GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If a good offense truly is the best defense, the Green Bay Packers just might be on to something this year. They play defense as if they're on offense.

The Packers have scored seven defensive touchdowns this season, breaking a franchise record and giving them a shot at the modern-day NFL record of 10.

Packers cornerback Charles Woodson rallied fellow defensive backs before Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears, urging them to try to score.

Then the Packers' defense went out and outscored the Bears' offense, giving up only a field goal while scoring on a 54-yard fumble return by backup defensive end Jason Hunter in the fourth quarter of a 37-3 victory.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only seven teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger have scored more defensive touchdowns than this year's Packers. The 1998 Seattle Seahawks scored 10 defensive touchdowns, the most since the merger.