The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL) and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.

The Packers are the last vestige of "small town teams" that were once common in the NFL during the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau (thus the name Lambeau Field in which the team plays) and George Whitney Calhoun, the Green Bay Packers can trace their lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. In 1919 and 1920 the Packers competed as a semi-professional football team against clubs from around Wisconsin and the Midwest. They joined the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1921, the forerunner to what is known today as the National Football League (NFL).

The Green Bay Packers have won twelve league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) including nine NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl era and three Super Bowl victories in 1967 (Super Bowl I), 1968 (Super Bowl II) and 1996 (Super Bowl XXXI). The team has a historic rivalry with the Chicago Bears, whom they have played in over 170 games. The Packers also share a fierce rivalry with the Minnesota Vikings, who also reside in the NFC North along with the Packers, and the Dallas Cowboys who have historically been known as the Packers largest playoff rivals after the Packers defeated them in the famous Ice Bowl.

The Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team in the United States. Beginning with the 1992 season, the Packers had 13 non-losing seasons in a row (their worst record being 8–8 in 1999), two Super Bowl appearances, and one Super Bowl win (Super Bowl XXXI). The Packers' 13 consecutive non-losing seasons was an active NFL record until the team finally suffered a losing campaign in 2005. They returned to playoff form with winning campaigns in 2007 (13-3) and 2009 (11-5) under current head coach Mike McCarthy.

Green Bay Packers - 2011 NFL Schedule

NFL 2010-11 Post Season Schedule

NFC WILD-CARD ROUND - Get Tickets
Sat., Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC): No. 5 SAINTS at No. 4 SEAHAWKS  - Get Tickets
Sun., Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. ET (FOX): No. 6 PACKERS at No. 3 EAGLES  - Get Tickets

AFC WILD-CARD ROUND - Get Tickets
Sat., Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. ET (NBC): No. 6 JETS at No. 3 COLTS  - Get Tickets
Sun., Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. ET (CBS): No. 5 RAVENS at No. 4 CHIEFS  - Get Tickets

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND  - Get Tickets
Sat., Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET (FOX): TBD at No. 1 FALCONS  - Get Tickets
Sun., Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. ET (FOX): TBD at No. 2 BEARS  - Get Tickets

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND - Get Tickets
Sat., Jan. 15 at 4:30 p.m. (CBS):  TBD at No. 2 STEELERS  - Get Tickets
Sun., Jan. 16 at 4:30 p.m. (CBS):  TBD at No. 1 PATRIOTS  - Get Tickets

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP - Get Tickets
Sunday, Jan. 23 (FOX): TBD at TBD 

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP  - Get Tickets
Sunday, Jan. 23 (CBS): TBD at TBD

SUPER BOWL XLV ON FOX  - Get Tickets
Sunday, Feb. 6 (FOX): NFC champ vs. AFC champ, Dallas

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