If you watched the Sunday game between the Packers and Dolphins, you probably heard the announcers mention about the Packers’ December dominance. With their 26-20 win over Miami, the Packers have now won 15 straight games played in December. In fact, the team has not lost a December game during Matt LaFleur’s tenure as head coach.
The Packers last loss in December occurred on December 30, 2018. The Pack lost 31-0 to the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.
The Packers won three straight December games this year with wins over Chicago (28-19), the Rams (24-12) and the Dolphins (26-20). The last time they won five games in a December was in 2019.
December records of NFL teams, 2019-22
Here’s a look at the December records (regular season games only) of the 32 NFL teams in December from 2019 through games of Sunday, December 25 this year.
Green Bay, 15-0 1.000
Kansas City, 16-1 .941
Dallas, 12-4, .750
Tampa Bay, 11-5 .688
Buffalo, 11-5 .688
Philadelphia, 11-5 .688
Baltimore, 12-6 .667
Los Angeles Rams, 11-6 .647
New Orleans, 9-6 .600
Cincinnati, 10-7 .588
San Francisco, 10-7 .588
Miami 9-7 .563
Pittsburgh, 9-9 .500
Los Angeles Chargers, 8-8 .500
Indianapolis, 7-7 .500
Seattle, 8-9 .471
Minnesota, 8-9 .471
Tennessee, 7-9 .438
Denver, 7-10 .412
Chicago, 6-9 .400
Atlanta, 6-9 .400
Detroit, 6-10 .375
Cleveland, 6-10 .375
Las Vegas Raiders, 6-11 .353
New York Jets, 6-11 .353
Houston, 6-11 .353
New England 5-11 .313
Arizona, 5-11 .313
Jacksonville, 5-12 .294
Washington, 4-11-1 .281
New York Giants, 4-12-1 .265
Carolina, 3-11 .214
The Packers have December dominance since 1966
If we look at stats all the way back to 1966, the start of the Super Bowl era, the Packers still reign supreme in December. From 1966 to today, Green Bay is the only team to have a winning percentage over .600 in December games. The Pack is 134-77-2 (.634 winning percentage) in games in December. They are one of five teams whose winning percentage in December in the Super Bowl era is above .580. The others: San Francisco (.599), Pittsburgh (.586), Baltimore (.584) and Kansas City (.581).
Favre or Rodgers? Which era has better December record?
You might be wondering, during which tenure of Packers QBs, Brett Favre, or Aaron Rodgers, has the Packers had a better December record? In the Brett Favre era (1992-2007), the Packers were 49-18 (a winning percentage of .731). In the Aaron Rodgers era (2008-2022), the Packers were 45-17 (.726 winning percentage).
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