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1955 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 258 points (21.5/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 276 points (23.0/g), 10th.
 Differential of -18 points (-1.5/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.8, Offense: -0.6, Defense: -3.2, SoS: -2.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Lisle Blackbourn

Training Camp: UW Stevens Point (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 258 3662 809 4.5 213 159 348 1779 17 19 4.7 95 433 1883 11 4.3 106 44 25 12
Team Defense 276 3862 744 5.2 196 118 259 1688 13 31 6.3 71 475 2174 18 4.6 118 49 18 7
Lg Rank Offense 5 7 6 4 8 3 4 11 7 5 9 2 8 12
Lg Rank Defense 10 6 5 2 4 4 1 11 10 12 10 11 1 5

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 25 boxscore W 1-0 Detroit Lions 20 17 18 294 122 172 4 16 311 140 171 2
2 Sun October 2 boxscore W 2-0 Chicago Bears 24 3 19 386 163 223 1 11 217 85 132 6
3 Sat October 8 boxscore L 2-1 Baltimore Colts 20 24 17 322 186 136 3 8 255 152 103 4
4 Sun October 16 boxscore W 3-1 Los Angeles Rams 30 28 20 343 231 112 6 16 260 109 151 3
5 Sun October 23 boxscore L 3-2 @ Cleveland Browns 10 41 9 161 22 139 3 21 454 250 204
6 Sat October 29 boxscore L 3-3 @ Baltimore Colts 10 14 17 305 163 142 4 17 257 55 202 4
7 Sun November 6 boxscore L 3-4 @ Chicago Bears 31 52 19 319 168 151 5 25 504 98 406 5
8 Sun November 13 boxscore W 4-4 Chicago Cardinals 31 14 24 325 122 203 2 10 333 221 112 6
9 Sun November 20 boxscore W 5-4 San Francisco 49ers 27 21 26 438 187 251 4 19 398 212 186 5
10 Thu November 24 boxscore L 5-5 @ Detroit Lions 10 24 11 228 120 108 7 19 282 92 190 6
11 Sun December 4 boxscore W 6-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 28 7 13 236 151 85 2 20 281 117 164 5
12 Sun December 11 boxscore L 6-6 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 31 20 305 144 161 3 14 310 157 153 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
18 Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 6-6-0 157 342 45.9 1977 17 5.0 19 5.6 60 5.8 4.3 12.6 164.8 57.8 0 0
15 Paul Held 27 2 0 2 4 50.0 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 6.8 6.8 13.5 13.5 71.9 0 0
15 Charlie Brackins 23 7 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 6-6-0 159 348 45.7 2004 17 4.9 19 5.5 60 5.8 4.3 12.6 167.0 57.7 0 0
Opp Total 12 118 259 45.6 1768 13 5.0 31 12.0 6.8 2.44 15.0 147.3 45.6 10 80 6.3 2.1 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
37 Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 192 859 4 57 4.5 71.6 16.0 22 153 7.0 0 16 1.8 12.8 1012 4 8
24 Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 83 303 2 28 3.7 25.3 6.9 13 138 10.6 1 60 1.1 11.5 441 3 4
18 Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 74 332 5 49 4.5 27.7 6.2 332 5 10
40 Joe Johnson 26 12 0 49 210 0 21 4.3 17.5 4.1 9 71 7.9 1 30 0.8 5.9 281 1 4
27 Veryl Switzer 23 KR/PR/RH 12 0 16 101 0 38 6.3 8.4 1.3 14 103 7.4 1 22 1.2 8.6 204 1 6
31 Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 12 25 0 14 2.1 2.1 1.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 32 0 0
48 Al Carmichael 27 10 0 6 45 0 20 7.5 4.5 0.6 16 222 13.9 1 32 1.6 22.2 267 1 0
15 Paul Held 27 2 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 4.0 0.5 8 0 0
86 Billy Howton* 25 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 697 15.8 5 60 3.7 58.1 697 5 2
84 Gary Knafelc 23 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 613 15.3 8 48 3.3 51.1 613 8 0
Team Total 25.0 12 433 1883 11 57 4.3 156.9 36.1 159 2004 12.6 17 60 13.3 167.0 3887 28 37
Opp Total 12 475 2174 18 4.6 181.2 39.6 118 1688 14.3 13 9.8 140.7 3862 31 27

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 23 KR/PR/RH 12 0 24 158 0 38 6.6 17 445 0 57 26.2 807
48 Al Carmichael 27 10 0 10 89 0 40 8.9 14 418 1 100 29.9 774
69 Bill Forester 23 MG 12 0 3 52 0 20 17.3 52
40 Joe Johnson 26 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 2 46 0 27 23.0 332
24 Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 2 21 0 17 10.5 462
37 Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1032
68 Len Szafaryn 27 LT 12 12 1 28 1 28 28.0 28
Team Total 25.0 12 36 280 1 40 7.8 39 1002 1 100 25.7 5169
Opp Total 12 36 1 48 1157 0 24.1

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
80 Dick Deschaine 23 P 12 0 56 2420 73 0 43.2
31 Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 24 16 66.7% 30 30 100.0%
Team Total 25.0 12 24 16 66.7% 30 30 100.0% 56 2420 73 0 43.2
Opp Total 12 17 8 47.1% 36 36 100.0% 52 2174 41.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
18 Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 0 10 2 0 0
44 Bobby Dillon*+ 25 RS 12 0 9 153 0 61 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 Val Joe Walker 25 LS 12 0 6 77 0 36 0 0 1 3 0 0
37 Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 0 8 1 0 0
27 Veryl Switzer 23 KR/PR/RH 12 0 0 6 3 0 0
41 Doyle Nix 22 LDH 12 0 5 33 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 0 4 2 0 0
20 Billy Bookout 23 RDH 12 0 2 39 0 27 0 0 0 3 0 0
69 Bill Forester 23 MG 12 0 4 32 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0
66 Deral Teteak 26 RLB 12 0 2 41 0 32 0 0 0 3 0 0
74 Roger Zatkoff*+ 24 12 0 3 25 0 15 0 0 1 1 0 0
40 Joe Johnson 26 12 0 0 4 0 0 0
87 Nate Borden 23 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
86 Billy Howton* 25 RE 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
62 Buddy Brown 29 RG 12 12 0 0 1 0 0
31 Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
72 Jerry Helluin 26 LDT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
85 Jim Jennings 22 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
83 John Martinkovic* 28 LDE 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 Jim Ringo 24 C 12 12 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 31 400 0 61 0 0 37 30 0 0
Opp Total 12 28 27 9

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
31 Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 30 16 78
84 Gary Knafelc 23 LE 12 0 8 8 48
86 Billy Howton* 25 RE 12 0 5 5 30
18 Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 5 5 30
37 Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 4 4 24
24 Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 2 1 3 18
48 Al Carmichael 27 10 0 1 1 2 12
40 Joe Johnson 26 12 0 1 1 6
27 Veryl Switzer 23 KR/PR/RH 12 0 1 1 6
68 Len Szafaryn 27 LT 12 12 1 1 6
Team Total 25.0 12 11 17 1 1 30 30 16 258
Opp Total 12 18 13 1 36 8 276