2018 Green Bay Packers season

The 2018 season was the Green Bay Packers' 98th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 100th overall and their 13th and final season under head coach Mike McCarthy. After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and losing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to injury during their 2017 season, the Packers failed to improve their 7–9 record from last season and finished with a 6–9–1 record, their worst since 2008.

2018 Green Bay Packers season
Owner	Green Bay Packers, Inc. (360,760 stockholders)[1]
General manager	Brian Gutekunst
Head coach	Mike McCarthy (fired December 2, 4–7–1 record) Joe Philbin (interim, 2–2 record)
Home stadium	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	6–9–1
Division place	3rd NFC North
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	1 LT David Bakhtiari (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	2 QB Aaron Rodgers WR Davante Adams
Uniform
← 2017 Packers seasons 2019 →

For the first time since 2007, Jordy Nelson did not play for the Packers as he signed with the Oakland Raiders via free agency during the offseason.

On January 7, 2018, Brian Gutekunst was named the new general manager, after Ted Thompson took over as the senior advisor to football operations.^[2][3]

On December 2, 2018, after a 4–7–1 start, Mike McCarthy was fired hours after the Packers’ Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals and Joe Philbin was named as the interim head coach.^[4] After a loss to the Chicago Bears in week 15, the Packers were eliminated from the postseason for the second consecutive season. This was the first time the Packers missed the postseason in consecutive years since 2005 to 2006. This was also the first time the Packers suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 1990 to 1991, a year before Brett Favre's arrival.

Coaching moves

After missing the playoffs, the Packers made several coaching changes during its offseason, in addition to selecting Brian Gutekunst as the team's new GM.^[5][6] Notable coaching changes included:

• Dom Capers was fired as defensive coordinator, and replaced by former New York Jets defensive coordinator and Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine.^[7]
• Edgar Bennett was fired as offensive coordinator, and replaced by Joe Philbin, who had previously served as the Packers offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2011.^[8]
• Mike Trgovac was fired as defensive line coach, and replaced by Jerry Montgomery.^[9]
• Alex Van Pelt left as quarterbacks coach, and was replaced by Frank Cignetti Jr.^[10]
• Luke Getsy left as receivers coach, and was replaced by David Raih.^[11]

Player movements

Free agents

The league year and free agency started on March 14, 2018.^[12]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	Team
OLB	Ahmad Brooks	UFA
S	Morgan Burnett	UFA	March 20, 2018	Pittsburgh Steelers[13]
NT	Quinton Dial	UFA
G	Jahri Evans	UFA
LS	Brett Goode	UFA
CB	Davon House	UFA	April 13, 2018	Green Bay Packers[14]
WR	Jeff Janis	UFA	March 30, 2018	Cleveland Browns[15]
OT	Ulrick John	UFA	April 23, 2018	New England Patriots[16]
TE	Richard Rodgers	UFA	April 4, 2018	Philadelphia Eagles[17]
P	Jake Schum	RFA
ILB	Joe Thomas	RFA	March 21, 2018	Dallas Cowboys[18]
WR	Geronimo Allison	ERFA	March 14, 2018	Green Bay Packers[19]
CB	Donatello Brown	ERFA	March 12, 2018	Green Bay Packers[20]
QB	Joe Callahan	ERFA	March 13, 2018	Green Bay Packers[21]
WR	Michael Clark	ERFA	March 12, 2018	Green Bay Packers[22]
FB	Joe Kerridge	ERFA	March 14, 2018	Green Bay Packers[23]
G	Justin McCray	ERFA	March 12, 2018	Green Bay Packers[24]
OT	Adam Pankey	ERFA	March 13, 2018	Green Bay Packers[25]
G	Lucas Patrick	ERFA	March 13, 2018	Green Bay Packers[26]
LS	Taybor Pepper	ERFA
CB	Herb Waters	ERFA	March 15, 2018	Green Bay Packers[27]
S	Jermaine Whitehead	ERFA	March 14, 2018	Green Bay Packers[23]

Trades

March 15, 2018[27]	To Green Bay Packers DeShone Kizer 2018 4th-round pick (101st) 2018 5th-round pick (138th)	To Cleveland Browns Damarious Randall 2018 4th-round pick (114th) 2018 5th-round pick (150th)
August 26, 2018[28]	To Green Bay Packers Antonio Morrison	To Indianapolis Colts Lenzy Pipkins
August 29, 2018[29]	To Green Bay Packers 2019 6th-round pick	To Seattle Seahawks Brett Hundley
October 30, 2018[30]	To Green Bay Packers 2019 4th-round pick	To Washington Redskins Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
October 30, 2018[30]	To Green Bay Packers 2020 7th-round pick	To Baltimore Ravens Ty Montgomery

Additions

Position	Player	Former Team	Date
DE	Muhammad Wilkerson	New York Jets	March 15, 2018[27]
TE	Jimmy Graham	Seattle Seahawks	March 16, 2018[31]
CB	Tramon Williams	Arizona Cardinals	March 23, 2018[32]
TE	Marcedes Lewis	Jacksonville Jaguars	May 25, 2018[33]
G	Byron Bell	Dallas Cowboys	May 30, 2018[34]
DT	Joey Mbu	Indianapolis Colts	June 11, 2018[35]
G	Ethan Cooper	New York Giants	July 13, 2018[36]
LB	James Hearns	Dallas Cowboys	August 4, 2018[37]
RB	Akeem Judd	New York Jets	August 6, 2018[38]
RB	LeShun Daniels	Washington Redskins	August 18, 2018[39]
RB	Bronson Hill	Arizona Cardinals	August 19, 2018[40]
LB	Korey Toomer	San Francisco 49ers	September 3, 2018[41]
RB	Darius Jackson	Dallas Cowboys	September 3, 2018[42]
CB	Deante Burton	Atlanta Falcons	September 11, 2018[43]
CB	Will Redmond	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Bashaud Breeland	Washington Redskins	September 26, 2018[44]
P	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	November 3, 2018[45]
S	Ibraheim Campbell	New York Jets	November 5, 2018[46]
S	Eddie Pleasant	Arizona Cardinals	November 28, 2018[47]
DE	Fadol Brown	Oakland Raiders	December 5, 2018[48]
CB	Natrell Jamerson	Houston Texans
G	Nico Siragusa	Baltimore Ravens	December 12, 2018[49]
RB	Kapri Bibbs	Washington Redskins	December 17, 2018[50]

Subtractions

Position	Player	New team	Release date
WR	Jordy Nelson	Oakland Raiders	March 15, 2018[51][52]
ILB	David Talley		April 13, 2018[14]
QB	Joe Callahan	Philadelphia Eagles	April 30, 2018[53][54]
P	Justin Vogel	Cleveland Browns	May 4, 2018[55][56]
G	Jacob Alsadek	Dallas Cowboys	May 30, 2018[34]
WR	Colby Pearson	Atlanta Falcons	June 6, 2018[57]
OT	Kyle Meadows	Pittsburgh Steelers	July 13, 2018[36]
WR	Parris Bennett		July 24, 2018[58]
WR	Michael Clark		July 25, 2018[59]
G	Ethan Cooper	Kansas City Chiefs	August 6, 2018[38]
CB	Herb Waters	Pittsburgh Steelers	September 3, 2018[42]
S	Marwin Evans		September 11, 2018[43]
CB	Deante Burton	Atlanta Falcons	September 19, 2018[60]
RB	Darius Jackson	Dallas Cowboys	October 6, 2018[61]
S	Jermaine Whitehead	Cleveland Browns	November 6, 2018[62]

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

2018 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Jaire Alexander[63] *	Cornerback	Louisville	From Seattle
2	45	Joshua Jackson[64]	Cornerback	Iowa
3	88	Oren Burks[65]	Linebacker	Vanderbilt	From Carolina
4	133	J'Mon Moore[66]	Wide receiver	Missouri	Compensatory pick
5	138	Cole Madison[66]	Guard	Washington State	From Cleveland
5	172	J. K. Scott[55]	Punter	Alabama	Compensatory pick
5	174	Marquez Valdes-Scantling[66]	Wide receiver	South Florida	Compensatory pick
6	207	Equanimeous St. Brown[66]	Wide receiver	Notre Dame	Compensatory pick
7	232	James Looney[66]	Defensive end	California
7	239	Hunter Bradley[55]	Long snapper	Mississippi State	From Buffalo
7	248	Kendall Donnerson[66]	Linebacker	Southeast Missouri State	From Seattle
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

• The Packers traded their first-round pick (14th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans’ first-round pick (27th overall), fifth-round pick (147th overall), and 2019 first-round pick.
• The Packers traded their first-round pick traded from the Saints (27th overall), a third-round pick (76th overall) and a sixth-round pick (186th overall) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's 18th overall pick and a seventh-round pick (248th overall).
• The Packers traded their fourth-round pick (101st overall), and a fifth-round pick (147th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 3rd-round pick (88th overall).
• The Packers traded their fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and 150th overall), and cornerback Damarious Randall to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-and fifth-round selections (101st and 138th overall), and quarterback DeShone Kizer
• The Packers were awarded four compensatory picks (133rd, 172nd, 174th and 207th overall).
• The Packers traded linebacker Lerentee McCray to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round selection (239th overall).

Undrafted free agent additions

Position	Player	College	Date
G	Jacob Alsadek	Arizona	May 4, 2018[67]
LB	Parris Bennett	Syracuse
QB	Tim Boyle	Eastern Kentucky
C	Austin Davis	Duke
S	Raven Greene	James Madison
LB	Naashon Hughes	Texas
LB	CJ Johnson	East Texas Baptist
NT	Tyler Lancaster	Northwestern
OT	Alex Light	Richmond
OT	Kyle Meadows	Kentucky
NT	Filipo Mokofisi	Utah
LB	Marcus Porter	Fairmont State
TE	Kevin Rader	Youngstown State
DE	Conor Sheehy	Wisconsin
LB	Greer Martini	Notre Dame	May 7, 2018[66]
TE	Ryan Smith	Miami (Ohio)
WR	Adonis Jennings	Temple	July 25, 2018[59]
WR	Kyle Lewis	Cal Poly
ILB	James Crawford	Illinois	August 8, 2018[68]

Roster cuts

The roster was cut to 53 on September 1, 2018.^[69]

Position	Player
G	Kofi Amichia
LB	Vince Biegel
RB	Joel Bouagnon
CB	Donatello Brown
TE	Emanuel Byrd
RB	LeShun Daniels
C	Austin Davis
C	Dillon Day
LB	Kendall Donnerson
S	Marwin Evans
CB	Demetri Goodson
CB	Josh Hawkins
LB	James Hearns
RB	Bronson Hill
LB	Naashon Hughes
WR	Adonis Jennings
FB	Joe Kerridge
NT	Tyler Lancaster
WR	Kyle Lewis
DE	James Looney
LB	Greer Martini
NT	Joey Mbu
LB	Chris Odom
OT	Adam Pankey
LB	Marcus Porter
TE	Kevin Rader
FB	Aaron Ripkowski
DE	Conor Sheehy
TE	Ryan Smith
LB	Ahmad Thomas
LS	Zach Triner
WR	DeAngelo Yancey

Staff

2018 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office Executive committee – Board of directors President/CEO – Mark Murphy General manager – Brian Gutekunst Executive vice president/director of football operations – Russ Ball Senior advisor to football operations – Ted Thompson Co-director of player personnel – John Wojciechowski Co-director of player personnel – Jon-Eric Sullivan Director of college scouting – Matt Malaspina National scout – Sam Seale Head coaches Interim Head coach/offensive coordinator – Joe Philbin Offensive coaches Pass game coordinator – Jim Hostler Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti Jr. Running backs – Ben Sirmans Wide receivers – David Raih Tight ends – Brian Angelichio Offensive line/run game coordinator – James Campen Assistant offensive line – Jeff Blasko

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Pettine Pass game coordinator – Joe Whitt Jr. Defensive line – Jerry Montgomery Linebackers/run game coordinator – Patrick Graham Secondary – Jason Simmons Defensive assistant/outside linebackers – Scott McCurley Defensive quality control – Ryan Downard Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ron Zook Special teams assistant – Maurice Drayton Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Mark Lovat Strength and conditioning assistant – Chris Gizzi Strength and conditioning assistant – Thadeus Jackson Strength and conditioning assistant – Grant Thorne

Final roster

2018 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Tim Boyle  9 DeShone Kizer 12 Aaron Rodgers Running backs (RB) 22 Kapri Bibbs 24 Lavon Coleman 45 Danny Vitale FB 30 Jamaal Williams Wide receivers (WR) 17 Davante Adams 18 Randall Cobb 16 Jake Kumerow 13 Allen Lazard 82 J'Mon Moore 19 Equanimeous St. Brown 83 Marquez Valdes-Scantling Tight ends (TE) 80 Jimmy Graham 84 Lance Kendricks 89 Marcedes Lewis 85 Robert Tonyan

Offensive linemen (OL) 69 David Bakhtiari T 75 Bryan Bulaga T 70 Alex Light T 63 Corey Linsley C 64 Justin McCray G 77 Adam Pankey G 62 Lucas Patrick G 56 Nico Siragusa G 78 Jason Spriggs T 65 Lane Taylor G Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Montravius Adams DE 98 Fadol Brown DE 95 Tyler Lancaster NT 99 James Looney DE 94 Dean Lowry DE

Linebackers (LB) 42 Oren Burks ILB 54 James Crawford OLB 51 Kyler Fackrell OLB 93 Reggie Gilbert OLB 50 Blake Martinez ILB 52 Clay Matthews OLB 44 Antonio Morrison ILB Defensive backs (DB) 23 Jaire Alexander CB 26 Bashaud Breeland CB 29 Kentrell Brice SS 28 Tony Brown CB 37 Josh Jackson CB 21 Natrell Jamerson CB 27 Josh Jones SS 35 Eddie Pleasant FS 38 Tramon Williams FS/CB Special teams (ST) 43 Hunter Bradley LS  2 Mason Crosby K  6 J. K. Scott P

Practice squad 49 Evan Baylis TE 59 Eric Cotton OLB 71 Anthony Coyle G (IR) 72 Gerhard de Beer RT 91 Kendall Donnerson OLB 46 Malcolm Johnson FB 41 D. J. Killings CB 34 Tray Matthews SS 88 Teo Redding WR 58 Brady Sheldon ILB 79 Deon Simon NT 40 Jason Thompson FS 86 Ethan Wolf TE (IR) Reserve 81 Geronimo Allison WR (IR) 74 Byron Bell G (IR) 39 Ibraheim Campbell SS (IR) 32 Tra Carson RB (IR) 97 Kenny Clark NT (IR) 76 Mike Daniels DE (IR) 11 Trevor Davis WR (IR) 36 Raven Greene FS (IR) 31 Davon House CB (IR) 33 Aaron Jones RB (IR) 20 Kevin King CB (IR) 53 Nick Perry OLB (IR) 25 Will Redmond CB (IR) 47 Jake Ryan ILB (IR) 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 17 reserve, 10 practice squad

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on April 11, 2018.^[70]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 9	Tennessee Titans	W 31–17	1–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	August 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 51–34	2–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	August 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 6–13	2–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
4	August 30	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–33	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The regular season schedule was announced on April 19, 2018.^[71]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	Chicago Bears	W 24–23	1–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	September 16	Minnesota Vikings	T 29–29 (OT)	1–0–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	September 23	at Washington Redskins	L 17–31	1–1–1	FedExField	Recap
4	September 30	Buffalo Bills	W 22–0	2–1–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
5	October 7	at Detroit Lions	L 23–31	2–2–1	Ford Field	Recap
6	October 15	San Francisco 49ers	W 33–30	3–2–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–29	3–3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
9	November 4	at New England Patriots	L 17–31	3–4–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	Miami Dolphins	W 31–12	4–4–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
11	November 15	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–27	4–5–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap
12	November 25	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–24	4–6–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–20	4–7–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
14	December 9	Atlanta Falcons	W 34–20	5–7–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
15	December 16	at Chicago Bears	L 17–24	5–8–1	Soldier Field	Recap
16	December 23	at New York Jets	W 44–38 (OT)	6–8–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	Detroit Lions	L 0–31	6–9–1	Lambeau Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	10	3	3	23
Packers	0	0	3	21	24

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 78,282
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CHI – Mitchell Trubisky 2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 7:16. Bears 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 6:02. Second quarter CHI – Cody Parkey 26-yard field goal, 15:00. Bears 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:17. CHI – Khalil Mack 27-yard interception return (Cody Parkey kick), 0:39. Bears 17–0. Third quarter CHI – Cody Parkey 33-yard field goal, 9:18. Bears 20–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:46. GB – Mason Crosby 42-yard field goal, 3:41. Bears 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter GB – Geronimo Allison 39-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 14:06. Bears 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:55. GB – Davante Adams 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:10. Bears 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51. CHI – Cody Parkey 32-yard field goal, 2:42. Bears 23–17. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:22. GB – Randall Cobb 75-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:29. Packers 24–23. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26. Top passers CHI – Mitchell Trubisky – 23/35, 171 yards GB – Aaron Rodgers – 20/30, 286 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CHI – Jordan Howard – 15 rushes, 82 yards GB – Jamaal Williams – 15 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers CHI – Taylor Gabriel – 5 receptions, 25 yards GB – Randall Cobb – 9 receptions, 142 yards, TD

This was the Packers' first win from a 17-point deficit or more entering the 4th quarter in franchise history. This was especially noted for Aaron Rodgers coming back into the game after being carted off with a leg injury in the first half.^[72]

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vikings	7	0	0	22	0	29
Packers	7	10	3	9	0	29

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,461
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Josh Jackson blocked punt recovery in end zone (Mason Crosby kick), 7:33. Packers 7–0. MIN – Laquon Treadwell 14-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Daniel Carlson kick), 3:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:24. Second quarter GB – Davante Adams 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:34. Packers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:36. GB – Mason Crosby 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Packers 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:37. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 40-yard field goal, 6:36. Packers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:04. Fourth quarter MIN – Stefon Diggs 3-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Daniel Carlson kick), 14:21. Packers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:02. GB – Mason Crosby 31-yard field goal, 7:38. Packers 23–14. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 6:42. MIN – Stefon Diggs 75-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Daniel Carlson kick), 7:29. Packers 23–21. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17. GB – Mason Crosby 48-yard field goal, 2:17. Packers 26–21. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:05. GB – Mason Crosby 36-yard field goal, 1:49. Packers 29–21. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 0:19. MIN – Adam Thielen 22-yard pass from Kirk Cousins, (Two-point conversion, Stefon Diggs pass from Kirk Cousins), 0:36. Tied 29–29. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:14. Overtime No scoring plays Top passers MIN – Kirk Cousins – 35/48, 425 yards, 4 TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 30/42, 281 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Dalvin Cook – 10 rushes, 38 yards GB – Jamaal Williams – 16 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers MIN – Adam Thielen – 12 receptions, 131 yards, TD GB – Jimmy Graham – 6 receptions, 95 yards

Week 3: at Washington Redskins

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	10	7	0	17
Redskins	14	14	0	3	31

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 82,000
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter WAS – Paul Richardson 46-yard pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 13:02. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. WAS – Adrian Peterson 2-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 2:16. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:04. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 12:56. Redskins 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:22. WAS – Jamison Crowder 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:30. Redskins 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 3:14. GB – Geronimo Allison 64-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:24. Redskins 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:11. WAS – Adrian Peterson 2-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:28. Redskins 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:54. Third quarter GB – Davante Adams 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:02. Redskins 28–17. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:02. Fourth quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 35-yard field goal, 02:00. Redskins 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:25. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 27/44, 265 yards, 2 TD WAS – Alex Smith – 12/20, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 6 rushes, 42 yards WAS – Adrian Peterson – 19 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 7 receptions, 52 yards, TD WAS – Jordan Reed – 4 receptions, 65 yards

Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 4: Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	0	0	0
Packers	6	10	3	3	22

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,312
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Jimmy Graham 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, 5:19. Packers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:39. Second quarter GB – Aaron Jones 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:09. Packers 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 5:22. GB – Mason Crosby 52-yard field goal, 0:03. Packers 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:43. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 36-yard field goal, 11:17. Packers 19–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:47. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 52-yard field goal, 2:00. Packers 22–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:26. Top passers BUF – Josh Allen – 16/33, 151 yards, 2 INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 22/40, 298 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy – 5 rushes, 24 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 11 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Charles Clay – 4 receptions, 40 yards GB – Davante Adams – 8 receptions, 81 yards

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	14	9	23
Lions	14	10	0	7	31

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 63,405
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DET – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 10:34. Lions 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. DET – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 1:10. Lions 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:16. Second quarter DET – Matt Prater 39-yard field goal, 14:52. Lions 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:21. DET – Marvin Jones 39-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:20. Lions 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:38. Third quarter GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, (Two-point conversion, Jamaal Williams pass from Aaron Rodgers), 9:45. Lions 24–8. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. GB – Lance Kendricks 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, 1:19. Lions 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:41. Fourth quarter DET – Kenny Golladay 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 13:00. Lions 31–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:19. GB – Davante Adams 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, 9:07. Lions 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 0:07. Lions 31–23. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:02. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 32/52, 442 yards, 3 TD DET – Matthew Stafford – 14/26, 183 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 7 rushes, 40 yards DET – Kerryon Johnson – 12 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD DET – Kenny Golladay – 4 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 6: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	10	3	3	30
Packers	17	3	3	10	33

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 7:15 pm. CDT
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 77,642
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SF – Matt Breida 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:04. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:01. GB – Ty Montgomery 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 9:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:42. GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 7:42. Packers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:29. GB – Davante Adams 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:02. Packers 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:54. SF – Marquise Goodwin 67-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 0:36. Packers 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:31. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 39-yard field goal, 7:38. Packers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:38. SF – Marquise Goodwin 30-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 6:13. 49ers 21–20. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:29. SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 0:04. 49ers 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 5:07. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 51-yard field goal, 11:21. 49ers 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:43. SF – Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal, 7:04. 49ers 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 43-yard field goal, 13:12. 49ers 30–23. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:12. GB – Davante Adams 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:00. Tied 30–30. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:05. GB – Mason Crosby 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Packers 33–30. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 1:07. Top passers SF – C. J. Beathard – 16/23, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 25/46, 425 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Raheem Mostert – 12 rushes, 87 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 8 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers SF – Marquise Goodwin – 4 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD GB – Davante Adams – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	3	10	7	27
Rams	0	8	15	6	29

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 3:25 pm. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 75,822
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 6:05. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 14:23. Packers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:53. LAR – Aaron Jones tackled in the end zone by Mark Barron for a safety, 2:54. Packers 10–2. LAR – Josh Reynolds 1-yard pass from Jared Goff, 0:25. Packers 10–8. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:26. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 53-yard field goal, 9:43. Packers 13–8. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:19. LAR – Todd Gurley 30-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jared Goff-Todd Gurley pass), 7:28. Rams 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19. LAR – Josh Reynolds 19-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:56. Rams 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:17. GB – Aaron Jones 33-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 0:21. Rams 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 43-yard field goal, 11:44. Rams 26–20. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:34. GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 40-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:57. Packers 27–26. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 2:09. Rams 29–27. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:15. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 18/30, 286 yards, TD LAR – Jared Goff – 19/35, 295 yards, 3 TD Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 12 rushes, 86 yards, TD LAR – Todd Gurley – 25 rushes, 114 yards Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 5 receptions, 133 yards LAR – Todd Gurley – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week 9: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	7	7	0	17
Patriots	7	10	0	14	31

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 8:20 pm. EST/7:20 pm. CST
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 65,878
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Preview, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NE – James White 8-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:40. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:20. GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 5:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:35. Second quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 28-yard field goal, 13:30. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:44. GB – Davante Adams 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:49. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:48. NE – Cordarrelle Patterson 5-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:57. Patriots 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:52. Third quarter GB – Jimmy Graham 15-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:18. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter NE – James White 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:06. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:46. NE – Josh Gordon 55-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:20. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:10. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/43, 259 yards, 2 TD NE – Tom Brady – 22/35, 294 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 14 carries, 76 yards NE – Cordarrelle Patterson – 11 carries, 61 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 3 receptions, 101 yards NE – Josh Gordon – 5 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	6	3	0	12
Packers	7	7	14	3	31

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 3:25 pm. CST
• Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,076
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Davante Adams 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:07. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:54. MIA – Jason Sanders 37-yard field goal, 1:22. Packers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:20. Second quarter GB – Aaron Jones 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 15:00. Packers 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:25. MIA – Jason Sanders 25-yard field goal, 10:33. Packers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:24. MIA – Jason Sanders 47-yard field goal, 2:54. Packers 14–9. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:42. Third quarter MIA – Jason Sanders 40-yard field goal, 11:43. Packers 14–12. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23. GB – Aaron Jones 10-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 9:38. Packers 21–12. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:10. GB – Davante Adams 25-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:31. Packers 28–12. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:27. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 8:57. Packers 31–12. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:58. Top passers MIA – Brock Osweiler – 23/37, 213 yards, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 19/28, 199 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIA – Frank Gore – 13 carries, 90 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 15 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIA – Danny Amendola – 7 receptions, 72 yards GB – Davante Adams – 4 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TD

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	14	7	0	3	24
Seahawks	3	14	0	10	27

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 7:20 pm. CST/5:20 pm. PST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 69,007
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox/NFLN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Aaron Jones 8-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 13:46. Packers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:07. SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 39-yard field goal, 6:00. Packers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:46. GB – Robert Tonyan 54-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:10. Packers 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50. Second quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:03. Packers 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 7:31. SEA – Chris Carson 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:22. Seahawks 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:25. GB – Aaron Jones 24-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:44. Packers 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 12:14. Packers 21–20. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:30. GB – Mason Crosby 36-yard field goal, 8:23. Packers 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:51. SEA – Ed Dickson 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:08. Seahawks 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 21/30, 332 yards, 2 TD SEA – Russell Wilson – 21/31, 225 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 11 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD SEA – Chris Carson – 17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 10 receptions, 166 yards SEA – Tyler Lockett – 5 receptions, 71 yards

Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 12: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	7	0	3	17
Vikings	7	7	10	0	24

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 7:20 pm. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 66,872
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Davante Adams 15-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:01. Packers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:37. MIN – Dalvin Cook 26-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick), 3:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01. Second quarter GB – Aaron Jones 6-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:21. Packers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:37. MIN – Stefon Diggs 30-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick), 11:07. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15. Third quarter MIN – Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 3:31. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:54. MIN – Adam Thielen 14-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick), 0:36. Vikings 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 2:25. Vikings 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:31. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/28, 198 yards, TD MIN – Kirk Cousins – 29/38, 342 yards, 3 TD Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 17 rushes, 72 yards, TD MIN – Latavius Murray – 11 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD MIN – Adam Thielen – 8 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	10	3	20
Packers	0	10	0	7	17

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
• Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), snow
• Game attendance: 77,234
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter GB – Davante Adams 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:35. Packers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:13. ARI – Chase Edmonds 6-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 4:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:47. GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 0:18. Packers 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 4:27. Third quarter ARI – Zane Gonzalez 32-yard field goal, 5:22. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:24. ARI – Chase Edmonds 8-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 2:01. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter GB – Aaron Jones 8-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 5:31. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 5:51. ARI – Zane Gonzalez 44-yard field goal, 1:45. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:45. Top passers ARI – Josh Rosen – 11/26, 149 yards GB – Aaron Rodgers – 31/50, 233 yards, TD Top rushers ARI – David Johnson – 20 carries, 69 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 11 carries, 36 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Christian Kirk – 3 receptions, 54 yards GB – Davante Adams – 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD

This was the first home loss to the Cardinals since 1949. Hours after the game, head coach Mike McCarthy was fired by the Packers.^[73]

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	13	20
Packers	7	13	14	0	34

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
• Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 77,329
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter ATL – Julio Jones 16-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:43. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:24. GB – Davante Adams 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:25. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 50-yard field goal, 7:45. Packers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:02. GB – Bashaud Breeland 22-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 6:08. Packers 17–7. GB – Mason Crosby 48-yard field goal, 0:03. Packers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 2:45. Third quarter GB – Randall Cobb 24-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:49. Packers 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:16. GB – Aaron Jones 29-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 5:57. Packers 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter ATL – Julio Jones 12-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:39. Packers 34–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:13. ATL – Justin Hardy 19-yard pass from Matt Ryan, 0:18. Packers 34–20. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:23. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 28/42, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 21/32, 196 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ATL – Ito Smith – 11 carries, 60 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 17 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 8 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD GB – Davante Adams – 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	3	11	3	17
Bears	7	7	0	10	24

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), fair
• Game attendance: 62,372
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CHI – Jordan Howard 9-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 2:12. Bears 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 6:21. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 7:31. Bears 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:02. CHI – Tarik Cohen 12-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Cody Parkey kick), 0:38. Bears 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:12. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 9:30. Bears 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:34. GB – Jamaal Williams 10-yard run, (Two-point conversion, Davante Adams pass from Aaron Rodgers), 4:15. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter CHI – Trey Burton 13-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Cody Parkey kick), 10:21. Bears 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:56. CHI – Cody Parkey 24-yard field goal, 6:46. Bears 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:29. GB – Mason Crosby 45-yard field goal, 0:15. Bears 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 2:31. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 25/42, 274 yards, INT CHI – Mitchell Trubisky – 20/28, 235 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Jamaal Williams – 12 carries, 55 yards, TD CHI – Jordan Howard – 19 carries, 60 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 8 receptions, 119 yards CHI – Allen Robinson – 3 receptions, 54 yards

With the dishearting loss the Packers not only allowed the Bears to clinch the NFC North but they themselves were disqualified from playoff contention. This was also the Packers last loss to the Bears until 2024.

Week 16: at New York Jets

Week 16: Green Bay Packers at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Packers	0	17	3	18	6	44
Jets	7	14	14	3	0	38

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. CST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 77,982
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Elijah McGuire 4-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 2:20. Jets 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:39. Second quarter NYJ – Robby Anderson 33-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 9:09. Jets 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 5:12. GB – Jake Kumerow 49-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:14. Jets 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards, 3:56. NYJ – Andre Roberts 99-yard kickoff return (Jason Myers kick), 5:02. Jets 21–7. GB – Jamaal Williams 7-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 1:39. Jets 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:21. GB – Mason Crosby 42-yard field goal, 0:06. Jets 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 0:52. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 8:20. Jets 21–20. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:43. NYJ – Chris Herndon 5-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 4:25. Jets 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:56. NYJ – Elijah McGuire 20-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 2:58. Jets 35–20. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 1:24. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 11:49. Jets 35–23. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:26. GB – Aaron Rodgers 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 6:37. Jets 35–30. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:02. GB – Aaron Rodgers 1-yard run (Two-point conversion, Aaron Rodgers run), 1:16. Packers 38–35. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 2:00. NYJ – Jason Myers 33-yard field goal, 0:21. Tied 38–38. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 0:55. Overtime GB – Davante Adams 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, 6:28. Packers 44–38. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:37. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 37/55, 442 yards, 2 TD NYJ – Sam Darnold – 24/35, 341 yards, 3 TD Top rushers GB – Jamaal Williams – 15 carries, 95 yards, TD NYJ – Elijah McGuire – 14 carries, 35 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Equanimeous St. Brown – 5 receptions, 94 yards NYJ – Robby Anderson – 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 17: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	3	7	31
Packers	0	0	0	0	0

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
• Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 77,341
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Robert Smith, Pat McAfee and Sarah Kustok
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DET – T. J. Jones 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:01. Lions 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:08. DET – Levine Toilolo 8-yard pass from Matt Prater (Matt Prater kick), 1:41. Lions 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:57. Second quarter DET – Zach Zenner 13-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 1:11. Lions 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yard, 3:51. Third quarter DET – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 3:12. Lions 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:53. Fourth quarter DET – T. J. Jones 23-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 6:59. Lions 31–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:46. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 20/32, 266 yards, 2 TD GB – DeShone Kizer – 16/35, 132 yards, INT Top rushers DET – Zach Zenner – 21 carries, 93 yards, TD GB – DeShone Kizer – 4 carries, 40 yards Top receivers DET – Brandon Powell – 6 receptions, 103 yards GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 3 receptions, 43 yards

With the loss, the Packers closed out the season with a disappointing 6–9–1 record. This was the second straight year in which the Detroit Lions swept the Packers.

Standings

Division

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Chicago Bears	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	421	283	W4
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	360	341	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	376	400	L1
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	360	W1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1[a]	New Orleans Saints	South	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–3	.482	.488	L1
2[a]	Los Angeles Rams	West	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	.480	.428	W2
3	Chicago Bears	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.430	.419	W4
4	Dallas Cowboys	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.488	.444	W2
Wild Cards
5	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.484	.400	W2
6	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.518	.486	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.504	.355	L1
8[b]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	.482	.348	W3
9[b]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.486	.371	L2
10[b]	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.508	.518	W1
11	Green Bay Packers	North	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	.488	.417	L1
12	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.504	.427	W1
13[c]	New York Giants	East	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.527	.487	L3
14[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.523	.506	L4
15	San Francisco 49ers	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.504	.406	L2
16	Arizona Cardinals	West	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.527	.302	L4
Tiebreakers[d]
New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory, claiming the No. 1 seed. Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory. NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Statistics

Starters

Offense Pos. Name GS QB Aaron Rodgers 16 RB Jamaal Williams Aaron Jones 8 8 WR Randall Cobb Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jake Kumerow 6 10 2 WR Davante Adams 15 WR Geronimo Allison Equanimeous St. Brown 4 7 TE Jimmy Graham Marcedes Lewis Lance Kendricks Robert Tonyan 12 4 3 1 LT David Bakhtiari 16 LG Lane Taylor Lucas Patrick 14 2 C Corey Linsley 16 RG Justin McCray Byron Bell Lucas Patrick 5 9 2 RT Bryan Bulaga Jason Spriggs 14 2

Defense Pos. Name GS NT Kenny Clark Tyler Lancaster 10 5 DE Muhammad Wilkerson Mike Daniels Dean Lowry Kenny Clark Montravius Adams 3 9 8 3 1 OLB Nick Perry Kyler Fackrell 9 7 OLB Clay Matthews III 16 ILB Blake Martinez Antonio Morrison Oren Burks 16 8 4 CB Tramon Williams 7 CB Kevin King Bashaud Breeland 6 5 CB Josh Jackson Jaire Alexander Tony Brown 10 11 3 S Kentrell Brice Eddie Pleasant 10 1 S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Josh Jones Ibraheim Campbell 7 5 1 S Jermaine Whitehead Tramon Williams 2 9

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing yards	Aaron Rodgers	4442
Passing touchdowns		25
Rushing yards	Aaron Jones	728
Rushing touchdowns		8
Receptions	Davante Adams	111
Receiving yards		1386
Receiving touchdowns		13
Kickoff return yards	Ty Montgomery	210
Punt return yards	Tramon Williams	83
Tackles	Blake Martinez	144
Sacks	Kyler Fackrell	10.5
Interceptions	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	4238	264.9	9th
Rushing offense	1667	104.2	22nd
Total offense	5905	369.1	12th
Passing defense	3752	234.5	12th
Rushing defense	1918	119.9	22nd
Total defense	5670	354.4	18th

Statistical values are correct at the end of the season^[74][75]

Awards

Recipient	Award(s)
Davante Adams	Probowler[76]
David Bakhtiari	2018 All-Pro Team[77]
Mason Crosby	Week 6: Special Teams Player of the Week[78]
Aaron Rodgers	Week 6: FedEx Air Player of the Week (quarterbacks)[79]
	Probowler[76]