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' 90th season in the
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(NFL) and their 92nd overall. Although they finished with only a respectable 10–6 record, good for a second-place finish in the NFC North, the Packers never lost a game by more than four points, and never trailed by more than seven the entire season, becoming the only team since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to accomplish this. All six of their regular season losses were by a combined 20 points. They entered the playoffs as the NFC's sixth seed. After defeating the
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21–16 in the wild card round, the
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48–21 in the Divisional round, and long time rivals
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21–14 in the NFC Championship, the team advanced to
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in which they faced the AFC's 2nd seed
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. The Packers defeated the Steelers 31–25 to win their fourth
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and 13th NFL championship. The Packers became the second overall team after the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, and the first NFC team, to win the Super Bowl as a sixth seed, as well as becoming the second NFC team to win three straight road playoff games (the 2007 New York Giants won three straight road games as a fifth seed). The Packers offense ranked ninth in yards per game, tenth in total points and fifth in passing yards. The defense ranked fifth in yards allowed and finished second in points allowed (240), sacks (47), and interceptions (24), while also limiting quarterbacks to a 67.2 passer rating, first in the league.


Offseason


2010 NFL draft

After finishing the 2009 season with an 11–5 record, the Packers held the 23rd selection in the
2010 NFL draft The 2010 NFL draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 NFL draft, draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first ...
. With the pick they selected
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Bryan Bulaga Bryan Joseph Bulaga ( ; born March 21, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football player who was an Tackle (gridiron football position), offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college footbal ...
from
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. On the second day of the draft, with pick 2–56 the Packers selected
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Mike Neal from
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. The Packers then traded picks 3–86 and 4–122 to the
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for pick 3–71. With pick 3–71, the Packers selected
Safety Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...
Morgan Burnett Morgan Mark Burnett (born January 13, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the t ...
from
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. On the third and final day of the draft, with pick 5–154 the Packers selected
Tight end The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiv ...
Andrew Quarless Andrew Christopher Quarless (born October 6, 1988) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Penn State. Quarless was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft and later ...
from
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. With their compensatory selection pick 5–169, the Packers selected
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Marshall Newhouse from Texas Christian. In the sixth round with pick 6–193, the Packers selected
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James Starks from
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. Their final selection of the draft came when the Packers selected
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C. J. Wilson of
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with pick 7–230. * The Packers were awarded a 5th round pick (5–169) for their loss of DT Colin Cole in the 2009 free agency period.


Draft pick trades

* During the
2010 NFL draft The 2010 NFL draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 NFL draft, draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first ...
, The Packers traded picks 3–86 and 4–122 to the
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for pick 3–71.


Undrafted free agents

Following the
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, the Packers signed 11
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s. They were: On May 3, the Packers signed wide receiver
Shawn Gore Shawn Vere Gore (born April 12, 1987), is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Li ...
, safety
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and nose tackle Aleric Mullins after they attended a minicamp on a tryout basis.


Additions

*On March 9, former
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WR Charles Dillon was signed to a contract. *On March 16, former
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P
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was signed to a contract. *On April 26, S Charlie Peprah was signed to a contract.http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2010/04/26/3/ Packers Sign S Peprah, Release TE Frischknecht *On May 20, QB
Graham Harrell Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football for Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2004 to 2008. He played in the Canadian Football League ...
was signed to a contract. Packers Sign QB Harrell; Release QB Pizzotti *On August 5, WR Jason Chery was signed to a contract. *On August 10, LB Maurice Simpkins was signed to a contract. *On September 6, QB
Graham Harrell Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football for Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2004 to 2008. He played in the Canadian Football League ...
, RB James Johnson, ILB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
, WR Chastin West, OT Chris Campbell, LB Maurice Simpkins, S
Anthony Levine Anthony Levine Sr. (born March 27, 1987), nicknamed "Co-Cap", is an American professional football coach and former player who is an assistant special teams coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a sa ...
and OT
Breno Giacomini Breno Gomes Giacomini (born September 27, 1985) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round in the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisville. Giacomini ...
were signed to practice squad a day after they were all cut from the active roster and cleared waivers.


Departures

*On May 12, G Stanley Daniels was released. *On March 5, S
Matt Giordano Matthew Victor Giordano (born October 16, 1982) is an American former professional football safety who currently serves as the assistant defensive backs coach and safeties coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was ...
and DE
Michael Montgomery Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. Montgome ...
were released. *On March 7, the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...
signed DE
Aaron Kampman Aaron Allan Kampman (; born November 30, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was selected ...
to a contract. *On April 26, LB Jeremy Thompson was released. *On April 26, TE
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was released. *On May 20, QB
Chris Pizzotti Chris Pizzotti (born June 29, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Harvard Crimson and was signed by the New York Jets as an und ...
was released. *On June 18, CB
Trevor Ford Trevor Ford (1 October 1923 – 29 May 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Swansea Town, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff City, PSV, Newport County and Romford, as well as for the Wales national tea ...
, S
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, LB Tim Knicky and QB Noah Shepard were released. *On July 30, LB John Russell was released. *On August 28, WR
Shawn Gore Shawn Vere Gore (born April 12, 1987), is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Li ...
was released. *On September 4, LB Maurice Simpkins, DE Ronald Talley, NT
Anthony Toribio Anthony Terrell Toribio (born March 1, 1985) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and also spent time on the practice squad for the Green Bay Packer ...
, WR Chastin West, WR Patrick Williams, DE Jarius Wynn, P
Chris Bryan Chris Bryan (born 6 March 1982) is a former sportsman who played both Australian rules football and American football professionally. Bryan played in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2005 until 2009, and then in the National Football Le ...
, OT Chris Campbell, WR Jason Chery, CB D. J. Clark, C
Evan Dietrich-Smith Evan Blake Smith (formerly Dietrich-Smith; born July 19, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals. Smith played in ...
, WR Charles Dillon, ILB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
, OT
Breno Giacomini Breno Gomes Giacomini (born September 27, 1985) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round in the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisville. Giacomini ...
, QB
Graham Harrell Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football for Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2004 to 2008. He played in the Canadian Football League ...
, TE
Spencer Havner Spencer Rhett Havner AY-vner(February 2, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Wa ...
, ILB
Alex Joseph Alex Joseph (June 24, 1936 – September 27, 1998) (born Alec Richard Joseph; also referred to as Ronald Ellison) was an American outspoken polygamist and founder of the Confederate Nations of Israel, a Mormon fundamentalist sect. As mayor of ...
, S
Anthony Levine Anthony Levine Sr. (born March 27, 1987), nicknamed "Co-Cap", is an American professional football coach and former player who is an assistant special teams coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a sa ...
, RB
Kregg Lumpkin Kregg Lumpkin (born May 15, 1984) is an American former professional football running back. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Georg ...
and OLB
Cyril Obiozor Cyril Obiozor (born September 26, 1986) ( ) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Texas A&M. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals ...
were all released.


Suspensions

*On July 16, The NFL indefinitely suspended DE Johnny Jolly due to his July 8, 2008 second degree felony charge for possession of at least 200 grams of
codeine Codeine is an opiate and prodrug of morphine mainly used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea. It is also commonly used as a recreational drug. It is found naturally in the sap of the opium poppy, ''Papaver somniferum''. It is typically use ...
. He would eventually be reinstated on February 27, 2013, and go on to play another season for the Packers.


Training camp and preseason injuries

*On July 30, Aleric Mullins was placed on the reserve/did not report list. *On August 5, WR Jeff Moturi was placed on injured reserve. *On August 10, CB Josh Bell was placed on injured reserve. *On August 31, S
Atari Bigby Atari David Bigby (born September 19, 1981) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. Bigby was also a member o ...
, CB Al Harris and RB James Starks were all placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list. RB
Quinn Porter Quinn Purnell Porter (born February 2, 1986) is an American former professional gridiron football, football running back. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played ...
was placed on injured reserve. *On September 4, RT Allen Barbre and S
Will Blackmon William Edwards Blackmon (born October 27, 1984) is an American former professional football safety and return specialist. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, and was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft by ...
were placed on injured reserve.


Free agents

Notes: :: Did not receive an exclusive rights/restricted free agent qualifying offer from the Packers and became an unrestricted free agent.


Coaching changes

*On January 29, Mark Lovat was promoted to strength and conditioning coordinator, with Dave Redding being demoted to assistant strength and conditioning coach from a result of the departure of Mondray Gee.


Final roster


Coaching staff


Regular season


Regular season transactions

*On September 14, The Packers signed RB
Dimitri Nance Dimitri Othello Nance (born February 18, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils ...
from the
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practice squad and previously released DE Jarius Wynn. RB Ryan Grant and DE
Justin Harrell Justin Tyrell Harrell (born February 14, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers 16th overall in the 2007 NFL draft and ...
were also placed on injured reserve. *On September 15, The Packers signed CB
Josh Gordy Josh Gordy (born February 9, 1987) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Central Michigan. Gordy was also a member of t ...
to their practice squad; LB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
released from practice squad. *On September 23, The Packers signed LB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
to their practice squad; OT Chris Campbell released from practice squad. *On September 29, The Packers signed OT Chris Campbell to practice squad. *On October 7, The Packers signed LB Maurice Simpkins to the active roster from the practice squad, LB Johnny Williams was signed to the practice squad and S
Morgan Burnett Morgan Mark Burnett (born January 13, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the t ...
was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. *On October 13, The Packers signed LB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
to the active roster from the practice squad, S Derrick Martin was placed on injured reserve, S Michaell Greco and LB Mike Rivera were both signed to the practice squad and LB Johnny Williams was released from the practice squad. *On October 15, The Packers signed DE
Michael Montgomery Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. Montgome ...
and placed LB
Nick Barnett Nicholas Alexander Barnett (born May 27, 1981) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers football, ...
on injured reserve with a wrist injury. *On October 18, The Packers traded a conditional draft pick in the
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to the
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for former 2009 preseason Packers safety Anthony Smith. TE
Jermichael Finley Jermichael Decorean Finley (born March 26, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. Wit ...
was also placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. *On October 20, The Packers signed NT
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to the practice squad and released RB James Johnson from the practice squad. *On October 26, The Packers claimed ILB
Diyral Briggs Diyral Briggs (born October 31, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons before being signed by the San Franci ...
off waivers from the
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, signed free agent LB Matt Wilhelm, placed DE Mike Neal and OLB
Brady Poppinga Brady Paul Poppinga (born September 21, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars. Poppinga played in the NFL for the Gree ...
on injured reserve and released ILB Maurice Simpkins. *On October 27, The Packers signed OLB
Erik Walden Erik Lashawn Walden (born August 21, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and was selected by the ...
. *On October 28, The Packers claimed NT Howard Green off waivers from the
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and LB Brad Jones was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. *On November 2, The Packers released DE
Michael Montgomery Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. Montgome ...
. *On November 6, The Packers activated S
Atari Bigby Atari David Bigby (born September 19, 1981) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. Bigby was also a member o ...
from the physically unable to perform list. *On November 7, The Packers released 2x Pro Bowl CB Al Harris after being on the physically unable to perform list for the season. *On November 9, The Packers activated RB James Starks from the physically unable to perform list and released LB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
. *On November 12, The Packers signed TE
Spencer Havner Spencer Rhett Havner AY-vner(February 2, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Wa ...
and placed
Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher (; born June 17, 1977) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as an offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for t ...
on injured reserve. *On November 15, The Packers signed ILB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
to the practice squad. *On November 30, The Packers placed ILB
Brandon Chillar Brandon Chillar (born October 21, 1982) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl ...
and TE
Spencer Havner Spencer Rhett Havner AY-vner(February 2, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Wa ...
on injured reserve. *On December 1, The Packers promoted LB
Robert Francois Robert Joseph Francois (born May 14, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowl XLV against th ...
and CB
Josh Gordy Josh Gordy (born February 9, 1987) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Central Michigan. Gordy was also a member of t ...
from the practice squad to the active roster and signed WR Terrance Smith and OLB Curtis Young to the practice squad. *On December 18, The Packers promoted QB
Graham Harrell Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football for Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2004 to 2008. He played in the Canadian Football League ...
from the practice squad to the active roster and put S Anthony Smith on injured reserve. *On December 29, The Packers signed LB Cardia Jackson to the practice squad and released WR Terrance Smith. *On December 31, The Packers signed C
Evan Dietrich-Smith Evan Blake Smith (formerly Dietrich-Smith; born July 19, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals. Smith played in ...
to the active roster and placed OT Marshall Newhouse on injured reserve. *On January 20, The Packers signed WR
Antonio Robinson Antonio Robinson (born November 11, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played college football for Nicholls State Colonels and was signed by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NF ...
to the practice squad and placed S
Anthony Levine Anthony Levine Sr. (born March 27, 1987), nicknamed "Co-Cap", is an American professional football coach and former player who is an assistant special teams coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a sa ...
on practice squad/injured reserve.


Starters on offense


Starters on defense and special teams


Schedule


Preseason


Regular season

:Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.


Standings


Regular season summary


Week 1

The Packers began their season at
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against the
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, who were wearing throwback uniforms commemorating the 50th anniversary of the team's victory over the Packers in the
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. Green Bay trailed in the first quarter as Eagles kicker
David Akers David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Wa ...
made a 45-yard field goal. The Packers would then take control in the second quarter as kicker
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
nailed a 49-yard field goal, followed by quarterback
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
completing a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Alcorn State University, D ...
. Crosby would then end the half with a 56-yard field goal. Eagles starting quarterback
Kevin Kolb Kevin Benjamin Kolb ( ; born August 24, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars and was selected by the Philadelphia ...
left the game with
concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, difficulty with thinking and concentration, sleep disturbances, a brief ...
at halftime, and was replaced by second-string quarterback
Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the Head coach, head football coach at Norfolk State Spartans football, Norfolk State University. He played quarterback in the National F ...
for the remainder of the contest. Philadelphia would respond in the third quarter as running back
LeSean McCoy LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selecte ...
scored on a 12-yard touchdown run, yet Green Bay came right back with Rodgers finding wide receiver
Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American sports television personality and former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with ...
on a 32-yard touchdown pass. The Eagles tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback
Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the Head coach, head football coach at Norfolk State Spartans football, Norfolk State University. He played quarterback in the National F ...
completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jeremy Maclin Jeremy Maclin (born May 11, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, twice earning consensus All-American honors. ...
, followed by a 24-yard field goal from Akers. Fortunately, the Packers' defense prevented any further progress stopping
Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the Head coach, head football coach at Norfolk State Spartans football, Norfolk State University. He played quarterback in the National F ...
on a key 4th and 1 rush up the middle for no gain. With the win, Green Bay not only began its season at 1–0, but also got its first victory in Philadelphia since 1962. However, the Packers victory was not without cost. During the game,
Justin Harrell Justin Tyrell Harrell (born February 14, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers 16th overall in the 2007 NFL draft and ...
injured his ACL and Ryan Grant injured his ankle. Both players were placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season.


Week 2

Hoping to continue their current winning streak, the Packers returned to
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for their home opener, an inter conference duel with the
Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
. In the 1st quarter Green Bay took the early lead as kicker
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
made two field goals from 44 and 24 yards. RB Brandon Jackson added a touchdown on a 1-yard run. The Bills then answered in the 2nd quarter when RB Fred Jackson scored a touchdown on a 3-yard run. In the third quarter the Packers increased their lead when WR
Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Alcorn State University, D ...
hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass from QB
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
, followed by Rodgers scrambling 9 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Packers continued to dominate in the fourth quarter when Rodgers completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to WR James Jones. With the win, Green Bay improved their record to 2–0 on the season tied with the
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for the division lead. Both the
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and
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...
fell to 0–2. Linebacker Clay Matthews became the first Packer and one of only eight players in NFL history to record at least 6 sacks in the first two weeks of the season.


Week 3

Coming off their home win over the Bills, the Packers traveled to
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for a Week 3 Monday night duel with their hated divisional rival, the
Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...
. Green Bay would deliver the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
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. The Packers would add onto their lead in the second quarter as kicker
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
got a 38-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Bears would close out the half, as quarterback
Jay Cutler Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
found tight end Greg Olsen on a 9-yard touchdown run. After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago took the lead in the fourth quarter as wide receiver
Devin Hester Devin Devorris Hester Sr. (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). The only primary return specialist to be enshrined in the ...
returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. Fortunately, Green Bay came right back with a 9-yard touchdown run from Rodgers. However, the Bears'
Robbie Gould Robert Paul Gould III ( ; born December 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He p ...
scored two field goals, from 25 and 19 yards, the final points being set up by a James Jones fumble, to win the game for Chicago. The Packers committed a franchise record 18 penalties in the game. With the loss, the Packers fell to 2–1.


Week 4

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Bears, the Packers played on home ground for an NFC North rivalry match against the Lions. The Packers took the lead in the 1st quarter when QB
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
made a 29-yard TD pass to WR
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. The Lions replied in the 2nd quarter with QB
Shaun Hill Shaun Christopher Hill (born January 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. Hill was signed ...
making a 23-yard TD pass to WR
Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Megatron" after the ''Transforme ...
. The Packers started to rally with Rodgers making a 13-yard TD pass to TE
Jermichael Finley Jermichael Decorean Finley (born March 26, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. Wit ...
and then a 17-yard TD pass to WR
Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American sports television personality and former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with ...
. The Lions cut the lead as QB
Shaun Hill Shaun Christopher Hill (born January 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. Hill was signed ...
made a 21-yard TD pass to WR
Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Megatron" after the ''Transforme ...
. The Packers continued to progress in the 3rd quarter when CB
Charles Woodson Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American former professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons as ...
returned an interception 48 yards into the endzone for a touchdown. The Lions tried to cut the lead with four field goals by kicker
Jason Hanson Jason Hanson (born June 17, 1970) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a placekicker who spent his entire 21-year career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college ...
. He kicked a 39 and a 52-yard field goal for the rest of the 3rd quarter, and then a 49 and a 24-yard field goal in the fourth. However, the Packers defense never allowed the Lions to take the lead and the offense ran out the clock behind fullback John Kuhn. With the close win, the Packers improve to 3–1.


Week 5

Coming off their win over the Lions the Packers flew to
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for an NFC duel with the Redskins. In the first quarter the Packers took the lead as QB
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee. This was followed in the 2nd quarter by kicker
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
hitting a 52-yard field goal. The Redskins replied with kicker
Graham Gano Graham Clark Gano (; born April 9, 1987) is a Scottish–American professional football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was signed by the B ...
getting a 26-yard field goal. Then in the third quarter Crosby made a 36-yard field goal to put the Packers up 13–3. The Redskins rallied to tie the game with QB
Donovan McNabb Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college ...
completing a 48-yard TD pass to WR Anthony Armstrong, followed by Gano making a 45 yard-field goal. At overtime, the decision was made when Gano successfully put away a 33-yard field goal to give the Packers their second loss of this season. Donovan McNabb would finish the game with 357 passing yards and run his career record against Green Bay to 6 wins and 1 loss. With the loss, Green Bay fell to 3–2.


Week 6

For the second consecutive week the Packers lost by an overtime field goal, falling to 3–3 on the season.


Week 7

Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Packers stayed at home for a Week 7 NFC North Sunday night duel with the
Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as ...
, as quarterback
Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...
made his return to
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. Green Bay delivered the opening punch in the first quarter as running back Brandon Jackson got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Vikings answered with wide receiver
Percy Harvin William Percival Harvin III (born May 28, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, who won the BCS National Champ ...
getting a 17-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, the Packers regained the lead as quarterback
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
finding tight end
Andrew Quarless Andrew Christopher Quarless (born October 6, 1988) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Penn State. Quarless was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft and later ...
on a 9-yard touchdown pass. Minnesota would take the lead with running back
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getting a 1-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker
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making a 28-yard field goal. Green Bay regained the lead in the third quarter as Rodgers hooked up with wide receiver
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on a 14-yard touchdown pass, followed by linebacker Desmond Bishop returning an interception 32 yards for a touchdown. The Vikings answered with Favre completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
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. Late in the 4th quarter, Favre led the Vikings to a last-minute drive to near the Packer 20 and nearly had a game-winning touchdown pass, but official review showed the receiver, Percy Harvin, did not have both feet in the end zone, therefore making the pass incomplete. The Vikings tried a game-winning pass on 4th down, but Favre's throw was high to Moss and the Packers held on to their first victory over their former QB. With the win, Green Bay improved to 4–3.


Week 8

After finally beating former quarterback
Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...
in Week 7, the Packers traveled to
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in
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to take on the
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
. The Packers took a 3–0 lead on a
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
20-yard field goal in the first quarter and held that lead until the fourth quarter. Crosby then hit two field goals in the fourth quarter (from 41 and 40 yards respectively) to seal the victory for the Packers. While
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
and the Packer offense sputtered against the vaunted Jet defense, Green Bay's defense excelled in stopping the NFL's second-ranked rushing offense and intercepted Jets quarterback
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twice. The win improved the Packers to 5–3 and in first place in the
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.


Week 9

After winning against the New York Jets for the first time in the New York Area, the Green Bay Packers took on the lowly Dallas Cowboys. After a scoreless first quarter, the Packers offense that was limited to 9 points against the New York Jets, built a 28–0 lead before the Cowboys scored their only touchdown before the end of the first half. The Packers would score 17 more points in the second half before closing the game out 45–7 over the Dallas Cowboys. The Green Bay Packers intercepted Jon Kitna 3 times including one to Clay Matthews which would result in 62-yard touchdown, while Aaron Rodgers threw for 3 touchdowns. With the win, the Packers improved to 6–3.


Week 11

In the Packers last game ever against the Vikings with Brett Favre under center, the Packers blew out the Vikings in a 31–3 victory. Aaron Rodgers completed 22/31 passes for 301 yards, with 4 touchdown passes, no interception, and a season-high passer rating of 141.3.


Week 12


Week 13


Week 14

Green Bay lost to Detroit for the first time in 11 games against the Lions. Also, at the end of the 1st half,
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
suffered a concussion and wouldn't play the next week.


Week 15

This was the Packers first road loss to New England since 1985. This would be the team's last loss for 364 days, covering 19 games.


Week 16

In week 16, the Green Bay Packers dominated the
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
, winning 45–17 in
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.


Week 17

The Packers finished the 2010 regular season vs. the
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at
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. Going into the final Sunday of the season, the Packers needed a win or a
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
and a
Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...
loss to clinch the sixth and final NFC wild-card seed. The Bears, on the other hand, had the NFC North Division title and the number 2 NFC seed wrapped up, though they played their starters for the contest. Tampa defeated the
New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
in their 1 o'clock contest before the Packers game, so the Packers had to come out of the game with a win. During the first quarter, the Packers and Bears offenses exchanged possession with no scoring. The Bears forced a turnover with 5:58 left in the 1st when
Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Alcorn State University, D ...
was stripped of the ball after an 8-yard reception and the fumble was recovered by the Bears. In the second quarter, the Bears put their first and only points on the board for the day when
Robbie Gould Robert Paul Gould III ( ; born December 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He p ...
successfully converted a 30-yard field goal with 4:35 left in the half. The scoring drive was highlighted with two 20+ yard passes by
Jay Cutler Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
to WR
Rashied Davis Rashied Khalid Davis (born July 24, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San Jos ...
and RB
Matt Forte Matthew Garrett Forte (born December 10, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted ...
to get them into field goal range. The teams entered into halftime of the defensive contest with the Bears holding onto a slim 3–0 lead. After the half, the Bears started the quarter with the ball. After moving the ball into Packers territory, the Bears chose to go for it on a fourth and two at the Packers 40. Jay Cutler failed to complete a short pass to Rashied Davis and the Packers took over on downs. On the Packers' first play of the second half, Rodgers threw a deep pass intended for
Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American sports television personality and former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with ...
but the pass was intercepted by CB Charles Tillman and returned to the Packers 15-yard line. The interception was challenged, but upheld. After a holding penalty and a couple of short gains by the Bears,
Jay Cutler Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
was intercepted on 3rd down in the endzone by Packers safety Charlie Peprah for a touchback. The Packers and Bears swapped possessions and CB
Tramon Williams Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was ...
returned the Bears punt back to the Bears 44-yard line to set the Packers up in optimal field position. Three plays into the drive,
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
completed a 33-yard pass to
Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American sports television personality and former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with ...
down to the Bears 1-yard line. The Packers failed to score a touchdown and settled for a 23-yard field goal attempt by
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
which was successfully converted to tie the game at 3–3. At the start of the fourth quarter, the Packers had possession and again got into the red zone, highlighted by two key plays, a 21-yard pass over the middle to
Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Alcorn State University, D ...
and a 46-yard pass deep right to
Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American sports television personality and former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with ...
that set up the Packers for a 1st and goal at the Bears 1-yard line for the second time of the game. This time though, the Packers scored a touchdown on 1st down when
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
completed a pass into the end zone to Donald Lee short right for his second 1-yard touchdown reception in two games to give the Packers a 10–3 lead with 12:46 remaining in the game. After exchanging possessions, the Bears took over with 4:49 left in the game at the Bears 2-yard line. The Bears moved the ball into Packers territory with many short passes down to the Packers 32-yard line. Needing a touchdown to tie the game, the Bears continued to pass the ball but their drive came to an end when Cutler passed deep left to
Devin Hester Devin Devorris Hester Sr. (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). The only primary return specialist to be enshrined in the ...
and the pass was intercepted by
Nick Collins Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune ...
and returned 24 yards to the Bears 35-yard line. The game marked the 16th time in the past 17 seasons that Green Bay had won its final regular-season game. With the interception, the Packers sealed their victory over the rival Bears, along with the 6th seed in the NFL playoffs. The Giants later won their game against the
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, but it was all for naught due to the Packers holding tiebreakers over the Giants and Buccaneers.


Postseason


Wild Card

Entering the postseason as the NFC's No. 6 seed, the Packers began their playoff run at
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for the NFC Wild Card game against the No. 3
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. This was a rematch of their Week 1 win. The Packers delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
found rookie tight end
Tom Crabtree Thomas Louis Crabtree (born November 4, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami RedHawks. Crabtree spent most of his NFL caree ...
on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Green Bay would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Rodgers connected with wide receiver James Jones on a 9-yard touchdown pass. The Eagles answered with kicker
David Akers David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Wa ...
getting a 29-yard field goal. Philadelphia managed to cut away at their deficit in the third quarter as quarterback
Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the Head coach, head football coach at Norfolk State Spartans football, Norfolk State University. He played quarterback in the National F ...
completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jason Avant Jason Raye Avant (born April 20, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan and was selected by the Philadelphi ...
, but the Packers responded with Rodgers hooking up with running back Brandon Jackson on a 16-yard touchdown pass. The Eagles tried to rally as Vick got a 1-yard touchdown run (with a failed two-point conversion), but Green Bay's defense held on to preserve the victory as
Tramon Williams Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was ...
intercepted a Michael Vick pass in the end zone with 36 seconds remaining. With the win, the Packers improved their overall record to 11–6.


Divisional

Coming off their win over the Eagles, the Packers flew to the
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for the NFC Divisional Round against the top-seeded
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, in hopes to avenge their Week 12 loss. Aaron Rodgers had arguably the greatest game of his career. He completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and 4 total touchdowns. Green Bay trailed in the first quarter as Falcons running back Michael Turner got a 12-yard touchdown run. The Packers answered in the second quarter as quarterback
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found wide receiver
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on a 6-yard touchdown pass, but Atlanta immediately struck back as wide receiver
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returned a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown. Green Bay took the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run from fullback
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, followed by Rodgers finding James Jones on a 20-yard touchdown, along with cornerback
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returning an interception 70 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half. The Packers added onto their lead in the third quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run from Rodgers, followed by his 7-yard touchdown pass to Kuhn. Atlanta tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback Matt Ryan completed a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roddy White, yet Green Bay closed out their dominating night with a 43-yard and a 32-yard field goal from Crosby. The Packers never once punted during the game. With the win, the Packers improved their overall record to 12–6. Green Bay's 48 points became the franchise's single-game postseason record and the 48–21 final score is also the second largest win margin in Packers playoff history.


NFC Championship

Coming off their win over the Falcons, the Packers flew to
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for the
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against their historic rival, the No. 2 seed
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, in Round 3 of their 2010 series. This would be the second playoff meeting between the two teams, the first since falling to Chicago 33–14 in 1941. Green Bay delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback
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. The Packers added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run from rookie running back James Starks. After a scoreless third quarter, the Bears answered in the fourth quarter as running back
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got a 1-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, Green Bay struck back with nose tackle B.J. Raji returning an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. Chicago tried to rally as quarterback
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completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Earl Bennett, the Packers' defense held on to preserve the victory. With the win, not only did they improve their overall record to 13–6, but they advanced to
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(their first appearance since
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). In the process, they became the NFC's first No. 6 seed to reach the Super Bowl. They also became the 3rd NFC wild card team to reach the Super Bowl, and the first since the New York Giants in 2008. The Packers also went 3–0 on the road in the postseason after going 3–5 on the road in the regular season, including losses in their last three road games.


Super Bowl

*
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24/39, 304 Yds, 3 TD (Super Bowl MVP) * Aaron Rodgers became one of only four quarterbacks in the history of the league to have at least 300 yards passing, with at least 3 touchdown passes, and no interceptions in the Super Bowl. He was unanimously voted the game's MVP. * Rodgers also set Packer Super Bowl records for most passing yards and touchdown passes. * Jordy Nelson set the Packer Super Bowl record for most receiving yards, with 140. * Greg Jennings had two touchdown catches * Donald Driver left the game in the first half with a sprained ankle * Charles Woodson left the game after suffering a broken collarbone * Sam Shields also left the game due to injury.


Regular season statistical leaders

stats are correct through Week 17.


Postseason statistical leaders

stats are correct through Super Bowl XLV.


Statistical league rankings

*Total Offense (YPG): 8th *Passing (YPG): 5th *Rushing (YPG): 22nd *Points (PPG): 8th *Total Defense (YPG): 5th *Passing (YPG): 5th *Rushing (YPG): 18th *Points (PPG): 2nd Stats correct through week 16.


Awards and records


Awards


Weekly awards

* K
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for games played on the NFL Kickoff 2010 Weekend (September 9, 12–13). * OLB Clay Matthews was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 2 (September 18–20). * CB
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was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 4 (October 3–4). * P
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was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for games played on Week 8 (October 31, – November 1,). *OLB Clay Matthews was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 9 (November 7–8) *WR
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was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 11 (November 18, 21–22). *QB
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was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 13 (December 2, 5–6). *OLB
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was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Week 17 (January 2,).


Monthly awards

* OLB Clay Matthews was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of September. * QB
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was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of December/January.


Annual awards

*OLB Clay Matthews was named Sporting News 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. *QB
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was named FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year. *G
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was named Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association. *OT
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was named to the 2010 NFL All Rookie Team. *QB
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was named
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for
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.


Records


Team


=Game

= * The Packers committed a team record 18 penalties in their 17-20 loss on
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against the
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at
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on September 27,. The previous club record was 17 penalties against the
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in 1945. * The Packers scored a franchise postseason record 48 points in their 48–21 win against the
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in the Divisional Round in the playoffs. * The packers and steelers set the record for fewest rushing attempts, game, both teams – 36, Green Bay (13) vs. Pittsburgh (23).


=Season

= * With the Packers never trailing in the Super Bowl, they became the first team in the Super Bowl era that never trailed by more than 7 points at any point of any game during the season. The last team to achieve this feat was the 1962 Detroit Lions. * The Packers were the first team in NFL history to have at least 5 losses and all of those losses being by 4 points or less. * The Packers became the first 6th seed NFC team to win the Super Bowl and becoming the first to win it despite playing 3 straight road playoff games. * The team's 240 points surrendered is the second best in team history. * Aaron Rodgers became only the fourth QB in playoff history to record over 1,000 yards passing in a postseason, as well as tying the NFL playoff record for most consecutive 3 touchdown passing games and becoming the only QB to ever pass for 10 touchdowns in three straight playoff games. * Clay Matthews 3.5 postseason sacks are a franchise record.


=Playoffs

= * The Packers became the first playoff team to score a touchdown off an interception in three straight playoff games (
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vs the
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, B. J. Raji vs the
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and
Nick Collins Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune ...
vs the
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).


Individual


=Game

= * K
Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth ...
successfully converted a team record 56-yard field goal at the end of the 1st half versus the
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on September 12, 2010. The previous Packer record was 54 yards shared by
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,
Dave Rayner Dave Rayner (born October 26, 1982) is an American former professional football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at ...
and
Ryan Longwell Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974Ryan Longwell
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. *QB
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tied
Don Majkowski Donald "Majik" Vincent Majkowski (born February 25, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Detroit Lions. He played ...
for third on the Most passes completed, game list with 34 passes completed vs the
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at
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on September 27,. *RB James Starks set the Packers record for Most yards rushing by a Rookie, Playoff game with 123 yards rushing vs the
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at
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on January 9,. *WR
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set the Packers record for Most yards receiving, Super Bowl with 140 yards in
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. The previous record was 138 yards by
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in
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.


=Season

= *QB
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tied
Lynn Dickey Clifford Lynn Dickey (born October 19, 1949) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildc ...
for 2nd place on the Most Seasons, 3,000 or More Yards Passing list with 3 seasons. *QB
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passed
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for 2nd place on the Most consecutive attempts, Without Interception list with 177 consecutive attempts (active streak wk 13). *QB
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tied
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for most seasons with a passer rating of over 100.0 with two. *QB Aaron Rodgers' 356 rushing yards is the second most by a QB in franchise history *QB
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set the franchise record for most passing yards (1,094), touchdown passes (9), and total touchdowns (11) in a postseason. *OLB Clay Matthews set the franchise record for most sacks in the first two games of the season with 6. *OLB Clay Matthews set the franchise record for most sacks in postseason with 3.5.


=Career

= *CB
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set the Packers record for Most touchdowns on interceptions, career with 8 on his interception return for a touchdown vs the
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at
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. *OLB Clay Matthews tied three players for the Packers record of Most Seasons, 10 or More Sacks with 2. *OLB Clay Matthews tied three players for the Packers record of Most Consecutive Seasons, 10 or More Sacks with 2.


2011 Pro Bowl selections

The Packers
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selections were announced on December 28. The Packers initially had five players on the Pro Bowl list. These players were WR
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, LT
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, OLB Clay Matthews, CB
Charles Woodson Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American former professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons as ...
and S
Nick Collins Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bethune ...
. CB
Tramon Williams Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was ...
was later added as a reserve on January 20, when
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CB
Asante Samuel Asante Tyrell Samuel Sr. (born January 6, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He played colle ...
pulled out of the Pro Bowl due to injury. The Packers also had a first alternate in QB
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...
and four lower alternates, NT B. J. Raji, G
Josh Sitton Josh James Sitton ( ; born June 16, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the ...
, ILB A. J. Hawk and WR
Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Alcorn State University, D ...
. No Packers took part in the Pro Bowl, due to their participation in
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. Notes: :: Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy.


Notes and references


External links


2010 Green Bay Packers season at ESPN
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