| 2023 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. |
| General manager | Brian Gutekunst |
| Head coach | Matt LaFleur |
| Home field | Lambeau Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–8 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 48–32 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 21–24 |
| Pro Bowlers | DE Kenny Clark |
| AP All-Pros | KR Keisean Nixon (1st team) |
| Uniform | |
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The 2023 season was the Green Bay Packers' 103rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 105th overall, their sixth under the leadership of general manager Brian Gutekunst and their fifth under head coach Matt LaFleur.
For the first time since 2004, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was not on the roster, as he was traded to the New York Jets on April 26.[1] Rodgers, who had been the starter since 2008, won four NFL MVPs, led the team to five NFC Championship appearances, and won Super Bowl XLV. This is the first season with Jordan Love as the starting quarterback, who was picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.[2] Also, for the first time since 2006, longtime kicker Mason Crosby was not on the roster as he was not re-signed in the offseason.
Despite struggling in the first half of the season with a 3–6 record, the Packers would go 6–2 in their final eight games, improving on their 8–9 record from the previous season and clinching the final NFC playoff berth, winning a three-way conference record and strength of victory tiebreaker with the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks for the No. 7 seed, becoming the youngest team to make the playoffs since the NFL expanded to 16 games in 1978.
In the Wild Card round, the Packers became the first 7-seed to win a playoff game when they defeated the 2-seed Dallas Cowboys 48–32, giving the Packers their first playoff win without Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers since 1982 and 2003.[3][4][5][6][7] They eventually lost to the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers 24–21 in the Divisional round, making this the fifth time in 11 years that the 49ers ended the Packers postseason run.[8]
- ^ Allen, Eric (April 26, 2023). "Jets Acquire QB Aaron Rodgers From Green bay Packers". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft: Packers select Utah State QB Jordan Love in first round, No. 26 overall". www.packers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Hamm, Timm (January 25, 2024). "'Ain't Gonna Work!' Deion Supports Coach McCarthy, Reveals Cowboys Weakness". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (January 24, 2024). "Why Can't Dallas Win in the NFL Playoffs?". CapperTek. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Packers 48-32 Cowboys (Jan 14, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN.com. January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "By the numbers: Green Bay Packers dominate Dallas Cowboys". ESPN.com. January 15, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Treacy, Dan (January 14, 2024). "No. 7 seeds to win an NFL playoff game: How Packers made history with wild-card win over Cowboys | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Brehm, Mike; Dragon, Tyler; Henderson, Cydney; Reineking, Jim (January 22, 2024). "Packers vs. 49ers highlights: Brock Purdy comes through with late rally". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 23, 2024.