1992 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1992 9–7 2nd NFC Central Bob Harlan Mike Holmgren Sherman Lewis Ray Rhodes Ron Wolf Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify QB Brett FavreWR Sterling SharpeFS Chuck Cecil Packers seasons The 1992 season was the Green Bay Packers' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 74th overall. 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 would be a turning point for the Packers, as the team saw the emergence of QB Brett Favre and the start of the Packers' success of the 1990s. Offseason On December 22, 1991, the Packers fired Lindy Infante after four seasons. On January 11, 1992, the Packers hired Mike Holmgren as their new head coach. Holmgren came from the San Francisco 49ers, where he served as quarterbacks coach under Bill Walsh and offensive coordinator under George Seifert.Mike Holmgren https://pro-football-history.com/coach/187/mike-holmgren-bio Pro Football History.com Pro Football History.com 10 September 2023 Additions SubtractionsQB Brett Favre (Falcons) C Blair Bush (Rams)OT Joe Sims (Falcons) QB Blair Kiel (Falcons)C Frank Winters (Chiefs) QB Mike Tomczak (Browns)FB Buford McGee (Rams) S Mark Murphy (retirement)OT Harvey Salem (Broncos) LB Scott Stephen (Rams)S Adrian White (Giants) WR Charles Wilson (Buccaneers)OT Tootie Robbins (Cardinals) RB Keith Woodside (Cowboys)WR Sanjay Beach (49ers) RB Vai Sikahema (Eagles)RB Marcus Wilson (Raiders) WR Erik Affholter (Chargers)RB Harry Sydney (49ers) WR Jeff Query (Bengals)RB Greg Bell (Raiders) LB Reggie Burnette (Buccaneers)CB Lewis Billups (Bengals) WR Kitrick Taylor (Chargers) DE Andre Townsend (Broncos) C David Viaene (Patriots) LB Jeff Brady (Steelers) NFL draft 1992 Green Bay Packers 1 5 Terrell Buckley Cornerback Florida State yes 2 34 Mark D'Onofrio Linebacker Penn State yes 3 62 Robert Brooks Wide receiver South Carolina yes 4 103 Edgar Bennett Running back Florida State yes 5 119 Dexter McNabb Fullback Florida yes 5 130 Orlando McKay Wide receiver Washington no 6 157 Mark Chmura Tight end Boston College yes yes 7 190 Chris Holder Wide receiver Tuskegee no 9 230 Ty Detmer Quarterback BYU yes 9 240 Shazzon Bradley Defensive tackle Tennessee 10 257 Andrew Oberg Offensive tackle North Carolina 11 287 Gabe Mokuwah Linebacker American 12 314 Brett Collins Linebacker Washington yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeSebastian BarrieDefensive EndLibertyAnthony BookerOffensive TackleIndiana StateJon LauscherLinebackerUW–La Crosse Staff 1992 Green Bay Packers 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 Coach – Mike Holmgren 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 Coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive Line – Greg Blache 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 1992 Green Bay Packers 11 Ty Detmer y  4 Brett Favre  7 Don Majkowski 34 Edgar Bennett y 45 Dexter McNabb y FB 42 Harry Sydney FB 39 Darrell Thompson 29 Marcus Wilson American football 82 Sanjay Beach 87 Robert Brooks American football y 81 Corey Harris American football, born 1969 y 85 Ron Lewis wide receiver 84 Sterling Sharpe 80 Jackie Harris 88 Darryl Ingram 86 Ed West American football 63 James Campen C 71 Cecil Gray American football LT 65 Ron Hallstrom G 61 Tom Neville guard G 73 Tootie Robbins RT 75 Ken Ruettgers LT 68 Joe Sims American football RT 52 Frank Winters G 74 Lester Archambeau DE 94 Matt Brock American football player DE 93 Robert Brown American football, born 1960 DE 99 Don Davey DE 92 John Jurkovic NT 98 Alfred Oglesby NT 90 Tony Bennett American football OLB 51 Jeff Brady ILB 55 Brett Collins y ILB 56 Burnell Dent OLB 53 George Koonce ILB 91 Brian Noble American football ILB 95 Bryce Paup OLB 27 Terrell Buckley y CB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 21 Carl Carter CB 26 Chuck Cecil FS 25 Vinnie Clark CB 24 Tim Hauck FS 47 Roland Mitchell CB 38 Adrian White American football SS 13 Chris Jacke K  9 Bryan Wagner American football P 67 Sebastian Barrie y DE IR 89 Mark Chmura y TE IR 90 Mark D'Onofrio y OLB IR 58 Joe Garten G IR 43 Charles Henry American football TE IR 50 Johnny Holland ILB IR 77 Tony Mandarich RT NF-Ill. 23 Dave McCloughan CB IR 83 Orlando McKay y WR IR 57 Rich Moran G IR 96 Shawn Patterson American football DE IR 72 Harvey Salem RT IR 46 Vince Workman RB IR 47 active, 13 inactive, 3 practice squad 60 Terry Beauford G 69 Martin Hochertz y DE 20 Chris Holder wide receiver y WR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Minnesota Vikings L 20–23 (OT) 0–1 Lambeau Field 58,617https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199209060gnb.htm Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - September 6th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 2 September 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–31 0–2 Tampa Stadium 50,051https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199209130tam.htm Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 13th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 3 September 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–23 1–2 Lambeau Field 57,272https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199209200gnb.htm Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers - September 20th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 4 September 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–3 2–2 Lambeau Field 58,724https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199209270gnb.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers - September 27th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 5 October 4 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–24 2–3 Georgia Dome 63,769https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199210040atl.htm Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons - October 4th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 6 Bye 7 October 18 at Cleveland Browns L 6–17 2–4 Cleveland Stadium 69,268https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199210180cle.htm Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns - October 18th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 8 October 25 Chicago Bears L 10–30 2–5 Lambeau Field 59,435https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199210250gnb.htm Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - October 25th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 9 November 1 at Detroit Lions W 27–13 3–5 Pontiac Silverdome 60,594https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211010det.htm Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions - November 1st, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 10 November 8 at New York Giants L 7–27 3–6 Giants Stadium 72,038https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211080nyg.htm Green Bay Packers at New York Giants - November 8th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 11 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–24 4–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,689https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211150gnb.htm Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers - November 15th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 12 November 22 at Chicago Bears W 17–3 5–6 Soldier Field 56,170https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211220chi.htm Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - November 22nd, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 13 November 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 19–14 6–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,347https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211290gnb.htm Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - November 29th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 14 December 6 Detroit Lions W 38–10 7–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,469https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212060gnb.htm Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers - December 6th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 15 December 13 at Houston Oilers W 16–14 8–6 Astrodome 57,285https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212130oti.htm Green Bay Packers at Houston Oilers - December 13th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 16 December 20 Los Angeles Rams W 28–13 9–6 Lambeau Field 57,796https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212200gnb.htm Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers - December 20th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 17 December 27 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–27 9–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,461https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212270min.htm Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings - December 27th, 1992 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 16, 2026 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.http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/gamedata.htm?dy=13&mth=9&yr=1992&tm=TAM&lg=NFL NFL Box Score for 9/13/1992 Databasefootball.com 2007-02-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071225101734/http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/gamedata.htm?dy=13&mth=9&yr=1992&tm=TAM&lg=NFL 2007-12-25 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=359903 Favre bursts onto the NFL scene in 1992 McGinn Bob Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2005-10-01 2007-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133201/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=359903 September 29, 2007 dead 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, 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.http://www.lasalle.edu/collegian/sports/articles/06/oct11/brett_favre.html La Salle University article on Brett Favre Lasalle.edu 2007-02-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927020103/http://www.lasalle.edu/collegian/sports/articles/06/oct11/brett_favre.html 2007-09-27 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. 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. 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.http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=GNB&yr=1992&lg=nfl 1992 Green Bay Packers Databasefootball.com 2007-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20070206140057/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=GNB&yr=1992&lg=nfl 6 February 2007 usurped Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers September 6, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 0 10 3 7 3 Packers 7 3 0 10 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 68 F, wind 9 mph on Johnny Grier CBS Mike Emrick and Matt Millen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIN – Rich Gannon – 21/44, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT GB – Don Majkowski – 27/38, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Terry Allen – 12 rushes, 140 yards GB – Vince Workman – 25 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers MIN – Steve Jordan – 4 receptions, 77 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers September 13, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 0 0 3 0 Buccaneers 14 3 7 7 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 80 F, wind 10 mph on Johnny Grier CBS Mike Emrick and Matt Millen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Don Majkowski – 10/15, 75 yards, 1 INT TAM – Vinny Testaverde – 22/25, 363 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Vince Workman – 7 rushes, 36 yards TAM – Reggie Cobb – 10 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 8 receptions, 62 yards TAM – Mark Carrier – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers September 20 12:00 p.m. CST Bengals 0 10 7 6 Packers 0 3 0 21 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 57,272 Clear, 56 F C Dick Hantak NBC Jim Lampley and Ahmad Rashad Box Score, Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter CIN – Jim Breech 20-yard field goal, 9:44. Bengals 3–0. CIN – Carl Pickens 95-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 6:55. Bengals 10–0. GB – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal, 0:36. Bengals 10–3. Third quarter CIN – Eric Ball 17-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 2:21. Bengals 17–3. Fourth quarter GB – Terrell Buckley 58-yard punt return (Chris Jacke kick), 12:43. Bengals 17–10. GB – Sterling Sharpe 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 10:49. Tie 17–17. CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 8:05. Bengals 20–17. CIN – Jim Breech 41-yard field goal, 2:07. Bengals 23–17. GB – Kitrick Taylor 35-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 0:13. Packers 24–23. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 11/23, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – Brett Favre – 22/39, 289 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN – Harold Green – 21 rushes, 101 yards GB – Vince Workman – 14 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers CIN – Tim McGee – 3 receptions, 43 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers September 27, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST Steelers 3 0 0 0 Packers 0 10 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 57 F, wind 12 mph on Howard Roe NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 16/41, 224 yards GB – Brett Favre – 14/16, 210 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – Barry Foster – 12 rushes, 117 yards GB – Vince Workman – 26 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers PIT – Dwight Stone – 5 receptions, 101 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 2 receptions, 93 yards, TD Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons Packers 0 0 7 3 Falcons 14 0 3 7 October 4 Georgia Dome Gordon McCarter Week 7: at Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns October 18, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Packers 0 0 3 3 Browns 3 0 7 7 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 38 F, wind 11 mph on Bob McElwee CBS Jim Nantz and Hank Stram First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 20/33, 223 yards CLE – Mike Tomczak – 13/21, 158 yards Top rushers GB – Vince Workman – 10 rushes, 30 yards CLE – Kevin Mack – 19 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Vince Workman – 8 receptions, 84 yards CLE – Michael Jackson – 4 receptions, 43 yards Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears Bears 3 17 3 7 Packers 0 10 0 0 October 25 Lambeau Field Red Cashion Week 9: at Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions November 1, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Packers 7 10 3 7 Lions 3 0 10 0 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan None (played indoors) 60,594 Jerry Markbreit CBS Tim Ryan and Matt Millen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 22/37, 212 yards, 2 TD DET – Rodney Peete – 14/28, 148 yards Top rushers GB – Vince Workman – 23 rushes, 101 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 12 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD DET – Brett Perriman – 5 receptions, 67 yards Week 10: at New York Giants Packers 0 7 0 0 Giants 6 7 0 14 November 8 Giants Stadium Larry Nemmers Dick Stockton and Randy Cross CBS Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 3 0 7 14 Packers 0 14 0 13 November 15 Milwaukee County Stadium Gerald Austin James Brown and George Starke CBS Week 12: at Chicago Bears Packers 10 0 0 7 Bears 3 0 0 0 November 22 Soldier Field 12:00 p.m. CST 56,170 Tom White Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS yes Q1 CHI Butler 36 yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q1 GB Jacke 39 yard field goal Tie 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. 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Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buccaneers 7 0 7 0 Packers 3 6 3 7 November 29 Milwaukee County Stadium Bernie Kukar Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions Lions 0 10 0 0 Packers 14 21 0 3 December 6 Milwaukee County Stadium Bob McElwee Tim Ryan and Matt Millen CBS Week 15: at Houston Oilers Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Houston Oilers December 13, 1992 7:00 p.m. CST Packers 0 3 6 7 Oilers 0 0 7 7 Astrodome, Houston, Texas None (played indoors) 57,285 Ed Hochuli ESPN Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 19/30, 155 yards, TD, INT HOU – Cody Carlson – 25/36, 330 yards, 2 INT Top rushers GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 30 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD HOU – Curtis Duncan – 6 receptions, 100 yards Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams Rams 7 3 3 0 Packers 0 28 0 0 December 20 Lambeau Field Gordon McCarter Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 17: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Viking December 27, 1992 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 7 0 0 0 Vikings 7 13 7 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota None (played indoors) 61,461 Dale Hamer CBS Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 23/35, 187 yards, 3 INT MIN – Sean Salisbury – 20/33, 292 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 2 rushes, 18 yards MIN – Terry Allen – 10 rushes, 100 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 45 yards MIN – Steve Jordan – 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD Standings Awards and records Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302 References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green