Editing Mike McCarthy (section)

==== 2011–2017 ====
[[File:Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy - San Francisco vs Green Bay 2012.jpg|thumb|left|McCarthy and quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] in {{NFL year|2012}}]]
The 2011 Packers team was a record-setting one, leading the NFL in points scored and setting a franchise record for wins at 15–1 and consecutive wins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2011.htm |access-date=June 30, 2012 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> McCarthy's offensive strategies facilitated Aaron Rodgers' NFL MVP season, as he threw for 4,643 yards and 45 touchdowns, throwing most often to receiver [[Jordy Nelson]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Chodos |first=Ben |title=Green Bay Packers: 5 Best and 5 Worst of the 2011 Season |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1029783-green-bay-packers-5-best-and-5-worst-of-the-2011-season |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=NFL 100 |url=https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/teams-67 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

The Packers' season ended in the NFC Divisional Round against the [[2011 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. The team had suffered a number of setbacks, including the season-ending neck injury of defensive back [[Nick Collins]], and appeared to have suffered, rather than benefited, from the time off, dropping nine passes in this game.<ref name=":11" /> [[Eli Manning]] of the Giants attacked the Packers’ weaker defense (ranked 19th in scoring defense) and the Packers lost 37–20.<ref name=":7" />

In 2012, the Packers finished with an 11–5 record that ranked them first in the NFC North Division,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2013.htm |access-date=June 30, 2014 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> the first time the Packers had won two consecutive NFC North titles since the three they won from 2002 to 2004. McCarthy's offensive strategies led to the Packers scoring 433 points, with Aaron Rodgers passing for 4,295 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Green Bay Packers football Roster on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/roster/t-GB/y-2012 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref> The 2012 postseason was the 28th time the franchise had secured a playoff berth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Packers 2012 Season-Ending Dope Sheet |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-2012-season-ending-dope-sheet-9381394 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref> After beating the [[2012 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] in the first round they lost to the [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the Divisional Round by a score of 45–31.

In 2013, McCarthy led the Packers to a regular season record of 8–7–1 and the NFC North title, the third consecutive division win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2013.htm |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> That year, McCarthy took his team to their fifth straight playoff appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A look back at the Packers' 2013 season |url=https://www.packers.com/news/a-look-back-at-the-packers-2013-season-12548166 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref> During the summer of 2014, the village board of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin voted to rename Potts Avenue “Mike McCarthy Way.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2014 |title=Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has street named after him |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/mike-mccarthy-way-green-bay-packers |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=For The Win}}</ref>

In 2014, McCarthy guided the Packers to their fourth consecutive NFC North title with a 12–4 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2014.htm |access-date=June 30, 2015 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> The team ranked sixth in the NFL in total offense, with an average of 386 yards per game, and first in points scored, with an average of 30.4 points per game. In receiving yards, Jordy Nelson led the team with 1,519 yards. Aaron Rodgers threw for 4,381 yards and [[Eddie Lacy]] had 1,139 rushing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2014.htm |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Infographic: Packers 2014 season review |url=https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-packers-2014-season-review-14916094 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref>

In November 2014, McCarthy signed a contract extension through 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |date=November 3, 2014 |title=Packers extend coach Mike McCarthy |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11816388/mike-mccarthy-signs-multiyear-contract-extension-green-bay-packers |access-date=January 12, 2014 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> With a Week 16 victory over the [[2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], McCarthy notched his 99th win, passing Hall of Famer [[Vince Lombardi]] (98) for second on the Packers' all-time wins list, behind only Hall of Famer [[Curly Lambeau]] (212).<ref>{{Cite web |last=jrn.com |title=McCarthy on passing Lombardi on Packers win list |url=http://www.jrn.com/wtmj/wi-sports/McCarthy-on-passing-Lombardi-on-Packers-win-list-286721671.html |access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=tbo.com |title=Hot Reads: GB coach could pass Lombardi's mark |date=December 17, 2014 |url=http://tbo.com/sports/bucs/hot-reads-gb-coach-could-pass-lombardis-mark-20141217/ |access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>

The Packers defeated the [[2014 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but in the NFC Championship Game against the [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], the Packers collapsed. Despite holding a 16–0 lead at halftime and a 19–7 lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, going on to lose the game 22–28 in overtime. McCarthy was criticized after making several questionable play calls during this loss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Robert |date=January 19, 2015 |title=Green Bay Packers' loss to Seattle Seahawks in NFC title game comes down to two poor coaching decisions |url=https://auburnpub.com/blogs/in_the_pros/green-bay-packers-loss-to-seattle-seahawks-in-nfc-title/article_6dce68cc-9fe5-11e4-88c5-93e04ff1b5c5.html |access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> At the start of the game, he went for two field goals at the 1 yard line, and was criticized for "not going for it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/mike-mccarthy-should-get-plenty-of-blame-for-packers-loss-b99429413z1-289103671.html/|title = Mike McCarthy should get blame for Packers loss, too}}</ref> During the last five minutes of the game, McCarthy called three run plays to [[Eddie Lacy]] with 3:52 minutes left, and the Packers punted on fourth down; critics slammed McCarthy for "not giving [[Aaron Rodgers]] a chance" to win the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfred |first=Tony |date=January 19, 2015 |title=How The Packers Completed One Of The Worst Collapses In NFL History In Just 5 Minutes |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-packers-blew-the-seahawks-game-2015-1 |access-date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> A day after the loss, McCarthy stated that he is "not questioning his play-calling", as well as stating that he "came to run the ball".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jaren |date=January 19, 2015 |title=Mike McCarthy: 'I'm not questioning' play-calling |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mike-mccarthy-im-not-questioning-play-calling/ |access-date=January 8, 2020 |work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> Others defended McCarthy; in March 2015, at the annual owners' meetings, Bill Belichick stated that McCarthy is "one of the best coaches I've ever gone up against."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=March 24, 2015 |title=10 things we learned from Bill Belichick at owners meetings |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4779715/10-things-we-learned-from-bill-belichick |access-date=November 27, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Jason |title=Belichick: McCarthy 'one of the best coaches I've ever gone up against' |url=http://www.espnwisconsin.com/page.php?page_id=278 |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=ESPN Wisconsin}}</ref> Notwithstanding his rejection of the criticism of his heavily run-dependent strategy McCarthy relinquished play calling duties to long-time assistant [[Tom Clements]] in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2017 |title=Tom Clements Departure is Green Bay's Loss |url=https://totalpackers.com/2017/02/tom-clements-departure-green-bays-loss/ |access-date=June 28, 2021 |work=Total Packers}}</ref>

While the Packers made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive time after the 2015 season, the team struggled with a weak running game. In December, McCarthy once again took over play calling responsibilities. After he did so, the Packers recorded a 28–7 victory over the [[2015 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], running the ball for 230 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2015 |title=Mike McCarthy calls plays for offense in win over Cowboys |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14356004/mike-mccarthy-green-bay-packers-coach-reclaims-play-calling-responsibilities |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers – December 13th, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201512130gnb.htm |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

The 2016 season made McCarthy the fourth head coach in the history of the NFL to take his team to eight-plus consecutive playoff appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Packers' season-ending Dope Sheet |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-season-ending-dope-sheet-18544761 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref> In the postseason, the Packers won the wild card game against the [[2016 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] (38–13) and then the NFC Divisional Playoff against the [[2016 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] (34–31) before losing on the road to the [[2016 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in the NFC Championship Game (44–21).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers |url=https://www.packers.com/history/playoff-history |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=www.packers.com}}</ref>

The Packers began the 2017 season with a 4–1 record, but was later hamstrung by a collarbone injury to Rodgers in Week 6 against the [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]. Afterwards, backup quarterback [[Brett Hundley]] made his first career start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2017 |title=Aaron Rodgers has broken collarbone, could miss season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21031654/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-breaks-right-collarbone |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> With only a backup quarterback to work with, McCarthy and the Packers failed to clinch a postseason appearance in 2017, finishing with a 7–9 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2017.htm |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>