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The Bishop's Charities Game
In 1961, the Diocese of Green Bay approached Vince Lombardi about playing a second charitable contest in Green Bay (the Shrine game was already a fixture in Milwaukee).
Lombardi, a devout Catholic, agreed to the contest. The original contract gave the Packers, their opponent and the church each one-third of the gate receipts.
During the 1970s, the Packers and the church changed the contract so the Diocese would receive a flat donation, rather than a percentage.
For more than 30 years, the church handled much of the game's business-related tasks, including game program and advertising sales, using a network of volunteers covering 14 Northeastern Wisconsin counties. The Packers assumed many of those tasks beginning in 1994.
To date, the series has raised over $3.4 million.
In 2009, the Packers hosted the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 22 in the 49th annual contest.
| Bishop's Charities Game (25-23-1) | | Year | Result | Attendance | | 1961 | Packers 20, N.Y. Giants 17 | 33,452 | | 1962 | Packers 20, N.Y. Giants 17 | 38,669 | | 1963 | Packers 24, N.Y. Giants 17 | 42,327 | | 1964 | Packers 34, N.Y. Giants 10 | 42,327 | | 1965 | Packers 44, N.Y. Giants 7 | 50,837 | | 1966 | Packers 17, Pittsburgh 6 | 50,861 | | 1967 | Packers 31, Pittsburgh 20 | 50,861 | | 1968 | N.Y. Giants 15, Packers 14 | 50,861 | | 1969 | Packers 22, N.Y. Giants 21 | 50,861 | | 1970 | Packers 31, N.Y. Giants 31 | 56,263 | | 1971 | Pittsburgh 16, Packers 13 | 56,263 | | 1972 | St. Louis 31, Packers 10 | 56,263 | | 1973 | Pittsburgh 30, Packers 22 | 56,267 | | 1974 | Denver 31, Packers 21 | 56,267 | | 1975 | San Francisco 24, Packers 3 | 56,267 | | 1976 | N.Y. Giants 20, Packers 16 | 56,267 | | 1977 | Cleveland 19, Packers 14 | 53,180 | | 1978 | Kansas City 17, Packers 14 | 54,453 | | 1979 | Packers 14, Kansas City 10 | 53,994 | | 1980 | Denver 38, Packers 0 | 53,060 | | 1981 | Packers 35, Cleveland 18 | 56,191 | | 1982 | Packers 21, N.Y. Jets 19 | 53,531 | | 1983 | Philadelphia 27, Packers 14 | 48,867 | | 1984 | Packers 34, Indianapolis 17 | 54,979 | | 1985 | N.Y. Jets 30, Packers 20 | 56,753 | | 1986 | New England 16, Packers 9 | 50,642 | | 1987 | Cincinnati 28, Packers 20 | 44,515 | | 1988 | N.Y. Giants 34, Packers 3 | 41,455 | | 1989 | Indianapolis 24, Packers 23 | 30,218 | | 1990 | Cleveland 25, Packers 10 | 52,625 | | 1991 | Packers 28, New England 7 | 52,852 | | 1992 | Packers 21, Kansas City 13 | 54,322 | | 1993 | Packers 41, Indianapolis 10 | 56,811 | | 1994 | Packers 24, New England 20 | 57,722 | | 1995 | Packers 35, Washington 23 | 58,824 | | 1996 | Packers 24, New England 7 | 57,918 | | 1997 | Packers 7, New England 3 | 60,778 | | 1998 | Packers 31, New Orleans 7 | 60,080 | | 1999 | Packers 25, Miami 17 | 59,810 | | 2000 | Packers 34, Cleveland 33 | 59,687 | | 2001 | Packers 22, Denver 7 | 59,177 | | 2002 | Packers 27, Cleveland 20 | 62,668 | | 2003 | Tennessee 27, Packers 3 | 69,126 | | 2004 | Seattle 21, Packers 3 | 69,718 | | 2005 | New England 27, Packers 3 | 69,501 | | 2006 | Tennessee 35, Packers 3 | 69,132 | | 2007 | Jacksonville 21, Packers 13 | 69,268 | | 2008 | Cincinnati 20, Packers 17 | 69,675 | | 2009 | Packers 31, Buffalo 21 | 68,908 |
(All games played in Green Bay)
Last Updated: 08/24/09
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