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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.

Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (6-6-0)

1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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

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 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 5.2 274 118 259 1688 13 31 6.3 71 475 2174 18 4.6 196 49 18 7
Lg Rank Offense 5 7 6 4 8 3 4 10 7 5 9 2 8 12
Lg Rank Defense 10 6 3 2 4 4 1 11 10 12 10 11 1 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 6-6-0 157 342 45.9 1977 17 5.0 19 5.6 60 5.8 3.8 12.6 164.8 57.8
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
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
Team Total 25.0 12 6-6-0 159 348 45.7 2004 17 4.9 19 5.5 60 5.8 3.8 12.6 167.0 57.7
Opp Total 12 118 259 45.6 1688 13 5.0 31 12.0 6.5 1.6 14.3 140.7 44.4 10 80 6.3 1.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
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
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
Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 74 332 5 49 4.5 27.7 6.2 332 5 10
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
Veryl Switzer 23 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
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
Al Carmichael 27 rh 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
Paul Held 27 2 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 4.0 0.5 8 0 0
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
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Veryl Switzer 23 RH 12 0 24 158 0 38 6.6 17 445 0 57 26.2 807
Al Carmichael 27 rh 10 0 10 89 0 40 8.9 14 418 1 100 29.9 774
Bill Forester 23 MG 12 0 3 52 0 20 17.3 52
Joe Johnson 26 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 2 46 0 27 23.0 332
Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 2 21 0 17 10.5 462
Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1032
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

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Dick Deschaine 23 P 12 0 56 2420 73 0 43.2
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Billy Bookout 23 RDH 12 0 2 39 0 27 0 3 0 0
Nate Borden 23 12 0 0 3 0 0
Buddy Brown 29 RG 12 12 0 1 0 0
Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 0 1 0 0
Bobby Dillon*+ 25 RS 12 0 9 153 0 61 0 1 0 0
Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 8 1 0 0
Bill Forester 23 MG 12 0 4 32 0 17 1 0 0 0
Jerry Helluin 26 LDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Howton* 25 RE 12 0 2 1 0 0
Jim Jennings 22 4 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Johnson 26 12 0 4 0 0 0
John Martinkovic* 28 LDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Doyle Nix 22 LDH 12 0 5 33 0 12 0 1 0 0
Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 4 2 0 0
Jim Ringo 24 C 12 12 0 1 0 0
Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 10 2 0 0
Veryl Switzer 23 RH 12 0 6 3 0 0
Deral Teteak 26 RLB 12 0 2 41 0 32 0 3 0 0
Val Joe Walker 25 LS 12 0 6 77 0 36 1 3 0 0
Roger Zatkoff*+ 24 12 0 3 25 0 15 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.0 12 31 400 0 61 37 30 0 0
Opp Total 12 28 27 9

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fred Cone 29 K 12 0 30 16 78
Gary Knafelc 23 LE 12 0 8 48
Billy Howton* 25 RE 12 0 5 30
Tobin Rote 27 QB 12 12 5 30
Howie Ferguson* 25 FB 12 0 4 24
Breezy Reid 28 LH 12 0 2 1 18
Al Carmichael 27 rh 10 0 1 1 12
Joe Johnson 26 12 0 1 6
Veryl Switzer 23 RH 12 0 1 6
Len Szafaryn 27 LT 12 12 1 6
Team Total 25.0 12 11 17 1 1 30 16 258
Opp Total 12 18 13 1 36 8 276