2018 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. (360,760 stockholders)[1] (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 |
Uniform | |
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
- Edgar Bennett was fired as Offensive Coordinator, and replaced by Joe Philbin, who had previously served as the Packers Offensive Coordinator from 2007-11.[5]
- Mike Trgovac was fired as Defensive Line Coach, and replaced by Jerry Montgomery.[6]
- Alex Van Pelt left as Quarterbacks Coach, and was replaced by Frank Cignetti Jr.[7]
- Luke Getsy left as Receivers Coach, and was replaced by David Raih.[8]
Player movements[]
Free agents[]
The league year and free agency started on March 14, 2018.[9]
Position | Player | Free agency tag |
Date signed | Team |
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OLB | Ahmad Brooks | UFA | ||
S | Morgan Burnett | UFA | March 20, 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers[10] |
DT | Quinton Dial | UFA | ||
G | Jahri Evans | UFA | ||
LS | Brett Goode | UFA | ||
CB | Davon House | UFA | April 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[11] |
WR | Jeff Janis | UFA | March 30, 2018 | Cleveland Browns[12] |
OT | Ulrick John | UFA | April 23, 2018 | New England Patriots[13] |
TE | Richard Rodgers | UFA | April 4, 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles[14] |
P | Jake Schum | RFA | ||
ILB | Joe Thomas | RFA | March 21, 2018 | Dallas Cowboys[15] |
WR | Geronimo Allison | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[16] |
CB | Donatello Brown | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[17] |
QB | Joe Callahan | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[18] |
WR | Michael Clark | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[19] |
FB | Joe Kerridge | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[20] |
G/T | Justin McCray | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[21] |
G/T | Adam Pankey | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[22] |
G | Lucas Patrick | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[23] |
LS | Taybor Pepper | ERFA | ||
CB | Herb Waters | ERFA | March 15, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[24] |
S | Jermaine Whitehead | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[25] |
Trades[]
March 15, 2018[26] | 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 |
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DE | Muhammad Wilkerson | New York Jets | March 15, 2018[26] |
TE | Jimmy Graham | Seattle Seahawks | March 16, 2018[27] |
CB | Tramon Williams | Arizona Cardinals | March 23, 2018[28] |
TE | Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville Jaguars | May 25, 2018[29] |
T/G | Byron Bell | Dallas Cowboys | May 30, 2018[30] |
DT | Joey Mbu | Indianapolis Colts | June 11, 2018[31] |
Undrafted free agent additions[]
Position | Player | College | Date |
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T/G | Jacob Alsadek | Arizona | May 4, 2018[32] |
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[33] |
TE | Ryan Smith | Miami (OH) |
Subtractions[]
Position | Player | New team | Release date |
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WR | Jordy Nelson | Oakland Raiders | March 15, 2018[34][35] |
ILB | David Talley | April 13, 2018[11] | |
QB | Joe Callahan | Philadelphia Eagles | April 30, 2018[36][37] |
P | Justin Vogel | Cleveland Browns | May 4, 2018[38][39] |
T/G | Jacob Alsadek | May 30, 2018[30] | |
WR | Colby Pearson | June 6, 2018[40] |
Draft[]
- Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 18 | Jaire Alexander[41] | CB | Louisville | From Seattle |
2 | 45 | Joshua Jackson[42] | CB | Iowa | |
3 | 88 | Oren Burks[43] | ILB | Vanderbilt | From Carolina |
4 | 133 | J'Mon Moore[33] | WR | Missouri | Compensatory pick |
5 | 138 | Cole Madison[33] | G | Washington State | From Cleveland |
172 | JK Scott[38] | P | Alabama | Compensatory pick | |
174 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling[33] | WR | South Florida | Compensatory pick | |
6 | 207 | Equanimeous St. Brown[33] | WR | Notre Dame | Compensatory Pick |
7 | 232 | James Looney[33] | DE | California | |
239 | Hunter Bradley[38] | LS | Mississippi State | From Buffalo | |
248 | Kendall Donnerson[33] | 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
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Current roster[]
Green Bay Packers current roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive Linemen
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Offensive Linemen (cont'd)
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
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Linebackers (cont'd)
Defensive backs
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Rookies in italics |
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.[44]
Week | Date | Kickoff (CDT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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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.[45]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Kickoff (CT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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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
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Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]
Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Week 3: at Washington Redskins[]
Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills[]
Week 4: Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Week 5: at Detroit Lions[]
Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary
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Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers[]
Week 6: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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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
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Week 9: at New England Patriots[]
Week 9: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots – Game summary
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Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins[]
Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks[]
Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings[]
Week 12: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals[]
Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons[]
Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Week 15: at Chicago Bears[]
Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
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Week 16: at New York Jets[]
Week 16: Green Bay Packers at New York Jets – Game summary
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Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions[]
Week 17: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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References[]
- ↑ Shareholders Retrieved September 26, 2016
- ↑ "Packers' McCarthy addresses coaching staff changes", USA TODAY. (en)
- ↑ "Packers announce coaching-staff changes".
- ↑ "What to know about Mike Pettine".
- ↑ "Packers hire Joe Philbin, Mike Pettine as coordinators", NFL.com. (en)
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers: Jerry Montgomery".
- ↑ "Packers hire Frank Cignetti as quarterbacks coach", ProFootballTalk, 2018-01-10. (en-US)
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers: David Raih".
- ↑ 2018 Important NFL Dates | NFL Football Operations.
- ↑ Steelers sign Burnett. steelers.com (March 20, 2018).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Packers re-sign CB Davon House. packers.com (April 13, 2018).
- ↑ Browns sign WR Jeff Janis and QB Drew Stanton. clevelandbrowns.com (March 30, 2018).
- ↑ Patriots Sign OL Ulrick John. patriots.com (April 24, 2018).
- ↑ Eagles and TE Richard Rodgers agree to terms on a one-year contract.. twitter.com/eagles (April 4, 2018).
- ↑ Cowboys Add Linebacker Depth By Signing Veteran Joe Thomas. dallascowboys.com (March 21, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' Geronimo Allison: Remains in Green Bay. cbssports.com (March 14, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' Donatello Brown: Slapped with exclusive rights tender. cbssports.com (March 12, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' Joe Callahan: Will return to Green Bay. cbssports.com (March 13, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' Michael Clark: Tendered by Green Bay. cbssports.com (March 12, 2018).
- ↑ Packers offer contract tenders to 9 free agents. packerswire.usatoday.com (March 14, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' Justin McCray: Slapped with exclusive rights tender. cbssports.com (March 12, 2018).
- ↑ Report: Packers tender OL Adam Pankey. 247sports.com (March 13, 2018).
- ↑ Report: Packers retain two potential starting guards with McCray, Patrick. wtmj.com (March 13, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign Wilkerson, acquire Kizer in trade. packers.com (March 15, 2018).
- ↑ Packers offer contract tenders to 9 free agents. packerswire.usatoday.com (March 14, 2018).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Packers sign Wilkerson, acquire Kizer in trade. packers.com (March 15, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign TE Jimmy Graham. packers.com (March 16, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign CB Tramon Williams. packers.com (March 23, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign TE Lewis. packers.com (May 25, 2018).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Packers sign T/G Byron Bell. packers.com (May 30, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign DT Joey Mbu. packers.com (June 11, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign rookie free agents. packers.com (May 4, 2018).
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 Packers sign six draft picks. packers.com (May 7, 2018).
- ↑ Packers release WR Jordy Nelson. packers.com (March 13, 2018).
- ↑ Jordy Nelson to sign two-year, $15M deal with Raiders. nfl.com (March 15, 2018).
- ↑ Packers release QB Callahan. packers.com (April 30, 2018).
- ↑ Eagles Sign Local Quarterback Joe Callahan. nbcphiladelphia.com (May 3, 2018).
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Packers announce roster moves. packers.com (May 4, 2018).
- ↑ Roundup: Saints to release tight end Coby Fleener. nfl.com (May 7, 2018).
- ↑ Packers release WR Pearson. packers.com (June 6, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign CB Alexander. packers.com (May 15, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign CB Josh Jackson. packers.com (May 17, 2018).
- ↑ Packers sign LB Oren Burks. packers.com (May 17, 2018).
- ↑ Packers' 2018 preseason opponents announced. packers.com (April 11, 2018).
- ↑ NFL releases 2018 regular-season schedule. nfl.com (April 19, 2018).