2009 Green Bay Packers season
| 2009 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike McCarthy |
| General manager | Ted Thompson |
| Home field | Lambeau Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Wild Card (Cardinals) 51–45 (OT) |
| Pro Bowlers |
Charles Woodson (Starter) Aaron Rodgers (Reserve) Nick Collins (Reserve) Clay Matthews (Alternate) |
| AP All-Pros |
Charles Woodson (1st team) Nick Collins (2nd team) |
The 2009 Green Bay Packers season was the 90th season in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the 91st season for the team overall. The Packers finished with an 11–5 record but lost in the wild card round of the playoffs to the Arizona Cardinals. They scored a franchise record 461 points (currently the third best behind the 2011 and 2014 teams) besting the 1996 Super Bowl team's 456. Charles Woodson was named Defensive Player of the Year for the season, leading the league with 9 interceptions. The defense ranked 2nd overall in the league (1st against the run; 2nd against the pass).
After finishing the 2008 season with a 6–10 record, the Packers held the 9th selection in the 2009 NFL Draft. With the pick they selected defensive tackle B. J. Raji of Boston College. After selecting Raji, they then traded picks 2–41, 3–73 and 3–83 to the New England Patriots for picks 1–26 and 5–162. With pick 1–26, the Packers selected linebacker Clay Matthews of USC. After the rest of the first day of the draft had passed in which the Packers held no selections, the Packers started the second day of the draft by selecting OG/OT T. J. Lang of Eastern Michigan with pick 4–109. In the following round the selected FB Quinn Johnson of LSU with pick 5–145 and OT Jamon Meredith of South Carolina with pick 5–162. In the sixth round they selected DE Jarius Wynn of Georgia with pick 6–182 and CB Brandon Underwood of Cincinnati with pick 6–187. With their final pick of the draft they selected LB Brad Jones of Colorado with pick 7–218.
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