Editing Mike McCarthy (section)

==== 2010 ====
In 2010, the Packers had 25 players on the injured reserve list throughout the season. Running back [[Ryan Grant (running back)|Ryan Grant]] sustained an injury in week one that sidelined him for the rest of the season. McCarthy nonetheless led the Packers to a 10–6 regular season finish, never losing by more than four points and never trailing by more than 7 throughout the entire season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Packers lost close games like no other team, ever |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/25/packers-lost-close-games-like-no-other-team-ever/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=ProFootballTalk}}</ref> This record earned them second place in the NFC North, behind the [[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaake |first=Andrew |title=The Green Bay Packers' 10 Best Seasons |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1118080-the-green-bay-packers-ten-best-seasons |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> with whom they split victories in the regular season.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=2010 Green Bay Packers football Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/results/t-GB/y-2010 |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>

They went into the NFC playoffs as the sixth seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Both Sixth Seeds Win NFL Wild-Card Games |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/both-sixth-seeds-win-wild-card-games/71696/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=NBC Bay Area |date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> The Packers defeated the number three-seeded [[2010 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] by a 21–16 score in the wild-card round. They then played the number one-seeded [[2010 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], beating them by a convincing margin of 48–21.

The Packers then played the second-seeded Chicago Bears for the third time that season in the [[NFC Championship game|NFC Championship Game]]. They won 21–14 and advanced to [[Super Bowl XLV]]. After this game, McCarthy's team had a 3–0 postseason record on the road.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Playoff Standings |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/playoffs.htm |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

===== Super Bowl XLV =====
[[Super Bowl XLV]] pitted the Packers against the [[2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]. This was the first time these two storied franchises had played each other in the postseason.<ref name=":14" /> Ahead of the game, confident in his team's performance, McCarthy had the team fitted for Super Bowl championship rings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2011 |title=McCarthy had Pack fitted for rings Saturday |url=https://www.espn.in/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6098193 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

The Packers defeated the Steelers 31–25 to win their fourth [[Super Bowl]] and 13th [[List of NFL Championships won|NFL title]] overall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2011 |title=Aaron Rodgers tosses 3 TD passes as Packers drop Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310206009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915005151/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=310206009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2011 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers |url=https://www.packers.com/history/championship-seasons |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref> The win returned the Lombardi Trophy to Green Bay for the first time since the team's 1996 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay holds on to win fourth Super Bowl title |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/115382579.html |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.jsonline.com}}</ref>