NFL: Sportskeeda's Top 5 Teams of the Year

2. Green Bay Packers

NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Green Bay Packers

At number 2 on the list is the Green Bay Packers. The NFC North division champions won six straight to close out the regular season, humbled the Rams in the Divisional round, but came up short against eventual Super Bowl winners, the Buccaneers, in the Conference championship (26-31).

Packers success stories in 2020: The reason the Packers came in ahead of the Chiefs on our list is purely down to analytics and data. First and foremost, Green Bay can boast league MVP Aaron Rodgers among their ranks. The Packers' legend finished the year with 48 TD passes (1st in the NFL) and a QB rating of 84.4 (1st in the NFL).

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Then, of course, there was Davante Adams. The wideout missed a large chunk of the 2019-20 campaign with a turf toe injury but wasted little time in getting down to business in Wisconsin in 2020. Adams finished with 1,374-yards (5th in the NFL) and a whopping 15 TDs (1st in the NFL among receivers).

Then there's Green Bay’s secondary to be considered, led by the NFL’s most valuable cornerback, Jaire Alexander, and most valuable safety, Adrian Amos. The Packers boast the 2nd best coverage unit in the NFL as per PFF grade (Rams 1st). Along with posting the best coverage grades, Alexander and Amos also finished the year as top-ranking players in PFF WAR, Alexander, in particular, had an incredible year, allowing just 21.5 yards per game, second only to Rams' Jalen Ramsey.

The Packers were also T-6th in the NFL on pass rushes, averaging 2.6 sacks per game. Za'Darius Smith was the lead troublemaker for opposition quarterbacks as he posted 12.5 sacks this year (T-3rd in the NFL).

The list goes on. Green Bay had a great campaign and was unfortunate not to make the Super Bowl. .

Regardless, assuming Rodgers remains in the green and yellow, the Packers will be back in with another shot at glory next year. The franchise needs to add some more quality depth to the wideout position during the offseason, however, other than that, the Packers have an elite group of players capable of hoisting the Lombardi trophy next season.