1991 Green Bay Packers season

The 1991 Green Bay Packers season was their 73rd season overall and their 71st in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–12 record under coach Lindy Infante, earning them fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division and costing Infante his job. The Packers would not lose another home game to the Lions until the 2015 season.

1991 Green Bay Packers season
President	Bob Harlan
General manager	Tom Braatz Ron Wolf
Head coach	Lindy Infante
Home stadium	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

1991 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Vinnie Clark	Cornerback	Ohio State
2	35	Esera Tuaolo	Defensive tackle	Oregon State
3	67	Don Davey	Defensive end	Wisconsin
3	81	Chuck Webb	Running back	Tennessee
5	135	Jeff Fite	Punter	Memphis State
6	149	Walter Dean	Running back	Grambling State
6	164	Joe Garten	Center	Colorado
7	169	Frank Blevins	Linebacker	Oklahoma
7	176	Reggie Burnette	Linebacker	Houston
8	203	Johnny Walker	Wide receiver	Texas
9	229	Dean Witkowski	Linebacker	North Dakota
10	262	Rapier Porter	Tight end	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
11	289	J. J. Wierenga	Defensive end	Central Michigan
12	316	Linzy Collins	Wide receiver	Missouri
Made roster

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Undrafted free agents

1991 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Steve Cromer	Guard	Washington State
Brad Daluiso	Kicker	UCLA
Mike Finn	Defensive end	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Art Greathouse	Running back	Arizona
Mark McCutcheon	Safety	Tennessee State
Rob Nita	Wide receiver	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Billy Ray	Quarterback	Duke
Reggie Stewart	Linebacker	Mississippi State

Personnel

Staff

1991 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan Executive Vice President of Football Operations – 1.Tom Braatz 2. Ron Wolf Head coaches Head coach – Lindy Infante Offensive coaches Offensive backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Wayne "Buddy" Geis Tight ends – Virgil Knight Offensive line – Charlie Davis Assistant offensive line – Joe Clark

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Hank Bullough Defensive line – Greg Blache Outside linebackers – Dick Moseley Defensive backs – Dick Jauron Special teams coaches Special teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Russ Riederer

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Roster

1991 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Blair Kiel  7 Don Majkowski 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs (RB) 32 Steve Avery FB 42 Walter Dean FB 39 Darrell Thompson FB 33 Keith Woodside 46 Vince Workman Wide receivers (WR) 82 Erik Affholter 81 Perry Kemp 85 Jeff Query 84 Sterling Sharpe 87 Clarence Weathers 88 Charles Wilson Tight ends (TE) 80 Jackie Harris 86 Ed West

Offensive linemen (OL) 51 Blair Bush C 63 James Campen C 78 Louis Cheek T 72 Steve Gabbard T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 77 Tony Mandarich T 57 Rich Moran G 71 Reggie Singletary G 70 Keith Uecker G Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Lester Archambeau DE 62 Matt Brock DE 93 Robert Brown DE 99 Don Davey DE 92 John Jurkovic NT 98 Esera Tuaolo NT

Linebackers (LB) 90 Tony Bennett OLB 55 Reggie Burnette ILB 56 Burnell Dent ILB 50 Johnny Holland ILB 91 Brian Noble ILB 54 Scott Stephen OLB Defensive backs (DB) 36 LeRoy Butler CB 26 Chuck Cecil FS 25 Vinnie Clark CB 21 Joe Fuller CB 24 Tim Hauck SS 44 Jerry Holmes CB 47 Roland Mitchell CB 37 Mark Murphy SS Special teams (ST) 13 Chris Jacke K 16 Paul McJulien P

Practice squad  6 Jeff Bridewell QB 60 Gene Cullinane C 49 Jerry Evans TE 28 Doug Lloyd RB 19 Johnny Walker WR 47 active, 9 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 67 Billy Ard G (IR) 58 Joe Garten C (IR) 59 Kurt Larson LB (IR) 96 Shawn Patterson DE (IR) 95 Bryce Paup OLB (IR) 31 Allen Rice RB (IR) 75 Ken Ruettgers LT (IR) 45 Vai Sikahema RB (IR) 30 Chuck Webb RB (IR) Rookies in italics

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 3	New England Patriots	W 28–7	1–0	Lambeau Field
2	August 10	at New Orleans Saints	L 20–31	1–1	Louisiana Superdome
3	August 17	Buffalo Bills	W 35–24	2–1	Camp Randall Stadium
4	August 24	Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–19 (OT)	2–2	Lambeau Field

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 1	Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–20	0–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	September 8	at Detroit Lions	L 14–23	0–2	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
3	September 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 15–13	1–2	Lambeau Field	Recap
4	September 22	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–16	1–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
5	September 29	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–23	1–4	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
6	October 6	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–20	1–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 17	Chicago Bears	L 0–10	1–6	Lambeau Field	Recap
9	October 27	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–0	2–6	Tampa Stadium	Recap
10	November 3	at New York Jets	L 16–19 (OT)	2–7	The Meadowlands	Recap
11	November 10	Buffalo Bills	L 24–34	2–8	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
12	November 17	Minnesota Vikings	L 21–35	2–9	Lambeau Field	Recap
13	November 24	Indianapolis Colts	W 14–10	3–9	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
14	December 1	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31–35	3–10	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	Recap
15	December 8	at Chicago Bears	L 13–27	3–11	Soldier Field	Recap
16	December 15	Detroit Lions	L 17–21	3–12	Lambeau Field	Recap
17	December 21	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–7	4–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	0	7	20
Packers	0	0	3	0	3

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 1, 1991
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 37-yard field goal – Eagles 3–0 PHI – Keith Byars 32-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick) – Eagles 10–0 PHI – Roger Ruzek 40-yard field goal – Eagles 13–0 Third quarter GB – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal – Eagles 13–3 Fourth quarter PHI – Fred Barnett 75-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick) – Eagles 20–3 Top passers PHI – Jim McMahon – 17/25, 257 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT GB – Don Majkowski – 16/42, 201 Yds, 3 INT Top rushers PHI – Thomas Sanders – 23 Rush, 52 Yds GB – Darrell Thompson – 6 Rush, 16 Yds Top receivers PHI – Keith Byars – 8 Rec, 111 Yds, TD GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 Rec, 70 Yds

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week Two: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	7	0	14
Lions	7	3	10	3	23

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 43,132
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough and Irv Cross
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DET – Barry Sanders 4-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 7–0. Second quarter GB – Vince Workman 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Tied 7–7. DET – Eddie Murray 41-yard field goal. Lions 10–7. Third quarter DET – Willie Green 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 17–7. DET – Eddie Murray 27-yard field goal. Lions 20–7. GB – Don Majkowski 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 20–14. Fourth quarter DET – Eddie Murray 36-yard field goal. Lions 23–14. Top passers GB – Don Majkowski – 20/28, 185 yards, INT DET – Rodney Peete – 25/38, 271 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Darrell Thompson – 14 rushes, 45 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 18 rushes, 42 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Perry Kemp – 8 receptions, 66 yards DET – Robert Clark – 10 receptions, 143 yards

Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Three: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	3	10	13
Packers	0	5	0	10	15

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 15, 1991
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), wind 14 mph (23 km/h)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TB – Vinny Testaverde – 19/30, 278 yards, TD, INT GB – Don Majkowski – 20/39, 258 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Robert Wilson – 3 rushes, 28 yards GB – Allen Rice – 10 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers TB – Willie Drewrey – 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 95 yards

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Six: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	3	3	20
Packers	0	3	7	7	17

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: October 6, 1991
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
• TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 31/41, 287 yards, TD GB – Blair Kiel – 18/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 32 rushes, 122 yards GB – Vince Workman – 6 rushes, 22 yards Top receivers DAL – Jay Novacek – 11 receptions, 121 yards, TD GB – Sterling Sharpe – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	3	0	7	10
Packers	7	0	7	0	14

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: November 24, 1991
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 28 °F (−2.2 °C), relative humidity 80%, wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn), wind chill 16 °F (−8.9 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – Jeff George – 21/40, 184 yards, TD, INT GB – Mike Tomczak – 5/17, 50 yards Top rushers IND – Ken Clark – 19 rushes, 51 yards GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers IND – Bill Brooks – 10 receptions, 70 yards, TD GB – Jackie Harris – 1 reception, 19 yards

Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Sixteen: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	0	0	14	21
Packers	7	3	0	7	17

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 10 °F (−12 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,881
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
• Box score

Game information

First quarter GB – Vince Workman 30-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 7–0. DET – Robert Clark 19-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter GB – Chris Jacke 23-yard field goal. Packers 10–7. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DET – Robert Clark 3-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 14–10. DET – Mel Gray 78-yard punt return (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 21–10. GB – Vince Workman 12-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 21–17. Top passers DET – Erik Kramer – 14/29, 131 yards, 2 TD GB – Mike Tomczak – 18/40, 207 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Barry Sanders – 27 rushes, 85 yards GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers DET – Mike Farr – 7 receptions, 59 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Detroit Lions	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	339	295	W6
(4) Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	7–1	9–3	299	269	L1
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	3–5	8–6	301	306	L1
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	3–5	3–9	273	313	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	0	.188	1–7	2–10	199	365	W1