The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. [1] They are members of the Northern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin. [2] [3] Since entering the NFL, the Packers have won 13 championships (the most in NFL history), including nine NFL Championships prior to 1966 and four Super Bowls, which is inclusive of two additional NFL Championships won during the AFL–NFL merger, since then. They have captured 21 divisional titles, 9 conference championships, and been to the playoffs 36 times. [4] In NFL history, the Packers have recorded the most regular season victories (799) and the most overall victories (836) of any team, and are tied with the New England Patriots for the second most playoff wins (37). [5]
The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history. The first period of success came under the leadership of head coach Curly Lambeau (1929–1944), when the Packers were named NFL Champions six times. [6] This period saw the Packers become the first team to win three straight championships (1929–1931). [7] The second period of success was between 1960 and 1967 under head coach Vince Lombardi, during which the Packers won five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls. [8] The Packers also won three consecutive NFL Championships for the second time in franchise history (1965–1967). [7] The most recent period of success ranges from 1993 to the present under the leadership of head coaches Mike McCarthy and Matt LaFleur, where the franchise has reached the playoffs 23 times, with three Super Bowl appearances, winning two in 1996 and 2010. This period included the 2011 season, where the team won 15 games, the most the Packers have won in a single season. [4]
The Packers have also experienced periods of extended failure in their history. The two most notable times were from (1945–1958), where the franchise never placed higher than 3rd in the league standings and recorded the worst record of any Packers team, going 1–10–1 in 1958. [4] The second period of continued failure occurred between (1968–1991), where the club only went to the playoffs twice, and recorded only six winning seasons. [9]
NFL champions (1920–1969) † | Super Bowl champions (1966–present) ‡ | Conference champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth # | One-game playoff berth + |
Season | Team | League [4] | Conference | Division | Regular season [4] | Postseason results [10] | Awards | Head coaches [11] | Notes | |||
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1919 | 1919 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | The Packers did not compete in a professional league until 1921. [4] |
1920 | 1920 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
1921 | 1921 | APFA | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | Curly Lambeau | |||||
1922 | 1922 | NFL | 7th | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
1923 | 1923 | NFL | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1924 | 1924 | NFL | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1925 | 1925 | NFL | 9th | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
1926 | 1926 | NFL | 5th | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
1927 | 1927 | NFL | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1928 | 1928 | NFL | 4th | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
1929 | 1929 | NFL† | 1st† | 12 | 0 | 1 | Best Record, Named NFL Champions (1) [12] | |||||
1930 | 1930 | NFL† | 1st† | 10 | 3 | 1 | Best Record, Named NFL Champions (2) [13] | |||||
1931 | 1931 | NFL† | 1st† | 12 | 2 | 0 | Best Record, Named NFL Champions (3) [14] | This marked the first time a team has achieved three consecutive NFL championships. [7] | ||||
1932 | 1932 | NFL | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
1933 | 1933 | NFL | West | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 1 | NFL teams split into two divisions, with the winner of each division playing in a championship game (the champion was previously determined by best record). [15] Packers placed in West Division. [16] | ||||
1934 | 1934 | NFL | West | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | |||||
1935 | 1935 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||||
1936 | 1936 | NFL† | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 1 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (4) (at Redskins) 21–6 | ||||
1937 | 1937 | NFL | West | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||
1938 | 1938 | NFL | West^ | 1st^ | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Giants) 17–23 | ||||
1939 | 1939 | NFL† | West^ | 1st^ | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (5) (Giants) 27–0 | ||||
1940 | 1940 | NFL | West | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||
1941 | 1941 | NFL | West | 1st+ | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoff (at Bears) 14–33 | Don Hutson (MVP ) [17] | |||
1942 | 1942 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 1 | Don Hutson (MVP ) [17] | ||||
1943 | 1943 | NFL | West | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||
1944 | 1944 | NFL† | West^ | 1st^ | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (6) (at Giants) 14–7 | ||||
1945 | 1945 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||
1946 | 1946 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||
1947 | 1947 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||
1948 | 1948 | NFL | West | 4th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||
1949 | 1949 | NFL | West | 5th | 2 | 10 | 0 | The Packers training ground Rockwood Lodge burns down. Curly Lambeau resigns one week later citing disagreements with the executive leadership of the team. [18] | ||||
1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | Gene Ronzani | Western Division renamed to National Conference. [19] | |||
1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||
1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 6th | 2 | 9 | 1 | Gene Ronzani (2–7–1) Ray McLean / Hugh Devore (0–2) | Gene Ronzani resigned with two games remaining in the 1953 season; assistant coaches Ray McLean and Hugh Devore shared interim head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. [20] National Conference renamed to Western Conference. [21] | |||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | Lisle Blackbourn | ||||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||
1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 6th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | 6th | 1 | 10 | 1 | Ray McLean | ||||
1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Vince Lombardi (COY ) [22] | Vince Lombardi | |||
1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western* | 1st* | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Eagles) 13–17 | From 1935 to 1960, NFL teams played between 10 and 12 games a season. Prior to 1935, a set number of games was not set. Starting in 1961, the NFL season was set at 14 games a year. [23] | |||
1961 | 1961 | NFL† | Western* | 1st* | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (7) (Giants) 37–0 | Paul Hornung (MVP ) [24] Vince Lombardi (COY ) [25] | |||
1962 | 1962 | NFL† | Western* | 1st* | 13 | 1 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (8) (at Giants) 16–7 | Jim Taylor (MVP ) [24] | |||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 2nd# | 11 | 2 | 1 | Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Browns) 40–23 | The Playoff Bowl is considered an unofficial, exhibition post-season game. [26] | |||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 2nd# | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost Playoff Bowl (vs. Cardinals) 17–24 | ||||
1965 | 1965 | NFL† | Western* | 1st* | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Conference Playoff (Colts) 13–10 (OT) Won NFL Championship (9) (Browns) 23–12 | ||||
1966 | 1966 | NFL‡ | Western* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (at Cowboys) 34–27 Won Super Bowl I (10) (vs. Chiefs) 35–10 | Bart Starr (MVP , SB MVP ) [24] [27] | First season the AFL–NFL World Championship Game (later renamed the Super Bowl) is played. The Packers are recognized as both NFL Champions and AFL–NFL World Champions. [28] | ||
1967 | 1967 | NFL‡ | Western* | Central^ | 1st^ | 9 | 4 | 1 | Won Conference Playoffs (Rams) 28–7 Won NFL Championship (Cowboys) 21–17 Won Super Bowl II (11) (vs. Raiders) 33–14 | Bart Starr (SB MVP ) [27] | The NFL split the Western Conference into two divisions, with the winner of the Central Division playing the winner of the Coastal Division for the right to play in the NFL Championship. [29] This marked the second time the Packers have achieved three consecutive NFL championships. [7] | |
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central | 3rd | 6 | 7 | 1 | Phil Bengtson | Vince Lombardi resigns after the 1968 season as Packers general manager one year after handing off head coaching duties to Phil Bengtson. [30] | ||
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Central | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | With the completion of the AFL–NFL merger, the Packers were placed into the Central Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [31] | |||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 8 | 2 | John Brockington (ROY ) [32] | Dan Devine | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central^ | 1st^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Redskins) 3–16 | Willie Buchanon (ROY ) [33] Dan Devine (COY ) [34] | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Bart Starr | |||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | The NFL expanded its season from 14 to 16 games a year. [23] | |||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 10 | 1 | ||||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | NA | 3rd# | 5 | 3 | 1 | Won First Round Playoffs (Cardinals) 41–16 Lost Second Round Playoffs (at Cowboys) 26–37 | Season shortened to nine games by a strike, with divisions temporarily suspended and standings based on conference alone. [35] | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Forrest Gregg | |||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 1 | The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season from 16 to 15 games. [36] | |||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Lindy Infante | |||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lindy Infante (COY ) [22] | |||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Ron Wolf (EOY ) [37] | Mike Holmgren | ||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Lions) 28–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 17–27 | |||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Lions) 16–12 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 9–35 | |||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Falcons) 37–20 Won Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 27–17 Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 27–38 | Brett Favre (MVP , OPOY ) [24] [38] | ||
1996 | 1996 | NFL‡ | NFC* | Central^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 35–14 Won NFC Championship (Panthers) 30–13 Won Super Bowl XXXI (12) (vs. Patriots) 35–21 | Brett Favre (MVP ) [24] Desmond Howard (SB MVP ) [27] | ||
1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC* | Central^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Buccaneers) 21–7 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 23–10 Lost Super Bowl XXXII (vs. Broncos) 24–31 | Brett Favre (MVP ) [24] | Favre is first player to win three consecutive AP MVP awards. [39] | |
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd# | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at 49ers) 27–30 | Reggie White (DPOY ) [40] | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | Ray Rhodes | |||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Mike Sherman | |||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (49ers) 25–15 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 17–45 | |||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North ^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Falcons) 7–27 | The NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division, with the NFC Central being renamed the NFC North. [41] | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 33–27 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 17–20 (OT) | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 17–31 | |||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Mike McCarthy | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 42–20 Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 20–23 (OT) | Ted Thompson (EOY ) [37] | ||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd# | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cardinals) 45–51 (OT) | Charles Woodson (DPOY ) [40] | ||
2010 | 2010 | NFL‡ | NFC* | North | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 21–16 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 48–21 Won NFC Championship (at Bears) 21–14 Won Super Bowl XLV (13) (vs. Steelers) 31–25 | Aaron Rodgers (SB MVP ) [27] | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 15 | 1 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 20–37 | Aaron Rodgers (MVP ) [24] Mike McCarthy (COY ) [42] Ted Thompson (EOY ) [37] | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 24–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 31–45 | |||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 8 | 7 | 1 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (49ers) 20–23 | Eddie Lacy (ROY ) [32] | ||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 26–21 Lost NFC Championship (at Seahawks) 22–28 (OT) | Aaron Rodgers (MVP ) [24] | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Redskins) 35–18 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cardinals) 20–26 (OT) | |||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 38–13 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 34–31 Lost NFC Championship (at Falcons) 21–44 | Jordy Nelson (CPOY ) [43] | ||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 9 | 1 | Mike McCarthy (4–7–1) Joe Philbin (2–2) | Mike McCarthy was fired with four games remaining in the 2018 season; assistant coach Joe Philbin handled interim head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. [44] | ||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 28–23 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 20–37 | Matt LaFleur | ||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 32–18 Lost NFC Championship (Buccaneers) 26–31 | Aaron Rodgers (MVP ) [24] | ||
2021 | 2021 | NFL | NFC | North^ | 1st^ | 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 10–13 | Aaron Rodgers (MVP ) [24] | Matt LaFleur becomes the first coach in NFL history to lead his team to three straight seasons of 13 wins or more; his 39 total wins is the most for any head coach in their first three seasons. [45] The NFL expanded its season from 16 to 17 games a year. [46] | |
2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd# | 9 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 48–32 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 21–24 | |||
Totals 4 Super Bowl Championships 11 NFL Championships 3 NFC Conference Championships 6 NFL Western Conference Championships 21 Division titles | 799 | 598 | 38 | (1921–2023, includes only regular season) | Excludes the Packers' two seasons outside the NFL (1919 and 1920), in which they earned an additional 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie. | |||||||
37 | 26 | — | (1921–2023, includes only playoffs) | |||||||||
836 | 624 | 38 | (1921–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs) |
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