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{{Short description|National Football League franchise in Wisconsin}} {{Redirect|Packers}} {{pp-semi-indef}} {{pp-move}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox NFL team | name = Green Bay Packers | current = 2025 Green Bay Packers season | logo = Green Bay Packers logo.svg | wordmark = Green Bay Packers wordmark.svg | established = {{Start date and age|1919|8|11}}<ref name="PackersTimeline">{{cite web|title=Packers Timeline|url=https://www.packers.com/history/timeline|website=Packers.com|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030802092649/https://www.packers.com/history/timeline|url-status=live}}</ref> | first_season = [[1919 Green Bay Packers season|1919]] | stadium = [[Lambeau Field]], [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] | headquartered = Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin | uniform = [[File:Green Bay Packers Uniforms (2024).png|285px]] | colors = Dark green, gold, white<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Club Information|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/GB.pdf#page=7|title=2023 Green Bay Packers Media Guide|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/GB.pdf|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-date=January 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113001434/https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/GB.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Green Bay Packers Team Capsule|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2022/2022_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf#page=177|title=2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2022/2022_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=July 20, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106030504/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#203731}} {{color box|#FFB612}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | website = {{URL|packers.com}} | coach = [[Matt LaFleur]] | owner = [[Green Bay Packers, Inc.]] (537,460 stockholders{{snd}}governed by a [[Green Bay Packers Board of Directors|Board of Directors]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Committee & Board Of Directors|url=https://www.packers.com/team/executive-committee|website=Packers.com|access-date=November 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110061643/https://www.packers.com/team/executive-committee}}</ref><ref name="Packshare">{{cite web|title=Shareholders|url=https://www.packers.com/community/shareholders|website=Packers.com|access-date=January 22, 2015|url-status=live|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630114156/https://www.packers.com/community/shareholders}}</ref> | chairman = [[Mark Murphy (American football executive)|Mark Murphy]] | ceo = Mark Murphy | president = Mark Murphy | general manager = [[Brian Gutekunst]] | hist_yr = 1919 | song = "[[Go! You Packers Go!]]" | hist_misc = | nicknames = * Indian Packers (1919β1920)<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Birth of a Team, and a Legend|chapter-url=https://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/GB-Media-Guide.pdf#page=539|title=2018 Green Bay Packers Media Guide|url=https://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/GB-Media-Guide.pdf|publisher=NFL Enterprises|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818155831/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/GB-Media-Guide.pdf#page=539|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Acme Packers (1921)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christl |first=Cliff |author-link=Cliff Christl |date=March 23, 2017 |title=The Acme Packers were short-lived |url=https://www.packers.com/news/the-acme-packers-were-short-lived-18677091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221116/https://www.packers.com/news/the-acme-packers-were-short-lived-18677091 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |work=Packers.com}}</ref> * Blues (1922) * Big Bay Blues (1920s)<ref name="names30" /> * Bays (1918β1940s)<ref name="names30">{{Cite book |last=Names |first=Larry D. |title=The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years |publisher=Angel Press of WI |year=1987 |isbn=0-939995-00-X |editor-last=Scott |editor-first=Greg |volume=1 |page=30 |chapter=The Myth}}</ref><!-- The ref is for the 1918 part. --> * The Pack (current) * The Green and Gold (current) | affiliate_old = Independent (1919β1920) | NFL_start_yr = 1921 | division_hist = * Western Division (1933β1949) * National Conference (1950β1952) * Western Conference (1953β1969) ** [[NFC Central|Central Division]] (1967β1969) * '''[[National Football Conference]] (1970βpresent)''' ** [[NFC North|Central Division]] (1970β2001) ** '''[[NFC North|North Division]] (2002βpresent)''' | no_league_champs = 13β <ref>{{Cite news |date=January 14, 2017 |title=History of Champions: Packers are No. 1 in NFL |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/01/14/history-champions-packers-no-1-nfl/96552152/ |access-date=July 16, 2020 |work=[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |via=USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125033300/https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/01/14/history-champions-packers-no-1-nfl/96552152/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Packers Championship Seasons|url=https://www.packers.com/history/championship-seasons|website=Packers.com|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716164445/https://www.packers.com/history/championship-seasons|url-status=live}}</ref> | no_sb_champs = 4 | no_conf_champs = 9 <!-- NFL Champions: 1966, 1967 As per the content listed on https://www.packers.com/history/championship-seasons--> | no_div_champs = 21 | league_champs = * '''[[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL championships]] (pre-1970 [[AFLβNFL merger]]) (11)'''<br />[[1929 Green Bay Packers season|1929]], [[1930 Green Bay Packers season|1930]], [[1931 Green Bay Packers season|1931]], [[1936 Green Bay Packers season|1936]], [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|1939]], [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1944]], [[1961 Green Bay Packers season|1961]], [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|1962]], [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]], [[1966 Green Bay Packers season|1966]], [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967]] | sb_champs = [[1966 Green Bay Packers season|1966]] ([[Super Bowl I|I]]), [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967]] ([[Super Bowl II|II]]), [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|1996]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]]), [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|2010]] ([[Super Bowl XLV|XLV]]) β β Does not include 1966 and 1967 NFL championships won during the same season that the [[Super Bowl]] was contested | conf_champs = * '''NFL Western:''' [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|1960]], [[1961 Green Bay Packers season|1961]], [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|1962]], [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]], [[1966 Green Bay Packers season|1966]], [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967]] * '''NFC:''' [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|1996]], [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|1997]], [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|2010]] <!-- NFL Champions: 1966, 1967 as per the content listed on http://www.packers.com/history/championships/--> | div_champs = * '''NFL West:''' [[1936 Green Bay Packers season|1936]], [[1938 Green Bay Packers season|1938]], [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|1939]], [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1944]] * '''NFL Central:''' [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967]] * '''NFC Central:''' [[1972 Green Bay Packers season|1972]], [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|1995]], [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|1996]], [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|1997]] * '''NFC North:''' [[2002 Green Bay Packers season|2002]], [[2003 Green Bay Packers season|2003]], [[2004 Green Bay Packers season|2004]], [[2007 Green Bay Packers season|2007]], [[2011 Green Bay Packers season|2011]], [[2012 Green Bay Packers season|2012]], [[2013 Green Bay Packers season|2013]], [[2014 Green Bay Packers season|2014]], [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|2016]], [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|2019]], [[2020 Green Bay Packers season|2020]], [[2021 Green Bay Packers season|2021]] | playoff_appearances = * '''NFL:''' [[1936 NFL Championship Game|1936]], [[1938 NFL Championship Game|1938]], [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939]], [[1941 NFL playoffs|1941]], [[1944 NFL Championship Game|1944]], [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]], [[1961 NFL Championship Game|1961]], [[1962 NFL Championship Game|1962]], [[1965 NFL Championship Game|1965]], [[1966 NFL Championship Game|1966]], [[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967]], [[1972β73 NFL playoffs|1972]], [[1982β83 NFL playoffs|1982]], [[1993β94 NFL playoffs|1993]], [[1994β95 NFL playoffs|1994]], [[1995β96 NFL playoffs|1995]], [[1996β97 NFL playoffs|1996]], [[1997β98 NFL playoffs|1997]], [[1998β99 NFL playoffs|1998]], [[2001β02 NFL playoffs|2001]], [[2002β03 NFL playoffs|2002]], [[2003β04 NFL playoffs|2003]], [[2004β05 NFL playoffs|2004]], [[2007β08 NFL playoffs|2007]], [[2009β10 NFL playoffs|2009]], [[2010β11 NFL playoffs|2010]], [[2011β12 NFL playoffs|2011]], [[2012β13 NFL playoffs|2012]], [[2013β14 NFL playoffs|2013]], [[2014β15 NFL playoffs|2014]], [[2015β16 NFL playoffs|2015]], [[2016β17 NFL playoffs|2016]], [[2019β20 NFL playoffs|2019]], [[2020β21 NFL playoffs|2020]], [[2021β22 NFL playoffs|2021]], [[2023β24 NFL playoffs|2023]], [[2024β25 NFL playoffs|2024]] | no_playoff_appearances = 37 | stadium_years = * [[Hagemeister Park]] ([[1919 Green Bay Packers season|1919]]β{{nfly|1922}}) * [[Bellevue Park (stadium)|Bellevue Park]] ({{nfly|1923|1924}}) * [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]] ({{nfly|1925|1956}}) * [[Borchert Field]] ({{nfly|1933}}) * [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]] ({{nfly|1934|1951}}) * [[Marquette Stadium]] ({{nfly|1952}}) * [[Milwaukee County Stadium]] ({{nfly|1953|1994}}) * '''[[Lambeau Field]] ({{nfly|1957}}βpresent)''' | team_owners = * '''[[Green Bay Packers, Inc.]] (1923βpresent)''' }} The '''Green Bay Packers''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. The Packers compete in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a member of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) [[NFC North|North]] division. They are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, established in 1919,<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Chronology of Professional Football|chapter-url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/2013/353-372-Chronology.pdf|title=2013 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=September 6, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104021303/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/2013/353-372-Chronology.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Green Bay Packers Team History|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/teams/green-bay-packers/team-history/|website=ProFootballHOF.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006110254/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/green-bay-packers/team-history/}}</ref> and are the only [[non-profit]], [[community-owned]] [[Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada|major league professional sports team]] based in the United States.{{efn|name=own}}<ref name = "Zirin">{{cite magazine |author=Zirin, Dave |title=Those Non-Profit Packers |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/those-non-profit-packers |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=December 28, 2014 |author-link=Dave Zirin |archive-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807140704/https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/those-non-profit-packers |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1957, home games have been played at [[Lambeau Field]]. They hold the record for the most wins in NFL history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Grant|title=Packers earn NFL-record 787th victory in franchise history, moving past rival Bears for first time|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-earn-nfl-record-787th-victory-moving-past-rival-bears-for-first-time|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=December 4, 2022|access-date=January 25, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204220913/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-earn-nfl-record-787th-victory-moving-past-rival-bears-for-first-time|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most NFL Wins Since 1920 |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-nfl-wins-since-1920 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |website=StatMuse |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204215125/https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-nfl-wins-since-1920 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers are the last of the "small-town teams" that were common in the NFL during the league's early days of the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="j279">{{cite web | last=Bain | first=Katie | title=The Green Bay Packers Are the NFL's Great Rural Anomaly | website=VICE | date=July 31, 2017 | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-green-bay-packers-are-the-nfls-great-rural-anomaly/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813005744/https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-green-bay-packers-are-the-nfls-great-rural-anomaly/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in 1919 by [[Earl "Curly" Lambeau]] and [[George Whitney Calhoun]], the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and the Midwest, before joining the American Professional Football Association (APFA), the forerunner of today's NFL, in 1921. In 1933, the Packers began playing [[Green Bay Packers home games in Milwaukee|part of their home slate in Milwaukee]] until changes at Lambeau Field in 1995 made it more lucrative to stay in Green Bay full-time; [[Milwaukee]] is still considered a home media market for the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/packersvikingsgoldgame.html|title=The Packers' roots run deep in Milwaukee|last=Zanghi|first=Peter|date=October 2, 2014|website=OnMilwaukee|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217062739/https://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/packersvikingsgoldgame.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shepherdexpress.com/news/milwaukee-history/how-the-packers-kept-milwaukee-a-one-team-town/#/questions/|title=How the Packers Kept Milwaukee a One-Team Town|last=Prigge|first=Matthew J.|date=January 2, 2018|website=Shepherd Express|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112213303/https://shepherdexpress.com/news/milwaukee-history/how-the-packers-kept-milwaukee-a-one-team-town/#/questions/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=No screen pass: Packers-Vikings not on TV in some areas |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29210144.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203060945/http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29210144.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref> Although Green Bay is the smallest major league professional sports market in North America,{{efn|name=own}}<ref name="k534">{{cite web | last=Graney | first=Ed | title=Mystique of Lambeau Field welcomes Raiders to Green Bay | website=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=October 20, 2019 | url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nfl/mystique-of-lambeau-field-welcomes-raiders-to-green-bay-1874403/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801070929/https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nfl/mystique-of-lambeau-field-welcomes-raiders-to-green-bay-1874403/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the Packers as the [[Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams|world's 27th-most-valuable sports franchise]] in 2019, with a value of $2.63 billion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|title=The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2019|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2019/07/22/the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-2019|magazine=[[Forbes]]|language=en|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105103710/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2019/07/22/the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Packers have won 13 league championships, the most in NFL history, with nine pre-[[Super Bowl]] [[List of NFL champions|NFL titles]] and four [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl victories]]. The Packers, under coach [[Vince Lombardi]], won the first two Super Bowls in [[Super Bowl I|1966]] and [[Super Bowl II|1967]]; they were the only NFL team to defeat the [[American Football League]] (AFL) before the [[AFLβNFL merger]]. After Lombardi retired, the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|Super Bowl trophy]] was named for him, but the team struggled through the 1970s and 1980s. The team's performance shifted after acquiring [[Brett Favre]] in 1992, beginning a new ongoing era which has been characterized by consistent regular-season success, with 23 playoff appearances and two Super Bowl wins in [[Super Bowl XXXI|1996]] under head coach [[Mike Holmgren]] and [[Super Bowl XLV|2010]] under head coach [[Mike McCarthy]].<ref name="a628">{{cite web | title=Green Bay Packers Coaches | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/coaches.htm | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=March 5, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305205723/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/coaches.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="q162">{{cite web | title=Green Bay Packers Playoff History | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | date=January 14, 2024 | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/playoffs.htm | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=December 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082023/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/playoffs.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers have the most wins (826) and the [[List of all-time NFL winβloss records#Combined winβloss records|second-highest winβloss record (.571) in NFL history]], including both regular season and playoff games.<ref name="y811">{{cite web | title=List of all the Pro Football Franchises | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=April 11, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411000014/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="championships">{{Cite web |title=Super Bowls & Championships |url=http://www.packers.com/history/super-bowls-and-championships.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127225651/http://www.packers.com/history/super-bowls-and-championships.html |archive-date=November 27, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016 |website=Packers.com |publisher=Green Bay Packers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/index.htm|title=Green Bay Packers Team Encyclopedia|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324190901/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Packers are longstanding adversaries of the [[Chicago Bears]], [[Minnesota Vikings]], and [[Detroit Lions]], who today form the NFL's NFC North division (formerly known as the NFC Central Division). They have played more than 100 games against each of those teams, and have a winning overall record against all of them, a distinction only shared with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Dallas Cowboys]], and [[Miami Dolphins]]. The [[BearsβPackers rivalry]] is one of the oldest rivalries in U.S. professional sports history, dating to 1921. ==History== {{Main|History of the Green Bay Packers}} [[File:CurlyLambeauNotreDame.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Curly Lambeau]], founder, player and first coach of the Packers]] === Curly Lambeau years (1919β1949) === The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919,<ref name="PackersTimeline" /> by former high-school football rivals [[Earl "Curly" Lambeau]] and [[George Whitney Calhoun]].<ref>Lambeau had played the 1918 season at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne and alongside George Gipp. He did not return to school the following year however due to illness which then led to the Packer's birth. {{cite book |last1=Names |first1=Larry D |editor1-first=Greg |editor1-last=Scott |title=The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years |volume=1 |year=1987 |publisher=Angel Press of WI |isbn=0-939995-00-X |pages=27β29 |chapter=The Myth }}</ref> Lambeau solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the [[Indian Packing Company]], a [[meat packing industry|meat packing company]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christl |first=Cliff |author-link=Cliff Christl |date=March 23, 2017 |title=The Acme Packers were short-lived |url=https://www.packers.com/news/the-acme-packers-were-short-lived-18677091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221116/https://www.packers.com/news/the-acme-packers-were-short-lived-18677091 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> He was given $500 (${{Inflation|US|500|1919|r=-2|fmt=c}} today) for uniforms and equipment, on the condition that the team be named after its sponsor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendricks |first=Martin |date=June 3, 2009 |title=A name 90 years in the making |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/46741862.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221149/http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/46741862.html/ |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref> The Green Bay Packers have played in their original city longer than any other team in the NFL. On August 27, 1921, the Packers were granted a franchise in the American Professional Football Association, a new national pro football league that had been formed the previous year. The APFA changed its name to the National Football League a year later. Financial troubles plagued the team, and the franchise was forfeited within the year before Lambeau found new financial backers and regained the franchise the next year. These backers, known as "[[The Hungry Five]]", formed the Green Bay Football Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christl |first=Cliff |date=May 26, 2016 |title=The truth and myth about 'The Hungry Five' |url=https://www.packers.com/news/the-truth-and-myth-about-the-hungry-five-17191426 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221058/https://www.packers.com/news/the-truth-and-myth-about-the-hungry-five-17191426 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> ==== NFL champions (1929, 1930, 1931) ==== After a near-miss in [[1927 Green Bay Packers season|1927]], Lambeau's squad claimed the Packers' first NFL title in [[1929 Green Bay Packers season|1929]] with an undefeated 12β0β1 campaign, behind a stifling defense which registered eight shutouts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MβGlynn |first=Stoney |title=Dec. 8, 1929: Packers earn first league title |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/205724981.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801220855/http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/205724981.html/ |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref> Green Bay would repeat as league champions in [[1930 Green Bay Packers season|1930]] and [[1931 Green Bay Packers season|1931]], bettering teams from New York, Chicago and throughout the league, with all-time greats and future Hall of Famers [[Mike Michalske]], [[Johnny McNally|Johnny (Blood) McNally]], [[Cal Hubbard]] and Green Bay native [[Arnie Herber]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2017 |title=History of Champions: Packers are No. 1 in NFL |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/01/14/history-champions-packers-no-1-nfl/96552152/ |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=Press Gazette Media |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125033300/https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/01/14/history-champions-packers-no-1-nfl/96552152/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="y694">{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Brian | title=Packers explain why three championship trophies missing in HOF | website=247Sports | date=June 22, 2017 | url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/green-bay-packers-explain-why-three-championship-trophies-are-missing-from-hall-of-fame-53284003/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=November 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130204450/https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/green-bay-packers-explain-why-three-championship-trophies-are-missing-from-hall-of-fame-53284003/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Among the many impressive accomplishments of these years was the Packers' streak of 29 consecutive home games without defeat, an NFL record which still stands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team Records: Games Won|url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/Records/2013/Team_Records.pdf|publisher=National Football League|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219185958/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/Records/2013/Team_Records.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== NFL champions (1936, 1939, 1944) ==== [[File:Don hutson packers.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Don Hutson]] with the Packers; his jersey number was the first retired by the Packers (1951)|left]] The arrival of the end [[Don Hutson]] from [[Alabama football|Alabama]] in 1935 gave Lambeau and the Packers the most feared and dynamic offensive weapon in the game. Credited with inventing pass patterns, Hutson would lead the league in receptions in eight seasons and spur the Packers to NFL championships in [[1936 Green Bay Packers season|1936]], [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|1939]] and [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1944]]. An [[One-platoon system|Iron Man]], Hutson played both ways, leading the league in interceptions as a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] in 1940. Hutson claimed 18 NFL records when he retired in 1945, many of which still stand.<ref name="b780">{{cite web | last=Stephenson | first=Creg | title=Don Hutson, the Babe Ruth of wide receivers and Alabama's greatest football player | website=AL.com | date=July 1, 2016 | url=https://www.al.com/sports/2016/07/don_hutson_the_babe_ruth_of_fo.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829172514/https://www.al.com/sports/2016/07/don_hutson_the_babe_ruth_of_fo.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1951, his number 14 was the first to be retired by the Packers, and he was inducted as a charter member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1963.<ref name="s530">{{cite web | last=Kruse | first=Zach | title=Uniform numbers retired by the Green Bay Packers | website=Packers Wire | publisher=USA Today | date=July 10, 2024 | url=https://packerswire.usatoday.com/lists/uniform-numbers-retired-green-bay-packers-brett-favre-bart-starr-don-huston-aaron-rodgers-curly-lambeau-ray-nitschke/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829172744/https://packerswire.usatoday.com/lists/uniform-numbers-retired-green-bay-packers-brett-favre-bart-starr-don-huston-aaron-rodgers-curly-lambeau-ray-nitschke/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="s323">{{cite web | last=Lea | first=Bud | title=Last of the Legends: Don Hutson one of a kind | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date=July 16, 1997 | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/206355991.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829172701/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/206355991.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After Hutson's retirement, Lambeau could not stop the Packers' slide. He purchased a large lodge near Green Bay for team members and families to live in. Rockwood Lodge was the home of the 1946β49 Packers. The 1947 and 1948 seasons produced a record of 12β10β1, and 1949 was even worse at 3β9. The lodge burned down on January 24, 1950, and insurance money paid for many of the Packers' debts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9669836/mysterious-fire-1950-saved-green-bay-packers-espn-magazine|title=Blaze of Glory|last=Fleming|first=David|date=September 27, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2014|publisher=[[ESPN]]|archive-date=February 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207175756/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9669836/mysterious-fire-1950-saved-green-bay-packers-espn-magazine|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Tony Canadeo 1950 Bowman.jpg|thumb|A 1950 depiction of [[Tony Canadeo]], whose No. 3 was retired by the Packers in 1952]] Curly Lambeau departed after the [[1949 Green Bay Packers season|1949 season]]. [[Gene Ronzani]] and [[Lisle Blackbourn]] could not coach the Packers back to their former magic, even as a new stadium was unveiled in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gene Ronzani Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RonzGe0.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314210410/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RonzGe0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisle Blackbourn Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BlacLi0.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815151232/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BlacLi0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The losing would descend to the disastrous [[1958 Green Bay Packers season|1958]] campaign under coach [[Ray McLean|Ray "Scooter" McLean]], whose lone 1β10β1 year at the helm is the worst in Packers history.<ref>{{cite news |title=In throes of winter, a team in disarray is reborn |first=David |last=Maraniss |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886 |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin |date=September 14, 1999 |page=2B |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427141539/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Vince Lombardi years (1959β1967)=== Former [[New York Giants]] assistant [[Vince Lombardi]] was hired as Packers head coach and general manager on February 2, 1959.<ref name="u913">{{cite web | last=Johnson | first=Chuck | title=Jan. 28, 1959: Packers Hire Vince Lombardi | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date=January 28, 1959 | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/164346156.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173922/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/164346156.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Few suspected the hiring represented the beginning of a remarkable, immediate turnaround. Under Lombardi, the Packers would become ''the'' team of the 1960s, winning five championships over seven years, including victories in the first two [[Super Bowl]]s. During the Lombardi era, the stars of the Packers' offense included [[Bart Starr]], [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]], [[Carroll Dale]], [[Paul Hornung]] (as halfback and placekicker), [[Forrest Gregg]], and [[Jerry Kramer]]. The defense included [[Willie Davis (defensive end)|Willie Davis]], [[Henry Jordan]], [[Willie Wood]], [[Ray Nitschke]], [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]], and [[Herb Adderley]].[[File:Nitschke packers.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ray Nitschke]] β his No. 66 jersey is one of six numbers [[List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers|retired by the Packers]]]] The Packers' first regular-season game under Lombardi was on September 27, 1959, a 9β6 victory over the [[1959 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] in Green Bay. After winning their first three, the Packers lost the next five before finishing strong by sweeping their final four. The 7β5 [[1959 Green Bay Packers season|record]] represented the Packers' first winning season since 1947, enough to earn rookie head coach Lombardi the [[NFL Coach of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1959 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1959.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515121937/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1959.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="u503">{{cite web | title=AP Coach of the Year Winners | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-coach-of-the-year.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=January 3, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103180612/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-coach-of-the-year.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The next year, the [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]], led by Paul Hornung's 176 points, won the NFL West title and played in the [[1960 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] against the [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] at [[Franklin Field|Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1960.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007163352/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1960.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 NFL Scoring Summary |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/scoring.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203103706/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/scoring.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a see-saw game, the Packers trailed by only four points when All-Pro Eagle linebacker [[Chuck Bednarik]] tackled Jim Taylor just nine yards short of the goal line as time expired.<ref name="t572">{{cite web | last=Lea | first=Bud | title=Dec. 26, 1960: Eagles Win NFL Title | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date=December 26, 1960 | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/290873981.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=June 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613221505/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/290873981.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ====NFL champions (1961, 1962, 1965)==== [[File:1961 Topps 40 Paul Hornung.jpg|thumb|left|The "Golden Boy" [[Paul Hornung]], featured on a 1961 sports card]] The [[1961 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] returned to the [[NFL Championship Game, 1961|NFL Championship game]] the following season and faced the [[1961 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in the first league title game to be played in Green Bay. The Packers scored 24-second-quarter points, including a championship-record 19 by Paul Hornung, on special "loan" from the [[United States Army|Army]] (one touchdown, four extra points, and three field goals), powering the Packers to a 37β0 rout of the Giants, their first NFL Championship since 1944.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/sports/football/16giants.html |title=Out of the Icebox, the N.F.L. Caught Fire |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=February 7, 2011 |author-link=Bill Pennington |first=Bill |last=Pennington |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220170352/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/sports/football/16giants.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1961.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014045743/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1961.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It was in 1961 that Green Bay became known as "Titletown".<ref name="g341">{{cite web | last=Wallace | first=William N. | title=In Previous Title Game, Giants No Match for Lombardi's Packers | website=The New York Times | date=January 21, 2008 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/sports/football/21wallace.html | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> The [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] stormed back in the [[1962 NFL season|1962 season]], jumping out to a 10β0 start on their way to a 13β1 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1962.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> This consistent level of success would lead to Lombardi's Packers becoming one of the most prominent teams of their era, and to be featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' on December 21, 1962, as part of the magazine's cover story on "The Sport of the '60s".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19621221,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122150754/http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19621221,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2008 |title=Green Bay Coach Vince Lombardi|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 21, 1962 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |at=cover}}</ref> Shortly after ''Time''{{'s}} article, the Packers faced the [[1962 New York Giants season|Giants]] in a much more brutal [[NFL Championship Game, 1962|championship game]] than the previous year, but the Packers prevailed on the kicking of [[Jerry Kramer]] and the determined running of Jim Taylor. The Packers defeated the Giants in New York, 16β7.<ref name="m773">{{cite web | last=Dederer | first=John | title=Freezing With the Giants in '62 | website=The New York Times | date=January 30, 2014 | url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/freezing-with-the-giants-in-62/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829180146/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/freezing-with-the-giants-in-62/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The 1963 team went 11β2β1 but finished second in the NFL West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1963 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1963.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007121812/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1963.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The 1964 went 8β5β1 and finished second in the NFL West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1964.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] returned to the [[History of NFL Championships|championship game]] in [[NFL Championship Game, 1965|1965]] following a two-year absence when they defeated the Colts in a playoff for the Western Conference title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round β Baltimore Colts at Green Bay Packers β December 26th, 1965 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512260gnb.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> That game would be remembered for [[Don Chandler]]'s controversial tying field goal in which the ball allegedly went wide right, but the officials signaled "good".<ref name="g533">{{cite web | last=Stellino | first=Vito | title=NFL Confidential: Vince Lombardi's legendary Green Bay Packers had a few close calls | website=Florida Times-Union | date=August 13, 2011 | url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2011/08/13/nfl-confidential-vince-lombardi-s-legendary-green-bay/15893270007/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=January 31, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131135003/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2011/08/13/nfl-confidential-vince-lombardi-s-legendary-green-bay/15893270007/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The 13β10 overtime win earned the Packers a trip to the NFL Championship game, where Hornung and Taylor ran through the defending champion [[1965 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], helping the Packers win, 23β12, to earn their third NFL Championship under Lombardi and ninth overall.<ref name="m057">{{cite web | last=Schudel | first=Jeff | title=56 years ago, Browns lost 1965 NFL championship to Packers in Lambeau quagmire | website=News-Herald | date=December 24, 2021 | url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/12/24/56-years-ago-browns-lost-1965-nfl-championship-to-packers-in-lambeau-quagmire/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=December 24, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224134322/https://www.news-herald.com/2021/12/24/56-years-ago-browns-lost-1965-nfl-championship-to-packers-in-lambeau-quagmire/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[1966 NFL season#Major rule changes|Goalpost uprights]] would be made taller the next year.<ref name="t134">{{cite web | last=Bink | first=Addy | title=Why the NFL goal posts aren't where they used to be | website=KLAS | date=February 11, 2024 | url=https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/the-big-game/why-the-nfl-goal-posts-arent-where-they-used-to-be/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829181145/https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/the-big-game/why-the-nfl-goal-posts-arent-where-they-used-to-be/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ====Super Bowl I champions (1966)==== [[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 15 - Willie Davis.jpg|right|thumb|Packers [[Willie Davis (defensive end)|Willie Davis]] (left) and [[Henry Jordan]] tackling a Chiefs player in the first AFL-NFL Championship (Super Bowl I)]] The [[1966 NFL season|1966 season]] saw the [[1966 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] led to the first-ever [[Super Bowl]] by [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] quarterback Bart Starr.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-nfl-mvp-award.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610022530/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-nfl-mvp-award.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The team went 12β2, and as time wound down in the [[NFL Championship Game, 1966|NFL Championship]] against the [[1966 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], the Packers clung to a 34β27 lead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1966.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711170906/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1966.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Dallas had the ball on the Packers' two-yard line, threatening to tie the game, but on fourth down, the Packers' [[Tom Brown (sportsman, born 1940)|Tom Brown]] intercepted [[Don Meredith]]'s pass in the end zone to seal the win.<ref name="x989">{{cite web | last=Maule | first=Tex | title=GREEN BAY ROLLS HIGH | website=Sports Illustrated Vault | date=January 9, 1967 | url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/01/09/green-bay-rolls-high | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> The team crowned its season by rolling over the [[American Football League|AFL]] champion [[1966 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] 35β10 in [[Super Bowl I]].<ref name="x920">{{cite web | last=Hand | first=Jack | title=AP WAS THERE: Packers bombard Chiefs, 35β10, in Super Bowl | website=AP News | date=January 31, 2022 | url=https://apnews.com/article/green-bay-packers-kansas-city-chiefs-nfl-mlb-sports-9be08d3e4df824b4170b1d4e89c7a7ad | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> ====Super Bowl II champions (1967)==== The [[1967 NFL season|1967 season]] was the last for Lombardi as the Packers' head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LombVi0.htm|title=Vince Lombardi Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629003238/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LombVi0.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[NFL Championship Game, 1967|NFL Championship game]], a rematch of the 1966 contest against Dallas, became indelibly known as the "Ice Bowl" as a result of the brutally cold conditions at [[Lambeau Field]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 28, 2017|agency=Associated Press |title=AP Was There: 1967 CowboysβPackers Ice Bowl game |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/12/28/ap-was-there-1967-cowboys-packers-ice-bowl-game/108970804/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801222749/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/12/28/ap-was-there-1967-cowboys-packers-ice-bowl-game/108970804/ |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |work=USA Today}}</ref> Still the coldest NFL game ever played, it remains one of the most famous football games at any level in the history of the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/specials/100-greatest/?q=55-the-ice-bowl|title=The 100 Greatest Moments in Sports History {{!}} The Ice Bowl|website=Sports Illustrated's 100 Greatest Moments|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802014132/https://www.si.com/specials/100-greatest/?q=55-the-ice-bowl|url-status=dead}}</ref> With 16 seconds left, [[Bart Starr]]'s touchdown on a quarterback sneak brought the Packers a 21β17 victory and their still unequaled third straight NFL Championship.<ref name="s459">{{cite web | last=Maule | first=Tex | title=Bart Starr and the Packers beat Dallas in the Ice Bowl | website=Sports Illustrated Vault | date=January 8, 1968 | url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/01/08/the-old-pro-goes-in-for-six | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=January 13, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113234629/https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/01/08/the-old-pro-goes-in-for-six | url-status=live }}</ref> They then won [[Super Bowl II]] with a 33β14 victory over the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref name="v158">{{cite web | last=Maule | first=Tex | title=Super Bowl II: Packers beat Raiders on an off day | website=Sports Illustrated Vault | date=January 22, 1968 | url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/01/22/green-bay-handily | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Lombardi stepped down as head coach after the game, and Phil Bengtson was named his successor.<ref name="o435">{{cite web | title=Lombardi Quits as Packers' Coach, but Stays With Club; BENGTSON GIVEN GREEN BAY POST Lombardi Will Retain Job as General Manager of Champion Eleven | website=The New York Times | date=February 2, 1968 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/02/archives/lombardi-quits-as-packers-coach-but-stays-with-club-bengtson-given.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829190057/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/02/archives/lombardi-quits-as-packers-coach-but-stays-with-club-bengtson-given.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Lombardi remained as general manager for one season but left in 1969 to become head coach and minority owner of the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref name="r981">{{cite news | last=Maraniss | first=David | title=When Vince Lombardi left Green Bay for Washington, one town wept. The other cheered. | newspaper=Washington Post | date=January 7, 2016 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/when-vince-lombardi-left-green-bay-for-washington-one-town-wept-the-other-cheered/2016/01/07/2c825474-b4b5-11e5-a76a-0b5145e8679a_story.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=January 2, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102174605/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/when-vince-lombardi-left-green-bay-for-washington-one-town-wept-the-other-cheered/2016/01/07/2c825474-b4b5-11e5-a76a-0b5145e8679a_story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After Lombardi died of cancer on September 3, 1970, the NFL renamed the Super Bowl trophy the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] in recognition of his accomplishments with the Packers.<ref name="v586">{{cite web | last=Wallace | first=William N. | title=Vince Lombardi, Football Coach, Dies | website=The New York Times | date=September 4, 1970 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/04/archives/vince-lombardi-football-coach-dies-vince-lombardi-pro-football.html | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> The city of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] renamed Highland Avenue in his honor in 1968, placing Lambeau Field at 1265 Lombardi Avenue ever since.<ref name="e645">{{cite web | last=Gardner | first=Steve | title=Lombardi Trophy: History, facts about Super Bowl champion prize | website=USA TODAY | date=February 11, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2024/02/11/lombardi-trophy-history-super-bowl-champion/72404904007/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829190424/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2024/02/11/lombardi-trophy-history-super-bowl-champion/72404904007/ | url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 16 - Eddie Lee Ivery.jpg|thumb|right|The Packers, pictured against Cardinals in the [[1982β83 NFL playoffs|1982β83 playoffs]], only qualified for the postseason twice during the team's post-Lombardi "dark ages" (1969β91).]] For about a quarter-century after Lombardi's departure, the Packers had relatively little on-field success. In the 24 seasons from 1968 to 1991, they had only five seasons with a winning record, one being the shortened [[1982 NFL season|1982 strike season]].<ref name="i043">{{cite web | title=The Lean Years (1968β1991) Archives | website=Packers History | date=January 19, 2024 | url=https://packershistory.com/category/the-lean-years-1968-1992/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829192641/https://packershistory.com/category/the-lean-years-1968-1992/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="b316">{{cite web | last=D'Amato | first=Gary | title=The Sorry Years | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date=January 2, 2015 | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/the-sorry-years-b99418952z1-287342561.html/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829192724/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/the-sorry-years-b99418952z1-287342561.html/ | url-status=live }}</ref> They appeared in the playoffs twice, with a 1β2 record. The period saw five different head coachesβ[[Phil Bengtson]], [[Dan Devine]], Bart Starr, [[Forrest Gregg]], and [[Lindy Infante]]βtwo of whom, Starr and Gregg, were Lombardi's era stars, while Bengtson was a former Packer coach. Each led the Packers to a worse record than his predecessor. Poor personnel decisions were rife, notoriously the 1974 trade by acting general manager Dan Devine which sent five 1975 or 1976 draft picks (two first-rounders, two-second-rounders and a third) to the [[Los Angeles Rams]] for aging quarterback [[John Hadl]], who would spend only 1{{frac|1|2}} seasons in Green Bay.<ref>[http://www2.jsonline.com:80/packer/insider/history/oldschool/ Old School Packers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218153613/http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/insider/history/oldschool/ |date=February 18, 2006 }} from the [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] website. Retrieved February 5, 2007</ref> Another came in the [[1989 NFL draft]], when offensive lineman [[Tony Mandarich]] was taken with the second overall pick ahead of future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] inductees [[Barry Sanders]], [[Derrick Thomas]], and [[Deion Sanders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705122941/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Though rated highly by nearly every professional scout at the time, Mandarich's performance failed to meet expectations, earning him [[ESPN]]'s ranking as the third "biggest sports flop" in the last 25 years.<ref name="u021">{{cite web | last=Low | first=Chris | title=ESPN25: The 25 Biggest Sports Flops of 1979β2004 | website=ESPN.com | date=July 20, 2004 | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/25biggestflops | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=May 24, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524183133/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker%2F25biggestflops | url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:David Martin82 Brett Favre4-Edit2.jpg|alt=Packers great Brett Favre, a three-time All-Pro, three-time NFL MVP, and Super Bowl XXXI champion in his 16 years in Green Bay|thumb|left|Packers great [[Brett Favre]] played for 16 years in Green Bay. He had his No. 4 jersey retired by the Packers in 2015.]] The Packers' performance in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup, with [[Ron Wolf]] hired as general manager and given full control of the team's football operations to start the 1991 season.<ref name="e694">{{cite web | last=Demovsky | first=Rob | title=Former Packers GM Ron Wolf selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame | website=ESPN.com | date=February 1, 2015 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/18273/former-packers-gm-ron-wolf-selected-to-pro-football-hall-of-fame | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829190310/https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/18273/former-packers-gm-ron-wolf-selected-to-pro-football-hall-of-fame | url-status=live }}</ref> === Mike Holmgren years (1992β1998) === In 1992, Wolf hired [[San Francisco 49ers]] offensive coordinator [[Mike Holmgren]] as the Packers' new head coach.<ref name="r828">{{cite web | last=McGinn | first=Bob | title=Jan. 11, 1992: Ron Wolf gets the man he wants, at a price | website=JSOnline.com | date=January 11, 1992 | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/220587861.html | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203807/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/220587861.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Soon afterward, Wolf acquired quarterback [[Brett Favre]] from the [[Atlanta Falcons]] for a first-round pick.<ref name="f897">{{cite web | title=How Brett Favre landed in Green Bay β from those who made it happen | website=ESPN.com | date=February 11, 1992 | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17211520/how-brett-favre-landed-green-bay-packers-made-happen | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=December 27, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227194047/http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17211520/how-brett-favre-landed-green-bay-packers-made-happen | url-status=live }}</ref> Favre got the Packers their first win of the 1992 season, stepping in for injured quarterback [[Don Majkowski]] and leading a comeback over the [[1992 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref name="i588">{{cite web | last=Yasinskas | first=Pat | title=Yasinskas: Majkowski recalls birth of Favre's legacy | website=ESPN.com | date=March 4, 2008 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3276808 | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829192849/https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3276808 | url-status=live }}</ref> He started the following week, a win against the [[1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], and never missed another start for Green Bay through the end of the 2007 season. He would go on to break the [[Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)|record]] for consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, starting 297 consecutive games including stints with the [[New York Jets]] and [[Minnesota Vikings]] with the [[Most consecutive starts (NFL)|streak]] finally coming to an end [[Brett Favre#Consecutive starts streak|late in the 2010 season]].<ref name="a298">{{cite web | last=Trister | first=Noah | title=Brett Favre finally sits: Streak ends at 297 consecutive starts | website=Florida Times-Union | date=December 13, 2010 | url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2010/12/13/brett-favre-finally-sits-streak-ends-297-consecutive-starts/15921774007/ | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=May 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517172310/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2010/12/13/brett-favre-finally-sits-streak-ends-297-consecutive-starts/15921774007/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[1992 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] had a 9β7 record in [[1992 NFL season|1992]] and began to turn heads around the league when they signed perhaps the most prized free agent in NFL history in [[Reggie White]] on the defense in 1993.<ref name="c618">{{cite web | last=Radcliffe | first=JR | title=Reggie White: 25 years later, Packers free-agent signing resonates | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date=April 9, 2018 | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/04/09/twenty-five-years-later-packers-still-reaping-ripple-benefits-signing-reggie-white/498655002/ | access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref> White believed that Wolf, Holmgren, and Favre had the team heading in the right direction with a "total commitment to winning". With White on board, the Packers made it to the second round of the playoffs during both the [[1993 NFL season|1993]] and [[1994 NFL season|1994 season]]s but lost their 2nd-round matches to their playoff rival, the Dallas Cowboys, playing in Dallas on both occasions.<ref name="n200">{{cite web | title=1993 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1993.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=September 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924050630/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1993.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="n201">{{cite web | title=1994 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1994.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=October 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007144228/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1994.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> In [[1995 NFL season|1995]], the [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] won the NFC Central Division championship for the first time since 1972. After a home playoff 37β20 win against Favre's former team, the Atlanta Falcons, the Packers defeated the defending Super Bowl champion [[1995 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] 27β17 in San Francisco on the road to advance to the [[NFC Championship Game]], where they lost again to the [[1995 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] 38β27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship β Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys β January 14th, 1996 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199601140dal.htm |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423174148/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199601140dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="n202">{{cite web | title=1995 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1995.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=September 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905161256/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1995.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> ==== Super Bowl XXXI champions (1996) ==== [[File:19981213 28 Reggie White, Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|[[Reggie White]] in 1998. White is widely considered one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, and had his number retired by the Packers in 2005.]] In [[1996 NFL season|1996]], the [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]]' turnaround was complete. The team posted a league-best 13β3 record in the regular season, dominating the competition and securing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.<ref name="n2033">{{cite web | title=1996 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1996.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=May 4, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504140048/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1996.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> They were ranked no. 1 in offense with [[Brett Favre]] leading the way, no. 1 in defense with Reggie White as the leader of the defense, and no. 1 in special teams with former [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Desmond Howard]] returning punts and kickoffs for touchdowns.<ref name="n336">{{cite web | title=1996 NFL Standings & Team Stats | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=February 11, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211094812/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/ | url-status=live }}</ref> After relatively easy wins against the [[1996 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in a muddy 35β14 beatdown and [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] 30β13, the Packers advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 years. In [[Super Bowl XXXI]], Green Bay defeated the [[1996 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] 35β21 to win their 12th championship. Desmond Howard was named MVP of the game for his kickoff return for a touchdown that ended the Patriots' bid for a comeback.<ref name="w177">{{cite web | last=Manoloff | first=Dennis | title=20 years ago, Desmond Howard was magnificent for Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI | website=cleveland.com | date=January 26, 2017 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2017/01/desmond_howard_super_bowl_xxxi.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829193240/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2017/01/desmond_howard_super_bowl_xxxi.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Then-Packers president [[Bob Harlan]] credited Wolf, Holmgren, Favre, and White for ultimately changing the fortunes of the organization and turning the Green Bay Packers into a model NFL franchise. A 2007 panel of football experts at [[ESPN]] ranked the 1996 Packers the 6th-greatest team ever to play in the Super Bowl. {{External media|title=Desmond Howard's 99-yard kick return touchdown in the Superdome in Super Bowl XXXI|video1=[https://www.facebook.com/NFL/videos/desmond-howard-kick-return-td-in-super-bowl-xxxi-/3245292469094886/ Green Bay Packers return specialist Desmond Howard returns Adam Vinatieri's kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXI, January 26, 1997]}} The following season the [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] recorded another 13β3 record and won their second consecutive NFC championship.<ref name="r522">{{cite web | title=1997 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1997.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=June 28, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628005853/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1997.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> After defeating the [[1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 21β7 and [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] 23β10 in the playoffs, the Packers returned to the Super Bowl as an 11{{sfrac|1|2}} point favorite. The team ended up losing in an upset to [[John Elway]] and the [[1997 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] in [[Super Bowl XXXII]], by the score of 31β24.<ref name="s964">{{cite news | title=Super Bowl XXXII: Elway, AFC Finally Have Super Moment | newspaper=Washington Post | date=January 25, 1998 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/nfl/longterm/superbowl/stories/sb32.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=January 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125124516/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/nfl/longterm/superbowl/stories/sb32.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:19981213 24 Mike Holmgren, Lambeau Field,.jpg|thumb|Holmgren, one of three Packer coaches to win a Super Bowl, pictured in 1998]] In [[1998 NFL season|1998]], the [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] went 11β5 and met the [[1998 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the first round of the NFC playoffs. It was the fourth consecutive year these teams had met in the playoffs and the sixth overall contest since the 1995 season. The Packers had won all previous games, and the media speculated that another 49ers loss would result in the dismissal of San Francisco head coach [[Steve Mariucci]]. Unlike the previous playoff matches, this game was hotly contested, with the teams frequently exchanging leads. With 4:19 left in the 4th quarter, Brett Favre and the Packers embarked on an 89-yard drive, which concluded with a Favre touchdown pass to receiver [[Antonio Freeman]]. This play appeared to give Green Bay the victory. But San Francisco quarterback [[Steve Young]] led the 49ers on an improbable touchdown drive, which culminated when [[Terrell Owens]] caught Young's pass between several defenders to give the 49ers a lead with three seconds remaining. Afterward, the game was mired in controversy. Many argued that during the 49ers game-winning drive, Niners receiver [[Jerry Rice]] fumbled the ball but officials stated he was down by contact. Television replays confirmed the fumble, but referees were unable to review the play; the next season the NFL reinstituted an instant replay system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs98/news/1999/990103/01025866.html|title=ESPN.com: Instant replay comes back to haunt Holmgren|publisher=ESPN|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221247/http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs98/news/1999/990103/01025866.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the end, this game turned out to be the end of an era in Green Bay. Days later Mike Holmgren left the Packers to become vice president, general manager, and head coach of the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. Much of Holmgren's coaching staff went with him, and [[Reggie White]] also retired after the season (but later played one season for the [[Carolina Panthers]] in 2000). In 1999, the team struggled to find an identity after the departure of so many of the individuals responsible for their Super Bowl run. [[Ray Rhodes]] was hired in 1999 as the team's new head coach.<ref name="h629">{{cite web | title=Rhodes Is Packers New Coach | website=CBS News | date=January 11, 1999 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rhodes-is-packers-new-coach/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829193434/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rhodes-is-packers-new-coach/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Rhodes had served around the league as a highly regarded defensive coordinator and more recently experienced moderate success as head coach of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from 1995 to 1998. Ron Wolf believed that Rhodes' experience and player-friendly demeanor would fit nicely in Green Bay's veteran locker room, but Rhodes was fired after one 8β8 [[1999 Green Bay Packers season|season]].<ref name="k789">{{cite web | title=Hit The Rhodes! Pack Fire Ray | website=CBS News | date=January 3, 2000 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hit-the-rhodes-pack-fire-ray/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829193453/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hit-the-rhodes-pack-fire-ray/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Wolf visited team practice late in the 1999 season and believed that players had become too comfortable with Rhodes' style, and said the atmosphere resembled a country club. In 2000, Wolf replaced Rhodes with [[Mike Sherman]].<ref name="v131">{{cite web | title=Packers Hire Coach Sherman | website=CBS News | date=January 17, 2000 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/packers-hire-coach-sherman/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=September 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907085004/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/packers-hire-coach-sherman/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Sherman had never been a head coach at any level of football and was relatively unknown in NFL circles. He had only coached in professional football for three years starting as the Packers' tight ends coach in 1997 and 1998. In 1999, he followed Mike Holmgren to Seattle and became the Seahawks' offensive coordinator, although Sherman did not call the plays during games. Despite Sherman's apparent anonymity, Wolf was blown away in the interview process by the coach's organizational skills and attention to detail. Sherman's inaugural season started slowly, but the Packers won their final four games to achieve a 9β7 record. Brett Favre praised the atmosphere Sherman had cultivated in Green Bay's locker room and fans were optimistic about the team's future. In the offseason, however, Wolf suddenly announced his own resignation as general manager to take effect after the April 2001 draft. Packers' president Bob Harlan was surprised by Wolf's decision and felt unsure of how to replace him. Harlan preferred the structure Green Bay had employed since 1991; a general manager who ran football operations and hired a subservient head coach. But with the momentum and locker room chemistry that was built during the 2000 season, Harlan was reluctant to bring in a new individual with a potentially different philosophy. Wolf recommended that Harlan give the job to Sherman. Though Harlan was wary of the structure in principle, he agreed with Wolf that it was the best solution. In 2001, Sherman assumed the duties of both general manager and head coach. From 2001 to 2004, Sherman coached the Packers to respectable regular-season success, led by the spectacular play of Brett Favre, [[Ahman Green]], and a formidable offensive line. But Sherman's teams faltered in the playoffs. Before 2003, the Packers had never lost a home playoff game since the NFL instituted a post-season in 1933 (they were 13β0, with 11 of the wins at Lambeau and two more in Milwaukee.). That ended on January 4, 2003, when the [[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] defeated the [[2002 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] 27β7 in an NFC Wild Card game. The Packers would also lose at home in the playoffs to the [[2004 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] two years later. By the end of the 2004 season, the Packers' team depth appeared to be diminishing. Sherman also seemed overworked and reportedly had trouble communicating with players on the practice field with whom he was also negotiating contracts. Harlan felt the dual roles were too much for one man to handle and removed Sherman from the general manager position in early 2005 while retaining him as a head coach. Harlan hired the Seattle Seahawks' vice president of operations [[Ted Thompson]] as the new executive vice president, general manager, and director of football operations. The relationship between Thompson and Sherman appeared strained, as Thompson immediately began rebuilding Green Bay's roster. Following a dismal 4β12 season, Thompson fired Sherman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2006 |title=Packers' Sherman loses job after first losing season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277901 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> === Mike McCarthy years (2006β2018) === {{Very long section|date=March 2025}} [[File:Donald Driver - October 24, 2010.jpg|right|thumb|Former Packers wide receiver [[Donald Driver]]]] In 2006, Thompson hired [[Mike McCarthy]], former [[offensive coordinator]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[New Orleans Saints]], as head coach.<ref name="a574">{{cite web | last=Pasquarelli | first=Len | title=Big cheese: Packers hire 49ers' McCarthy | website=ESPN.com | date=January 12, 2006 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2288985 | access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref> McCarthy had served as [[quarterbacks coach]] for the Packers in 1999. In McCarthy's debut year coaching the Packers, the team began with a 4β8 record. Then, [[Brett Favre]] sustained injuries, as did backup quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Despite the injuries, McCarthy coached the team to four consecutive wins, finishing with an 8β8 record.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2006 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2006.htm|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628122652/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2006.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 20, 2006|title=Packers' Rodgers out for season; Favre likely to play|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2669503|access-date=July 30, 2021|publisher=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730211446/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2669503|url-status=live}}</ref> After missing the playoffs in 2006, Favre announced he would return for the 2007 season, it would be one of his best.<ref name="q340">{{cite web | title=Favre To Return In 2007 | website=Packers.com | date=February 2, 2007 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/favre-to-return-in-2007-2441321 | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203403/https://www.packers.com/news/favre-to-return-in-2007-2441321 | url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers finished 13β3, earning a first-round bye in the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=McCarthy stays true to Packers' plan, sits atop NFC with best start among active coaches|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-11-12-3091823810_x.htm|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=USA Today|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730211907/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-11-12-3091823810_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Packers' passing offense finished second in the NFC, behind the Dallas Cowboys, and third in the league. Running back [[Ryan Grant (running back)|Ryan Grant]], became the featured back in Green Bay. In the divisional playoff round, in a snowstorm, the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks 42β20. Grant rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns, while Favre tossed an additional three touchdown passes to receiver [[Donald Driver]] (as well as a snowball, in celebration).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Ben |title=Playful Favre accurate even with snowball |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/01/13/playful-favre-accurate-even-with-snowball/ |website=[[East Bay Times]] |access-date=May 30, 2018 |date=January 13, 2008 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044700/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/01/13/playful-favre-accurate-even-with-snowball/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 20, 2008, Green Bay appeared in their first NFC Championship Game in 10 years facing the [[2007 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. The game was lost 23β20 on an overtime field goal by [[Lawrence Tynes]]. This would be Favre's final game as a Packer.<ref name="r606">{{cite web | title=9 years ago, the Giants froze out Brett Favre in his last game as a Packer | website=FOX Sports | date=January 7, 2017 | url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/9-years-ago-the-giants-froze-out-brett-favre-in-his-last-game-as-a-packer | access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref> McCarthy coached the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] team during the [[2008 Pro Bowl]] in Hawaii. [[Al Harris (cornerback)|Al Harris]] and [[Aaron Kampman]] were picked, Driver was named as a third-string wideout. Favre was named the first-string quarterback, but declined and was replaced by [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] [[Jeff Garcia]]. The Packers had several first alternates, including [[offensive tackle]] [[Chad Clifton]] and [[linebacker]] [[Nick Barnett]]. In December 2007, [[Ted Thompson]] was signed to a 5-year contract extension with the Packers.<ref name="a989">{{cite web | title=Green Bay GM signs contract extension | website=UPI | date=January 7, 2008 | url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/01/07/Green-Bay-GM-signs-contract-extension/32271199735302/ | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=April 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425113315/https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/01/07/Green-Bay-GM-signs-contract-extension/32271199735302/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On February 5, 2008, McCarthy signed a 5-year contract extension.<ref name="n784">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=NFL Report: Packers' McCarthy signs five-year deal | website=Twin Cities | date=February 5, 2008 | url=https://www.twincities.com/2008/02/05/nfl-report-packers-mccarthy-signs-five-year-deal/ | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203210/https://www.twincities.com/2008/02/05/nfl-report-packers-mccarthy-signs-five-year-deal/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On March 4, Favre announced his retirement.<ref name="z723">{{cite web | title=Favre announces his retirement from Packers | website=The New York Times | date=March 4, 2008 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/sports/04iht-brett.4.10703892.html | access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Within five months, however, he filed for reinstatement. On August 6, it was announced that Favre was traded to the [[New York Jets]] for a conditional draft pick in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Packers-trade-Favre-to-Jets |title=Packers trade Favre to Jets |access-date=August 6, 2008 |author=Jay Glazer |author-link=Jay Glazer |date=August 6, 2008 |work=Fox Sports on MSN |quote=The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, Fox Sports.com has learned. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819213402/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Packers-trade-Favre-to-Jets |archive-date=August 19, 2008 }}</ref> [[Image:Aaron Rodgers 2008 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] in 2008]] The Packers began their [[2008 NFL season|2008 season]] with their 2005 first-round draft pick, quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]], under center, as the first QB other than Favre to start for the Packers in 16 years. Rodgers played well in his first year, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns. However, injuries plagued the Packers' defense, as they lost 7 close games by 4 points or fewer, finishing with a 6β10 record.<ref name="t411">{{cite web | title=2008 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2008.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=September 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907044946/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2008.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> 8 assistant coaches were dismissed, including Bob Sanders, the team's defensive coordinator, who was replaced by [[Dom Capers]].<ref name="x410">{{cite web | last=Mortensen | first=Chris | title=Capers joins Packers as defensive coordinator | website=ESPN.com | date=January 19, 2009 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3843754 | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 14, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814121319/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3843754 | url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2009, the organization assured fans that Favre's jersey number would be retired, but not during the 2009 season. In April 2009, the Packers selected nose tackle [[B. J. Raji]] of Boston College as the team's first pick in the draft. The team then traded three draft picks for another first-round pick, selecting linebacker [[Clay Matthews III]]. During the [[2009 NFL season]], two matchups between the franchise and Favre were highly anticipated after Favre's arrival with division-rival Vikings in August. The first encounter took place in Week 4, a [[Monday Night Football]] game that broke TV audience records. This scheduling was made possible when Baseball Commissioner and Packer board of directors member [[Bud Selig]] forced baseball's [[Minnesota Twins]] to play 2 games within 12 hours. The Vikings won 30β23; Favre threw 3 TDs, no interceptions, and had a passer rating of 135.<ref name="nfl.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/gamelogs?id=FAV540222 |title=Brett Favre: Game Logs at |publisher=National Football League |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203084954/http://www.nfl.com/players/gamelogs?id=FAV540222 |url-status=live }}</ref> The teams met again in Week 8, Favre leading the Vikings to a second win, 38β26, in Green Bay. Rodgers was heavily pressured in both games, being sacked 14 times total, but still played well, throwing five touchdowns. The next week, the Packers were upset by the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Green Bay won 7 of their last 8 games, including their 16th regular-season finale from 17 seasons, and earning an NFC wild-card playoff bid with an 11β5 regular-season record.<ref name="r082">{{cite web | title=2009 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2009.htm | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=April 21, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421143443/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2009.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> Rodgers became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a starter. Cornerback [[Charles Woodson]] won [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] honors, his 9 interceptions were more than the 8 collected by all Packer opponents. The season ended with an overtime loss in a [[2010 NFL Playoffs#Wild Card playoffs|wild card round]] shootout at the [[Arizona Cardinals]], 51β45.<ref name="e435">{{cite web | last=Baum | first=Bob | title=Cardinals top Packers in OT, 51β45 | website=East Valley Tribune | date=January 10, 2010 | url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/news/cardinals-top-packers-in-ot-51-45/article_6743eab4-d872-5dad-b346-7e22efdc1941.html | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829195125/https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/news/cardinals-top-packers-in-ot-51-45/article_6743eab4-d872-5dad-b346-7e22efdc1941.html | url-status=live }}</ref> It was the second time McCarthy led the Packers to the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 Season Review Dope Sheet|url=https://www.packers.com/news/2009-season-review-dope-sheet-2403637|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=packers.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730212556/https://www.packers.com/news/2009-season-review-dope-sheet-2403637|url-status=live}}</ref> While they were not as successful as their 90s counterparts in the postseason, the 2000s were by no means a dark time for the Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kyle Staff |date=January 16, 2010 |title=Green Bay Packers 2000s All-Decade Team |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/327132-green-bay-packers-2000s-all-decade-team |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022162346/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/327132-green-bay-packers-2000s-all-decade-team |url-status=live }}</ref> The team finished the decade with the 5th highest winning percentage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2009 |title=Decade of Dominance {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2009/09/news-decade-of-dominance |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=pfhof |language=en |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022162348/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2009/09/news-decade-of-dominance |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Super Bowl XLV champions (2010)==== {{Main|2010 Green Bay Packers season}} [[File:Mike McCarthy (TJG).JPG|thumb|Former [[Super Bowl]] winning Packers head coach [[Mike McCarthy]]]] The team lost [[Johnny Jolly]] to a season long suspension after he violated the NFL drug policy.<ref name="n714">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=NFL bans Packers' Jolly for 2010, maybe more | website=ESPN.com | date=July 16, 2010 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5386899 | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203018/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5386899 | url-status=live }}</ref> Their running corps suffered a blow when RB [[Ryan Grant (running back)|Ryan Grant]] sustained a season ending ankle injury in Week 1.<ref name="a180">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Packers place RB Grant on season-ending IR | website=ESPN.com | date=September 14, 2010 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5572144 | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203123/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5572144 | url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of the season, the team had 16 people on [[injured reserve]], including 7 starters: running back Ryan Grant, tight end [[Jermichael Finley]], inside linebacker [[Nick Barnett]], safety [[Morgan Burnett]], inside linebacker [[Brandon Chillar]], right tackle [[Mark Tauscher]], and outside linebacker [[Brad Jones (American football)|Brad Jones]]. Key injuries did not stop [[Mike McCarthy]]'s team from finishing the regular season with a 10β6 record.<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=July 30, 2021|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629193944/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/25/packers-lost-close-games-like-no-other-team-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref> In week 7, the team faced the Minnesota Vikings, then led by former Packers quarterback [[Brett Favre]]. Green Bay beat Favre's new team 28β24 when Favre's final pass to Randy Moss in the end zone flew incomplete. In week 17, the Packers clinched their playoff berth with a 10β3 victory over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field, aided in large part by [[Nick Collins]]' interception of [[Jay Cutler]]'s throw that allowed Green Bay to run out the clock.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kruse |first=Zach |date=May 24, 2011 |title=Green Bay Packers: The 10 Biggest Moments of the Packers' 2010 Super Bowl Season |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/711191-green-bay-packers-the-10-biggest-moments-of-the-packers-2010-super-bowl-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213443/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/711191-green-bay-packers-the-10-biggest-moments-of-the-packers-2010-super-bowl-season |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vikings vs. Packers β Game Summary|date=October 24, 2010|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/301024009|access-date=July 30, 2021|publisher=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213443/https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/301024009|url-status=live}}</ref> The Packers 10β6 record allowed them to clinch the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs. They first faced No. 3 seeded [[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia]], winning 21β16. In the Divisional round, they defeated No. 1 seed [[Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta]] 48β21. They then played the [[Chicago Bears]] at [[Soldier Field]] in the NFC Championship Gameβonly the second playoff meeting between the two storied rivals (the other a 33β14 Chicago victory which sent them to the [[1941 NFL Championship Game]]). McCarthy's Packers won 21β14 to move on to [[Super Bowl XLV]], having secured a 3β0 record in the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2010.htm|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313175307/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2010.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On the evening before the Super Bowl, McCarthy had each player fitted for a championship ring.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=February 7, 2011 |title=McCarthy had Pack fitted for rings Saturday |url=https://www.espn.in/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6098193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814202839/https://www.espn.in/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6098193 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Aware of the motivational tactic, team president [[Mark Murphy (American football executive)|Mark Murphy]] instructed his organization to begin designing the ring.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silverstein |first=Tom |date=February 6, 2011 |title=McCarthy had players fitted for Super Bowl rings Saturday night |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/115454309.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906195705/http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/115454309.html |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=jsonline.com |language=en}}</ref> The following day on February 6, 2011, they defeated the AFC champion [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 31β25, becoming the first No. 6 seed from the NFC to win a Super Bowl. It was the first time the Packers had won the Lombardi Trophy since 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGinn |first=Bob |date=February 7, 2011 |title=Green Bay holds on to win fourth Super Bowl title |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/115382579.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423215924/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/115382579.html |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=jsonline.com |language=en}}</ref> Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/live-blog-follow-super-bowl-action-here/|title=Super Bowl XLV, Packers Beat Steelers, 31β25|date=February 7, 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 7, 2011|archive-date=February 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208022827/http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/live-blog-follow-super-bowl-action-here/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-super-bowl-20110207,0,1269152.story|title=Ending is cheddar-perfect for Packers in Super Bowl XLV victory over Steelers|date=February 7, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 7, 2011|first=Sam|last=Farmer|archive-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215023213/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-super-bowl-20110207,0,1269152.story|url-status=live}}</ref> During Super Bowl XLV, McCarthy's team initially enjoyed a comfortable 21β3 lead over the Steelers. Then, [[Charles Woodson]] had to leave the game with a broken collarbone and the Steelers' [[Hines Ward]] found the endzone to make the score 21β10 by halftime. During the third quarter, Pittsburgh scored 7 more points to make the score 21β17. In the fourth quarter, Green Bay's [[Clay Matthews III|Clay Matthews]] tackled Pittsburgh's [[Rashard Mendenhall]], and [[Desmond Bishop]] recovered the ball for a key turnover.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steelers vs. Packers β Game Summary|date=February 6, 2011|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/310206009|access-date=August 2, 2021|publisher=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802145013/https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/310206009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rodgers, Packers top Steelers 31β25 to win Super Bowl XLV|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-02-06-nfl-super-bowl-xlv-green-bay-packers-pittsburgh-steelers_N.htm|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en|archive-date=September 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913194724/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-02-06-nfl-super-bowl-xlv-green-bay-packers-pittsburgh-steelers_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Clay Matthews (52), Charles Woodson (21).jpg|thumb|Clay Matthews (52) and Charles Woodson (21), two defensive stars for the Packers under Coach Mike McCarthy]] In 2011, coming off their victory in Super Bowl XLV, the Packers won their first 13 games, eventually finishing the season 15β1. The 15 victories marked the franchise record for wins in a season and tied for the second-most regular-season wins in NFL history, behind only the [[2007 New England Patriots season|2007 Patriots]] who went 16β0. Following the season, Aaron Rodgers would be named the NFL's MVP, his first such award. During that year, McCarthy's offensive strategies aided Rodgers in throwing for 4,643 yards and 45 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutchins|first=Andy|date=February 4, 2012|title=Aaron Rodgers Named 2011 NFL MVP By AP At NFL Honors Ceremony|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2012-super-bowl/2012/2/4/2771966/aaron-rodgers-2011-nfl-mvp-ap|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=SBNation.com|language=en|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802140409/https://www.sbnation.com/2012-super-bowl/2012/2/4/2771966/aaron-rodgers-2011-nfl-mvp-ap|url-status=live}}</ref> These strategies also propelled the Packers to lead the NFL in scoring that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NFL 100|url=https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/teams-67|access-date=August 2, 2021|publisher=National Football League|language=en-US|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625185151/https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/teams-67|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite receiving homefield advantage, Green Bay lost their first postseason game to eventual [[Super Bowl XLVI]] champion [[New York Giants]], 37β20.<ref name="f945">{{cite web | title=Packers done in by mistakes, Giants in 37β20 loss | website=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=January 15, 2012 | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2012/01/15/packers-done-in-by-mistakes-giants-in-37-20-loss/ | access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref> Finishing the 2012 season with an 11β5 record and their second straight division title, the Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card round 24β10, but lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the [[Super Bowl XLVII|eventual NFC Champion]] [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] by a score of 45β31.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2012_games.htm |title=2012 Green Bay Packers Schedule & Game Results |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034720/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2012_games.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers offense finished the season fifth in points and 11th in yards per game. Under McCarthy, Rodgers passed 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=August 2, 2021|website=statscrew.com|language=en|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629031756/https://www.statscrew.com/football/roster/t-GB/y-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The defense finished 11th in points allowed and 22nd in yards allowed per game. The Packers topped the first-ever AP Pro32 rankings, a new pro football version of the [[AP Top 25]] college football and basketball polls.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilner|first=Barry|title=Packers top first-ever AP Pro32 rankings|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/31/packers-top-first-ever-ap-pro32-rankings/|access-date=July 31, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|date=July 31, 2012|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801040856/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/31/packers-top-first-ever-ap-pro32-rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the Packers started 5β2, leading up to a Week 9 match up against the Bears. It was in that game that the Packers lost Aaron Rodgers to a broken [[collarbone]];<ref name="q155">{{cite web | last=Farmer | first=Sam | title=Aaron Rodgers confirms he has broken collarbone | website=Los Angeles Times | date=November 5, 2013 | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-nov-05-la-sp-sn-aaron-rodgers-collarbone-20131105-story.html | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803203721/https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-nov-05-la-sp-sn-aaron-rodgers-collarbone-20131105-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Rodgers would miss the next six games, during which the club would go 2β3β1 under three different quarterbacks: [[Seneca Wallace]] (injured during first start), [[Scott Tolzien]] (benched), and [[Matt Flynn (American football)|Matt Flynn]]. Despite having a 7β7β1 record, the Packers were still in a position to win the NFC North division, if they were able to win their final game. With Rodgers returning, the Packers managed to beat the Bears in a Week 9 rematch, 33β28. Finishing at 8β7β1, the Packers won their division and were awarded a home playoff game. It was the fifth consecutive time that McCarthy led his team to a 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=August 2, 2021|website=packers.com|language=en-US|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628103135/https://www.packers.com/news/a-look-back-at-the-packers-2013-season-12548166|url-status=live}}</ref> However, despite Rodgers' return, the Packers would lose to the [[San Francisco 49ers]] 20β23 in the first round of the playoffs.<ref name="u980">{{cite web | title=49ers Edge Packers 23β20 In Frigid Wild-Card Game | website=CBS News β Chicago | date=January 5, 2014 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/49ers-edge-packers-23-20-in-frigid-wild-card-game/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813014547/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/49ers-edge-packers-23-20-in-frigid-wild-card-game/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers recorded their 700th victory, against the Bears, in Week 4.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ketchman|first=Vic|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-game-recap/article-1/Win-over-Bears-feels-like-season-saver/ca5a771c-c8d3-4a16-b1bd-29afe2c40ab1|title=Win over Bears feels like season saver|publisher=Green Bay Packers|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001035033/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-game-recap/article-1/Win-over-Bears-feels-like-season-saver/ca5a771c-c8d3-4a16-b1bd-29afe2c40ab1|archive-date=October 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team went undefeated at home for the first time since the 2011 season; they also led the league in scoring, with 486 points, the second-most in franchise history. The 2014 season also marked the first time since 2009 that the team had a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers, and a 1,000-yard rusher. McCarthy led an offense that finished sixth in the league in total offense.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Infographic: Packers 2014 season review|url=https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-packers-2014-season-review-14916094|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=packers.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125033259/https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-packers-2014-season-review-14916094|url-status=live}}</ref> After winning against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16, McCarthy (99 wins) passed Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi (98) on the all-time wins list for the Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merrill |first=Elizabeth |date=January 15, 2015 |title=Hot Read: Mike McCarthy ideal for Green Bay |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/hotread150115/mike-mccarthy-was-made-green-bay-packers-coach-hot-read |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802142616/https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/hotread150115/mike-mccarthy-was-made-green-bay-packers-coach-hot-read |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Overall, the team went 12β4, clinching the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a fourth consecutive NFC North division title, making the playoffs for the sixth straight season, tying a franchise record. The Packers beat the Cowboys in the divisional round, advancing to the NFC Championship to face the Seattle Seahawks. After leading throughout most of regulation, the Packers lost 28β22 in a historic overtime rally by Seattle.<ref name="c820">{{cite web | last=Reischel | first=Rob | title=A Look Back At The 2014 NFC Championship Game | website=Forbes | date=January 9, 2020 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2020/01/09/a-look-back-at-the-2014-nfc-championship-game---and-the-green-bay-packers-historic-collapse/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=September 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925055039/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2020/01/09/a-look-back-at-the-2014-nfc-championship-game---and-the-green-bay-packers-historic-collapse/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Following the season, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the second time.<ref name="k799">{{cite web | last=Brinson | first=Will | title=Aaron Rodgers bests J.J.Watt for 2014 NFL MVP Award | website=CBSSports.com | date=February 1, 2015 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-bests-jjwatt-for-2014-nfl-mvp-award/ | access-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-date=August 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829195307/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-bests-jjwatt-for-2014-nfl-mvp-award/ | url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Jordy Nelson 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Jordy Nelson, who tore his ACL in the 2015 preseason, would go on to be the [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] the following 2016 season upon returning from his injury.]] During Week 2 of the preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers, wide receiver Jordy Nelson caught an eight-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers but then fell to the turf without contact. A few days later, it was revealed that Nelson had torn his ACL. He would remain inactive for the rest of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wesseling|first=Chris|title=Jordy Nelson out for 2015 season with knee injury|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jordy-nelson-out-for-2015-season-with-knee-injury-0ap3000000514941|publisher=National Football League|date=August 23, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027163853/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000514941/article/jordy-nelson-out-for-2015-season-with-knee-injury|url-status=live}}</ref> Even without Nelson, the Packers managed to get off to a 6β0 start, but the Packers then lost four of their next five games, falling to 7β4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2015/REG/PACKERS|title=Green Bay Packers 2015 Regular Season Schedule|publisher=National Football League|access-date=April 11, 2016|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413041821/http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2015/REG/PACKERS|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 3, against the [[Detroit Lions]], the Packers quickly fell to a 20β0 deficit going into halftime. Green Bay started to make a comeback in the second half thanks to a touchdown by [[Davante Adams]] and a 27-yard touchdown run by Aaron Rodgers to bring the game within two points at 23β21. The Packers then got the ball back in their possession with 23 seconds left in the game. While attempting a "lateral" play, Rodgers was sacked with no time remaining but then a flag was thrown for a facemask penalty on Detroit. The Packers now had one more un-timed play, which Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard Hail Mary touchdown to tight end [[Richard Rodgers (tight end)|Richard Rodgers]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=Packers stun Lions on Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary TD|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-stun-lions-on-aaron-rodgers-hail-mary-td-0ap3000000593884|publisher=National Football League|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105024833/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000593884/article/packers-stun-lions-on-aaron-rodgers-hail-mary-td|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the longest Hail Mary touchdown pass thrown in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-aaron-rodgers-three-hail-mary-completions-0ap3000000771998|title=Ranking Aaron Rodgers' three Hail Mary completions|publisher=National Football League|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221147/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000771998/article/ranking-aaron-rodgers-three-hail-mary-completions|url-status=live}}</ref> Up until week 14, McCarthy delegated playcalling duties to associate head coach Tom Clements. However, the team's struggling offense made McCarthy decide to take back play-calling duties. During that first game that McCarthy resumed play calling, the Packers ran the ball for 230 yards in 44 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Werder |first1=Ed |last2=Demovsky |first2=Rob |last3=Wilde |first3=Jason |date=December 13, 2015 |title=McCarthy reclaims play calling for Packers offense |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14356004/mike-mccarthy-green-bay-packers-coach-reclaims-play-calling-responsibilities |access-date=August 2, 2021 |publisher=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Green Bay then finished the season 10β6 and 2nd in the NFC North behind the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. The Packers beat the [[Washington Redskins]] in the NFC wild-card game to advance to the divisional round with the [[Arizona Cardinals]]. A similar play to tie the game against the Cardinals happened between Aaron Rodgers and [[Jeff Janis]]. Janis caught a 41-yard touchdown from Rodgers which sent the game into overtime. However, the Packers fell to Arizona 26β20, ending their season.<ref name="m183">{{cite web | last=Farmer | first=Sam | title=Cardinals survive a successful Hail Mary to beat Packers in overtime | website=Los Angeles Times | date=January 17, 2016 | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-packers-cardinals-20160117-story.html | access-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-date=August 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803202756/https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-packers-cardinals-20160117-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After a 4β6 start to the season, the Packers went on a six-game winning streak to finish the regular season with a 10β6 record. The team clinched the NFC North for the fifth time in six years with their Week 17 win over the Detroit Lions. After the regular season, the success of his team made McCarthy the fourth head coach in NFL history to guide his team to eight or more 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=August 2, 2021|website=packers.com|language=en-US|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630173242/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-season-ending-dope-sheet-18544761|url-status=live}}</ref> They routed the fifth-seeded New York Giants, 38β13, in the wild-card round of the playoffs and upset the top-seeded Dallas Cowboys, 34β31, in the divisional round of the playoffs, but their season came to an end when they were beaten by the second-seeded Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, 44β21.<ref name="t272">{{cite web | last=Stapleton | first=Art | title=Giants' season ends in a blink in 38β13 loss to Packers | website=Bergen Record | date=January 9, 2017 | url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2017/01/08/fail-mary-giants-blink-game-turns-season-ends/96251686/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813014328/https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2017/01/08/fail-mary-giants-blink-game-turns-season-ends/96251686/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="y749">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys in final seconds 34β31 | website=TylerPaper.com | date=January 16, 2017 | url=https://tylerpaper.com/sports/pro/green-bay-packers-defeat-dallas-cowboys-in-final-seconds-34-31/article_64355338-0784-5b27-a843-b213881f5cdf.html | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813014402/https://tylerpaper.com/sports/pro/green-bay-packers-defeat-dallas-cowboys-in-final-seconds-34-31/article_64355338-0784-5b27-a843-b213881f5cdf.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="n470">{{cite web | title=Atlanta Falcons rout Green Bay Packers 44β21, next stop: Super Bowl | website=Florida Times-Union | date=January 22, 2017 | url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/2017/01/22/atlanta-falcons-rout-green-bay-packers-44-21-next-stop-super-bowl/15739744007/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813014433/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/2017/01/22/atlanta-falcons-rout-green-bay-packers-44-21-next-stop-super-bowl/15739744007/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The Green Bay Packers began the 2017 regular season with a 4β2 record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings|title=2017 NFL Regular Season Standings β Nation Football League|publisher=ESPN|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=November 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120213818/http://www.espn.com/nfl/standings|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 15, during a week 6 game against the Minnesota Vikings, Aaron Rodgers was driven to the ground by Vikings linebacker [[Anthony Barr (American football)|Anthony Barr]] after throwing a pass. Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone during the play,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/10/15/a-shoulder-injury-to-aaron-rodgers-leaves-packers-holding-their-breath/|title=Aaron Rodgers could be out for the season, a sobering possibility for the Packers|first=Cindy|last=Boren|date=October 15, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/10/15/a-shoulder-injury-to-aaron-rodgers-leaves-packers-holding-their-breath/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Packers placed him on injured reserve on October 20, with the stipulation that he could return in eight weeks (following NFL rules), especially if the injury healed quickly and the Packers were still in playoff contention.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilde |first1=Jason |title=Packers: Aaron Rodgers to return this season if collarbone heals and 'it would make sense' |url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/football/professional/packers-aaron-rodgers-to-return-this-season-if-collarbone-heals/article_26875955-9228-5630-9cac-d7ab9e709e1a.html |website=Wisconsin State Journal |access-date=May 30, 2018 |date=November 4, 2017 |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109193819/http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/football/professional/packers-aaron-rodgers-to-return-this-season-if-collarbone-heals/article_26875955-9228-5630-9cac-d7ab9e709e1a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rodgers did indeed return to the field for a week 15 game against the [[Carolina Panthers]] on December 17, but the Packers were eliminated from the playoff hunt after a 31β24 loss. The team placed Rodgers back on injured reserve after the game, a move that prompted several teams to complain that the Packers had violated the NFL's rules about reactivating injured players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Benjamin |title=Aaron Rodgers's Return to Injured Reserve May Have Violated League Rules |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |website=The New York Times |access-date=May 31, 2018 |date=December 24, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During Rodgers' absence, backup quarterback [[Brett Hundley]] stepped into the starting role for the first time in his professional career, but struggled to replicate Rodgers' success, despite a [[2018 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]]-caliber season by receiver Davante Adams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Brian |title=Packers WR Davante Adams named to 2018 Pro Bowl |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/green-bay-packers-wr-davante-adams-named-to-2018-nfl-pro-bowl--113797408/ |website=247Sports |access-date=June 4, 2018 |date=January 16, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308074225/https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Article/Green-Bay-Packers-WR-Davante-Adams-named-to-2018-NFL-Pro-Bowl--113797408/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 23β0 loss to the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in week 11, the Packers suffered their first shutout at Lambeau Field in 11 years (the last time was a 35β0 loss to the [[New England Patriots]] in [[2006 Green Bay Packers season|2006]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrosepress.com/national/sports/green-bay-packers-shut-out-for-first-time-in-more/article_6e332621-c710-5df9-8610-db01cd9b12fb.html|title=Green Bay Packers shut out for first time in more than a decade|website=MontrosePress.com|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123070538/http://www.montrosepress.com/national/sports/green-bay-packers-shut-out-for-first-time-in-more/article_6e332621-c710-5df9-8610-db01cd9b12fb.html|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Packers finished the season at 7β9, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Off the field, the Packers organization opened the [[Titletown District]] adjacent to Lambeau Field. This shopping, entertainment, and restaurant district includes a public plaza, park, and various commercial businesses.<ref>{{Citation| last = Murray| first = Patty| title = Packers Open New Part of Titletown District| newspaper = Wisconsin Public Radio| location = [[Wisconsin]]| date = November 30, 2017| access-date = June 21, 2018| url = https://www.wpr.org/packers-open-new-part-titletown-district| archive-date = June 22, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180622032624/https://www.wpr.org/packers-open-new-part-titletown-district| url-status = live}}</ref> In 2018, the Packers again failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing third in the NFC North with a record of 6β9β1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrn.com/2018/12/packers-miss-playoffs-for-second-straight-year/|title=Packers miss playoffs for second straight year|date=December 17, 2018|website=Wisconsin Radio Network|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020207/https://www.wrn.com/2018/12/packers-miss-playoffs-for-second-straight-year/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2018/gamelog/|title=Green Bay Packers 2018 Game Log|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072344/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2018/gamelog/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Mike McCarthy was released as head coach, replaced by Offensive Coordinator [[Joe Philbin]] on an interim basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |date=December 5, 2018 |title=Joe Philbin focused on interim coaching job, not permanent one |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/46415 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814154509/https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/46415 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=December 2, 2018 |title=Packers fire coach Mike McCarthy after 13 seasons |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-fire-coach-mike-mccarthy-after-13-seasons-0ap3000000995203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203012022/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000995203/article/packers-fire-coach-mike-mccarthy-after-13-seasons |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=NFL.com |publisher=National Football League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/03/why-the-green-bay-packers-fired-mike-mccarthy|title=Why the Green Bay Packers fired Mike McCarthy|last=Felt|first=Hunter|date=December 3, 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 6, 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020250/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/03/why-the-green-bay-packers-fired-mike-mccarthy|url-status=live}}</ref> McCarthy left Green Bay having tallied a 125β77β2 (.618) regular season record, as well as a postseason record of 10β8 (.556). His total record with the Packers was 135β85β2. McCarthy had brought the team to nine playoff berths and facilitated one Super Bowl win.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike McCarthy Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McCaMi0.htm|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628184326/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McCaMi0.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the season, [[Matt LaFleur]], the Offensive Coordinator of the Tennessee Titans the prior season, was hired as the Packers' new coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/redskins/leading-lafleur-lambeau-redskins-connections-paving-way|title=Tracing LaFluer's path from D.C. assistant to Packers head coach|date=February 4, 2019|website=NBC Sports Washington|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207014956/https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/redskins/leading-lafleur-lambeau-redskins-connections-paving-way|url-status=live}}</ref> === Matt LaFleur years (since 2019) === [[File:LaFleur (cropped).jpg|thumb|Matt Lafleur calling from his playsheet]] Under first-year head coach Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers opened the season by defeating the [[2019 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] in the season's opening game, the first time since 2003 that the league-wide kickoff game did not feature the defending Super Bowl champions, with the Packers and Bears being selected for their historic rivalry in the NFL's 100th season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Packers-Bears rivalry kicks off 2019 NFL season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-bears-rivalry-kicks-off-2019-nfl-season-0ap3000001024147 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125084756/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-bears-rivalry-kicks-off-2019-nfl-season-0ap3000001024147 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |website=NFL.com |publisher=National Football League}}</ref> The Packers returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, finishing with a record of 13β3 and securing a first-round bye as the NFC's second seed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierangeli |first=Greg |date=December 31, 2019 |title=13β3? Yes, the Packers are 13β3! |url=https://packerstalk.com/2019/12/31/13-3-yes-the-packers-are-13-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129154958/https://packerstalk.com/2019/12/31/13-3-yes-the-packers-are-13-3/ |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |website=Packers Talk}}</ref> They defeated the [[2019 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] 28β23 in the NFC Divisional round to advance to the NFC Championship game, where they were defeated 37β20 by the [[2019 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=January 19, 2020 |title=Packers fall to 49ers in NFC title game, 37β20 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-fall-to-49ers-in-nfc-title-game-37-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125021949/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-fall-to-49ers-in-nfc-title-game-37-20 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> In 2020, the Green Bay Packers won the NFC North Division for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Demovsky |first1=Rob |title=Green Bay Packers clinch NFC North with win over Detroit Lions as No. 1 seed remains in play |date=December 14, 2020 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30515253/green-bay-packers-clinch-nfc-north-win-detroit-lions |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214080449/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30515253/green-bay-packers-clinch-nfc-north-win-detroit-lions |url-status=live }}</ref> They also earned a first-round bye, with the top seed in the NFC. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32β18 in the Divisional Round,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2021 |title=Rodgers, Packers beat Rams 32β18 to reach NFC title game |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401220398 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727224011/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401220398 |url-status=live }}</ref> but fell to the underdog [[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the NFC championship<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=January 24, 2021 |title=Tom Brady, Buccaneers stave off Packers for NFC Championship Game win, trip to Super Bowl LV |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/tom-brady-buccaneers-stave-off-packers-for-nfc-championship-game-win-trip-to-sup |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=NFL.com |publisher=National Football League |language=en-US}}</ref>- their fourth straight loss in the game in five appearances under Rodgers. Rodgers won his third MVP award during the season.<ref name="y609">{{cite magazine | last=Curtis | first=Jake | title=Aaron Rodgers Wins His Third NFL MVP Award and Announces He's Engaged | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=February 7, 2021 | url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/aaron-rodgers-wins-third-mvp | access-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730221902/https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/aaron-rodgers-wins-third-mvp | url-status=live }}</ref> The next year, they clinched the top seed in the NFC again, with a 13β4 record, before losing 13β10 to the 49ers in the [[2021β22 NFL playoffs|Divisional round]]. The special teams unit was consistently the worst in the NFL during the season, though their defense was noted as an improvement from previous seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Renner |first=Michael |date=November 16, 2021 |title=The Green Bay Packers finally have a dominant defense, and it makes them NFC favorites {{!}} NFL News, Rankings and Statistics |url=https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-green-bay-packers-defense-2021 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=PFF |language=en |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228030029/https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-green-bay-packers-defense-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The special teams was especially costly in the postseason game as a field goal attempt and punt were both blocked, the latter of which the 49ers returned for a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Leslie |date=February 19, 2022 |title=Packers: Special teams, O-line more to blame than Rodgers in 49ers loss |url=https://lombardiave.com/2022/02/19/packers-special-teams-49ers-loss/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Lombardi Ave |language=en-US |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228024556/https://lombardiave.com/2022/02/19/packers-special-teams-49ers-loss/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The defense did not allow any touchdowns in that game, as the only other points the 49ers scored were off two field goals. Matt LaFleur became the first coach to have three straight 13-win seasons, however, none of them ended with a trip to the Super Bowl.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Huber |first=Bill |date=January 2, 2022 |title=Because of Rodgers' Mastery, Packers Eye Lucky 13 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/with-aaron-rodgers-on-top-of-his-game-green-bay-packers-eye-historic-13th-win |access-date=February 28, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228024547/https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/with-aaron-rodgers-on-top-of-his-game-green-bay-packers-eye-historic-13th-win |url-status=live }}</ref> For his performance in the season, Aaron Rodgers won his fourth MVP award- the second most for any quarterback, only behind [[Peyton Manning]] who has five.<ref name="j168">{{cite web | last=Schneidman | first=Matt | title=Packers' Aaron Rodgers wins NFL MVP for fourth time | website=New York Times | date=February 10, 2022 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3511268/2022/02/10/packers-aaron-rodgers-wins-nfl-mvp-for-fourth-time/#:~:text=Green%20Bay%20Packers%20quarterback%20Aaron,finished%20second%20in%20MVP%20voting. | access-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-date=July 31, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731030959/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3511268/2022/02/10/packers-aaron-rodgers-wins-nfl-mvp-for-fourth-time/#:~:text=Green%20Bay%20Packers%20quarterback%20Aaron,finished%20second%20in%20MVP%20voting. | url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2022 season, the Green Bay Packers struggled and were eliminated from advancing to the NFL's wild-card playoffs when they lost their last regular-season game 20β16 to the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref name="r081">{{cite web | last=Birkett | first=Dave | title=Detroit Lions upset Packers, 20β16, knock them from playoffs | website=Detroit Free Press | date=January 9, 2023 | url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2023/01/09/detroit-lions-game-nfl-playoffs-green-bay-packers/69788735007/ | access-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-date=February 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206161038/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2023/01/09/detroit-lions-game-nfl-playoffs-green-bay-packers/69788735007/ | url-status=live }}</ref> This was the first time the team missed the playoffs during [[Matt LaFleur]]'s coaching stint. The team finished with an 8β9 record.<ref name="f116">{{cite web | last=Wood | first=Ryan | title=Packers come up short of playoffs in 20β16 season-finale loss to Lions | website=Press Gazette Media | date=January 9, 2023 | url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2023/01/09/packers-eliminated-from-playoffs-in-20-16-season-finale-loss-to-lions/69788458007/ | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref> The 2023 season was the first without longtime quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was traded to the [[New York Jets]] during the offseason.<ref name="g708">{{cite web | title=Packers trade QB Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets | website=Packers.com | date=April 26, 2023 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-trade-qb-aaron-rodgers-to-new-york-jets | access-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-date=August 15, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815080538/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-trade-qb-aaron-rodgers-to-new-york-jets | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jordan Love]], who was drafted to the Green Bay Packers in 2020,<ref name="d140">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft: Packers select Utah State QB Jordan Love in first round, No. 26 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/2020-nfl-draft-packers-select-utah-state-qb-jordan-love-in-first-round-no-26-ove |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428084609/https://www.packers.com/news/2020-nfl-draft-packers-select-utah-state-qb-jordan-love-in-first-round-no-26-ove |url-status=live }}</ref> took over as starting quarterback. The team finished with an 9β8 record which secured 2nd place in the NFC North division, and the 7th seed in the NFC.<ref name="s415">{{cite web | title=Packers' 2023 season-ending Dope Sheet | website=Packers.com | date=February 8, 2024 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-2023-season-ending-dope-sheet | access-date=July 30, 2024 | archive-date=June 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624155857/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-2023-season-ending-dope-sheet | url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers defeated the 2nd seed [[Dallas Cowboys]] 48β32 in their Wild-Card matchup, becoming the first 7th seed team to win a playoff game.<ref name="n388">{{Cite web |last1=Hodkiewicz |first1=Wes |last2=Spofford |first2=Mike |date=January 15, 2024 |title=Packers knock off Cowboys in wild-card round, 48β32 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/in-game-updates-packers-cowboys-wild-card-2023 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624155855/https://www.packers.com/news/in-game-updates-packers-cowboys-wild-card-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers would go on to lose to the 1st seed [[San Francisco 49ers]] 24β21 in the Divisional round.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hodkiewicz |first1=Wes |last2=Spofford |first2=Mike |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Packers fall to 49ers, 24β21, in NFC Divisional playoff |url=https://www.packers.com/news/in-game-updates-packers-49ers-divisional-playoff-2023 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624155858/https://www.packers.com/news/in-game-updates-packers-49ers-divisional-playoff-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the loss, the team announced that defensive coordinator [[Joe Barry]] would not return next season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Packers announce coaching staff change | website=Packers.com| date=January 24, 2024 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-coaching-staff-change-jan-24-2024 | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref> In 2024 the Packers finished the season with a record of 11β6. This was thanks in part due to some new additions to the team, including running back [[Josh Jacobs]] and safety [[Xavier McKinney]], who were both named to the pro bowl that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodkiewicz |first=Wes |date=January 2, 2025 |title=Three Green Bay Packers chosen for 2025 Pro Bowl Games |url=https://www.packers.com/news/three-green-bay-packers-chosen-for-2025-pro-bowl-games |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115015627/https://www.packers.com/news/three-green-bay-packers-chosen-for-2025-pro-bowl-games |url-status=live }}</ref> New backup quarterback [[Malik Willis]], who was acquired in a trade with the [[Tennessee Titans]] during the preseason,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Titans trading QB Malik Willis to Packers in exchange for seventh round pick |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-trading-qb-malik-willis-to-packers-in-exchange-for-seventh-round-pick |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=nfl.com |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006194718/https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-trading-qb-malik-willis-to-packers-in-exchange-for-seventh-round-pick |url-status=live }}</ref> filled in and won multiple games for an injured Jordan Love.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodkiewicz |first=Wes |date=September 27, 2024 |title=One month later, Malik Willis trade has paid major dividends for Packers |url=https://www.packers.com/news/one-month-later-malik-willis-trade-has-paid-major-dividends-for-packers-2024 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=October 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241012103025/https://www.packers.com/news/one-month-later-malik-willis-trade-has-paid-major-dividends-for-packers-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some other additions to the team came in the coaching department, including new defensive coordinator [[Jeff Hafley]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2024 |title=Packers name Jeff Hafley defensive coordinator |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-name-jeff-hafley-defensive-coordinator |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908025057/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-name-jeff-hafley-defensive-coordinator |url-status=live }}</ref> and former New York Jets head coach [[Robert Saleh]], who joined the team as an offensive assistant<ref>{{Cite web | last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Former Jets coach Robert Saleh assisting Packers on offense |url=https://www.packers.com/news/former-jets-coach-robert-saleh-assisting-packers-on-offense-2024 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> shortly after being fired by the Jets following a 2β3 start.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Jets fire Robert Saleh after 2β3 start; DC Jeff Ulbrich named interim head coach |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-fire-robert-saleh-after-2-3-start-dc-jeff-ulbrich-to-become-interim-head-coach |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=nfl.com |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108114750/https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-fire-robert-saleh-after-2-3-start-dc-jeff-ulbrich-to-become-interim-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite their record however, the Packers only managed to finish in 3rd place in the [[NFC North]]. Both the Detroit Lions and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] finished above them at 1st and 2nd with records of 15β2 and 14β3 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Packers Standings |url=https://www.packers.com/team/standings/ |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113101717/https://www.packers.com/team/standings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their record was still good enough to earn the 7th seed in the NFC for the second year in a row. In their Wild-Card matchup, the Packers were defeated by the 2nd seeded [[Philadelphia Eagles]] with a final score of 22β10.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hodkiewicz |first1=Wes |last2=Spofford |first2=Mike |date=January 12, 2025 |title=Packers fall in NFC Wild Card playoff to Eagles, 22β10 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-eagles-in-game-updates-nfc-wild-card-2024 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112235048/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-eagles-in-game-updates-nfc-wild-card-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Community ownership== {{main|Green Bay Packers, Inc.}} [[File:DonHutsonCenter2007.jpg|thumb|300px|The Don Hutson Center]] The Packers are the only [[List of fan-owned sports teams|community-owned franchise]] in North America's [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four traditional major leagues]].{{efn|name=own}}<ref name = "Zirin"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Committee And Board of Directors|url=http://www.packers.com/team/executive-committee.html|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210172716/http://www.packers.com/team/executive-committee.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hruby|first1=Patrick|title=The right way? The Green Bay Way |date=January 31, 2011|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=hruby/110131|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 24, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141709/http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=hruby%2F110131|url-status=live}}</ref> Rather than being the property of an individual, partnership, or corporate entity, they are held by stockholders, more than 537,000 in total as of 2022. No one is allowed to hold more than 200,000 shares.<ref name="Packshare"/> It is this broad-based community support and non-profit structure<ref name="WSJ Worst Stock">{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2012/01/13/are-the-green-bay-packers-the-worst-stock-in-america/ |date=January 13, 2012 |last=Saunders |first=Laura |title=Are the Green Bay Packers the Worst Stock in America? |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703083655/https://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2012/01/13/are-the-green-bay-packers-the-worst-stock-in-america/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which has kept the team in Green Bay for nearly a century even though it is the smallest market in North American professional sports.{{efn|name=own}} The city of Green Bay had a population of only 107,395 as of the 2020 census,<ref>{{cite web | title = 2010 Census | url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/5531000.html | publisher = [[US Census Bureau]] | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060923205832/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/5531000.html | archive-date = September 23, 2006 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and 600,000 in its television market, significantly less than the average NFL figures. The team, however, has long had an extended fan base throughout Wisconsin and parts of the [[Midwest]], thanks in part to playing one pre-season and three regular-season home games each year in [[Milwaukee]] through 1995. It was only when baseball-only [[Miller Park]] preempted football there that the Packers' home slate became played entirely in Green Bay. As of 2021, there have been six stock sales to fund Packer operations over the team's history, beginning with $5,000 being raised through 1,000 shares offered at $5 apiece in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Mara |date=November 20, 2021 |title=8 Fun Facts About the Packers' Stock Sale |url=https://wisportsheroics.com/8-fun-facts-about-the-packers-stock-sale/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=WI Sports Heroics |language=en-us |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301024424/https://wisportsheroics.com/8-fun-facts-about-the-packers-stock-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The latest was in November 2021, where they sold almost 200,000 shares.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers stock sale ends Friday |url=https://www.weau.com/2022/02/25/green-bay-packers-stock-sale-ends-friday/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=weau.com |date=February 25, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301024012/https://www.weau.com/2022/02/25/green-bay-packers-stock-sale-ends-friday/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The original "Articles of Incorporation for the Green Bay Football Corporation", enacted in 1923, specified that should the franchise be sold, any post-expenses money would have gone to the Sullivan-Wallen Post of the [[American Legion]] to build "a proper soldier's memorial". This stipulation was included to ensure there could never be any financial inducement for shareholders to move the club from Green Bay. At the November 1997 annual meeting, shareholders voted to change the beneficiary from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation, which makes donations to many charities and institutions throughout Wisconsin.<ref name="sharehist">{{cite web |date=January 22, 2015 |title=Shareholder History & Financial History |url=http://prod.static.packers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/shareholder-history-2014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011447/http://prod.static.packers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/shareholder-history-2014.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=January 22, 2015 |publisher=Green Bay Packers}}</ref> Even though it is referred to as "common stock" in corporate offering documents, a share of Packers stock does not share the same rights traditionally associated with [[common stock|common]] or [[preferred stock]]. It does not include an [[equity (finance)|equity]] interest, does not pay [[dividends]], cannot be traded, has no securities-law protection, and brings no season ticket purchase privileges. All shareholders receive are voting rights, an invitation to the corporation's annual meeting, and an opportunity to buy exclusive shareholder-only merchandise.<ref name="WSJ Worst Stock"/> Shares of stock cannot be resold, except back to the team for a fraction of the original price. While new shares can be given as gifts, transfers are technically allowed only between immediate family members once ownership has been established.<ref name="sharehist"/> Green Bay is the only team with this form of ownership structure in the NFL, which does not comply with current league rules stipulating a maximum of 32 owners per team, with one holding a minimum 30% stake. The Packers' corporation was [[grandfathered]] when the NFL's current ownership policy was established in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/63869 |title=Home |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030174421/http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/63869 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a publicly held nonprofit, the Packers are also the only American major-league sports franchise to release its financial balance sheet every year. ===Board of directors=== [[Green Bay Packers, Inc.]], is governed by a seven-member [[executive committee]] elected from a 45-member board of directors. It consists of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and three members-at-large; only the president is compensated. Responsibilities include directing corporate management, approving major capital expenditures, establishing broad policy, and monitoring management performance. The team's elected president normally represents the Packers in NFL owner's meetings. During his time as coach, Vince Lombardi generally represented the team at league meetings in his role as general manager, except at owners-only meetings, where president Dominic Olejniczak appeared.<ref name="PackersTimeline" /> ===Green Bay Packers Foundation=== {{Main|Green Bay Packers Foundation}} The team created the Green Bay Packers Foundation in December 1986. It assists in a wide variety of activities and programs benefiting education, civic affairs, health services, human services and youth-related programs.<ref>Anon., [https://www.packers.com/community/packers-foundation "Green Bay Packers Foundation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808043133/https://www.packers.com/community/packers-foundation |date=August 8, 2018 }}, [[Green Bay Packers, Inc.]], 2018.</ref> At the team's 1997 annual stockholders meeting the foundation was designated in place of a Sullivan-Wallen Post soldiers memorial as the recipient of any residual assets upon the team's sale or dissolution. ==Fan base== {{Further|Cheesehead}} [[File:Waitlist Postcard.jpg|thumb|Annual postcard sent out by the organization to those currently on the waiting list for season tickets]] The Packers have an exceptionally loyal fan base. Regardless of team performance, every game played in Green Bayβpreseason, regular season, and playoffsβhas been sold out since 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fans keep their eyes on the ball in Green Bay (Dallas Morning News) |url=http://www.packerfantours.com/news/fans_keep_their_eyes_on_ball.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320144507/http://www.packerfantours.com/news/fans_keep_their_eyes_on_ball.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref> Despite the Packers having by far the smallest local TV market, the team consistently ranks as one of the most popular in the NFL.<ref>[[Harris Insights & Analytics|Harris Interactive Poll]], Packers ranked [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=700 No. 4 in 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206224635/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=700 |date=February 6, 2010 }}, [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=604 No. 1 in 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104050248/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=604 |date=January 4, 2010 }}, [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=523 No. 1 in 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229090316/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=523 |date=December 29, 2008 }}, [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=418 No. 1 in 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229011322/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=418 |date=December 29, 2008 }}</ref> They also have one of the longest season ticket waiting lists in professional sports: 140,000 names long, more than there are seats at Lambeau Field.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryman |first=Richard |date=May 20, 2022 |title=Some Packers fans have waited almost 50 years for season tickets. That wait is now over. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2022/05/20/packers-season-tickets-fans-50-year-wait/9853572002/ |access-date=October 4, 2022 |work=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="packtix">{{cite news |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/114877119.html |title=Packers season tickets worth the wait β 955 years for some on the list |author=Gary D'Amato |date=January 19, 2011 |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |access-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131162852/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/114877119.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[[:File:Waitlist Postcard.jpg]]</ref> The average wait is said to be over 30 years,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/rick_reilly/10/09/reilly1015/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=SI.com β Be the 74,659th in Line! |date=October 9, 2007 |access-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113210621/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/rick_reilly/10/09/reilly1015/index.html |archive-date=January 13, 2010 }}</ref> but with only 90 or so tickets turned over annually it would be 955 years before the newest name on the list got theirs.<ref name="packtix"/> As a result, season tickets are willed to next of kin, and newborns are placed optimistically on the waiting list.<ref name="NRP">"David Morris and Daniel Kraker. "[https://ilsr.org/rooting-home-team-why-packers-wont-leave-and-why-browns-did/]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810213904/https://ilsr.org/rooting-home-team-why-packers-wont-leave-and-why-browns-did/|date=August 10, 2017}}<span> Rooting the Home Team: Why the Packers Won't Leave</span>{{snd}}<span>and Why the Browns Did</span>". ''The American Prospect'', no. 40 (SeptemberβOctober 1998), pp. 38β43.</ref> [[File:cheesehead.jpg|thumb|A cheesehead hat, commonly worn by Packer fans]] Packers fans are often referred to as [[cheesehead]]s,<ref name="xybioh">{{cite web | title = The Big Cheese: Cheesehead inventor profits from insults | url = http://curb.journalism.wisc.edu/2002/refueling/foamation.html | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205747/http://curb.journalism.wisc.edu/2002/refueling/foamation.html | archive-date = July 14, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> a nickname for Wisconsin residents reflecting the state's bountiful cheese production first leveled as an insult at a 1987 game between the [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. Instead, it came to be a statewide source of pride, and particularly since 1994 has been embraced by Packers fans.<ref name = "xybioh"/> Bright orange triangular cheesehead hats are a fixture wherever the team plays. During training camp in the summer months, held outside the [[Don Hutson Center]], young Packers fans can bring their bikes and have their favorite players ride them from the locker room to practice at [[Ray Nitschke Field]]. This old tradition began around the time of Lambeau Field's construction in 1957. [[Gary Knafelc]], a Packers end at the time, said, "I think it was just that kids wanted us to ride their bikes. I can remember kids saying, 'Hey, ride my bike.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Letters to Lee Remmel, August 25, 2004 |url=http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/08/25/2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226083112/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/08/25/2/ |archive-date=December 26, 2008 }}</ref> The team holds an annual scrimmage called Family Night, typically an intra-squad affair, at Lambeau Field. During 2004 and 2005 sellout crowds of over 60,000 fans showed up, with an all-time mark of 62,492 set in 2005 when the [[Buffalo Bills]] appeared.<ref>{{cite web | title = Packers Training Camp β Family Night | url = http://www.packerstrainingcamp.com/family_night/ | access-date = November 28, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044440/http://www.packerstrainingcamp.com/family_night/ | archive-date = July 17, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In August 2008, [[ESPN.com]] ranked Packers fans as second-best in the NFL.<ref>{{cite news|first= Matt|last= Mosley|title= NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers (barely)|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077|publisher= ESPN|date= August 29, 2008|access-date= August 30, 2008|archive-date= November 12, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031707/https://www.espn.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077|url-status= live}}</ref> The team initially finished tied with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (who finished ahead of the Packers) as having the best fans, but the tie was broken by [[ESPN]]'s own [[John Clayton (sportswriter)|John Clayton]], a [[Pittsburgh]] native. ==Branding== ===Nickname=== [[File:Packers throwback.png|thumb|left|upright|The Packers' first alternate uniform, a throwback first introduced in 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://host.madison.com/sports/football/professional/packers-alternate-jersey-a-real-throwback/article_5320d148-2e2c-11df-8b1a-001cc4c03286.html |title=Packers' alternate jersey a real throwback |publisher=Host.madison.com |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031163020/http://host.madison.com/sports/football/professional/packers-alternate-jersey-a-real-throwback/article_5320d148-2e2c-11df-8b1a-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=live }}</ref>]] Needing to outfit his new squad, team founder [[Curly Lambeau]] solicited funds from his employer, the [[Indian Packing Company]]. He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment in return for the team being named for its sponsor. An early newspaper article referred to the fledglings as "the Indians", but by the time they played their first game "Packers" had taken hold. Indian Packing was purchased in 1920 by the Acme Packing Company. Acme continued to support the team, which played its first NFL season with "ACME PACKERS" emblazoned on its jerseys. ===Team colors=== Lambeau, a [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] alumnus, borrowed its [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Irish]]'s [[navy blue]] and gold team colors, much as [[George Halas]] borrowed his [[University of Illinois|Illinois]] alma mater's for the [[Chicago Bears]]. As a result, the early Packers were often referred to as the "Bays" or the "Blues" (and even occasionally as "the Big Bay Blues"). By 1950, Green Bay replaced navy blue with [[kelly green]] but kept what was by then a lighter shade of athletic gold. Navy blue was kept as a secondary color, seen primarily on sideline capes, but was quietly dropped on all official materials shortly after that. In 1958, this kelly green was replaced by a darker [[hunter green]]; it and athletic gold have served as the team colors since. The team's current uniform combination of [[forest green]] or white jerseys and metallic gold pants was adopted soon after Vince Lombardi arrived in 1959. However, to celebrate the NFL's 75th anniversary in 1994, the Packers joined in a league-wide donning of "throwback" jerseys, back to navy blue and gold. The team would go throwback again for two Thanksgiving Day games against the [[Detroit Lions]], in blue and gold 1930s-era uniforms in 2001, and 1960s green and gold (only slightly different from the current ones) in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Infographic: 100 Seasons of Packers uniforms|url=https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-100-seasons-of-packers-uniforms|publisher=Green Bay Packers, Inc.|website=Packers.com|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=December 25, 2024|archive-date=December 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225161843/https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-100-seasons-of-packers-uniforms|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Logo=== [[File:Green Bay Packers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Green Bay Packers in their throwback navy blue uniforms in 2010]] In 1951, the team finally stopped wearing leather helmets, adopting the metallic gold plastic headgear it has used ever since. The oval "G" logo was added in 1961 when Lombardi asked Packers equipment manager Gerald "Dad" Braisher to design a logo. Braisher tasked his assistant, St. Norbert College art student John Gordon. Satisfied with a football-shaped letter "G", the pair presented it to Lombardi, who then approved the addition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Christl|first=Cliff|author-link=Cliff Christl|title=St. Norbert art student designed the G|url=https://www.packers.com/news/st-norbert-art-student-designed-the-g-15690762|publisher=Green Bay Packers, Inc.|website=Packers.com|date=August 18, 2015|access-date=December 25, 2024|archive-date=December 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225162909/https://www.packers.com/news/st-norbert-art-student-designed-the-g-15690762|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Christl|first=Cliff|author-link=Cliff Christl|title=The G Stands for Green Bay|url=https://www.packers.com/news/the-g-stands-for-green-bay-15940711|publisher=Green Bay Packers, Inc.|website=Packers.com|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=December 25, 2024|archive-date=December 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225162909/https://www.packers.com/news/the-g-stands-for-green-bay-15940711|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Thomas |last2=Hurly |first2=Jim|title=Green Bay: A City and Its Team |year=2011 |publisher=Hurly Investments |isbn=978-0-615-44464-2 }}</ref> [[Tiki Barber]] falsely reported<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blippitt.com/what-does-the-g-in-the-packers-logo-stand-for-video |title=What Does the 'G' in the Packers Logo Stand for? |format=video|publisher=Blippitt.com |date=February 2, 2011 |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629211709/http://www.blippitt.com/what-does-the-g-in-the-packers-logo-stand-for-video |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it to stand for "greatness" without a reliable source to back up his claims. Other reputable media outlets then published similar stories using Barber's false claim as a source.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/app/blogs/cheap_seats/?p=163 |title=Cheap Seats: The "G" on Packers helmets doesn't stand for what you think | last = Poe | first = Barry | newspaper=Sioux City Journal |date=February 3, 2011 |access-date=February 7, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110311111206/http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/app/blogs/cheap_seats/?p=163 | archive-date = March 11, 2011}}</ref> The Packers' Assistant Director of PR and Corporate Communications had the following to say: "There's nothing in our history that suggests there's any truth to this. The Packers Hall of Fame archivist said the same thing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://packersuniforms.blogspot.com/2011/02/g-still-stands-for-gullible.html |title=G still stands for gullible |publisher=Packersuniforms.blogspot.com |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708055824/http://packersuniforms.blogspot.com/2011/02/g-still-stands-for-gullible.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team used several different logos before 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/fan_zone/fan_clubs/ Packers Fan Clubs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329065459/http://www.packers.com/fan_zone/fan_clubs/ |date=March 29, 2010 }} from Packers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinesh.com/history_of_logos/nfl_logos/green_bay_packers_logo_-_design_and_history.html |title=Green Bay Packers Logo β Design and History |publisher=Dinesh.com |date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122043651/http://dinesh.com/history_of_logos/nfl_logos/green_bay_packers_logo_-_design_and_history.html |archive-date=November 22, 2010 }}</ref> The Packers hold the trademark on the "G" logo, and have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, such as the [[Georgia Bulldogs|University of Georgia]] and [[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling State University]], in addition to the city of Green Bay itself as part of its civic logo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2071363&num=0 |title=Oval G is a Green Bay Packers trademark |publisher=ESPN |date=May 25, 2005 |access-date=March 2, 2006 |archive-date=May 16, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516200848/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2071363&num=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Adopted in 1964, the Georgia "G", though different in design and color, was similar to the Packers' "G". Then-Georgia head coach [[Vince Dooley]] thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the Packers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/2017/6/16/traditions.aspx|title=Georgia Traditions|website=georgiadogs.com|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221319/https://georgiadogs.com/sports/2017/6/16/traditions.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Uniform variation=== While several NFL teams choose to wear white jerseys at home early in the season due to white's ability to reflect the late summer sun rays, the Packers have done so only twice, during the opening two games of the 1989 season. In 2016, the Packers debuted their [[Color Rush]] uniform, wearing white pants and socks with a white uniform.<ref name="q991">{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Brian | title=Packers to wear color rush uniforms vs. Bears | website=247Sports | date=September 28, 2017 | url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Article/Green-Bay-Packers-to-wear-color-rush-uniforms-vs-Chicago-Bears--108117457/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=November 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130054351/https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/green-bay-packers-to-wear-color-rush-uniforms-vs-chicago-bears--108117457/ | url-status=live }}</ref> This set has been worn five times, four of them at home and two against the [[Chicago Bears]]. In 2024, the all-white Color Rush uniform would be paired with a new alternate white helmet, which is essentially the primary helmet minus the gold elements.<ref name="q259">{{cite web | title=Packers unveil white alternate helmets, invite fans to join 'Winter Warning' Oct. 20 | website=Packers.com | date=August 1, 2024 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-unveil-white-alternate-helmets-invite-fans-to-join-winter-warning-oct-20-2024 | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 1, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801135830/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-unveil-white-alternate-helmets-invite-fans-to-join-winter-warning-oct-20-2024 | url-status=live }}</ref> Although alternate gold jerseys with green numbers are sold on a retail basis, the team currently has no plans to introduce such a jersey to be used in actual games. During the 2010 season, the Packers paid tribute to their historical roots with a throwback jersey modeled after that worn by the club in 1929, during its first championship season. The jersey was navy blue with a gold circle and navy numbers, again making the Packers "the Blues".<ref name="UniWatch">{{cite web |url=http://www.uniwatchblog.com/ |title=There's No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 6 |access-date=February 22, 2010 |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212163313/http://www.uniwatchblog.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WLUK-TV">{{Cite web |last=Hillman |first=Lou |date=February 22, 2010 |title=Packers in blue jerseys? |url=http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/sports/packers-blue-jerseys |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225143833/http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/sports/packers-blue-jerseys |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2010 |website=FOX11 Online}}</ref> These were then changed in 2015 to the navy blue throwback worn from 1937 to 1949, featuring gold shoulders and numbers.<ref name="l300">{{Cite web |last1=Bien |first1=Louis |last2=Van Bibber |first2=Ryan |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Packers unveil alternate throwback jerseys |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/7/28/9059873/packers-alternate-throwback-jerseys-nike-2015-season |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=SBNation.com |archive-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819141604/https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/7/28/9059873/packers-alternate-throwback-jerseys-nike-2015-season |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, the Packers changed their throwback thirds to an all-green design, resembling the uniforms worn from 1950 to 1953.<ref name="u585">{{cite web | title=Packers introduce history-inspired alternate uniform | website=Packers.com | date=October 13, 2021 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-introduce-history-inspired-alternate-uniform | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819140110/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-introduce-history-inspired-alternate-uniform | url-status=live }}</ref> Originally, the Packers wore brown helmets with the throwbacks, but in 2013, they started wearing their gold helmets without any decals due to the then-implementation of the NFL's one-shell rule; this rule has been abolished in 2022. As a result, they changed their throwbacks in both 2015 and 2021 to properly recreate those original uniforms, which had gold helmets with them. Upon the NFL's switch of uniform suppliers in 2012 to [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] from [[Reebok]],<ref name="k080">{{cite web | title=New deal establishes Nike as league's official uniform provider | website=NFL.com | date=October 12, 2010 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/new-deal-establishes-nike-as-league-s-official-uniform-provider-09000d5d81b4559b | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=December 30, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230202527/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81b4559b/article/new-deal-establishes-nike-as-leagues-official-uniform-provider | url-status=live }}</ref> the Packers refused any changes to their uniform in any way outside of the required supplier's logo and new league uniform logos, declining all of Nike's "Elite 51" enhancements, including retaining the traditional striped collar of the jersey rather than Nike's new collar design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/40335/new-unis-packers-reject-all-changes|title=New unis: Packers reject all changes|last=Siefert|first=Kevin|date=April 4, 2012|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=November 16, 2012|archive-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029112621/http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/40335/new-unis-packers-reject-all-changes|url-status=live}}</ref> {{multiple image | footer = [[Aaron Rodgers]] wearing the Packers' home green (left), road white (center), and alternate throwback green (right) uniforms. | align = center | total_width=400 | image1 = 2012 Packers vs Giants - Aaron Rodgers.jpg | image2 = Aaron Rodgers, Redskins v Packers, Jan 2016.jpg | image3 = NFL 2021 - Week 7 - Washington vs. Packers 173 (51631649171).jpg }} ==Rivalries== ===Divisional=== ====Chicago Bears==== {{main|BearsβPackers rivalry}} The Packers and [[Chicago Bears]] have been rivals since their team's inception in 1920, becoming one of the oldest and most storied rivalries in the league's history. The Packers currently lead the series 107β95β6,<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Phil |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-bears-tv-ratings-spt-1022-20161021-story.html |title=Cubs clobber Bears in Thursday's TV ratings |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218022815/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-bears-tv-ratings-spt-1022-20161021-story.html |archive-date=December 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the teams have met twice in the postseason. The Bears won the 1941 meeting, 33β14, and eventually defeated the [[New York Giants]] in the [[1941 NFL Championship Game]], and the Packers won the 2011 meeting, 21β14, en route to a [[Super Bowl XLV]] win over the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. The teams' first meeting was a victory for the Bears (known as the Staleys at the time) in 1921 in a shutout, 20β0. The Packers claimed their first win over the Bears in 1925, 14β10. The 1924 matchup (which ended in a 3β0 win for Chicago) was notable for featuring the first-ever ejection of players in a game in NFL history, as [[Frank Hanny]] of the Bears and [[Tillie Voss|Walter Voss]] of the Packers were ejected for punching each other.<ref name="m380">{{cite web | last=Cahill | first=Michael | title=Packers vs. Bears NFC Championship Game: 15 Fun Facts About This NFL Rivalry | website=Bleacher Report | date=January 17, 2011 | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/575338-packers-vs-bears-nfc-championship-game-15-fun-facts-about-this-nfl-rivalry | access-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825235829/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/575338-packers-vs-bears-nfc-championship-game-15-fun-facts-about-this-nfl-rivalry | url-status=live }}</ref> The rivalry also featured one of the last successful [[fair catch kick]]s in 1968, when Bears kicker [[Mac Percival]] kicked the game-winning field goal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=March 9, 2012 |title=Bears shocked Pack with late free kick |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8676 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415035631/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8676 |archive-date=April 15, 2012 |access-date=August 3, 2012 |website=ChicagoBears.com}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Packers lead the all-time series 108β96β6.<ref name="f696">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=chi&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 14, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814082930/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=chi&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====Minnesota Vikings==== {{Main|PackersβVikings rivalry}} The rivalry between the Packers and [[Minnesota Vikings]] began in [[1961 NFL season|1961]], similar to their other divisional rivalries. It is also considered to be one of the most intense rivalries in the NFL, due to the intensity of most of the matchups over the years, As is the case with many of their respective state's college teams sharing a rivalry; ([[Minnesota]] and [[Wisconsin]]) have a rivalry in multiple sports, seen between the [[Big Ten]] rivals, the [[University of Wisconsin]] and [[University of Minnesota]]. Events such as [[Randy Moss]] [[mooning]] the [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] crowd in the first playoff game between these two teams (won by the Vikings), and former Packer great [[Brett Favre]]'s move to the Vikings have created more resentment between these teams. The Packers lead the all-time series 66β60β3, despite the two teams splitting their two playoff contests.<ref name="r123">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=min&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813012706/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=min&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====Detroit Lions==== {{Main|LionsβPackers rivalry}} The Packers' rivalry with the [[Detroit Lions]] has been another one of the oldest regular matchups in the NFL. They first met in 1930 when the Lions were known as the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] and based in [[Portsmouth, Ohio]]. The team eventually moved to Detroit for the 1934 season. The Lions and Packers have been division rivals since 1933 and have always met at least twice a season since 1932, without any canceled games between both rivals. The Packers lead the series 106β78β7 as of the end of the 2024 season, the first time in NFL history that a team has recorded 100 wins over an opponent.<ref name="f273">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=det&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813012547/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=det&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ===Conference=== ====Dallas Cowboys==== {{Main|CowboysβPackers rivalry}} The rivalry between the Packers and [[Dallas Cowboys]] has resulted in several notable games in league history, including the "[[1967 NFL Championship Game|Ice Bowl]]" and other games impacting the playoff race.<ref name="l377">{{cite web | last=Hurley | first=Scott | title=Memorable moments and dramatic games have defined Packers-Cowboys playoff history | website=WLUK | date=January 10, 2024 | url=https://fox11online.com/sports/packers-and-nfl/green-bay-dallas-cowboys-postseason-playoff-matchups-history-rundown-ice-bowl-nfc-chmpionship-games-dez-caught-the-ball | access-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825235509/https://fox11online.com/sports/packers-and-nfl/green-bay-dallas-cowboys-postseason-playoff-matchups-history-rundown-ice-bowl-nfc-chmpionship-games-dez-caught-the-ball | url-status=live }}</ref> The rivalry heated up during the 2010s, with several of their games impacting the NFC playoff race during that decade. During the [[Brett Favre]] era in Green Bay, the Cowboys dominated the rivalry, going 9β2 (including 9β0 in Dallas) against the Packers when Favre was the quarterback. However, in the [[Aaron Rodgers]] era from 2008 to 2022, the Packers have dominated the rivalry, as Rodgers had an 8β2 record against the Cowboys with Green Bay, including a perfect 3β0 record in Dallas. The Packers lead the all-time series 22β17. The Packers lead 5β4 in the playoffs, with the last playoff match taking place in January 2024 at AT&T Stadium in the Wild Card round with a 48β32 Packers win.<ref name="y929">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=dal&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813012401/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=dal&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====San Francisco 49ers==== {{Main|49ersβPackers rivalry}} The rivalry between the Packers and the [[San Francisco 49ers]] ignited during the 1990s, with the two teams facing each other in four consecutive playoff games. The Packers won four of five playoff games against the 49ers with Brett Favre as its quarterback, with four of those games pitting Favre against the 49ers' Hall of Fame quarterback [[Steve Young]]. Since 2012, the 49ers have defeated the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers four times in the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holloway |first=Patrick |date=January 19, 2020 |title=The 49ers, the Packers, and everything you need to know about the rivalry |url=https://www.ninersnation.com/2019/11/20/20973809/49ers-packers-preview-rivalry-steve-young-colin-kaepernick-terrell-owens-brett-favre-aaron-rodgers |access-date=November 16, 2021 |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117011716/https://www.ninersnation.com/2019/11/20/20973809/49ers-packers-preview-rivalry-steve-young-colin-kaepernick-terrell-owens-brett-favre-aaron-rodgers |url-status=live }}</ref> The Packers currently lead the series 39β34β1, but the 49ers have won the last four postseason meetings to take a 6β4 lead.<ref name="u738">{{cite web | last=Wirth | first=Taylor | title=49ers make NFL history with fourth playoff win vs. Rodgers | website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California | date=January 22, 2022 | url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-make-nfl-history-with-fourth-playoff-win-vs-rodgers/1173801/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813012130/https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-make-nfl-history-with-fourth-playoff-win-vs-rodgers/1173801/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="k262">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=sfo&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813012203/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=sfo&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====Seattle Seahawks==== {{Main|PackersβSeahawks rivalry}} Following Seattle's relocation to the NFC in 2002, the Packers have faced the [[Seattle Seahawks]] multiple times in the playoffs, developing an intense rivalry as well. Some notable moments include the clubs' first playoff meeting in {{nfly|2003}} in which Seahawks quarterback [[Matt Hasselbeck]] threw a game-losing pick-six in overtime after [[We want the ball and we're going to score!|guaranteeing a game-winning drive]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nfl.com/news/remembering-matt-hasselbeck-s-coin-flip-guarantee-0ap3000000769793 | title = Remembering Matt Hasselbeck's coin-flip guarantee | first = Dan | last = Hanzus | date = January 4, 2017 | publisher = National Football League | access-date = March 13, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200308012259/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000769793/article/remembering-matt-hasselbecks-coinflip-guarantee | archive-date = March 8, 2020 | url-status = live }}</ref> the [[Fail Mary]], and [[Russell Wilson]] overcoming four interceptions and a 16β0 Packers lead to lead Seattle to a 28β22 overtime win to advance to [[Super Bowl XLIX]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2015 |title=Seahawks rally to stun Packers in OT, clinch return trip to Super Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749519 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124004752/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749519 |archive-date=January 24, 2015 |access-date=January 19, 2015 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> As of the 2023 season, the Packers lead the all-time series 16β9.<ref name="l559">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=sea&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011933/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=sea&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====New York Giants==== {{Main|GiantsβPackers rivalry}} The series between the Packers and [[New York Giants]] has been one of the oldest regular matchups in the league as the two teams first met in 1928. The two teams have played since 1970 in the National Football Conference, and they play each other in the regular season either every three years or depending on its NFC division placement, and in the postseason, The Packers lead the all-time series 34β28β2 and postseason series 5β3.<ref name="y752">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=nyg&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011809/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=nyg&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ====Tampa Bay Buccaneers==== {{Main|BuccaneersβPackers rivalry}} The [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and Packers were division rivals from 1977 to 2002 when both were in the NFC Central division. The teams have played several notable games, including [[Snow Bowl (1985)|a Snow Bowl game in 1985]], a [[1997β98 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 21,Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7|playoff game in 1998]] and the [[2020β21 NFL playoffs#NFC: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Green Bay Packers 26|NFC Championship Game in 2021]].<ref name="x861">{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Chris | title=In 1985, the Packers and Bucs played a 'Snow Bowl' for the ages | website=For The Win | publisher=USA Today | date=November 20, 2014 | url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/11/green-bay-packers-tampa-bay-bucs-snow-bowl | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=April 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429172657/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/11/green-bay-packers-tampa-bay-bucs-snow-bowl | url-status=live }}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Packers lead the series 34β24β1.<ref name="v465">{{cite web | title=All Matchups, Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=tam&yr=all | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011701/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=tam&yr=all | url-status=live }}</ref> ==Stadium history== {{see also|List of Green Bay Packers stadiums|Green Bay Packers home games in Milwaukee}} [[File:Lambeau-field.jpg|thumb|Lambeau Field after its 2003 renovation]] After their early seasons at [[Bellevue Park (stadium)|Bellevue Park]] and [[Hagemeister Park]], the Packers played home games in [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]] from 1925 to 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://100.packers.com/stadiums/city-stadium|title=City Stadium|website=Packers 100 Seasons|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221044/https://100.packers.com/stadiums/city-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> The team won its first six NFL championships there. By the 1950s, the wooden 25,000-seat arena was considered outmoded.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leland |first=Mark |date=October 30, 2017 |title=Fox 11 Investigates: Close calls on the Packers calling Green Bay home |url=https://fox11online.com/news/fox-11-investigates/fox11-investigates-close-calls-on-the-packers-calling-green-bay-home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221133/https://fox11online.com/news/fox-11-investigates/fox11-investigates-close-calls-on-the-packers-calling-green-bay-home |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |publisher=WLUK}}</ref> The NFL threatened to move the franchise to Milwaukee full-time unless it got a better stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Ryan |date=September 29, 2017 |title=How Lambeau Field saved the Packers in Green Bay |url=https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/09/29/how-lambeau-field-saved-packers-green-bay/715588001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011536/https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/09/29/how-lambeau-field-saved-packers-green-bay/715588001/?from=new-cookie |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |work=Packers News}}</ref> The city responded by building a new 32,150 [[seating capacity|seat]] City Stadium for the team, the first built exclusively for an NFL team, which opened in time for the [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|1957 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/green-bay-packers-have-deep-roots-in-milwaukee-090916|title=Green Bay Packers Have Deep Roots in Milwaukee|date=September 9, 2016|work=Fox Sports|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221227/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/green-bay-packers-have-deep-roots-in-milwaukee-090916|url-status=live}}</ref> It was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965 to honor Curly Lambeau, who had died earlier in the year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackay |first=Neil |date=September 30, 1957 |title=Sept. 29, 1957: Birth of Lambeau Field |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/181932681.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929140230/http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/181932681.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |work=JSOnline.com}}</ref> Expanded seven times before the end of the 1990s, Lambeau Field capacity reached 60,890. In 2003, it was extensively renovated to expand seating, modernize stadium facilities, and add an atrium area. Even with a current seating capacity of 72,928, ticket demand far outpaces supply, as all Packers games have been sold out since 1960. About 86,000 names are on the waiting list for season tickets.<ref name="packtix" /> The Packers played part of their home slate in Milwaukee starting in 1933, including two to three home games each year in [[Milwaukee]]'s [[County Stadium]] from 1953 to 1994. Indeed, County Stadium had been built partly to entice the Packers to move to Milwaukee full-time. The Packers worked to capture their growing fan base in Milwaukee and the larger crowds. By the 1960s, the threat of an [[American Football League]] franchise in Milwaukee prompted the Packers to stay, including scheduling a [[1967β68 NFL playoffs#Western Conference: Green Bay Packers 28, Los Angeles Rams 7|Western Conference Championship]] game in 1967. County Stadium was built primarily as a baseball stadium and made only the bare minimum adjustments to accommodate football. At its height, it only seated 56,000 people, just barely above the NFL minimum; many of those seats were badly obstructed. The field was just barely large enough to fit a football field. Both teams shared the same sideline (separated by a piece of tape) and the end zones extended onto the [[warning track]]. By 1994, improvements and seating expansions at Lambeau, along with the Brewers preparing to campaign for their [[Miller Park (Milwaukee)|new stadium]] prompted the Packers to play their full slate in Green Bay for the first time in 62 years. Former season ticketholders for the Milwaukee package continue to receive preference for one pre-season and the second and fifth regular-season games at Lambeau Field each season, along with playoff games through a lottery under the "Gold Package" plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/tickets/season-tickets.html|title=Green & Gold Package Scheduling|publisher=Packers.com|access-date=August 22, 2012|archive-date=August 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814054043/http://www.packers.com/tickets/season-tickets.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Packers have three practice facilities across the street from Lambeau Field in [[Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin]]: the [[Don Hutson Center]], an indoor facility; [[Ray Nitschke Field]], an outdoor field with artificial [[FieldTurf]]; and [[Clarke Hinkle Field]], an outdoor field with natural grass.<ref name="h418">{{cite web | last=Ryman | first=Richard | title=Green Bay Packers training camp; what to know, schedule, practices | website=Press Gazette Media | date=July 18, 2024 | url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2024/07/18/things-to-know-about-green-bay-packers-training-camp-at-lambeau-field/74327716007/ | access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> The Packers Pro Shop has been the official retail store of the Packers since 1989. The primary retail store is located at Lambeau Field, having been expanded numerous times since it opened. The Pro Shop reported sales of over $7 million in 2015.<ref name="Gazette_Website">{{Citation| last = Ryman| first = Richard| title = Packers Pro Shop redesigns website| newspaper = Green Bay Press-Gazette| publication-place = Green Bay, Wisconsin| date = July 10, 2014| access-date = June 4, 2016| url = http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2016/04/07/packers-pro-shop-redesigns-website/82715252/| archive-date = January 11, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210111194649/https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2016/04/07/packers-pro-shop-redesigns-website/82715252/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Gazette_Revenue">{{Citation| last = Ryman| first = Richard| title = Green Bay Packers' revenue continues to grow| newspaper = Green Bay Press-Gazette| publication-place = Green Bay, Wisconsin| date = July 10, 2014| access-date = June 4, 2016| url = http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/07/10/green-bay-packers-revenue-continues-grow/12493065/| archive-date = January 11, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210111194650/https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/07/10/green-bay-packers-revenue-continues-grow/12493065/| url-status = live}}</ref> ==Statistics and records== {{Main|List of Green Bay Packers team records}} ===Season-by-season results=== This is a partial list of the Packers' last five completed seasons. For the full season-by-season franchise results, see [[List of Green Bay Packers seasons]].<ref name="w700">{{cite web | title=Green Bay Packers Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=October 11, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011054633/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/ | url-status=live }}</ref> '''''Note:''' The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.'' {| class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#fcc;"|<small>'''[[Super Bowl champions]]'''</small> | style="background:#dfd;"|<small>'''Conference champions'''</small> | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|<small>'''Division champions'''</small> | style="background:#96cdcd;"|<small>'''Wild Card berth'''</small> |} <small>As of January 2023</small> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Season ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Team ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|League ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Conference ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Division ! colspan="4" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Regular season ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Postseason results ! rowspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Awards |- ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Finish ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Wins ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Losses ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Ties |- ! {{NFL Year|2019}} || [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|2019]] | NFL || NFC || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|North || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st || 13 || 3 || 0 || '''Won''' [[2019β20 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[2019 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]]) 28β23<br />Lost [[2019β20 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] (at [[2019 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 37β20 || β |- ! {{NFL Year|2020}} || [[2020 Green Bay Packers season|2020]] | NFL || NFC || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|North || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st || 13 || 3 || 0 || '''Won''' [[2020β21 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]]) 32β18<br />Lost [[2020β21 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] ([[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Buccaneers]]) 31β26 || β |- ! {{NFL Year|2021}} || [[2021 Green Bay Packers season|2021]] | NFL || NFC || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|North || style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st || 13 || 4 || 0 || Lost [[2021β22 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 13β10 || β |- ! {{NFL Year|2022}} || [[2022 Green Bay Packers season|2022]] | NFL || NFC || North || 3rd || 8 || 9 || 0 || β || β |- ! {{NFL Year|2023}} || [[2023 Green Bay Packers season|2023]] | NFL || NFC || style="background:#96cdcd;"|North || style="background:#96cdcd;"|2nd || 9 || 8 || 0 || '''Won''' [[2023β24 NFL playoffs|Wild-Card Playoffs]] (at [[2023 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]]) 48β32<br />Lost [[2023β24 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] (at [[2023 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 21β24 || β |- ! {{NFL Year|2024}} || [[2024 Green Bay Packers season|2024]] | NFL || NFC || style="background:#96cdcd;"|North || style="background:#96cdcd;"|3rd || 11 || 6 || 0 || Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at [[2024 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]]) 10β22 || β |} ===Records=== {{Main|List of Green Bay Packers team records}} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|All-Time Packers leaders |- ! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Leader || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Player || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Record Number || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Years on Packers |- | Passing || [[Brett Favre]] || 61,655 passing yards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Career Passing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-passing.htm |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117214236/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-passing.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1992β2007 |- | Rushing || [[Ahman Green]] || 8,322 rushing yards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Career Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-rushing.htm |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121004756/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-rushing.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> || 2000β2006; 2009 |- | Receiving || [[Donald Driver]] || 10,137 receiving yards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Career Receiving Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-receiving.htm |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611163520/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-receiving.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1999β2012 |- | Coaching wins || [[Curly Lambeau]] || 209 wins<ref name="x486">{{cite web | last=Boston | first=Freddie | title=3 of the most unbreakable records in Green Bay Packers history | website=Lombardi Ave | date=June 28, 2024 | url=https://lombardiave.com/posts/3-most-unbreakable-records-packers-history-01j1dqkrt38w | access-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-date=August 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825231131/https://lombardiave.com/posts/3-most-unbreakable-records-packers-history-01j1dqkrt38w | url-status=live }}</ref> || 1919β1949 |} ===Playoff record=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" ! style="background:#203731;color:#fff" |Year ! style="background:#203731;color:#fff" |Game ! style="background:#203731;color:#fff" |Opponent ! style="background:#203731;color:#fff" |Result |- |1936 | rowspan="3" |NFL Championship |Boston Braves |style="background:#dfd"| '''W''' 21β6 |- |1938 |[[New York Giants]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 17β23 |- |1939 |New York Giants |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 27β0 |- |1941 |Western Division Championship |[[Chicago Bears]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 14β33 |- |1944 | rowspan="4" |NFL Championship |New York Giants |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 14β7 |- |1960 |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 13β17 |- |1961 |New York Giants |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 37β0 |- |1962 |New York Giants |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 16β7 |- | rowspan="2" |1965 |Western Conference Championship |[[Baltimore Colts]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 13β10 (OT) |- | rowspan="2" |NFL Championship |[[Cleveland Browns]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 23β12 |- | rowspan="2" |1966 |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 34β27 |- |Super Bowl I |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 35β10 |- | rowspan="3" |1967 |Conference Championship |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 28β7 |- |NFL Championship |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 21β17 |- |Super Bowl II |[[Oakland Raiders]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 33β14 |- |1972 |Divisional Round |[[Washington Redskins]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 3β16 |- | rowspan="2" |1982 |First Round |[[History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 41β16 |- |Second Round |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 26β37 |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |Wild Card |[[Detroit Lions]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 28β24 |- |Divisional Round |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 17β27 |- | rowspan="2" |1994 |Wild Card |Detroit Lions |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 16β12 |- |Divisional Round |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 9β35 |- | rowspan="3" |1995 |Wild Card |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 37β20 |- |Divisional Round |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 27β17 |- |NFC Championship |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 27β38 |- | rowspan="3" |1996 |Divisional Round |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 35β14 |- |NFC Championship |[[Carolina Panthers]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 30β13 |- |Super Bowl XXXI |[[New England Patriots]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 35β21 |- | rowspan="3" |1997 |Divisional Round |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 21β7 |- |NFC Championship |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 23β10 |- |Super Bowl XXXII |[[Denver Broncos]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 24β31 |- |1998 |Wild Card |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 27β30 |- | rowspan="2" |2001 |NFC Wild Card |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 15β25 |- |Divisional Round |[[St. Louis Rams]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 17β45 |- |2002 |NFC Wild Card |Atlanta Falcons |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 7β27 |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |NFC Wild Card |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 33β27 (OT) |- |Divisional Round |Philadelphia Eagles |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 17β20 (OT) |- |2004 |NFC Wild Card |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 17β31 |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |Divisional Round |Seattle Seahawks |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 42β20 |- |NFC Championship |New York Giants |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 20β23 (OT) |- |2009 |NFC Wild Card |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 45β51 (OT) |- | rowspan="4" |2010 |NFC Wild Card |Philadelphia Eagles |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 21β16 |- |Divisional Round |Atlanta Falcons |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 48β21 |- |NFC Championship |Chicago Bears |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 21β14 |- |Super Bowl XLV |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 31β25 |- |2011 |Divisional Round |New York Giants |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 20β37 |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |NFC Wild Card |Minnesota Vikings |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 24β10 |- |Divisional Round |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 31β45 |- |2013 |NFC Wild Card |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 20β23 |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |Divisional Round |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 26β21 |- |NFC Championship |Seattle Seahawks |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 22β28 (OT) |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |NFC Wild Card |Washington Redskins |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 35β18 |- |Divisional Round |Arizona Cardinals |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 20β26 (OT) |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |NFC Wild Card |New York Giants |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 38β13 |- |Divisional Round |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 34β31 |- |NFC Championship |Atlanta Falcons |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 21β44 |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |Divisional Round |Seattle Seahawks |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 28β23 |- |NFC Championship |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 20β37 |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |Divisional Round |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 32β18 |- |NFC Championship |Tampa Bay Buccaneers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 26β31 |- |2021 |Divisional Round |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 10β13 |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |NFC Wild Card |Dallas Cowboys |style="background:#dfd"|'''W''' 48β32 |- |Divisional Round |San Francisco 49ers |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 21β24 |- |2024 |NFC Wild Card |Philadelphia Eagles |style="background:#fcc"|'''L''' 10β22 |- style="background:#FFB612;" | colspan="4" |<span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Overall Playoff Record: 37β27'''</span> |} ==Championships== The Packers have been league champions a record 13 times,<ref name=championships/> topping their nearest rival, the Chicago Bears, by four. The first three were decided by league standing, the next six by the [[History of National Football League Championship|NFL Title Game]], and the last four by [[Super Bowl]] victories. The Packers are also the only team to win three consecutive NFL titles, having accomplished this twiceβfrom 1929 to 1931 under Lambeau, and from 1965 to 1967 under Lombardi. === Super Bowl Championships === Starting in 1966, the NFL began holding the Super Bowl. The Packers have won four Super Bowls.<ref name="y108">{{cite web | title=Super Bowl History | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=December 20, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220023426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ | url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" |- !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Year !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Coach !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Super Bowl !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Location !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Score !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Record |- | 1966|| rowspan="2"|Vince Lombardi || [[Super Bowl I|I]] || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] ([[Los Angeles]]) || [[Kansas City Chiefs]] || 35β10 || 12β2 |- | 1967|| [[Super Bowl II|II]] || [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] ([[Miami]]) || [[Oakland Raiders]] || 33β14 || 9β4β1 |- | 1996|| [[Mike Holmgren]] || [[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]] || [[Louisiana Superdome]] ([[New Orleans]]) || [[New England Patriots]] || 35β21 || 13β3 |- | 2010|| [[Mike McCarthy]] || [[Super Bowl XLV|XLV]] || [[Cowboys Stadium]] ([[Arlington, Texas]]) || [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] || 31β25 || 10β6 |- style="background:#FFB612" | colspan="7" | <span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Total Super Bowls won: 4'''</span> |} === NFL Championships (pre Super Bowl era) === From 1933 to 1969, the NFL held a championship game to decide their champion. The Packers won 8 NFL Championship Games. From 1966 to 1969, the NFL Championship Game was followed by the Super Bowl.<ref name="o993">{{cite web | last=Reineking | first=Jim | title=Super Bowl winners: All-time scores, results for NFL title game | website=USA TODAY | date=January 30, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2024/01/30/super-bowl-scores-winners-history/72343905007/ | access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" |- !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Year !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Coach !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Location !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Score !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Record |- | 1936|| rowspan="3"|[[Curly Lambeau]] || [[Polo Grounds]] ([[New York City|New York]]) || [[Boston Redskins]] || 21β6 || 10β1β1 |- | 1939|| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park|Dairy Bowl]] ([[West Allis, Wisconsin]]) || [[New York Giants]] || 27β0 || 9β2 |- | 1944|| Polo Grounds (New York) || New York Giants || 14β7 || 8β2 |- | 1961|| rowspan="5"|Vince Lombardi || [[New City Stadium]] ([[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]])|| New York Giants || 37β0 || 11β3 |- | 1962|| [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] (New York) || New York Giants || 16β7 || 13β1 |- | 1965|| [[Lambeau Field]] (Green Bay) || [[Cleveland Browns]] || 23β12 || 10β3β1 |- | 1966|| [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] ([[Dallas]]) || [[Dallas Cowboys]] || 34β27 || 12β2 |- | 1967|| Lambeau Field (Green Bay) || Dallas Cowboys || 21β17 || 9β4β1 |- style="background:#FFB612" | colspan="6" | <span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Total NFL championships won: 8'''</span> |} === NFC Championships === The Packers have won three [[NFC Championship Game]]s, with twice as many losses. NFC Championships did not exist before the AFLβNFL merger in 1970.<ref name="p466">{{cite web | last=Molski | first=Max | title=NFC Championship Game history following 49ers' comeback victory over Lions | website=NBC Bay Area | date=January 22, 2024 | url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/nfl/nfc-championship-game-history-most-wins-losses-appearances/3429586/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011241/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/nfl/nfc-championship-game-history-most-wins-losses-appearances/3429586/ | url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" |- !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Year !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Coach !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Location !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Score !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Record |- | 1996 || rowspan="2"|[[Mike Holmgren]] || [[Lambeau Field]] ([[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]) || [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] || 30β13 || 13β3 |- | 1997 || [[3Com Park]] ([[San Francisco]]) || [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 23β10 || 13β3 |- | 2010 || [[Mike McCarthy]] || [[Soldier Field]] ([[Chicago]]) || [[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] || 21β14 || 10β6 |- style="background:#FFB612" | colspan="6" | <span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Total NFC Championships won: 3'''</span> |} === NFL Championship by standings === From 1920 to 1932, the NFL championship was awarded based on standings, with no championship game taking place. The Packers won three such championships.<ref name="m758">{{cite web | last=Mitchell | first=Houston | title=After Green Bay won the Super Bowl... | website=Los Angeles Times | date=January 31, 1997 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-31-sp-23949-story.html | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011155/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-31-sp-23949-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" |- !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Year !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Coach !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Record |- | 1929 || rowspan="3"|[[Curly Lambeau]] || 12β0β1 |- | 1930 || 10β3β1 |- | 1931 || 12β2 |- style="background:#FFB612" | colspan="3" | <span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Total NFL championships by best record: 3'''</span> |} ===Division Championships=== The Packers have won 21 divisional championships. {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;text-align:center" |- !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Year !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Coach !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Division !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}"| Record |- | 1936 || rowspan="4" | [[Curly Lambeau]] || rowspan="4" | NFL West || 10β1β1 |- | 1938 || 8β3 |- | 1939 || 9β2 |- | 1944 || 8β2 |- | 1967 || [[Vince Lombardi]]|| NFL Central || 9β4β1 |- | 1972 || [[Dan Devine]] | rowspan="4" |NFC Central|| 10β4 |- | 1995 || rowspan="3" | [[Mike Holmgren]] || 11β5 |- | 1996 || 13β3 |- | 1997 || 13β3 |- | 2002 || rowspan="3" | [[Mike Sherman]] || rowspan="12" | [[NFC North]] || 12β4 |- | 2003 || 12β4 |- | 2004 || 10β6 |- | 2007 || rowspan="6" | [[Mike McCarthy]] || 13β3 |- | 2011 || 15β1 |- | 2012 || 11β5 |- | 2013 || 8β7β1 |- | 2014 || 12β4 |- | 2016 || 10β6 |- | 2019 || rowspan="3" | [[Matt LaFleur]] || 13β3 |- | 2020 || 13β3 |- | 2021 || 13β4 |- style="background:#FFB612;" | colspan="4" | <span style="background:#FFB612;color:#203731">'''Total NFC Divisional Championships won: 21'''</span> |} ==Notable players== {{Main|Lists of Green Bay Packers players}} ===Current roster=== {{Green Bay Packers roster}} ===Pro Football Hall of Fame members=== {{Main|List of Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame}} The Packers have the second most members in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] with 30, 25 of which were inducted as Packers. They trail only the [[Chicago Bears]] with 37 Hall of Famers, 30 of which were inducted as Bears.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/franchises/ | publisher = [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] | title = Hall of Famers by Franchise | access-date = September 16, 2018 | archive-date = July 30, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180730105337/http://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/franchises/ | url-status = live }}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="10" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};"|Green Bay Packers Pro Football Hall of Famers |- ! colspan="10" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};color:#203731;" | Players |- ! No. ! Name ! Positions ! Seasons ! style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|Inducted ! No. ! Name ! Positions ! Seasons ! Inducted |- | 26|| '''[[Herb Adderley]]'''|| [[Cornerback|CB]]||1961β1969 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1980 || 64|| '''[[Jerry Kramer]]'''|| [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|G]]||1958β1968 || 2018 |- | 36|| '''[[LeRoy Butler]]'''|| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]||1990β2001 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|2022 || 20|| '''[[Earl (Curly) Lambeau]]'''|| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]<br />Coach || 1919β1929<br />1930β1949 || 1963 |- | 3|| '''[[Tony Canadeo]]'''|| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]||1941β1944<br />1946β1952 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1974 || 80|| '''[[James Lofton]]'''|| [[Wide receiver|WR]]||1978β1986 || 2003 |- | 87|| '''[[Willie Davis (defensive end)|Willie Davis]]'''|| [[Defensive end|DE]]||1960β1969 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1981 || 24|| '''[[Johnny "Blood" McNally]]'''|| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]||1929β1933<br />1935β1936 || 1963 |- | 44|| '''[[Bobby Dillon]]''' || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] ||1952β1959 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|2020 || 2|| '''[[Mike Michalske]]'''|| [[Offensive guard|OG]]||1929β1935<br />1937 || 1964 |- | 4|| '''[[Brett Favre]]'''|| [[Quarterback|QB]]||1992β2007 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|2016 || 66|| '''[[Ray Nitschke]]'''|| [[Linebacker|LB]]||1958β1972 || 1978 |- | 75|| '''[[Forrest Gregg]]'''|| [[Offensive tackle|OT]]||1956<br />1958β1970 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1977 || 51|| '''[[Jim Ringo]]'''|| [[Center (American football)|C]]||1953β1963 || 1981 |- | 56|| [[Ted Hendricks]]|| [[Linebacker|LB]]|| 1974|| style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1990 || 89|| '''[[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]]'''|| [[Linebacker|LB]]||1963β1972 || 2013 |- | 38|| '''[[Arnie Herber]]'''|| [[Quarterback|QB]]||1930β1940 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1966 || 84|| '''[[Sterling Sharpe]]'''|| [[Wide receiver|WR]]||1988β1994 || 2025 |- | 30|| '''[[Clarke Hinkle]]'''|| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]||1932β1941 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1964 || 15|| '''[[Bart Starr]]'''|| [[Quarterback|QB]]||1956β1971 || 1977 |- | 5|| '''[[Paul Hornung]]'''|| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]||1956β1962<br />1964β1966 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1986 || 31|| '''[[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]]'''|| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]|| 1958β1966 || 1976 |- | 36|| '''[[Cal Hubbard]]'''|| [[Offensive tackle|OT]]||1929β1933<br />1935 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1963 || 92|| '''[[Reggie White]]'''|| [[Defensive end|DE]]||1993β1998 || 2006 |- | 14|| '''[[Don Hutson]]'''|| [[End (American football)|E]]||1935β1945 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1963 || 24|| '''[[Willie Wood]]'''|| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]||1960β1971 || 1989 |- | 74|| '''[[Henry Jordan]]'''|| [[Defensive tackle|DT]]||1959β1969 || style="border-right: 3px solid #203731"|1995 || 21|| '''[[Charles Woodson]]''' || [[Cornerback|CB]]||2006β2012 || 2021 |- ! colspan="10" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};color:#203731;" | Coaches and Executives |- ! colspan="2"|Name ! colspan="3"|Positions ! colspan="3"|Seasons ! colspan="2"|Inducted |- | colspan="2"|'''[[Vince Lombardi]]''' || colspan="3"|Coach || colspan="3"|1959β1967 || colspan="2"|1971 |- | colspan="2"|'''[[Ron Wolf]]''' || colspan="3"|General manager|| colspan="3"|1991β2001 || colspan="2"|2015 |} ===Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame=== {{Main|Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame}}Many Packers players and coaches are also enshrined in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wihalloffame.com/history/|title=History of the Hall|website=Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011253/http://www.wihalloffame.com/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018 [[Ron Wolf]], the most recent Packers contributor to be honored, was inducted.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Amato |first=Gary |date=June 6, 2018 |title=For helping shape the state sports landscape, Marques Johnson, Herbert V. Kohler Jr., Ron Wolf will be honored |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2018/06/06/wisconsin-athletic-hall-adds-marques-johnson-ron-wolf-herbert-kohler/678708002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607090536/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2018/06/06/wisconsin-athletic-hall-adds-marques-johnson-ron-wolf-herbert-kohler/678708002/ |archive-date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref> ===Retired numbers=== {{Main|List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers}} [[File:Packers Retired Numbers at Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|[[Lambeau Field]]'s north end zone with the six retired numbers|alt=A photo of the part of Lambeau field that shows all of the Packers' retired numbers and player names.]] In nearly nine decades of Packers football, the Packers have formally retired six numbers.<ref name=retirednos>{{cite news|title=Infographic: Packers' retired numbers|url=https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-packers-retired-numbers|website=Packers.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129205111/https://www.packers.com/news/infographic-packers-retired-numbers|url-status=live}}</ref> All six Packers are members of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] and their numbers and names are displayed on the green facade of Lambeau Field's north endzone as well as in the Lambeau Field Atrium. {| class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; {{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};" |- | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 3 green.svg|94px]] | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 4 green.svg|94px]] | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 14 green.svg|94px]] | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 15.svg|94px]] | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 66.svg|94px]] | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:1em; width:94px;"|[[File:Packers retired number 92.svg|94px]] |- | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Tony Canadeo|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Tony Canadeo</span>]]'''<br />{{small|HB, 1941β1944, 1946β1952}}<br />{{small|Retired 1952}} | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Brett Favre|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Brett Favre</span>]]'''<br />{{small|QB, 1992β2007}}<br />{{small|Retired 2015}} | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Don Hutson|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Don Hutson</span>]]'''<br />{{small|WR, 1935β1945}}<br />{{small|Retired 1951}} | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Bart Starr|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Bart Starr</span>]]'''<br />{{small|QB, 1956β71}}<br />{{small|Retired 1973}} | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Ray Nitschke|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Ray Nitschke</span>]]'''<br />{{small|LB, 1958β1972}}<br />{{small|Retired 1983}} | style="{{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers}}; padding:0.3em;"|'''[[Reggie White|<span style="{{Gridiron secondary color|Green Bay Packers}};">Reggie White</span>]]'''<br />{{small|DE, 1993β1998}}<br />{{small|Retired 2005}} |} ===Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame=== {{Main|Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame}} The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was the first [[hall of fame]] built to honor a single professional American football team. John P. Holloway, a [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] administrator and arena director, and William L. Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, co-founded the Packer Hall of Fame museum<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holloway|first=Dionne|date=July 20, 1967|title=Hall of Fame?|work=Green Bay Press Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/189265309/|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221130021/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/189265309/|url-status=live}}</ref> in 1966. As of 2019, the Packers Hall of Fame has inducted 162 people, 24 of whom have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<ref name="z760">{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2025 |title=Green Bay Packers Hall of Famers |url=https://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519021817/http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers.html |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Packers.com |publisher=Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Notable coaches== ===Current staff=== {{Green Bay Packers staff}} ===Head coaches=== {{Main|List of Green Bay Packers head coaches}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers Coaches |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/coaches.htm |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305205723/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/coaches.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! rowspan="2" |Name !rowspan="2"|Tenure !colspan="3"|Record !rowspan="2"|Titles |- !W!!L!!T |- |align=left | [[Earl (Curly) Lambeau]] |align=left|1919β1949 |231||108||21 |6 |- |align=left | [[Gene Ronzani]] |align=left|1950β1953 |14||31||1 | |- |align=left | [[Hugh Devore]]* | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|1953 |rowspan=2|0||rowspan=2|2||rowspan=2|0 |rowspan=2| |- |align=left| [[Ray (Scooter) McLean]]* |- |align=left | [[Lisle Blackbourn]] |align=left|1954β1957 |17||31||0 | |- |align=left | [[Ray (Scooter) McLean]] |align=left|1958 |1||10||1 | |- |align=left | [[Vince Lombardi]] |align=left|1959β1967 |98||30||4 |5 |- |align=left | [[Phil Bengtson]] |align=left|1968β1970 |20||21||1 | |- |align=left | [[Dan Devine]] |align=left|1971β1974 |25||28||4 | |- |align=left | [[Bart Starr]] |align=left|1975β1983 |53||77||3 | |- |align=left | [[Forrest Gregg]] |align=left|1984β1987 |25||37||1 | |- |align=left | [[Lindy Infante]] |align=left|1988β1991 |24||40||0 | |- |align=left | [[Mike Holmgren]] |align=left|1992β1998 |73||36||0 |1 |- |align=left | [[Ray Rhodes]] |align=left|1999 |8||8||0 | |- |align=left | [[Mike Sherman]] |align=left|2000β2005 |56||39||0 | |- |align=left | [[Mike McCarthy]] |align=left|2006β2018 |125||77||2 |1 |- |align=left | [[Joe Philbin]]* |align=left|2018 |2||2||0 | |- |align=left | [[Matt LaFleur]] |align=left|2019βpresent |67 ||33||0 | |} <nowiki>*</nowiki>Interim head coaches ==Media== The Packers are unique in having their market area cover two media markets, both Green Bay and Milwaukee. [[NFL blackout]] restrictions for the team apply within both areas. However, Packers games have not been blacked out locally since [[1972 NFL season|1972]] (the last year home game local telecasts were prohibited regardless of sellout status) due to strong home attendance and popularity. As mentioned above, every Packers home gameβpreseason, regular season and playoffsβhas been sold out since 1960.<ref name="n879">{{cite web | title=Steelers, Packers no strangers to sellout streaks, waiting lists | website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=February 5, 2011 | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2011/02/05/Steelers-Packers-no-strangers-to-sellout-streaks-waiting-lists/stories/201102050339 | access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> ===Radio=== The [[flagship station]] of the [[Packers Radio Network]] is [[Good Karma Brands]]'s [[WTMJ (AM)|WTMJ]] in Milwaukee, which was the former flagship of the [[Journal Broadcast Group]] before its merger with [[E. W. Scripps Company]] in April 2015; Scripps itself sold their Milwaukee radio assets to GKB in November 2018, and the team then brought their broadcast operations in-house, thus the personnel is directly employed by the team. WTMJ has aired Packers games since 1929, the longest association between a radio station and an NFL team to date, and the only rights deal in American professional sports where a station outside of the team's main metro area is the radio flagship. While this might be unusual, the station can be heard at city-grade strength at all hours in Green Bay proper. Games air in Green Bay on [[WTAQ]] (1360/97.5) and [[WIXX-FM]] (101.1), and [[WAPL]] (105.7) and [[WHBY]] (1150) in [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] and the [[Fox Cities]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.packers.com/gameday/packers_radio_network/station_listing/ |title=Packers Radio Station Listing |publisher=Packers.com |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102043312/http://packers.com/gameday/packers_radio_network/station_listing/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Wayne Larrivee]] is the play-by-play announcer and [[Larry McCarren]] is the color analyst. Larrivee joined the team after many years as the Chicago Bears' announcer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.packers.com/media-center/radio-shows/packers-radio-network.html |title=Packers Radio Network |publisher=Packers.com |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219215116/http://www.packers.com/media-center/radio-shows/packers-radio-network.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jim Irwin (sportscaster)|Jim Irwin]] and [[Max McGee]] were the longtime radio announcers before Larrivee and McCarren. When victory is assured for the Packers, either a game-winning touchdown, interception or a crucial 4th down defensive stop, Larrivee's trademark declaration of "And there is your dagger!" signifies the event. In limited circumstances where the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] are in either playoff or post-season contention and their play-by-play takes priority, WTMJ's sister FM station [[WKTI]] (94.5) currently airs Packer games to avert game conflicts. Surrounding pre-game programming is also carried on sister station [[WAUK]] (540), an [[ESPN Radio]] affiliate and former competitor which produced unofficial Packers programming for years. On October 27, 2021, the Packers announced that it would end its longtime association with WTMJ at the end of the season, with [[iHeartMedia]]'s [[sports radio]] station [[WRNW]] (97.3) becoming the team's Milwaukee radio affiliate in 2022.<ref name="mbj-wrnwpackers">{{Cite news |last=Kirchen |first=Rich |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Green Bay Packers switch Milwaukee radio home from WTMJ-AM to iHeartMedia sports station |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2021/10/27/packers-switch-radio-home-from-wtmj.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027201608/https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2021/10/27/packers-switch-radio-home-from-wtmj.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |work=[[Milwaukee Business Journal]]}}</ref> ===Television=== The TV rights for pre-season games not nationally broadcast are held by E. W. Scripps Company-owned television stations [[WGBA-TV]] (channel 26) in Green Bay and [[WTMJ-TV]] (channel 4) in Milwaukee;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/141227143.html|title=Packers and Journal Broadcast Group announce partnership deal|last=Wolfley|first=Bob|date=March 2, 2012|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|access-date=March 3, 2012|archive-date=March 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305023417/http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/141227143.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the game broadcasts are distributed to 19 further TV stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, and Alaska, as well as Spanish-language [[WYTU-LD]] "[[Telemundo]] Wisconsin" in Milwaukee.<ref name="network">{{Cite news |title=Packers TV Network |language=en-US |url=https://www.packers.com/video/tv-network |website=Green Bay Packers |access-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724033232/https://www.packers.com/video/tv-network |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal marked a change in affiliate in Green Bay from [[WFRV-TV]]; in the wake of the 2012 deal, McCarren resigned his duties as sports director of WFRV to move to WTMJ/WGBA as a Packers analyst, becoming WGBA's official sports director on April 1, 2013.<ref name="Gree120328">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-mccarren-will-le/128763431/|date=March 28, 2012|pages=A-1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-mccarren/128763453/ A-2]|first=Warren|last=Gerds|title=McCarren will leave WFRV; no plans announced|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=July 24, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724045112/https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-mccarren-will-le/128763431/|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Wed --><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirchen |first=Rich |date=March 18, 2013 |title=McCarren will return to anchoring sports on Green Bay TV |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2013/03/18/mccarren-will-return-to-anchoring.html |access-date=August 25, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806203927/http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2013/03/18/mccarren-will-return-to-anchoring.html |url-status=live }}</ref> McCarren left WGBA in 2015 and became a team employee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Larry McCarren joins Packers Media Group as sports analyst |url=https://www.packers.com/news/larry-mccarren-joins-packers-media-group-as-sports-analyst-15122833 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |work=Green Bay Packers |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724033229/https://www.packers.com/news/larry-mccarren-joins-packers-media-group-as-sports-analyst-15122833 |url-status=live }}</ref> The team's intra-squad Lambeau scrimmage at the beginning of the season, marketed as ''Packers Family Night'', was produced for over a decade by [[WLUK-TV]] in Green Bay and broadcast by the state's Fox affiliates through the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.packers.com/media-center/tv-shows.html |title=Green Bay Packers TV Broadcast Partners |publisher=Packers.com |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630084908/http://www.packers.com/media-center/tv-shows.html |archive-date=June 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Scripps and the Packers Television Network began to originate the Packers Family Night broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kirchen|first=Rich|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/04/20/green-baypackers-extend-partnership-with-wtmj-tv.html|title=Green Bay Packers extend partnership with WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308154600/https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/04/20/green-baypackers-extend-partnership-with-wtmj-tv.html |archive-date=March 8, 2021|work=[[American City Business Journals|Milwaukee Business Journal]]|date= April 20, 2017}}</ref> Preseason television games are announced by [[Kevin Harlan]], son of former Packers president [[Bob Harlan]], and color commentator [[Rich Gannon]].{{r|network}} Regular-season and postseason games not aired on a broadcast network are simulcast on broadcast stations in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets. ==In popular culture== On the television sitcom ''[[That '70s Show]]'', in season 7 episode 14, Donna Pinciotti gave the gangβincluding Red Forman, a long-time Packers fanβsix free tickets to [[Lambeau Field]] for a [[BearsβPackers rivalry|game]] against the [[Chicago Bears]]. Eric comes back wearing a [[Walter Payton]] number 34 Bears jersey, which caused the Lambeau Field crowd to boo Eric and make negative comments towards him. Eric does not understand football in general. In the [[That '70s Show season 8|season 8]] finale, Red declined to move to Florida after Steven Hyde bought him season tickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carseywerner.net/inflight/that70sshow/70s_822.htm|title=That '70s Show Episode Synopses|website=carseywerner.net|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814181918/http://www.carseywerner.net/inflight/that70sshow/70s_822.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, five members of the Packers ([[David Bakhtiari]], [[Don Barclay (American football)|Don Barclay]], [[T. J. Lang]], [[Clay Matthews III|Clay Matthews]], and [[Josh Sitton]]) made an appearance as an ''a cappella'' group in the musical comedy ''[[Pitch Perfect 2]]''. [[Aaron Rodgers]]' brother [[Jordan Rodgers|Jordan]] also appeared.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rich |first=Katey |date=May 21, 2015 |title=How the Green Bay Packers Cameo in Pitch Perfect 2 Happened |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/pitch-perfect-2-kay-cannon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618213645/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/pitch-perfect-2-kay-cannon |archive-date=June 18, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2018 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> That same year, Rodgers himself appeared in an episode of the [[sketch comedy]] television series ''[[Key & Peele]]'', along with [[Ha Ha Clinton-Dix]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dubin |first1=Jared |title=Key & Peele, Aaron Rodgers spoof player introductions |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-key-peele-aaron-rodgers-spoof-player-introductions/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=August 30, 2018 |date=January 28, 2015 |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104426/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-key-peele-aaron-rodgers-spoof-player-introductions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the television series ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', the main antagonist, Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius, is a Packers "Fanatic". His prized possession is a football autographed by [[Ray Nitschke]], and his dream is to own the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=Ed |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Green Bay Packers in Popular Culture |url=https://totalpackers.com/2020/09/green-bay-packers-in-popular-culture/ |access-date=February 26, 2022 |website=Total Packers |language=en-US |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226020739/https://totalpackers.com/2020/09/green-bay-packers-in-popular-culture/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1998 film ''[[There's Something about Mary]]'', Mary, played by actress [[Cameron Diaz]], consistently talks about her boyfriend "Brett". It is revealed towards the end of the film that "Brett" is then-Packers' quarterback [[Brett Favre]].<ref name="t633">{{cite web | last=Dornbush | first=Jonathon | title=Brett Favre was 3rd choice for a 'There's Something About Mary' cameo | website=EW.com | date=November 6, 2014 | url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/06/brett-favre-theres-something-about-mary-cameo-third-choice/ | access-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-date=August 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813010648/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/06/brett-favre-theres-something-about-mary-cameo-third-choice/ | url-status=live }}</ref>{{Clear}} ==References== ; Notes {{notelist|refs= {{efn|name=own|Two of the nine teams of the [[Canadian Football League]], which is sometimes considered a major sports league in North America (all current CFL teams are based in [[Canada]]), exist with various forms of community ownership. The [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] are owned by a nonprofit corporation. The [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] employ a similar ownership structure as the Packers; they have offered shares of the team periodically. The Roughriders' home market of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] would also be the smallest market rather than Green Bay.}} }} ; Citations {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website}} *[https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/ Green Bay Packers] at the [[National Football League]] official website *[http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/ Green Bay Packers] at the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'' *[http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/packers/ Green Bay Packers] at the ''[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]]'' *[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/ Franchise Encyclopedia] at [[Pro Football Reference]] {{Green Bay Packers}} {{navboxes |titlestyle = {{Gridiron primary style|Green Bay Packers|border=2}}; |list = {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before = [[Providence Steam Roller]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = 1929, 1930, 1931}} {{s-aft|after = [[Chicago Bears]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[Detroit Lions]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = [[1936 NFL Championship Game|1936]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Washington Redskins]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[New York Giants]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Chicago Bears]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[Chicago Bears]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = [[1944 NFL Championship Game|1944]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Los Angeles Rams|Cleveland Rams]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[Philadelphia Eagles]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = [[1961 NFL Championship Game|1961]], [[1962 NFL Championship Game|1962]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Chicago Bears]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[Cleveland Browns]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[List of NFL champions (1920β1969)|NFL]] champions|years = [[1965 NFL Championship Game|1965]], [[1966 NFL Championship Game|1966]], [[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]}} {{s-bef|before = ''None''}} {{s-ttl|title = [[Super Bowl]] champions|years = [[Super Bowl I|1966 (I)]], [[Super Bowl II|1967 (II)]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[New York Jets]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[Dallas Cowboys]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[Super Bowl]] champions|years = [[Super Bowl XXXI|1996 (XXXI)]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[Denver Broncos]]}} {{s-bef|before = [[New Orleans Saints]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[Super Bowl]] champions|years = [[Super Bowl XLV|2010 (XLV)]]}} {{s-aft|after = [[New York Giants]]}} {{s-end}} {{Green Bay Packers roster navbox}} {{NFL}} {{Wisconsin Sports}} }} {{Portal bar|American football|Wisconsin}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Green Bay Packers| ]] [[Category:1919 establishments in Wisconsin]] [[Category:American football teams established in 1919]] [[Category:Fan-owned sports clubs and teams]] [[Category:NFL teams]] [[Category:Publicly traded sports companies]] [[Category:Sports in Green Bay, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Brown County, Wisconsin]]
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