1921On August 27th, APFA, the predecessor of NFL, decided to allow the packers to join. At that time, Green Bay, with a population of over 30,000, became the smallest city where the APFA team was located. However, at the end of the year, due to the use of college players in a game, the packers were almost removed from APFA, and they were not punished until they paid the fine.
On August 1923 and 18, the "Green Bay Packers Co., Ltd.", which is responsible for the daily operation of the packaging team, was established, and it was decided to donate the profits from the daily operation of the team or the surplus money from the purchase of the team to the American Veterans Association for the construction of a military memorial. Since then, packers have always adhered to the public ownership and non-profit operation mode.
At the beginning of its establishment, the packaging team was always very competitive, which enabled them to survive the League of Nations disarmament in 1927 (cutting nearly half of the teams, mostly small cities), and won the League of Nations championship in 1929- 193 1 3, and then in/kloc-0.
At the end of 1940s, packers began a period of internal troubles and foreign invasion. First, I met with financial difficulties, and then I worked in the team for 3 1 year. Curly Lambeau, who was promoted to head coach, resigned at the beginning of 65,438+0950 due to a conflict with the management. Although the packers increased their capital and shares for the third time in the team's history at 1950 and changed the head coach several times, the team's decline remained unabated. Also during this period, in order to generate income, packers arranged one or two home games in Milwaukee every year, and this tradition continued until 1995. At the same time, due to the old stadium, the packers reached an agreement with the local government of Green Bay on 1955 to build a new stadium for the team, which can accommodate 32,000 people. But from 1948 to 1 1 year 1958, the packaging team never broke through 50% winning rate. 1959 65438+1On October 28th, Vince Lombardi officially became the head coach of the packaging team. He took over a team that only won 1 win, 1 lose and1draw last season. And because Lombardi's fame was not obvious before, and he only served as offensive coordinator for the New York Giants, the packers' fans are still skeptical about this appointment.
However, in his first year in charge of the team, Lombardi pulled the packers out of the trough, achieving 7 wins and 5 losses, and became the best coach of the year in the League of Nations. 1960, the packers won the division championship directly with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, and entered the League of Nations finals, but 13- 17 lost to philadelphia eagles, the only playoff defeat in Lombardi. Later, in 196 1 and 1962, the packers defeated the giants twice in a row and won the League of Nations championship.
Packers in 1963 and 1964 seasons only ranked second in the division and missed the playoffs. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/965, Rambo Curly died, and the packers named the home court after him to commemorate the founder of the team. This season, the packers returned to the playoffs again, beating Cleveland Brown 23- 12 to win the championship.
1966, the League of Nations announced the merger plan with AFL, and the Super Bowl era began. The packers, who were in their heyday, defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl 35- 10, and beat the Oakland Raiders in the second Super Bowl 33- 14, 1967, but Lombardi decided to resign as head coach after the game. Yuan Shao died in 1970. In memory of this legendary coach, the merged NFL decided to name the Super Bowl trophy after him.
1970, the League of Nations and the United States formally merged and entered the NFL era. However, the packers did not make any achievements in the next 20 years. Only two seasons won more than 50%, once won the division championship and twice entered the playoffs, and never missed the honor. Another glorious chapter in the history of packers began at 1992. 199265438+1October1Ron Wolfe, who just became the general manager and president of the packer, appointed Mike Holmgren, who won the Super Bowl twice with the San Francisco 49ers, as the head coach of the team, and exchanged the second round show of the year from the Atlanta Falcons and19.
In Holmgren's first year in charge of the team, the packers scored 9 wins and 7 losses. Since then, in the two seasons of 1993 and 1994, the packers have maintained 9 wins and 7 losses for two consecutive years and both entered the playoffs as the second place in the Central District of the League of Nations, but both lost to dallas cowboys in the regional playoffs after the wild card defeated the Detroit Lions. Fabvre has also been selected for the Professional Bowl in these two seasons. Subsequently, in the season of 1995, the packers won the second League of Nations Central District championship with a score of 1 1 5, but they lost to cowboys again in the League of Nations final 27-38. Fabvre scored 38 touchdowns with 44 13 yards this season and won the first MVP of his career.
Win the Super Bowl again (1996)
1996 season, the packers who lost in the playoffs for three consecutive years were determined to reach the Super Bowl and proved their strength with eight consecutive victories. The packers finally won the division championship with the best record of 13 wins and 3 losses in the League of Nations, leading the league in scoring and losing points per game, and winning the home game for the first time since 1962 season. Fabvre passed 3899 yards and scored 39 touchdowns, winning the MVP again.
In the regional playoff, the packers beat the 49ers 35- 14, and defeated the Carolina Panthers 30- 13 in the final of the League of Nations, reaching the Super Bowl.
1997 65438+1October 26th, 3 1 The Super Bowl was held at the Super Dome Stadium in Louisiana, and the packers played against the New England Patriots. Fabvre's 8 1 yard pass touchdown score and receiver Desmond Howard's 99-yard kick-off touchdown score both set the Super Bowl record at that time, and the packers beat the Patriots by 35-2 1 for the third time with Fabvre's three touchdowns (two passes,1). Desmond Howard was named the most valuable player in the Super Bowl.
First-line defense (1997)
1997, the packaging team made the fourth stock issue in the team's history to raise funds for the renovation of Rambo Stadium. Owners of other teams in the league expressed some objections, fearing that packers might misappropriate funds to strengthen the team lineup. However, paul tagliabue Ai, then president of NFL, and Steelers owner Dan Rooney all supported the plan, and finally all team owners agreed to finance. The packaging team sold more than 6,543,800+200,000 shares and raised $24 million. The financing was not completed until 654.38+0.998 March 654.38+0.6, but there is still a big gap from the planned financing of 400,000 shares. At the team's shareholders' meeting in June 165438+ 10 of the same year, the shareholders voted to donate the team's profits to the "Green Bay Packers Fund" established in June 1986 to support charities, community building and educational institutions in Wisconsin.
Packers still maintained strong competitiveness in the 1997 season, and won the division championship for the third consecutive year with the record of 13 wins and 3 losses. Fabvre threw 3,867 yards and 35 touchdowns this season, winning the MVP for the third year in a row, which is an unprecedented feat. It was not until the 20 14 season that someone could copy it.
In the divisional playoff, the Packers beat tampa bay buccaneers 2 1-7 at home. In the final of the League of Nations, the packers beat 49 players with the best record in the League of Nations season 23- 10 away (13 wins and 3 losses with the packers, and the record with the Federation is better), and entered the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year.
1998 65438+1On October 25th, the 32nd Super Bowl was held in Qualcomm Arena, San Diego. The packers face the Denver Broncos led by John Elway. In the game, Erway was called a "helicopter", and an 8-yard ball rushed to become a classic picture in the history of Super Bowl. Fabvre's two mistakes put the packers in a passive position early, and he failed to lead the team to equalize the score in the last wave of competition. In the end, the packers lost by 24-3/kloc-0.
1998 season, due to the injuries of running guard Dorsey Leavins and center Frank Winters, the packers only scored 1 1 5 losses, ranking second in the Central District. They were killed by 49 people with only 3 seconds left in the wild card game and lost 27-30. After the game, Holmgren decided to resign and take over the Seattle Seahawks. Ray Rhodes, who took over later, only led the team to 8 wins and 8 losses in 1999, and was soon fired. On June 65438+1October 65438+August 2000, Ron Wolf, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Packaging Team, appointed Mike Sherman as the 13 head coach of the Packaging Team. Due to injuries of Favre and other players, Sherman scored only 9 wins and 7 losses in the first season. Wolf left in February the following year, and Sherman also took over the position of general manager, becoming the first packer coach who is both the head coach and the general manager since 1980.
In 200 1 season, Sherman led the packers back on track. Fabvre, who recovered his state, and Oman Green, a running guard with a total yard of nearly 2,000 yards, became the reliance of the packers 12 wins and 4 losses, but the packers were suppressed by the bitter enemy Chicago Bear and missed the division championship. After revenge for the 49ers in the wild card game 25- 15, the packers were defeated by the League of Nations champion St. Louis Ram in the divisional playoff 17-45. In the 2002 season, the packers assigned to the North Zone of the League of Nations in the NFL heavy division won the first championship in the new division with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, but in the wild card competition, the packers lost to the Falcons 7-27 at home, which was the first time in the team's history to lose the playoffs at home.
In the 2003 season, Fabvre's repeated injuries made the packers' record ups and downs, but he still won the League of Nations North District championship with 10 win and 6 losses. In the wild card competition, the interception and touchdown score of corner guard Al Harris in overtime made the packers beat the former coach Holmgren's Yinghai 33-27, but in the divisional playoff, Fabvre's interception made the packers lose to philadelphia eagles 17-20. In the 2004 season, the packers won the League of Nations North District championship with 18 wins and 6 losses, but lost to the Minnesota Vikings with 17-3 1 in the wild card competition.
In early 2005, Ted Thompson took over as the general manager of the packaging company. In the 24th pick in the first round of the 2005 draft, the packers chose Aaron Rogers, the quarterback of the University of California, who was considered a big favourite before the draft, but slipped all the way at the end of the first round. He is regarded as the future of packers after Fabvre. But this season, the packers suffered injuries and only got 4 wins, 12 losses. Fabvre also threw a career-high 29 interceptions this season, which made Thompson decide to fire Sherman. June 2006 65438+1October 12,1June 999 Mike McCarthy, who was the quarterback coach of the packaging workers' team, returned to Green Bay and became the head coach of the packaging workers' team 14. However, his first season was not smooth, with only 4 wins and 8 losses in the first 12 games. Fortunately, the packers ended the season with 4 wins and 8 losses, but it also made them miss the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Before the 2007 season, it was widely believed that 37-year-old Fabvre would end his career in this year, but he chose to continue his campaign, throwing 465,438+055 yards and 28 touchdowns this season. The packers led by McCarthy gradually found the right track, and regained the champion of the North District of the League of Nations with the score of 13 wins and 3 losses. In the divisional playoff, the packers defeated the Seahawks led by Holmgren 42-20 again in the snow battle, but in the final of the League of Nations, the packers lost to the Super Bowl champion this season 20-23 in overtime.
In March 2008, Fabvre officially announced his retirement, and the packers made Rogers take over the starting quarterback position as planned. However, in July, Fabvre suddenly made a public comeback, but he didn't want to continue playing for the packers. He asked the packers to allow him to join other teams and threatened to join the Vikings, his sworn enemy in the same area. Finally, the packers agreed to trade Fabvre to the New York Jets in exchange for a conditional draft pick. Rogers threw 4038 yards and 28 touchdowns in his first season of promotion. But defense group, a packer, was injured continuously, which made the team lose many times. Throughout the season, the packers lost seven games with scores less than 4 points, and finally only got 6 wins, 10 losses. However, in this year's draft, the packers won Jordy Nelson, a white catcher from Kansas State University, in the 36th overall pick in the second round and Josh Sitton, a tackle in the fourth round.
In the 2009 season, the Packers chose the University of Southern California perimeter guard Clay Matthews as the 26th overall pick in the first draft. McCarthy changed the defense coordinator and changed the team's defense system to 3-4. And this change and the arrival of Matthews made Zhang Feng's defense team improve immediately. The team has the second lowest number of yards lost in the league this season, and it is the best team in away defense, with only 83.3 yards lost per game. Matthews led the team with a tackle rate of 65,438+00 in his rookie season. Defending the second line, corner guard Charles Wooderson contributed 9 steals and was elected as the defensive player of the year. The offensive group led by Rogers scored 46 1 point in the regular season, and Rogers himself was selected for the professional bowl for the first time. However, the packers' offensive line did a poor job in protecting Rogers and released 50 escapes. Packers finally won the second place in the North Zone of the League of Nations and the wild card qualification in the playoffs with 1 1 win and 5 losses.
In the wild card competition, the Packers fought an offensive battle with the Arizona Cardinals led by legendary quarterback Kurtis Eugene Warner. In the game, Rogers and Warner each sent five touchdowns, and the Cardinals missed a 34-yard free kick in the last wave of offensive, and the game entered overtime. But Rogers was caught and killed in the first third gear of overtime, and Cardinals linesman Carlos Dansby grabbed the ball and finished 17 yard touchdown. The score was finally fixed at 5 1-45, and this wild card game became the game with the highest playoff score and the most touchdowns in NFL history.
Winning the trophy for the fourth time (20 10)
The packers' journey to win the championship for the fourth time is quite difficult. Matthews, who was killed by10 in the 20 10 season, led defense group, the packer, ranking second in the league. However, due to constant injuries, the packers lost many games with close scores. The scores of the six regular-season games lost throughout the season were all within 4 points, and they did not fall behind by more than 7 points throughout the season. By the end of the regular season, 14 packers had been on the injury reimbursement list. In the end, the packers only got 18 wins and 6 losses, and advanced to the playoffs as a wild card, which is also the worst team in the League of Nations playoffs.
Philadelphia, wild card packer, challenge eagle. Rogers only threw 180 yards, but there were three touchdowns. Running guard James starks rushed out of 123 yards, and the last corner guard Tramon Williams intercepted the ball to ensure the victory of packer 2 1- 16. In the regional playoff, facing Falcon, the best record in the League of Nations, the packers scored four touchdowns in the second quarter and won the game 48-2 1. In the final of the League of Nations, the packers faced two touchdowns of Chicago Bears, Rogers and starks in the playoffs for the first time since 194 1. defense group striker B.J. Raj intercepted the offensive touchdowns at the key 18 yard in the fourth quarter, allowing the packers to make 2 1- 14.
On 20th 1 1 February11day, the 45th Super Bowl was held in Arlington Cowboy Stadium, and the packers faced the old team of Pittsburgh pittsburgh steelers. The offensive team of the packers performed well. Rogers made 24 of 39 shots, pitched 304 yards and scored three touchdowns. The receiver Greg Jennings contributed two key touchdowns. Packers finally beat Steelers 3 1-25 and won the Super Bowl for the fourth time. Rogers was voted the most valuable player in the Super Bowl.
20 1 1 season, the packers who had high hopes of winning the Super Bowl again started with a winning streak of 13, and finally won the League of Nations North District championship with 15 wins 1 losses. Rogers threw 4643 yards and 45 touchdowns in this year, only being intercepted six times, and was elected MVP of the season. However, in the divisional playoff, the Packers were completely suppressed by the Giants led by Eli Manning. They lost the game 20-37 and could only watch their opponents win the Super Bowl. This season, the packers once again selected an excellent successor in the second round-Randall Cobb from the University of Kentucky.
The fifth financing in the history of packaging industry started on 20 1 1 and ended on February 29th, 20 12. The financing is used for the renovation and expansion plan of Rambo Stadium, with a total amount of $6,543.8+$43 billion, including a new stadium stereo system, two high-definition screens, two new stadium gates and 6,700 new seats. Compared with the last financing, the fifth financing was very successful. The enthusiastic subscription of fans has enabled the packaging team to add 30,000 shares to the planned 250,000 shares-the price of each share is $250, and the subscribers are far beyond the scope of Green Bay and even Wisconsin. Many non-packer fans are willing to hold one as a souvenir, and even Canadian fans subscribe. In this financing, the total share capital of the packer team has exceeded 5 million shares, and a total of 360,584 people hold the packer shares, and the upper limit of individual shares has also been expanded to 200,000 shares.
In the 20 12 season, Rogers, who threw 4295 yards and 39 touchdowns, once again led the packers to play an excellent offensive performance. Matthews was selected to the professional bowl for the fourth consecutive year with 13 tackle, becoming the first player to be selected for four seasons in his career. In the second draft this season, corner guard Kathy Hayward from Vanderbilt University contributed six steals. Packers won the League of Nations North District championship with 1 1 win and 5 losses, and defeated the old enemy Vikings in the wild card race 24- 10, and lost to 49 people in the regional playoff 3 1-45. After the end of the season, 14, the team history catcher Wang, the record holder of the number of catchers and the catcher Donald Dev, announced his retirement.
In the 20 13 season, the continuous injuries of Cobb, the main interceptors Brian Braga and Matthews made the packers' record quite unstable, while Rogers broke his collarbone against the bear in the ninth week of the season and missed the second half. Fortunately, Eddie Lacy, a rookie running guard at the University of Alabama, sent 65,438+065,438+078 yards and 65,438+0 touchdowns in the first season, while Matt Flynn, a backup quarterback, led the team at 65,438+04 and 65,438+. Rogers, who returned to the team, threw 48 yards to win the touchdown at the decisive moment of 1 minute 19 seconds in the fourth quarter (8 yards in the fourth gear), so that the packers won 33-28 and won the League of Nations North District championship with 8 wins and 7 losses 1 draw. In the wild card game, the packers met 49 people again, and 49 people hit a 33-yard free kick in the last second of the game to end the game (23-20).
Only five minutes away from the Super Bowl (20 14)
In the off-season of 20 14, the packers signed Julius Pepper, a former all-star veteran who was laid off by his sworn enemy Bear, in the free agent market, transforming him from a defensive end-guard to an outside defender, which gave Matthews an excellent partner. Before the start of the season, the packer renewed a new contract with Jody Nelson for four years, worth $39 million.
In the 20 14 season, after a short downturn of 1 and 2 losses, the packers hit the top seed position of the League of Nations with a wave of 9 wins 1 losses, among which the offensive composition led by Rogers was the key. Rogers maintained an amazing level of 0 steals at home all season, and the packers also won all 8 home games, but in 15 week, Rogers played the worst game since he entered the league. He only threw 185 yards in 42 passes and was intercepted twice, which caused the packers to lose to Buffalo Bill unexpectedly with 13-2 1 and gave up the initiative to compete for the top seed in the League of Nations. At the end of the season, the packers beat the Lions 30-20 at home and won the League of Nations North District championship for the fourth consecutive year with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses. However, because the league record lags behind the defending champion Yinghai, they can only qualify for the second seed of the League of Nations. At the same time, in the second quarter of the last game, Rogers accidentally injured his leg while throwing a touchdown pass, so he had to drag his leg to participate in the subsequent playoffs. In the regular season, the combination of Jody Nelson and Randall Cobb contributed 28 catches and touchdowns in 2806 yards, and Eddie Lacey also handed over 1 139 yards and 9 touchdowns on the road. The packers beat the cowboys 26-2 1 in the divisional playoff.
The process of the League of Nations Finals can be described as ups and downs: defense group, the packer, was extremely active and intercepted Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson for four times, among which Haha Clinton Dix made two contributions in the first round show of 20 14, giving the packer a lead of 19-7 with only five minutes left in the game, but then the packer suddenly collapsed. Brandon Bostick of "Press" made a fatal mistake when Haiying gambled and kicked his leg, which enabled Haiying to make two touchdowns in a row, with a 22- 19 lead. Although Rogers led the team into overtime, Wilson ended the game with two 35-yard long passes. It is 22-28km away from the packers and only five minutes away from the Super Bowl. On the eve of the Super Bowl, Rogers was re-elected as MVP with his performance of 43,865,438+0 yards and 38 touchdowns in the regular season, which is also a little comfort.
During the off-season of 20 15, the packers laid off Bostic, brad jones and A.J. Hawke, the sinners of the League of Nations Finals, and fired Sean Slocombe, the coordinator of the Secret Service, and successfully retained Randall Cobb and Brian Braga, who performed well before the free agent market started.