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2021 Green Bay Packers

The 2021 Green Bay Packers went 13–4, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 450 points and allowed 371.

Record
13–4
Home
8–0
Road & neutral
5–4
Points
450–371
NFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 450 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 371, tied for the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +79.

Their 13–4 record was tied for the best in the NFL.

How the season unfolded

The Packers started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–4.

Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 2 to Week 8.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 37–10 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17 (January 2, 2022).

Their heaviest loss was 38–3 to the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 (September 12, 2021).

They scored a season-high 45 points against the Chicago Bears in Week 14 (December 12, 2021), winning 45–30.

They shut out the Seattle Seahawks (Week 10).

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

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Bears and splitting with the Lions and the Vikings.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–1 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 13–10 at home.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2020, when they went 13–3.

In 2022, they went 8–9 and missed the playoffs.

2021 schedule and results

2021 Green Bay Packers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2021vs New Orleans SaintsL 3–38
Week 2Sep 20, 2021vs Detroit LionsW 35–17
Week 3Sep 26, 2021at San Francisco 49ersW 30–28
Week 4Oct 3, 2021vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 27–17
Week 5Oct 10, 2021at Cincinnati BengalsW 25–22 (OT)
Week 6Oct 17, 2021at Chicago BearsW 24–14
Week 7Oct 24, 2021vs WashingtonW 24–10
Week 8Oct 28, 2021at Arizona CardinalsW 24–21
Week 9Nov 7, 2021at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–13
Week 10Nov 14, 2021vs Seattle SeahawksW 17–0
Week 11Nov 21, 2021at Minnesota VikingsL 31–34
Week 12Nov 28, 2021vs Los Angeles RamsW 36–28
Week 14Dec 12, 2021vs Chicago BearsW 45–30
Week 15Dec 19, 2021at Baltimore RavensW 31–30
Week 16Dec 25, 2021vs Cleveland BrownsW 24–22
Week 17Jan 2, 2022vs Minnesota VikingsW 37–10
Week 18Jan 9, 2022at Detroit LionsL 30–37
DivisionalJan 22, 2022vs San Francisco 49ersL 10–13

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2021 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.