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Packerstats 2020: Game 11, 41-25 win over the Chicago Bears

Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp

Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 41-25 win over the Chicago Bears in Green Bay on Sunday, November 29, 2020.

  • Davante Adams had six catches in the game giving him 505 for his career with the Packers. He became the fifth Packers player to reach 500 career receptions with the team joining Donald Driver, Sterling Sharpe, Jordy Nelson and James Lofton. What makes the achievement even more noteworthy is that the Packers are only the third franchise in NFL history to have five players with 500 or more career catches with a team. The others: New England and the L.A. Chargers.
  • Aaron Rodgers had 211 yards passing in the game pushing him above the 50,000 yards passing for a career. He became on the 11th player in NFL history to reach the 50,000 passing yards mark in a career. You might have found it hard to imagine that Rodgers would’ve reached 50,000 yards passing in his career after sitting on the bench as Brett Favre’s backup his first three years in the league. It’s interesting to note that of the 11 players who have reached 50,000 yards passing, Rodgers is the only one who had less than 1,000 yards passing after three seasons in the league. After his first three seasons in the league (2005-07), Rodgers had accumulated a grand total of 329 yards passing. The only other member of this club who had less than 5,000 yards passing after his first three years in the league was Philip Rivers who had 3,536 yards passing after his first three season in the NFL.
  • The Packers have now won four of their last five home games in November.
  • Since the 2010 season, the Packers have gone 17-4 versus the Bears. Two of those losses came in Green Bay, two in Chicago. The win over the Bears was the Packers 100th in the series (regular season and playoffs). The Bears have won 95 and the two teams have tied six times.
  • The Packers are 7-9 since the 2015 season in Sunday night games, but since 2010, the team is 9-1 in Sunday night games played at Lambeau Field.
  • Green Bay has won nine of their last 10 games against divisional opponents (Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota).
  • Adams tied the team record with a TD reception in his sixth straight game.
  • Adams has now amassed 900 or more yards receiving in four seasons with the Pack. The leader in this category is Donald Driver who had seven seasons with the teams with 900 or more yards receiving.
  • Darnell Savage had a pair of interceptions for the Packers, the first multi-interception game of his career. The last Packers player to have two or more interceptions in a game was Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on December 18, 2016 also against the Bears.
  • Preston Smith had received a lot of criticism for his less-than-stellar play, but he atoned for those negative remarks with a full stat line on Sunday. Smith a sack and fumble recovery for TD. He became the first Packers player since Dean Lowry (December 3, 2017) to have a sack, fumble recovery and TD in the same game.
  • Green Bay had three takeaways in the game. They have now won 17 of their last 18 games when they have three or more takeaways in a contest.
  • The team did not have a turnover in the game for the seventh time this season in 11 games. They have now won 10 straight games when they do not have a turnover in the game.
  • The Packers held a 27-10 lead at halftime. They have now won 59 straight games at home when they have a lead of 17 points or more. The only home game they have lost when they had a lead of 17 points or more was in 1957.
  • The Packers offense ran the ball 39 times for 182 yards. They are 28-5-1 since 2000 when they have 180 or more rushing yards in a game. They have won seven of their last eight games when they gain 180 or more yards on the ground in a contest.
  • Rodgers had four TD passes. Green Bay is 25-3 in games when Rodgers has four or more TD passes.
  • Rodgers had 211 yards passing to go along with his four TD passes. It was the second fewest passing yards in a game where he had four or more TD passes. Back on September 28, 2017, he had four TD passes and only 179 yards passing in a 35-14 win over the Bears at Lambeau Field.
  • Jamaal Williams had a TD run in the game. The team has won its last four games when Williams has a TD run.
  • The Pack’s offensive line did not allow a sack in the game, the third time this season. The last time they did not allow a sack in three games in a season was in 2010. The team has now won nine straight when they do not allow a sack.
  • Aaron Jones had 17 carries for 90 yards and Jamaal Williams had 17 carries for 73 yards. The last time the Packers had two running backs total 70 yards rushing in a game was December 13, 2015 when Eddie Lacy ran for 124 yards and James Starks had 71 in a game versus the Dallas Cowboys. The last time they had two running backs each carry the ball 17 times or more in a game was all the way back on December 12, 1993 when Edgar Bennett had 18 carries and Darrell Thompson had 17 carries in a game versus the San Diego Chargers.
  • Rodgers had a Passer Rating of 132.3 in the game, the highest Passer Rating against the Bears since September 13, 2015 when he had a 140.5 Passer Rating against the Bears in a 31-23 win.
  • The Packers dominated in the time of possession with 37:44 TOP. Since 2010, the Packers are 14-1 when they have 37:00 or more time of possession in a non-overtime game.
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Packerstats 2020: Game 10, 34-31 loss to Indianapolis

Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp

Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 34-31 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, November 22, 2020.

  • The Packers scored 28 points in the first half and did not score in the second half until a last-second field goal tied the game and sent it into overtime. It was the 10th time in team history that they scored 28 or more points in the first half and three or less points in the second half. It was, however, the first time in team history that they lost a game when they scored 28 or more points in the first half and three or less points in the second half.
  • This was the Packers first overtime loss since they lost 23-20 to Miami on 10-17-2010. The Packers are 9-6-2 in overtime games since 2000.
  • The Pack has a 7-3 record through the first 10 games of the season. In 12 of the 21 seasons since 2000, the Packers had seven or more wins through the first 10 games of a season.
  • Green Bay has now played five games in Indianapolis versus the Colts and has never won a road game there. Since 1985, the Packers are 3-7 all-time against the Colts. They are 1-7-1 in road games versus the Colts since 1967.
  • In five games against the Packers, Philip Rivers has averaged 355 yards passing per game. The only other team that he has averaged more than 355 passing yards is against the Dallas Cowboys (369 yards per game).
  • Green Bay has now lost seven of their last eight road games in November. Since 2013, the Pack is 5-13 in November road games.
  • The Packers are 7-8 in their last 15 games that have started at 3:25pm (CST).
  • Green Bay had four turnovers in the contest. The last time they won a game when they had four or more turnovers was in 2010 when they four turnovers in a 28-26 win over Detroit. Since 2004, the Packers are 3-19 in games when they have four or more turnovers.
  • In their three losses this year, the Packers have seven turnovers. In their seven wins this year, they have one turnover.
  • The Packers scored first in the game on a Aaron Rodgers-to-Robert Tonyan TD pass. Prior to yesterday’s game, the Packers had won seven of their last eight games on the road when they scored first.
  • Aaron Rodgers threw an interception in the game. The Packers are 5-4 since 2018 in games when Rodgers has an interception. Rodgers also threw an interception in last week’s game. The last time Rodgers threw an interception in three straight games was in the first three games of the 2017 season.
  • Aaron Jones had a rushing TD in the game. Since 2018, only three players have 30 or more rushing TDs: Todd Gurley (38), Derrick Henry (37) and Aaron Jones (30).
  • Christian Kirksey had an interception for the Packers. It was the third pick in his career. All three of his interceptions came in a loss.
  • Davante Adams had a TD reception, the 10th of this season. It is the fourth season in his career that he had 10 or more TD receptions. He became the 23rd player in NFL history to have 10 or more TD receptions in four or more seasons. Randy Moss and Jerry Rice top the list, each with nine seasons with 10 or more TD receptions.
  • Rodgers had three TD passes and 311 yards passing in the game. It was the 38th regular season game in his career that he had three or more TD passes and 300 or more yards passing. The Pack is 30-8 in those games. His 38 games ranks fourth all-time behind Drew Brees (67), Tom Brady (57) and Peyton Manning (46).
  • Green Bay held a 28-14 lead at halftime. It was the first game since 1997 that they lost after scoring 28 or more points in their first half. Interestingly enough, that 1997 game was also against Indianapolis in Indianapolis. The Packers lost that gamer 41-38 after having a 28-27 lead at halftime.
  • The Pack held a 28-25 lead going into the fourth quarter. It was the first game they lost after having the lead going into the fourth quarter since November 15, 2018 when they lost to Seattle after having a four-point lead going into the final quarter.
  • Green Bay had only 27:49 time of possession in the game. Since 2018, the Packers are 4-6 in games when they have less than 28 minutes time of possession in a contest.
  • Green Bay avoided being shutout in the second half with a last-second field goal by Mason Crosby to tie the game and send it into overtime. Since 2000, Green Bay has lost 19 of 22 games when they were shutout in the second half.
  • The Colts had 116 penalty yards in the game. Prior to yesterday, the Packers had won 10 of their last 12 when their opponents have 100 or more penalty yards in a game.
  • The Packers amassed only 66 yards rushing in the game. Since 2013, they are 7-10 in games when they have less than 70 yards rushing.
  • Up until yesterday’s loss, the Packers had won 20 consecutive games when they scored 30 or more points. Their last loss when they tallied 30 or more points in a game was October 30, 2016 when they lost to the Atlanta Falcons 33-32. Since 2012, Green Bay is 42-5 when they score 30 or more points in a game.

Packerstats 2020: Game 9, 24-20 win over Jacksonville

Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp

Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 24-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Green Bay on Sunday, November 15, 2020.

  • The Packers have now won five of seven games all-time versus the Jaguars including now winning three straight. In the seven games played between the two teams, the margin of victory has never been more than 10 points. In four of the seven games the margin of victory was four points or less.
  • Green Bay is now 8-2 since 2000 in games played at Lambeau Field against teams from Florida (Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa Bay).
  • With the win over Jacksonville, the Packers are now 6-8-1 in their last 15 games at Lambeau in November (dating back to 2013).
  • The Pack has now won nine of their last 11 games against AFC opponents. They are 15-7 against the AFC since 2015.
  • Jacksonville scored first in the game. The Packers, however, have won eight of their last nine games at Lambeau when the opposition scores first in the game.
  • The Packers first got on the scoreboard when Aaron Rodgers hit Marques Valdez-Scantling on a 78-yard TD pass. Since the start of the 2018 season, the Packers have had 20 plays of 50 yards or more. MVS has been on the receiving end of six of those plays, most on the team.
  • Jacksonville’s Keelan Cole, Sr., returned a punt for TD in the second quarter. It was the first punt returned for a TD against the Packers since December 14, 2014 in a game against the Buffalo Bills. The Packers are 6-5 in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) in regular season games when the opponents return a punt for TD.
  • Aaron Rodgers had two TD passes and a run for TD in the contest. It was the 25th time in his career that he had a rushing TD and TD pass in the same game. The Packers are 15-10 in those games.
  • Adrian Amos intercepted a pass for the Pack in the second quarter, the sixth of his career (three with the Packers and three with the Chicago Bears). His team has never lost when he gets an interception. The Packers are now 36-12-1 since 2015 in games when they intercept a pass in a game.
  • The Packers had two turnovers in the game, a fumble by Davante Adams and an interception thrown by Rodgers. Prior to yesterday’s game, the Packers were 6-14 in games when they committed two or more turnovers. Since 2010, the Packers have played in 53 games where they had two or more turnovers. That is third fewest in the league. The New England Patriots lead the league with only 43 games since 2010 with two or more turnovers in a game.
  • Mason Crosby connected on one field goal in the game. In the last 20 games where Crosby has made a field goal, the Pack is 17-3.
  • Green Bay had a 17-10 lead at halftime. Since 2010, the Packers are 42-1-1 in home games when they lead at halftime by seven points or more.
  • The Pack had three sacks in the game (one each by Za’Darius Smith, Preston Smith and Rashan Gary). The team is 25-9 since 2016 in games when they have three or more sacks.
  • Davante Adams had eight receptions for 66 yards. He now has 492 career catches for the Packers, fifth on the team’s career reception list. He will likely in the next game or two join Donald Driver, Sterling Sharpe, Jordy Nelson and James Lofton as the Packers players who have caught 500 or more career passes with the team.
  • Aaron Rodgers now has 49,524 career passing yards and should become the 11th QB in league history to reach the 50,000 yard passing yardage mark in the next two or three games. Rodgers is 11th on the career passing list and 10th on the list is John Elway with 51,475.
  • The Jaguars Keelan Cole became the 48th player in NFL history to have a TD reception and a TD via punt return in the same game. The Packers had a player on this list: Walter Stanley, who had a punt return for TD and two TD pass receptions in a game on November 27, 1986.
  • Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a career-high 149 yards receiving in the game on four catches. MVS has 86 career receptions for an average of 17.4 yards per catch. Of all players in NFL history with 80 or more career receptions, MVS is one of 79 players with a career yards per catch of 17.4 or higher. Topping the list is Warren Wells at 23.13; he played from 1964-70 with the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders.
  • Rodgers threw an interception in the game. The Pack is 8-10 since 2016 in games when Rodgers has an interception.
  • Rodgers had 325 yards passing in the contest, the 64th regular season game in his career with 300 or more passing yards. That ranks tied for sixth on the all-time list with Ben Roethlisberger. Drew Brees leads this category with 122 games with 300 or more passing yards in a game.
  • Davante Adams had a TD reception in the game, the fifth game this year he had a TD reception of the seven games he’s played. He has had a TD reception in 41 of the 93 games he’s played for the Packers.
  • Adams has caught a TD pass in four straight games. His career high is five straight games. The Packers record is six straight games with a TD reception held by three players, Randall Cobb, Sterling Sharpe and Billy Howton.
  • The game was tied 17-17 going into the fourth quarter. Since 1994, the Packers are 17-9 in games when the score is tied going into the fourth quarter. At Lambeau Field, they are 11-4 since 1994 in games when they are tied going into the fourth quarter.

Packerstats 2020: Game 8, 34-17 win over San Francisco

Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp

Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 34-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco on Thursday, November 5.

  • The 17-point victory in San Francisco was the largest margin of victory for the Packers over the 49ers in San Francisco since November 29, 1999 when they defeated the ‘Niners 20-3.
  • The Packers have now won 10 of their last 15 Thursday games dating back to 2009.
  • Green Bay now leads the all-time series versus the 49ers 37-32-1, but it was only the third win over San Francisco in nine games since 2012.
  • The win was also only the third win in the last 10 games the Packers played in the Pacific Time Zone. Green Bay is 18-27 in Pacific Time Zone games in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).
  • The Pack is now 11-9 against NFC West opponents since 2010.
  • Green Bay lost the coin toss in the game; however, since 2016, the team is 20-13-1 in games where they lost the coin toss.
  • The Packers held a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. They have now won 13 of their last 16 games when they score seven or more points in the first quarter.
  • Raven Greene intercepted a pass for the Packers in the second quarter. It was the 18th straight game that the Packers have won when they intercept an opponent pass.
  • Green Bay held a 21-3 lead at halftime. Since 1966, the Packers are 58-1 in games where they have a lead of 18 points or more at halftime. The only loss was in 2012 in a game against the Indianapolis Colts. They held an 18-point lead at halftime (on the road), but the Colts came back in the second half for a 30-27 win.
  • Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a pair of TD receptions, the first career game where he had multiple TD catches. The Packers have won each of the last four games when MVS has a TD reception. Five of MVS’s seven TD receptions have gone for 40 or more yards.
  • Marcedes Lewis caught a one-yard TD pass from Aaron Rodgers. It was Lewis’ 36th career regular season TD. Of his 36 TDs, nine have been for one yard. Nineteen of his 36 TD catches have been under 10 yards.
  • Rodgers finished the game with four TD passes, no interceptions and 305 yards. It was the 14th game in his career that he had four or more TD passes, no interceptions and 300 or more passing yards. That places him third on the all-time list behind Drew Brees (22) and Tom Brady (16).
  • Rodgers completed 25 of 31 passes (80.6%). Green Bay is 13-0 when Rodgers completes 80% or higher of his passes in a game.
  • Rodgers had a Passer Rating of 147.2 in the contest. It was the seventh highest Passer Rating of his career in a regular season game. Green Bay is 30-1 in games where Rodgers has a Passer Rating of 130 or higher in a contest.
  • The Packers defense had two takeaways in the game. They have now won 13 consecutive games when they have two or more takeaways.
  • Za’Darius Smith had a sack in the game. The Pack is 5-0 this season when Smith has a sack; 1-2 in games when he does not have a sack. In Smith’s career with the Pack, the team is 11-2 in games when he has a sack… Smith has 20.5 sacks in his career with the Packers, 18.5 of them have come in Packers victories.
  • Davante Adams had 10 catches for 174 yards. It was the third game this season that Adams had at least 10 catches and 150 or more receiving yards. He became the first player in team history to have 10 or more catches and 150 or more yards in three games in a season. He has five such games in his career, which is tied for 11th on the all-time NFL list. The most games with 10 catches and 150 or more receiving yards in a career is 10, held by four players: Antonio Brown, Andre Johnson, Julio Jones and Jerry Rice
  • Mason Crosby made a pair of field goals and is 11-for-11 this season. The highest field goal percentage he had in a season was last year… he was 22-for24 (91.7%). In the last two seasons he is 33-for-35 (94.3%).
  • The Packers had another turnover-less game. Since the 2018 season, the Packers top the NFL with 20 games with no turnovers. Second-best is Tennessee with 15. The Packers are 16-3-1 in these turnover-less games since 2018.
  • The Packers sit at 6-2 for the season. It is the seventh time since 200 that they have six or more wins in the first eight games of the season.
  • Green Bay has now won 20 consecutive games when they score 30 or more points in a game.
  • They have now won 12 consecutive games when they allow the opposition to score less than 20 points in a game.

Packerstats 2020: Game 7, 28-22 loss to Minnesota

Written and Compiled by Jerry Tapp

Here are some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 28-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay on November 1.

  • The Packers are now 9-7-1 since 2015 versus NFC North opponents in games at Lambeau Field. From 2010-14, the Packers were 13-1-1 at Lambeau Field against NFC North opponents.
  • In their last 11 games against the Vikings, the Pack is 4-6-1.
  • In the two Packers-Vikings games this season, the road teams were victorious. It was the first time the road teams were victorious in this season-series since 2015.
  • Green Bay is now 5-15 in their last 20 November games. The last time the Packers had a winning record in November was in 2014 when they went 4-0.
  • Green Bay again scored on their first possession of the game. They are the only team to do so this season.
  • Davante Adams had a career-high three TD receptions in the game. It was, however, the first game the Packers have lost when Adams has two or more receiving TDs. The Pack was previously 10-0 in those games.
  • The score was tied 14-14 at halftime. The Packers are 10-16 since the 2017 season when they allow the opposition to score 14 or more points in the first half.
  • Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook became only the third player in history to score four or more TDs in a game versus the Packers. The others: DeAngelo Williams for Carolina in 2008 and Bobby Douglass for the Bears in 1973.
  • The Vikings outscored the Packers 14-0 in the third quarter to take a 28-14 lead. The Pack is 5-20 in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) when they are outscored by 14 or more points in the third quarter. They have lost 12 of their last 13 games (dating back to 1995) when they are outscored by 14 or more points in the third quarter.
  • Dalvin Cook had 163 yards rushing on 30 carries in the game. The Packers are 9-36 in their history when an opponent players rushes for 150 or more yards in a game. Cook became only the fourth player in history to rush for 150 or more yards in two or more games against the Packers. The others: Walter Payton, Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders.
  • Davante Adams had seven receptions for 53 yards, a 7.6 yards per catch average. It was the lowest yards per catch for Adams since last year in a game versus the 49ers when he had seven catches for 43 yards, a 6.1 average.
  • Green Bay had nine accepted penalties for 85 yards. Since 2010, the Packers are 14-12 when they have nine or more penalties in a game. The team is 6-10 since 2010 if they have 85 or more penalty yards in a game. They have lost seven of their last 10 games when they have 85 or more penalty yards in a game.
  • Aaron Rodgers had three TD passes in the contest, all to Adams. It was the 68th regular season career game where Rodgers had three or more TD passes. The 68 games rank fifth on the list behind Drew Brees (94), Peyton Manning (93), Tom Brady (89) and Brett Favre (72). The Packers have lost 14 games when Rodgers has three or more TD passes; that ranks tied for fifth on the list.
  • For the second consecutive week, Mason Crosby did not attempt a field goal. It was the first time in his career that he went consecutive weeks without attempting a field goal in a game.
  • Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins had a Passer Rating of 138.1. When Cousins has a Passer Rating of 120 or higher, his teams are 17-2. The 138.1 was his highest Passer Rating of the year. In seven career games against the Packers, Cousins has had a Passer Rating of 100 or better in five games; he had a Passer Rating under 60 in the other two games.
  • The Packers had 400 total yards in the game. They had won six straight games when they had 400 or more total yards in a contest.
  • Since the 2015 season, Green Bay is 6-22-1 in games where they allow the opposition to score 28 or more points. They are 2-6-1 in games at Lambeau since 2015 when the opponents tally 28 or more points.
  • The Pack is 8-23 since 2015 when they score 22 or fewer points in a game.
  • Green Bay scored 30 points or more in each of their five victories; in their two losses, they scored 10 and 22 points. In their five wins, they committed no turnovers; in their two losses, they committed three turnovers. In their five wins, they had four takeaways; in their two losses they had zero takeaways.
  • Of their 27 TDs this season, only five came from outside of 20 yards. Thirteen of their 27 TDs this year were from five yards or less.
  • This was the second time in their career that the Packers lost a game 28-22. The other time was on January 18, 2015 when they lost 28-22 to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game.