2009 Green Bay Packers
The 2009 Green Bay Packers went 11–5, finishing 2nd in the NFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 461 points and allowed 297.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 461–297
- NFC North
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 461 points, the third-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 297, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +164.
How the season unfolded
The Packers started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 10 to Week 14.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 48–10 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16 (December 27, 2009).
Their heaviest loss was 38–26 to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8 (November 1, 2009).
They shut out the Detroit Lions (Week 6).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–3.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Bears and the Lions and getting swept by the Vikings.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 51–45 on the road.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2008, when they went 6–10.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2007.
In 2010, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2009 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2009 | vs Chicago Bears | W 21–15 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2009 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–31 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2009 | at St. Louis Rams | W 36–17 |
| Week 4 | Oct 5, 2009 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 23–30 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2009 | vs Detroit Lions | W 26–0 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2009 | at Cleveland Browns | W 31–3 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2009 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 26–38 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2009 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 28–38 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2009 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 17–7 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2009 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 30–24 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2009 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–12 |
| Week 13 | Dec 7, 2009 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 27–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2009 | at Chicago Bears | W 21–14 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2009 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 36–37 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2009 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 48–10 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2010 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 33–7 |
| Wild Card | Jan 10, 2010 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 45–51 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2009 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.