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1996 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1996 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 456 points (28.5/g), 1st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 210 points (13.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 246 points (15.4/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.8-2.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Mike Holmgren (13-3-0)
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1996 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*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 325 for 543, 3,899 yards, 39 td, 13 int, & 49 rushes for 136 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| RB | Edgar Bennett | 27 | 4 | 15 | 222 rushes for 899 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 176 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 103rd pick / 1992 |
| FB | William Henderson | 25 | 1 | 11 | 39 rushes for 130 yards, 0 td, & 27 catches for 203 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Robert Brooks | 26 | 4 | 7 | 23 catches for 344 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1992 |
| WR | Antonio Freeman | 24 | 1 | 12 | 56 catches for 933 yards, 9 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Don Beebe | 32 | 7 | 6 | 39 catches for 699 yards, 4 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Terry Mickens | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 catches for 161 yards, 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 146th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Mark Chmura | 27 | 3 | 13 | 28 catches for 370 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 157th pick / 1992 |
| TE | Keith Jackson* | 31 | 8 | 5 | 40 catches for 505 yards, 10 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 13th pick / 1988 |
| LT | John Michels | 23 | Rook | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 27th pick / 1996 |
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| LT | Gary L. Brown | 25 | 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 148th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Aaron Taylor | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994 |
| C | Frank Winters* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
| RG | Adam Timmerman | 25 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
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| RT | Earl Dotson | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1993 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reggie White* | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LDT | Gilbert Brown | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 79th pick / 1993 |
| RDT | Santana Dotson | 27 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Sean Jones | 34 | 12 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984 |
| LLB | Wayne Simmons | 27 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | George Koonce | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Brian M. Williams | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Craig Newsome | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 32nd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Doug Evans | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| SS | LeRoy Butler*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1990 |
| FS | Eugene Robinson | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Jacke | 30 | 7 | 0 | 21 of 27 field goals & 51 of 53 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1989 |
| P | Craig Hentrich | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Desmond Howard | 26 | 4 | 0 | 58 punt returns for a 15.1 average and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Desmond Howard | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Arthur | 28 | C | 5 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 5/7/1968 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1991 |
| Don Beebe | 32 | WR | 16 | 6 | 185 | 5-11 | Aurora,Chadron State,Western Illinois | 12/18/1964 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1989 |
| Edgar Bennett | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 217 | 6-0 | Florida State | 2/15/1969 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 103rd pick / 1992 |
| Bucky Brooks | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/22/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1994 |
| Robert Brooks | 26 | WR | 7 | 7 | 177 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 6/23/1970 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1992 |
| Gary L. Brown | 25 | T | 8 | 5 | 307 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 6/25/1971 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 148th pick / 1994 |
| Gilbert Brown | 25 | DT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/22/1971 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 79th pick / 1993 |
| LeRoy Butler*+ | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/19/1968 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1990 |
| Mark Chmura | 27 | TE | 13 | 13 | 248 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/22/1969 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 157th pick / 1992 |
| Shannon Clavelle | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 287 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/12/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1995 |
| Ron Cox | 28 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 2/27/1968 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 33 | C-T-G | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Earl Dotson | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 315 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/17/1970 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1993 |
| Santana Dotson | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 278 | 6-5 | Baylor | 12/19/1969 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1992 |
| Corey Dowden | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tulane | 10/18/1968 | Rook | |
| Doug Evans | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 5/13/1970 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| Brett Favre*+ | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/10/1969 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| Antonio Freeman | 24 | WR | 12 | 12 | 198 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 5/27/1972 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1995 |
| Bernardo Harris | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 10/15/1971 | 1 | |
| Chris Hayes | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Washington State | 5/7/1972 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 210th pick / 1996 |
| William Henderson | 25 | FB | 16 | 11 | 249 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 2/19/1971 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1995 |
| Craig Hentrich | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/18/1971 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| Darius Holland | 23 | DT | 16 | 0 | 330 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/10/1973 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 |
| Lamont Hollinquest | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 10/24/1970 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 212th pick / 1993 |
| Desmond Howard | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Chris Jacke | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 3/12/1966 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1989 |
| Keith Jackson* | 31 | TE | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/19/1965 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 13th pick / 1988 |
| Travis Jervey | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 5/5/1972 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 170th pick / 1995 |
| Calvin Jones | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 11/27/1970 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1994 |
| Sean Jones | 34 | DE | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-7 | Northeastern | 12/19/1962 | 12 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984 |
| Lindsay Knapp | 26 | G | 9 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/25/1970 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 130th pick / 1993 |
| George Koonce | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Chowan,East Carolina | 10/15/1968 | 4 | |
| Bob Kuberski | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 298 | 6-4 | Navy | 4/5/1971 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1993 |
| Dorsey Levens | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech,Notre Dame | 5/21/1970 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 149th pick / 1994 |
| Derrick Mayes | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/28/1974 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1996 |
| Gene McGuire | 26 | C | 8 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1970 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 95th pick / 1992 |
| Keith McKenzie | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 267 | 6-3 | Ball State | 10/17/1973 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 252nd pick / 1996 |
| Jim McMahon | 37 | QB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| John Michels | 23 | T | 15 | 9 | 300 | 6-7 | USC | 3/19/1973 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 27th pick / 1996 |
| Terry Mickens | 25 | WR | 8 | 5 | 201 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 2/21/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 146th pick / 1994 |
| Anthony Morgan | 29 | WR | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/15/1967 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 134th pick / 1991 |
| Roderick Mullen | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/5/1972 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 153rd pick / 1995 |
| Craig Newsome | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 8/10/1971 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 32nd pick / 1995 |
| Doug Pederson | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/31/1968 | 3 | |
| Mike Prior | 33 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Illinois State | 11/14/1963 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| Andre Rison | 29 | WR | 5 | 4 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/18/1967 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| Eugene Robinson | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/28/1963 | 11 | |
| Mike Robinson | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Hampton | 6/24/1973 | Rook | |
| Ken Ruettgers | 34 | T | 4 | 1 | 295 | 6-6 | USC | 8/20/1962 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1985 |
| Brian Satterfield | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | North Alabama | 12/22/1969 | Rook | |
| Wayne Simmons | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/15/1969 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| Kevin Smith | 27 | TE | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/25/1969 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 185th pick / 1992 |
| Aaron Taylor | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/14/1972 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994 |
| Jeff Thomason | 27 | TE | 16 | 1 | 255 | 6-5 | Oregon | 12/30/1969 | 4 | |
| Adam Timmerman | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 8/14/1971 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
| Reggie White* | 35 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 12/19/1961 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Bruce Wilkerson | 32 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 295 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 7/28/1964 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1987 |
| Gabe Wilkins | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 304 | 6-5 | Gardner-Webb | 9/1/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 126th pick / 1994 |
| Brian M. Williams | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 12/17/1972 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| Tyrone Williams | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 5/31/1973 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1996 |
| Frank Winters* | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 1/23/1964 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 243.0 | 6-2.2 | 3.9 |