2006 Green Bay Packers season The 2006 Green Bay Packers season resulted in an 8 - 8 record . After the firing of Mike Sherman , the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as their head coach . McCarthy helped improved the Packers from 4 - 12 the previous year to a . 500 win average in 2006 . The Packers failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year after the New York Giants gained the tie - breaker over the Packers in the last week of the 2006 NFL season . Offseason . After some uncertainty , quarterback Brett Favre announced on April 26 , 2006 that he would indeed return for the 2006 - 2007 season . The Packers also acquired Oakland Raiders three - time Pro Bowl Defensive Back Charles Woodson through free agency later that day . He officially signed with the team on May 9 . The Packers drafted Ohio State linebacker A . J . Hawk with the fifth overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft on April 29 , 2006 . The Packers also traded star wide receiver ( and potential holdout ) Javon Walker to the Denver Broncos for a second round pick , which they then traded for multiple picks . " Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career . " Undrafted free agents . The Packers picked up notable undrafted free agent Tramon Williams during the 2006 offseason , who later became the starting corner for the Super Bowl Champion 2010 Green Bay Packers . He was also selected but did not participate in the 2010 Pro Bowl . Free Agents . The Packers signed two notable free agents , CB Charles Woodson from the Oakland Raiders and DT Ryan Pickett from the St Louis Rams . Woodson would later be named the 2009 NFC Defensive Player of the Year and both players were integral parts of the 2010 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Championship team . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Chicago Bears . Game summary . The Packers opened the regular season on September 10 with a 26 - 0 loss to the Chicago Bears , the Packers ' first scoreless game since October 17 , 1991 . The day after the game the Packers acquired wide receiver Koren Robinson , who was released by the Minnesota Vikings after his second DUI in two years . With the loss , the Packers began their season 0 - 1 . Week 2 : vs . New Orleans Saints . Game summary . The Packers hosted the New Orleans Saints on September 17 , losing 34 - 27 . The Packers jumped out to a 13 - 0 lead after forcing 3 Saints turnovers , but were not able to hold the lead in the second half . With te loss , the Packers fell to 0 - 2 . Week 3 : at Detroit Lions . Game summary . The Packers posted their first win for the season while playing the Detroit Lions in Detroit , 31 - 24 . Brett Favre completed his 400th career touchdown pass on a 75 yard play to rookie Greg Jennings , becoming only the second person ( in addition to Dan Marino ) to reach 400 . With the win the Packers improved to 1 - 2 while the Lions fell to 0 - 3 . Favre was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week . Week 4 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Game summary . The Packers went to Philadelphia to play the Eagles on Monday Night Football . The Packers started running back Vernand Morency as Ahman Green was inactive due to injury . The Packers held the lead at half time , but the Eagles scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to earn the victory . As a result of Ahmad Carroll ' s performance in week 4 , as well as previous weeks , the Packers released him from the team . Week 5 : vs . St . Louis Rams . Game summary . Noah Herron rushed for a career best 106 yards against the St . Louis Rams , but quarterback Marc Bulger of the Rams threw for two touchdowns to help his team to victory . The Packers had a chance to tie the score with a field goal or take the lead with a touchdown in their final possession , but were unable to do so as quarterback Brett Favre is sacked and fumbles at the St . Louis 18 yard line . The Rams were able to recover the ball . Week 7 : at Miami Dolphins . Game summary . Coming off their bye week , Green Bay defeated the Miami Dolphins on the road as the Packers defense intercepted quarterback Joey Harrington three times , with Charles Woodson returning one for a touchdown . Ahman Green carried the ball 18 times for 118 yards , including a 70 yard touchdown run . Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes , recording 206 yards and 2 touchdown passes . This was the first victory for the Packers in Miami since winning Super Bowl II in 1968 . Week 8 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . Game summary . The Green Bay Packers won over the visiting Arizona Cardinals at home as running backs Ahman Green and Vernand Morency each rushed for over 100 yards , becoming the first Packers running back duo to accomplish that feat since the 1980s . Brett Favre threw for 180 yards and one touchdown , as well as one rushing touchdown . Leading Green Bay ' s receiving corps was Donald Driver , who had five receptions for 58 Yards . Coming up behind him was David Martin , who had four receptions for 48 Yards and one touchdown . On defense , the Packers limited Cardinals rookie quarterback Matt Leinart to 14 / 35 for 157 yards with one touchdown and one interception . They also held Cardinals running back Edgerrin James to 84 rushing yards on 24 carries , along with three receptions for 25 receiving yards . Aaron Kampman was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance . Week 9 : at Buffalo Bills . Game summary . The Green Bay Packers traveled on the road to face the Buffalo Bills . The Bills were able to lead the Packers at half time with a 10 - 0 lead , capitalizing on an interception return for a touchdown by London Fletcher . In the second half , the Packers tied the score with a touchdown pass to Donald Driver . The Bills were able to score in the fourth quarter with 43 yard touchdown pass to receiver Lee Evans . The Packers drove the ball deep to the one yard line , but on first down the ball is intercepted and returned deep in Packer territory . The Bills were able to score three plays later to increase the lead by 14 and earn a victory . Week 10 : at Minnesota Vikings . Game summary . In week 10 , Green Bay traveled to the Metrodome to face the Minnesota Vikings . The winner of the game would take second place in the NFC North . The Packers were able to score early in the first quarter with a field goal by Dave Rayner . Shortly after , Packer linebacker Brady Poppinga sacked Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson causing him to fumble ; the Packers recovered the ball . The fumble set up a Brett Favre touchdown pass to Noah Herron . The Vikings were able to take the lead with two touchdowns , one a 40 yard touchdown pass to Billy McMullen . With under two minutes remaining in the half , the Packers regained the lead when Brett Favre threw an 82 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver . The Packers would hold the lead for the rest of the game . Brett Favre finished the game with 347 yards , two touchdowns , and no interceptions . Receiver Donald Driver had six catches for 191 yards . Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson threw for 257 yards , one touchdown , and one interception . Packer kicker Dave Rayner made three field goals in three attempts . AJ Hawk was named NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance . He recorded 13 tackles , one forced fumble , and 1 . 5 sacks . Week 11 : vs . New England Patriots . Game summary . After a two - game road stretch , the Packers came back to Lambeau Field to face the New England Patriots . The Patriots handed Green Bay their second shutout of the season . Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns . In the second quarter , Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre was injured on a sack . He left the game and did not return . Backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers replaced Favre and completed only four out of twelve passes for 32 yards with one fumble . Rodgers suffered a broken foot in the loss and was placed on injured reserve , thus ending his season . The Packers only recorded 120 total yards of offense and five total first downs . On the other side , the Patriots recorded 360 yards of total offense with 22 first downs . With the loss , the Packers ' record dropped to 4 - 6 . The loss marked the first time the Packers were shut out at Lambeau Field twice in a season . Week 12 : at Seattle Seahawks . Game summary . In week 12 , the Packers traveled to Qwest Field to play the Seattle Seahawks . It was the Packers ' second Monday Night Football game of the season . Green Bay held the lead at the end of the first half , with a touchdown run from Ahman Green and a fumble return for a touchdown by Abdul Hodge , who recorded his first NFL start . Seattle kicker , Josh Brown kicked four field goals in the first half . In the second half , the Packers were able to increase the lead to nine points as quarterback Brett Favre threw a 48 yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver . Seattle would decrease the Packers lead to two points when quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to receiver D . J . Hackett . The Seahawks would take the lead in the fourth quarter with another touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck . Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 34 yard field goal to decrease the Seahawks lead to three points , but on the next possession , Hasselbeck completed his third touchdown pass to Jerramy Stevens . The Packers were unable to score in the closing minutes of the game as Brett Favre is intercepted twice . Seattle Seahawks running back , Shaun Alexander rushed 40 times for 201 yards , averaging about five yards per carry . Matt Hasselbeck completed 17 of 36 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns . He was also intercepted three times , two of them by cornerback Charles Woodson . Brett Favre completed 22 passes in 36 attempts for 266 yards . He recorded a touchdown and three interceptions . Week 13 : vs . New York Jets . Game summary . The Packers traveled back home for a Week 13 inter - conference fight with the New York Jets . In the first quarter , Green Bay trailed early as Jets kicker Mike Nugent kicked a 24 - yard field goal , while quarterback Chad Pennington completed a 12 - yard touchdown pass to receiver Jerricho Cotchery . In the second quarter , the Jets were able to increase their lead even further with Jets running back Cedric Houston scoring from a 3 - yard and a 1 - yard TD run , while Pennington completed a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Baker . In the third quarter , the Packers scored their first points of the game when Dave Rayner kicked a 34 - yard field goal . Later in the third quarter Brett Favre completed a 20 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver . However , in the fourth quarter , the Jets wrapped up the game with running back Leon Washington ' s 20 - yard touchdown run . With their third - straight loss , Green Bay fell to 4 - 8 . Week 14 : at San Francisco 49ers . Game summary . With three straight losses , the Packers traveled to Monster Park to play the San Francisco 49ers . The 49ers were the first team to score , with a field goal from kicker Joe Nedney . The Packers answered on their next possession as QB Brett Favre completed a 36 - yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Ruvell Martin , his first career touchdown . At the start of the second quarter , Packers kicker Dave Rayner increased the Packers lead to ten points with a 23 - yard field goal . The Packers drove the football eighty yards on their next possession . The drive ended in a one - yard touchdown run by RB Ahman Green . Joe Nedney kicked a 36 - yard field goal at the end of the first half . On the first drive of the second half , the 49ers completed a 79 - yard drive with a one yard touchdown run by running back Frank Gore . Later in the third quarter , Brett Favre completed a 68 - yard touchdown pass to WR Donald Driver . In the fourth quarter , Dave Rayner kicked two field goals for the Packers . The 49ers scored their second touchdown of the day on a 52 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis from quarterback Alex Smith . Brett Favre completed 22 of 34 passes with 293 yards and two touchdowns . Nine of Favre ' s completions came to receiver Donald Driver , who recorded 160 yards receiving one one touchdown . 49ers quarterback Alex Smith completed 12 of 29 passes with 201 and one touchdown . He also threw two interceptions , one to safety Nick Collins and the other to rookie linebacker AJ Hawk , his first career interception . 49ers running back Frank Gore recorded 130 yards rushing with one touchdown and 38 yards receiving . The win snapped the Packers three - game losing streak , moving them to 5 - 8 . This win exceeded the Packers win total from last year when they recorded four wins . Week 15 : vs . Detroit Lions . Game summary . The Packers traveled back home to Lambeau Field to play the Detroit Lions . At the end of the first quarter , the game was tied after field goals by Dave Rayner and Jason Hanson . In the second quarter , the Packers took the lead with a fourteen yard run by running back Vernand Morency . Before half time Brett Favre completed a 21 yard pass to Carlyle Holiday . This was Favre ' s 4 , 968th career completion , setting an NFL record previously held by Dan Marino . In the third quarter the Lions kicked their second field goal . In the fourth quarter , Brett Favre threw his third interception out of the Packers end zone which put the Lions at the twelve yard line . The Lions were unable to score a touchdown and completed a field goal which put the Lions within one point of the Packers . On the next possession the Packers increased their lead to eight points when Vernand Morency ran 21 yards for his second touchdown of the day . On the Lions last possession of the game , the Packers sacked quarterback Jon Kitna twice to end the game . Brett Favre , who set an NFL record for career completions finished the day with twenty completions out of 37 passes . He recorded 174 yards and three interceptions , two of which were in the red zone . The Packers defense limited the Lions to 142 yards , no touchdowns , and two of twelve completed third downs . The Lions leading rusher was quarterback Jon Kitna . The Packers sacked Kitna six times , a career high of three from defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins , and two sacks from Aaron Kampman . Charles Woodson had a career high sixth interception of the season . Week 16 vs . Minnesota Vikings . Game summary . The Packers played at Lambeau Field for the second time in five days , a Thursday night game versus their divisional rivals , the Minnesota Vikings . The game was played on the third - year anniversary of the passing of Irv Favre , Brett Favre ' s father . In the first quarter , the Packers entered the red zone on each of their drives , but only scored once on a 38 - yard field goal from kicker Dave Rayner . Rayner would miss his next two field goals . The Packers defence forced the Vikings to punt on all their possessions in the first half . The Packers scored on the final play of the half with a 44 - yard field goal from Dave Rayner . In the third quarter cornerback Charles Woodson intercepted Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson , marking his seventh interception of the season extending a career high . Later in the third quarter , Brett Favre was intercepted by cornerback Fred Smoot . Smoot returned the interception into the end zone , gaining the first lead of the game for the Vikings . In the fourth quarter the Packers drove the ball into Vikings territory , but tight end Bubba Franks fumbled the ball at the two yard line , turning possession over to the Vikings . The Packers drove the ball 41 yards on their next possession to set Dave Rayner in position to attempt a field goal . Rayner made a 44 yard field goal with 1 : 34 left in the game to give the packers a 9 - 7 lead . The Vikings were unable to score on their last possession which granted the Packers their seventh win of the season . Despite scoring only nine points , the Packers recorded 19 first downs and 319 total yards . Brett Favre completed 26 of 50 passes , gaining 285 yards . Favre also recorded two interceptions . Defensively , the Packers limited the Vikings to three total first downs and a 2 - 14 first down rate . The Vikings punted ten times in the game . Packers defensive end , Aaron Kampman had three sacks in the game . The game marked only the third time in NFL history when the losing team scored the only touchdown off a defensive turnover , the first coming from another 9 - 7 result at Lambeau Field between the Packers and Vikings with the Vikings beating the Packers in that contest . Week 17 at Chicago Bears . Game summary . On New Year ' s Eve , the Packers traveled to Chicago to face the Bears at Soldier Field . With the new NFL flexible - scheduling intact , the game was moved to the Sunday night because of playoff implications and the possibility of it being Brett Favre ' s last game . However , the Packers became ineligible for a playoff bid when the New York Giants clinched a tie - breaker earlier in the day . On the first drive of the game , the Packers drove the ball 75 yards , resulting in a 9 - yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to receiver Donald Driver . Later in the first quarter , Packers defensive back Nick Collins intercepted quarterback Rex Grossman , returning the ball 55 yards for a touchdown . In the second quarter Rex Grossman threw his third interception of the game . Patrick Dendy returned the interception 33 yards for a touchdown . The Packers finished the half winning 23 - 0 , with their defense forcing four turnovers . Starting the second half , Brian Griese replaced Rex Grossman at quarterback . The Bears scored their first and only points of the game with a 75 - yard touchdown pass to receiver Mark Bradley from Brian Griese in the third quarter . In the fourth quarter , the Packers increased their lead with a 46 - yard field goal by Dave Rayner . The Bears had the ball only once in the fourth quarter . The drive ended in an interception by Nick Collins , recording his second of the game . Late in the game , Favre was replaced by quarterback Ingle Martin . Favre was carried off the field by Donald Driver , receiving many hugs by players and coaches . In an interview after the game , Favre broke down in tears . It was still at the time unclear whether Favre will retire or return to the Packers , but Favre announced in February that he would return to play with the Packers . The Packers offense recorded 373 yards of offense . Brett Favre completed 21 of 42 passes with one touchdown and one interception . On defense , the Packers forced six turnovers . Five of the turnovers were interceptions . The Bears starting quarterback Rex Grossman recorded only a 0 . 0 quarterback rating in one half of play . With the win , the Packers moved to 8 - 8 , improving on their record of 4 - 12 from the previous year . Awards and records . Hall of Famers . In 2006 Packer great Reggie White was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was the lone inductee to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame