Packers vs. Patriots: Numbers & Notes
Relevant stats and personnel info for Sunday's matchup with the Patriots.
By PackerAaron
GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-5) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-2)
| PACKERS | PATRIOTS | |
| SERIES LEADER | Series tied, 4-4 | |
| STREAKS | 3 of past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | McCarthy: 0-1 | Belichick: 2-2 |
| LAST WEEK | L 7-3 at Lions | W 36-7 at Bears |
| LAST GAME | 11/19/06: Patriots 35 at Packers 0. New England QB Tom Brady throws TD passes to 4 different teammates as Patriots outgain Green Bay 357-120 in total yards. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/13/02: Packers 28, Patriots 10. Green Bay QB Brett Favre throws 3 TD passes (3, 8, 2). Packers RB Ahman Green rushes for 136 yards & 1 TD. | |
| BROADCAST | NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (WW1), 125 (GB), 126 (NE). XM: 104 (WW1), 102 (GB), 103 (NE). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Rodgers: 268-410-3,289 (3C)-23 (3C)-10-98.5 (2C) OR Flynn: 16-29-182-0-1-59.8 | Brady: 284-425-3,398-29 (1L)-4-109.9 (1L) |
| RUSHING | Jackson: 143-546-3.8-3 | Green-Ellis: 184-786-4.3-11 (T2L) |
| RECEIVING | Jennings: 61-996 (2C)-16.3-11 (3L) | Welker: 80 (T3L)-787-9.8-7 |
| OFFENSE | 350.9 | 363.2 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +7 | +18 (1L) |
| DEFENSE | 314.1 | 375.1 |
| SACKS | Matthews: 12.5 (1C) | Wright: 5.5 |
| INTs | T. Williams: 5 | McCourty (R): 6 (T1C) |
| PUNTING | Masthay: 44.3 | Mesko (R): 43.5 |
| KICKING | Crosby: 90 (36/36 PAT; 18/24 FG) | Graham: 50 (26/26 PAT; 8/8 FG) |
NOTES
PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS has completed 103 of 141 (73 pct.) for 1,278 yards with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT for 123.8 rating in past 5. Has 100+ rating in 4 of past 5. QB MATT FLYNN had career-best 177 pass yards last week…RB BRANDON JACKSON has 859 scrimmage yards & needs 141 to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career…WR GREG JENNINGS has 445 rec. yards (111.3 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4. Has 39 career rec. TDs & 16 (41 pct.) have been 40+ yards. Needs 4 rec. yards for 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard season. WR DONALD DRIVER needs 10 catches for 9th consecutive 50-catch season…CB CHARLES WOODSON has 4 INTs in past 7 vs. AFC, incl. TD. Since start of 2006, Woodson leads NFL with 8 INT-TDs & S NICK COLLINS ties for 2nd with 4. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 8 sacks in past 4 vs. AFC, incl. 3 games with 2+ sacks. CB TRAMON WILLIAMS had INT last week & tied career-high with 5 INTs this year…PATRIOTS: Have won 21 of past 22 reg-season games vs. NFC…NE averages NFL-best 31.9 points per game in ’10…With 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs last week, QB TOM BRADY posted 6th consecutive game with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs, tying DON MEREDITH (1965-66) for longest such streak in NFL history. Has 31-5 (.861) record in Dec…RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS (11) needs rush TD to become 5th Patriot to reach 12 rush TDs in season…WR WES WELKER (7) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass career-high of 8 in ’07. Rookie TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (2nd round, No. 42) has 7 TD catches, tied for most among NFL rookies w/ MIKE WILLIAMS of TB…Rookie CB DEVIN MC COURTY (1st round, No. 27) has 4 INTs in past 4 & is tied for AFC lead w/ 6 INTs (TROY POLAMALU)…LB JEROD MAYO leads team w/ 147 tackles.
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