1994 Green Bay Packers season

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]

1994 Green Bay Packers season
Owner	Green Bay Packers, Inc.
President	Bob Harlan
General manager	Ron Wolf
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home stadium	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoffs	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Lions) 16–12 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 9–35
← 1993 Packers seasons 1995 →

Offseason

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

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

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

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 Head coach – Mike Holmgren Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sherman Lewis Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci Running backs – Gil Haskell Wide receivers – Jon Gruden Offensive line – Tom Lovat Assistant offensive line/Tight Ends – Andy Reid

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive backs/Secondary – Dick Jauron Defensive assistant/quality control – Jim Lind Special teams coaches Special teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston

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Roster

1994 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Mark Brunell 11 Ty Detmer  4 Brett Favre Running backs (RB) 34 Edgar Bennett FB 32 Reggie Cobb 42 LeShon Johnson 25 Dorsey Levens 26 Darrell Thompson 29 Marcus Wilson Wide receivers (WR) 87 Robert Brooks 80 Charles Jordan 88 Terry Mickens 81 Anthony Morgan 84 Sterling Sharpe Tight ends (TE) 89 Mark Chmura 82 Reggie Johnson 86 Ed West 83 Jeff Wilner

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Gary Brown T 72 Earl Dotson T 63 Jamie Dukes C 76 Harry Galbreath G 70 Charles Hope G 67 Paul Hutchins T 62 Guy McIntyre G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 68 Joe Sims T 52 Frank Winters Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Matt Brock DT 99 Don Davey DT 78 Tommy Fagan DE 90 Steve McMichael DT 96 Sean Jones DE 64 John Jurkovic DT 92 Reggie White DE 98 Gabe Wilkins DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Ruffin Hamilton OLB 53 George Koonce OLB 95 Bryce Paup OLB 59 Wayne Simmons OLB 55 Fred Strickland MLB 51 Mark Williams OLB 56 James Willis MLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Terrell Buckley CB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 33 Doug Evans CB 30 Corey Harris CB 24 Tim Hauck SS 37 Keshon Johnson CB 39 Mike Prior FS 31 George Teague FS 35 Ray Wilson S Special teams (ST) 17 Craig Hentrich P 13 Chris Jacke K

Practice squad 69 Ethan Albright LS 54 Bernard Carter LB 18 Jay Kearney WR 19 Bill Schroeder WR 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad Reserve 93 Gilbert Brown DT (IR) 40 Charlie Dean TE (IR) -- Bob Kuberski DT (Military) 97 Matt LaBounty DE (IR) 85 Ron Lewis (IR) 22 Lenny McGill CB (IR) 47 Roland Mitchell CB (IR) 73 Aaron Taylor G (PUP) 23 Sammy Walker CB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

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

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

Week 1 vs Minnesota Vikings

Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	3	7	10
Packers	3	10	0	3	16

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 4, 1994
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Overcast, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,487
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIN – Warren Moon – 20/37, 166 yards, 3 INT GB – Brett Favre – 22/36, 185 yards, 1 TD Top rushers MIN – Terry Allen – 11 rushes, 33 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 16 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers MIN – Jake Reed – 4 receptions, 42 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

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

Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	14	7	12	33
Bears	0	0	0	6	6

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: October 31, 1994
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Overcast, 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 47,381
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, and Lynn Swann

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Steve Walsh – 16/25, 140 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre – 6/15, 82 yards, 1 TD Top rushers CHI – Lewis Tillman – 15 rushes, 51 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 26 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Curtis Conway – 3 receptions, 49 yards GB – Sterling Sharpe – 3 receptions, 43 yards

Week 16 vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	6	0	8	17
Packers	14	0	0	7	21

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

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – Bobby Hebert – 20/41, 221 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre – 29/44, 321 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Craig Heyward – 21 rushes, 77 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 13 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers ATL – Andre Rison – 6 receptions, 95 yards GB – Edgar Bennett – 8 receptions, 101 yards

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	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

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

NFC Wild Card Game: VS Detroit Lions

NFC Wild Card Game: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	3	9	12
Packers	7	3	3	3	16

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 58,125
• Referee: Gary Lane
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Lesley Visser

Awards and honors

• 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