2006 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season March 2012 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 2006 8–8 2nd NFC North Mike McCarthy Ted Thompson Lambeau Field Did not qualify File:Packers 12 uniform.xcf Packers seasons 2 WR Donald Driver DE Aaron Kampman 1 DE Aaron Kampman (2nd team) thumb|270px|Packers players pregame at Seattle in week 12 The 2006 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 88th season overall and their 86th in the National Football League (NFL). This season resulted in an 8–8 record. After the firing of Mike Sherman, https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277901 Packers' Sherman loses job after first losing season ESPN January 2, 2006 February 9, 2007 the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as their head coach. https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2288985 Packers to hire 49ers' McCarthy as coach ESPN January 12, 2006 February 9, 2007 2006 would be McCarthy's first year as head coach. The Packers improved from 4–12 the previous year to a .500 win average in 2006. The Packers were effectively eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight year after the New York Giants gained the decisive tiebreaker over the Packers in the last week of the 2006 NFL season. Offseason After some uncertainty, quarterback Brett Favre announced on April 26, 2006, that he would indeed return for the 2006 season.http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/GB/9398113 Favre coming back to Packers NFL April 26, 2006 January 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061211051801/http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/GB/9398113 December 11, 2006https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/news_story.asp?ID=163886 Packers confirm that Favre will return TSN April 26, 2006 January 12, 2007 The Packers also acquired Oakland Raiders three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Woodson through free agency later that day.https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/news_story.asp?ID=163986 Packers, Charles Woodson agree to terms TSN April 26, 2006 January 12, 2007 He officially signed with the team on May 9. The Packers drafted Ohio State linebacker A. J. Hawk with the fifth overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft on April 29, 2006. The Packers also traded star wide receiver (and potential holdout) Javon Walker to the Denver Broncos for a second round pick, which they then traded for multiple picks. 2006 Green Bay Packers 1 5 A. J. Hawk LB Ohio State yes yes 2 47 Daryn Colledge OT Boise State Pick from ATL yes 2 52 Greg Jennings WR Western Michigan Pick from NE yes yes 3 67 Abdul Hodge LB Iowa yes 3 75 Jason Spitz C Louisville Pick from NE yes 4 104 Cory Rodgers WR TCU 4 115 Will Blackmon CB Boston College Pick from PHI yes 5 148 Ingle Martin QB Furman Pick from ATL yes 5 165 Tony Moll OT Nevada Compensatory yes 6 183 Johnny Jolly DT Texas A&M Pick from STL yes 6 185 Tyrone Culver S Fresno State Pick from PHI yes 7 253 Dave Tollefson DE Northwest Missouri State Compensatory Undrafted free agents + 2006 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChris FranciesWide ReceiverUTEPA. J. CooperTight End North Dakota StateJon RyanPunterReginaTramon WilliamsCornerbackLouisiana Tech The Packers picked up notable undrafted free agent Tramon Williams during the 2006 offseason, who later became the starting corner for the Super Bowl Champion 2010 Green Bay Packers. He was also selected but did not participate in the 2010 Pro Bowl. Free agents The Packers signed two notable free agents, CB Charles Woodson from the Oakland Raiders and DT Ryan Pickett from the St Louis Rams. Woodson would later be named the 2009 NFC Defensive Player of the Year and both players were integral parts of the 2010 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Championship team. Personnel Staff 2006 Green Bay Packers Chairman of the board and chief executive officer – Bob Harlan President and chief operating officer – John Jones Executive vice president, general manager and director of football operations – Ted Thompson Vice president of player finance/general counsel – Andrew Brandt Director of college scouting – John Dorsey Director of pro personnel – Reggie McKenzie Personnel analyst to general manager – John Schneider Assistant director of college scouting – Shaun Herock Head coach – Mike McCarthy Offensive coordinator – Jeff Jagodzinski Quarterbacks – Tom Clements Running backs – Edgar Bennett Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Ben McAdoo Offensive line – Joe Philbin Assistant offensive line – James Campen Offensive quality control – Ty Knott Defensive coordinator – Bob Sanders Defensive tackles – Robert Nunn Defensive ends – Carl Hairston Linebackers – Winston Moss Secondary – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive nickel package/cornerbacks – Lionel Washington Defensive quality control – Eric Lewis Special teams coordinator – Mike Stock Assistant special teams – Shawn Slocum Strength and conditioning coordinator – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Lovat Strength and conditioning assistant – Brandon Johnson http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com December 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ December 27, 2013 dead Roster 2006 Green Bay Packers 53 14 8  8 Todd Bouman  4 Brett Favre  7 Ingle Martin 30 Ahman Green 33 William Henderson FB 23 Noah Herron 40 Brandon Miree FB 34 Vernand Morency 28 P. J. Pope 80 Donald Driver 83 Chris Francies 18 Carlyle Holiday 85 Greg Jennings 82 Ruvell Martin 49 Zac Alcorn 88 Bubba Franks 86 Donald Lee 87 David Martin 76 Chad Clifton OT 73 Daryn Colledge G 62 Junius Coston G 75 Tony Moll OT 64 Tony Palmer G 72 Jason Spitz G 65 Mark Tauscher OT 70 Tyson Walter C 63 Scott Wells C 90 Colin Cole DT 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE 57 Jason Hunter DE 77 Cullen Jenkins DT 93 Johnny Jolly DT 74 Aaron Kampman DE 79 Ryan Pickett DT 99 Corey Williams DT 56 Nick Barnett MLB 50 A. J. Hawk OLB 55 Abdul Hodge MLB 51 Brady Poppinga OLB 58 Ben Taylor OLB 59 Tracy White OLB 20 Atari Bigby SS 24 Jarrett Bush CB 28 Ahmad Carroll CB 36 Nick Collins FS 29 Tyrone Culver FS 43 Patrick Dendy CB 31 Al Harris CB 22 Marquand Manuel SS 26 Charlie Peprah SS 21 Charles Woodson CB 60 Rob Davis LS 16 Dave Rayner K  9 Jon Ryan P 97 Kenderick Allen DT (IR) 7px 71 Kevin Barry OT (IR) 7px 32 Arliss Beach RB (IR) 7px 27 Will Blackmon CB (IR) 7px 19 Shaun Bodiford WR (IR) 7px 67 Josh Bourke OT (IR) 7px 19 Vince Butler WR (IR) 7px 52 Kurt Campbell OLB (IR) 7px 89 Robert Ferguson WR (IR) 7px 84 Tory Humphrey TE (IR) 7px 96 Michael Montgomery DE (IR) 7px 81 Koren Robinson WR (Susp.) 7px 12 Aaron Rodgers QB (IR) 7px 25 Marviel Underwood S (IR) 7px 13 Carlton Brewster WR 53 Spencer Havner OLB -- Travis Leffew G 47 Alvin Nnabuife S -- Calvin Russell WR 68 Adam Stenavich G 69 Orrin Thompson OT -- Dave Tollefson DE (IR) 7px 38 Tramon Williams CB Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record 1 September 10 Chicago Bears L 0–26 Lambeau Field 0–1 2 September 17 New Orleans Saints L 27–34 Lambeau Field 0–2 3 September 24 at Detroit Lions W 31–24 Ford Field 1–2 4 October 2, 2006 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–31 Lincoln Financial Field 1–3 5 October 8 St. Louis Rams L 20–23 Lambeau Field 1–4 6 Bye 7 October 22 at Miami Dolphins W 34–24 Dolphin Stadium 2–4 8 October 29 Arizona Cardinals W 31–14 Lambeau Field 3–4 9 November 5 at Buffalo Bills L 10–24 Ralph Wilson Stadium 3–5 10 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings W 23–17 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 4–5 11 November 19 New England Patriots L 0–35 Lambeau Field 4–6 12 November 27, 2006 at Seattle Seahawks L 24–34 Qwest Field 4–7 13 December 3 New York Jets L 10–38 Lambeau Field 4–8 14 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–19 Monster Park 5–8 15 December 17 Detroit Lions W 17–9 Lambeau Field 6–8 16 December 21, 2006 Minnesota Vikings W 9–7 Lambeau Field 7–8 17 December 31 at Chicago Bears W 26–7 Soldier Field 8–8 Standings Regular season Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears Bears 7 9 3 7 Packers 0 0 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125151317/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20060910_CHI%40GB January 25, 2007 3:15 p.m. CDT Cloudy; 62 °F °C on, Humidity 55 %, Wind: SE 12 mph 70,918 Tony Corrente Fox Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, and Chris Myers Game summary The Packers opened the regular season on September 10 with a 26–0 loss to the Chicago Bears, the Packers' first scoreless game since October 17, 1991.http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/09/10/4/ Bears Top Packers, 26–0, At Lambeau Field Packers.com September 10, 2006 January 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017211202/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/09/10/4/ October 17, 2006 With the loss, the Packers began their season 0–1.http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=494556 Packers gamble on troubled Robinson JS Online September 11, 2006 January 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102746/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=494556 September 29, 2007 dead Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreBears112:05B. Berrian 49 yd. TD pass from R. Grossman (R. Gould kick)6 plays, 78 yards in 2:55CHI 7–0Bears213:44R. Gould 40 yd. Field Goal9–62, 4:03CHI 10–0Bears26:29R.Gould 39 yd. Field Goal10–36, 4:33CHI 13–0Bears24:38R.Gould 28 yd. Field Goal4–6, 1:45CHI 16–0Bears31:47R.Gould 30 yd. Field Goal10–54, 5:12CHI 19–0Bears414:06D.Hester 84 yd. punt return (R.Gould kick)N/ACHI 26–0 The day after the game the Packers acquired wide receiver Koren Robinson, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings after his second DUI in two years. Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints Saints 0 14 6 14 Packers 13 0 0 14 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070209015411/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20060917_NO%40GB February 9, 2007 12:02 pm CDT Partly cloudy; 78 °F °C on, Humidity 59%, Wind: SW 12 mph 70,602 Peter Morelli Fox Ron Pitts and Terry Donahue Game summary The Packers hosted the New Orleans Saints on September 17, losing 34–27. The Packers jumped out to a 13–0 lead after forcing 3 Saints turnovers, but were not able to hold the lead in the second half. With the loss, the Packers fell to 0–2.Saints Top Packers 34–27 from AP 09-17-2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017204354/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/09/17/2/ October 17, 2006 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers111:06G.Jennings 22 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)5 plays, 37 yards in 2:36GB 7–0Packers18:38D.Rayner 24 yd. Field Goal4–9, 0:58GB 10–0Packers10:50D.Rayner 36 yd. Field Goal8–75, 3:53GB 13–0Saints27:44D.McAllister 3 yd. run (J.Carney kick)9–58, 3:25GB 13–7Saints20:56D.Henderson 26 yd. pass from D.Brees (J.Carney kick)10–73, 3:31NO 14-13Saints35:41J.Carney 45 yd. Field Goal5–53, 2:06NO 17-13Saints33:02J.Carney 47 yd. Field Goal5–30, 1:22NO 20-13Packers414:18R.Ferguson 4 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)9–80, 3:44Tied 20–20Saints48:20M.Colston 35 yd. pass from D.Brees (J.Carney kick)6–65, 2:27NO 27-20Saints47:54D.McAllister 23 yd. run (J.Carney kick)1–23, 0:07NO 34-20Packers44:18N.Herron 6 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)10–68, 3:36NO 34-27 Week 3 at Lions 2006 Detroit Lions season Lions–Packers rivalry Green Bay Packers 2006 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Green Bay Packers (0–2) at Detroit Lions (0–2) September 24 1:00 p.m. EDT Packers 14 3 7 7 Lions 14 0 7 3 Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan 61,095 Indoors (dome) Walt Anderson Fox Ron Pitts, Terry Donahue, and Jennifer Hammond Gamebook Packers Brett Favre25/36, 340 Yds, 3 TD Ahman Green22 Rush, 63 Yds Greg Jennings3 Rec, 101 Yds, TD Lions Jon Kitna25/40, 342 Yds, 2 TD, INT Kevin Jones17 Rush, 81 Yds, TD Roy Williams7 Rec, 138 Yds, TD The Packers posted their first win for the season while playing the Detroit Lions in Detroit, 31–24. Brett Favre completed his 400th career touchdown pass on a 75-yard play to rookie Greg Jennings, becoming only the second person (in addition to Dan Marino) to reach 400. With the win the Packers improved to 1–2 while the Lions fell to 0–3.Favre Throws 400th TD Pass In Packers' Victory Over Detroit from AP 9-24-2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017210629/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/09/24/2/ October 17, 2006 Favre was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. GB DET collapsed 1 7:03 Packers 3 80 1:37 RecTD Greg Jennings Brett Favre 75 good Dave Rayner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 3:51 Lions 6 79 3:12 RecTD Shawn Bryson Jon Kitna 37 good Jason Hanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 2:05 Packers IntTD Marquand Manuel 29 good Dave Rayner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 1 0:00 Lions 4 76 2:05 RecTD Roy Williams Jon Kitna 42 good Jason Hanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 7:51 Packers 13 69 7:09 FG 24 Dave Rayner 17 14 3 6:44 Packers 10 80 4:51 RecTD Donald Driver Brett Favre 5 good Dave Rayner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 3 3:24 Lions 7 58 3:20 RushTD Kevin Jones 5 good Jason Hanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 4 12:19 Packers 4 43 1:48 RecTD Ahman Green Brett Favre 10 good Dave Rayner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 21 4 5:24 Lions 7 58 2:45 FG 40 Jason Hanson 31 24 31 24 Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles Packers 3 6 0 0 Eagles 0 7 17 7 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061130052842/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061002_GB%40PHI November 30, 2006 8:40 pm EDT/7:30 pm CDT Clear; 59 °F °C on, Humidity 72%, Wind: WSW 2 mph 69,222 Scott Green ESPN Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, Tony Kornheiser, Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber Game summary The Packers went to Philadelphia to play the Eagles on Monday Night Football. The Packers started running back Vernand Morency as Ahman Green was inactive due to injury. The Packers held the lead at half time, but the Eagles scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to earn the victory.McNabb Does It All in Eagles' 31–9 Win from AP February 10, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017203439/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/10/02/1/ October 17, 2006 As a result of Ahmad Carroll's performance in week 4, as well as previous weeks, the Packers released him from the team. With the loss, the Packers fell to 1–3.Packers Release CB Ahmad Carroll from Packers.com 10–03–06 https://web.archive.org/web/20061006021651/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2006/10/03/1/ October 6, 2006 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers110:07D.Rayner 23 yd. Field Goal8 plays, 48 yards in 1:50GB 3–0Eagles29:43D.McNabb 6 yd. run (D.Akers kick)2–6, 0:08PHI 7–3Packers25:32D.Rayner 54 yd. Field Goal8–35, 4:11PHI 7–6Packers21:45D.Rayner 46 yd. Field Goal9–42, 2:38GB 9–7Eagles38:21D.Akers 40 yd. Field Goal15–57, 6:39PHI 10–9Eagles35:08G.Lewis 45 yd. pass from D.McNabb (D.Akers kick)2–56, 0:47PHI 17–9Eagles33:51G.Lewis 30 yd. pass from D.McNabb (D.Akers kick)1–44, 0:17PHI 24–9Eagles412:41D.McNabb 15 yd. run (D.Akers kick)6–66, 3:00PHI 31–9 Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams Rams 7 7 3 6 Packers 7 6 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061126132220/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061008_STL%40GB November 26, 2006 12:02 pm CDT Sunny; 69 °F °C on, Humidity 45%, Wind: SW 22 mph 70,804 Ron Winter Fox Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, and Jay Glazer. Game summary Noah Herron rushed for a career best 106 yards against the St. Louis Rams, but quarterback Marc Bulger of the Rams threw for two touchdowns to help his team to victory. The Packers had a chance to tie the score with a field goal or take the lead with a touchdown in their final possession, but were unable to do so as quarterback Brett Favre was sacked and fumbled at the St. Louis 18 yard line. The Rams were able to recover the ball. With the loss, the Packers went into their bye week at 1–4.https://archive.today/20120716053759/http://sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061008_STL@GB Favre's late fumble allows Rams to get away from AP August 10, 2006 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreRams19:49T.Holt 6 yd. pass from M.Bulger (J.Wilkins kick)6 plays, 37 yards in 3:01STL 7–0Packers11:38N.Herron 1 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)15–80, 8:11Tied 7–7Packers213:12D.Rayner 27 yd. Field Goal5–49, 1:48GB 10–7Rams23:27K.Curtis 3 yd. pass from M.Bulger (J.Wilkins kick)9–64, 5:01STL 14–10Packers20:00D.Rayner 32 yd. Field Goal10–46, 3:27STL 14–13Rams33:04J.Wilkins 31 yd. Field Goal8–32, 3:34STL 17–13Rams414:53J.Wilkins 26 yd. Field Goal7–41, 2:13STL 20–13Rams49:25J.Wilkins 20 yd. Field Goal9–78, 4:25STL 23–13Packers46:42G.Jennings 46 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)5–64, 2:43STL 23–20 Week 7: at Miami Dolphins Packers 0 6 14 14 Dolphins 7 3 3 11 Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, FloridaNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061130052921/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061022_GB%40MIA November 30, 2006 1:02 pm EDT Partly cloudy; 86 °F °C on, Humidity 59%, Wind: E 9 mph 73,548 Gene Steratore Fox Matt Vasgersian and J.C. Pearson Game summary Coming off their bye week, Green Bay defeated the Miami Dolphins on the road as the Packers defense intercepted quarterback Joey Harrington three times, with Charles Woodson returning one for a touchdown. Ahman Green carried the ball 18 times for 118 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown run. Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes, recording 206 yards and 2 touchdown passes. This was the first victory for the Packers in Miami since winning Super Bowl II in 1968 as the team improved to 2–4.http://sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061022_GB@MIA Lowly Dolphins shoot themselves in foot – again, head into bye week at 1–6 CBS SportsLine October 22, 2006 January 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061202225818/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061022_GB%40MIA December 2, 2006 dead mdy-all Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreDolphins17:51M.Booker 8 yd. pass from J.Harrington (O.Mare kick)1 play, 8 yards in 0:05MIA 7–0Packers212:08D.Rayner 42 yd. Field Goal9–30, 3:44MIA 7–3Packers29:50D.Rayner 34 yd. Field Goal6–14, 1:32MIA 7–6Dolphins21:03O.Mare 32 yd. Field Goal10–70, 4:29MIA 10–6Packers314:10C.Woodson 23 yd. interception return (D.Rayner kick)N/AGB 13–10Packers38:51D.Driver 34 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)6–64, 2:46GB 20–10Dolphins36:30O.Mare 40 yd. Field Goal7–39, 2:21GB 20–13Dolphins413:28O.Mare 45 yd. Field Goal9–41, 4:01GB 20–16Packers413:14A.Green 70 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)1–70, 0:14GB 27–13Dolphins411:56D.Hagan 13 yd. pass from J.Harrington (J.Harrington-M.Booker pass)5–80, 1:18GB 27–21Packers46:11D.Martin 13 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)11–80, 5:45GB 34–21 Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals Cardinals 0 7 7 0 Packers 7 14 7 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118050628/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061029_ARI%40GB November 18, 2006 12:02 pm CST Sunny; 45 °F °C on, Humidity 45%, Wind: W 10 mph 70,809 Bill Leavy Fox Ron Pitts and Terry Donahue Game summary The Green Bay Packers won over the visiting Arizona Cardinals at home as running backs Ahman Green and Vernand Morency each rushed for over 100 yards, becoming the first Packers running back duo to accomplish that feat since the 1980s. Brett Favre threw for 180 yards and one touchdown, as well as one rushing touchdown which he celebrated with his first and only Lambeau Leap. Leading Green Bay's receiving corps was Donald Driver, who had five receptions for 58 Yards. Coming up behind him was David Martin, who had four receptions for 48 Yards and one touchdown. On defense, the Packers limited Cardinals rookie quarterback Matt Leinart to 14/35 for 157 yards with one touchdown and one interception. They also held Cardinals running back Edgerrin James to 84 rushing yards on 24 carries, along with three receptions for 25 receiving yards.https://archive.today/20120721155351/http://sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061029_ARI@GB Green, Favre run Packers past Cardinals at home from AP 10-29-2006 Aaron Kampman was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. With the win, the Packers improved to 3–4.Vick, Kampman, Hurd win NFC awards from 11–01–06 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers15:05D.Martin 1 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)9 plays, 88 yards in 4:37GB 7–0Packers214:22A.Green 4 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)9–70, 3:19GB 14–0Packers26:24A.Green 2 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)9–87, 3:25GB 21–0Cardinals20:29E.James 1 yd. run (N.Rackers kick)14–84, 5:55GB 21–7Packers37:41B.Favre 1 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)13–74, 7:19GB 28–7Cardinals31:33T.Walters 17 yd. pass from M.Leinart (N.Rackers kick)13–59, 6:08GB 28–14Packers46:56D.Rayner 42 yd. Field Goal10–47, 6:18GB 31–14 Week 9: at Buffalo Bills Packers 0 0 7 3 Bills 3 7 0 14 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, New YorkNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220150229/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061105_GB%40BUF February 20, 2007 1:02 pm EST Mostly cloudy; 47 °F °C on, Humidity 53%, Wind: S 10 mph 72,205 Walt Coleman Fox Ron Pitts and Terry Donahue Game summary thumb|right|Favre under center at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Green Bay Packers traveled on the road to face the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were able to lead the Packers at half time with a 10–0 lead, capitalizing on an interception return for a touchdown by London Fletcher. In the second half, the Packers tied the score with a touchdown pass to Donald Driver. The Bills were able to score in the fourth quarter with 43 yard touchdown pass to receiver Lee Evans. The Packers drove the ball deep to the one-yard line, but on first down the ball is intercepted and returned deep in Packer territory. The Bills were able to score three plays later to increase the lead by 14 and earn a victory. With the loss, the Packers fell to 3–5.https://archive.today/20120714140959/http://sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061105_GB@BUF Bills turn turnovers into victory over Packers from AP May 11, 2006 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreBills111:00R.Lindell 28 yd. Field Goal7 plays, 19 yards in 4:00BUF 3–0Bills214:10L.Fletcher-Baker 17 yd. interception return (R.Lindell kick)N/ABUF 10–0Packers34:17D.Driver 1 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)10–65, 5:01Tied 10–10Packers412:41D.Rayner 49 yd. Field Goal6–24, 2:01GB 13–10Bills48:00L.Evans 43 yd. pass from J.Losman (R.Lindell kick)2–33, 0:28BUF 17–13Bills43:01A.Thomas 14 yd. run (R.Lindell kick)3–27, 1:32BUF 24–13 Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings Packers 10 7 3 3 Vikings 0 14 0 3 the Metrodome, Minneapolis, MinnesotaNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061117051554/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061112_GB%40MIN November 17, 2006 12:05 pm CST Controlled climate; 66 °F °C on 63,924 Terry McAulay Fox Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, and Jay Glazer Game summary In week 10, Green Bay traveled to the Metrodome to face the Minnesota Vikings. The winner of the game would take second place in the NFC North. The Packers were able to score early in the first quarter with a field goal by Dave Rayner. Shortly after, Packer linebacker Brady Poppinga sacked Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson causing him to fumble; the Packers recovered the ball. The fumble set up a Brett Favre touchdown pass to Noah Herron. The Vikings were able to take the lead with two touchdowns, one a 40-yard touchdown pass to Billy McMullen. With under two minutes remaining in the half, the Packers regained the lead when Brett Favre threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver. The Packers would hold the lead for the rest of the game. With the win, the Packers improved to 4–5. Brett Favre finished the game with 347 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Receiver Donald Driver had six catches for 191 yards. Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson threw for 257 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Packer kicker Dave Rayner made three field goals in three attempts.https://archive.today/20120707122716/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061112_GB@MIN Packers play clean game, send Vikings to third loss in row from AP December 11, 2006 A. J. Hawk was named NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance. He recorded 13 tackles, one forced fumble, and 1.5 sacks.Fans select A. J. Hawk as Week 10 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week from 11–16–06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070104205513/http://www.nfl.com/rookies/winners/2006_week10 January 4, 2007 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers16:40D.Rayner 20 yd. Field Goal13 plays, 83 yards in 6:54GB 3–0Packers13:34N.Herron 5 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)7–22, 2:55GB 10–0Vikings214:52B.McMullen 40 yd. pass from B.Johnson (R.Longwell kick)8–72, 3:42GB 10–7Vikings27:52B.McMullen fumble recovery in end zone (R.Longwell kick)9–82, 5:20MIN 14–10Packers20:48D.Driver 82 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)3–97, 1:02GB 17–14Packers34:38D.Rayner 24 yd. Field Goal7–51, 2:33GB 20–14Packers42:11D.Rayner 29 yd. Field Goal10–66, 5:35GB 23–14Vikings40:58R.Longwell 34 yd. Field Goal9–57, 1:13GB 23–17 Week 11: vs. New England Patriots Patriots 7 14 7 7 Packers 0 0 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070803112252/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061119_NE%40GB August 3, 2007 12:02 pm CST Mostly sunny; 41 °F °C on, Humidity 46%, Wind: NW 12 mph 70,753 Mike Carey CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game summary After a two-game road stretch, the Packers came back to Lambeau Field to face the New England Patriots. The Patriots handed Green Bay their second shutout of the season. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns. In the second quarter, Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre was injured on a sack. He left the game and did not return. Backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers replaced Favre and completed only four out of twelve passes for 32 yards with one fumble. Rodgers suffered a broken foot in the loss and was placed on injured reserve, thus ending his season. The Packers only recorded 120 total yards of offense and five total first downs. On the other side, the Patriots recorded 360 yards of total offense with 22 first downs.https://archive.today/20120707035310/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061119_NE@GB Patriots end skid with rout of Packers; Favre leaves injured from AP 11–09–06 With the loss, the Packers' record dropped to 4–6. The loss marked the first time the Packers were shut out at Lambeau Field twice in a season.Patriots crush Packers 35–0; Favre injured in pasting Green Bay Press Gazette from 11-20-2006 July 2011 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePatriots110:47D.Graham 2 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick)7 plays, 63 yards in 3:13NE 7–0Patriots210:54C.Dillon 1 yd. run (S.Gostkowski kick)12–66, 6:34NE 14–0Patriots22:22R.Caldwell 54 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick)4–71, 2:19NE 21–0Patriots30:43B.Watson 8 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick)6–60, 3:25NE 28–0Patriots48:49L.Maroney 19 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick)3–23, 1:32NE 35–0 Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks Packers 7 7 7 3 Seahawks 3 9 7 15 Qwest Field, Seattle, WashingtonNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070509142254/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061127_GB%40SEA May 9, 2007 5:41 pm PST Snow; 34 °F °C on, Humidity 72%, Wind: SSW 7 mph 68,256 Tony Corrente ESPN Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, Tony Kornheiser, Michele Tafoya, and Suzy Kolber Game summary In week 12, the Packers traveled to Qwest Field to play the Seattle Seahawks. It was the Packers' second Monday Night Football game of the season. Green Bay held the lead at the end of the first half, with a touchdown run from Ahman Green and a fumble return for a touchdown by Abdul Hodge, who recorded his first NFL start. Seattle kicker, Josh Brown kicked four field goals in the first half. In the second half, the Packers were able to increase the lead to nine points as quarterback Brett Favre threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver. Seattle would decrease the Packers lead to two points when quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to receiver D.J. Hackett. The Seahawks would take the lead in the fourth quarter with another touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck. Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 34-yard field goal to decrease the Seahawks lead to three points, but on the next possession, Hasselbeck completed his third touchdown pass to Jerramy Stevens. The Packers were unable to score in the closing minutes of the game as Brett Favre is intercepted twice. Seattle Seahawks running back, Shaun Alexander rushed 40 times for 201 yards, averaging about five yards per carry. Matt Hasselbeck completed 17 of 36 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. He was also intercepted three times, two of them by cornerback Charles Woodson. Brett Favre completed 22 passes in 36 attempts for 266 yards. He recorded a touchdown and three interceptions. With the loss, the Packers fell to 4–7.Alexander runs for 201, Hasselbeck shakes off tough first half https://web.archive.org/web/20080116143303/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061127_GB%40SEA January 16, 2008 from AP, November 28, 2006. Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers112:42A.Green 5 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)4 plays, 36 yards in 1:30GB 7–0Seahawks13:35J.Brown 45 yd. Field Goal11–45, 5:04GB 7–3Seahawks28:36J.Brown 41 yd. Field Goal9–57, 3:55GB 7–6Seahawks23:34J.Brown 37 yd. Field Goal9–25, 3:21SEA 9–7Packers21:51A.Hodge 29 yd. fumble return (D.Rayner kick)N/AGB 14–9Seahawks20:23J.Brown 28 yd. Field Goal8–40, 1:28GB 14–12Packers312:39D.Driver 48 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)5–72, 2:21GB 21–12Seahawks36:19D.Hackett 23 yd. pass from M.Hasselbeck (J.Brown kick)9–62, 3:33GB 21–19Seahawks414:11D.Jackson 4 yd. pass from M.Hasselbeck (M.Hasselbeck-J.Stevens pass)10–77, 5:26SEA 27–21Packers410:50D.Rayner 34 yd. Field Goal7–43, 3:21SEA 27–24Seahawks46:13J.Stevens 3 yd. pass from M.Hasselbeck (J.Brown kick)11–51, 4:37SEA 34–24 Week 13: vs. New York Jets Jets 10 21 0 7 Packers 0 0 10 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – New York Jets at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070128190646/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061203_NYJ%40GB January 28, 2007 12:02 pm CST Snow Flurries; 19 °F °C on, Humidity 62%, Wind: 18 mph; Wind Chill: 2 °F °C on 70,527 Larry Nemmers CBS Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Game summary The Packers traveled back home for a Week 13 inter-conference fight with the New York Jets. In the first quarter, Green Bay trailed early as Jets kicker Mike Nugent kicked a 24-yard field goal, while quarterback Chad Pennington completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jerricho Cotchery. In the second quarter, the Jets were able to increase their lead even further with Jets running back Cedric Houston scoring from a 3-yard and a 1-yard TD run, while Pennington completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Baker. In the third quarter, the Packers scored their first points of the game when Dave Rayner kicked a 34-yard field goal. Later in the third quarter Brett Favre completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver. However, in the fourth quarter, the Jets wrapped up the game with running back Leon Washington's 20-yard touchdown run. With their third-straight loss, Green Bay fell to 4–8.Jets build 31–0 halftime lead, shred Packers at Lambeau https://web.archive.org/web/20061220013514/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061203_NYJ%40GB December 20, 2006 from AP, December 3, 2006. Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreJets19:55M.Nugent 24 yd. Field Goal11 plays, 63 yards in 5:05NYJ 3–0Jets14:45J.Cotchery 12 yd. pass from C.Pennington (M.Nugent kick)7–51, 2:23NYJ 10–0Jets212:40C.Houston 3 yd. run (M.Nugent kick)9–83, 5:27NYJ 17–0Jets26:17C.Houston 1 yd. run (M.Nugent kick)8–70, 3:50NYJ 24–0Jets20:09C.Baker 1 yd. pass from C.Pennington (M.Nugent kick)13–77, 4:51NYJ 31–0Packers38:32D.Rayner 34 yd. Field Goal14–50, 6:28NYJ 31–3Packers31:16D.Driver 20 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)4–37, 1:23NYJ 31–10Jets411:30L.Washington 20 yd. run (M.Nugent kick)7–81, 3:38NYJ 38–10 Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers Packers 7 10 7 6 49ers 3 3 7 6 Monster Park, San FranciscoNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070128052121/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061210_GB%40SF January 28, 2007 1:06 pm PST Partly cloudy after morning rain; 58 °F °C on, Humidity 70%, Wind: W 15 mph 68,539 Bill Leavy Fox Matt Vasgersian, J.C. Pearson, Tim Ryan, and Laura Okmin Game summary With three straight losses, the Packers traveled to Monster Park to play the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers were the first team to score, with a field goal from kicker Joe Nedney. The Packers answered on their next possession as QB Brett Favre completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Ruvell Martin, his first career touchdown. At the start of the second quarter, Packers kicker Dave Rayner increased the Packers lead to ten points with a 23-yard field goal. The Packers drove the football eighty yards on their next possession. The drive ended in a one-yard touchdown run by RB Ahman Green. Joe Nedney kicked a 36-yard field goal at the end of the first half. On the first drive of the second half, the 49ers completed a 79-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run by running back Frank Gore. Later in the third quarter, Brett Favre completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to WR Donald Driver. In the fourth quarter, Dave Rayner kicked two field goals for the Packers. The 49ers scored their second touchdown of the day on a 52-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis from quarterback Alex Smith. Brett Favre completed 22 of 34 passes with 293 yards and two touchdowns. Nine of Favre's completions came to receiver Donald Driver, who recorded 160 yards receiving and one touchdown. 49ers quarterback Alex Smith completed 12 of 29 passes with 201 and one touchdown. He also threw two interceptions, one to safety Nick Collins and the other to rookie linebacker A. J. Hawk, his first career interception. 49ers running back Frank Gore recorded 130 yards rushing with one touchdown and 38 yards receiving. The win snapped the Packers three-game losing streak, moving them to 5–8. This win exceeded the Packers win total from last year when they recorded four wins.Favre helps coach McCarthy get win in return to San Francisco https://web.archive.org/web/20070127124214/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061210_GB%40SF January 27, 2007 from AP, December 10, 2006. Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScore49ers18:03J.Nedney 24 yd. Field Goal6 plays, 74 yards in 2:22SF 3–0Packers15:55R.Martin 36 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)4–63, 2:08GB 7–3Packers214:49D.Rayner 23 yd. Field GoalGB 10–34–3, 0:40Packers26:45A.Green 1 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)13–80, 6:10GB 17–349ers21:01J.Nedney 36 yd. Field Goal13–50, 5:44GB 17–649ers38:50F.Gore 1 yd. run (J.Nedney kick)11–79, 6:10GB 17–13Packers33:37D.Driver 68 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)2–68, 0:17GB 24–13Packers413:37D.Rayner 44 yd. Field Goal6–32, 2:48GB 27–13Packers48:47D.Rayner 21 yd. Field Goal7–15, 3:42GB 30–1349ers45:16V.Davis 52 yd. pass from A.Smith (kick aborted)1–52, 0:11GB 30–19 Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions Lions 3 0 3 3 Packers 3 7 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebok – Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125160557/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061217_DET%40GB January 25, 2007 12:02 pm CST Partly sunny; 41 °F °C on, Humidity 55%, Wind: W 10 mph; Wind Chill: 29 °F °C on 70,472 Ed Hochuli Fox Ron Pitts, Jesse Palmer, and Laura Okmin Game summary The Packers traveled back home to Lambeau Field to play the Detroit Lions. At the end of the first quarter, the game was tied after field goals by Dave Rayner and Jason Hanson. In the second quarter, the Packers took the lead with a fourteen-yard run by running back Vernand Morency. Before half time Brett Favre completed a 21-yard pass to Carlyle Holiday. This was Favre's 4,968th career completion, setting an NFL record previously held by Dan Marino. In the third quarter the Lions kicked their second field goal. In the fourth quarter, Brett Favre threw his third interception out of the Packers end zone which put the Lions at the twelve-yard line. The Lions were unable to score a touchdown and completed a field goal which put the Lions within one point of the Packers. On the next possession the Packers increased their lead to eight points when Vernand Morency ran 21 yards for his second touchdown of the day. On the Lions last possession of the game, the Packers sacked quarterback Jon Kitna twice to end the game. Brett Favre, who set an NFL record for career completions finished the day with twenty completions out of 37 passes. He recorded 174 yards and three interceptions, two of which were in the red zone. The Packers defense limited the Lions to 142 yards, no touchdowns, and two of twelve completed third downs. The Lions leading rusher was quarterback Jon Kitna. The Packers sacked Kitna six times, a career-high of three from defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins, and two sacks from Aaron Kampman. Charles Woodson had a career-high sixth interception of the season. With their 3rd-straight win over the Lions, the Packers improved to 6–8.Favre sets completions mark as Packers top Lions https://web.archive.org/web/20070102145333/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061217_DET%40GB January 2, 2007 from AP, December 17, 2006. Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScoreLions17:23J.Hanson 42 yd. Field Goal8 plays, 30 yards in 3:54DET 3–0Packers12:51D.Rayner 24 yd. Field Goal9–22, 3:03Tied 3–3Packers25:35V.Morency 14 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)9–53, 4:14GB 10–3Lions39:59J.Hanson 42 yd. Field Goal8–40, 3:57GB 10–6Lions49:33J.Hanson 23 yd. Field Goal4–7, 2:07GB 10–9Packers42:48V.Morency 21 yd. run (D.Rayner kick)12–78, 6:45GB 17–9 Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings Vikings 0 0 7 0 Packers 3 3 0 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WisconsinNFL.com Gamebook – Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070129064621/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061221_MIN%40GB January 29, 2007 7:05 pm CST Rain; 36 °F °C on, Humidity 89%, Wind: NE 10 mph 70,864 Gene Steratore NFL Network Bryant Gumbel, Cris Collinsworth, and Adam Schefter Game summary The Packers played at Lambeau Field for the second time in five days, a Thursday night game versus their divisional rivals, the Minnesota Vikings. The game was played on the third anniversary of the passing of Irv Favre, Brett Favre's father. In the first quarter, the Packers entered the red zone on each of their drives, but only scored once on a 38-yard field goal from kicker Dave Rayner. Rayner would miss his next two field goals. The Packers defence forced the Vikings to punt on all their possessions in the first half. The Packers scored on the final play of the half with a 44-yard field goal from Dave Rayner. In the third quarter cornerback Charles Woodson intercepted Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, marking his seventh interception of the season extending a career-high. Later in the third quarter, Brett Favre was intercepted by cornerback Fred Smoot. Smoot returned the interception into the end zone, gaining the first lead of the game for the Vikings. In the fourth quarter the Packers drove the ball into Vikings territory, but tight end Bubba Franks fumbled the ball at the two-yard line, turning possession over to the Vikings. The Packers drove the ball 41 yards on their next possession to set Dave Rayner in position to attempt a field goal. Rayner made a 44-yard field goal with 1:34 left in the game to give the packers a 9–7 lead. The Vikings were unable to score on their last possession which granted the Packers their seventh win of the season. Despite scoring only nine points, the Packers recorded 19 first downs and 319 total yards. Brett Favre completed 26 of 50 passes, gaining 285 yards. Favre also recorded two interceptions. Defensively, the Packers limited the Vikings to three total first downs and a 2–14 first down rate. The Vikings punted ten times in the game. Packers defensive end, Aaron Kampman had three sacks in the game.https://archive.today/20120712121912/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061221_MIN@GB Packers get comeback victory over Vikings, still in playoff hunt from AP, posted December 21, 2006. The game marked only the third time in NFL history when the losing team scored the only touchdown off a defensive turnover, the first coming from another 9–7 result at Lambeau Field between the Packers and Vikings with the Vikings beating the Packers in that contest.Morning SportsCenter, December 12, 2006 Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers19:09D.Rayner 38 yd. Field Goal9 plays, 44 yards in 3:42GB 3–0Packers20:00D.Rayner 44 yd. Field Goal5–19, 1:14GB 6–0Vikings35:10F.Smoot 47 yd. interception return (R.Longwell kick)N/AMIN 7–6Packers41:34D.Rayner 44 yd. Field Goal7–41, 3:13GB 9–7 Week 17 at Chicago Bears Packers 13 10 0 3 Bears 0 0 7 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisNFL.com Gamebook – Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears.. Retrieved February 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070126044549/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20061231_GB%40CHI January 26, 2007 7:15 pm CST 50 °F °C on, Humidity 81%, Wind: SW 10 mph 62,287 Bill Vinovich NBC Al Michaels, John Madden, and Andrea Kremer Westwood One Dave Sims and Bob Trumpy Game summary On New Year's Eve, the Packers traveled to Chicago to face the Bears at Soldier Field. The Bears had already clinched the #1 seed, however with the new NFL flexible-scheduling in effect the game was moved to the Sunday night because of possible playoff implications and the possibility of it being Brett Favre's last game. However, the Packers were all but eliminated from the playoffs when the New York Giants effectively clinched the decisive tie-breaker (strength of victory) with a win on December 30. Technically, New York's victory on Saturday did not mathematically eliminate Green Bay, however it meant the Packers needed the results of eight other Sunday games besides their own to go their way (moreover, with the underdogs in each of those games winning) to still be able to qualify with a win. This did not happen, and so the Packers were conclusively eliminated before taking the field Sunday evening. On the first drive of the game, the Packers drove the ball 75 yards, resulting in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to receiver Donald Driver. Later in the first quarter, Packers free safety Nick Collins intercepted quarterback Rex Grossman, returning the ball 55 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter Rex Grossman threw his third interception of the game. Patrick Dendy returned the interception 33 yards for a touchdown. The Packers finished the half winning 23–0, with their defense forcing four turnovers. Starting the second half, Brian Griese replaced Rex Grossman at quarterback. The Bears scored their first and only points of the game with a 75-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mark Bradley from Brian Griese in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Packers increased their lead with a 46-yard field goal by Dave Rayner. The Bears had the ball only once in the fourth quarter. The drive ended in an interception by Nick Collins, recording his second of the game. Late in the game, Favre was replaced by quarterback Ingle Martin. Favre was carried off the field by Donald Driver, receiving many hugs by players and coaches. In an interview after the game, Favre broke down in tears. It was still at the time unclear whether Favre will retire or return to the Packers,Favre gets a win, but is he retiring? https://web.archive.org/web/20070102231704/http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/GB/9900894 January 2, 2007 Taken from NFL.com news. Posted December 31, 2006. but Favre announced in February that he would return to play with the Packers.Packers: Favre back for moreSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes by Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal. Posted February 4, 2007. July 2011 The Packers offense recorded 373 yards of offense. Brett Favre completed 21 of 42 passes with one touchdown and one interception. On defense, the Packers forced six turnovers. Five of the turnovers were interceptions. The Bears starting quarterback Rex Grossman recorded only a 0.0 quarterback rating in one half of play. With the win, the Packers moved to 8–8, improving on their record of 4–12 from the previous year.Favre shows he still has it in victory over Bears https://web.archive.org/web/20070105010731/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061231_GB%40CHI January 5, 2007 from AP, posted December 31, 2006. Scoring summary TeamQtrTimePlay Description (Extra Point)Drive InfoScorePackers19:31D.Driver 9 yd. pass from B.Favre (D.Rayner kick)11 plays, 75 yards in 5:29GB 7–0Packers10:50N.Collins 55 yd. interception return (kick failed, hlu)N/AGB 13–0Packers20:49D.Rayner 25 yd. Field Goal10–50, 2:54GB 16–0Packers20:34P.Dendy 30 yd. interception return (D.Rayner kick)N/AGB 23–0Bears30:34M.Bradley 75 yd. pass from B.Griese (R.Gould kick)3–75, 0:54GB 23–7Packers410:39D.Rayner 46 yd. Field Goal11–47, 4:55GB 26–7 Seasonal statistical leaders Passing Yards: Brett Favre 3,885 Yards2006 Regular Season Stats from NFL.com, obtained January 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231130256/http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/GB/2006/regular December 31, 2006 Passing Touchdowns: Brett Favre 18 TD QB Rating: Brett Favre, 72.7 Rushing Yards: Ahman Green, 1,059 Yards Rushing Touchdowns: Ahman Green, 5 TD Receiving Yards: Donald Driver, 1,295 Yards Receiving Touchdowns: Donald Driver, 8 TD Points: Dave Rayner, 109 points Kickoff Return Yards: Vernand Morency, 670 Yards Punt Return Yards: Charles Woodson, 363 Yards Tackles: A. J. Hawk, 119 Tackles Sacks: Aaron Kampman, 15.5 Sacks Interceptions: Charles Woodson, 8 Interceptions Awards and records Hall of Famers In 2006 Packer great Reggie White was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was the lone inductee to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame References 30em External links Pro-football-reference 2006 Packers season statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20071214221541/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb2006.htm December 14, 2007 Packers.com results, stats, and analysis Green Bay Packers Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green