1989 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1989 10–6 2nd NFC Central Bob Harlan Lindy Infante Tom Braatz Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify QB Don MajkowskiWR Sterling SharpeFB Brent FullwoodLB Tim HarrisPro Football Reference; 1989 NFL Pro Bowlers Packers seasons The 1989 Green Bay Packers season was their 71st overall and their 69th in the National Football League. The Packers finished with a 10–6 record, their best since 1972, but failed to make the playoffs. The team was often referred to as "The Cardiac Pack" due to several close-game wins. The 1989 Packers hold the NFL record for most one-point victories in a season with four. The team was coached by Lindy Infante and led by quarterback Don Majkowski, who attained his nickname "The Majik Man." Offseason Draft The Green Bay Packers selected Tony Mandarich with their first pick of the 1989 NFL draft, passing on prospects such as Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, and Deion Sanders. Mandarich was a first-team All-American, an Outland Award finalist and a two-time Big Ten Lineman of the Year. Mandarich would later hold out most of the preseason, playing most of the regular season on special teams. Four years after signing Mandarich, the Packers cut him. ESPN rated Mandarich as the third biggest sports flop in the past 25 years.ESPN 25 Biggest Sports Flops 1989 NFL draft 1989 Green Bay Packers 1 2 Tony Mandarich Offensive tackle Michigan State yes 3 58 Matt Brock Defensive end Oregon yes 3 74 Anthony Dilweg Quarterback Duke yes 4 87 Jeff Graham Quarterback Long Beach State no 5 124 Jeff Query Wide receiver Millikin yes 5 127 Vince Workman Running back Ohio State yes 6 142 Chris Jacke Kicker UTEP yes yes 7 169 Mark Hall Defensive end Southwestern Louisiana yes 8 198 Thomas King Defensive back Southwestern Louisiana no 8 206 Brian Shulman Punter Auburn no 9 225 Scott Kirby Offensive tackle Arizona State no 10 254 Ben Jessie Cornerback Southwest Texas State no 11 281 Cedric Stallworth Cornerback Georgia Tech no 12 310 Stan Shiver Safety Florida State no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMatt KlassaTackleEastern MichiganTony ThompsonWide receiverTexas A&M Personnel Staff 1989 Green Bay Packers President and chief executive officer – Bob Harlan Executive vice-president of football operations – Tom Braatz Head coach – Lindy Infante Offensive backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Wayne "Buddy" Geis Tight ends – Virgil Knight Offensive line – Charlie Davis Offensive assistant – Joe Clark Defensive coordinator – Hank Bullough Defensive line – Greg Blache Outside linebackers – Dick Moseley Defensive backs – Dick Jauron Special teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning – Virgil Knight 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 1989 Green Bay Packers  8 Anthony Dilweg y 10 Blair Kiel  7 Don Majkowski 27 Herman Fontenot 21 Brent Fullwood 35 Michael Haddix 33 Keith Woodside 46 Vince Workman y 83 Carl Bland 81 Perry Kemp 88 Aubrey Matthews 85 Jeff Query y 84 Sterling Sharpe 80 Clint Didier 89 John Spagnola 86 Ed West American football 67 Billy Ard G 76 Mike Ariey T 51 Blair Bush C 63 James Campen C 65 Ron Hallstrom G 77 Tony Mandarich y T 57 Rich Moran G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 73 Alan Veingrad T 61 Jerry Boyarsky NT 93 Robert Brown American football, born 1960 DE 72 Mark Hall defensive end y DE 79 Bob Nelson defensive tackle NT 68 Blaise Winter DE 59 John Anderson American football OLB 56 Burnell Dent ILB 97 Tim Harris linebacker OLB 50 Johnny Holland ILB 91 Brian Noble American football ILB 54 Scott Stephen OLB 52 Mike Weddington OLB 32 Dave Brown cornerback CB 26 Chuck Cecil FS 23 Tiger Greene SS 24 Van Jakes CB 22 Mark Lee American football CB 37 Mark Murphy safety, born 1958 SS 28 Ron Pitts CB 29 Ken Stills FS 17 Don Bracken P 13 Chris Jacke y K 44 Erik Affholter y WR NF-Inj. 62 Matt Brock American football player y DE IR 60 Dave Croston T IR -- Keith Cupp T DNR 99 John Dorsey American football LB IR 96 Shawn Patterson American football DE IR 70 Keith Uecker T/G IR 47 active, 7 inactive, 5 practice squad 43 Rick Aeilts y TE 36 George Cooper fullback FB 20 Mike McGruder CB 40 Cedric Gordon y WR 39 Stan Shiver y S Regular season Although the Packers failed to make the Playoffs, they recorded their best record since 1972. The Packers finished 10–6, placing them second in the NFC Central. The Minnesota Vikings also finished 10–6, but held the tiebreaker due to a better division record. The team finished with a 10–6 record for their first winning season since the strike shortened the 1982 season. It was also the first club to record 4 1-point victories in a season. The club was 6–2 at home and 4–4 on the road.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266 The Packers offense had success due to a strong passing game, headed by quarterback Don Majkowski. Majkowski finished first in the NFL in passing yards and completions. He earned a bid to the NFL Pro Bowl. Wide receiver Sterling Sharpe finished the season first in receptions, and second in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Sharpe would also earn a bid to the Pro Bowl.1989 League Leaders – NFL https://web.archive.org/web/20041011113850/http://www.profootballreference.com/years/leaders1989.htm 2004-10-11 from Pro-Football-Reference The Herschel Walker trade and the Packers On October 8, 1989, the Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys, featuring star running back Herschel Walker. Four days later, the Cowboys traded Walker to the Minnesota Vikings, the next team on the Packers' schedule. Walker's debut with the Vikings occurred three days after the trade, on October 15, 1989, against the Packers. The Packers faced Walker for a third time during the regular season, on November 26, 1989, when the Packers played the Vikings again. These regular season games between the Packers and Walker occurred in three different cities: Green Bay, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. The Instant Replay game Instant Replay Game On November 5, 1989, the Packers beat the Bears 14–13, but not without controversy. Don Majkowski led the Packers to a comeback and a game-winning touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe with less than a minute left to play. Initially the play was called a touchdown, but line judge Jim Quirk had called a penalty on Majkowski for being beyond the line of scrimmage when he threw the pass. With a nervous and tense crowd at Lambeau Field, the call went up to the instant replay official, Bill Parkinson. Several minutes later the call came down and the touchdown was awarded as recorded by instant replay. The Lambeau faithful and Packer players erupted with joy because it marked the first time since 1984 that the Packers had beaten their long-time rivals. The Packers would later beat the Bears again in the season."Majik" Act Still A Big Hit With Packers Fans https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120627/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/10/05/2/ 2007-09-29 from 10/05/2004 The game was broadcast on CBS with Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts on the call. The last team to beat San Francisco On November 19, 1989, the Packers traveled to Candlestick Park and beat Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. It would be one of only two losses for the 49ers, and the last before the 49ers finished out the season 8–0, including a 55–10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV. In that game, the Packers matched their win total from the previous season (4–12). Although regarded at the time as a fluke, Green Bay would proceed to win 13 of the next 15 contests with San Francisco over the next 21 seasons.See 1989 San Francisco 49ers season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–23 0–1 Lambeau Field 55,650 2 September 17 New Orleans Saints W 35–34 1–1 Lambeau Field 55,809 3 September 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 38–41 1–2 Anaheim Stadium 57,701 4 October 1 Atlanta Falcons W 23–21 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,647 5 October 8 Dallas Cowboys W 31–13 3–2 Lambeau Field 56,656 6 October 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–26 3–3 Metrodome 62,075 7 October 22 at Miami Dolphins L 20–23 3–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,624 8 October 29 Detroit Lions W 23–20 (OT) 4–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,731 9 November 5 Chicago Bears W 14–13 5–4 Lambeau Field 56,556 10 November 12 at Detroit Lions L 22–31 5–5 Pontiac Silverdome 44,324 11 November 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–17 6–5 Candlestick Park 62,219 12 November 26 Minnesota Vikings W 20–19 7–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 55,592 13 December 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–16 8–5 Tampa Stadium 58,120 14 December 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–21 8–6 Lambeau Field 56,694 15 December 17 at Chicago Bears W 40–28 9–6 Soldier Field 44,781 16 December 24 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–10 10–6 Texas Stadium 41,265 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers September 10, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Buccaneers 0 20 3 0 Packers 7 0 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 60 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Jim Nantz and Pat Haden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TAM – Vinny Testaverde – 22/27, 205 yards, TD GB – Don Majkowski – 21/32, 313 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TAM – William Howard – 17 rushes, 67 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 8 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers TAM – Mark Carrier – 6 receptions, 73 yards GB – Keith Woodside – 6 receptions, 49 yards Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers October 1, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 20 3 0 Packers 7 0 7 7 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Overcast, 76 F C Dick Hantak CBS Tim Ryan and Randy Cross First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – Hugh Millen – 20/29, 294 yards, TD, INT GB – Don Majkowski – 19/35, 295 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – John Settle – 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 19 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers ATL – Shawn Collins – 5 receptions, 126 yards GB – Perry Kemp – 5 receptions, 80 yards Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers October 8, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Cowboys 6 7 0 0 Packers 10 7 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 39 F C Jerry Markbreit CBS Tim Brant and Dan Jiggetts First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DAL – Steve Walsh – 18/29, 193 yards, TD, INT GB – Don Majkowski – 21/32, 313 yards, 4 TD Top rushers DAL – Herschel Walker – 12 rushes, 44 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 28 rushes, 119 yards Top receivers DAL – Michael Irvin – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 132 yards, TD Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings October 15, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 7 0 0 7 Vikings 0 17 9 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota None (indoor stadium) CBS Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Don Majkowski – 9/24, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT MIN – Tommy Kramer – 14/24, 172 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Keith Woodside – 3 rushes, 36 yards MIN – Herschel Walker – 18 rushes, 148 yards Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 2 receptions, 82 yards MIN – Hassan Jones – 4 receptions, 68 yards Week 8: vs Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary October 29, 1989 12:00 p.m. CDT Lions 7 3 0 10 0 Packers 3 7 10 0 3 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee 53,731 CBS Tim Ryan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter GB – Chris Jacke 49-yard field goal, 7:58. Green Bay 3–0 Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:18. DET – Richard Johnson 6-yard pass from Rodney Peete, 0:50. Detroit 7–3 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:08. Second quarter DET – Eddie Murray 42-yard field goal, 10:39. Detroit 10–3 Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:12. GB – Jeff Query 4-yard pass from Don Majkowski (Chris Jacke kick good), 0:15. Tied 10–10 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:42. Third quarter GB – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal, 10:46. Green Bay 13–10 Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:14. GB – Sterling Sharpe 2-yard pass from Don Majkowski (Chris Jacke kick good), 4:08. Green Bay 20–10 Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:24. Fourth quarter DET – Eddie Murray 46-yard field goal, 11:36. Green Bay 20–13 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:04. DET – Rodney Peete 14-yard run (Eddie Murray kick good), 3:59. Tied 20–20 Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:55. Overtime GB – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal, 12:46. Green Bay 23–20 Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:03. Top passers GB – Don Majkowski – 29/45, 367 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Rodney Peete – 14/28, 201 yards, TD, INT Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD DET – Richard Johnson – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Brent Fullwood – 12 rushes, 35 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 30 rushes, 184 yards Week 9 vs Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers November 5, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 3 0 10 0 Packers 7 0 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 47 F C Tom Dooley CBS Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 16/30, 203 yards GB – Don Majkowski – 23/40, 299 yards, 2 TDs, INT Top rushers CHI – Neal Anderson – 15 rushes, 58 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers CHI – Brad Muster – 6 receptions, 68 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 2 receptions, 76 yards Week 11 at San Francisco 49ers Green Bay Packers 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary November 19 1:00 p.m. PST Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 62,219 72 °F °C 1 or (Sunny); wind 4 mph km/h knots Dick Hantak CBS Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (color commentator) Packers 7 7 0 7 49ers 7 7 0 3 Pro-Football-Reference.com San Francisco 49ers 2015 Media Guide San Francisco 49ers 456 First quarter GB – Don Majkowski 2 yard rush – (Chris Jacke kick) Packers 7–0 SF – Roger Craig 4 yard pass from Joe Montana – (Mike Cofer kick) Tied 7–7 Second quarter GB – Sterling Sharpe 4 yard pass from Don Majkowski – (Chris Jacke kick) Packers 14–7 SF – Jerry Rice 9 yard pass from Joe Montana – (Mike Cofer kick) Tied 14–14 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter GB – Don Majkowski 8 yard rush – (Chris Jacke kick) Packers 21–14 SF – Mike Cofer 44 yard field goal – Packers 21–17 Top passers GB – Don Majkowski, 18/30, 153 Yds, 1 TD SF – Joe Montana, 30/42, 325 Yds, 2 TDs, 1 Int Top rushers GB – Brent Fullwood, 16 Car, 76 Yds SF – Roger Craig, 8 Car, 41 Yds Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe, 6 Rec, 59 Yds, 1 TD SF – Jerry Rice, 9 Rec, 106 Yds, 1 TD Top tacklers GB - SF - Turnovers GB – 1 SF – 4 Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers December 10, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 21 0 0 Packers 0 3 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 23 F C Jim Tunney NBC Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/19, 203 yards, 2 TD GB – Don Majkowski – 14/34, 123 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 38 rushes, 313 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers KC – Jonathan Hayes – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD GB – Perry Kemp – 3 receptions, 29 yards Week 15 at Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears December 17, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 14 10 6 10 Bears 7 7 14 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Overcast, 8 F C Dick Jorgensen CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Standings Season statistical leaders Passing yards: Don Majkowski 4,318 yards Passing touchdowns: Don Majkowski 27 TDs Rushing yards: Brent Fullwood, 821 yards Rushing touchdowns: Brent Fullwood, 5 TDs Receiving yards: Sterling Sharpe, 1,423 yards Receiving touchdowns: Sterling Sharpe, 12 TDs Points: Chris Jacke, 108 points Kickoff return yards: Vince Workman, 547 yards Punt return yards: Jeff Query, 247 yards Sacks: Tim Harris, 19.5 sacks Interceptions: Dave Brown, 6 interceptions1989 Green Bay Packers Stats obtained 12/03/2006 Awards and records Sterling Sharpe, NFL leader in receptions (90) Sterling Sharpe, second in NFL in receiving yards (1,423) Milestones Don Majkowski, first 4,000 yard passing season Sterling Sharpe, first 1,000 yard receiving season Hall of Fame Inductions In 1989 Packer great Willie Wood was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Zeke Bratkowski and Ron Kostelnik were inducted to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame References 30em External links 1989 Green Bay Packers statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20070425223721/http://www.profootballreference.com/teams/gnb1989.htm 2007-04-25 – Pro-Football-Reference 1989 Green Bay Packers – Database Football Green Bay Packers Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Category:1989 in sports in Wisconsin