1992 Green Bay Packers season
The 1992 Green Bay Packers season was their 74th season overall and their 72nd in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–7 record under new coach Mike Holmgren, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central division. 1992 saw the emergence of QB Brett Favre and the start of the Packers' success of the 1990s.
| 1992 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Holmgren |
| General manager | Ron Wolf |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| QB Brett Favre (Falcons) | C Blair Bush (Rams) |
| T Joe Sims (Falcons) | QB Blair Kiel (Falcons) |
| C Frank Winters (Chiefs) | QB Mike Tomczak (Browns) |
| FB Buford McGee (Rams) | DT Blaise Winter (Chargers) |
| T Harvey Salem (Broncos) |
NFL Draft
| 1992 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Terrell Buckley | CB | Florida State | |
| 2 | 34 | Mark D'Onofrio | LB | Penn State | |
| 3 | 62 | Robert Brooks | WR | South Carolina | |
| 4 | 103 | Edgar Bennett | RB | Florida State | |
| 5 | 119 | Dexter McNabb | FB | Florida | |
| 5 | 130 | Orlando McKay | WR | Washington | |
| 6 | 157 | Mark Chmura | TE | Boston College | |
| 7 | 190 | Chris Holder | WR | Tuskegee | |
| 9 | 230 | Ty Detmer | QB | BYU | |
| 9 | 240 | Shazzon Bradley | DT | Tennessee | |
| 10 | 257 | Andrew Oberg | OT | North Carolina | |
| 11 | 287 | Gabe Mokuwah | LB | American | |
| 12 | 314 | Brett Collins | LB | Washington | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1992 | Minnesota Vikings | L 23–20 (OT) | Lambeau Field | |
| 2 | September 13, 1992 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 31–3 | Tampa Stadium | |
| 3 | September 20, 1992 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–23 | Lambeau Field | |
| 4 | September 27, 1992 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–3 | Lambeau Field | |
| 5 | October 4, 1992 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–10 | Georgia Dome | |
| 6 | Bye | ||||
| 7 | October 18, 1992 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–6 | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 8 | October 25, 1992 | Chicago Bears | L 30–10 | Lambeau Field | |
| 9 | November 1, 1992 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | Pontiac Silverdome | |
| 10 | November 8, 1992 | at New York Giants | L 27–7 | Giants Stadium | |
| 11 | November 15, 1992 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–24 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 12 | November 22, 1992 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–3 | Soldier Field | |
| 13 | November 29, 1992 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 19–14 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 14 | December 6, 1992 | Detroit Lions | W 38–10 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 15 | December 13, 1992 | at Houston Oilers | W 16–14 | Astrodome | |
| 16 | December 20, 1992 | Los Angeles Rams | W 28–13 | Lambeau Field | |
| 17 | December 27, 1992 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
Brett Favre
In the second game of the 1992 season, the Packers played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers were leading 17–0 at half time when head coach Mike Holmgren benched starting quarterback Don Majkowski and Favre played the second half. On his first regular season play as a Packer, Favre threw a pass which was deflected and caught by himself. Favre was tackled and the completion went for −7 yards. The Packers lost the game 31–3, chalking up only 106 yards passing.[2][3]
In the third game of the 1992 season, then-starting quarterback Don Majkowski injured a ligament in his ankle against the Cincinnati Bengals, an injury severe enough that he would be out for four weeks. Favre replaced Majkowski for the remainder of the contest. Favre fumbled four times during the course of the game,[3] a performance poor enough that the crowd chanted for Favre to be removed in favor of another Packers backup quarterback at the time, Ty Detmer.[4] However, down 23–17 with 1:07 left in the game, the Packers started an offensive series on their own 8 yard line. Still at the quarterback position, Favre completed a 42 yard pass to Sterling Sharpe. Two plays later, Favre threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining.[3]
The next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers began the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history. The game ended in a 17–3 victory and his passer rating was 144.6. During the season, Favre helped put together a six-game winning streak for the Packers, the longest winning streak for the club since 1965. They ended 9–7 that season, missing the playoffs on their last game.[3] Favre finished his first season as a Packer with 3,227 yards and a quarterback rating of 85.3, helping him to his first Pro Bowl.[5]
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Week 15
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Week 16
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Week 17
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3) Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 374 | 249 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 276 | 296 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 267 | 365 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 295 | 361 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 332 | L1 |
Awards and records
- Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl
- Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302
References
- "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- "NFL Box Score for 9/13/1992". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- McGinn, Bob (2005-10-01). "Favre bursts onto the NFL scene in 1992". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
- "La Salle University article on Brett Favre". Lasalle.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- "1992 Green Bay Packers". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-18.
- Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-18.