Running back Billy Grimes led the league in punt-return yardage in 1950, a bright spot in a year when the Packers finished 3-9. The team endured seven losing seasons during the 1950s. Credit: File

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With the recent success of the Green Bay Packers, it's easy for fans to become accustomed to winning.

A Super Bowl XLV title. A 15-1 regular season last season, including a 13-0 start. An 8-0 mark at Lambeau Field, 15-1 over the past two seasons.

It's also easy to forget that just four years ago, Green Bay struggled under first-year starter Aaron Rodgers at quarterback to a disappointing 6-10 record.

Rodgers played well overall in the 2008 season, throwing for 4,038 yards and 28 touchdowns for a 93.8 rating.

Ryan Grant ran for 1,203 yards and four scores. Greg Jennings and Donald Driver both topped the 1,000 receiving yard plateau, with 1,292 and 1,012 yards, respectively.

But the Packers finished 4-4 at Lambeau Field and 2-6 on the road, mainly because of a defense that gave up leads in the fourth quarter and an offense that couldn't pull out last-minute heroics.

Only the 0-16 Detroit Lions finished lower in the NFC North, while Minnesota won the division with a modest 10-6 mark and Chicago a game behind.

That season, the Packers endured five consecutive losses in their last six games. Green Bay's pass defense was exploited in losses to New Orleans (51-29), Carolina (35-31), Houston (24-21), Jacksonville (20-16) and Chicago (20-17), before a season-ending victory, 31-21, at home over the winless Lions.

Since 2000, Green Bay has endured only two losing seasons: 4-12 in 2005 and 6-10 in 2008. In 2006, the Packers finished 8-8.

The worst decade in team history for losing seasons was the 1970s, when the Packers only managed winning records in 1972 (10-4) and 1978 (8-7-1). Green Bay had losing seasons seven times in the 1950s.

This week's quiz tests your knowledge of losing streaks and seasons in Green Bay's history.

1 . The Packers were undefeated in eight regular-season games at Lambeau Field during the 2011 regular season. When was the last time Green Bay lost all its regular-season games at home?

A. Never

B. 1986

C. 1958

D. 1957

E. 1953

2. In which of these years did the Packers not win a road game during the regular season?

A. 1958

B. 1950

C. 1922

D. 1921

E. 1920

3. What is the franchise record for consecutive games without a victory?

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

E. 12

4. What is the Green Bay mark for consecutive home games without a victory?

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

E. 12

5. What is the team record for most losses in a season?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

E. 14

Answers

1. - A. The Packers have never lost all their games at home in a single season. Since 1919, they have only won one home game during the regular season five times: 1986 (1-7), 1958 (1-4-1), 1957 (1-5), 1953 (1-5), 1949 (1-5).

2. - All of the above. Green Bay did not win a road game in five regular seasons since its founding in 1919: 1958 (0-6), 1950 (0-6), 1922 (0-2-2), 1921 (0-1-1) and 1920 (0-1).

3. - B. The team record for most consecutive games without a victory is 9. This happened twice: 1948-'49 (lost 9) under head coach Curly Lambeau and 1953-'54 (lost 8, tied 1) under Gene Ronzani in 1953 and Lisle Blackbourn in 1954. (Ray "Scooter" McLean and Hugh Devore served as co-head coaches for the last two games of the 1953 season.)

4. - A. Green Bay's record for consecutive home games without a victory is 8. This dubious mark was set in 1957-'58, when the hapless Packers lost seven games and tied one. The team finished 3-9 in 1957 and 1-10-1 in 1958.

5. - C. The team record for most games lost is a season is 12, which was accomplished four times. The most recent instance was 2005, when Green Bay went 4-12 in Mike Sherman's last season as head coach. Lindy Infante began and ended his coaching tenure with 4-12 records in 1988 and 1991. Forrest Gregg's squad endured 12 losses in the 1986 campaign.

Your Score

- If you answered all five questions correctly, you are a Packer football genius . . . or a cheater.

- If you answered four questions right, you are entitled to feel very good about yourself.

- If you got two or three correct, there is hope for you.

- If you got one right or failed to answer any of the questions correctly, you must be a fan of the Chicago Bears or Minnesota Vikings.