▁players ▁Category : Mont gom ery ▁Reb els ▁players ▁Category : To led o ▁M ud ▁H ens ▁players ▁Category : W inn ip eg ▁Wh ips ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁season ▁was ▁their ▁ 8 4 th ▁season ▁overall ▁and ▁their ▁ 8 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁Pack ers ▁achieved ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 4 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁before ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NFL ▁Wild ▁Card ▁play offs ▁round ▁to ▁quarter back ▁Bre tt ▁F av re ' s ▁former ▁team , ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁at ▁Lam be au ▁Field . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁NFL ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁had ▁lost ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁achieved ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁best ▁record ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁finishing ▁ 1 2 – 4 ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁divis ional ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁There ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁N FC ▁champion ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams . ▁During ▁the ▁game , ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁would ▁need ▁wide ▁rece ivers ▁with ▁greater ▁speed ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁best ▁teams . ▁G M ▁Mike ▁Sh erman ▁spent ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁off season ▁rev amp ing ▁Green ▁Bay ' s ▁receiving ▁corps .