1995 Green Bay Packers season

1995 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Mike Holmgren
General Manager	Ron Wolf
Home Field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	11–5
Place	1st NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Won NFC Wild Card (Falcons) 37-20; Won NFC Divisional Playoff (49ers) 27-17; Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 38-27
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1994	1996

The 1995 Green Bay Packers season was their 77th season overall and their 75th in the National Football League. The Packers obtained an 11–5 mark in the regular season and won the NFC Central, their first division title since 1972. In the playoffs, the Packers defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home and the defending champion San Francisco 49ers on the road before losing to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game.^[1] Packers' quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three such awards he would win.^[2] 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	Subtractions
QB Jim McMahon (Browns)	LB Bryce Paup (Bills)
WR Mark Ingram (Dolphins)	DT Don Davey (Jaguars)
LB Joe Kelly (Rams)	RB Reggie Cobb (Jaguars)
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)
TE/LS Mike Bartrum (Chiefs)	SS Tim Hauck (Broncos)

1995 Expansion Draft[]

Green Bay Packers selected during the Expansion Draft
Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
6	11	Mark Williams	Linebacker	Jacksonville Jaguars
21	41	Marcus Wilson	Running back	Jacksonville Jaguars
27	53	Reggie Cobb	Running back	Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL Draft[]

With their third pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future All-Pro fullback William Henderson,^[3] a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Green Bay Packers draft
1	32	Craig Newsome	Cornerback	Arizona State
3	65	Darius Holland	Defensive tackle	Colorado
3	66	William Henderson *	Fullback	North Carolina
3	73	Brian Williams	Linebacker	Southern California
3	90	Antonio Freeman *	Wide receiver	Virginia Tech
4	117	Jeff Miller	Offensive tackle	Mississippi
5	160	Jay Barker	Quarterback	Alabama
5	170	Travis Jervey *	Running back	Citadel
6	173	Charlie Simmons	Wide receiver	Georgia Tech
7	230	Adam Timmerman *	Guard	South Dakota State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted Free Agents[]

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Bernardo Harris	Linebacker	North Carolina

Staff[]

1995 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Executive Vice President and General Manager – Ron Wolf
Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer – Mike Reinfeldt
Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson
Director of College Scouting – John Math
Pro Personnel Assistant – Reggie McKenzie
Pro Personnel Assistant – John Schneider

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Holmgren

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci
Running Backs – Harry Sydney
Wide Receivers – Gil Haskell
Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Andy Reid
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Marty Mornhinweg

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur
Defensive Line – Larry Brooks
Linebackers – Jim Lind
Defensive Backs/Secondary – Bob Valesente
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Johnny Holland

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin

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Roster[]

1995 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

34 Edgar Bennett
30 William Henderson FB
32 Travis Jervey
42 LeShon Johnson
25 Dorsey Levens
29 Marcus Wilson

Wide receivers

87 Robert Brooks
86 Antonio Freeman
82 Mark Ingram
80 Charles Jordan
85 Terry Mickens
81 Anthony Morgan

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

50 Mike Arthur C
71 Gary Brown T
72 Earl Dotson T
76 Harry Galbreath G
75 Ken Ruettgers T
68 Joe Sims T
73 Aaron Taylor G
63 Adam Timmerman G
52 Frank Winters C

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

54 Bernardo Harris OLB
57 Joe Kelly MLB
53 George Koonce OLB
59 Wayne Simmons OLB
55 Fred Strickland MLB
51 Brian Williams OLB

Defensive backs

36 LeRoy Butler SS
45 Keith Crawford FS
23 Matthew Dorsett CB
33 Doug Evans CB
22 Lenny McGill CB
28 Roderick Mullen CB
21 Craig Newsome CB
39 Mike Prior SS
31 George Teague FS

Special teams

13 Chris Jacke K
17 Craig Hentrich P

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

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.^[1]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	St. Louis Rams	L 17–14	60,104
2	September 11, 1995	at Chicago Bears	W 27–24	64,855
3	September 17, 1995	New York Giants	W 14–6	60,117
4	September 24, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–14	66,744
5	Bye
6	October 8, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34–24	64,806
7	October 15, 1995	Detroit Lions	W 30–21	60,302
8	October 22, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 38–21	60,332
9	October 29, 1995	at Detroit Lions	L 24–16	73,462
10	November 5, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–24	62,839
11	November 12, 1995	Chicago Bears	W 35–28	59,996
12	November 19, 1995	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–20	55,388
13	November 26, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–13	59,218
14	December 3, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–10	60,318
15	December 10, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–10 (OT)	67,557
16	December 16, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	W 34–23	50,132
17	December 24, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–19	60,649

Game summaries[]

Week 1[]

Week 2[]

Brett Favre 21/37, 312 Yds
Robert Brooks 8 Rec, 161 Yds

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Standings[]

NFC Central
view · talk · edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	404	314
Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	436	336
Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	392	360
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	412	385
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	238	335

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 31, 1995	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–20	60,453
Division	January 6, 1996	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–17	69,311
Conference Championship	January 14, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	L 38–27	65,135

Awards and records[]

Brett Favre, NFL MVP
Brett Favre, Bert Bell Award^[9]
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) ^[10]
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[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "1995 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070203063424/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ "List of APMVP winners". sportsline.com. http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
↑ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ "William Henderson player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125061826/http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ "1995 Green Bay Packers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1995_draft.htm. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
↑ "Administration and Coaching Staff". Green Bay Packers 1995 Official Media Guide. pp. 5–29.
↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

External links[]

1995 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com

1995 NFL seasonv · d · e
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	Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
	Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
	NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
1995 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXX

[1995standings-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "1995 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070203063424/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[apmvp-2] "List of APMVP winners". sportsline.com. http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

[1995draft-3] "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[whenderson-4] "William Henderson player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125061826/http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[5] "1995 Green Bay Packers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1995_draft.htm. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[6] "Administration and Coaching Staff". Green Bay Packers 1995 Official Media Guide. pp. 5–29.

[7] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[8] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

[10] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

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