NFL team season
1992 Green Bay Packers season Head coach Mike Holmgren General manager Ron Wolf Home field Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium Record 9–7 Division place 2nd NFC Central Playoff finish Did not qualify
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.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Staff [ ]
1992 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office
President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
Director of Pro Personnel – Jesse Kaye
Director of College Scouting – John Math
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson
Head coaches
Head Coach – Mike Holmgren
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci
Running Backs – Gil Haskell
Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Andy Reid
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jon Gruden
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Ray Rhodes
Defensive Line – Greg Blache
Linebackers – Bob Valesente
Defensive Backs/Secondary – Dick Jauron
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Lind
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell
Strength and conditioning
[1]
Roster [ ]
1992 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Injured Reserve
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 6
Minnesota Vikings
L 20–23 (OT)
0–1
Lambeau Field
58,617
2
September 13
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 3–31
0–2
Tampa Stadium
50,051
3
September 20
Cincinnati Bengals
W 24–23
1–2
Lambeau Field
57,272
4
September 27
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 17–3
2–2
Lambeau Field
58,724
5
October 4
at Atlanta Falcons
L 10–24
2–3
Georgia Dome
63,769
6
Bye
7
October 18
at Cleveland Browns
L 6–17
2–4
Cleveland Stadium
69,268
8
October 25
Chicago Bears
L 10–30
2–5
Lambeau Field
59,435
9
November 1
at Detroit Lions
W 27–13
3–5
Pontiac Silverdome
60,594
10
November 8
at New York Giants
L 7–27
3–6
Giants Stadium
72,038
11
November 15
Philadelphia Eagles
W 27–24
4–6
Milwaukee County Stadium
52,689
12
November 22
at Chicago Bears
W 17–3
5–6
Soldier Field
56,170
13
November 29
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 19–14
6–6
Milwaukee County Stadium
52,347
14
December 6
Detroit Lions
W 38–10
7–6
Milwaukee County Stadium
49,469
15
December 13
at Houston Oilers
W 16–14
8–6
Astrodome
57,285
16
December 20
Los Angeles Rams
W 28–13
9–6
Lambeau Field
57,796
17
December 27
at Minnesota Vikings
L 7–27
9–7
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
61,461
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ ]
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]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Vikings
0
10 3 7 3
23
Packers
7
3 0 10 0
20
Date: September 6Location: Lambeau Field Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (CBS): Mike Emrick and Matt Millen
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 3 0
3
• Buccaneers
14
3 7 7
31
Date: September 13Location: Tampa Stadium Referee: Ed HochuliTV announcers (CBS): Mike Emrick and Matt Millen
Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
0
10 7 6
23
• Packers
0
3 0 21
24
Date: September 20Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 57,272Game weather: 56°F; wind 11Referee: Dick HantakTV announcers (NBC): Jim Lampley and Ahmad Rashād
Scoring summary Q2 CIN Breech 20 yard field goalCIN 3–0
Q2 CIN Pickens 95 yard punt return (Breech kick)CIN 10–0
Q2 GB Jacke 37 yard field goalCIN 10–3
Q3 CIN Ball 17 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)CIN 17–3
Q4 GB Buckley 58 yard punt return (Jacke kick)CIN 17–10
Q4 CIN Breech 34 yard field goal CIN 20–10
Q4 GB Sharpe 5 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick)CIN 20–17
Q4 CIN Breech 41 yard field goal CIN 23–17
Q4 GB Taylor 35 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick)GB 24–23
[6]
Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
3
0 0 0
3
• Packers
0
10 0 7
17
Date: September 27Location: Lambeau FieldReferee: Howard RoeTV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 7 3
10
• Falcons
14
0 3 7
24
Date: October 4Location: Georgia Dome
Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 3 3
6
• Browns
3
0 7 7
17
Date: October 18Location: Cleveland Stadium Referee: Bob McElweeTV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Hank Stram
Week 8 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
3
17 3 7
30
Packers
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 25Location: Lambeau Field
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
10 3 7
27
Lions
3
0 10 0
13
Date: November 1Location: Pontiac Silverdome Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jerry MarkbreitTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen
Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
7 0 0
7
• Giants
6
7 0 14
27
Date: November 8Location: Giants Stadium Referee: Larry NemmersTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross
Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
0 7 14
24
• Packers
0
14 0 13
27
Date: November 15Location: Milwaukee County Stadium Referee: Gerald AustinTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and George Starke
Week 12 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
10
0 0 7
17
Bears
3
0 0 0
3
Date: November 22Location: Soldier Field Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 56,170TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Scoring summary Q1 CHI Butler 36 yard field goalCHI 3–0
Q1 GB Jacke 39 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q1 GB Sharpe 49 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick)GB 10–3
Q4 GB Favre 5 yard run (Jacke kick) GB 17–3
[7]
Week 13 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
7
0 7 0
14
• Packers
3
6 37
46
Date: November 29Location: Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 14 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
10 0 0
10
• Packers
14
21 0 3
38
Date: December 6Location: Milwaukee County StadiumReferee: Bob McElweeTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen
Week 15 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
0
3 6 7
16
Oilers
0
0 7 7
14
Date: December 13Location: Astrodome Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Ed HochuliTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
Week 16 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
7
3 3 0
13
• Packers
0
28 0 0
28
Date: December 20Location: Lambeau Field
Week 17 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
7
0 0 0
7
• Vikings
7
13 7 0
27
Date: December 27Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Standings [ ]
NFC Central
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 [ ]
Green Bay Packers
Founded in 1919
Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin
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League: National Football League (1921–present)
Conference: National Football Conference (1970–present)
Division: North Division (2002–present)
† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships