1992 Green Bay Packers season

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.

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

• 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 Coach – Mike Holmgren

• Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis

• Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci

• Running Backs – Gil Haskell

• Offensive Line – Tom Lovat

• Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Andy Reid

• Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jon Gruden

• Defensive Coordinator – Ray Rhodes

• Defensive Line – Greg Blache

• Linebackers – Bob Valesente

• Defensive Backs/Secondary – Dick Jauron

• Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Lind

• Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell

• Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston

Roster

47 active, 13 inactive, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• MIN – Rich Gannon – 21/44, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT
• GB – Don Majkowski – 27/38, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
• MIN – Terry Allen – 12 rushes, 140 yards
• GB – Vince Workman – 25 rushes, 89 yards ;Top receivers
• MIN – Steve Jordan – 4 receptions, 77 yards
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• GB – Don Majkowski – 10/15, 75 yards, 1 INT
• TAM – Vinny Testaverde – 22/25, 363 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
• GB – Vince Workman – 7 rushes, 36 yards
• TAM – Reggie Cobb – 10 rushes, 30 yards ;Top receivers
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 8 receptions, 62 yards
• TAM – Mark Carrier – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

;First quarter

• No scoring ;Second quarter
• CIN – Jim Breech 20-yard field goal, 9:44. Bengals 3–0.
• CIN – Carl Pickens 95-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 6:55. Bengals 10–0.
• GB – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal, 0:36. Bengals 10–3. ;Third quarter
• CIN – Eric Ball 17-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 2:21. Bengals 17–3. ;Fourth quarter
• GB – Terrell Buckley 58-yard punt return (Chris Jacke kick), 12:43. Bengals 17–10.
• GB – Sterling Sharpe 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 10:49. Tie 17–17.
• CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 8:05. Bengals 20–17.
• CIN – Jim Breech 41-yard field goal, 2:07. Bengals 23–17.
• GB – Kitrick Taylor 35-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 0:13. Packers 24–23. ;Top passers
• CIN – Boomer Esiason – 11/23, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT
• GB – Brett Favre – 22/39, 289 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
• CIN – Harold Green – 21 rushes, 101 yards
• GB – Vince Workman – 14 rushes, 50 yards ;Top receivers
• CIN – Tim McGee – 3 receptions, 43 yards
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 16/41, 224 yards
• GB – Brett Favre – 14/16, 210 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
• PIT – Barry Foster – 12 rushes, 117 yards
• GB – Vince Workman – 26 rushes, 85 yards ;Top receivers
• PIT – Dwight Stone – 5 receptions, 101 yards
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 2 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• GB – Brett Favre – 20/33, 223 yards
• CLE – Mike Tomczak – 13/21, 158 yards ;Top rushers
• GB – Vince Workman – 10 rushes, 30 yards
• CLE – Kevin Mack – 19 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
• GB – Vince Workman – 8 receptions, 84 yards
• CLE – Michael Jackson – 4 receptions, 43 yards

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 9: at Detroit Lions

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• GB – Brett Favre – 22/37, 212 yards, 2 TD
• DET – Rodney Peete – 14/28, 148 yards ;Top rushers
• GB – Vince Workman – 23 rushes, 101 yards
• DET – Barry Sanders – 12 rushes, 38 yards ;Top receivers
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
• DET – Brett Perriman – 5 receptions, 67 yards

Week 10: at New York Giants

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12: at Chicago Bears

Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 15: at Houston Oilers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• GB – Brett Favre – 19/30, 155 yards, TD, INT
• HOU – Cody Carlson – 25/36, 330 yards, 2 INT ;Top rushers
• GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 30 yards
• HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 54 yards ;Top receivers
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD
• HOU – Curtis Duncan – 6 receptions, 100 yards

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• GB – Brett Favre – 23/35, 187 yards, 3 INT
• MIN – Sean Salisbury – 20/33, 292 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
• GB – Edgar Bennett – 2 rushes, 18 yards
• MIN – Terry Allen – 10 rushes, 100 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 45 yards
• MIN – Steve Jordan – 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Standings

Awards and records

• Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl
• Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com

References

1. "Mike Holmgren". Pro Football History.com.
2. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com.
3. "NFL Box Score for 9/13/1992". Databasefootball.com.
4. McGinn, Bob. (2005-10-01). "Favre bursts onto the NFL scene in 1992". [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]].
5. "1992 Green Bay Packers". Databasefootball.com.
6. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211220chi.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Jan-18.