1994 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1994 9–7 2nd NFC Central Ron Wolf Green Bay Packers, Inc. Bob Harlan Mike Holmgren Sherman Lewis Fritz Shurmur Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Lions) 16–12Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Cowboys) 9–35 WR Sterling SharpeDE Reggie WhiteLB Bryce Paup Packers seasons The 1994 season was the Green Bay Packers' 74th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 76th overall. The Packers finished with a 9–7 record for their third straight winning season. 1994 marked the first of 8 seasons in which Packers' quarterback Brett Favre would throw more than 30 touchdown passes.http://www.packers.com/team/players/favre_brett/ Brett Favre player card Packers.com 2007-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070207041444/http://www.packers.com/team/players/favre_brett/ 2007-02-07 dead It also marked the second season in which he started all 16 games for the Packers, starting a record-breaking starting streak which would continue throughout his career. This was the final season that the Packers played at Milwaukee County Stadium; they played home games exclusively at Lambeau beginning in 1995. Three Packers had the distinction of being named to the NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team: Reggie White, Don Hutson, and Ray Nitschke.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 401 After defeating the Detroit Lions 16–12 in the NFC Wild Card Game, the season ended in a 35–9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game. http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1994 1994 NFL Standings NFL.com 2007-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070203123421/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1994 3 February 2007 live Offseason Additions SubtractionsDE Sean Jones (Oilers) G Doug Widell (Lions)TE Reggie Johnson (Broncos) OLB Tony Bennett (Colts)RB Reggie Cobb (Buccaneers) P Bryan Wagner (Chargers)G Guy McIntyre (49ers) TE Jackie Harris (Buccaneers)DT Steve McMichael (Bears) LB Fred Strickland (Vikings) WR Curtis Duncan (Oilers) 1994 NFL draft With their first selection (16th overall) in the 1994 NFL draft, the Packers tabbed offensive tackle Aaron Taylor.http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers NFL.com 2007-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB 2007-01-29 dead 1994 Green Bay Packers 1 16 Aaron Taylor Offensive tackle Notre Dame yes 3 84 LeShon Johnson Running back Northern Illinois yes 4 126 Gabe Wilkins Defensive end Gardner–Webb yes 5 146 Terry Mickens Wide receiver Florida A&M yes 5 149 Dorsey Levens Running back Georgia Tech yes yes 6 169 Jay Kearney Wide receiver West Virginia no 6 175 Ruffin Hamilton Linebacker Tulane yes 6 181 Bill Schroeder Wide receiver Wisconsin–La Crosse no 6 190 Paul Duckworth Linebacker Connecticut no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1994 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRandy BiermanDefensive tackleIllinoisVictor BrownSafetyTennesseeJohnny CoxWide receiverFort LewisCharlie DeanTight endFloridaDaryl FrazierWide receiverFloridaReggie HoltStrong SafetyWisconsinLenny McGillCornerbackArizona StateLamark ShackerfordDefensive tackleWisconsinKurt WarnerQuarterbackNorthern IowaMark WilliamsLinebackerOhio StateJeff WilnerTight EndWesleyan Staff 1994 Green Bay Packers President/chief executive officer – Bob Harlan Executive vice-president/general manager – Ron Wolf Director of pro personnel – Ted Thompson Director of college scouting – John Math Pro personnel assistant – Reggie McKenzie Head coach – Mike Holmgren Offensive coordinator – Sherman Lewis Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci Running backs – Gil Haskell Wide receivers – Jon Gruden Offensive line – Tom Lovat Assistant offensive line/Tight Ends – Andy Reid Defensive coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive backs/Secondary – Dick Jauron Defensive assistant/quality control – Jim Lind Special teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com December 26, 2013 December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ dead Roster 1994 Green Bay Packers  8 Mark Brunell 11 Ty Detmer  4 Brett Favre 34 Edgar Bennett FB 32 Reggie Cobb 42 LeShon Johnson y 25 Dorsey Levens y 26 Darrell Thompson 29 Marcus Wilson American football 87 Robert Brooks American football 80 Charles Jordan American football 88 Terry Mickens y 81 Anthony Morgan born 1967 84 Sterling Sharpe 89 Mark Chmura 82 Reggie Johnson American football 86 Ed West American football 83 Jeff Wilner y 71 Gary Brown offensive lineman y LT 72 Earl Dotson RT 63 Jamie Dukes C 76 Harry Galbreath G 70 Charles Hope American football G 67 Paul Hutchins American football RT 62 Guy McIntyre G 75 Ken Ruettgers LT 68 Joe Sims American football RT 52 Frank Winters C 94 Matt Brock American football player DT 99 Don Davey DT 78 Tommy Fagan y DE 90 Steve McMichael DT 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 64 John Jurkovic DT 92 Reggie White DE 98 Gabe Wilkins y DE 58 Ruffin Hamilton y OLB 53 George Koonce OLB 95 Bryce Paup OLB 59 Wayne Simmons American football OLB 55 Fred Strickland MLB 51 Mark Williams American football y OLB 56 James Willis American football MLB 27 Terrell Buckley CB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 33 Doug Evans American football CB 30 Corey Harris American football CB 24 Tim Hauck SS 37 Keshon Johnson CB 39 Mike Prior FS 31 George Teague FS 35 Ray Wilson American football y S 17 Craig Hentrich P 13 Chris Jacke K 93 Gilbert Brown DT IR 40 Charlie Dean American football TE IR -- Bob Kuberski DT Military 97 Matt LaBounty DE IR 85 Ron Lewis wide receiver WR/Retired IR 22 Lenny McGill y CB IR 47 Roland Mitchell CB IR 73 Aaron Taylor American football, born 1972 y G PUP 23 Sammy Walker American football CB IR 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad 69 Ethan Albright y LS 54 Bernard Carter American football y OLB 18 Jay Kearney y WR 19 Bill Schroeder wide receiver y WR Regular season The Packers finished 9–7, 2nd place in the NFC Central division, 1 game behind the 10–6 Warren Moon-led Minnesota Vikings. Via a better head-to-head record versus the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears and a better conference record versus the New York Giants, Green Bay clinched the first wild card spot in the NFC. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 Minnesota Vikings W 16–10 1–0 Lambeau Field 59,487 2 September 11 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 55,011 3 September 18 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–13 1–2 Veterans Stadium 63,922 4 September 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–3 2–2 Lambeau Field 58,551 5 October 2 at New England Patriots L 16–17 2–3 Foxboro Stadium 57,522 6 October 9 Los Angeles Rams W 24–17 3–3 Lambeau Field 58,911 7 Bye 8 October 20 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–13 (OT) 3–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,041 9 October 31 at Chicago Bears W 33–6 4–4 Soldier Field 47,381 10 November 6 Detroit Lions W 38–30 5–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,995 11 November 13 New York Jets W 17–10 6–4 Lambeau Field 58,307 12 November 20 at Buffalo Bills L 20–29 6–5 Rich Stadium 79,029 13 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–42 6–6 Texas Stadium 64,597 14 December 4 at Detroit Lions L 31–34 6–7 Pontiac Silverdome 76,338 15 December 11 Chicago Bears W 40–3 7–7 Lambeau Field 57,927 16 December 18 Atlanta Falcons W 21–17 8–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,885 17 December 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–19 9–7 Tampa Stadium 65,076 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 vs Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1994 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers September 4, 1994 12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 0 0 3 7 Packers 3 10 0 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,487 Overcast, 58 F C Fox Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIN – Warren Moon – 20/37, 166 yards, 3 INT GB – Brett Favre – 22/36, 185 yards, 1 TD Top rushers MIN – Terry Allen – 11 rushes, 33 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 16 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers MIN – Jake Reed – 4 receptions, 42 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD The Packers kicked off the season at home against their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, and came away with a 16–10 victory to improve to 1–0. Week 9: at Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1994 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears October 31, 1994 7:00 p.m. CST Packers 0 14 7 12 Bears 0 0 0 6 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 47,381 Overcast, 49 F C Howard Roe ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, and Lynn Swann First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Steve Walsh – 16/25, 140 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre – 6/15, 82 yards, 1 TD Top rushers CHI – Lewis Tillman – 15 rushes, 51 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 26 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Curtis Conway – 3 receptions, 49 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 3 receptions, 43 yards Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers 1994 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys November 24, 1994 3:00 p.m. CST Packers 7 10 7 7 Cowboys 0 6 19 17 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,597 Overcast, 47 F C Fox Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 27/40, 257 yards, 4 TD DAL – Jason Garrett – 15/26, 311 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Reggie Cobb – 9 rushes, 17 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 32 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 9 receptions, 122 yards, 4 TD DAL – Alvin Harper – 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD Week 16 vs. Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers 1994 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers December 18, 1994 12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 3 6 0 8 Packers 14 0 0 7 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 54,885 Overcast, 33 F C Gary Lane Fox Joe Buck and Tim Green First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – Bobby Hebert – 20/41, 221 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre – 29/44, 321 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Craig Heyward – 21 rushes, 77 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 13 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers ATL – Andre Rison – 6 receptions, 95 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 8 receptions, 101 yards Ironically, the Packers, led by Brett Favre, who was a former Atlanta Falcons member, closed Milwaukee County Stadium by beating the Falcons. Standings Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Wild Card December 31, 1994 Detroit Lions W 16–12 Lambeau Field 58,125 Divisional January 8, 1995 at Dallas Cowboys L 35–9 Texas Stadium 64,745 Playoffs summary NFC Wild Card Game: VS Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Game: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary Lions 0 0 3 9 Packers 7 3 3 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST 31 °F °C, partly cloudy ABC Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Lesley Visser Gary Lane 58,125 Awards and honors Don Hutson, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team Ray Nitschke, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team Reggie White, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team References Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green