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2007 Green Bay Packers

The 2007 Green Bay Packers went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost the conference championship. They scored 435 points and allowed 291.

Record
13–3
Home
7–1
Road & neutral
6–2
Points
435–291
NFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 435 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 291, tied for the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +144.

How the season unfolded

The Packers opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 6 to Week 12.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–0 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10 (November 11, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 35–7 to the Chicago Bears in Week 16 (December 23, 2007).

They scored a season-high 42 points against the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round (January 12, 2008), winning 42–20.

They shut out the Minnesota Vikings (Week 10).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Vikings and the Lions and getting swept by the Bears.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 42–20 at home.

In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the New York Giants 23–20 at home.

Before and after

That was a five-win improvement on 2006, when they went 8–8.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2004.

In 2008, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

2007 schedule and results

2007 Green Bay Packers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs Philadelphia EaglesW 16–13
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at New York GiantsW 35–13
Week 3Sep 23, 2007vs San Diego ChargersW 31–24
Week 4Sep 30, 2007at Minnesota VikingsW 23–16
Week 5Oct 7, 2007vs Chicago BearsL 20–27
Week 6Oct 14, 2007vs WashingtonW 17–14
Week 8Oct 29, 2007at Denver BroncosW 19–13 (OT)
Week 9Nov 4, 2007at Kansas City ChiefsW 33–22
Week 10Nov 11, 2007vs Minnesota VikingsW 34–0
Week 11Nov 18, 2007vs Carolina PanthersW 31–17
Week 12Nov 22, 2007at Detroit LionsW 37–26
Week 13Nov 29, 2007at Dallas CowboysL 27–37
Week 14Dec 9, 2007vs Oakland RaidersW 38–7
Week 15Dec 16, 2007at St. Louis RamsW 33–14
Week 16Dec 23, 2007at Chicago BearsL 7–35
Week 17Dec 30, 2007vs Detroit LionsW 34–13
DivisionalJan 12, 2008vs Seattle SeahawksW 42–20
Conference championshipJan 20, 2008vs New York GiantsL 20–23 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.