NFL team season
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 saw the emergence of QB Brett Favre and the start of the Packers' success of the 1990s.
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 .[ 1]
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
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
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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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.
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.[ 3] [ 4]
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,[ 4] 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 .[ 5] 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.[ 4]
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.[ 4] 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 .[ 6]
Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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: vs Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
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
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ]
Week Four: Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
3
0
0 0 3
Packers
0
10
0 7 17
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 7 3
10
• Falcons
14
0 3 7
24
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns [ edit ]
Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
0
0
3 3 6
Browns
3
0
7 7 17
at Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio
Date : October 18, 1992Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 38 °F (3 °C), wind 11 mph (18 km/h)TV announcers (CBS) : Jim Nantz and Hank Stram [3]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
GB – Vince Workman – 8 receptions, 84 yards
CLE – Michael Jackson – 4 receptions, 43 yards
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
3
17 3 7
30
Packers
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 25Location: Lambeau FieldReferee: Red Cashion
Week 9: at Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
7
10
3 7 27
Lions
3
0
10 0 13
at Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Date : November 1, 1992Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 60,594TV announcers (CBS) : Tim Ryan and Matt Millen [4]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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
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
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
10
0 0 7
17
Bears
3
0 0 0
3
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]
1
2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
7
0 7 0
14
• Packers
3
6 37
46
Date: November 29Location: Milwaukee County StadiumReferee: Bernie Kukar
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: at Houston Oilers [ edit ]
Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Houston Oilers
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
0
3
6 7 16
Oilers
0
0
7 7 14
at Astrodome , Houston, Texas
Date : December 13, 1992Game time : 7:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 57,285TV announcers (EPSN ) : Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann [5]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
7
3 3 0
13
• Packers
0
28 0 0
28
Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302
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