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Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin -- the Packers is one of the oldest (but most famous) professional football teams, the amount of accomplishments they have added to their collective CV is quite impressive. From 1919 to 1920 to started out as an independent football team and ever since 1921 they have been playing under the NFL. From 1933 to 1949 they were part of the Western division, for two years (1950 to 1952) there were part of the national conference and later ran from 1953 to 1966 they were part of the Western Conference. For a period of 30 years (1970 to 2001) they played under the NFC Central division and recently (2002 to present) they have been part of the NFC North division.

Championships and Important Moments:

Winning championships is what this team does best, the Packers have 12 league championships which includes their participation in three Super Bowls. Let's start with their three year consecutive championships from 1929 to 1931, then in 1936 they come back to take on the Boston Redskins and are able to defeat them by a score of 21 to 6, in 1939 they make their appearance once again but this time ...
... to crush the New York Giants by a score of 27 to zero (a bit of a disappointment for the fans of the Giants).

In 1944 they are once again able to overcome the New York Giants but this time by a margin of 14 to 7 at the Polo Grounds Stadium, in 1961 they give the New York Giants an even stronger dose of events that happened in 1939 by defeating them 37 to zero at the New City Stadium. In 1962 history repeats itself and the Giants are once again defeated by the Packers 16 to 7.

Their next three participations in NFL championships occurred in three consecutive years, in 1965 the overcome the Cleveland Browns by a score of 23 to 12, in 1966 they take on an even tougher opponent -- the Dallas Cowboys -- but are able to come out victorious after defeating them by a score of 34 to 27 and finally in 1967 they meet the Cowboys once again and this time they were able to win by a score of 21 to 17.

When it comes to Super Bowls they have had three glorious participations, the first one in 1967 when they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35 to 10, the next year they take on the Oakland Raiders and are able to come out victorious after achieving a score of 33 to 14 and last but not least their most recent participation in Super Bowl championships was 1997 when they took on the New England Patriots at the Louisiana Super-dome and overcame this tough team by a score of 35 to 21.

Quarterbacks in the Current Roster:

-- Aaron Rodgers
-- Brian Brohm
-- Matt Flynn

Green Bay Packers Recent News:

According to the Californian Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Brandon Jackson (running back) has improved a lot ever since the last season, the OTAs and the off-season have apparently worked out toward his advantage as is now able to be more synchronized with the thoughts of the quarterbacks which will help him avoid any mental mistakes (regarding the interpretation of a certain game strategy or scheme). This season is sure to be a great one as many improvements have taken place an already good players have become even better, Green Bay Packers fans know that each of the 2008 season games is sure to be electrifying which is why the tickets are selling extremely fast.