Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
1962

Green Bay Packers

"It was probably the peak performance and health of most of the team. " Jerry Kramer
Bryan Cranston
by Bryan Cranston

Coached by the legendary Vince Lombardi, the 1962 Packers were dominant on both sides of the ball and lost only one game en route to their second straight NFL Championship. In 14 regular season games, Green Bay scored 415 points (nearly 30 per game) while allowing just 148 (10.6 average) – both leading the league. The Packers posted three shutouts, and three times they scored 48 or more points. The offense featured several Hall of Famers: QB Bart Starr, fullback Jim Taylor, whose 19 rushing TD set a single-season record that lasted over 20 years; and halfback Paul Hornung, who scored seven touchdowns despite a knee injury. On defense, Hall of Famers included safety Willie Wood, who had an NFL-best nine interceptions; cornerback Herb Adderley, who had seven interceptions, defensive end Willie Davis; and defensive lineman Henry Jordan, among others. In a rematch of the 1961 NFL Championship game, the Packers beat the Giants in a defensive struggle, 16-7.

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Bryan Cranston
Bryan
Cranston
Bryan Cranston is an actor who won four Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Walter White in “Breaking Bad.” He has also won a Tony Award for his role as President Lyndon Johnson in the Broadway play, “All the Way.” Before all that, he appeared in “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Seinfeld,” in which he played a dentist, Tim Whatley. A Hollywood native, Cranston rooted for the Los Angeles Rams in his youth, and has fondly recalled watching their “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line of the 1960s and 70s. Cranston has said that when the Rams moved to St. Louis in 1994, it was like “being dumped for another city.” When they returned in 2016, Cranston was “a little standoffish at first,” he recently said, but that eventually, “they won me back.”
Profession:
actor
Preferred Team:
Los Angeles Rams