San Francisco plus-39 3. New England plus-38 Green Bay has generated at least two takeaways in 23 of 32 home games since 2009. The Packers have a 22-1 mark (.956) in those games. The Packers’ win over Tennessee last year in Week 16 gave the team its third straight season with at least seven wins at home. It marked the second-longest streak in franchise history behind only a span of five straight seasons (1994-98) with seven or more victories at home. A look at the most home victories over a three-season span in franchise history: Seasons Home Wins 1t. 1995-97, 1996-98 23 3t. 1994-96, 2010-12 22 5t. 2000-02, 2009-11 21 DIVISIONAL DRIVE Green Bay’s division-clinching win at Chicago in 2012 in Week 15 marked the Packers’ 12th straight victory in NFC North regular-season games, which was the longest divisional winning streak in team history since the league went to a divisional format in 1967: Seasons Divisional Winning Streak 1. 2010-2012 12 2t. 1996-97, 2001-02 8 4. 1997-98 7 The Packers’ 12-game divisional winning streak was tied for the longest by an NFL team since realignment in 2002: Team Divisional Winning Streak 1t. Green Bay, 2010-12 12 1t. Indianapolis, 2004-06 12 1t. Baltimore, 2010-12 12 Green Bay finished with a 5-1 record in the division last season, its seventh consecutive season (2006-12) with a winning record in the NFC North. The Packers and the Patriots are the only teams in the league to have a winning record in their division each of the last seven seasons. Green Bay went 6-0 in NFC North games in 2011, the first time that the Packers had posted an undefeated record in their division since the NFL went to a divisional format in 1967. Green Bay became the first team to sweep the NFC North/Central since the 1987 Chicago Bears (7-0). The Packers have a 32-10 (.762) regular-season record against NFC North opponents under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, a divisional mark that ranks No. 2 in the NFL since 2006: Team W-L Record Pct. 1. New England 34-8 .810 2. Green Bay 32-10 .762 3. San Diego 30-12 .714 The Packers have won 18 of 21 NFC North games at home under McCarthy, which is tied for the No. 1 home divisional mark in the NFL over that span: Team W-L Record Pct. 1t. Green Bay 18-3 .857 1t. New England 18-3 .857 3. Indianapolis 17-4 .810 The Packers rank No. 1 in the NFL with their 22 home victories since 2010: Team Home Wins 1. Green Bay 22 2t. Baltimore, New England 21 4. Atlanta 20 5. San Francisco 18 6t. New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Seattle 17 Green Bay has won nine straight home games against divisional foes, its longest winning streak since a 10-game streak from 2000-02. A look at the top home divisional winning streaks by Green Bay in the regular season since the league went to a divisional format in 1967: Seasons Home Div. Winning Streak 1. 1994-98 18 2. 2000-02 10 3. 2010-current 9 6
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