The 2012 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 94th season overall and their 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), and the seventh under head coach Mike McCarthy. The Packers won the NFC North division title for the second year in a row with an 11–5 record. The Packers lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs to the eventual NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers by the score of 45–31, finishing with a postseason record of 1–1. The Packers offense finished the season fifth in points and eleventh in yards per game. The defense finished eleventh in points allowed and twenty-second in yards allowed per game.
Offseason
Notes:
The Packers acquired the No. 224 selection in a trade that sent guard Caleb Schlauderaff to the New York Jets. The Packers received the maximum number of compensatory selections available to teams through the NFL's compensatory draft program. Two additional picks in both the 4th and 7th rounds. The Packers traded No. 59 and No. 123 picks to receive No. 51 from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers traded No. 90 and No. 163 picks to receive No. 62 from the New England Patriots . The Packers traded No. 197, No. 224 and No. 235 picks to receive No. 163 back from the New England Patriots .
Free agents
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise Tag
Additions
On January 1 the Packers signed QB Nick Hill. On March 23 the Packers signed former Indianapolis Colts C Jeff Saturday. On March 23 the Packers signed former Indianapolis Colts DE Daniel Muir. On March 30 the Packers signed former Seattle Seahawks DE Anthony Hargrove. On May 23 the Packers signed former Miami Dolphins DE Phillip Merling. On August 12 the Packers signed former Cincinnati Bengals RB Cedric Benson. On September 3 the Packers signed WR Diondre Borel, TE Brandon Bostick, QB B. J. Coleman, T Andrew Datko, DE Lawrence Guy, G/T Chris Scott, RB Marc Tyler and G Greg Van Roten to the practice squad. On December 5 the Packers signed former Green Bay Packers RB Ryan Grant after placing Johnny White on injured reserve. They also signed T/G Shea Allard and S Chaz Powell to the practice squad.
Departures
On April 23 the Packers released T Chad Clifton after a failed physical. On April 25 the Packers released S Nick Collins after agreeing to part ways after sustaining a career-ending neck injury in 2011. On May 23 the Packers released QB Nick Hill. On July 25 the Packers released S Charlie Peprah after a failed physical. On August 24 the Packers released WR Andrew Brewer, DE Anthony Hargrove, S Micah Pellerin, T Herb Taylor and CB Dion Turner. On August 26 the Packers released FB Jon Hoese and DE Jarius Wynn. On August 31 the Packers released S Anthony Levine, CB Otis Merrill, WR Dale Moss, NT Daniel Muir, RB Marc Tyler, G Greg Van Roten, G Reggie Wells, T Shea Allard, WR Diondre Borel, TE Brandon Bostick, QB B. J. Coleman, FB Nic Cooper, T Andrew Datko, C Tommie Draheim, C Sampson Genus, WR Curenski Gilleylen, WR Tori Gurley and DE Lawrence Guy as part of the cutdown to the 53-man regular season roster.
Coaching changes
On January 21, Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin was named the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins. On February 2, Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements was promoted to the team's offensive coordinator position.
Final roster
Regular season
Regular-season transactions
Starters on offense
Starters on defense and special teams
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.