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2016 Green Bay Packers

The 2016 Green Bay Packers went 10–6, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost the conference championship. They scored 432 points and allowed 388.

Record
10–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
432–388
NFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 432 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 388, the 12th-most. Their point differential was +44.

How the season unfolded

The Packers started 3–1 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 8 to Week 11.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–10 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14 (December 11, 2016).

Their heaviest loss was 44–21 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game (January 22, 2017).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–3.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the NFC North, sweeping the Lions and the Bears and splitting with the Vikings.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the New York Giants 38–13 at home.

In the Divisional round, they beat the Dallas Cowboys 34–31 on the road.

In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Atlanta Falcons 44–21 on the road.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2015, when they went 10–6.

In 2017, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

2016 schedule and results

2016 Green Bay Packers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2016at Jacksonville JaguarsW 27–23
Week 2Sep 18, 2016at Minnesota VikingsL 14–17
Week 3Sep 25, 2016vs Detroit LionsW 34–27
Week 5Oct 9, 2016vs New York GiantsW 23–16
Week 6Oct 16, 2016vs Dallas CowboysL 16–30
Week 7Oct 20, 2016vs Chicago BearsW 26–10
Week 8Oct 30, 2016at Atlanta FalconsL 32–33
Week 9Nov 6, 2016vs Indianapolis ColtsL 26–31
Week 10Nov 13, 2016at Tennessee TitansL 25–47
Week 11Nov 20, 2016at WashingtonL 24–42
Week 12Nov 28, 2016at Philadelphia EaglesW 27–13
Week 13Dec 4, 2016vs Houston TexansW 21–13
Week 14Dec 11, 2016vs Seattle SeahawksW 38–10
Week 15Dec 18, 2016at Chicago BearsW 30–27
Week 16Dec 24, 2016vs Minnesota VikingsW 38–25
Week 17Jan 1, 2017at Detroit LionsW 31–24
Wild CardJan 8, 2017vs New York GiantsW 38–13
DivisionalJan 15, 2017at Dallas CowboysW 34–31
Conference championshipJan 22, 2017at Atlanta FalconsL 21–44

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.