The Green Bay Packers have not won a Super Bowl since the 2010 season, which also marks their last appearance in the Big Game. Despite their inability to get over the hump, they have consistently been one of the best teams in the NFL in the time since.
Green Bay's 146 wins over the past 14 seasons are second only to the Kansas City Chiefs and just narrowly ahead of the New England Patriots, who have won 152 and 144 games over that stretch, respectively. Unlike the Packers, however, both of those franchises have reached the Super Bowl five times and won three titles in that time frame.
Packers fans are hopeful that this will be the year they will win their fifth Super Bowl title to move into a tie with the San Francisco and Dallas Cowboys for the third-most in NFL history. Green Bay certainly has a roster talented enough to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, but they have to put it all together -- something Kenny Clark acknowledged while claiming they are in their championship window.
Kenny Clark believes now is the time for the Packers to get the job done
Clark has earned three Pro Bowl nods and been a part of plenty of winning football, but he remains without a ring to show for it. Speaking with Kay Adams on the Up & Adams show, Clark acknowledged that he is hoping that changes:
"A couple years ago, we were the youngest team, but when you talk about winning a Super Bowl and being one of the last teams at the end, all that stuff has to go out the window. We've been to the playoffs a couple times with this whole group and we got to keep on just stacking years and stacking that experience, stacking these games."
Clark noted that the Packers struggled in NFC North matchups last season before adding:
"We just don't got no more time to waste. Week 1 is coming around the corner. We got a tough one with the Lions coming up. We want to get started on the right foot. Like I said earlier, we went 1-5 in the division last year and that just can't happen. It's unacceptable and there's no more time to waste. We got to get to it. I need (a ring)."
Clark is the longest-tenured player on the Packers roster as he is now entering his 10th season with the franchise. The first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft has been a consistent performer, recording 417 total tackles, 236 solo tackles, 51 tackles for loss, 35.0 sacks, 76 quarterback hits, seven forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries, and 12 passes defended.
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The Packers were among the best teams in the NFL on both sides of the ball last season as they ranked sixth in scoring offense, fifth in total yards, eighth in scoring defense, and fifth in total yards allowed. While they finished 11-6, their 1-5 divisional record came back to haunt them as they finished as the seventh seed in the NFC.
Green Bay wound up having to go on the road to face the eventual-champion Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round, suffering a 22-10 defeat.
Clark noted that winning the NFC North, which would also mean the opportunity to host a postseason game, is a goal for the Packers.