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1971 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 274 points (19.6/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 298 points (21.3/g), 18th.
 Differential of -24 points (-1.7/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 6.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 21st.

Coached by Dan Devine (4-8-2)

1971 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 19 box L 0-1 New York Giants 40 42 17 348 224 124 5 12 323 221 102 1
2 Sun September 26 box W 1-1 Denver Broncos 34 13 15 303 89 214 4 19 327 246 81 7
3 Sun October 3 box W 2-1 Cincinnati Bengals 20 17 18 318 62 256 3 10 178 88 90 2
4 Sun October 10 box L 2-2 @ Detroit Lions 28 31 14 263 137 126 2 26 465 287 178 4
5 Sun October 17 box L 2-3 Minnesota Vikings 13 24 19 342 221 121 5 17 270 172 98 1
6 Sun October 24 box L 2-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 13 30 14 237 144 93 4 20 331 167 164 1
7 Mon November 1 box T 2-4-1 Detroit Lions 14 14 13 218 218 1 18 291 101 190 4
8 Sun November 7 box W 3-4-1 @ Chicago Bears 17 14 13 304 133 171 2 16 280 205 75 4
9 Sun November 14 box L 3-5-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 0 3 15 301 56 245 4 5 87 21 66 1
10 Mon November 22 box L 3-6-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 21 28 7 143 40 103 1 27 386 182 204 2
11 Sun November 28 box L 3-7-1 New Orleans Saints 21 29 15 262 167 95 6 18 273 110 163
12 Sun December 5 box T 3-7-2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 16 16 19 357 146 211 3 12 305 225 80 1
13 Sun December 12 box W 4-7-2 Chicago Bears 31 10 15 295 180 115 2 13 247 186 61 3
14 Sun December 19 box L 4-8-2 @ Miami Dolphins 6 27 14 223 86 137 2 17 245 90 155 1

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 274 3914 772 5.1 208 121 254 1685 12 24 6.2 87 500 2229 18 4.5 115 44 20 6
Team Defense 298 4008 861 4.7 356 186 353 2301 21 16 6.2 110 489 1707 7 3.5 230 32 16 16
Lg Rank Offense 13 16 19 26 24 19 15 8 5 4 5 6 20 22
Lg Rank Defense 18 13 13 12 17 25 21 24 20 10 3 5 19 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Scott Hunter 24 QB 13 10 75 163 46.0 1210 7 4.3 17 10.4 77 7.4 3.2 16.1 93.1 46.1 11 81 6.5 2.5 6.3
Bart Starr 37 4 3 24 45 53.3 286 0 0.0 3 6.7 31 6.4 3.4 11.9 71.5 45.2 6 64 4.4 1.7 11.8
Zeke Bratkowski 40 6 1 19 37 51.4 298 4 10.8 3 8.1 50 8.1 5.5 15.7 49.7 80.7 1 12 7.5 5.0 2.6
Frank Patrick 24 1 0 1 5 20.0 39 0 0.0 1 20.0 39 7.8 -1.2 39.0 39.0 20.0 0 0 7.8 -1.2 0.0
Donny Anderson 28 RB 14 0 2 4 50.0 9 1 25.0 0 0.0 5 2.3 4.8 4.5 0.6 95.8 0 0 2.3 4.8 0.0
Team Total 26.9 14 121 254 47.6 1842 12 4.7 24 9.4 77 7.3 3.5 15.2 131.6 48.4 18 157 6.2 2.7 6.6
Opp Total 14 186 353 52.7 2301 21 5.9 16 4.5 6.5 5.1 12.4 164.4 74.1 19 168 6.2 4.4

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
John Brockington*+ 23 FB 14 0 216 1105 4 52 5.1 78.9 15.4 14 98 7.0 1 29 1.0 7.0 1203 5 4
Donny Anderson 28 RB 14 0 186 757 5 31 4.1 54.1 13.3 26 306 11.8 1 39 1.9 21.9 1063 6 6
Dave Hampton 24 RET 13 0 67 307 3 41 4.6 23.6 5.2 3 37 12.3 1 19 0.2 2.8 344 4 7
Scott Hunter 24 QB 13 10 21 50 4 16 2.4 3.8 1.6 50 4 7
Larry Krause 23 9 0 3 -6 0 2 -2.0 -0.7 0.3 -6 0 0
Bart Starr 37 4 3 3 11 1 9 3.7 2.8 0.8 11 1 1
Perry Williams 25 14 0 3 4 0 3 1.3 0.3 0.2 4 0 0
Zeke Bratkowski 40 6 1 1 1 1 1 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 1 1
Carroll Dale 33 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 598 19.3 4 77 2.2 42.7 598 4 0
Rich McGeorge 23 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 463 17.1 4 50 1.9 33.1 463 4 0
John Spilis 24 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 281 20.1 1 39 1.0 20.1 281 1 1
Dave Davis 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 59 9.8 0 20 0.4 4.2 59 0 1
Team Total 26.9 14 500 2229 18 52 4.5 159.2 35.7 121 1842 15.2 12 77 8.6 131.6 4071 30 29
Opp Total 14 489 1707 7 3.5 121.9 34.9 186 2301 12.4 21 13.3 164.4 4008 28 33

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
Dave Hampton 24 RET 13 0 46 1314 1 90 28.6 1658
Ken Ellis 24 LCB 14 14 22 107 0 30 4.9 1 22 0 22 22.0 129
Dave Davis 23 14 0 6 36 0 19 6.0 1 22 0 22 22.0 117
Elijah Pitts 33 6 0 5 13 0 5 2.6 2 41 0 22 20.5 54
Larry Krause 23 9 0 5 101 0 29 20.2 95
Willie Wood 35 FS 14 0 4 21 0 9 5.3 21
Perry Williams 25 14 0 2 41 0 21 20.5 45
Jim Carter 23 MLB 13 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Al Randolph 27 ss 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 14 38 177 0 30 4.7 58 1546 1 90 26.7 5794
Opp Total 14 23 0 56 1248 0 22.3

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
Donny Anderson 28 RB 14 0 50 2022 58 0 40.4
Lou Michaels 36 K 10 0 14 8 57.1% 20 19 95.0%
Tim Webster 22 4 0 2 2 5 4 1 2 1 11 6 54.5% 8 8 100.0%
Dave Conway 26 1 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 100.0%
Ken Duncan 25 2 0 6 216 47 0 36.0
Team Total 26.9 14 2 2 5 4 1 3 1 26 14 53.8% 33 32 97.0% 56 2238 58 0 40.0
Opp Total 14 37 20 54.1% 34 32 94.1% 61 2446 40.1

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
Lionel Aldridge 30 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Donny Anderson 28 RB 14 0 6 1 -5 0
Zeke Bratkowski 40 6 1 1 0 0 0
John Brockington*+ 23 FB 14 0 4 2 0 0
Fred Carr 25 RLB 14 14 0 2 34 0
Jim Carter 23 MLB 13 0 1 16 0 16 0 1 0 0
Dave Davis 23 14 0 1 1 18 0
Ken Ellis 24 LCB 14 14 6 10 0 5
Dave Hampton 24 RET 13 0 7 1 0 0
Doug Hart 32 SS 14 0 2 73 0 69 1
Scott Hunter 24 QB 13 10 7 1 -11 0
Larry Krause 23 9 0 0 1 0 0
Al Matthews 24 RCB 14 0 1 20 0 20
Mike McCoy 23 LDT 12 12 0 2 17 0
Rich McGeorge 23 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ray Nitschke 35 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Al Randolph 27 ss 14 0 1 34 0 34 1 2 0 0
Dave Robinson 30 LLB 14 0 3 44 0 23 0 1 0 0
Alden Roche 26 14 0 0 2 0 0
John Spilis 24 WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
Bart Starr 37 4 3 1 0 0 0
Sweeny Williams 25 LDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Willie Wood 35 FS 14 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 3 0
Team Total 26.9 14 16 205 0 69 29 23 56 0 1
Opp Total 14 18 33 17 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Lou Michaels 36 K 10 0 19 8 43
Donny Anderson 28 RB 14 0 5 1 36
John Brockington*+ 23 FB 14 0 4 1 30
Dave Hampton 24 RET 13 0 3 1 1 30
Tim Webster 22 4 0 8 6 26
Carroll Dale 33 WR 14 0 4 24
Scott Hunter 24 QB 13 10 4 24
Rich McGeorge 23 TE 14 0 4 24
Doug Hart 32 SS 14 0 1 1 8
Zeke Bratkowski 40 6 1 1 6
Ken Ellis 24 LCB 14 14 1 6
John Spilis 24 WR 14 0 1 6
Bart Starr 37 4 3 1 6
Dave Conway 26 1 0 5 5
Team Total 26.9 14 18 12 1 2 32 14 1 274
Opp Total 14 7 21 32 20 1 298