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1954 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 251 points (20.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.4/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.

Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (4-8-0)

1954 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 26 box L 0-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 21 9 252 91 161 4 23 444 316 128 2
2 Sun October 3 box L 0-2 Chicago Bears 3 10 15 274 179 95 5 14 223 142 81 5
3 Sun October 10 box L 0-3 San Francisco 49ers 17 23 9 146 94 52 3 21 372 101 271 3
4 Sun October 17 box W 1-3 Los Angeles Rams 35 17 28 448 273 175 1 15 445 277 168 4
5 Sun October 24 box W 2-3 @ Baltimore Colts 7 6 14 294 192 102 1 14 221 90 131 1
6 Sat October 30 box W 3-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 37 14 12 155 89 66 2 15 203 101 102 4
7 Sun November 7 box L 3-4 @ Chicago Bears 23 28 21 335 182 153 2 21 382 278 104 2
8 Sat November 13 box W 4-4 Baltimore Colts 24 13 22 342 154 188 2 12 324 84 240 3
9 Sun November 21 box L 4-5 Detroit Lions 17 21 23 351 277 74 4 23 418 230 188 3
10 Thu November 25 box L 4-6 @ Detroit Lions 24 28 16 350 217 133 3 15 299 214 85 2
11 Sun December 5 box L 4-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 35 19 271 216 55 2 25 449 212 237
12 Sun December 12 box L 4-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 27 35 19 269 195 74 2 30 570 434 136 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 234 3487 770 4.5 207 195 412 2159 14 19 4.8 112 321 1328 13 4.1 79 31 12 16
Team Defense 251 4350 803 5.4 228 208 374 2479 17 19 6.2 119 403 1871 13 4.6 101 33 14 8
Lg Rank Offense 8 8 7 2 9 8 2 10 12 8 4 3 2 2
Lg Rank Defense 5 10 9 9 8 8 10 6 8 9 5 10 10 9

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
18 Tobin Rote 26 QB 12 12 4-8-0 180 382 47.1 2311 14 3.7 18 4.7 82 6.0 4.7 12.8 192.6 59.1
15 Bobby Garrett 22 9 0 15 30 50.0 143 0 0.0 1 3.3 16 4.8 3.3 9.5 15.9 49.7
Team Total 25.0 12 4-8-0 195 412 47.3 2454 14 3.4 19 4.6 82 6.0 4.6 12.6 204.5 58.5
Opp Total 12 208 374 55.6 2690 17 4.5 19 5.1 7.2 5.8 12.9 224.2 72.4 26 211 6.2 4.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
24 Breezy Reid 27 LH 12 0 99 507 5 69 5.1 42.3 8.3 14 129 9.2 0 25 1.2 10.8 636 5 0
37 Howie Ferguson 24 FB 12 0 83 276 0 25 3.3 23.0 6.9 41 398 9.7 0 49 3.4 33.2 674 0 8
18 Tobin Rote 26 QB 12 12 67 301 8 30 4.5 25.1 5.6 301 8 4
42 Al Carmichael 26 RH 10 0 33 130 0 23 3.9 13.0 3.3 18 251 13.9 0 45 1.8 25.1 381 0 2
27 Veryl Switzer 22 rdh 12 0 15 59 0 33 3.9 4.9 1.3 17 166 9.8 2 28 1.4 13.8 225 2 3
31 Fred Cone 28 K 12 0 15 18 0 11 1.2 1.5 1.3 4 19 4.8 0 13 0.3 1.6 37 0 1
40 Joe Johnson 25 12 0 7 31 0 10 4.4 2.6 0.6 10 72 7.2 1 17 0.8 6.0 103 1 0
85 Max McGee 22 LE 12 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.8 0.1 36 614 17.1 9 82 3.0 51.2 623 9 0
15 Bobby Garrett 22 9 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 -3 0 2
86 Billy Howton 24 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 52 768 14.8 2 59 4.3 64.0 768 2 0
84 Gary Knafelc 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 37 12.3 0 15 0.3 4.1 37 0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 321 1328 13 69 4.1 110.7 26.8 195 2454 12.6 14 82 16.3 204.5 3782 27 21
Opp Total 12 403 1871 13 4.6 155.9 33.6 208 2479 11.9 17 17.3 206.6 4350 30 22

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
27 Veryl Switzer 22 rdh 12 0 24 306 1 93 12.8 20 500 0 88 25.0 1031
42 Al Carmichael 26 RH 10 0 9 43 0 14 4.8 20 531 0 49 26.6 955
40 Joe Johnson 25 12 0 5 38 0 9 7.6 4 91 0 28 22.8 232
37 Howie Ferguson 24 FB 12 0 2 31 0 22 15.5 705
62 Buddy Brown 28 RG 12 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
31 Fred Cone 28 K 12 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 59
44 Bobby Dillon+ 24 RS 12 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
69 Bill Forester 22 LLB 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
48 Jim Psaltis 27 RDH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 40 394 1 93 9.9 49 1193 0 88 24.3 5369
Opp Total 12 43 1 45 832 0 18.5

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
85 Max McGee 22 LE 12 0 72 2999 63 0 41.7
31 Fred Cone 28 K 12 0 16 9 56.3% 29 27 93.1%
Team Total 25.0 12 16 9 56.3% 29 27 93.1% 72 2999 63 0 41.7
Opp Total 12 14 7 50.0% 33 32 97.0% 64 2566 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
75 Dick Afflis 25 12 0 1 3 0 3
42 Al Carmichael 26 RH 10 0 2 1 0 0
31 Fred Cone 28 K 12 0 1 0 0 0
44 Bobby Dillon+ 24 RS 12 0 7 111 1 59 1 0 0 0
80 Carl Elliott 27 RDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
37 Howie Ferguson 24 FB 12 0 8 1 0 0
69 Bill Forester 22 LLB 12 0 1 21 0 21
15 Bobby Garrett 22 9 0 2 1 0 0
77 Dave Hanner* 24 RDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
72 Jerry Helluin 25 LDT 12 0 0 2 0 0
86 Billy Howton 24 RE 12 0 0 1 0 0
70 Art Hunter 21 RT 12 0 0 1 0 0
81 Gene Knutson 22 12 0 0 1 0 0
83 John Martinkovic* 27 LDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
48 Jim Psaltis 27 RDH 11 0 0 1 0 0
24 Breezy Reid 27 LH 12 0 0 1 0 0
18 Tobin Rote 26 QB 12 12 4 2 0 0
28 Clarence Self 29 LS 12 0 2 23 0 23 0 1 0 0
27 Veryl Switzer 22 rdh 12 0 3 2 0 1
66 Deral Teteak 25 6 0 1 23 0 23
58 Clayton Tonnemaker 26 MLB 12 0 1 1 0 1
47 Val Joe Walker 24 LDH 10 0 4 83 0 44 0 1 3 0
88 Gene White 22 9 0 1 20 0 20 0 1 0 0
74 Roger Zatkoff* 23 RLB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 19 285 1 59 21 23 3 1
Opp Total 12 37 22 8

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
31 Fred Cone 28 K 12 0 27 9 54
85 Max McGee 22 LE 12 0 9 9 54
18 Tobin Rote 26 QB 12 12 8 8 48
24 Breezy Reid 27 LH 12 0 5 5 30
27 Veryl Switzer 22 rdh 12 0 2 1 1 4 24
86 Billy Howton 24 RE 12 0 2 2 12
44 Bobby Dillon+ 24 RS 12 0 1 1 6
40 Joe Johnson 25 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.0 12 13 14 1 1 1 30 27 9 234
Opp Total 12 13 17 1 32 7 251