1994 Green Bay Packers season

1994 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won NFC Wild Card Lost NFC Divisional Playoff (Dallas Cowboys)
Timeline
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The 1994 Green Bay Packers season was the team's 74th in the National Football League. The Packers posted 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. 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. 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. After defeating the Detroit Lions 16-12 in the wild-card round of the playoffs, the season ended in a 35-9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC divisional playoff game.

Offseason

1994 NFL draft

With their first selection (16th overall) in the 1994 NFL draft, the Packers tabbed offensive tackle Aaron Taylor.

1994 NFL Draft selections

Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	16	Aaron Taylor	T	Notre Dame
3	84	LeShon Johnson	RB	Northern Illinois
4	126	Gabe Wilkins	DE	Gardner-Webb
5	146	Terry Mickens	WR	Florida A&M
5	149	Dorsey Levens	RB	Georgia Tech
6	169	Jay Kearney	WR	West Virginia
6	175	Ruffin Hamilton	LB	Tulane
6	181	Bill Schroeder	WR	Wisconsin–La Crosse
6	190	Paul Duckworth	LB	Connecticut

Personnel

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 Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Reid Offensive Line – Tom Lovat			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive Line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive Backs – Dick Jauron Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Lind Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston

Roster

1994 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell  4 Brett Favre Running Backs 34 Edgar Bennett 32 Reggie Cobb 42 LeShon Johnson 25 Dorsey Levens 26 Darrell Thompson 29 Marcus Wilson Wide Receivers 87 Robert Brooks 80 Charles Jordan 85 Ron Lewis 88 Terry Mickens 81 Anthony Morgan 19 Bill Schroeder 84 Sterling Sharpe Tight Ends 89 Mark Chmura 82 Reggie Johnson 86 Ed West 83 Jeff Wilner		Offensive Linemen 71 Gary Brown 72 Earl Dotson 67 Paul Hutchins 75 Ken Ruettgers 68 Joe Sims 70 Charles Hope 62 Guy McIntyre 63 Jamie Dukes 52 Frank Winters Defensive Linemen 96 Sean Jones 92 Reggie White 94 Matt Brock 99 Don Davey 98 Gabe Wilkins 93 Gilbert Brown 90 Steve McMichael 64 John Jurkovic		Linebackers 58 Ruffin Hamilton 53 George Koonce 95 Bryce Paup 59 Wayne Simmons 55 Fred Strickland 51 Mark Williams 56 James Willis Defensive Backs 27 Terrell Buckley 21 Forey Duckett 33 Doug Evans 37 Keshon Johnson 22 Lenny McGill 36 LeRoy Butler 47 Roland Mitchell 30 Corey Harris 24 Tim Hauck 39 Mike Prior 31 George Teague 35 Ray Wilson Special Teams 13 Chris Jacke 17 Craig Hentrich 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. 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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	W 16-10	Lambeau Field	59,487
2	September 11, 1994	Miami Dolphins	L 24-14	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,011
3	September 18, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13-7	Veterans Stadium	63,922
4	September 25, 1994	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30-3	Lambeau Field	58,551
5	October 2, 1994	at New England Patriots	L 17-16	Foxboro Stadium	57,522
6	October 9, 1994	Los Angeles Rams	W 24-17	Lambeau Field	58,911
7	Bye
8	October 20, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13-10 (OT)	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	63,041
9	October 31, 1994	at Chicago Bears	W 33-6	Soldier Field	47,381
10	November 6, 1994	Detroit Lions	W 38-30	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,995
11	November 13, 1994	New York Jets	W 17-10	Lambeau Field	58,307
12	November 20, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	L 29-20	Rich Stadium	79,029
13	November 24, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 42-31	Texas Stadium	64,597
14	December 4, 1994	at Detroit Lions	L 34-31	Pontiac Silverdome	76,338
15	December 11, 1994	Chicago Bears	W 40-3	Lambeau Field	57,927
16	December 18, 1994	Atlanta Falcons	W 21-17	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,885
17	December 24, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34-19	Tampa Stadium	65,076

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	356	314	W1
Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	382	287	W3
Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	357	342	L1
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
Wildcard	December 31, 1994	Detroit Lions	Lambeau Field	W 16-12	58,125
Divisional	January 8, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35-9	Texas Stadium	64,745

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