Team: | Green Bay Packers |
Year: | 2022 |
Record: | 8–9 |
Division Place: | 3rd NFC North |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Coach: | Matt LaFleur |
General Manager: | Brian Gutekunst |
Owner: | Green Bay Packers, Inc. |
Stadium: | Lambeau Field |
Pro Bowlers: | CB Jaire Alexander G Elgton Jenkins (alternate) |
Ap All-Pros: | CB Jaire Alexander (2nd team) KR Keisean Nixon (1st team) |
Uniform: | Packers21.png |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
The 2022 season was the Green Bay Packers' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 104th overall and fourth under head coach Matt LaFleur.
The team became the winningest franchise in NFL history when it beat the Chicago Bears in Week 13, who held the record at every season’s end since 1921 and were tied with the Packers for a three-week stretch leading up to the game.[1]
After a 3–1 start, the Packers suffered a collapse, going into a five-game losing streak (their longest since 2008) in the process, falling to a 3–6 record. After falling to 4–8, they rallied to win four straight games and remain in the playoff hunt, but were eliminated from playoff contention when they lost the last game of the season to the Detroit Lions, ensuring the team their first losing season and non-playoff appearance since 2018. This was the Packers’ last season with quarterback Aaron Rodgers before he was traded to the New York Jets in April 2023.[2]
Date | Player incoming | Player outgoing | |
---|---|---|---|
March 18 | To Green Bay Packers first-round pick second-round pick | To Las Vegas Raiders Davante Adams | |
August 24[3] | To Green Bay Packers seventh-round pick | To Jacksonville Jaguars Cole Van Lanen |
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | 2022 team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WR | UFA (Franchise tag) | March 8[4] (Franchise tag) March 18[5] (Trade) | Las Vegas Raiders | ||
P | UFA | April 4[6] | Cleveland Browns | ||
ILB | UFA | March 17[7] | San Francisco 49ers | ||
ILB | UFA | March 17[8] | Green Bay Packers | ||
CB | UFA | March 21[9] | Green Bay Packers | ||
RT | UFA | May 10[10] | Indianapolis Colts | ||
CB | UFA | N/A | Free agent | ||
DE | UFA | 25 May[11] | Las Vegas Raiders | ||
OLB | UFA | April 6[12] | Retired | ||
G | UFA | March 16[13] | Chicago Bears | ||
WR | UFA | March 18[14] | Chicago Bears | ||
CB | UFA | March 25[15] | Minnesota Vikings | ||
TE | UFA | March 21[16] | Green Bay Packers | ||
WR | UFA | March 24[17] | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
WR | RFA | June 13[18] | Green Bay Packers | ||
ILB | ERFA | April 18[19] | Green Bay Packers | ||
S | ERFA | May 18[20] | New York Giants | ||
TE | ERFA | April 18 | Green Bay Packers | ||
C | ERFA | ||||
OT | ERFA | ||||
ILB | ERFA | ||||
OLB | ERFA | November 16 | Houston Roughnecks (XFL) | ||
WR | ERFA | April 18 | Green Bay Packers |
Position | Player | Date | |
---|---|---|---|
LB | March 14[21] | ||
QB | March 15[22] | ||
CB | May 18[23] | ||
G | December 23[24] |
Position | Player | Former team | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
TE | February 7[25] | |||
K | February 22[26] | |||
P | March 18[27] | |||
DE | March 23[28] | |||
CB | March 26[29] | |||
WR | April 14[30] | |||
LB | May 9 | |||
TE | May 12[31] | |||
DE | May 25[32] | |||
K | Gabe Brkic | June 14[33] | ||
TE | Sal Cannella | July 21[34] | ||
S | July 25[35] | |||
C | Ty Clary | July 26[36] | ||
WR | Birmingham Stallions | |||
CB | Donte Vaughn | Los Angeles Chargers | ||
WR | July 28[37] | |||
S | August 10[38] | |||
RB | ||||
K | August 14[39] | |||
TE | August 16[40] | |||
S | De'Vante Cross | August 17[41] | ||
WR | August 18[42] | |||
S | August 31[43] | |||
OT | Green Bay Packers | September 13[44] | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | September 24[45] | ||
T | October 19[46] | |||
S | November 10[47] | |||
CB | Green Bay Packers | November 12[48] | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | November 15[49] | ||
LB | November 24[50] | |||
S | Green Bay Packers | November 29[51] | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | December 19[52] | ||
WR | December 27[53] |
Position | Player | 2022 team | Release date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
OLB | Minnesota Vikings[54] | March 14[55] | ||
OT | Denver Broncos[56] | |||
WR | Chris Blair | May 12 | ||
T | Jahmir Johnson | May 18 | ||
K | JJ Molson | May 20[57] | ||
K | Detroit Lions[58] | June 14 | ||
QB | San Francisco 49ers[59] | June 17[60] | ||
TE | Washington Commanders[61] | July 22[62] | ||
DE | Hautai Pututau | July 26 | ||
S | Tre Sterling | |||
CB | Raleigh Texada | |||
LB | Caliph Brice | July 27[63] | ||
WR | Green Bay Packers | August 10 | ||
LS | ||||
K | Gabe Brkic | August 14 | ||
C | Cole Schneider | August 15[64] | ||
CB | Donte Vaughn | |||
RB | B. J. Baylor | Atlanta Falcons[65] | August 16 | |
ILB | Ellis Brooks | |||
TE | Denver Broncos[66] | |||
G | George Moore | |||
LB | ||||
WR | Green Bay Packers | August 17 | ||
C | Ty Clary | August 21[67] | ||
LB | Chauncey Manac | |||
WR | Danny Davis | August 23[68] | ||
S | Green Bay Packers | |||
ILB | Jacksonville Jaguars[69] | August 28[70] | ||
TE | Green Bay Packers | August 31 | ||
DE | Akiel Byers | Green Bay Packers | ||
S | Green Bay Packers | |||
S | Green Bay Packers | |||
WR | Green Bay Packers | |||
TE | Green Bay Packers | |||
S | Green Bay Packers | August 31 | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | November 1[71] | ||
WR | Houston Texans | November 15[72] | ||
RB | ||||
RB | Green Bay Packers | November 23[73] | ||
WR | December 19 | |||
LB | December 27 |
See main article: 2022 NFL draft.
2022 Green Bay Packers Draft | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
22 | Quay Walker[74] | ILB | From Las Vegas | ||
28 | DE | Georgia | |||
2 | 34 | Christian Watson[75] | WR | From Detroit via Minnesota | |
53 | Traded to Minnesota | From Las Vegas | |||
59 | Traded to Minnesota | ||||
3 | 92 | G | |||
4 | 132 | Romeo Doubs[76] | WR | ||
140 | G | Compensatory pick[77] | |||
5 | 171 | Traded to Denver | |||
179 | OLB | Compensatory pick; from Indianapolis via Denver | |||
6 | 205 | Traded to Houston | |||
7 | 228 | S | From Chicago via Houston | ||
234 | NT | From Cleveland via Detroit and Denver | |||
249 | Rasheed Walker[78] | OT | |||
258 | WR | Compensatory pick |
2022 Undrafted Free Agents | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | College | Date | |
RB | May 2[79] | |||
LB | Caliph Brice | Florida Atlantic | ||
LB | Ellis Brooks | Penn State | ||
DE | Akial Byers | Missouri | ||
WR | Danny Davis | Wisconsin | ||
RB | Iowa | |||
T | Jahmir Johnson | Texas A&M | ||
T | Indiana | |||
LB | Chauncey Manac | Louisiana | ||
G | George Moore | Oregon | ||
DE | Hauati Pututau | Utah | ||
C | Central Florida | |||
S | Tre Sterling | Oklahoma State | ||
CB | Raleigh Texada | Baylor | ||
LS | May 18[80] |
The roster was cut to 53 on August 30, 2022.[81]
Position | Player | 2022 team | |
---|---|---|---|
K | Green Bay Packers | ||
TE | |||
S | De'Vante Cross | ||
CB | |||
QB | Green Bay Packers | ||
WR | Green Bay Packers | ||
CB | Green Bay Packers | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | ||
LB | Green Bay Packers | ||
DE | Green Bay Packers | ||
T | Green Bay Packers | ||
LB | Green Bay Packers | ||
C | Green Bay Packers | ||
DE | Green Bay Packers | ||
RB | Green Bay Packers | ||
CB | Green Bay Packers | ||
LB | Green Bay Packers | ||
RB | |||
WR | Green Bay Packers |
The Packers' preseason opponents were announced on May 12.[82] [83]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21–28 | 0–1 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | New Orleans Saints | W 20–10 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap | ||
3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–17 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
On May 4, the NFL announced that the Packers would play the New York Giants during Week 5 on October 9 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, as part of the league's International Series. The game would kickoff at 2:30 p.m. BST/8:30 a.m. CDT, and was televised by the NFL Network, with the Packers serving as the home team. Prior to 2022, the Packers were the only team that had yet to play in an international game.[84] [85] On May 11, the NFL announced that the Packers would host the Dallas Cowboys during Week 10 on November 13.[86]
The remainder of the Packers' 2022 schedule, with exact dates and times, was announced on May 12.[87] [88] [89]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–23 | 0–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 18 | Chicago Bears | W 27–10 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
3 | September 25 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 14–12 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | |
4 | October 2 | New England Patriots | W 27–24 | 3–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
5 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 22–27 | 3–2 | Recap | ||
6 | October 16 | New York Jets | L 10–27 | 3–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
7 | October 23 | at Washington Commanders | L 21–23 | 3–4 | FedExField | Recap | |
8 | October 30 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–27 | 3–5 | Highmark Stadium | Recap | |
9 | November 6 | at Detroit Lions | L 9–15 | 3–6 | Ford Field | Recap | |
10 | November 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–28 | 4–6 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
11 | Tennessee Titans | L 17–27 | 4–7 | Lambeau Field | Recap | ||
12 | November 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 33–40 | 4–8 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
13 | December 4 | at Chicago Bears | W 28–19 | 5–8 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
14 | Bye | ||||||
15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–12 | 6–8 | Lambeau Field | Recap | ||
16 | December 25 | at Miami Dolphins | W 26–20 | 7–8 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap | |
17 | January 1, 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–17 | 8–8 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
18 | January 8, 2023 | Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 8–9 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
Offense
Pos. | Name | GS | |
---|---|---|---|
QB | 17 | ||
RB | 17 | ||
RB2 | 3 | ||
WR | 15 2 | ||
WR2 | 9 7 1 | ||
WR3 | 3 2 2 | ||
TE | 17 | ||
TE2 | 4 3 | ||
LT | 11 2 4 | ||
LG | 10 6 1 | ||
C | 17 | ||
RG | 11 5 1 | ||
RT | Yosh Nijman Elgton Jenkins Royce Newman | 11 5 1 |
Pos. | Name | GS | |
---|---|---|---|
NT | 16 1 | ||
DE | 12 1 1 | ||
DE | 14 | ||
OLB | 17 | ||
OLB | 9 7 | ||
ILB | 13 1 1 | ||
ILB | 17 | ||
CB | Jaire Alexander Keisean Nixon | 16 1 | |
CB2 | 9 8 | ||
CB3 | 4 3 2 | ||
S | 17 | ||
S2 | 11 6 | ||
S3 | 1 |
Category | Player(s) | Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Passing yards | 3695 | ||
Passing touchdowns | 26 | ||
Rushing yards | 1121 | ||
Rushing touchdowns | 7 | ||
Receptions | 60 | ||
Receiving yards | 788 | ||
Receiving touchdowns | 7 | ||
Kickoff return yards | 1009 | ||
Punt return yards | 140 | ||
Tackles | 121 | ||
Sacks | 8.5 | ||
Interceptions | 5 |
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passing offense | 3632 | 213.6 | 17th | |
Rushing offense | 2113 | 124.3 | 15th | |
Total offense | 5745 | 337.9 | 17th | |
Passing defense | 3349 | 197.0 | 6th | |
Rushing defense | 2372 | 139.5 | 26th | |
Total defense | 5721 | 336.5 | 17th |
Category | Total points | Points per game | NFL rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Offensive points scored | 370 | 21.8 | 14th | |
Defensive points allowed | 371 | 21.8 | 17th |
Recipient | Award(s) | |
---|---|---|
Jaire Alexander | Pro Bowler[92] All-Pro Team[93] | |
Romeo Doubs | Week 3: NFL Rookie of the Week[94] | |
Elgton Jenkins | Pro Bowler (alternate)[95] | |
Aaron Jones | Week 2: FedEx Ground Player of the Week[96] | |
Keisean Nixon | All-Pro Team | |
Pat O'Donnell | Week 3: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week[97] | |
Christian Watson | Week 10: Rookie of the Week[98] November: Rookie of the Month[99] | |
Keisean Nixon | Week 17: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week[100] |