The 1972 Miami Dolphins are still the only undefeated team in NFL history. That’s not changing anytime soon. But the internet loves a hypothetical, and lately the question floating around is simple: if you could build any all-time roster to go 20-0 in a single season, what would it look like?
And when you start talking all-time teams, there’s no franchise with more material to work with than the Green Bay Packers. Thirteen championships. Four Super Bowls. A trophy named after their coach. Lambeau Field is a museum of greatness, and sorting through it to pick one roster is the kind of argument you could have all night.
We’re not just picking the best players by career stats. We’re asking who would actually get you to 20-0 in today’s game. That changes things.
The Quarterback Decision Everyone Wants to Fight About
Aaron Rodgers gets the nod, and yes, that means Bart Starr and Brett Favre are on the outside looking in. Rodgers led Green Bay to a 15-1 season in 2011, threw 48 touchdowns against six interceptions that year, and won Super Bowl XLV. Tom Brady called him the greatest pure passer the game has ever seen. That’s the kind of endorsement that settles debates.
Rodgers could make every throw on the field with a release that defenses couldn’t read. In a one-season win-or-go-home scenario, he’s the guy.
The Skill Positions Are Loaded
Ahman Green gets the backfield nod over Jim Taylor, and it’s mostly about speed. Green ran a 4.44 at 217 pounds and holds Green Bay’s franchise rushing record at 8,322 yards. He’s a three-down back who could catch passes out of the backfield and hold up in pass protection. That matters more now than it did in 1965.
Don Hutson is the first receiver off the board. He basically invented the route tree and retired in 1945 as the NFL’s all-time leader in every major receiving category. James Lofton brings the deep threat, and Sterling Sharpe rounds out the group. Sharpe’s career was cut short by a neck injury, but in seven seasons he earned three First-Team All-Pro honors. He finally made the Hall of Fame in 2025. Donald Driver holds the franchise yardage record, but Sharpe’s prime was something else entirely.
At tight end, Paul Coffman is the pick. He’s the only tight end in Packers history with over 4,000 receiving yards, and he averaged 35.5 yards per game over eight seasons.
The Offensive Line Is a Wall of Hall of Famers
Forrest Gregg, Jerry Kramer, Jim Ringo, Fuzzy Thurston, and David Bakhtiari. That’s not a line you want to rush against.
Gregg was a first-ballot Hall of Famer and made the NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team. Kramer was the pulling guard that made Lombardi’s sweep work. Ringo went to 10 Pro Bowls, and Thurston won six championships. Bakhtiari is the modern anchor, and from 2015 through 2022 he posted the highest pass-blocking grade among all NFL tackles at 96.3. Rodgers doesn’t make that 15-1 run without him.
The Defense Is Absolutely Nasty
Reggie White is the headliner, and it’s not close. He only played six seasons in Green Bay, but he’s the greatest defensive player many experts have ever seen. He put up 68.5 sacks in green and gold and brought home Super Bowl XXXI. Next to him, Willie Davis put up an unofficial 99.5 sacks and holds the franchise record for fumble recoveries. Henry Jordan and Gilbert Brown handle the interior, with Brown being the 350-pound wrecking ball who somehow moved like a man 100 pounds lighter.
At linebacker, Ray Nitschke is the heart of Lombardi’s defense. Clay Matthews had 91.5 sacks and a 13.5-sack season in 2010 that helped push the Packers to 15-1. AJ Hawk is the franchise’s all-time leading tackler. They’d be flying around in today’s game.
Charles Woodson and Herb Adderley at cornerback might be the best duo in franchise history. Woodson won Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. Adderley was the best corner of the 1960s and scored nine interception return touchdowns. At safety, Willie Wood played 12 seasons without missing a game, and LeRoy Butler was the first defensive back ever to record 20 sacks and 20 interceptions.
Special Teams Are Set
Mason Crosby is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer with 1,939 regular season points and 400 field goals. Craig Hentrich punted for the 1997 Super Bowl team and had a 42.8-yard average over 289 punts with zero blocks on 200 straight attempts.
That’s the team. Twenty games. No losses. You can argue the picks, but that’s the fun of it.
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