▁The ▁team ▁promoted ▁Donald ▁Driver ▁to ▁st arter , ▁acquired ▁veter an ▁Terry ▁Gl enn ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots , ▁and ▁draft ed ▁J av on ▁Walker ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁The ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new ▁players ▁seemed ▁to ▁position ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁cont enders ▁in ▁the ▁N FC . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season ▁ ▁Green ▁Bay ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁domin ating ▁ 8 – 1 ▁record , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁brilliant ▁play ▁of ▁quarter back ▁Bre tt ▁F av re ▁and ▁power ▁running ▁game ▁of ▁Ah man ▁Green . ▁The ▁Pack ers ▁maintained ▁a ▁command ing ▁division ▁lead ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁winning ▁the ▁N FC ▁North ▁by ▁a ▁six - game ▁margin . ▁Green ▁Bay ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁newly ▁re ch rist ened ▁division , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁N FC ▁Central . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁Pack ers ’ ▁first ▁division ▁title ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁N FC ▁North ▁for ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁years , ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁had ▁a ▁legit imate ▁chance ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl . ▁With ▁one ▁game ▁left , ▁Green ▁Bay ▁was ▁ 1 2 – 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁victory ▁away ▁from ▁cl inch ing ▁home ▁field ▁advantage ▁throughout ▁the ▁play offs . ▁The ▁Pack ers ▁had ▁never ▁lost