Thursday, November 25, 2010

Green Bay Packers: Packing the most League Championships.

The Green Bay Packers is one of the oldest teams in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers holds the record of having most league championships under their belt, 12 to be exact. No wonder why Packers tickets are one of the most desired by football fanatics. Since they started playing, fans have been buying Green Bay Packer tickets just to watch one of the best teams in NFL play.

The 13 non-losing season of the Packers started in 1992. During their apparent winning streak, they also played in the Super Bowl thrice and winning in the Super Bowl XXXI in 1996. Packers tickets were sold out. The combination of Favre, White and Holmgren made the fans more engaged in the game. The Packers ranked first in terms of offense and defense because of Favre and White. Packers tickets sold also went to all time high when the Packers were ranked as 6th of the best teams to have played in the Super Bowl.

The Packers lost more than a game in 1998. Their coach, Holmgren, ledt the team to manage a different team, the Seahawks. As he left, so did most of the coaching staff. After that season, White also left the team due to retirement.In 2003, the team lost their first home playoff game since 1933. They lost the wild card game to the Atlanta Falcons. Regardless, the supporters of the Green Bay Packers continued to purchase Green Bay Packers ticket to support their beloved team.

Favre returned for the 2007 play-offs after missing in 2006. The team won 10 of their 11 games that season, finishing second in the NFC. Favre retired in March of 2008. He then filed to be reinstated in August of the same year but was drafted for a different team.

After 16 years of having Favre as the first quarterback for the Packers, the 2008 season was lead by Aaron Rogers. During that season, the new quarterback of the Packers managed to throw 28 touchdowns and well over 4000 yards. Despite the good offense, the Packers lost due to poor offense. In 2009, the Packers were matched to their former quarterback, Favre, who is leading the Vikings. It was a Monday Night Football game which sold a lot of Packers tickets. The Packers lost 30-23 to the Vikings, but the match was a record high in ratings.