More from Murphy on stock sale closing
Posted by on March 1, 2012 – 10:44 am
Here are some additional tidbits from Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy on the close of the stock sale:
–Online access key: The Packers sold more than 268,000 shares this time compared to around 120,000 in the 1997 stock sale, and Murphy said the key was the ability to sell online this time. He said more than 90 percent of the sales were made online. “That was obviously crucial to us,” he said.
–Shareholder meeting: In past years, the Packers have allowed shareholders attending the annual meeting in late July to bring as many as four guests. As the organization looks at the logistics for this year’s meeting, Murphy said that guest number will have to be reduced because the total number of shareholders has now more than tripled. “Hopefully we can structure it in a way that we’ll know well beforehand, or have a good idea what the attendance will be,” he said.
–Added noise: The addition of 6,700 outdoor seats as part of the south end zone expansion will increase the stadium’s outdoor seating by more than 10 percent, thereby considerably increasing the noise generated by the crowd. Lambeau Field has a current capacity of just over 73,000, with roughly 60,000 outdoor seats. “I think it’s going to increase the home-field advantage,” Murphy said. “We’re designing this so we’re going to keep the sound in the bowl, so it should make the stadium considerably louder, especially when the opposing team is driving down into the south end zone.”
For the original story on the closing of the stock sale, click here.
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Quick update on playoff scenarios
Posted by on December 25, 2011 – 3:58 pmA look at the NFL’s playoff scenarios at this point before things get started here at Lambeau Field this evening:
NFC
CLINCHED:
Green Bay Packers — North Division and first-round bye.
San Francisco 49ers — West Division.
New Orleans Saints — wild card spot.
Detroit Lions — wild card spot.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:
1) SF win
2) SF tie + one NO loss or tie
3) one NO loss
San Francisco clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs:
1) SF win + two GB losses
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South Division:
1) one NO win or tie
2) one ATL loss or tie
New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:
1) two NO wins + SF loss or tie
2) one NO win + one NO tie + SF loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:
1) NYG win or tie
DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East Division:
1) DAL win
ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches NFC South Division:
1) two ATL wins + two NO losses
Atlanta clinches a wild card spot:
1) one ATL win or tie
2) one CHI loss or tie
CHICAGO BEARS
Chicago clinches a wild card spot:
1) two CHI wins + two ATL losses
AFC
CLINCHED: New England Patriots — East Division and a first-round bye.
Houston Texans — South Division.
Baltimore Ravens — wild card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers — wild card spot.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) NE win or tie
2) BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) BAL win
2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie
3) PIT loss
Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) BAL win + NE loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie
2) PIT tie + BAL loss
Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West Division:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + OAK loss or tie
3) OAK loss
OAKLAND RAIDERS
Oakland clinches AFC West Division:
1) OAK win + DEN loss or tie
2) OAK tie + DEN loss
Oakland clinches a wild card spot:
1) OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie
2) OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Cincinnati clinches a wild card spot:
1) CIN win or tie
2) NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
3) NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
NEW YORK JETS
NY Jets clinch a wild card spot:
1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
2) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
TENNESSEE TITANS
Tennessee clinches a wild card spot:
1) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie
2) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie
3) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win
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Week 16 NFL playoff scenarios
Posted by on December 20, 2011 – 12:08 pmNATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
CLINCHED: Green Bay – NFC North and first-round bye
San Francisco – NFC West
New Orleans – playoff spot
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Green Bay clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) GB win or tie OR
2) SF loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:
1) SF win + NO loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South division with:
1) NO win or tie
DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1) DAL win + NYG loss or tie OR
2) DAL tie + NYG loss
ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches a playoff spot with:
1) ATL win or tie OR
2) DAL loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR
3) NYG loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie
DETROIT LIONS
Detroit clinches a playoff spot with:
1) DET win or tie OR
2) CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + DAL loss or tie OR
3) CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + NYG loss or tie OR
4) CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + ATL win or tie
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
CLINCHED: Houston – AFC South
New England – AFC East
Baltimore – playoff spot
Pittsburgh – playoff spot
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win + HOU loss or tie OR
2) NE win + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3) NE tie + HOU loss OR
4) NE tie + PIT loss + BAL loss
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + HOU loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North division with:
1) BAL win + PIT loss
Baltimore clinches a first-round bye with:
1) BAL win + PIT loss + HOU loss
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West division with:
1) DEN win + OAK loss or tie OR
2) DEN tie + OAK loss + SD loss or tie
Denver clinches a playoff spot with:
1) DEN win + NYJ loss + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie
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Packers would clinch home-field advantage with win
Posted by on December 13, 2011 – 12:06 pmGreen Bay clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) GB win or tie OR
2) SF loss or tie
The Packers have already clinched the NFC North division and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
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