2017 Green Bay Packers season
2017 Green Bay Packers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Mike McCarthy |
General manager | Ted Thompson |
Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. (360,760 stockholders)[1] (Since 1923) |
Home field | Lambeau Field |
The 2017 Green Bay Packers season is the franchise's 98th season in the National Football League, the 99th overall and the twelfth under head coach Mike McCarthy. After reaching the NFC Championship Game in the previous season, the Packers will attempt to return to the playoffs for the ninth straight season.
Offseason
Free agents
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
WR | Geronimo Allison | ERFA | March 6, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[2] |
G | Don Barclay | UFA | March 10, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[3] |
TE | Jared Cook | UFA | March 16, 2017 | Oakland Raiders[4] |
RB | John Crockett | ERFA | TBD | |
OLB | Jayrone Elliott | RFA | March 13, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[5] |
LS | Brett Goode | UFA | TBD | |
SS | Micah Hyde | UFA | March 9, 2017 | Buffalo Bills[6] |
RB | Don Jackson | ERFA | March 8, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[7] |
OLB | Datone Jones | UFA | March 14, 2017 | Minnesota Vikings[8] |
FB | Joe Kerridge | ERFA | March 16, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[9] |
RB | Eddie Lacy | UFA | March 14, 2017 | Seattle Seahawks[10] |
G | T. J. Lang | UFA | March 12, 2017 | Detroit Lions[11] |
RB | Christine Michael | UFA | March 23, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[12] |
OLB | Julius Peppers | UFA | March 10, 2017 | Carolina Panthers[13] |
OLB | Nick Perry | UFA | March 9, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[14] |
DE | Christian Ringo | ERFA | March 7, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[15] |
P | Jake Schum | ERFA | March 8, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[16] |
LB | Joe Thomas | ERFA | March 7, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[17] |
C | J. C. Tretter | UFA | March 9, 2017 | Cleveland Browns[18] |
ILB | Jordan Tripp | RFA | March 15, 2017 | Green Bay Packers[19] |
Re-signed Signed Away Suspended, Released
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise Tag
Signings
Position | Player | 2016 Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
TE | Martellus Bennett | New England Patriots | March 10, 2017[20] |
TE | Lance Kendricks | Los Angeles Rams | March 11, 2017[21] |
CB | Davon House | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 14, 2017[22] |
DT | Ricky Jean Francois | Washington Redskins | March 24, 2017[23] |
G | Justin McCray | N/A | March 29, 2017[24] |
LS | Derek Hart | March 31, 2017[25] | |
G | Jahri Evans | New Orleans Saints | April 26, 2017[26] |
CB | Donatello Brown | N/A | May 5, 2017[27] |
LB | Johnathan Calvin | ||
WR | Michael Clark | ||
WR | Montay Crockett | ||
G | Thomas Evans | ||
G | Geoff Gray | ||
LB | Cody Heiman | ||
QB | Taysom Hill | ||
DT | Izaah Lunsford | ||
G/T | Adam Pankey | ||
TE | Aaron Peck | ||
RB | Kalif Phillips | ||
CB | Lenzy Pipkins | ||
CB | David Rivers | ||
P | Justin Vogel | ||
LB | Josh Letuligasenoa | May 8, 2017[28] | |
CB | Raysean Pringle | ||
RB | William Stanback | ||
LB | David Talley | ||
S | Aaron Taylor | ||
RB | Colby Pearson | June 1, 2017[29] | |
T | Robert Leff | June 6, 2017[30] | |
CB | Daquan Holmes | June 7, 2017[31] |
Subtractions
Position | Player | New team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
RB | Don Jackson | May 1, 2017[32] | |
RB | Christine Michael | Indianapolis Colts | May 1, 2017[32] |
P | Jake Schum | June 1, 2017[29] | |
C | Jacob Flores | June 6, 2017[30] | |
CB | David Rivers | June 7, 2017[31] |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 33 | Kevin King[33] | CB | Washington |
61 | Josh Jones[34] | S | NC State | |
3 | 93 | Montravius Adams[35] | DT | Auburn |
4 | 108 | Vince Biegel[36] | OLB | Wisconsin |
134 | Jamaal Williams[29] | RB | BYU | |
5 | 175 | DeAngelo Yancey[27] | WR | Purdue |
182 | Aaron Jones[27] | RB | UTEP | |
6 | 212 | Kofi Amichia[27] | G | South Florida |
7 | 238 | Devante Mays[27] | RB | Utah State |
247 | Malachi Dupre[27] | WR | LSU |
- Notes
- The Packers received one compensatory selection — No. 182 overall.
- Trades
- Green Bay traded their first-round selection (29th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's second- and fourth-round selections (33rd and 108th).
- Green Bay traded their fifth-round selection (172nd) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fifth- and seventh-round selections (175th and 238th).
Staff
Green Bay Packers staff | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
Current roster
Green Bay Packers roster | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics Roster updated August 12, 2017 | ||||||
Standings
Division
NFC North | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
3 | Chicago Bears | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Carolina Panthers | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
6 | Detroit Lions | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
7 | Green Bay Packers | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
8 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
10 | New Orleans Saints | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
11 | New York Giants | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
13 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
14 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
16 | Washington Redskins | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye | |||||||||||
* — Clinched home-field advantage |
Schedule
Preseason
The Packers' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 10.[37]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | August 10 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–9 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | WGBA | Recap |
2 | August 19 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Washington Redskins | FedExField | WGBA | |||
3 | August 26 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | WGBA | |||
4 | August 31 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | Los Angeles Rams | Lambeau Field | WGBA |
Regular season
The Packers' preliminary regular season schedule was announced on April 20.[38]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 10 | 3:25 p.m. CDT | Seattle Seahawks | Lambeau Field | Fox | |||
2 | September 17 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | NBC | |||
3 | September 24 | 3:25 p.m. CDT | Cincinnati Bengals | Lambeau Field | CBS | |||
4 | September 28 | 7:25 p.m. CDT | Chicago Bears | Lambeau Field | CBS/NFLN/ Amazon Prime |
|||
5 | October 8 | 3:25 p.m. CDT | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Fox | |||
6 | October 15 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Fox | |||
7 | October 22 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | New Orleans Saints | Lambeau Field | Fox | |||
8 | Bye | |||||||
9 | November 6 | 7:30 p.m. CST | Detroit Lions | Lambeau Field | ESPN | |||
10 | November 12 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Fox | |||
11 | November 19 | 12:00 p.m. CST | Baltimore Ravens | Lambeau Field | CBS | |||
12 | November 26 | 7:30 p.m. CST | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | NBC | |||
13 | December 3 | 12:00 p.m. CST | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lambeau Field | Fox | |||
14 | December 10 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 17 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
16 | December 23 | 7:30 p.m. CST | Minnesota Vikings | Lambeau Field | NBC | |||
17 | December 31 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Fox |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
- Preview
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Preview
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Amazon Prime): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Preview
Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 8: Bye week
No game. Green Bay have their bye week.
Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Preview
Week 10: at Chicago Bears
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- TV: CBS
- Preview
Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Preview
Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: December 3
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 14: at Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: December 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 15: at Carolina Panthers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- TV: Fox
- Preview
Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Preview
Week 17: at Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- TV: Fox
- Preview
References
- ↑ Shareholders Retrieved September 26, 2016
- ↑ "Packers' Geronimo Allison: Staying in Green Bay for 2017". cbssports.com. March 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers re-sign T/G Barclay". packers.com. March 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Raiders agree to terms with Jared Cook on 2-year deal". nfl.com. March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers re-sign LB Elliott". packers.com. March 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Bills sign ex-Packers DB Micah Hyde to five-year deal". NFL.com. March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers' Don Jackson: Tendered by Packers". cbssports.com. March 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Ex-Green Bay Packers 1st Rounder Datone Jones Signs Minnesota Vikings". ESPN.com. March 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers re-sign fullback Joe Kerridge". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Eddie Lacy agrees to terms with Seahawks". NFL.com. March 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Detroit Lions sign guard T.J. Lang to three-year deal". NFL.com. March 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers re-sign Michael". packers.com. March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Julius Peppers returning to sign with Carolina Panthers". NFL.com. March 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers re-sign LB Nick Perry". packers.com. March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Report: Packers to re-sign DT Christian Ringo". gnb.247sports.com. March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers re-sign P Jacob Schum". packers.com. March 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Report: Packers to re-sign LB Joe Thomas". gnb.247sports.com. March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Browns agree to terms with OL JC Tretter". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign House, re-sign Tripp". packers.com. March 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign TE Martellus Bennett". packers.com. March 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign TE Lance Kendricks". packers.com. March 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Davon House returning to Packers on one-year deal". nfl.com. March 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign DT Jean Francois". packers.com. March 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign G McCray". packers.com. March 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign LS Hart". packers.com. March 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign G Jahri Evans". packers.com. April 26, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". packers.com. May 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign five tryout players from rookie orientation". packers.com. May 8, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Packers sign RB Jamaal Williams, release P Jacob Schum". packers.com. June 1, 2017.
- 1 2 "Packers sign T Robert Leff". packers.com. June 6, 2017.
- 1 2 "Packers sign CB Daquan Holmes". packers.com. June 7, 2017.
- 1 2 "Packers release two running backs". packers.com. May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign CB King". packers.com. May 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign S Jones". packers.com. May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign DT Montravius Adams". packers.com. July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign LB Vince Biegel". packers.com. May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers' 2017 preseason opponents announced". packers.com. April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers announce 2017 schedule". packers.com. April 20, 2017.