GREEN BAY – They don't have a nickname. Not yet, at least.

However, the Packers' three-man backfield of Jamaal Williams, Ty Montgomery and Aaron Jones has brought a dimension to the offense never before seen during Mike McCarthy's 12-plus seasons as head coach.

The triad contributed to nearly half of the Packers' 340 total yards last Sunday in Washington, with Montgomery (10 touches for 65 total yards on 20 offensive snaps), Jones (7-47 on 17) and Williams (7-45 on 30) all producing in their own unique way.

Green Bay has been high on the backfield's potential since it drafted Williams (fourth round out of BYU) and Jones (fifth round out of UTEP) last year, but didn't really have the chance to see all three in the lineup together until this season.

The key, in McCarthy's mind, is each has proven a viable option on any down at this point in his career.

"The beautiful thing about it is all three guys can play three downs so we could really get into just a pure rotation," McCarthy said. "Having that combination … I think it's a really good thing. When you look at Ty and you look at Jamaal and Aaron, their abilities to play through all the different concepts doesn't handcuff you."

The committee approach to a backfield isn't a new concept. McCarthy recalls featuring four running backs (Ricky Williams, Jerald Moore, Chad Morton and Terry Allen) during his first year as the New Orleans Saints' offensive coordinator in 2000.

While Williams was the obvious starter back then, the Saints had different names for packages incorporating their other backs: Oklahoma, Sooner and TA. Over the years, two- and three-headed backfields have become commonplace in the NFL.