Snapshots in time: Packers vs. Browns
Take a look back in time at memorable photos from prior Packers-Browns match-ups. Photos by Jim Biever, Vern Biever, Matt Becker and AP.
Aaron Rodgers throws the ball as G T.J. Lang makes a block. Rodgers finished 15 of 20, with 246 yards, 3 Tds and a QB rating of 155.4 in the 31-3 rout in Cleveland. Sunday's game will be just the third time that the Packers and Browns have squared off at Lambeau Field in the regular season, with the other meetings coming in 2001 and 2005. From 1953-83, the Packers played host to the Browns in Milwaukee five times during the regular season.
Vince Lombardi is carried off Lambeau Field on the shoulders of Jim Taylor, left, and Paul Hornung after winning the NFL Championship against the Browns, 23-12 at Lambeau Field on Jan. 2, 1966
Brett Favre dances across the goal line for a 4-yard touchdown run as Browns S Stevon Moore (27) arrives late during the fourth quarter on Sunday, Nov. 19, 1995, in Cleveland. Favre threw for three touchdowns as the Packers won, 31-20.
QB Bart Starr throws a pass while G Jerry Kramer makes a block during the 1965 NFL Championship at Lambeau Field. There were 50,777 fans in attendance in the last title game before the advent of the Super Bowl. Bart Starr finished the 1965 season with 2,055 yards passing, 16 TDs and an overall QB rating of 89.0.
NT Ryan Pickett pressures Browns QB Derek Anderson during the 2009 match-up, a 31-3 Green Bay win. Pickett has been with the Packers since 2006. Green Bay holds a 10-7-0 edge in the all-time regular-season series.
Jim Taylor looks for a hole to run while Bart Starr throws a block during the 1965 NFL Championship at Lambeau Field. The Packers defeated the Browns, 23-12.Taylor finished the 1965 season with 734 yards rushing and 4 TDs while splitting carries with Paul Hornung.
Browns kicker Lou Groza (76) tosses a first-quarter pass after he fumbled a high snap from center on the extra-point attempt. Packers T Henry Jordan (74) and LB Lee Roy Caffey (60) are seen pressuring Groza on Jan. 2, 1965. The pass was complete but the Browns receiver was tackled before he reached the end zone.
Ex-Offensive Coordinator Joe Philbin on the sidelines during the 2009 contest in Cleveland, OH. Philbin is currently the Miami Dolphins head coach.
TE Spencer Havner breaks down the sideline for a long gain during Week 7 on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 in Cleveland. The Packers won, 31-3.
Bart Starr turns to hand off to HB Tom Moore (25) as Elijah Pitts (22) leads the way during the 1965 NFL Championship Game. The Packers defeated the Browns 23-12 at Lambeau Field.
Vince Lombardi talks to Bart Starr as WR Max McGee listens in during the 1965 NFL Championship. The Packers defeated the Browns, 23-12, at Lambeau Field.
Browns Devin Bush (23), Earl Little (20) and Brant Boyer (52) try to stop WR Antonio Freeman as he makes a third-quarter catch in traffic, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at Lambeau Field. The Packers won, 30-7. Brett Favre helped get the Packers back to the playoffs by throwing for 3 TDs in the win and as they finished with a 12-4 record and advanced to the NFC divisional round.
Brett Favre throws a pass during a 17-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns on October 18, 1992, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Browns WR Gary Collins makes a touchdown catch in a 21-20 loss to the Packers on Sept. 18, 1966, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Pictured is Packers CB Herb Adderly (26) and DB Bob Jeter (21).
Cleveland FB Jim Brown (32) turns the corner as a Packer defender swings with him on Jan. 2, 1966. Brown gained short yardage on the play. At left is LB Lee Roy Caffey (60) and CB Charlie Hall (21). Brown was held to 50 yards on 12 carries as Green Bay won, 23-12.
G William Whitticker (79) and Mike Flanagan (58) protect Brett Favre at Lambeau Field on September 18, 2005. The Browns defeated the Packers, 26-24.
Coach Vince Lombardi cheers on his team during the 1965 NFL Championship against the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 2, 1966. The Packers won, 23-12, during a warm 33-degree day. The two franchises have produced some of the greatest teams and players the league has ever seen. The Packers rank second among all teams in individuals enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 22, while the Browns are sixth with 16. Green Bay has won 13 NFL championships, while Cleveland has four titles.
WR Corey Bradford beats Browns DB Corey Fuller on a 15-yard pass in the first quarter of exhibition play Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, in Cleveland.
Bart Starr has to carry the ball after being unable to find an open reciever in the game against Cleveland, Nov. 13, 1967, in Milwaukee. Starr piloted the Packers to a 55-7 victory. Other players visible are T Bob Skoronski (76), kneeling over is G Jerry Kramer (64), and on one knee is C Bob Hyland (50).
Hall of Fame Head Coach Vince Lombardi smiles as he leaves the field with Hall of Fame RB Paul Hornung following the 23-12 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1965 NFL Championship Game at Lambeau Field, Jan. 2, 1966.
WR Sterling Sharpe catches a pass in front of CB Terry Taylor (24) (as well as the Browns bench) during a 17-6 Cleveland victory on Oct. 18, 1992, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Reggie White's family was on hand as former GM Ron Wolf and President Bob Harlan stand by to watch as White's No. 92 gets retired. White's number joined the short list of retired Packers players; Don Hutson (14), Tony Canadeo (3), Bart Starr (15) and Ray Nitschke (66).
The tarp is unveiled for Reggie White's number to be retired on Sept. 18, 2005, during halftime of the Browns-Packers game.
Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers gives A.J. Hawk some words of encouragement before the game on Oct. 25, 2009. This Sunday for Green Bay will be the third contest against an AFC North foe in its last four games. The Packers played at Cincinnati in Week 3 and at Baltimore in Week 6. Green Bay rounds out its AFC North games in Week 16 vs. Pittsburgh, the Packers' regular-season home finale.
WR Paul Warfield (42) grabs a 48-yard pass from QB Frank Ryan for the first touchdown at Milwaukee on Nov. 22, 1964. Hank Gremminger (46) of the Packers pursues. On Sunday, the Packers will be wearing a third jersey that is a re-creation of the team's uniform from 1929, the year of Green Bay's first world title. Green Bay last wore the uniforms in 2011 vs. St. Louis in Week 6, a 24-3 Packers win.
