1995 Green Bay Packers season

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.^[1] Packers' quarterback Brett Favre (who had the best season of his entire career) 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

Additions	Subtractions
QB Jim McMahon (Browns)	LB 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)

1995 Expansion Draft

Green Bay Packers selected during the Expansion Draft

Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
6	11	Mark Williams	Linebacker	Jacksonville Jaguars
21	41	Marcus Wilson	Running back	Jacksonville Jaguars
27	53	Reggie Cobb	Running back	Jacksonville Jaguars

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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Undrafted Free Agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Lee Becton	Running back	Notre Dame
Matthew Dorsett	Cornerback	Southern
Stephen Henley	Linebacker	Mankato State
Joe Nedney	Kicker	San Jose State

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 Offensive line – Tom Lovat Assistant offensive line/tight ends – Andy Reid Offensive Assistant/quality control – Marty Mornhinweg

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Jim Lind Defensive backs/secondary – Bob Valesente Defensive assistant/quality control – Johnny Holland Special teams coaches Special teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston Assistant strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin

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Roster

1995 Green Bay Packers roster

	Quarterbacks  4 Brett Favre  9 Jim McMahon 18 Doug Pederson Running backs 34 Edgar Bennett 30 William Henderson FB 32 Travis Jervey 25 Dorsey Levens 29 Marcus Wilson Wide receivers 84 Bucky Brooks 87 Robert Brooks 86 Antonio Freeman 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 80 Charles Jordan 85 Terry Mickens 81 Anthony Morgan Tight ends 89 Mark Chmura 88 Keith Jackson 83 Jeff Thomason		Offensive linemen 50 Mike Arthur C 71 Gary Brown T 72 Earl Dotson T 76 Harry Galbreath G 65 Lindsay Knapp G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 73 Aaron Taylor G 63 Adam Timmerman G 52 Frank Winters C/LS 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 MLB 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 23 Matthew Dorsett CB 33 Doug Evans CB 22 Lenny McGill CB 28 Roderick Mullen CB 21 Craig Newsome CB 39 Mike Prior FS 31 George Teague FS Special teams 17 Craig Hentrich P 13 Chris Jacke K		Reserve lists 48 Mike Bartrum TE/LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Ty Detmer QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Paul Hutchins T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Jeff Miller T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 Brian Satterfield FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad -- Robert Bass LB 46 Reggie Holt SS 10 Mike McCoy QB 20 Charlie Simmons WR 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad 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	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3	St. Louis Rams	L 14–17	0–1	Lambeau Field	60,104
2	September 11	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	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

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 (14 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) 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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Week 11: vs Chicago Bears

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	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

Postseason

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL.com recap
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 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

External links

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