Packerstats 2018: Game 16, 31-0 loss to Detroit
Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp
Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 31-0 loss to the Detroit Lions on December 30.
- So much for the best record in the final game of the regular season… the Packers were a league-best 20-5 in the final regular season game of the season (Game #16) entering yesterday’s contest.
- Prior to the game, the Packers were 13-2 all-time versus the Lions in games in Green Bay in December. They had won nine straight versus the Lions in December in Green Bay dating back to 1992.
- Prior to yesterday’s game, Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford had a 6-10 record versus the Packers with a career 88.6 Passer Rating and 32 TDs and 19 interceptions. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers had a career record of 13-4 against the Lions with a career 109.3 Passer Rating and 37 TD passes and only six interceptions.
- Game time temperature was 26 degrees. The Packers are now 37-17 (.685) in home games in December when the temperature is below 30 degrees. They are only 3-3 in their last six games in this stat.
- The Packers will finish in third place in their division for the second consecutive year. It is the first time they finished below second place in the division in back-to-back seasons since 1999 (fourth out of five teams) and 2000 (third out of five teams).
- Detroit scored first in the game. The Packers scored first in nine of their 16 games in 2018. They were 4-5 in those contests. They were 2-4-1 in the games when the opposition scored first.
- The Packers were behind 21-0 at halftime. The last time the Packers were down by 20 or more points at halftime at Lambeau was Dec. 3, 2006 against the New York Jets (they were down by 31 at half in that game). Green Bay is now 1-11 all-time in games where they were behind by 20 or more points at halftime at Lambeau. Their only win? They were down 23-0 at Lambeau at halftime to the Rams in a game in 1982 and ended up winning that game 35-23.
- Kyler Fackrell ended the season with 10.5 sacks. He is the first Packers player with 10 or more sacks since Nick Perry had 11 in 2016. He is the 12th Green Bay player in team history to have 10 or more sacks in a season (since 1982).
- Green Bay was behind 24-0 entering the fourth quarter. It was only the 18th time in team history that the Pack was behind by 24 or more points at home entering the fourth quarter. The worst deficit entering the fourth quarter at Lambeau was 38 points; in a game in 1950, the Rams were leading the Packers 38-0 at Lambeau entering the fourth quarter.
- Obviously the Packers were scoreless entering the fourth quarter. They are now 2-56 all-time in games where they have not scored through three quarters.
- The Packers have now been shutout at home in three of their last nine games at Lambeau.
- The 31-point defeat is tied for the ninth worst defeat the Packers have suffered at Green Bay in their history. The worst defeat at home in team history is 46 points to the New York Giants in 1948 (the Packers lost 49-3).
- Mason Crosby did not attempt a field goal in the game. The Packers are 12-14 in such games in Crosby’s career. This was the only game this season where Crosby did not attempt a field goal.
- Green Bay had only 175 total yards in the game. They are 0-7 since 2000 in games where they are held under 200 total yards.
- The Packers had only 46 yards rushing in the contest. They are 10-44-1 (.191) in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) in games where they have less than 50 yards rushing in a game.
- Green Bay had the ball for only 23:06 in the game. Since 2000, the Pack is now 5-17 (.227) in games where they have fewer than 24 minutes time of possession in a game.
- The Packers are 4-18 (.182) since 2014 (the last five seasons) when the opposition scores 30 or more points in a game.
- Aaron Rodgers was 3-for5 for 26 yards passing before he left the game due to a concussion. It was the 14th game in his career (regular season games) where he did not throw a TD pass in a game he started. The Packers are 4-10 in those games.
- Rodgers ended the season with 25 TD passes and only two interceptions. He becomes only the third QB in NFL history to have 25 or more TD passes in a season with two or fewer interceptions. The others: Nick Foles in 2013 (27 TD passes and two interceptions) and Tom Brady in 2016 (28 TD passes and two interceptions).
Today’s Sports Stat: December 27, 2018
The Green Bay Packers will end their 2018 season on Sunday December 30 with a game against the Detroit Lions. This will be the 16th and final game of the season.
If you were a betting man (or woman) you might place a little wager on the Packers in this game… over the past 25 seasons (from 1993-2017) the Packers have been the NFL’s best team in the 16th and final game of the season. Since ’93, the Pack is 20-5 in the 16th game of the year, tops in the league.
Detroit, on the other hand, is in the bottom 10 of winning percentages in the final game of the season since 1993. They are 9-16, a .360 winning percentage.
Following are the records of each NFL team in the final game of the regular season from 1993-2017.
.800 Green Bay (20-5)
.720 New England (18-7)
.680 Pittsburgh, Tennessee (17-8)
.640 Indianapolis (16-9), L.A. Chargers (16-9)
.609 Carolina (14-9)
.600 Minnesota (15-10)
.560 Kansas City (14-11), N.Y. Giants (14-11), Philadelphia (14-11), San Francisco (14-11)
.545 Baltimore (12-10)
.520 Atlanta (13-12), Cincinnati (13-12), Denver (13-12), Seattle (13-12), Washington (13-12)
.480 N.Y. Jets (12-13)
.440 Buffalo (11-14)
.438 Houston (7-9)
.400 Arizona (10-15), Miami (10-15), Tampa Bay (10-15)
.360 Detroit (9-16), L.A. Rams (9-16), New Orleans (9-16)
.348 Jacksonville (8-15)
.320 Dallas (8-17)
.318 Cleveland (7-15)
.280 Chicago (7-18)
.240 Oakland (6-19)
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Packerstats 2018: Game 15, 44-38 OT win over the Jets
PACKERSTATS-Game #15-2018 season
Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp
Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 44-38 overtime win over the New York Jets on December 23.
- The Pack’s win over the Jets came in the 15th game of the season. The Packers are 18-7 (.720) in Game #15 games since 1994. That is the second-best winning percentage of all the NFL teams in Game #15 games. The New England Patriots are 19-6 (.760) in Game #15 games since ’94.
- Green Bay is now 5-8 (.385) in regular season games versus the Jets. They are one of four teams that the Packers have an all-time regular season winning percentage under .400; the others… Kansas City Chiefs (3-7-1 .318), Miami Dolphins (5-10 .333) and Buffalo Bills (5-8 .385). The victory on Sunday was only the second time in history that the Packers have defeated the Jets on their home field.
- With the win on the road, the Packers are now 7-23-1 since 1970 in road games against AFC East teams.
- Since 2000, the Packers are now 21-18 (.538) in all road games in December.
- The Jets scored first in the game. The Packers are 4-4 this season when their opponents score first in the game; they are 2-4-1 when they, the Packers, scored first in a 2018 contest.
- New York rookie QB Sam Darnold had a 128.4 Passer Rating in the game. It was the second highest ever Passer Rating by a rookie QB against the Packers; topping the list is a 149.6 Passer Rating by rookie QB Charlie Batch of the Detroit Lions on October 15, 1998.
- Darnold became the seventh rookie QB in history to have three TD passes in a game against the Packers. The Packers defense has given up three TD passes to a rookie QB in three straight seasons: 2016-Dak Prescott (Dallas); 2017-DeShone Kizer (Cleveland) and Darnold this season.
- Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers passed the 4,000 yards passing mark for the seventh season in his career. That places him in a tie for sixth in this stat with Detroit’s Matthew Stafford. The players ahead of Rodgers: Peyton Manning (14 4,000-yards passing seasons), Drew Brees (12), Tom Brady and Philip Rivers (10) and Matt Ryan (8).
- Jets returner Andre Roberts returned a kickoff for a TD. It was the first kickoff returned for TD against the Packers since Indianapolis returned a kickoff for TD on November 6, 2016. It’s interesting to note that the Packers have now won seven of their last eight games when an opposing player returns a kickoff for a TD.
- The Jets had a 21-17 lead at halftime. Since 2000, the Packers are now 9-27 (.250) in games when the opposition tallies 20 or more points in the first half. They are now 4-20 (.167) in road games since 2000 when their opponents score 20 or more points in the first half.
- Green bay running back Jamaal Williams had 15 carries for 95 yards in the game. The 95 yards rushing was the second-most in a game in his career. With six receptions for 61 yards, Williams had 156 total yards for the day… that was a career-high.
- Davante Adams had the game-winning TD reception. Adams turns 26 today (December 24) and has 39 career TD receptions. That is the 10th most TD receptions by a player prior to turning 26. Randy Moss tops the list with 60.
- Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby made all three of his field goal attempts. The Packers are 25-7 (.781) in games when Crosby is perfect in a game with at least three field goal attempts.
- Rodgers had a pair of TD runs in the game. It was only the second regular season game in his career that he scored two TDs (the other was October 2, 2011 against Denver).
- Rodgers two TD runs and a two-point conversion run tallied him 14 points in the game. That was the most points he scored in a game in his career. Paul Hornung holds the team record with 33 points scored in a game. Rodgers became the 42nd Packers player to score 14 or more points in a game since 1950.
- Jets QB Sam Darnold became the first rookie QB in history to have three TD passes, 300 or more yards passing and no interceptions in a game versus the Packers.
- Green Bay is 14-8 (.636) since 2000 in games where both teams score 30 or more points in a game.
- Rodgers had 442 yards passing in the game, tied for the second-most in his career. His career-high is 480 yards passing in a 2013 games versus the Redskins. Green Bay is 5-2 in the seven games where Rodgers has 400 or more yards passing.
- Davante Adams had 11 catches in the game, the third most in his career. Green Bay is 4-3 in games when Adams has 10 or more catches in a contest. Adams had 71 yards receiving in the game; the 71 yards receiving was the fewest he has had in a game where he had 9 or more catches.
- Green Bay scored 18 points in the fourth quarter. They are now 32-4 (.889) in games in their history when they score 18 or more points in the fourth quarter.
- The Pack had 20 running attempts in the game. They are now 20-11-1 (.641) since 2016 in games when they run the ball at least 20 times in a game. They are 5-3-1 in games this season when they have 20 or more rushing attempts, 1-5 when they have fewer than 20 rushing attempts in a game.
- Green Bay had 540 total yards in the game. They are now 22-2-1 (.900) in team history when they have 500 or more total yards in a game.
- For the first time in a game in team history, the Packers had five receivers gain 60 or more yards via catches. Equanimeous St. Brown led the way with 94 receiving yards. He was followed by Marques Valdes-Scantling (75), Davante Adams (71), Jake Kumerow (68) and Jamaal Williams (61).
- The game was the second-highest scoring overtime game in Green Bay history. The Pack lost an overtime game to the Falcons in Atlanta on November 27, 1983, 47-41, a combined 88 points.
- The 44-38 final score was the fifth time in NFL history that a game ended with that score. The last time was in 2012 when Carolina defeated New Orleans 44-38 on December 30.
Today’s Sports Stats: December 22, 2018
Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon has played 152 games in his NBA career and is a couple months into his third season in the Association. He won the league’s Rookie of the Year honor in 2016-17 and he is a starter and important part of the Bucks team that has one of the best records in the NBA this season.
With all that being said, Brogdon has certainly been a solid performer in his short career… but would you be ready to say that Brogdon is one of the best shooters in the league? Or, are you ready to call him one of the greatest shooters in NBA history?
Before you answer that, let me offer you a few stats that might affect your answer.
Brogdon leads the NBA this season in free throw percentage by making 50 of 51, a .980 percentage (through games of December 21). His career free throw percentage is .893. Of all NBA players with a minimum of 250 career free throw attempts, Brogdon’s.893 percentage ranks 11th all-time in the league.
But in addition to a stellar free throw percentage are a couple of other eye-opening shooting stats. First, Brogdon has a career .408 shooting percentage from three-point range and is a career .510 shooter in two-point attempts in his career. Add it all together and Brogdon’s career shooting percentages are .408 (three-pointers), .510 (two-pointers) and .893 (free throws).
This is where Brogdon’s shooting percentages might get your attention. Of all players with a minimum of 150 career NBA games, Brogdon is one of only seven players in history with a career three-point percentage above .400, a career two-point percentage over .500, and a career free throw percentage over .850.
Of course Brogdon’s career is in the early stages and those percentages have a lot of time (as long as Brogdon’s maintains a long NBA career) to deviate up or down. But if you put stock in these shooting percentages, you would have to say that Brogdon has made a case that he is today one of the league’s best shooters. If we say that years from now is another story.
Here’s a look at the seven players in NBA history with a career three-point percentage above .400, a career two-point percentage over .500, and a career free throw percentage over .850 (through games of December 21, 2018).
Player, Career Games, 2-pt pct, 3-pt pct, FT pct
Wally Szczerbiak, 651 games, .505, .406, .860
Mark Price, 722 games, .501, .402, .904
Steve Nash, 1217 games, .518, .428, .904
Jeff Hornacek, 1077 games, .515, .403, .877
Stephen Curry, 646 games, .514, .438, .905 *
Jose Calderon, 870 games, .507, .408, .872 *
Malcolm Brogdon, 152 games, .510, .408, .893 *
Active players: *
Thoughts? Opinions?
One other quick note: If he continues this pace from the free throw line, Brogdon has a good chance to break the Bucks’ all-time record for highest free throw percentage in a season. Here is a look at the Bucks players who have the highest free throw percentage in a season (minimum of 82 free throw attempts in a season to qualify).
Keith Van Horn, .945 pct, 91 attempts, 2003-04
Jack Sikma, .922 pct, 348 attempts, 1987-88
Ray Allen, .913 pct, 195 attempts, 2002-03
Luke Ridnour, .907 pct, 140 attempts, 2009-10
Ricky Pierce, .907 pct, 311 attempts, 1990-91
Jack Sikma, .905 pct, 294 attempts, 1988-89
Ray Allen, .903 pct, 195 attempts, 1998-99
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Today’s Sports Stat: December 22, 2018
If you are an NFL fan who likes parity and close games, then you have to like what has happened in the league through the first 14 games (15 weeks) of this season.
Consider this: Of the 224 games that have been played in the NFL through Week 15 (games through December 17), 121 games have been decided by one score… eight points or less. If you add the fact that there have been two games that ended in a tie that brings that number to 123. That means that 123 of the 224 games played so far in 2018, or 55%, have been decided by one score.
There have been a few teams that have lost each of their games this year by eight points or less. Topping the list are the Seattle Seahawks. They have lost six games this season, all by eight points or less; their losses have been by 3, 7, 2, 8, 5 and 3 points in 2018.
The Carolina Panthers top the league this season with the most losses by eight points or less this year with seven.
Here’s a look at what percentage of losses each NFL team have suffered this season have been by eight points or less.
100%: Seattle (6 of 6); Chicago (4 of 4); Houston (4 of 4); Kansas City (3 of 3); New Orleans (2 of 2)
88%: Carolina (7 of 8)
86%: Philadelphia (6 of 7)
80%: Pittsburgh (4 of 5)
75%: Denver (6 of 8); Green Bay (6 of 8)
67%: N.Y. Giants (6 of 9); Baltimore (4 of 6); Indianapolis (4 of 6);
60%: Jacksonville (6 of 10)
55%: Tampa Bay (5 of 9)
50%: N.Y. Jets (5 of 10); San Francisco (5 of 10); Dallas (3 of 6); Tennessee (3 of 6)
44%: Atlanta (4 of 9); Detroit (4 of 9)
43%: Cleveland (3 of 7)
40%: New England (2 of 5)
37%: Cincinnati (3 of 8)
33%: Buffalo (3 of 9); Minnesota (2 of 6); L.A. Chargers (1 of 3); L.A. Rams (1 of 3)
29%: Washington (2 of 7)
27%: Arizona (3 of 11); Oakland (3 of 11)
14%: Miami (1 of 7)
The most one-score losses the Packers have had in a season are eight. That happened in 2005 when the team suffered eight of their 12 losses by eight points or less. They lost seven one-score games in 2008 and lost six one-score games in 1984, 1991 and 2010 (in addition to this season).
The 1984 Cleveland Browns hold the NFL record for most losses by four points or less in a season with eight. New England (1993), Houston (1994), Carolina (2001) and the 2008 Packers are tied for second with seven losses by four points or less in a season. This year’s Pack has three losses by four points or less.
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