Back in 2009, Dom Capers’ first season as defensive coordinator, Green Bay finished the season tops in the league against the run and set a franchise record in the process by allowing just 83.3 rushing yards per game.
This year the Packers are on a historic pace, allowing only 171 yards so far (42.8 avg.). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the second-fewest rushing yards allowed through four games since the statistic was kept beginning in 1933. San Francisco surrendered 157 yards through four games back in 1995.
It’s still Capers’ same 3-4 scheme as 2009, but then again it isn’t.