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. Packers' quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three straight MVP awards he would win. 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 SubtractionsQB Jim McMahon (Browns) OLB 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) WR Milt Stegall (Bengals)
1995 expansion draft
+ Green Bay Packers selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team611Mark WilliamsLinebackerJacksonville Jaguars2141Marcus WilsonRunning backJacksonville Jaguars2753Reggie CobbRunning backJacksonville Jaguars
NFL draft
With their third pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future All-Pro fullback William Henderson, a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.
Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLee BectonRunning backNotre DameMatthew DorsettCornerbackSouthernStephen HenleyLinebackerMankato StateJoe NedneyKickerSan Jose StateOscar WilsonDefensive tackleCal State Northridge
Staff
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.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 St. Louis Rams L 14–17 0–1 Lambeau Field 60,104 2 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 9–5 Tampa Stadium 67,557 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: at Chicago Bears
Week 3: vs New York Giants
Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 11: vs Chicago Bears
Standings
Postseason Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game Site NFL.comrecap 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 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)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 450 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