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More from Murphy on stock sale closing

Posted by Mike Spofford 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 pm

A 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

Tags: clinch, home field advantage, nfl playoff scenarios, Playoffs
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Week 16 NFL playoff scenarios

Posted by Duke Bobber on December 20, 2011 – 12:08 pm

NATIONAL 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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