The
2019 season was the
Green Bay Packers' 99th in the
National Football League
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(NFL), their 101st overall and their first under new
head coach
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Matt LaFleur
Matthew Patrick LaFleur ( ; born November 3, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame ...
. After suffering back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1990–91 and missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005–06, the Packers improved on their 6–9–1 record from
2018
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, finishing 13–3 and returning to the playoffs for the first time since
2016
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. This guaranteed the Packers' first non-losing season since that same year. Green Bay swept the NFC North for the first time since their franchise-best
2011 season, and achieved their best record since that season as well.
The Packers defeated the
Seattle Seahawks 28–23 in the Divisional round of the playoffs, and visited the top-seeded
San Francisco 49ers
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in the NFC Championship Game, where they lost 37–20.
Player movements
Free agents
Trades
Additions
Subtractions
Draft
Draft trades
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traded their fourth-round selection to
Green Bay in exchange for free safety
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.
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Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection to
Packers
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in exchange for quarterback
Brett Hundley
Brett Alan Hundley Jr. (born June 15, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, where he was the school's career leader in both total ...
.
Undrafted free agent additions
Roster cuts
The roster was cut to 53 on August 31, 2019.
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
The Packers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.
The preseason week 3 game against the Raiders was in the process of being negotiated; plans were for the game to be held at
Investors Group Field
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Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium ...
in
Winnipeg
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, on August 22 after a scheduling conflict prevented the game from being played at
Mosaic Stadium
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in
Regina, Saskatchewan
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. In the event that the Winnipeg negotiations would have fallen through, the game would be moved to
Lambeau Field
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, effectively giving the Packers an extra home game. On June 5, the IG Field in Winnipeg was confirmed as the host.
Due to holes left in the endzones where the field goals are traditionally anchored in
Canadian football
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, the Packers' third preseason game was played on a modified 80-yard field.
Regular season
On March 25, the
NFL announced that the Packers will open their season by playing the
Chicago Bears in the
Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 5, with the Bears serving as the home team. The game kicked off at 7:20 p.m.
CDT, and was televised by
NBC
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. The full schedule was released on April 17.
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
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Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
The Packers controlled the game early on, establishing a 31–3 lead midway through the third quarter with running back
Aaron Jones rushing for four touchdowns and the Packers defense forcing three interceptions off of Cowboys quarterback
Dak Prescott
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. Although the Cowboys attempted to come back late in the game, with the team totaling over 500 yards of total offense and 3 touchdowns, the Packers' lead would prove too much to overcome. With the win, the Packers improved to 4-1 and won their third straight meeting against the Cowboys.
Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions
This ''
Monday Night Football
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'' game proved to be highly controversial, due to two highly questionable and controversial hands to the face penalties against Lions defensive end
Trey Flowers helped the Packers score in the 4th quarter. Nevertheless, the Packers improved to 5-1 and snapped a 4-game losing streak to the Lions.
Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers became the first player in Packers history to throw for a
perfect passer rating.
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 9: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 13: at New York Giants
The Packers beat the Giants in the snow to continue their winning streak.
Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, the Packers improved to 11–3. With the victory of the
Minnesota Vikings
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over the
Los Angeles Chargers
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, the Bears were eliminated from post season contention.
Week 16: at Minnesota Vikings
With the win, the Packers advanced to 12–3 and won the NFC North. The Packers also won 12 games for the first time since 2014, and advanced to a record of 12–3 for the first time since 2007.
This was the first regular-season game of Aaron Rodgers' career, and second game overall, where he threw at least one interception and no touchdown passes and won the game. The only other time this occurred was the 2010 NFC Championship Game against the
Bears
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.
Week 17: at Detroit Lions
With the win, the Packers finished the season 13–3, achieving their best record since 2011, and gave the Packers their first division sweep since 2011 as well. They also clinched the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs and earned a first-round bye, although the
San Francisco 49ers
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victory over the
Seattle Seahawks prevented them from clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Standings
Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Seattle Seahawks
NFC Championship: at (1) San Francisco 49ers
Statistics
Starters
Regular season
Offense
Defense
Postseason
Offense
Defense
Team leaders
League rankings
Awards
References
External links
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