2010 Divisional Round vs Eagles
From sixth seed to Super Bowl champions.
The 2010 Green Bay Packers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 21–16 in the wild card round.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Round
- NFC Divisional Round
- Season
- 2010
- Result
- Green Bay Packers Win (27-20)
- Key moment
- 4th Quarter Comeback
- Star player
- Aaron Rodgers
Lore & Background
The Packers entered the playoffs as the NFC's sixth seed. After defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 21–16 in the wild card round, the NFC's top-seeded 13-3 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.
Reader's Guide
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).
Did You Know?
- The Packers never lost a game by more than four points in the 2010 regular season.
- All six of their regular season losses were by a combined 20 points.
- The 2010 Packers were listed 87th on the NFL's 100 Greatest Teams list in 2019.
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