2020 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. |
General manager | Brian Gutekunst |
Head coach | Matt LaFleur |
Home stadium | Lambeau Field |
Results | |
Record | 13–3 |
Division place | 1st NFC North |
Playoffs | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 32–18 Lost NFC Championship (vs. Buccaneers) 26–31 |
Pro Bowlers | 7
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All-Pros | 6
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The 2020 season was the Green Bay Packers' 100th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 102nd overall and their second under head coach Matt LaFleur.
They matched their 13–3 record and NFC Championship appearance from the last season, clinching homefield advantage in the NFC playoffs for the first time since 2011. Green Bay's offense scored less than 30 points only 4 times during the regular season.
The Packers clinched both their second consecutive playoff berth and NFC North title following a Week 14 win against the Detroit Lions and a Minnesota Vikings loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the same day. [1] With their victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 17, they earned home field advantage, a first round bye, and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. They would defeat the Los Angeles Rams 32–18 in the Divisional round, but their season ended after a 31–26 defeat to the eventual Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. Aaron Rodgers won his third NFL MVP at the NFL Honors for his performance in 2020. The Packers 509 points (31.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the 2nd highest total in team history (2011 is first with 560 points). [2]
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | 2020 team |
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OT | Bryan Bulaga | UFA | March 31 [3] | Los Angeles Chargers |
ILB | Blake Martinez | UFA | March 30 [4] | New York Giants |
CB | Tramon Williams | UFA | November 10 [5] | Baltimore Ravens |
WR | Geronimo Allison | UFA | April 4 [6] | Detroit Lions |
K | Mason Crosby | UFA | February 24 [7] | Green Bay Packers |
TE | Marcedes Lewis | UFA | March 24 [8] | Green Bay Packers |
OLB | Kyler Fackrell | UFA | April 2 [9] | New York Giants |
SS | Will Redmond | UFA | March 19 [10] | Green Bay Packers |
ILB | B. J. Goodson | UFA | March 20 [11] | Cleveland Browns |
FS | Ibraheim Campbell | UFA | May 1 [12] | Tennessee Titans |
FB | Danny Vitale | UFA | March 20 [13] | New England Patriots |
OT | Jared Veldheer | UFA | December 31 [14] | Indianapolis Colts |
RB | Tyler Ervin | UFA | March 30 [15] | Green Bay Packers |
WR | Ryan Grant | UFA | ||
OT | Jason Spriggs | UFA | April 17 [16] | Chicago Bears |
FB | Malcolm Johnson | RFA | ||
WR | Jake Kumerow | ERFA | April 25 [17] | Green Bay Packers |
DE | Tyler Lancaster | ERFA | ||
WR | Allen Lazard | ERFA | April 27 [18] | |
CB | Chandon Sullivan | ERFA | ||
TE | Robert Tonyan | ERFA | April 24 [19] |
Position | Player | Former team | Date |
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OT | Rick Wagner | Detroit Lions | March 17 [20] |
ILB | Christian Kirksey | Cleveland Browns | |
WR | Devin Funchess | Indianapolis Colts | April 2 [21] |
OLB | Jamal Davis II | Miami Dolphins | April 21 [22] |
DE | Gerald Willis | ||
DE | Treyvon Hester | Oakland Raiders | May 1 [23] |
FB | John Lovett | Kansas City Chiefs | August 5 [24] |
WR | Malik Turner | Seattle Seahawks | August 12 [25] |
WR | Travis Fulgham | Detroit Lions | August 15 [26] |
CB | Parry Nickerson | Jacksonville Jaguars | September 7 [27] |
NT | Anthony Rush | Philadelphia Eagles | November 30 [28] |
WR | Tavon Austin | San Francisco 49ers | December 1 [29] |
NT | Damon Harrison | Seattle Seahawks | December 31 [30] |
OT | Jared Veldheer | Indianapolis Colts | January 12 [31] |
Position | Player | 2020 team | Release date |
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TE | Jimmy Graham | Chicago Bears [32] | March 12 [33] |
QB | Manny Wilkins | April 27 [34] | |
FB | Jordan Jones | July 31 [35] | |
G | Cole Madison | ||
QB | Jalen Morton | August 3 [36] | |
FB | Elijah Wellman | ||
LB | Jamal Davis II | August 10 [37] | |
S | Frankie Griffin | August 12 [25] | |
CB | Marc-Antoine Dequoy | August 15 [38] | |
TE | James Looney | ||
WR | Darrell Stewart | Carolina Panthers | |
OT | Travis Bruffy | August 19 [39] | |
WR | Travis Fulgham | Philadelphia Eagles | |
WR | Darrius Shepherd | December 1 [29] | |
NT | Anthony Rush | December 31 [30] |
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 26 | Jordan Love [40] | QB | Utah State | [A] |
2 | 62 | A. J. Dillon [40] | RB | Boston College | |
3 | 94 | Josiah Deguara [42] | TE | Cincinnati | |
5 | 175 | Kamal Martin [43] | LB | Minnesota | |
6 | 192 | Jon Runyan Jr. [44] | G | Michigan | [B] |
208 | Jake Hanson [46] | C | Oregon | [C] | |
209 | Simon Stepaniak [48] | G | Indiana | ||
7 | 236 | Vernon Scott [49] | FS | TCU | [D] |
242 | Jonathan Garvin [52] | DE | Miami | [E] |
Notes
Position | Player | College | Date |
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ILB | Krys Barnes | UCLA | April 29 [54] |
SS | Henry Black | Baylor | |
OT | Travis Bruffy | Texas Tech | |
CB | Marc-Antoine Dequoy | Montreal | |
OLB | Tipa Galeai | Utah State | |
S | Frankie Griffin | Texas State | |
G | Zack Johnson | North Dakota State | |
FB | Jordan Jones | Prairie View A&M | |
QB | Jalen Morton | Prairie View A&M | |
NT | Willington Previlon | Rutgers | |
CB | Stanford Samuels III | Florida State | |
OLB | Delontae Scott | Irving | |
WR | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Michigan State | |
CB | Will Sunderland | Troy | |
RB | Patrick Taylor | Memphis |
The roster was cut to 53 on September 5, 2020. [55]
Position | Player | 2020 team |
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CB | DaShaun Amos | Aviators |
LB | Krys Barnes | Green Bay Packers |
TE | Evan Baylis | Arizona Cardinals |
WR | Reggie Begelton | Green Bay Packers |
SS | Henry Black | Green Bay Packers |
OT | Cody Conway | |
RB | Damarea Crockett | Denver Broncos |
LB | Tipa Galeai | Green Bay Packers |
C | Jake Hanson | Green Bay Packers |
G | Zack Johnson | |
WR | Jake Kumerow | Buffalo Bills |
OT | John Leglue | |
OT | Alex Light | Arizona Cardinals |
FB | John Lovett | Green Bay Packers |
DE | Willington Previlon | |
ILB | Greg Roberts | |
CB | Stanford Samuels III | Green Bay Packers |
OLB | Delontae Scott | |
WR | Darrius Shepherd | |
WR | Malik Turner | Dallas Cowboys |
RB | Dexter Williams | Green Bay Packers |
OLB | Tim Williams | Seattle Seahawks |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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The Packers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [56]
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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1 | August 15 | Arizona Cardinals | Lambeau Field | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2 | August 22 | Cleveland Browns | Lambeau Field | |
3 | August 29 | at New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | |
4 | September 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium |
The Packers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7. [56] [57]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 13 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 43–34 | 1–0 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 20 | Detroit Lions | W 42–21 | 2–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
3 | September 27 | at New Orleans Saints | W 37–30 | 3–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
4 | October 5 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30–16 | 4–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 18 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–38 | 4–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | at Houston Texans | W 35–20 | 5–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 1 | Minnesota Vikings | L 22–28 | 5–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
9 | November 5 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–17 | 6–2 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–20 | 7–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
11 | November 22 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 31–34 (OT) | 7–3 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 29 | Chicago Bears | W 41–25 | 8–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
13 | December 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–16 | 9–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
14 | December 13 | at Detroit Lions | W 31–24 | 10–3 | Ford Field | Recap |
15 | December 19 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–16 | 11–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
16 | December 27 | Tennessee Titans | W 40–14 | 12–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
17 | January 3, 2021 | at Chicago Bears | W 35–16 | 13–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Packers | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 42 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
Saints | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
Packers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Packers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Packers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Colts | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Packers | 6 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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The Packers secured their 100th victory against the Bears. [58]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Packers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
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Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Packers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Titans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Packers | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Bears | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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NFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 509 | 369 | W6 |
(7) Chicago Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 372 | 370 | L1 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 5–7 | 430 | 475 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 377 | 519 | L4 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Green Bay Packers | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .428 | .387 | W6 |
2 [a] | New Orleans Saints | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .459 | .406 | W2 |
3 [a] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .447 | .404 | W4 |
4 | Washington Football Team | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .459 | .388 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .488 | .392 | W4 |
6 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .494 | .484 | W1 |
7 [b] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .488 | .336 | L1 |
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8 [b] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .475 | .441 | L2 |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .504 | .366 | W1 |
10 [c] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .549 | .448 | L1 |
11 [c] [d] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .502 | .427 | W1 |
12 [d] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .471 | .333 | L1 |
13 [e] | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .531 | .388 | L1 |
14 [e] | Detroit Lions | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .508 | .350 | L4 |
15 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .537 | .469 | L3 |
16 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .551 | .391 | L5 |
Tiebreakers [f] | |||||||||||
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Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
Divisional | January 16, 2021 | Los Angeles Rams (6) | W 32–18 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
NFC Championship | January 24, 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5) | L 26–31 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
Packers | 3 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Packers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Offense
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Offense
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Category | Player(s) | Value |
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Passing yards | Aaron Rodgers | 4299 |
Passing touchdowns | 48 | |
Rushing yards | Aaron Jones | 1104 |
Rushing touchdowns | 9 | |
Receptions | Davante Adams | 115 |
Receiving yards | 1374 | |
Receiving touchdowns | 18 | |
Kickoff return yards | Darrius Shepherd | 227 |
Punt return yards | Tyler Ervin | 20 |
Tackles | Adrian Amos | 83 |
Sacks | Za'Darius Smith | 12.5 |
Interceptions | Darnell Savage | 4 |
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 4,106 | 256.6 | 9th |
Rushing offense | 2,118 | 132.4 | 8th |
Total offense | 6,224 | 389.0 | 5th |
Passing defense | 3,539 | 221.2 | 7th |
Rushing defense | 1,805 | 112.8 | 13th |
Total defense | 5,344 | 334.0 | 9th |
Recipient | Award(s) |
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Davante Adams | Pro Bowler [61] All-Pro Team [62] |
Jaire Alexander | Pro Bowler [61] All-Pro Second Team [62] |
David Bakhtiari | Pro Bowler [61] All-Pro Team [62] |
A. J. Dillon | Week 16: Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week [63] |
Elgton Jenkins | Pro Bowler [61] |
Aaron Jones | Week 2: FedEx Ground Player of the Week [64] Week 13: FedEx Ground Player of the Week [64] Pro Bowler [61] |
Corey Linsley | All-Pro Team [62] |
Aaron Rodgers | Week 13: NFC Offensive Player of the Week [65] Pro Bowler [61] December/January: NFC Offensive Player of the Month [66] All-Pro Team [62] AP Most Valuable Player [67] FedEx Air Player of the Year [68] |
Za'Darius Smith | Week 4: NFC Defensive Player of the Week [69] Pro Bowler [61] All-Pro Second Team [62] |