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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1<br />
KEEPING THE CHAINS MOVING<br />
Green Bay’s offense ranked No. 9 in the league on third down last<br />
season, converting 90 of 213 opportunities (42.3 percent):<br />
Team<br />
Third-Down Conversion Rate<br />
1. New England 48.7<br />
2. Atlanta 45.1<br />
3. Denver 45.1<br />
4. New Orleans 44.0<br />
5. Dallas 43.9<br />
6. Carolina 43.1<br />
7. Indianapolis 42.8<br />
8. Detroit 42.5<br />
9. Green Bay 42.3<br />
10. Pittsburgh 42.0<br />
It was the sixth straight season (2007-12) that Green Bay’s offense finished<br />
in the top 10 on third down, one of only three teams in the league<br />
to do so over that span (New Orleans, New England).<br />
Green Bay posted 1,434 total net yards on third down last season, which<br />
ranked No. 2 in the <strong>NFL</strong>:<br />
Team<br />
Total Net Yards/Third Down<br />
1. New Orleans 1,479<br />
2. Green Bay 1,434<br />
3. Indianapolis 1,369<br />
4. Detroit 1,332<br />
5. Denver 1,305<br />
The Packers posted a season-high 60.0 conversion percentage (9 of<br />
15) at St. Louis last season in <strong>Week</strong> 7. It was their best performance on<br />
third down since converting 60.0 percent (6 of 10) of their third-down<br />
chances at the N.Y. Giants in <strong>Week</strong> 13 of 2011.<br />
The Packers converted at a 48.1-percent clip on third down in 2011,<br />
good for No. 3 in the <strong>NFL</strong> behind only New Orleans (56.7) and San<br />
Diego (48.8).<br />
Two of the top four seasons in team history since the 1970 AFL-<strong>NFL</strong><br />
merger have <strong>com</strong>e under Head Coach Mike McCarthy:<br />
Season<br />
Third-Down Conversion Rate<br />
1. 1995 49.1<br />
2. 2011 48.1<br />
3. 2004 47.3<br />
4. 2009 47.0<br />
A look at where Green Bay’s offense ranks on third down in the <strong>NFL</strong><br />
since 2009:<br />
Team<br />
Third-Down Conversion Rate<br />
1. New Orleans 48.6<br />
2. New England 46.7<br />
3. Green Bay 44.7<br />
4. Atlanta 44.6<br />
5. San Diego 43.9<br />
PUT IT ON THE BOARD<br />
Last season marked the sixth consecutive campaign (2007-12) that the<br />
Packers finished in the top 10 in the league in scoring. Green Bay was<br />
joined by New England as the only teams to ac<strong>com</strong>plish that feat over the<br />
past six seasons.<br />
Green Bay finished last season ranked No. 5 in the <strong>NFL</strong> in points per<br />
game:<br />
Team Points/Game (2012)<br />
1. New England 34.8<br />
2. Denver 30.1<br />
3. New Orleans 28.8<br />
4. Washington 27.3<br />
5. Green Bay 27.1<br />
Last season marked the fifth time in the past six seasons that Green Bay<br />
finished in the top five in the league in scoring.<br />
The Packers rank No. 3 in the league in scoring since 2011 with an average<br />
of 31.0 points per game:<br />
Team Points/Game (2011-12)<br />
1. New England 33.4<br />
2. New Orleans 31.5<br />
3. Green Bay 31.0<br />
The Packers’ scoring average from 2011-12 was the best in franchise<br />
history over a two-year span since the team entered the <strong>NFL</strong> in 1921:<br />
Seasons<br />
Points/Game<br />
1. 2011-12 31.0<br />
2. 2010-11 29.6<br />
3. 1961-62 28.8<br />
After posting 57 points in the first three games, an average of 19.0<br />
points per contest, the Packers came on strong the rest of the season.<br />
In its final 13 regular-season games, Green Bay scored 376 points, a<br />
28.9-point average that ranked No. 4 in the league over that span:<br />
Team Points/Game (<strong>Week</strong>s 4-17)<br />
1. New England 36.5<br />
2. Denver 31.1<br />
3. New Orleans 29.1<br />
4. Green Bay 28.9<br />
5. Seattle 27.3<br />
Through <strong>Week</strong> 3, the Packers were tied for No. 26 in the league with their<br />
average of 19.0 points per game.<br />
In their final five regular-season games, the Packers outscored their<br />
opponents by a margin of 160 to 91. Green Bay’s 32.0-point average<br />
over the final five games ranked No. 3 in the <strong>NFL</strong>:<br />
Team Points/Game (<strong>Week</strong>s 13-17)<br />
1. Seattle 38.6<br />
2. Denver 32.6<br />
3. Green Bay 32.0<br />
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