The 2016 season was the Green Bay Packers' 96th in the National Football League (NFL), their 98th overall and their 11th under head coach Mike McCarthy. Despite a 4âÂÂ6 start to the season, the Packers went undefeated in their remaining six games to finish the regular season with a 10âÂÂ6 record. The team clinched the NFC North for the fifth time in six years with their week 17 win over the Detroit Lions. They routed the 5th seeded New York Giants 38âÂÂ13 in the wild card round of the playoffs and defeated the heavily favored Dallas Cowboys 34âÂÂ31 in the divisional round of the playoffs, but their season came to an end when they lost to the second-seeded Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game 44âÂÂ21.
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Notes
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft on April 30, unless noted otherwise.
On February 16, the NFL announced that the Packers would play the Indianapolis Colts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The game would have occurred on Sunday, August 7, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, but was cancelled due to field conditions. However, the two teams met during the regular season in Green Bay.
The remainder of the Packers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 7.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
No game. Green Bay had their bye week on Week 4.
The Packers wore their throwback uniforms for this game.
The Dallas defense forced four Green Bay turnovers. It was the first time since 2008, and second time in Cowboys history, that Dallas had won at Lambeau.
This was the Packers first loss wearing throwback uniforms.
For the first time since 1989, the Packers wore their white jerseys at a home game. As part of the NFL Color Rush, they wore white jerseys and white pants for the first time.
Despite Aaron Rodgers throwing for 4 touchdowns and the team holding a 32âÂÂ26 lead with less than a minute left in the game, Matt Ryan threw a game-sealing touchdown pass to wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to stun Green Bay. The Packers drop to 4-3 after the last-second loss.
Despite Aaron Rodgers throwing for 3 touchdowns and just one interception, the Colts got their first victory at Lambeau since 1988 with a 31âÂÂ26 win. The Packers drop to 4âÂÂ4 with the loss.
The Packers fell to 4âÂÂ6 for the first time since 2006. Days later, Aaron Rodgers said he believed the Packers could "run the table", which proved to be prophetic as the Packers would then go on an 8-game winning streak (6 regular-season, 2 playoff) that lasted until the NFC Championship against the Falcons.
With the 27âÂÂ13 win, the Packers improved to 5âÂÂ6. This was the start of an eight-game winning streak going into the NFC Championship against the Falcons.
The Packers beat the Texans for the first time at home 21âÂÂ13 to improve to 6âÂÂ6 at a snowy Lambeau Field. With the Texans' loss, no team has an undefeated record at Lambeau. This was also the first time the Packers had beaten a Houston NFL team at home.
The Packers intercepted Russell Wilson a career-high five times as the Packers routed the Seahawks 38âÂÂ10 to improve to 7âÂÂ6. Aaron Rodgers, with his 3:0 TD-INT ratio in this game, posted a 150.8 passer rating, the highest allowed by the Seattle defense (which was without safety Earl Thomas, who was out for the year with a broken leg) since Pete Carroll became the Seahawks' head coach in 2010.
The Packers led 27âÂÂ10, but the Bears came back and tied the game at 27. Aaron Rodgers then threw a 60-yard pass to Jordy Nelson to set up a Mason Crosby field goal to win 30âÂÂ27 and improve to 8âÂÂ6.
With the win, the Packers tied the all-time series against the Bears at 94âÂÂ94âÂÂ6, the first time since 1933 that the Bears did not lead the all-time series outright.
The Packers defeated the reeling Vikings 38âÂÂ25 to improve to 9âÂÂ6 as Rodgers became the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards against the Vikings defense. With the win, the Packers eliminated the now 7-8 Vikings from the playoffs.
The Packers successfully ran the table as they improved to 10âÂÂ6 and won the NFC North, matching last year's record.
The Packers hosted the fifth seeded New York Giants, who defeated the Packers at Lambeau in the 2007 and 2011 playoffs. It was also a rematch of week five, which was won by the Packers 23âÂÂ16. The Giants had one of the best defenses in the NFL going into the game, but Rodgers threw for 4 touchdowns, including a 42-yard Hail Mary pass to Cobb at the end of the first half as the Packers would lead 14âÂÂ6. The Packers went on to rout the Giants 38âÂÂ13 and would travel to face the top-seeded Cowboys.
This game was a rematch of week six, a game the Packers lost 16âÂÂ30. However, unlike the previous meeting of these two teams, the Packers were expected to give the Cowboys difficulties. Dallas clinched the #1 seed as well as home-field advantage, but the Packers were able to prevail and upset the Cowboys with a Mason Crosby field goal as time expired 34âÂÂ31.
This was the end of an 8-game winning streak for the Packers as they were crushed 44âÂÂ21. The Packers were scoreless until they scored a touchdown when they were behind 31âÂÂ0 as Atlanta took an early 7âÂÂ0 lead and never trailed from there. Green Bay's 24-0 halftime deficit was also then the largest deficit Aaron Rodgers had faced in his entire career. This would later be surpassed with the 27-0 halftime deficit the Packers would face in the 2019 NFC Championship, which resulted in a 37-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.