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2016 Green Bay Packers season
Owner Green Bay Packers, Inc.
(360,760 stockholders)[1]
Head Coach Mike McCarthy
General Manager Ted Thompson
Home Field Lambeau Field
Results
Record 10–6
Place 1st NFC North
Playoff Finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 38–13
Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 34–31
Lost NFC Championship (Falcons) 21–44
Pro Bowlers
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The 2016 Green Bay Packers season was their 98th season overall, 96th season in the National Football League, and the 11th under head coach Mike McCarthy. Despite a 4-6 start to the season, the Packers went on a 6-game winning streak to finish the regular season with a 10–6 record. The team clinched the NFC North for the fifth time in six years with their week 17 win over the Detroit Lions. They routed the fifth-seeded New York Giants 38–13 in the wild card round of the playoffs and upset the top-seeded Dallas Cowboys 34–31 in the divisional round of the playoffs, but their season came to an end when they were beat by the second-seeded Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game 44–21.

Offseason[]

Free agents[]

Position Player Free agency
tag
Date signed Team
S Chris Banjo ERFA March 8, 2016[2] Green Bay Packers
T Don Barclay UFA April 18, 2016[3] Green Bay Packers
K Mason Crosby UFA March 1, 2016[4] Green Bay Packers
DE Mike Daniels UFA December 14, 2015[5] Green Bay Packers
LS Brett Goode UFA September 5, 2016[6] Green Bay Packers
DE Letroy Guion UFA February 12, 2016[7] Green Bay Packers
CB Casey Hayward UFA March 13, 2016[8] San Diego Chargers
WR James Jones UFA August 2, 2016[9] San Diego Chargers
FB John Kuhn UFA August 5, 2016[10] New Orleans
OLB Andy Mulumba RFA April 1, 2016[11] Kansas City
OLB Mike Neal UFA
TE Justin Perillo ERFA March 9, 2016[12] Green Bay Packers
OLB Nick Perry UFA March 11, 2016[13] Green Bay Packers
TE Andrew Quarless UFA August 15, 2016[14] Detroit Lions
NT B. J. Raji UFA N/A N/A – Hiatus from football[15]
SS Sean Richardson UFA
RB James Starks UFA March 22, 2016[16] Green Bay Packers
G Lane Taylor RFA March 8, 2016[17] Green Bay Packers
QB Scott Tolzien UFA March 11, 2016[18] Indianapolis Colts

      Re-signed         Signed Away         Suspended, Released
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise Tag[19]

2016 NFL draft[]

2016 Green Bay Packers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 27 Kenny Clark Nose tackle UCLA
2 48 Jason Spriggs Offensive tackle Indiana
3 88 Kyler Fackrell Outside linebacker Utah State
4 131 Blake Martinez Inside linebacker Stanford
4 137 Dean Lowry Defensive end Northwestern
5 163 Trevor Davis Wide receiver California
6 200 Kyle Murphy Offensive tackle Stanford

Notes

  • As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Packers experienced during the 2015 free agency period, the team received two compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.[20] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015 did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.[21]
  • Thompson traded three picks to the Indianapolis Colts for their second round (48th overall) and selected Jason Spriggs. Thompson traded the Packers' second round pick (57th overall) a fourth-round pick (125th) and a seventh-round pick (248th).[22]

Undrafted free agents[]

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft on April 30,[23] unless noted otherwise.

Position Player College Notes
WR Geronimo Allison Illinois
S Kentrell Brice Louisiana Tech
LB Beniquez Brown Mississippi State
QB Joe Callahan Wesley 2015 Gagliardi Trophy winner
CB Makinton Dorleant Northern Iowa
C Jacob Flores Dartmouth
LB Reggie Gilbert Arizona
TE David Grinnage NC State
CB Josh Hawkins East Carolina
RB Don Jackson Nevada
T Josh James Carroll (WI)
CB Randall Jette UMass
DT Tyler Kuder Idaho State
P Peter Mortell Minnesota
WR Dennis Parks Rice
LB Manoa Pikula BYU
DT Brian Price UTSA
WR Devonte Robinson Utah State
WR Herb Waters Miami (FL)
G Kyle Steuck Northern Michigan

Staff[]

2016 Green Bay Packers final staff
Front Office
  • Executive Committee – Board of Directors
  • President/CEO – Mark Murphy
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ted Thompson
  • Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance – Russ Ball
  • Director of Football Operations – Eliot Wolf
  • Director of Player Personnel – Brian Gutekunst
  • Director of College Scouting – Jon-Eric Sullivan
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Terry
  • Senior Personnel Executive – Alonzo Highsmith

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike McCarthy
  • Associate Head Coach/Offense – Tom Clements
  • Associate Head Coach/Linebackers – Winston Moss

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Edgar Bennett
  • Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt
  • Running Backs – Ben Sirmans
  • Wide Receivers – Luke Getsy
  • Tight Ends – Brian Angelichio
  • Offensive Line – James Campen
  • Assistant Offensive Line – David Raih
  Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Dom Capers
  • Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac
  • Assistant Linebackers – Scott McCurley
  • Secondary (Cornerbacks) – Joe Whitt Jr.
  • Secondary (Safeties) – Darren Perry
  • Defensive Front Assistant – Jerry Montgomery
  • Defensive Quality Control – Ejiro Evero

Special Teams Coaches


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[]

2016 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 40 Joe Kerridge FB
  • 32 Christine Michael
  • 88 Ty Montgomery
  • 22 Aaron Ripkowski FB
  • 44 James Starks

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 69 David Bakhtiari T
  • 67 Don Barclay G
  • 75 Bryan Bulaga T
  • 70 T. J. Lang G
  • 63 Corey Linsley C
  • 68 Kyle Murphy T
  • 78 Jason Spriggs T
  • 65 Lane Taylor G

Defensive linemen

  • 97 Kenny Clark DE
  • 76 Mike Daniels DE
  • 98 Letroy Guion NT
  • 94 Dean Lowry DE
  • 99 Christian Ringo DE
Linebackers
  • 91 Jayrone Elliott OLB
  • 51 Kyler Fackrell OLB
  • 95 Datone Jones OLB
  • 50 Blake Martinez ILB
  • 52 Clay Matthews III OLB
  • 56 Julius Peppers OLB
  • 53 Nick Perry OLB
  • 47 Jake Ryan ILB
  • 48 Joe Thomas ILB
  • 58 Jordan Tripp ILB

Defensive backs

  • 29 Kentrell Brice FS
  • 42 Morgan Burnett SS
  • 21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix FS
  • 25 Marwin Evans SS
  • 36 LaDarius Gunter CB
  • 28 Josh Hawkins CB
  • 33 Micah Hyde SS
  • 23 Damarious Randall CB
  • 24 Quinten Rollins CB
  • 26 Herb Waters CB

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 38 John Crockett RB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 20 Makinton Dorleant CB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 39 Demetri Goodson CB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 34 Don Jackson RB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 27 Eddie Lacy RB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 37 Sam Shields CB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 73 JC Tretter C (IR) Injury icon 2


Practice squad

  • 31 Bené Benwikere CB
  • 86 Devon Cajuste TE (Injured) Injury icon 2
  • 57 Jacob Flores C
  • 93 Reggie Gilbert OLB
  • 19 Antwan Goodley WR
  • 49 Derrick Mathews ILB
  • 62 Lucas Patrick G
  • 96 Brian Price NT
  • 85 Beau Sandland TE
  • 35 Jermaine Whitehead FS


Rookies in italics
53 Active, 6 Inactive, 11 Practice squad

Starters[]

Regular season[]

Offense[]

Pos. Name GS
QB Aaron Rodgers 16
RB Eddie Lacy
Ty Montgomery
Don Jackson
James Starks
5
6
1
4
WR Randall Cobb
Geronimo Allison
10
2
WR Jordy Nelson 16
WR Davante Adams
Jeff Janis
15
1
FB Aaron Ripkowski 8
TE Jared Cook
Richard Rodgers
Justin Perillo
5
6
1
LT David Bakhtiari 16
LG Lane Taylor 16
C JC Tretter
Corey Linsley
7
9
RG T. J. Lang
Don Barclay
Jason Spriggs
13
1
2
RT Bryan Bulaga 16

Defense[]

Pos. Name GS
DT Mike Daniels 16
NT Letroy Guion
Kenny Clark
15
1
DE Kenny Clark
Datone Jones
1
1
OLB Nick Perry
Datone Jones
12
3
OLB Clay Matthews III
Julius Peppers
6
11
ILB Jake Ryan
Joe Thomas
10
7
ILB Blake Martinez
Clay Matthews III
Morgan Burnett
9
3
1
CB LaDarius Gunter
Sam Shields
15
1
CB Damarious Randall
Micah Hyde
9
8
CB Quinten Rollins
Demetri Goodson
10
3
SS Morgan Burnett
Micah Hyde
Kentrell Brice
14
1
1
FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 16
S Micah Hyde 2

Playoffs[]

Offense[]

Pos. Name GS
QB Aaron Rodgers 3
RB Ty Montgomery 3
WR Randall Cobb 3
WR Jordy Nelson
Geronimo Allison
2
1
WR Davante Adams 3
TE Jared Cook 3
LT David Bakhtiari 3
LG Lane Taylor 3
C Corey Linsley 3
RG T. J. Lang 3
RT Bryan Bulaga 3

Defense[]

Pos. Name GS
DT Mike Daniels 3
NT Letroy Guion 3
OLB Clay Matthews III 3
OLB Julius Peppers 3
ILB Jake Ryan 3
ILB Blake Martinez
Joe Thomas
1
2
CB LaDarius Gunter 3
CB Damarious Randall 3
CB Micah Hyde 3
SS Morgan Burnett 3
FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 3

Standings[]

Division[]

Template:2016 NFC North standings

Conference[]

Template:2016 NFC standings

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

On February 16, the NFL announced that the Packers would play the Indianapolis Colts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The game would have occurred on Sunday, August 7, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, but was cancelled due to field conditions. However, the two teams met during the regular season in Green Bay.

The remainder of the Packers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 7.[24]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
HOF August 7 vs. Indianapolis Cancelled due to field conditions
1 August 12 Cleveland W 17–11 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap
2 August 18 Oakland W 20–12 2–0 Lambeau Field Recap
3 August 26 at San Francisco W 21–10 3–0 Levi's Stadium Recap
4 September 1 at Kansas City L 7–17 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
Recap
1 September 11 at Jacksonville W 27–23 1–0 EverBank Field Recap
2 September 18 at Minnesota L 14–17 1–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
3 September 25 Detroit W 34–27 2–1 Lambeau Field Recap
4 Bye week
5 October 9 NY Giants W 23–16 3–1 Lambeau Field Recap
6 October 16 Dallas L 16–30 3–2 Lambeau Field Recap
7 October 20 Chicago W 26–10 4–2 Lambeau Field Recap
8 October 30 at Atlanta L 32–33 4–3 Georgia Dome Recap
9 November 6 Indianapolis L 26–31 4–4 Lambeau Field Recap
10 November 13 at Tennessee L 25–47 4–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 20 at Washington L 24–42 4–6 FedEx Field Recap
12 November 28 at Philadelphia W 27–13 5–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
13 December 4 Houston W 21–13 6–6 Lambeau Field Recap
14 December 11 Seattle W 38–10 7–6 Lambeau Field Recap
15 December 18 at Chicago W 30–27 8–6 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 24 Minnesota W 38–25 9–6 Lambeau Field Recap
17 January 1 at Detroit W 31–24 10–6 Ford Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason[]

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Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 8 NY Giants (5) W 38–13 11–6 Lambeau Field Recap
Divisional January 15 at Dallas (1) W 34–31 12–6 AT&T Stadium Recap
Conference January 22 at Atlanta (2) L 21–44 12–7 Georgia Dome Recap

Game summaries[]

Regular season[]

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Week One: Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 14 3 3 27
Jaguars 7 10 3 3 23

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information
First quarter
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers 6-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 9:45. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:05.
  • JAX – T. J. Yeldon 5-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 3:43. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:24.
Second quarter
  • JAX – Jason Myers 26-yard field goal, 7:52. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:52.
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 6-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:14. Packers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
  • JAX – Julius Thomas 22-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 1:09. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:56.
  • GB – Davante Adams 29-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:20. Packers 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 25-yard field goal, 10:12. Packers 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:48.
  • JAX – Jason Myers 39-yard field goal, 6:15. Packers 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 20-yard field goal, 12:01. Packers 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:48.
  • JAX – Jason Myers 50-yard field goal, 5:12. Packers 27–23. Drive: 14 plays, 37 yards, 6:49.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Eddie Lacy – 14 rushes, 61 yards
  • JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 21 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • GB – Randall Cobb – 6 receptions, 57 yards
  • JAX – Allen Hurns – 4 receptions, 75 yards

Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings[]

Week Two: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 0 0 7 14
Vikings 0 10 7 0 17

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions[]

Week Three: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 7 7 10 27
Packers 14 17 3 0 34

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, clear
  • Game attendance: 78,411
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers (51)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Peter Schrager
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • DET – Matt Prater 50-yard field goal, 12:35. Packers 34–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:42.
  • DET – Marvin Jones 35-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:40. Packers 34–27. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:31.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • DET – Dwayne Washington – 10 rushes, 38 yards
  • GB – Eddie Lacy – 17 rushes, 103 yards
Top receivers
  • DET – Marvin Jones – 6 receptions, 205 yards, 2 TD
  • GB – Jordy Nelson – 6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: Bye week[]

No game. Green Bay had their bye week on Week 4.

Week 5: vs. New York Giants[]

Week Five: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 6 3 7 16
Packers 7 10 0 6 23

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 78,401
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG – Josh Brown 47-yard field goal, 8:26. Packers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:24.
  • GB – Davante Adams 29-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:07. Packers 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:20.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 1:55. Packers 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:13.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 44-yard field goal, 0:03. Packers 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
  • NYG – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 5:31. Packers 17–9. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:43.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 13:50. Packers 20–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:46.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 25-yard field goal, 6:42. Packers 23–9. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:22.
  • NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 8-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 3:03. Packers 23–16. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:45.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • NYG – Bobby Rainey – 5 rushes, 22 yards
  • GB – Eddie Lacy – 11 rushes, 81 yards
Top receivers

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys[]

Week Six: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 10 3 10 30
Packers 3 3 0 10 16

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, clear
  • Game attendance: 78,481
  • Referee: Brad Allen (122)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • DAL – Cole Beasley 1-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 10:08. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 37-yard field goal, 5:14. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:52.
Second quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 12:19. Cowboys 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:08.
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 44-yard field goal, 6:05. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:15.
  • DAL – Brice Butler 20-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 0:31. Cowboys 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 0:33.
Third quarter
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 22-yard field goal, 7:02. Cowboys 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:05.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 14:51. Cowboys 20–9. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:32.
  • DAL – Cole Beasley 4-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 10:31. Cowboys 27–9. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:22.
  • GB – Randall Cobb 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:57. Cowboys 27–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal, 3:45. Cowboys 30–16. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:12.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • DAL – Terrance Williams – 4 receptions, 75 yards
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 10 receptions, 98 yards

The Packers wore their throwback uniforms for this game.

The Dallas defense forced four Green Bay turnovers. It was the first time since 2008, and second time in Cowboys history, that Dallas had won at Lambeau.

This was the Packers first loss wearing throwback uniforms.

Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears[]

Week Seven: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 7 0 10
Packers 3 3 7 13 26

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information
First quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 8:53. Packers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:19.
Second quarter
  • CHI – Connor Barth 39-yard field goal, 1:56. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:38.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 40-yard field goal, 0:17. Packers 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:39.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
  • CHI – Ka'Deem Carey – 10 rushes, 48 yards
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 9 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers

For the first time since 1989, the Packers wore their white jerseys at a home game. As part of the NFL Color Rush, they wore white jerseys and white pants for the first time.

Week 8: at Atlanta Falcons[]

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 17 0 8 32
Falcons 10 9 7 7 33

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,165
  • Referee: Walt Anderson (66)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 9:46. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:19.
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 5-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:14. Packers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.
  • ATL – Taylor Gabriel 47-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 5:19. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:40.
Second quarter
  • GB – Geronimo Allison 14-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:58. Packers 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:35.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 8:55. Packers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.
  • GB – Trevor Davis 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:31. Packers 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:24.
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan, 0:32. Packers 21–19. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 0:04. Packers 24–19. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:27.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Jeff Janis 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Rodgers run), 4:04. Packers 32–26. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:33.
  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu 11-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:36. Falcons 33–32. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers – 6 rushes, 60 yards
  • ATL – Terron Ward – 6 rushes, 46 yards
  • GB – Jordy Nelson – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu – 9 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Despite Aaron Rodgers throwing for 4 touchdowns and the team holding a 32-26 lead with less than a minute left in the game, Matt Ryan threw a game-sealing touchdown pass to wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to stun Green Bay. The Packers drop to 4-3 after the last-second loss.

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts[]

Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 14 10 0 7 31
Packers 10 0 3 13 26

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, clear
  • Game attendance: 78,437
  • Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • IND – Jordan Todman 99-yard kickoff return run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 15:00. Colts 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 10:50. Colts 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:01.
  • IND – Frank Gore 7-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:33. Colts 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:07.
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 26-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:01. Colts 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:25.
Second quarter
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 12:09. Colts 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:55.
  • IND – Donte Moncrief 8-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:15. Colts 24–10. Drive: 15 plays, 96 yards, 5:33.
Third quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 27-yard field goal, 1:49. Colts 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:38.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
  • IND – Frank Gore – 19 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 7 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers

Despite Aaron Rodgers throwing for 3 touchdowns and just one interception, the Colts got their first victory at Lambeau since 1988 with a 31-26 win. The Packers drop to 4-4 with the loss.

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans[]

Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 16 9 0 25
Titans 21 14 6 6 47

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers 20-yard run, 9:02. Titans 35–22. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:12.
  • TEN – Tajae Sharpe 33-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, 6:35. Titans 41–22. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:26.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 1:02. Titans 41–25. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:30.
Fourth quarter
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 10:01. Titans 44–25. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:04.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 4:56. Titans 47–25. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • GB – Davante Adams – 6 receptions, 156 yards
  • TEN – Delanie Walker – 9 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Week 11: at Washington Redskins[]

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 10 0 14 24
Redskins 7 6 9 20 42

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, clear
  • Game attendance: 77,137
  • Referee: John Hussey (35)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:29.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 36-yard field goal, 3:41. Packers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:22.
  • WAS – Robert Kelley 6-yard run, 0:45. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.
Third quarter
  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 9:28. Redskins 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:37.
  • WAS – Jamison Crowder 44-yard pass from Kirk Cousins, 2:07. Redskins 22–10. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:34.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers – 3 rushes, 33 yards
  • WAS – Robert Kelley – 24 rushes, 137 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers

The Packers fell to 4-6 for the first time since 2006. Days later, Aaron Rodgers coined the phrase "Run The Table", which the Packers did by going on a 8-game winning streak (6 regular-season, 2 playoff) that lasted until the NFC Championship against the Falcons.

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Twelve: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 7 3 10 27
Eagles 7 3 3 0 13

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • GB – Davante Adams 20-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 15:00. Packers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
  • PHI – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 0:20. Packers 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 8:51. Packers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:32.
  • PHI – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 5:26. Packers 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:27.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Aaron Ripkowski 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 13:56. Packers 24–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 2:00. Packers 27–13. Drive: 17 plays, 78 yards, 8:21.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – James Starks – 17 rushes, 41 yards
  • PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 9 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
  • GB – Davante Adams – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
  • PHI – Dorial Green-Beckham – 6 receptions, 82 yards

With the 27–13 win, the Packers improved to 5–6. This was the start of an eight-game winning streak going into the NFC Championship against the Falcons.

Days prior to this game, Aaron Rodgers coined the phrase "run the table", in which the Packers did winning the next seven (five regular season, two playoff) games.

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans[]

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 0 0 7 6 13
Packers 0 7 0 14 21

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, snow
  • Game attendance: 77,867
  • Referee: Gene Steratore (114)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • HOU – Ryan Griffin 6-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 7:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:57.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
  • HOU – Jonathan Grimes – 5 rushes, 43 yards
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 6 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
  • HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz – 6 receptions, 44 yards
  • GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 118 yards, TD

The Packers beat the Texans for the first time at home 21–13 to improve to 6–6 at a snowy Lambeau Field. With the Texans' loss, no team has an undefeated record at Lambeau. This was also the first time the Packers had beaten a Houston NFL team at home.

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks[]

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 3 0 0 7 10
Packers 7 14 7 10 38

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 78,057
  • Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • GB – Davante Adams 66-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 13:41. Packers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
  • SEA – Steven Hauschka 28-yard field goal, 6:19. Packers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:14.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 10:12. Packers 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:15.
  • SEA – Tanner McEvoy 21-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 8:26. Packers 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10.
  • GB – Jeff Janis 19-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 5:50. Packers 38–10. Drive: 1 plays, 19 yards, 0:07.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • SEA – Thomas Rawls – 12 rushes, 67 yards
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 9 rushes, 41 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • SEA – Doug Baldwin – 6 receptions, 46 yards
  • GB – Davante Adams – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

The Packers intercepted Russell Wilson a career-high five times as the Packers routed the Seahawks 38–10 to improve to 7–6. Aaron Rodgers, with his 3:0 TD-INT ratio in this game, posted a 150.8 passer rating, the highest allowed by the Seattle defense (which was without safety Earl Thomas, who is out for the year with a broken leg) since Pete Carroll became the Seahawks' head coach in 2010.

Week 15: at Chicago Bears[]

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 3 17 3 30
Bears 0 10 0 17 27

at Soldier Field, Chicago

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, sunny
  • Game attendance: 61,137
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert (62)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • GB – Ty Montgomery 4-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 10:02. Packers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:03.
Second quarter
  • CHI – Connor Barth 26-yard field goal, 6:05. Packers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:12.
  • CHI – Josh Bellamy 10-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 2:23. Bears 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 0:37. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:44.
Third quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 18-yard field goal, 11:15. Packers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:43.
  • GB – Ty Montgomery 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 4:57. Packers 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 4:35.
  • GB – Christine Michael 42-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 1:13. Packers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
  • CHI – Alshon Jeffery 8-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 13:31. Packers 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36.
  • CHI – Jordan Howard 9-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 7:40. Packers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:37.
  • CHI – Connor Barth 22-yard field goal, 1:23. Tied 27–27. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 0:02. Packers 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:19.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 16 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
  • CHI – Jordan Howard – 17 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • GB – Jordy Nelson – 7 receptions, 124 yards
  • CHI – Cameron Meredith – 9 receptions, 104 yards

The Packers led 27–10, but the Bears came back and tied the game at 27. Aaron Rodgers then threw a 60-yard pass to Jordy Nelson to set up a Mason Crosby field goal to win 30–27 and improve to 8–6.

The Packers tied the series with the Bears for the first time since 1933.

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 3 10 0 12 25
Packers 14 14 0 10 38

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Template:Convert/F, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,856
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 21-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:13. Packers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:40.
  • MIN – Kai Forbath 22-yard field goal, 3:37. Packers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36.
  • GB – Davante Adams 20-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 1:49. Packers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:48.
Second quarter
  • MIN – Kai Forbath 26-yard field goal, 12:30. Packers 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:19.
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:11. Packers 21–6. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:36.
  • MIN – Adam Thielen 71-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Kai Forbath kick), 7:24. Packers 21–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47.
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers 6-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 0:24. Packers 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 0:30.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Mason Crosby 48-yard field goal, 14:55. Packers 31–13. Drive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 4:05.
  • GB – Richard Rodgers 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:02. Packers 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:23.
  • MIN – Stefon Diggs 3-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick failed, hit right upright), 4:20. Packers 38–19. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
  • MIN – Adam Thielen 8-yard pass from Sam Bradford (run failed), 0:32. Packers 38–25. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:07.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 11 rushes, 50 yards
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 9 rushes, 23 yards
Top receivers

The Packers defeated the reeling Vikings 38–25 to improve to 9–6 as Rodgers became the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards against the Vikings defense.

This was the Packers first win over the Vikings since November 2015. With the win, the Packers eliminated the now 7-8 Vikings from the playoffs.

Week 17: at Detroit Lions[]

Week Seventeen: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 10 7 14 31
Lions 0 14 0 10 24

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,345
  • Referee: Jerome Boger (23)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • GB – Aaron Ripkowski 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:54. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:09.
  • DET – Zach Zenner 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 5:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
  • DET – Golden Tate 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 10:54. Lions 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 2:08.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 53-yard field goal, 0:03. Lions 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:23.
Third quarter
  • GB – Davante Adams 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:27. Packers 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:37.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Geronimo Allison 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed, wide right), 10:13. Packers 23–14. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:37.
  • DET – Matt Prater 54-yard field goal, 7:47. Packers 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:20.
  • GB – Davante Adams 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Rodgers–Davante Adams pass), 2:54. Packers 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.
  • DET – Anquan Boldin 35-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:22. Packers 31–24. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Aaron Ripkowski – 9 rushes, 61 yards
  • DET – Zach Zenner – 20 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • GB – Geronimo Allison – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD
  • DET – Golden Tate – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD

The Packers successfully ran the table as they improved to 10–6 and won the NFC North, matching last year's record.

Postseason[]

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NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#5) New York Giants[]

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) New York Giants at (#4) Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 3 3 7 0 13
Packers 0 14 10 14 38

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information
First quarter
  • NYG – Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal, 5:44. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:34.
Second quarter
  • NYG – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 7:24. Giants 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:47.
  • GB – Davante Adams 5-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:20. Packers 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:25.
  • GB – Randall Cobb 42-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:00. Packers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:38.
Third quarter
  • NYG – Tavarres King 41-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 5:16. Packers 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:45.
  • GB – Randall Cobb 30-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:53. Packers 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:23.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 0:21. Packers 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
  • GB – Randall Cobb 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:19. Packers 31–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:14.
  • GB – Aaron Ripkowski 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:43. Packers 38–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:48.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • NYG – Paul Perkins – 10 rushes, 30 yards
  • GB – Christine Michael – 10 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
  • NYG – Tavarres King – 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD
  • GB – Davante Adams – 8 receptions, 125 yards, TD

The Packers hosted the fifth seeded New York Giants, who defeated the Packers at Lambeau in the 2007 and 2011 playoffs. It was also a rematch of week five, which was won by the Packers 23–16. The Giants had one of the best defenses in the NFL going into the game, but Rodgers threw for 4 touchdowns, including a 42-yard Hail Mary pass to Cobb at the end of the first half as the Packers would lead 14–6. The Packers went on to rout the Giants 38–13 and would travel to face the top-seeded Cowboys.

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (#1) Dallas Cowboys[]

NFC Divisional Playoffs: (#4) Green Bay Packers at (#1) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 14 7 6 34
Cowboys 3 10 0 18 31

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: January 15, 2017
  • Game time: 3:40 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,396
  • Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal, 11:23. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:37.
  • GB – Richard Rodgers 34-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:58. Packers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.
Second quarter
  • GB – Ty Montgomery 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:05. Packers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:47.
  • GB – Ty Montgomery 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 7:37. Packers 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:24.
  • DAL – Dez Bryant 34-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 6:03. Packers 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34.
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 33-yard field goal, 1:00. Packers 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:55.
Third quarter
  • GB – Jared Cook 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:25. Packers 28–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
Fourth quarter
  • DAL – Jason Witten 6-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 11:39. Packers 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:40.
  • DAL – Dez Bryant 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dak Prescott run), 4:08. Tied 28–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:06.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 56-yard field goal, 1:33. Packers 31–28. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:35.
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 52-yard field goal, 0:35. Tied 31–31. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:58.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:35.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • GB – Ty Montgomery – 11 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD
  • DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 22 rushes, 125 yards
Top receivers
  • GB – Jared Cook – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD
  • DAL – Dez Bryant – 9 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

This game was a rematch of week six, a game the Packers lost 16–30. However, unlike Week six, the Packers were expected to give the Cowboys difficulties. Dallas clinched the #1 seed as well as home-field advantage, but the Packers were able to prevail and upset the Cowboys with a Mason Crosby field goal as time expired 34–31.

NFC Championship: at (#2) Atlanta Falcons[]

NFC Championship: (#4) Green Bay Packers at (#2) Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 15 6 21
Falcons 10 14 13 7 44

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

  • Date: January 22, 2017
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST/2:05 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 71,127
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich (52)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • ATL – Mohamed Sanu 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:30. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 0:17. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
  • ATL – Matt Ryan 14-yard run (Matt Bryantkick), 2:43. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35.
  • ATL – Julio Jones 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:07. Falcons 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
  • ATL – Julio Jones 73-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 14:03. Falcons 31–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51.
  • GB – Davante Adams 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:19. Falcons 31–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32.
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (kick failed, wide right), 4:11. Falcons 37–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
  • GB – Jordy Nelson 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Ripkowski run), 0:38. Falcons 37–15. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.
Fourth quarter
  • ATL – Tevin Coleman 3-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 12:07. Falcons 44–15. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:31.
  • GB – Jared Cook 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (run failed), 6:43. Falcons 44–21. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:24.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

This was the end of an 8-game winning streak for the Packers as they were crushed 44–21. The Packers were scoreless until they scored a touchdown when they were behind 31–0 as Atlanta took an early 7–0 lead and never trailed from there. Green Bay's 24-0 halftime deficit was also the largest deficit Aaron Rodgers had faced in his entire career.

Statistics[]

Regular season statistical leaders[]

Statistic Player(s) Value
Passing yards Aaron Rodgers 4,428
Passing touchdowns 40
Rushing yards Ty Montgomery 457
Rushing touchdowns Aaron Rodgers 4
Receptions Jordy Nelson 97
Receiving yards 1,257
Receiving touchdowns 14
Kickoff return yards Ty Montgomery 366
Punt return yards Trevor Davis 115
Tackles Morgan Burnett 93
Sacks Nick Perry 11.0
Interceptions Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 5

Playoffs statistical leaders[]

Statistic Player(s) Value
Passing yards Aaron Rodgers 1,004
Passing touchdowns 9
Rushing yards Ty Montgomery 91
Rushing touchdowns 2
Receptions Randall Cobb
Jared Cook
16
Receiving yards Randall Cobb 260
Receiving touchdowns 3
Kickoff return yards Jeff Janis 77
Punt return yards Micah Hyde 50
Tackles Jake Ryan 20
Sacks Micah Hyde
Clay Matthews III
Julius Peppers
Nick Perry
1.0
Interceptions Damarious Randall
Micah Hyde
1

Best game performances[]

Player(s) Value Opponent
Passing yards Aaron Rodgers 371 @ Tennessee
Passing touchdowns 4 Detroit
@ Atlanta
Minnesota
@ Detroit
NY Giants
Rushing yards Ty Montgomery 162 @ Chicago
Rushing touchdowns 2 @ Dallas
@ Chicago Bears
Receiving yards Davante Adams 156 @ Tennessee
Receiving touchdowns Randall Cobb 3 NY Giants
Tackles Jake Ryan 12
Sacks Nick Perry
2 Detroit
Minnesota
Interceptions Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Damarious Randall
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
2 Indianapolis
Seattle
Chicago

League rankings[]

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 32)
Passing offense 4,199 262.4 7
Rushing offense 1,701 106.3 20
Total offense 5,900 368.8 8
Passing defense 4,308 269.2 31
Rushing defense 1,515 94.7 8
Total defense 5,823 363.9 22

Statistical values are correct through the end of the season[25][26]

Awards[]

Recipient Award(s)
Davante Adams Week 7: NFC Offensive Player of the Week[27]
David Bakhtiari 2016 All-Pro second team[28]
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Probowler[29]
2016 All-Pro second team[28]
Week 15: NFC Defensive Player of the Week[30]
T. J. Lang Probowler[29]
Aaron Rodgers Probowler[29]
Week 7: FedEx Air Player of the Week (Quarterbacks)[31]
Week 14: NFC Offensive Player of the Week[32]
Week 14: FedEx Air Player of the Week (Quarterbacks)[31]
Week 16: NFC Offensive Player of the Week[33]
Week 16: FedEx Air Player of the Week (Quarterbacks)[31]
NFC Player of the Month – December[34]

References[]

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  6. Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley.
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  16. Packers re-sign RB James Starks. packers.com (March 22, 2016).
  17. Packers re-sign G Lane Taylor. packers.com (March 8, 2016).
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  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week
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  33. AFC & NFC Players of the Week - Week 16
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