"Not under Mike Sherman, Mike Holmgren or legendary Vince Lombardi have the Green Bay Packers gotten off to a better start through three games than Mike McCarthy's 2011 team.

Oh, Sherman was 3-0 in '01, Holmgren 3-0 in '98 and '96 and Lombardi 3-0 in '62, '65 and '66. But none of those 3-0 starts included two road victories and three within the conference.

By that measure, the Packers are off to the best start in the National Football League following their 27-17 victory over the Chicago Bears Sunday at Soldier Field. Heading into the Monday night game, the other 3-0 teams - Detroit and Buffalo - either don't have two road or three conference victories.

Considering that 75.9% of the teams that started 3-0 since 1990 have made the playoffs - the number jumps to 85% for 4-0 - the Packers have accomplished a lot, especially for a team that is traditionally slow out of the blocks."