The 1992 season was the Green Bay Packers' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 74th overall. The team finished with a 9–7 record under new coach Mike Holmgren, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central division. 1992 would be a turning point for the Packers, as the team saw the emergence of QB Brett Favre and the start of the Packers' success of the 1990s.
Offseason On December 22, 1991, the Packers fired Lindy Infante after four seasons. On January 11, 1992, the Packers hired Mike Holmgren as their new head coach. Holmgren came from the San Francisco 49ers, where he served as quarterbacks coach under Bill Walsh and offensive coordinator under George Seifert.
Additions SubtractionsQB Brett Favre (Falcons) C Blair Bush (Rams)OT Joe Sims (Falcons) QB Blair Kiel (Falcons)C Frank Winters (Chiefs) QB Mike Tomczak (Browns)FB Buford McGee (Rams) S Mark Murphy (retirement)OT Harvey Salem (Broncos) LB Scott Stephen (Rams)S Adrian White (Giants) WR Charles Wilson (Buccaneers)OT Tootie Robbins (Cardinals) RB Keith Woodside (Cowboys)WR Sanjay Beach (49ers) RB Vai Sikahema (Eagles)RB Marcus Wilson (Raiders) WR Erik Affholter (Chargers)RB Harry Sydney (49ers) WR Jeff Query (Bengals)RB Greg Bell (Raiders) LB Reggie Burnette (Buccaneers)CB Lewis Billups (Bengals) WR Kitrick Taylor (Chargers) DE Andre Townsend (Broncos) C David Viaene (Patriots) LB Jeff Brady (Steelers)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeSebastian BarrieDefensive EndLibertyAnthony BookerOffensive TackleIndiana StateJon LauscherLinebackerUW–La Crosse
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Minnesota Vikings L 20–23 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: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 9: at Detroit Lions
Week 10: at New York Giants
Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 12: at Chicago Bears
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Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 15: at Houston Oilers
Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
Standings
Awards and records Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302
References
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