1995 Green Bay Packers season
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1995 Green Bay Packers season
| 1995 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Mike Holmgren | ||||||
| Home field | Lambeau Field | ||||||
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| Record | 11–5 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won NFC Wild Card Won NFC Divisional Playoff Lost NFC Championship (Dallas Cowboys) |
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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.
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Offseason
1995 NFL draft
With their 3rd 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]
| Round | Sel# | Player | Pos. | College |
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| 1 | 32 | Craig Newsome | DB | Arizona State |
| 3 | 65 | Darius Holland | DT | Colorado |
| 3 | 66 | William Henderson | FB | North Carolina |
| 3 | 73 | Brian Williams | OLB | Southern California |
| 3 | 90 | Antonio Freeman | WR | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | 117 | Jeff Miller | T | Mississippi |
| 5 | 160 | Jay Barker | QB | Alabama |
| 5 | 170 | Travis Jervey | RB | Citadel |
| 6 | 173 | Charlie Simmons | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 230 | Adam Timmerman | G | South Dakota State |
Personnel
Staff
| 1995 Green Bay Packers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster
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 |
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| 1 | September 3, 1995 | St. Louis Rams | L 17-14 |
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| 2 | September 11, 1995 | at Chicago Bears | W 27-24 |
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| 3 | September 17, 1995 | New York Giants | W 14-6 |
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| 4 | September 24, 1995 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24-14 |
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| 5 | Bye | |||
| 6 | October 8, 1995 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 34-24 |
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| 7 | October 15, 1995 | Detroit Lions | W 30-21 |
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| 8 | October 22, 1995 | Minnesota Vikings | W 38-21 |
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| 9 | October 29, 1995 | at Detroit Lions | L 24-16 |
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| 10 | November 5, 1995 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27-24 |
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| 11 | November 12, 1995 | Chicago Bears | W 35-28 |
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| 12 | November 19, 1995 | at Cleveland Browns | W 31-20 |
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| 13 | November 26, 1995 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 35-13 |
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| 14 | December 3, 1995 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 24-10 |
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| 15 | December 10, 1995 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13-10 (OT) |
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| 16 | December 16, 1995 | at New Orleans Saints | W 34-23 |
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| 17 | December 24, 1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-19 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 404 | 314 |
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 436 | 336 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 392 | 360 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 412 | 385 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 238 | 335 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Wildcard | December 31, 1995 | Atlanta Falcons | W 37-20 |
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| Division | January 6, 1996 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27-17 |
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| Conference Championship | January 14, 1996 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 38-27 |
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Awards and records
- Brett Favre, NFL MVP
- Brett Favre, Bert Bell Award[6]
- 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) [7]
- 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
- ^ a b "1995 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ "List of APMVP winners". sportsline.com. http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ "NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ "William Henderson player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070125061826/http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Buffalo | Cincinnati | Denver | Arizona | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Indianapolis | Cleveland | Kansas City | Dallas | Detroit | Carolina | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | NY Giants | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Jacksonville | San Diego | Philadelphia | Minnesota | St. Louis | ||
| NY Jets | Pittsburgh | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | ||
| 1995 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXX | |||||||
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