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Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Jonathan Butnick
VOL. XIV; NO. 26 GREEN BAY, JAN. 1, 2013 NFC WILD CARD
MINNESOTA (10-6) AT GREEN BAY (11-5)
Saturday, Jan. 5 • Lambeau Field • 7 p.m. CST
PACKERS TO HOST VIKINGS IN NFC WILD CARD CONTEST
The Packers will face the Vikings for the second straight week, this time
in an NFC Wild Card contest at Lambeau Field, as the two
clubs square off in the postseason for just the second time
in the 52-year history of the series.
The only other playoff meeting between the division
rivals also came in a Wild Card contest at Lambeau Field when the
Packers hosted the Vikings in the 2004 season (Jan. 9, 2005).
WITH THE CALL
NBC Sports will broadcast the game to a national audience. Play-byplay
man Al Michaels joins color commentator Cris
Collinsworth in the booth with Michele Tafoya
reporting from the sidelines.
Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games
since 1929, heads up the 53-station Packers Radio
Network, with Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers
Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) calling the action. The duo enters
its 14th season of broadcasts together across the Packers Radio Network,
This will be the first meeting in the history of the series (since 1961) which covers 44 markets in six states.
where both teams entered the game with 10-plus victories.
Dial Global Sports radio will air the game across the country. Kevin
It will mark the sixth time that Green Bay has faced a divisional opponent
Harlan (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) will call the action with
in the postseason since the league went to a divisional format in 1967.
Mark Malone reporting from the sidelines. Scott Graham hosts
The Packers have a 4-1 mark (.800) in those games, which is tied for the
pregame and halftime shows.
No. 2 winning percentage in the NFL among teams with three or more
playoff games against divisional opponents behind only Pittsburgh (9-0).
Univision Radio will broadcast the game in Spanish to a national audience,
with Rafael Hernandez Brito (play-by-play) and Raul Striker
This will be the third time the Packers have faced the Vikings in the last
six games. Green Bay played Minnesota at Lambeau Field in Week 13
and the teams met this past Sunday in the season finale at Minnesota.
This Saturday’s game will mark the third time in team history that the
Jr. (color) calling the action.
REGULAR SEASON
Packers have played an opponent in the season finale and then faced Date Opponent Result Att.
that same team in the playoffs the following week. Green Bay played at Sun., Sept. 9 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS . . . . . . . . . . . L, 22-30 (70,523)
Detroit in both the season finale and in a Wild Card contest in 1993 and Thu., Sept. 13 CHICAGO BEARS (Gold Pkg.) . . . . . . .W, 23-10 (70,543)
also played at Arizona both in the finale and in a Wild Card game in 2009. Mon., Sept. 24 at Seattle Seahawks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 12-14 (68,218)
Through 104 meetings, which includes the one postseason game, the Sun., Sept. 30 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS . . . . . . . . . . .W, 28-27 (70,571)
Packers hold a 54-49-1 advantage over the Vikings in the all-time series. Sun., Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 27-30 (67,020)
Fans can bet on a back-and-forth contest when the teams meet. In fact, Sun., Oct. 14 at Houston Texans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 42-24 (71,702)
16 of the last 21 regular-season meetings have been decided by seven Sun., Oct. 21 at St. Louis Rams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 30-20 (64,359)
points or less. The Packers have won five of the last six games between Sun., Oct. 28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS . . . . . . . . .W, 24-15 (70,464)
the clubs.
Sun., Nov. 4 ARIZONA CARDINALS (Gold Pkg.) . . .W, 31-17 (70,504)
Over the last 19 seasons (1994-2012), the Packers (nine) and the Sun., Nov. 11 Open Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vikings (five) have accounted for 14 NFC Central/North Championships. Sun., Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 24-20 (63,716)
BACK IN THE POSTSEASON
Sun., Nov. 25 at New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 10-38 (80,365)
The Packers have won two straight NFC North titles for the first time since Sun., Dec. 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-14 (70,567)
2002-04, when the team captured three consecutive divisional crowns.
Sun., Dec. 9 DETROIT LIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 27-20 (70,382)
This season’s NFC North title marks the Packers’ 20th division crown in Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 21-13 (62,534)
franchise history.
Sun., Dec. 23 TENNESSEE TITANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 55-7 (70,508)
With the Week 15 win at Chicago, Green Bay clinched its 28th postseason
berth in team history and its 15th appearance in the last 20 seasons.
The Packers have made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and
Sun., Dec. 30 at Minnesota Vikings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 34-37 (64,134)
NFL POSTSEASON
five of the last six, the only NFC team to accomplish those feats.
Green Bay currently ranks No. 3 in NFL history with its 28 playoff
appearances, trailing only the N.Y. Giants (31) and Dallas Cowboys (30).
The Packers’ 15 postseason appearances in the free-agency era (since
1993) are the most of any team in the NFL.
Since the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, the Packers
have been the No. 3 seed three other times (1995, 2002, 2004).
Jan. 5-6 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Jan. 12-13 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs
Jan. 20 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games
Jan. 27 .......................... AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Feb. 3 ...Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.