2018 Green Bay Packers

2018 Green Bay Packers season
Owner	Green Bay Packers, Inc. (360,760 stockholders) (Since 1923)
Head Coach	Mike McCarthy (fired Week 13, 4–7–1 record) Joe Philbin (interim, 2–2 record)
General Manager	Brian Gutekunst
Home Field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	6–9–1
Place	3rd NFC North
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Aaron Rodgers WR Davante Adams
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Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2017	2019

The 2018 season was the Green Bay Packers' 98th season in the National Football League, 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.

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.

On December 2, 2018, after a 4–7–1 start, head coach 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. McCarthy finished his tenure in Green Bay with a 125–77–2 record, taking the team to a victory in Super Bowl XLV during the 2010 season and a franchise-record 15–1 season in 2011. After a loss to the Chicago Bears in week 15, the Packers were eliminated from the postseason. This was the first time the Packers missed the postseason back to back years since 2005 to 2006, which were also the first two seasons of the Aaron Rodgers era and the beginning of the Mike McCarthy era. This was also the first time the Packers suffered from back to back losing seasons since 1990 to 1991, a year before Brett Favre's arrival. Despite the Packers's losing record, Aaron Rodgers had one of the most productive seasons of his career, with three games in which he threw for 400 or more passing yards, including a meaningless week 16 game against the Jets, in which he passed for 442 yards in a comeback win.

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. 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.
• Edgar Bennett was fired as Offensive Coordinator, and replaced by Joe Philbin, who had previously served as the Packers Offensive Coordinator from 2007-11.
• Mike Trgovac was fired as Defensive Line Coach, and replaced by Jerry Montgomery.
• Alex Van Pelt left as Quarterbacks Coach, and was replaced by Frank Cignetti Jr.
• Luke Getsy left as Receivers Coach, and was replaced by David Raih.

Player movements

Free agents

The league year and free agency started on March 14, 2018.

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

Trades

March 15, 2018

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)

Additions

Position	Player	Former Team	Date
DE	Muhammad Wilkerson	New York Jets	March 15, 2018
TE	Jimmy Graham	Seattle Seahawks	March 16, 2018
CB	Tramon Williams	Arizona Cardinals	March 23, 2018
TE	Marcedes Lewis	Jacksonville Jaguars	May 25, 2018
T/G	Byron Bell	Dallas Cowboys	May 30, 2018
DT	Joey Mbu	Indianapolis Colts	June 11, 2018

Undrafted free agent additions

Position	Player	College	Date
T/G	Jacob Alsadek	Arizona	May 4, 2018
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
DT	Tyler Lancaster	Northwestern
T/G	Alex Light	Richmond
T	Kyle Meadows	Kentucky
DT	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
TE	Ryan Smith	Miami (OH)

Subtractions

Position	Player	New team	Release date
WR	Jordy Nelson	Oakland Raiders	March 15, 2018
ILB	David Talley		April 13, 2018
QB	Joe Callahan	Philadelphia Eagles	April 30, 2018
P	Justin Vogel	Cleveland Browns	May 4, 2018
T/G	Jacob Alsadek		May 30, 2018
WR	Colby Pearson		June 6, 2018

Draft

• Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

2018 Green Bay Packers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Jaire Alexander	CB	Louisville	From Seattle
2	45	Joshua Jackson	CB	Iowa
3	88	Oren Burks	ILB	Vanderbilt	From Carolina
4	133	J'Mon Moore	WR	Missouri	Compensatory pick
5	138	Cole Madison	G	Washington State	From Cleveland
	172	JK Scott	P	Alabama	Compensatory pick
	174	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	South Florida	Compensatory pick
6	207	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	Notre Dame	Compensatory Pick
7	232	James Looney	DE	California
	239	Hunter Bradley	LS	Mississippi State	From Buffalo
	248	Kendall Donnerson	OLB	Southeast Missouri State	From Seattle

Draft trades

• The Packers traded their first-round pick (14th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for New Orlean's first-round pick (27th overall), fifth-round pick (147th overall), and 2019 first-round pick.
• The Packers traded their first-round pick (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).

Staff

Green Bay Packers current 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 Head coach – Matt LaFleur Offensive Coaches Offensive coordinator – Nathaniel Hackett Pass game coordinator – Jim Hostler Quarterbacks – Luke Getsy Running backs – Ben Sirmans Wide receivers – vacant Tight ends – Brian Angelichio Offensive line – Adam Stenavich Assistant offensive line – vacant			Defensive Coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Pettine Defensive line – Jerry Montgomery Linebackers – Kirk Olivadotti Secondary – Jason Simmons Defensive assistant/outside linebackers – Scott McCurley Defensive quality control – Ryan Downard Special Teams Coaches Special teams coordinator – vacant 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 → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Green Bay Packers current roster
Quarterbacks 10 Jordan Love 12 Aaron Rodgers Running Backs 33 Aaron Jones 28 A. J. Dillion 32 Kylin Hill Wide Receivers 17 Davante Adams 18 Randall Cobb 13 Allen Lazard 8 Amari Rodgers 86 Malik Taylor 83 Marquez Valdes-Scantling Tight ends 49 Dominique Dafney 81 Josiah Deguara 89 Marcedes Lewis 85 Robert Tonyan		Offensive Linemen 79 Kofi Amichia G 69 David Bakhtiari T 74 Byron Bell T 75 Bryan Bulaga T 60 Austin Davis C (R) 55 Dillon Day C 70 Alex Light G (R) 63 Corey Linsley C 61 Cole Madison G (R) 64 Justin McCray G		Offensive Linemen (cont'd) 72 Kyle Meadows T (R) 68 Kyle Murphy T 77 Adam Pankey T 62 Lucas Patrick G 78 Jason Spriggs T 65 Lane Taylor G Defensive Linemen 90 Montravius Adams DE 97 Kenny Clark NT 76 Mike Daniels DE 95 Tyler Lancaster NT (R) 99 James Looney DE (R) 94 Dean Lowry DE 73 Joey Mbu NT 67 Conor Sheehy DE (R) 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE		Linebackers 49 Parris Bennett ILB (R) 45 Vince Biegel OLB 42 Oren Burks ILB 91 Kendall Donnerson OLB (R) 51 Kyler Fackrell OLB 93 Reggie Gilbert OLB 46 Naashon Hughes OLB (R) 54 C. J. Johnson OLB (R) 50 Blake Martinez ILB 58 Greer Martini ILB (R) 52 Clay Matthews III OLB 98 Chris Odom OLB 53 Nick Perry OLB 59 Marcus Porter ILB (R)		Linebackers (cont'd) 47 Jake Ryan ILB 56 Ahmad Thomas ILB Defensive backs 23 Jaire Alexander CB (R) 29 Kentrell Brice SS 44 Donatello Brown CB 21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix FS 25 Marwin Evans SS 39 Demetri Goodson CB 36 Raven Greene FS (R) 28 Josh Hawkins CB 31 Davon House CB 37 Josh Jackson CB 27 Josh Jones SS 20 Kevin King CB Special Teams 43 Hunter Bradley LS (R) 2 Mason Crosby K -- Corey Bojorquez P 43 Hunter Bradley LS Unrestricted FAs currently vacant Restricted FAs currently vacant Exclusive-Rights FAs currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated January 19, 2018 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

Player codes

• Active/PUP - Active / Physically Unable to Perform
• PUP - Reserve / Physically Unable to Perform
• IR - Injured Reserve
• IR/DFR - Injured Reserve / Slated for Return
• R - Rookie (player name in italics)
• FA - Free Agent (Restriced)
• UFA - Unrestriced free agent
• NF-Inj. - Reserve-Non-Football Related Injury
• NF-Ill. - Reserve-Non-Football Related Illness
• PS-IR - Practice Squad/Injured Reserve
• S- Suspended
• SI - Suspended infdefinitely
• Did Not Report - Reserve/Did not report
• Exempt/Left Squad - Exempt/Left squad
• Left Squad - Reserve/Left squad
• Susp. or Suspended- Reserve/Suspended
• Military - Reserve/Military
• Future - Reserve/Future
• Exempt - Roster exemption

Standings

Division

Template:2018 NFC North standings

Conference

Template:2018 NFC standings

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on April 11, 2018.

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 9	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee			Lambeau Field
2	August 16	7:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh			Lambeau Field
3	August 24	9:30 p.m.	at Oakland			Oakland Coliseum
4	August 30	7:30 p.m.	at Kansas City			Arrowhead Stadium

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on April 19, 2018.

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	7:20 p.m.	Chicago			Lambeau Field	NBC
2	September 16	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota			Lambeau Field	Fox
3	September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Washington			FedEx Field	Fox
4	September 30	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo			Lambeau Field	CBS
5	October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Detroit			Ford Field	Fox
6	October 15	7:15 p.m.	San Francisco			Lambeau Field	ESPN
7	Bye
8	October 28	3:25 p.m.	at LA Rams			LA Coliseum	Fox
9	November 4	7:20 p.m.	at New England			Gillette Stadium	NBC
10	November 11	12:00 p.m.	Miami			Lambeau Field	CBS
11	November 15	7:20 p.m.	at Seattle			CenturyLink Field	Fox/NFLN
12	November 25	7:20 p.m.	at Minnesota			U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC
13	December 2	12:00 p.m.	Arizona			Lambeau Field	Fox
14	December 9	12:00 p.m.	Atlanta			Lambeau Field	Fox
15	December 16	12:00 p.m.	at Chicago			Soldier Field	Fox
16	December 23	12:00 p.m.	at NY Jets			MetLife Stadium	Fox
17	December 30	12:00 p.m.	Detroit			Lambeau Field	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 9 Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Preview

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 16 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT TV: Fox Preview

Week 3: at Washington Redskins

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland Date: September 23 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT TV: Fox Preview

Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 4: Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 30 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT TV: CBS Preview

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Date: October 7 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) TV: Fox Preview

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 6: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: October 15 Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters Preview

Week 7: Bye week

No game. Green Bay will have a bye week.

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Rams 0 0 0 0 0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Date: October 28 Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT TV: Fox Preview

Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week 9: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Date: November 4 Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Preview

Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: November 11 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Preview

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Seahawks 0 0 0 0 0 at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington Date: November 15 Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/5:20 p.m. PST TV announcers (Fox/NFLN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Kristina Pink Preview

Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 12: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date: November 25 Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Preview

Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: December 2 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Preview

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: December 9 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Preview

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: December 16 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Preview

Week 16: at New York Jets

Week 16: Green Bay Packers at New York Jets – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Jets 0 0 0 0 0 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: December 23 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Preview

Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 17: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: December 30 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Preview

External links

• Official website