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1994 Green Bay Packers season
OwnerGreen Bay Packers, Inc.
General managerRon Wolf
PresidentBob Harlan
Head coachMike Holmgren
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Lions) 16–12
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Cowboys) 9–35

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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Offseason

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Additions Subtractions
DE 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

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With their first selection (16th overall) in the 1994 NFL draft, the Packers tabbed offensive tackle Aaron Taylor.[4]

1994 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Aaron Taylor  Offensive tackle Notre Dame
3 84 LeShon Johnson  Running back Northern Illinois
4 126 Gabe Wilkins  Defensive end Gardner–Webb
5 146 Terry Mickens  Wide receiver Florida A&M
5 149 Dorsey Levens *  Running back Georgia Tech
6 169 Jay Kearney  Wide receiver West Virginia
6 175 Ruffin Hamilton  Linebacker Tulane
6 181 Bill Schroeder  Wide receiver Wisconsin–La Crosse
6 190 Paul Duckworth  Linebacker Connecticut
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted Free Agents

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1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Randy Bierman Defensive tackle Illinois
Victor Brown Safety Tennessee
Johnny Cox Wide receiver Fort Lewis
Charlie Dean Tight end Florida
Daryl Frazier Wide receiver Florida
Reggie Holt Strong Safety Wisconsin
Lenny McGill Cornerback Arizona State
Lamark Shackerford Defensive tackle Wisconsin
Kurt Warner Quarterback Northern Iowa
Mark Williams Linebacker Ohio State
Jeff Wilner Tight End Wesleyan

Staff

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1994 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

  • 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 coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

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1994 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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The Packers finished 9–7, 2nd place in the NFC Central division, 1 game behind the 10–6 Warren Moon-led Minnesota Vikings.[3] 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.[3]

Schedule

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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

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Week 1 vs Minnesota Vikings

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Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 3710
Packers 3 10 0316

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

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

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Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 14 71233
Bears 0 0 066

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 16 vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 6 0817
Packers 14 0 0721

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 18, 1994
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,885
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck and Tim Green
  • [3]
Game information

Standings

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NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 .625 356 314 W1
(4) Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 382 287 W3
(5) Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 357 342 L1
(6) Chicago Bears 9 7 0 .563 271 307 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 251 351 L1

Playoffs

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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

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NFC Wild Card Game: VS Detroit Lions

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NFC Wild Card Game: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 3912
Packers 7 3 3316

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Awards and honors

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  • Don Hutson, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
  • Ray Nitschke, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
  • Reggie White, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brett Favre player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 401
  3. ^ a b c "1994 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  4. ^ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  5. ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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