1995 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1995 11–5 1st NFC Central Green Bay Packers, Inc. Bob Harlan Mike Holmgren Sherman Lewis Fritz Shurmur Ron Wolf Lambeau Field Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Falcons) 37–20Won Divisional Playoffs(at 49ers) 27–17Lost NFC Championship(at Cowboys) 27–38 QB Brett FavreTE Mark ChmuraDE Reggie White Packers seasons The 1995 season was the Green Bay Packers' 75th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 77th overall. The Packers finished with an 11–5 record in the regular season and won the NFC Central, their first division title since 1982. In the playoffs, the Packers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 37–20 at home and the defending champion San Francisco 49ers 27–17 on the road before losing to the Dallas Cowboys 38–27 in the NFC Championship Game. http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995 1995 NFL Standings NFL.com 2007-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070203063424/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995 3 February 2007 live Packers' quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three straight MVP awards he would win. http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/ List of APMVP winners sportsline.com 2007-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013100515/http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/ 2007-10-13 dead This was the first season that the Packers played home games exclusively at Lambeau Field, after playing part of their home slate at Milwaukee County Stadium since 1953. After losing their home opener to St. Louis, the Packers would win an NFL-record 25 consecutive home games between the rest of 1995 and early in 1998. Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Jim McMahon (Browns) OLB Bryce Paup (Bills)WR Mark Ingram Sr. (Dolphins) DT Don Davey (Jaguars)LB Joe Kelly (Rams) SS Tim Hauck (Broncos)TE Keith Jackson (Dolphins) QB Mark Brunell (Jaguars)QB T. J. Rubley (Rams) TE Ed West (Eagles)TE Jeff Thomason (Bengals) DT Matt Brock (Jets)C Mike Arthur (Patriots) CB Terrell Buckley (Dolphins)LS Mike Bartrum (Chiefs) WR Milt Stegall (Bengals) 1995 expansion draft 1995 NFL expansion draft + Green Bay Packers selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team611Mark WilliamsLinebackerJacksonville Jaguars2141Marcus WilsonRunning backJacksonville Jaguars2753Reggie CobbRunning backJacksonville Jaguars NFL draft 1995 NFL draft With their third pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future All-Pro fullback William Henderson, 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 a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/ William Henderson player card Packers.com 2007-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070125061826/http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/ 2007-01-25 dead 1995 Green Bay Packers 1 32 Craig Newsome Cornerback Arizona State yes 3 65 Darius Holland Defensive tackle Colorado yes 3 66 William Henderson Fullback North Carolina yes yes 3 73 Brian Williams Linebacker Southern California yes 3 90 Antonio Freeman Wide receiver Virginia Tech yes yes 4 117 Jeff Miller Offensive tackle Mississippi 5 160 Jay Barker Quarterback Alabama 5 170 Travis Jervey Running back Citadel yes yes 6 173 Charlie Simmons Wide receiver Georgia Tech 7 230 Adam Timmerman Guard South Dakota State yes yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1995_draft.htm 1995 Green Bay Packers Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com February 22, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLee BectonRunning backNotre DameMatthew DorsettCornerbackSouthernStephen HenleyLinebackerMankato StateJoe NedneyKickerSan Jose StateOscar WilsonDefensive tackleCal State Northridge Staff 1995 Green Bay Packers President and chief executive officer – Bob Harlan Executive vice-president and general manager – Ron Wolf Vice-president of administration and Chief Financial Officer – Mike Reinfeldt Director of pro personnel – Ted Thompson Director of college scouting – John Math Pro personnel assistant – Reggie McKenzie Pro personnel assistant – John Schneider Head coach – Mike Holmgren Offensive coordinator – Sherman Lewis Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci Running backs – Harry Sydney Wide receivers – Gil Haskell Offensive line – Tom Lovat Assistant offensive line/tight ends – Andy Reid Offensive Assistant/quality control – Marty Mornhinweg Defensive coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Jim Lind Defensive backs/secondary – Bob Valesente Defensive assistant/quality control – Johnny Holland Special teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston Assistant strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Green Bay Packers 1995 Official Media Guide 5–29 Administration and Coaching Staff 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 1995 Green Bay Packers  4 Brett Favre  9 Jim McMahon 18 Doug Pederson 34 Edgar Bennett 30 William Henderson American football y FB 32 Travis Jervey y 25 Dorsey Levens 29 Marcus Wilson American football 84 Bucky Brooks 87 Robert Brooks American football 86 Antonio Freeman y 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 80 Charles Jordan American football 85 Terry Mickens 81 Anthony Morgan born 1967 89 Mark Chmura 88 Keith Jackson tight end 83 Jeff Thomason 50 Mike Arthur C 71 Gary Brown offensive lineman LT 72 Earl Dotson RT 76 Harry Galbreath G 65 Lindsay Knapp G 75 Ken Ruettgers LT 73 Aaron Taylor American football, born 1972 G 63 Adam Timmerman y G 52 Frank Winters C 93 Gilbert Brown DT 91 Shannon Clavelle y DE 90 Darius Holland y DT 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 64 John Jurkovic DT 94 Bob Kuberski DT 97 Matt LaBounty DE 92 Reggie White DE 98 Gabe Wilkins DE 54 Bernardo Harris MLB 57 Joe Kelly American football MLB 53 George Koonce OLB 59 Wayne Simmons American football OLB 55 Fred Strickland MLB 51 Brian Williams linebacker y OLB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 45 Keith Crawford CB 23 Matthew Dorsett y CB 33 Doug Evans American football CB 22 Lenny McGill CB 28 Roderick Mullen y CB 21 Craig Newsome y CB 39 Mike Prior FS 31 George Teague FS 17 Craig Hentrich P 13 Chris Jacke K 48 Mike Bartrum TE IR 11 Ty Detmer QB IR 67 Paul Hutchins American football LT IR 70 Jeff Miller American football y RT IR 38 Brian Satterfield FB IR 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad -- Robert Bass OLB no 46 Reggie Holt y S 10 Mike McCoy American football coach y QB 20 Charlie Simmons y WR no Regular season The Packers finished with an 11–5 record, clinching the NFC Central crown by a slim 1-game margin over the Detroit Lions. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 St. Louis Rams L 14–17 0–1 Lambeau Field 60,104 2 September 11, 1995 at Chicago Bears W 27–24 1–1 Soldier Field 64,855 3 September 17 New York Giants W 14–6 2–1 Lambeau Field 60,117 4 September 24 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–14 3–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 66,744 5 Bye 6 October 8 at Dallas Cowboys L 24–34 3–2 Texas Stadium 64,806 7 October 15 Detroit Lions W 30–21 4–2 Lambeau Field 60,302 8 October 22 Minnesota Vikings W 38–21 5–2 Lambeau Field 60,332 9 October 29 at Detroit Lions L 16–24 5–3 Pontiac Silverdome 73,462 10 November 5 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–27 5–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,839 11 November 12 Chicago Bears W 35–28 6–4 Lambeau Field 59,996 12 November 19 at Cleveland Browns W 31–20 7–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,388 13 November 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–13 8–4 Lambeau Field 59,218 14 December 3 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–10 9–4 Lambeau Field 60,318 15 December 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–13 (OT) 9–5 Tampa Stadium 67,557 16 December 16, 1995 at New Orleans Saints W 34–23 10–5 Louisiana Superdome 50,132 17 December 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–19 11–5 Lambeau Field 60,649 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs St. Louis Rams Green Bay Packers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Green Bay Packers VS St. Louis Rams September 3, 1995 12:00 p.m. CST Rams 0 7 7 3 Packers 0 0 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 60,104 Overcast, 69 F C FOX Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 29/51, 299 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT STL – Chris Miller – 19/30, 166 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 10 rushes, 21 yards STL – Leonard Russell – 10 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers GB – Mark Chmura – 7 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD STL – Isaac Bruce – 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD Week 2: at Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears September 11, 1995 7:00 p.m. CST Packers 14 10 3 0 Bears 0 7 7 10 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 59,679 Overcast, 57 F C ABC Al Michaels (Play by Play), Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf (Color Commentators), Lynn Swann (Sideline) First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 21/37, 312 yards, 3 TD, INT CHI – Erik Kramer – 15/25, 162 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 30 rushes, 96 yards CHI – Robert Green – 10 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers GB – Robert Brooks – 8 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD CHI – Curtis Conway – 3 receptions, 63 yards Week 3: vs New York Giants Green Bay Packers 1995 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary September 17 12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 3 0 3 Packers 7 7 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 60,117 Partly cloudy, 57 F C Johnny Grier Fox Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter GB – Mark Ingram 11-yard pass from Brett Favre (Craig Hentrich kick), 10:10. Packers 7–0. Second quarter GB – Robert Brooks 19-yard pass from Brett Favre (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:06. Packers 14–0. NYG – Brad Daluiso 37-yard field goal, 5:46. Packers 14–3. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 3:21. Packers 14–6. Top passers NYG – Dave Brown – 23/50, 199 yards, INT GB – Brett Favre – 14/25, 141 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 86 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 23 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers NYG – Mike Sherrard – 7 receptions, 74 yards GB – Robert Brooks – 5 receptions, 47 yards, TD Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars Green Bay Packers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Green Bay Packers September 24, 1995 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST Packers 0 10 7 7 Jaguars 0 0 0 14 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 66,744 Overcast, 74 F C TNT Verne Lundquist and Pat Haden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 20/30, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT JAX – Mark Brunell – 16/29, 156 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 21 rushes, 66 yards JAX – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers GB – Anthony Morgan – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD JAX – Willie Jackson – 7 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD Week 11: vs Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Green Bay Packers VS Chicago Bears November 12, 1995 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 7 14 7 0 Packers 14 7 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,996 Overcast, 49 F C FOX Dick Stockton, Matt Millen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Erik Kramer – 23/38, 318 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre – 25/33, 336 yards, 5 TD Top rushers CHI – Robert Green – 16 rushes, 68 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 3 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers CHI – Curtis Conway – 6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD GB – Robert Brooks – 6 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD thumb|right|180px|Packers playing the Bears On November 12th Standings Postseason Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game Site NFL.comrecap Wild Card December 31, 1995 Atlanta Falcons (6) W 37–20 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap Divisional January 6, 1996 at San Francisco 49ers (2) W 27–17 2–0 Candlestick Park Recap NFC Championship January 14, 1996 at Dallas Cowboys (1) L 27–38 2–1 Texas Stadium Recap Awards and records Brett Favre, NFL MVP Brett Favre, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2012-08-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm 2009-06-19 Brett Favre, Offense, UPI NFC Player of the Year Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Selection Brett Favre, All-Pro Selection Brett Favre, National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Average Yards per Completion: 7.7 Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passer Rating (99.5)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450 Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes: 38 Brett Favre, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (4,413 yards) Reggie White, Defense, UPI NFC Player of the Year Reggie White, NFC Pro Bowl Selection Milestones Brett Favre, 1st NFL Season with 4,000 Passing Yards References 30em External links 1995 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Category:NFC Central championship seasons Green Bay Packers