1995 Green Bay Packers season

1995 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
General manager	Ron Wolf
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won NFC Wild Card (Falcons) 37-20 Won NFC Divisional Playoff (49ers) 27-17 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 38-27

The 1995 Green Bay Packers season was the 77th in the club's history. The Packers obtained an 11–5 mark in the regular season and won the NFC Central, their first division title since 1972. In the playoffs, the Packers defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home and the defending champion San Francisco 49ers on the road before losing to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game.^[1] Packers' quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three such awards he would win.^[2] 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

NFL Draft

With their third pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future All-Pro fullback William Henderson,^[3] a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.^[4]

1995 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	32	Craig Newsome	Cornerback	Arizona State
3	65	Darius Holland	Defensive tackle	Colorado
3	66	William Henderson *	Fullback	North Carolina
3	73	Brian Williams	Linebacker	Southern California
3	90	Antonio Freeman *	Wide receiver	Virginia Tech
4	117	Jeff Miller	Offensive tackle	Mississippi
5	160	Jay Barker	Quarterback	Alabama
5	170	Travis Jervey *	Running back	Citadel
6	173	Charlie Simmons	Wide receiver	Georgia Tech
7	230	Adam Timmerman *	Guard	South Dakota State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1995 Green Bay Packers staff
	Front office 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 coaches Head Coach – Mike Holmgren Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci Running Backs – Harry Sydney Wide Receivers – Gil Haskell Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Reid Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Marty Mornhinweg			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive Line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Jim Lind Defensive Backs – Bob Valesente Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Johnny Holland Special teams coaches Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Barry Rubin

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Roster

1995 Green Bay Packers roster
	Quarterbacks 11 Ty Detmer  4 Brett Favre  9 Jim McMahon 12 T. J. Rubley Running backs 34 Edgar Bennett 30 William Henderson FB 32 Travis Jervey 42 LeShon Johnson 25 Dorsey Levens 29 Marcus Wilson Wide receivers 87 Robert Brooks 86 Antonio Freeman 82 Mark Ingram 80 Charles Jordan 85 Terry Mickens 81 Anthony Morgan		Tight ends 48 Mike Bartrum 89 Mark Chmura 88 Keith Jackson 83 Jeff Thomason 49 Jeff Wilner Offensive linemen 50 Mike Arthur C 71 Gary Brown T 72 Earl Dotson T 76 Harry Galbreath G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 68 Joe Sims T 73 Aaron Taylor G 63 Adam Timmerman G 52 Frank Winters C		Defensive linemen 93 Gilbert Brown DT 91 Shannon Clavelle DE 90 Darius Holland DT 96 Sean Jones DE 64 John Jurkovic DT 94 Bob Kuberski DT 97 Matt LaBounty DE 92 Reggie White DE 98 Gabe Wilkins DE Linebackers 54 Bernardo Harris OLB 57 Joe Kelly MLB 53 George Koonce OLB 59 Wayne Simmons OLB 55 Fred Strickland MLB 51 Brian Williams OLB		Defensive backs 36 LeRoy Butler SS 45 Keith Crawford CB/FS 23 Matthew Dorsett CB 33 Doug Evans CB 22 Lenny McGill CB 28 Roderick Mullen CB 21 Craig Newsome CB 39 Mike Prior SS 31 George Teague FS Special teams 13 Chris Jacke K 17 Craig Hentrich P Rookies in italics

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.^[1]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	St. Louis Rams	L 17–14	60,104
2	September 11, 1995	at Chicago Bears	W 27–24	64,855
3	September 17, 1995	New York Giants	W 14–6	60,117
4	September 24, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–14	66,744
5	Bye
6	October 8, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34–24	64,806
7	October 15, 1995	Detroit Lions	W 30–21	60,302
8	October 22, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 38–21	60,332
9	October 29, 1995	at Detroit Lions	L 24–16	73,462
10	November 5, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–24	62,839
11	November 12, 1995	Chicago Bears	W 35–28	59,996
12	November 19, 1995	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–20	55,388
13	November 26, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–13	59,218
14	December 3, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–10	60,318
15	December 10, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–10 (OT)	67,557
16	December 16, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	W 34–23	50,132
17	December 24, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–19	60,649

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 14 10 3 0 27 Bears 0 7 7 10 24 Date: September 11 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 64,855 Game weather: 57°F; wind 6 TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (Play by Play), Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf (Color Commentators), Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 GB Brooks 5 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GB 7–0 Q1 GB Morgan 15 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GB 14–0 Q2 GB Brooks 99 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GB 21–0 Q2 CHI Salaam 1 yard run (Butler kick) GB 21–7 Q2 GB Hentrich 32 yard field goal GB 24–7 Q3 GB Hentrich 39 yard field goal GB 27–7 Q3 CHI Flanigan 2 yard pass from Kramer (Butler kick) GB 27–14 Q4 CHI Salaam 8 yard run (Butler kick) GB 27–21 Q4 CHI Butler 20 yard field goal GB 27–24

• Brett Favre 21/37, 312 Yds
• Robert Brooks 8 Rec, 161 Yds

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	404	314	W2
^(5) Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	436	336	W7
Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	392	360	W2
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	412	385	L2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	238	335	L2

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 31, 1995	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–20	60,453
Division	January 6, 1996	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–17	69,311
Conference Championship	January 14, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	L 38–27	65,135

Awards and records

• Brett Favre, NFL MVP
• Brett Favre, Bert Bell Award^[9]
• 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) ^[10]
• 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

1. "1995 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
2. "List of APMVP winners". sportsline.com. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
3. "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
4. "William Henderson player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
5. "1995 Green Bay Packers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
6. "Administration and Coaching Staff". Green Bay Packers 1995 Official Media Guide. pp. 5–29.
7. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
8. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15.
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
10. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

External links

• 1995 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com