Offseason
Staff
1992 Green Bay Packers staff | Front office - President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
- Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
- Director of Pro Personnel – Jesse Kaye
- Director of College Scouting – John Math
- Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson
Head coaches Offensive coaches | | | Defensive coaches Special teams coaches Strength and conditioning |
Roster
1992 Green Bay Packers roster |
Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Injured Reserve Practice Squad Rookies in italics
47 active, 12 inactive, 3 practice squad |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
1 | September 6 | Minnesota Vikings | L 20–23 (OT) | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 58,617 |
2 | September 13 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–31 | 0–2 | Tampa Stadium | 50,051 |
3 | September 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–23 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 57,272 |
4 | September 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–3 | 2–2 | Lambeau Field | 58,724 |
5 | October 4 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–24 | 2–3 | Georgia Dome | 63,769 |
6 | Bye |
7 | October 18 | at Cleveland Browns | L 6–17 | 2–4 | Cleveland Stadium | 69,268 |
8 | October 25 | Chicago Bears | L 10–30 | 2–5 | Lambeau Field | 59,435 |
9 | November 1 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | 3–5 | Pontiac Silverdome | 60,594 |
10 | November 8 | at New York Giants | L 7–27 | 3–6 | Giants Stadium | 72,038 |
11 | November 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–24 | 4–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,689 |
12 | November 22 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–3 | 5–6 | Soldier Field | 56,170 |
13 | November 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 19–14 | 6–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,347 |
14 | December 6 | Detroit Lions | W 38–10 | 7–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 49,469 |
15 | December 13 | at Houston Oilers | W 16–14 | 8–6 | Astrodome | 57,285 |
16 | December 20 | Los Angeles Rams | W 28–13 | 9–6 | Lambeau Field | 57,796 |
17 | December 27 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–27 | 9–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 61,461 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Brett Favre
In the second game of the 1992 season, the Packers played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers were leading 17–0 at half time when head coach Mike Holmgren benched starting quarterback Don Majkowski and Favre played the second half. On his first regular season play as a Packer, Favre threw a pass which was deflected and caught by himself. Favre was tackled and the completion went for −7 yards. The Packers lost the game 31–3, chalking up only 106 yards passing.
In the third game of the 1992 season, then-starting quarterback Don Majkowski injured a ligament in his ankle against the Cincinnati Bengals, an injury severe enough that he would be out for four weeks. Favre replaced Majkowski for the remainder of the contest. Favre fumbled four times during the course of the game, a performance poor enough that the crowd chanted for Favre to be removed in favor of another Packers backup quarterback at the time, Ty Detmer. However, down 23–17 with 1:07 left in the game, the Packers started an offensive series on their own 8 yard line. Still at the quarterback position, Favre completed a 42-yard pass to Sterling Sharpe. Two plays later, Favre threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining.
The next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers began the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history. The game ended in a 17–3 victory and his passer rating was 144.6. During the season, Favre helped put together a six-game winning streak for the Packers, the longest winning streak for the club since 1965. They ended 9–7 that season, missing the playoffs on their last game. Favre finished his first season as a Packer with 3,227 yards and a quarterback rating of 85.3, helping him to his first Pro Bowl.
Week 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | • Vikings | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 | Packers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | - Date: September 6
- Location: Lambeau Field
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Mike Emrick and Matt Millen
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Week 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | • Buccaneers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | - Date: September 13
- Location: Tampa Stadium
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Mike Emrick and Matt Millen
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Week 3 vs Bengals
Week 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | • Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - Date: September 27
- Location: Lambeau Field
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
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Week 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | • Falcons | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
Week 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | • Browns | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | - Date: October 18
- Location: Cleveland Stadium
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Hank Stram
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Week 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bears | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 30 | Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - Date: October 25
- Location: Lambeau Field
- Referee: Red Cashion
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Week 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Packers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | Lions | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | - Date: November 1
- Location: Pontiac Silverdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen
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Week 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Giants | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 | - Date: November 8
- Location: Giants Stadium
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross
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Week 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | • Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 | - Date: November 15
- Location: Milwaukee County Stadium
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and George Starke
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Week 12
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Packers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | CHI | Butler 36 yard field goal | CHI 3–0 | | Q1 | | GB | Jacke 39 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | | Q1 | | GB | Sharpe 49 yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) | GB 10–3 | | Q4 | | GB | Favre 5 yard run (Jacke kick) | GB 17–3 | |
Week 13
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • Packers | 3 | 6 | 37 | | 46 | - Date: November 29
- Location: Milwaukee County Stadium
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
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Week 14
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | • Packers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 38 | - Date: December 6
- Location: Milwaukee County Stadium
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen
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Week 15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Packers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | - Date: December 13
- Location: Astrodome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
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Week 16
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Rams | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | • Packers | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Week 17
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Vikings | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 | |
Standings
Awards and records
- Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl
- Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302
References