2014 Green Bay Packers Season

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2014 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Mike McCarthy
(9th season)
General manager Ted Thompson
(10th season)
Owner Green Bay Packers, Inc. (112,158 stockholders)
(Since 1923)
Home field Lambeau Field
Results
Record 12–4
Division place 1st NFC North
Conference place 2nd NFC
Pro Bowlers FB John Kuhn
LB Clay Matthews
WR Jordy Nelson
QB Aaron Rodgers
G Josh Sitton
Timeline
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The 2014 Green Bay Packers season will be the franchise's upcoming 94th season in the National Football League, the 96th overall and the ninth under head coach Mike McCarthy.

Offseason

2014 NFL Draft

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
QB Matt Flynn UFA April 15 Green Bay Packers
QB Seneca Wallace UFA
RB Kahlil Bell UFA
RB James Starks UFA March 17 Green Bay Packers
FB John Kuhn UFA April 3 Green Bay Packers
WR James Jones UFA March 17 Oakland Raiders
TE Jermichael Finley UFA
TE Andrew Quarless UFA March 13 Green Bay Packers
C Evan Dietrich-Smith UFA March 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
OT Marshall Newhouse UFA March 21 Cincinnati Bengals
DE Johnny Jolly UFA
DE C. J. Wilson UFA March 28 Oakland Raiders
NT Ryan Pickett UFA
NT B. J. Raji UFA March 14 Green Bay Packers
ILB Robert Francois UFA
ILB Jamari Lattimore RFA April 30 Green Bay Packers
OLB Mike Neal UFA March 12 Green Bay Packers
CB Sam Shields UFA March 8 Green Bay Packers
FS Chris Banjo ERFA February 26 Green Bay Packers
FS M. D. Jennings RFA March 12 Chicago Bears

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise Tag

Acquisitions

Position Player Free agency
tag
Date signed 2013 team
OT Aaron Adams UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
CB Antonio Dennard UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
C Garth Gerhart UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
WR Alex Gillett UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
RB Orwin Smith UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
OT Jeremy Vujnovich UFA January 7 Green Bay Packers*
OLB Chase Thomas UFA January 7 Atlanta Falcons*
FB Ina Liaina UFA January 28 Miami Dolphins*
TE Raymond Webber UFA February 13 N/A
RB Michael Hill UFA February 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DE Julius Peppers UFA March 15 Chicago Bears
DT Letroy Guion UFA March 17 Minnesota Vikings
ILB Korey Jones UFA July 23 Arizona Cardinals*
WR Gerrard Sheppard UFA July 30 Baltimore Ravens*

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only.

Departures

Position Player Date released 2014 team
C/G Greg Van Roten February 12 Seattle Seahawks
WR Sederrick Cunningham April 11
RB Orwin Smith April 28
OLB Chase Thomas May 12 San Francisco 49ers
CB James Nixon May 14
TE Raymond Webber May 19 Miami Dolphins
ILB Victor Aiyewa May 19
RB Johnathan Franklin June 20 Retired
ILB Shaun Lewis July 23

Free agents

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
2014 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise Tag

Staff

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Current roster

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Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 9 7:00 p.m. CDT at Tennessee Titans L 16-20 0-1 LP Field WGBA Recap
2 August 16 3:00 p.m. CDT at St. Louis Rams W 21–7 1–1 Edward Jones Dome WGBA/NFLN Recap
3 August 22 7:00 p.m. CDT Oakland Raiders W 31–21 2–1 Lambeau Field CBS
4 August 28 6:00 p.m. CDT Kansas City Chiefs W 34–14 3–1 Lambeau Field WGBA

Regular season

The Packers' regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 4 7:30 p.m. CDT at Seattle Seahawks L 16–36 0–1 CenturyLink Field NBC
2 September 14 3:25 p.m. CDT New York Jets W 31–24 1–1 Lambeau Field CBS
3 September 21 12:00 p.m. CDT at Detroit Lions L 7–19 1–2 Ford Field Fox
4 September 28 12:00 p.m. CDT at Chicago Bears W 38–17 2–2 Soldier Field Fox
5 October 2 7:25 p.m. CDT Minnesota Vikings W 42–10 3–2 Lambeau Field CBS
6 October 12 12:00 p.m. CDT at Miami Dolphins W 27–24 4–2 Sun Life Stadium Fox
7 October 19 12:00 p.m. CDT Carolina Panthers W 38–17 5–2 Lambeau Field Fox
8 October 26 7:30 p.m. CDT at New Orleans Saints L 23–44 5–3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome NBC
9 Bye
10 November 9 7:30 p.m. CST Chicago Bears W 55–14 6–3 Lambeau Field NBC
11 November 16 3:25 p.m. CST Philadelphia Eagles W 53–20 7–3 Lambeau Field Fox
12 November 23 12:00 p.m. CST at Minnesota Vikings W 24–21 8–3 TCF Bank Stadium Fox
13 November 30 3:25 p.m. CST New England Patriots W 26–21 9–3 Lambeau Field CBS
14 December 8 7:30 p.m. CST Atlanta Falcons W 43–37 10–3 Lambeau Field ESPN
15 December 14 12:00 p.m. CST at Buffalo Bills L 13–21 10–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Fox
16 December 21 12:00 p.m. CST at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–3 11–4 Raymond James Stadium Fox
17 December 28 3:25 p.m. CST Detroit Lions W 30–20 12–4 Lambeau Field Fox

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs
Playoff round Date Kickoff Opponent (seed) Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 11, 2015 12:05 p.m. CST TBD Lambeau Field Fox

Game summaries

Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks

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The Packers 2014 regular season started in the NFL Kickoff game against the defending Super Bowl XLVIII Champion Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. This marks the first competitive contest between the two teams since the Fail Mary Game. The Seahawks defense proved too strong for the Packers, as they fell to 0-1.

Week 2: vs. New York Jets

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Standings

Template:2014 NFC North standings

References

External links

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