2010 Green Bay Packers season
| 2010 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. (112,158 stockholders) |
| General manager | Ted Thompson |
| Head coach | Mike McCarthy |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Philbin |
| Defensive coordinator | Dom Capers |
| Home stadium | Lambeau Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC North |
| Playoffs | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 21–16 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 48–21 Won NFC Championship (at Bears) 21–14 Won Super Bowl XLV (vs. Steelers) 31–25 |
| All-Pros | 3
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| Pro Bowlers | 7
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| Uniform | |
The 2010 season was the Green Bay Packers' 90th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 92nd overall. Although they finished with only a respectable 10–6 record, good for a second place finish in the NFC North and a step back from their 11–5 record the previous season, the Packers never lost a game by more than four points, and never trailed by more than seven the entire season, becoming the only team since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to accomplish this. All six of their regular season losses were by a combined 20 points. Six of their ten wins were in multiple score games, giving them a record of 4-6 in one score games.
The Packers entered the playoffs as the NFC's sixth seed. After defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 21–16 in the wild card round, the Atlanta Falcons 48–21 in the Divisional round, and long time rivals Chicago Bears 21–14 in the NFC Championship, the team advanced to Super Bowl XLV in which they faced the AFC's 2nd seed Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers defeated the Steelers 31–25 to win their fourth Super Bowl and 13th NFL championship. The Packers became the second overall team after the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, and the first NFC team, to win the Super Bowl as a sixth seed, as well as becoming the second NFC team to win three straight road playoff games (the 2007 New York Giants won three straight road games as a fifth seed). This is the last season the Packers have advanced to the Super Bowl.
The Packers offense ranked ninth in yards per game, tenth in total points and fifth in passing yards. The defense ranked fifth in yards allowed and finished second in points allowed (240), sacks (47), and interceptions (24), while also limiting quarterbacks to a 67.2 passer rating, first in the league. The 2010 Packers were listed 87th on the NFL's 100 Greatest Teams list in 2019.