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1997 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1997 NFC Champions
Scored 422 points (26.4/g), 2nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 282 points (17.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 140 points (8.8/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 17th.
Coached by Mike Holmgren (13-3-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brett Favre*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 304 for 513, 3,867 yards, 35 td, 16 int, & 58 rushes for 187 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| RB | Dorsey Levens* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 329 rushes for 1,435 yards, 7 td, & 53 catches for 370 yards and 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 149th pick / 1994 |
| FB | William Henderson | 26 | 2 | 14 | 31 rushes for 113 yards, 0 td, & 41 catches for 367 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Robert Brooks | 27 | 5 | 15 | 60 catches for 1,010 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1992 |
| WR | Antonio Freeman | 25 | 2 | 16 | 81 catches for 1,243 yards, 12 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Mark Chmura* | 28 | 4 | 14 | 38 catches for 417 yards, 6 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 157th pick / 1992 |
| LT | Ross Verba | 24 | Rook | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997 |
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| LT | John Michels | 24 | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 27th pick / 1996 |
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| LG | Aaron Taylor | 25 | 2 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994 |
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| C | Frank Winters | 33 | 10 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
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| C | Jeff Dellenbach | 34 | 12 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Adam Timmerman | 26 | 2 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
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| RT | Earl Dotson | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1993 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reggie White* | 36 | 12 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LDT | Gilbert Brown | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 79th pick / 1993 |
| RDT | Santana Dotson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Gabe Wilkins | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 126th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Seth Joyner | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 208th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Wayne Simmons | 28 | 4 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
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| MLB | Bernardo Harris | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Brian M. Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Tyrone Williams | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Doug Evans | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| SS | LeRoy Butler*+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1990 |
| FS | Eugene Robinson | 34 | 12 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Longwell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 48 of 48 extra points | |
| P | Craig Hentrich | 26 | 3 | 0 | 75 punts for a 45.0 average, 0 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Bill Schroeder | 26 | Rook | 1 | 33 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| KR | Bill Schroeder | 26 | Rook | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Don Beebe | 33 | WR | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Aurora,Chadron State,Western Illinois | 12/18/1964 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1989 |
| Steve Bono | 35 | QB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/11/1962 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 142nd pick / 1985 |
| Bucky Brooks | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/22/1971 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1994 |
| Robert Brooks | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 177 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 6/23/1970 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1992 |
| Gilbert Brown | 26 | DT | 12 | 12 | 340 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/22/1971 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 79th pick / 1993 |
| LeRoy Butler*+ | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/19/1968 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1990 |
| Mark Chmura* | 28 | TE | 15 | 14 | 248 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/22/1969 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 157th pick / 1992 |
| Shannon Clavelle | 24 | DE | 6 | 0 | 287 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/12/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1995 |
| Mark Collins | 33 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/16/1964 | 11 | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| Chris Darkins | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 4/30/1974 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 123rd pick / 1996 |
| Rob Davis | 29 | C | 7 | 0 | 284 | 6-3 | Shippensburg | 12/10/1968 | 1 | |
| Tyrone Davis | 25 | TE-WR | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Virginia | 6/30/1972 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 107th pick / 1995 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 34 | C-T-G | 14 | 5 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Earl Dotson | 27 | T | 13 | 13 | 315 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/17/1970 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1993 |
| Santana Dotson | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-5 | Baylor | 12/19/1969 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1992 |
| Doug Evans | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 188 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 5/13/1970 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| Brett Favre*+ | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/10/1969 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| Paul Frase | 32 | DE-DT-NT | 9 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 5/6/1965 | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1988 |
| Antonio Freeman | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 5/27/1972 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1995 |
| Bernardo Harris | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 10/15/1971 | 2 | |
| Aaron Hayden | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 4/13/1973 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 104th pick / 1995 |
| William Henderson | 26 | FB | 16 | 14 | 249 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 2/19/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1995 |
| Craig Hentrich | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/18/1971 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| Darius Holland | 24 | DT | 12 | 1 | 330 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/10/1973 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 |
| Lamont Hollinquest | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 10/24/1970 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 212th pick / 1993 |
| Travis Jervey* | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 5/5/1972 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 170th pick / 1995 |
| Reggie Johnson | 29 | TE | 4 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/27/1968 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 30th pick / 1991 |
| Seth Joyner | 33 | LB-DB | 11 | 10 | 241 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 11/18/1964 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 208th pick / 1986 |
| Randy Kinder | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1975 | Rook | |
| George Koonce | 29 | LB | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Chowan,East Carolina | 10/15/1968 | 5 | |
| Bob Kuberski | 26 | DT | 11 | 3 | 298 | 6-4 | Navy | 4/5/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1993 |
| Dorsey Levens* | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech,Notre Dame | 5/21/1970 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 149th pick / 1994 |
| Ryan Longwell | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | California | 8/16/1974 | Rook | |
| Derrick Mayes | 23 | WR | 12 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/28/1974 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1996 |
| Blaine McElmurry | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Montana | 10/23/1973 | Rook | |
| Keith McKenzie | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-3 | Ball State | 10/17/1973 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 252nd pick / 1996 |
| John Michels | 24 | T | 9 | 5 | 300 | 6-7 | USC | 3/19/1973 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 27th pick / 1996 |
| Terry Mickens | 26 | WR | 11 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 2/21/1971 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 146th pick / 1994 |
| Roderick Mullen | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 202 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/5/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 153rd pick / 1995 |
| Craig Newsome | 26 | DB | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 8/10/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 32nd pick / 1995 |
| Doug Pederson | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/31/1968 | 4 | |
| Roell Preston | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 6/23/1972 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 145th pick / 1995 |
| Mike Prior | 34 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Illinois State | 11/14/1963 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| Marco Rivera | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Penn State | 4/26/1972 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 208th pick / 1996 |
| Eugene Robinson | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/28/1963 | 12 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 26 | WR | 15 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 1/9/1971 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| Darren Sharper | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| Wayne Simmons | 28 | LB | 6 | 6 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/15/1969 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| Jermaine Smith | 25 | DT | 9 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | Georgia | 2/3/1972 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 126th pick / 1997 |
| Aaron Taylor | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/14/1972 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994 |
| Jeff Thomason | 28 | TE | 13 | 1 | 255 | 6-5 | Oregon | 12/30/1969 | 5 | |
| Adam Timmerman | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 8/14/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
| Ross Verba | 24 | T-G | 16 | 11 | 308 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/31/1973 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997 |
| Reggie White* | 36 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 12/19/1961 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Bruce Wilkerson | 33 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 295 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 7/28/1964 | 10 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1987 |
| Gabe Wilkins | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 304 | 6-5 | Gardner-Webb | 9/1/1971 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 126th pick / 1994 |
| Brian M. Williams | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 12/17/1972 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| Gerald Williams | 34 | NT-DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/8/1963 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| Tyrone Williams | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 193 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 5/31/1973 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1996 |
| Frank Winters | 33 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 291 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 1/23/1964 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 244.2 | 6-2.2 | 4.1 |