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