The 2018 season was the Green Bay Packers' 98th season in the National Football League, their 100th overall and their 13th and final season under head coach Mike McCarthy. After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and losing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to injury during their 2017 season, the Packers failed to improve their 7–9 record from last season and finished with a 6–9–1 record, their worst since 2008.
2018 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. (360,760 stockholders)[1] |
General manager | Brian Gutekunst |
Head coach | Mike McCarthy (fired Week 13, 4–7–1 record) Joe Philbin (interim, 2–2 record) |
Home field | Lambeau Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–9–1 |
Division place | 3rd NFC North |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 2 |
AP All-Pros | 1
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Uniform | |
For the first time since 2007, Jordy Nelson did not play for the Packers as he signed with the Oakland Raiders via free agency during the offseason.
On January 7, 2018, Brian Gutekunst was named the new general manager, after Ted Thompson took over as the senior advisor to football operations.[2][3]
On December 2, 2018, after a 4–7–1 start, Mike McCarthy was fired hours after the Packers’ Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals and Joe Philbin was named as the interim head coach.[4] After a loss to the Chicago Bears in week 15, the Packers were eliminated from the postseason for the second consecutive season. This was the first time the Packers missed the postseason in consecutive years since 2005 to 2006. This was also the first time the Packers suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 1990 to 1991, a year before Brett Favre's arrival.
After missing the playoffs, the Packers made several coaching changes during its offseason, in addition to selecting Brian Gutekunst as the team's new GM.[5][6] Notable coaching changes included:
The league year and free agency started on March 14, 2018.[12]
Position | Player | Free agency tag |
Date signed | Team |
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OLB | Ahmad Brooks | UFA | ||
S | Morgan Burnett | UFA | March 20, 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers[13] |
NT | Quinton Dial | UFA | ||
G | Jahri Evans | UFA | ||
LS | Brett Goode | UFA | ||
CB | Davon House | UFA | April 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[14] |
WR | Jeff Janis | UFA | March 30, 2018 | Cleveland Browns[15] |
OT | Ulrick John | UFA | April 23, 2018 | New England Patriots[16] |
TE | Richard Rodgers II | UFA | April 4, 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles[17] |
P | Jake Schum | RFA | ||
ILB | Joe Thomas | RFA | March 21, 2018 | Dallas Cowboys[18] |
WR | Geronimo Allison | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[19] |
CB | Donatello Brown | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[20] |
QB | Joe Callahan | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[21] |
WR | Michael Clark | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[22] |
FB | Joe Kerridge | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[23] |
G | Justin McCray | ERFA | March 12, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[24] |
OT | Adam Pankey | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[25] |
G | Lucas Patrick | ERFA | March 13, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[26] |
LS | Taybor Pepper | ERFA | ||
CB | Herb Waters | ERFA | March 15, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[27] |
S | Jermaine Whitehead | ERFA | March 14, 2018 | Green Bay Packers[23] |
March 15, 2018[27] | To Green Bay Packers DeShone Kizer 2018 4th-round pick (101st) 2018 5th-round pick (138th) |
To Cleveland Browns Damarious Randall 2018 4th-round pick (114th) 2018 5th-round pick (150th) |
August 26, 2018[28] | To Green Bay Packers Antonio Morrison |
To Indianapolis Colts Lenzy Pipkins |
August 29, 2018[29] | To Green Bay Packers 2019 6th-round pick |
To Seattle Seahawks Brett Hundley |
October 30, 2018[30] | To Green Bay Packers 2019 4th-round pick |
To Washington Redskins Ha Ha Clinton-Dix |
October 30, 2018[30] | To Green Bay Packers 2020 7th-round pick |
To Baltimore Ravens Ty Montgomery |
Position | Player | New team | Release date |
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WR | Jordy Nelson | Oakland Raiders | March 15, 2018[51][52] |
ILB | David Talley | April 13, 2018[14] | |
QB | Joe Callahan | Philadelphia Eagles | April 30, 2018[53][54] |
P | Justin Vogel | Cleveland Browns | May 4, 2018[55][56] |
G | Jacob Alsadek | Dallas Cowboys | May 30, 2018[34] |
WR | Colby Pearson | Atlanta Falcons | June 6, 2018[57] |
T | Kyle Meadows | Pittsburgh Steelers | July 13, 2018[36] |
WR | Parris Bennett | July 24, 2018[58] | |
WR | Michael Clark | July 25, 2018[59] | |
G | Ethan Cooper | Kansas City Chiefs | August 6, 2018[38] |
CB | Herb Waters | Pittsburgh Steelers | September 3, 2018[42] |
S | Marwin Evans | September 11, 2018[43] | |
CB | Deante Burton | Atlanta Falcons | September 19, 2018[60] |
RB | Darius Jackson | Dallas Cowboys | October 6, 2018[61] |
S | Jermaine Whitehead | Cleveland Browns | November 6, 2018[62] |
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 18 | Jaire Alexander[63] | CB | Louisville | From Seattle |
2 | 45 | Joshua Jackson[64] | CB | Iowa | |
3 | 88 | Oren Burks[65] | ILB | Vanderbilt | From Carolina |
4 | 133 | J'Mon Moore[66] | WR | Missouri | Compensatory pick |
5 | 138 | Cole Madison[66] | G | Washington State | From Cleveland |
172 | J. K. Scott[55] | P | Alabama | Compensatory pick | |
174 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling[66] | WR | South Florida | Compensatory pick | |
6 | 207 | Equanimeous St. Brown[66] | WR | Notre Dame | Compensatory Pick |
7 | 232 | James Looney[66] | DE | California | |
239 | Hunter Bradley[55] | LS | Mississippi State | From Buffalo | |
248 | Kendall Donnerson[66] | OLB | Southeast Missouri State | From Seattle |
Draft trades
Position | Player | College | Date |
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G | Jacob Alsadek | Arizona | May 4, 2018[67] |
LB | Parris Bennett | Syracuse | |
QB | Tim Boyle | Eastern Kentucky | |
C | Austin Davis | Duke | |
S | Raven Greene | James Madison | |
LB | Naashon Hughes | Texas | |
LB | CJ Johnson | East Texas Baptist | |
NT | Tyler Lancaster | Northwestern | |
OT | Alex Light | Richmond | |
T | Kyle Meadows | Kentucky | |
NT | Filipo Mokofisi | Utah | |
LB | Marcus Porter | Fairmont State | |
TE | Kevin Rader | Youngstown State | |
DE | Conor Sheehy | Wisconsin | |
LB | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | May 7, 2018[66] |
TE | Ryan Smith | Miami (Ohio) | |
WR | Adonis Jennings | Temple | July 25, 2018[59] |
WR | Kyle Lewis | Cal Poly | |
LB | James Crawford | Illinois | August 8, 2018[68] |
The roster was cut to 53 on September 1, 2018.[69]
Position | Player |
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G | Kofi Amichia |
LB | Vince Biegel |
RB | Joel Bouagnon |
CB | Donatello Brown |
TE | Emanuel Byrd |
RB | LeShun Daniels |
C | Austin Davis |
C | Dillon Day |
LB | Kendall Donnerson |
S | Marwin Evans |
CB | Demetri Goodson |
CB | Josh Hawkins |
LB | James Hearns |
RB | Bronson Hill |
LB | Naashon Hughes |
WR | Adonis Jennings |
FB | Joe Kerridge |
NT | Tyler Lancaster |
WR | Kyle Lewis |
DE | James Looney |
LB | Greer Martini |
NT | Joey Mbu |
LB | Chris Odom |
OT | Adam Pankey |
LB | Marcus Porter |
TE | Kevin Rader |
FB | Aaron Ripkowski |
DE | Conor Sheehy |
TE | Ryan Smith |
LB | Ahmad Thomas |
LS | Zach Triner |
WR | DeAngelo Yancey |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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The preseason schedule was announced on April 11, 2018.[70]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 9 | Tennessee Titans | W 31–17 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
2 | August 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 51–34 | 2–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Oakland Raiders | L 6–13 | 2–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–33 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
The regular season schedule was announced on April 19, 2018.[71]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 9 | Chicago Bears | W 24–23 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Minnesota Vikings | T 29–29 (OT) | 1–0–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
3 | September 23 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–31 | 1–1–1 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | September 30 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–0 | 2–1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
5 | October 7 | at Detroit Lions | L 23–31 | 2–2–1 | Ford Field | Recap |
6 | October 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 33–30 | 3–2–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 28 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–29 | 3–3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
9 | November 4 | at New England Patriots | L 17–31 | 3–4–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 11 | Miami Dolphins | W 31–12 | 4–4–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
11 | November 15 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 | 4–5–1 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
12 | November 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–24 | 4–6–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 2 | Arizona Cardinals | L 17–20 | 4–7–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
14 | December 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 34–20 | 5–7–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
15 | December 16 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–24 | 5–8–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
16 | December 23 | at New York Jets | W 44–38 (OT) | 6–8–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 30 | Detroit Lions | L 0–31 | 6–9–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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This was the Packers' first win from a 17-point deficit or more entering the 4th quarter in franchise history.[72]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
Packers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Redskins | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Lions | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Packers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Rams | 0 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 29 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Patriots | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Packers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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This was the first home loss to the Cardinals since 1949. Hours after the game, head coach Mike McCarthy was fired by the Packers.[73]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Packers | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 44 |
Jets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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With the loss, the Packers closed out the season with a disappointing 6–9–1 record. This was the second straight year in which the Detroit Lions swept the Packers.
NFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 421 | 283 | W4 |
Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | 360 | 341 | L1 |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 1–4–1 | 3–8–1 | 376 | 400 | L1 |
Detroit Lions | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 324 | 360 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | New Orleans Saints | South | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .482 | .488 | L1 |
2[a] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .480 | .428 | W2 |
3 | Chicago Bears | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .430 | .419 | W4 |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .488 | .444 | W2 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .484 | .400 | W2 |
6 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .518 | .486 | W3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .504 | .355 | L1 |
8[b] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .482 | .348 | W3 |
9[b] | Washington Redskins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .486 | .371 | L2 |
10[b] | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .508 | .518 | W1 |
11 | Green Bay Packers | North | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 1–4–1 | 3–8–1 | .488 | .417 | L1 |
12 | Detroit Lions | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .504 | .427 | W1 |
13[c] | New York Giants | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .527 | .487 | L3 |
14[c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .506 | L4 |
15 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .504 | .406 | L2 |
16 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .527 | .302 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[d] | |||||||||||
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Category | Player(s) | Value |
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Passing yards | Aaron Rodgers | 4442 |
Passing touchdowns | 25 | |
Rushing yards | Aaron Jones | 728 |
Rushing touchdowns | 8 | |
Receptions | Davante Adams | 111 |
Receiving yards | 1386 | |
Receiving touchdowns | 13 | |
Kickoff return yards | Ty Montgomery | 210 |
Punt return yards | Tramon Williams | 83 |
Tackles | Blake Martinez | 144 |
Sacks | Kyler Fackrell | 10.5 |
Interceptions | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | 3 |
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 4238 | 264.9 | 9th |
Rushing offense | 1667 | 104.2 | 22nd |
Total offense | 5905 | 369.1 | 12th |
Passing defense | 3752 | 234.5 | 12th |
Rushing defense | 1918 | 119.9 | 22nd |
Total defense | 5670 | 354.4 | 18th |
Statistical values are correct at the end of the season[74][75]
Recipient | Award(s) |
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Davante Adams | Probowler[76] |
David Bakhtiari | 2018 All-Pro Team[77] |
Mason Crosby | Week 6: Special Teams Player of the Week[78] |
Aaron Rodgers | Week 6: FedEx Air Player of the Week (quarterbacks)[79] |
Probowler[76] |