NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Lester Archambeau 74 DE 6- 4 270 Stanford 3 3 25 16 1990 Draft - 7th round
Sebastian Barrie 67 DE 6- 2 270 Liberty 1 1 22 3 FA - 1992
Sanjay Beach 82 WR 6- 1 194 Colorado State 1 3 26 16 1992 Plan B - SF
Edgar Bennett 34 RB 6- 0 223 Florida State 1 1 23 16 1992 Draft - 4th round
Tony Bennett 90 LB 6- 2 243 Mississippi 3 3 25 16 1990 Draft - 1st round
Lewis Billups 22 CB 5-11 182 North Alabama 1 7 28 5 1992 Plan B - Cin
Jeff Brady 51 LB 6- 1 235 Kentucky 1 2 23 8 1992 Plan B - Pitt
Matt Brock 62 DE 6- 4 290 Oregon 4 4 26 16 1989 Draft - 3rd round
Robert Brooks 87 WR 6- 0 171 South Carolina 1 1 22 16 1992 Draft - 3rd round
Robert Brown 93 DE 6- 2 280 Virginia Tech 11 11 32 16 1982 Draft - 4th round
Terrell Buckley 27 CB 5- 9 174 Florida State 1 1 21 14 1992 Draft - 1st round
LeRoy Butler 36 CB 6- 0 200 Florida State 3 3 24 15 1990 Draft - 2nd round
James Campen 63 C 6- 3 280 Tulane 4 6 28 13 1989 Plan B - N.Orleans
Carl Carter 21 CB 5-11 190 Texas Tech 1 7 28 7 1992 FA - TB (1991)
Chuck Cecil 26 S 6- 0 190 Arizona 5 5 27 16 1988 Draft - 4th round
Vinnie Clark 25 CB 6- 0 194 Ohio State 2 2 23 16 1991 Draft - 1st round
Brett Collins 55 LB 6- 1 226 Washington 1 1 23 11 1992 Draft - 12th round
Don Davey 99 DE 6- 4 280 Wisconsin 2 2 24 9 1991 Draft - 3rd round
Burnell Dent 56 LB 6- 1 238 Tulane 7 7 29 15 1986 Draft - 6th round
Mark D'Onofrio 58 LB 6- 2 235 Penn State 1 1 23 2 1992 Draft - 2nd round
Brett Favre 4 QB 6- 2 220 S. Mississippi 1 2 22 15 1992 Trade - Atlanta
Cecil Gray 71 T 6- 4 292 North Carolina 1 3 24 2 1992 FA - Phil (1991)
Ron Hallstrom 65 G 6- 6 310 Iowa 11 11 33 16 1982 Draft - 1st round
Corey Harris 81 WR 5-11 195 Vanderbilt 1 1 22 10 1992 FA - Houston
Jackie Harris 80 TE 6- 3 243 NE Louisiana 3 3 24 16 1990 Draft - 4th round
Tim Hauck 24 S 5-10 181 Montana 2 3 25 16 1991 Plan B - New Eng
Johnny Holland 50 LB 6- 2 235 Texas A&M 6 6 27 14 1987 Draft - 2nd round
Darryl Ingram 88 TE 6- 3 250 California 1 3 26 16 1992 FA - Cle (1991)
Chris Jacke 13 K 6- 0 197 Texas-El Paso 4 4 26 16 1989 Draft - 6th round
Johnnie Jackson 40 S 6- 1 204 Houston 1 4 25 1 1992 FA - San Francisco
John Jurkovic 92 NT 6- 2 300 Eastern Illinois 2 2 25 16 1991 FA
George Koonce 53 LB 6- 1 238 East Carolina 1 1 23 16 1992 FA
Ron Lewis 85 WR 5-11 180 Florida State 1 2 24 6 1992 FA - San Francisco
Don Majkowski 7 QB 6- 2 203 Virginia 6 6 28 14 1987 Draft - 10th round
Dave McCloughan 23 CB 6- 1 185 Colorado 1 2 25 5 1992 Trade - Ind
Buford McGee 31 RB 6- 0 210 Mississippi 1 9 32 4 1992 FA - Rams (1991)
Paul McJulien 16 P 5-10 210 Jackson State 1 1 27 9 1992 FA
Dexter McNabb 45 FB 6- 1 245 Florida 1 1 23 16 1992 Draft - 5th round
Keith Millard 77 DT 6- 5 268 Washington State 1 7 30 2 1992 FA - Seattle
Roland Mitchell 47 CB 5-11 195 Texas Tech 2 5 28 15 1991 Plan B - Atlanta
Rich Moran 57 G 6- 2 280 San Diego State 8 8 30 8 1985 Draft - 3rd round
Tom Neville 61 G 6- 5 288 Fresno State 4 5 30 8 1992 FA - San Fr (1991)
Brian Noble 91 LB 6- 3 250 Arizona State 8 8 29 13 1985 Draft - 5th round
Danny Noonan 97 NT 6- 4 275 Nebraska 1 6 27 6 1992 FA - Dallas
Alfred Oglesby 98 NT 6- 3 285 Houston 1 3 25 7 1992 FA - Miami
Bryce Paup 95 LB 6- 4 247 Northern Iowa 3 3 24 16 1990 Draft - 6th round
Tootie Robbins 73 T 6- 5 315 East Carolina 1 11 34 15 1992 Trade - Phoenix
Ken Ruettgers 75 T 6- 5 286 USC 8 8 30 16 1985 Draft - 1st round
Harvey Salem 72 T 6- 6 289 California 1 10 31 4 1992 FA - Denver (1991)
Sterling Sharpe 84 WR 5-11 205 South Carolina 5 5 27 16 1988 Draft - 1st round
Joe Sims 68 OL 6- 3 294 Nebraska 1 2 23 15 1992 FA - Atl (1991)
Sports Illustrated
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Packers at Rams
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Packers at Bears
November 22nd
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
JAN 30 - Traded a 1992 6th-round draft choice to PHOENIX for T Tootie Robbins (Draft choice was never sent to Phoenix for undetermined reasons). Signed RB Marcus Wilson off waivers from LA RAIDERS
FEBRUARY 12 - Traded 1992 first-round choice (17th overall, through Phi.; Atlanta then dealt choice to Dallas for 19th selection and fourth-round 1992 choice; Dallas chose CB Kevin Smith with No. 17) to ATLANTA for QB Brett Favre
APRIL 26 - Traded 1992 4th- and 8th-round selections to SAN FRANCISCO for 1992 4th- (RB Edgar Bennett), 5th- (WR Orlando McKay) and 6th-round (TE Mark Chmura) draft choices
APRIL 27 - Traded 1992 7th-round selection to LOS ANGELES RAIDERS for 1992 7th- (WR Chris Holder) and 9th-round (NT Shazzon Bradley) draft choices
AUGUST 19 - Traded a future draft choice to INDIANAPOLIS for CB Dave McCloughan
1992 IN REVIEW
A new coach and one trade turned around the Green Bay Packer franchise. Mike Holmgren was brought in from San Francisco in January, where he was the offensive coordinator,
to turn the team around. In February, GM Ron Wolf traded a first-round draft choice to the Atlanta Falcons for QB Brett Favre. The second-year player replaced Don Majkowski in
Week Three and would remain as Packer quarterback into the next century. WR Sterling Sharpe responded well to the change, by setting an NFL record with 108 receptions.
Chuck Cecil, Johnny Holland and Tony Bennett led the Packer defense, with Bennett racking up 13 1/2 sacks. Having already clinched a winning record, the Packers headed to
Minnesota for the final game of the season. A win was needed to get Green Bay in the playoffs for the first time in ten years, but the Vikings rolled over them 27-7. It was the last
time Green Bay would be denied a playoff berth for several years. (Milwaukee Journal - Brett Favre's First Camp)
END OF THE GORY YEARS - WHERE DID THEY GO?
As Brett Favre, Mike Holmgren, Edgar Bennett and others took over center stage for the Packers in the 1992, they left behind a dismal legacy, known to some as the "Gory Years".
The record was less than stellar, there were some names and characters, who did not share in the Glory Days of the 1990s. What happened to some of those names and
characters?
TOM BRAATZ (General Manager, 1987-1991) - Braatz came to the Packers from Atlanta, where he worked the first 22 years of the franchise's existence. His time in Green Bay
was marked with some bad draft choices and an tense relationship with the fans and media. The Packers hired Mike Reinfeldt as the chief financial officer to take the burden of
negotiating contracts away from Braatz and give him more time to concentrate on football issues, but some observers said Braatz had lost some clout in the organization while Lindy Infante had become more powerful. After his firing in Green Bay, Braatz joined the Dolphins in 1992 as Director of College Scouting and spent his final two years with the club as a college scout before retiring in 2003.
LINDY INFANTE (Head coach, 1988-1991) - Infante left Green Bay with a dismal 24-40 record. After the Colts saw popular and successful coach Ted Marchibroda leave the team when the contract offered him was far less than he was expecting, Infante was named head coach in 1996. He matched the previous year’s record of 9-7, but slid quickly, finishing the next year at 3-13, after which he was dismissed by owner Jim Irsay.
DON MAJKOWSKI (Quarterback, 1997-1992) - After being released on June 1, 1993, the Majik Man signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a backup for two seasons. He finished his career for the Detroit Lions, also in a backup role, in 1995 and 1996. In his final season, Majkowski faced the Packers, who were on their way to the Super Bowl, in a November game. He completed 15 of 32 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. He was also sacked 5 times.
TONY MANDARICH (Offensive Tackle, 1989-1992) - Mandarich played in 14 games his first year as a reserve. He started 16 games in 1990 and 15 in 1991. In 1992, he was bothered by a viral infection and a thyroid condition, then was sidelined with a concussion in the Packers' exhibition opener August 8 against Kansas City. He never played for Green Bay again, and was released on February 28, 1993, when the team did not offer him a new contract. The question of steroid use has been discussed as a possible factor in Mandarich's spectacular failure. This accusation is one that Mandarich only admitted in 2008. Mandarich returned to football for three years between 1996 and 1998 with the Indianapolis Colts. He had a more successful, if not particularly noteworthy, career with the Colts before retiring from football in 1998. He claims that his time during the Colts he was "clean", stating he did not take steroids during this time.
DARRELL THOMPSON (1990-1994) - Thompson was selected in 19th overall in the 1990 NFL Draft. During his NFL career, he played in 60 games, gained 1640 rushing, 330 yards receiving, and scored 8 touchdowns. He was released in training camp in 1994, then brought back later in the season when LeShon Johnson was injured. It was his last hurrah in the NFL.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Harry Sydney 42 FB 6- 0 217 Kansas 1 6 33 16 1992 FA - San Fr (1991)
Kitrick Taylor 85 WR 5-11 189 Washington State 1 5 28 10 1992 Plan B - San Diego
Darrell Thompson 39 FB 6- 0 222 Minnesota 3 3 24 7 1990 Draft - 1st round
Esera Tuaolo 98 NT 6- 2 284 Oregon State 2 2 24 4 1991 Draft - 2nd round
David Viaene 76 OL 6- 5 300 Minnesota-Duluth 1 3 27 1 1992 Plan B - New Eng
Bryan Wagner 9 P 6- 2 200 Cal St-Northrid 1 6 30 7 1992 FA - New En (1991)
Ed West 86 TE 6- 1 244 Auburn 9 9 31 16 1984 FA
Adrian White 38 S 6- 0 205 Florida 1 5 28 15 1992 Plan B - NY Giants
Marcus Wilson 29 RB 6- 1 210 Virginia 1 2 24 6 1992 FA - LA Rai (1991)
Frank Winters 52 C 6- 3 290 West Illinois 1 6 28 16 1992 Plan B - Kan City
Vince Workman 46 RB 5-10 205 Ohio State 4 4 24 10 1989 Draft - 5th round
1992 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Sebastian Barrie DE Liberty FA
Terry Beauford G Florida A&M FA - San Diego
Scott Bowles G North Texas St. FA - San Francisco
Brett Collins LB Washington 1992 Draft - 12th round
Brent Griffith T Minnesota-Duluth FA - Buffalo
Marty Hochertz DE Southern Illinois FA
Chris Holder WR Tuskegee 1992 Draft - 7th round
Maury Toy RB UCLA FA - Indianapolis
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1992 PACKERS DRAFT (April 26-27, 1992)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1a 5 Terrell Buckley CB Florida State
1b 8 Traded to Philadelphia in 1991 draft-day trade
1c 19 From Philadelphia in 1991 trade, traded to Atlanta
2a 34 Mark D'Onofrio LB Penn State
2b 45 From San Francisco then traded back to San Francisco
3 62 Robert Brooks WR S. Carolina
4 103 Edgar Bennett RB Florida State
5a 119 Dexter McNabb FB Florida
5b 130 Orlando McKay WR Washington (A)
6 157 Mark Chmura TE Boston Coll. (A)
7 190 Chris Holder WR Tuskegee
8 203 Traded to San Francisco
9a 230 Ty Detmer QB Brigham Young
9b 240 Shazzon Bradley NT Tennessee (B)
10 257 Andrew Oberg T N. Carolina
11 287 Gabe Mokwuah LB American Int.
12 314 Brett Collins LB Washington
A-From San Francisco B-From Los Angeles Raiders
Bold Italics - Played for the Green Bay Packers
PLAN B FREE AGENCY
PLAYERS SIGNED (*-Players made squad) - *WR Sanjay Beach, *CB Lewis Billups, *LB Jeff Brady, NT Frank Conover, LB Mike McDonald, *WR Kitrick Taylor, *T David Viaene, S Charles Washington, *S Adrian White, *C/G Frank Winters.
PLAYERS LOST - WR Erik Affholter (San Diego), LB Reggie Burnette (Tampa Bay), C Blair Bush (L.A. Rams), T Steve Gabbard (Washington), WR Jeff Query (Houston), RB/KR Vai Sikahema (Philadelphia)
1992 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3)
AUGUST (1-3) RESULT RECORD ATT STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
8 G-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W 21-13 1- 0-0 54,322 Don Majkowski Edgar Bennett (41) Brett Favre (37) Mark Ingram (3-31)
16 MADISON-NEW YORK JETS L 7-24 1- 1-0 41,517 Don Majkowski Brett Favre (14) Brett Favre (181) Edgar Bennett (4-13)
22 at Los Angeles Rams L 13-16(OT) 1- 2-0 41,252 Don Majkowski Greg Bell (56) Brett Favre (104) Perry Kemp (5-65)
29 M-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L 10-24 1- 3-0 47,152 Don Majkowski Vince Workman (22) Don Majkowski (163) Jackie Harris (5-69)
1992 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (9-7)
SEPTEMBER (2-2)
6 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) L 20-23(OT) 0- 1-0 58,617 Don Majkowski Vince Workman (89) Don Majkowski (189) Vince Workman (12-50)
13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) L 3-31 0- 2-0 50,051 Don Majkowski Vince Workman (36) Don Majkowski (75) Sterling Sharpe (5-62)
20 G-CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-0) W 24-23 1- 2-0 57,272 Don Majkowski Vince Workman (50) Brett Favre (289) Sterling Sharpe (7-109)
27 G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-0) W 17- 3 2- 2-0 58,724 Brett Favre Vince Workman (85) Brett Favre (210) Vince Workman (4-20)
OCTOBER (0-3)
4 at Atlanta Falcons (1-3) L 10-24 2- 3-0 63,769 Brett Favre Vince Workman (70) Brett Favre (276) Sterling Sharpe (9-107)
11 Bye Week
18 at Cleveland Browns (2-3) L 6-17 2- 4-0 69,268 Brett Favre Vince Workman (30) Brett Favre (223) Vince Workman (8-84)
25 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-3) L 10-30 2- 5-0 59,435 Brett Favre Vince Workman (40) Brett Favre (214) Sterling Sharpe (9-144)
NOVEMBER (4-1)
1 at Detroit Lions (2-5) W 27-13 3- 5-0 60,594 Brett Favre Vince Workman (101) Brett Favre (212) Sterling Sharpe (6-84)
8 at New York Giants (4-4) L 7-27 3- 6-0 72,038 Brett Favre Vince Workman (65) Brett Favre (279) Sterling Sharpe (11-160)
15 M-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-3) W 27-24 4- 6-0 52,689 Brett Favre Darrell Thompson (72) Brett Favre (275) Jackie Harris (8-98)
22 at Chicago Bears (4-6) W 17- 3 5- 6-0 56,170 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (107) Brett Favre (209) Sterling Sharpe (5-79)
29 M-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-7) W 19-14 6- 6-0 52,347 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (38) Brett Favre (223) Sterling Sharpe (9-52)
DECEMBER (3-1)
6 M-DETROIT LIONS (3-9) W 38-10 7- 6-0 49,469 Brett Favre Darrell Thompson (84) Brett Favre (214) Sterling Sharpe (6-107)
13 at Houston Oilers (8-5) W 16-14 8- 6-0 57,285 Brett Favre Darrell Thompson (30) Brett Favre (155) Sterling Sharpe (6-46)
20 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-9) W 28-13 9- 6-0 57,796 Brett Favre Darrell Thompson (53) Brett Favre (188) Sterling Sharpe (8-110)
27 at Minnesota Vikings (10-5) L 7-27 9- 7-0 61,461 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (18) Brett Favre (187) Sterling Sharpe (6-45)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre tossed a go-ahead, fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Jerry Evans after an interception by Brett Collins as Green Bay beat the Chiefs in Mike Holmgren's debut as Packers head coach. Collins, a rookie linebacker chosen in the 12th round, intercepted backup quarterback Mark Vlasic on the second play of the fourth quarter at the Chiefs 28. Favre hit a 9- yard pass to rookie Dexter McNabb, ran an 8-yard keeper and found tight end Evans from 5 yards out with 11:10 left as Green Bay took its first lead at 14-10. Dave Krieg, who completed 12 straight passes during one first-half stretch, hit a 13-yard pass to Fred Jones to reach Green Bay's 5 and then hit Bill Jones with a 2-yard touchdown pass with 8:37 left in the quarter.
KANSAS CITY - 7 3 0 3 - 13
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 14 - 21
KANSAS CITY GREEN BAY
First downs 21 21
Rush-yards 17-89 37-146
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 29-51-285-1-1 14-24-107-1-2
Yards sacked 2-12 3-15
Total Passing Yards 273 92
Total yards 362 238
Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0
Turnovers 3 2
Yards penalized 8-43 4-20
Time of Possession 27:36 32:24
SCORING
1st - KC - Bill Jones, 2-yard pass from Krieg (Steve Starcevich kick) KANSAS CITY 7-0
2nd - GB - Bell, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - KC - Starcevich, 47-yard field goal KANSAS CITY 10-7
4th - GB - Evans, 5-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
4th - KC - Mike Lansford, 28-yard field goal GREEN BAY 14-13
4th - GB - Bennett, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 21-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Edgar Bennett 11-41 TD, Marcus Wilson 11-38, Don Majkowski 2-21, Greg Bell 6-16 1 TD, Vince Workman 3-12, Brett Favre 1-8, Buford McGee 1-6, Dexter McNabb 2-4
KANSAS CITY - Kimble Anders 5-33, Harvey Williams 6-27, Barry Word 4-14, Todd McNair 1-9, Dave Krieg 1-6
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 10-5-34 1 INT, Brett Favre 11-6-37 1 TD 1 INT, Ty Detmer 3-3-36
KANSAS CITY - Dave Krieg 26-18-157 1 TD, Mark Vlasic 25-11-128 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Mark Ingram 3-31, Dexter McNabb 2-13, Jerry Evans 2-12, Vince Workman 2-5, Ed West 1-16, Steve Avery 1-11, Robert Brooks 1-8, Kitrick Taylor 1-7, Sanjay Beach 1-4
KANSAS CITY - Robb Thomas 4-36, Troy Stradford 4-34, Willie Davis 3-42, Todd McNair 3-21, Fred Jones 2-24, Emile Harry 2-21, Byron Jackson 2-21, Bill Jones 2-11 1 TD, Harvey Williams 2-9, Tony Hargain 1-29, Marcus Grant 1-17, Tony Smith 1-9, Alfred Pupunu 1-8, Jonathan Hayes 1-3
(MADISON) - Browning Nagle passed for two first-half touchdowns, one a 70-yarder to Rob Carpenter, and set up a third as the Jets stayed perfect in the preseason by beating the Green Bay Packers. The Jets improved to 3-0 in the penalty-filled game by striking for three second-quarter touchdowns and shutting down the Packers. Nagle, who completed only 2 of 11 passes last week against the Redskins, connected on 9 of 16 for 208 yards in his one half of play. In a span of 3:36, he hit Terance Mathis with a 7-yard scoring pass and Carpenter with the 70-yarder that made it 17-7 with 7:19 left in the half. Nagle later found Chns Burkett with a 28-yard pass to the Packers 1 in the closing minute and Freeman McNeil earned the final yard for the touchdown with 30 seconds to go, giving the Jets a 24-7 halftime lead. Erik McMillan blocked a punt by Green Bay's Bryan Wagner, leading to a 32-yard field goal by Jason Staurovsky that put the Jets ahead 3-0 early in the game But Lewis Billups' 40-yard interception return less than three minutes later gave the Packers a 7-3 lead.
NY JETS - 3 21 0 0 - 24
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
NY JETS GREEN BAY
First downs 13 14
Rush-yards 29-90 18-47
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-23-227-2-1 26-39-226-0-2
Yards sacked 1-4 4-14
Total Passing Yards 223 212
Total yards 323 259
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2
Turnovers 1 4
Yards penalized 7-57 9-60
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22
SCORING
1st - NYJ - Jason Staurovsky, 32-yard field goal NY JETS 3-0
1st - GB - Billups, 40-yard interception return (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - NYJ - Terance Mathis, 7-yd pass from Browning Nagle (Staurovsky kick) NYJ 10-7
2nd - NYJ - Rob Carpenter, 70-yard pass from Nagle (Staurovsky kick) NY JETS 17-7
2nd - NYJ - Freeman McNeil, 1-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) NY JETS 24-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 6-14, Vince Workman 4-12, Don Majkowski 2-8, Edgar Bennett 3-7, Dexter McNabb 1-5, Greg Bell 2-1
NY JETS - Blair Thomas 8-25, Freeman McNeil 5-24 1 TD, Brad Baxter 5-17, Troy Taylor 5-10, Pat Chaffey 1-7, Blaise Bryant 3-5, A.B. Brown 1-2, Browning Nagle 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 11-7-45, Brett Favre 28-19-181 2 INT
NY JETS - Browning Nagle 16-9-208 2 TD 1 INT, Troy Taylor 7-2-19
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Edgar Bennett 4-13, Mark Ingram 3-46, Kitrick Taylor 3-36, Jerry Evans 3-34, Marcus Wilson 3-34, Sanjay Beach 2-18, Robert Brooks 2-16, Buford McGee 2-15, Corwin Anthony 1-9, Vince Workman 1-5, Dexter McNabb 1-5, Greg Bell 1-(-5)
NY JETS - Rob Carpenter 3-107 1 TD, Terance Mathis 3-53 1 TD, Chris Burkett 2-35, Johnny Mitchell 1-13, Rob Moore 1-12, Blaise Bryant 1-7
(LOS ANGELES) - Substitute Steve Domingos hit a 36-yard field goal in overtime to rally Los Angeles over Green Bay, the second straight game LA won on an extra-period kick. On the first possession of overtime, the Rams drove 45 yards in 9 plays to set up the kick by Domingos, a punter subbing for the injured Tony Zendejas. With the score tied at 13 with under two minutes left, the Packers got within field goal range, but Chris Jacke's 44-yard attempt went wide by about 2 feet as time expired.
GREEN BAY - 7 6 0 0 0 - 13
LA RAMS - 0 3 7 3 3 - 16
GREEN BAY LA RAMS
First downs 21 20
Rush-yards 24-104 29-95
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 29-42-259-1-2 17-30-283-0-1
Yards sacked 1-1 0-0
Total Passing Yards 258 283
Total yards 362 378
Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2
Turnovers 3 3
Yards penalized 10-65 3-15
Time of Possession 34:58 29:23
SCORING
1st - GB - McGee, 17-yard pass from Majkowski (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - LA - Steve Domingos, 23-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Jacke, 36-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - GB - Jacke, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-3
3rd - LA - Marcus Dupree, 2-yard run (Domingos kick) GREEN BAY 13-10
4th - LA - Domingos, 22-yard field goal TIED 13-13
OT - LA - Steve Domingos, 36-yard field goal LA RAMS 16-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Greg Bell 14-56, Vince Workman 2-18, Marcus Wilson 4-12, Don Majkowski 2-10, Ty Detmer 1-6, Dexter McNabb 1-2
LA RAMS - Marcus Dupree 9-41 1 TD, Derek Loville 7-18, Cleveland Gary 7-15, T.J. Rubley 3-16, Tim Lester 3-4
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 16-12-84 1 TD, Brett Favre 16-11-104 1 INT, Ty Detmer 10-6-71 1 INT
LA RAMS - Jim Everett 15-9-162, T.J. Rubley 15-8-121 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Perry Kemp 5-65, Greg Bell 5-35, Sanjay Beach 5-28, Jackie Harris 4-42, Buford McGee 3-23 1 TD, Mark Ingram 2-38, Marcus Wilson 2-11, Dexter McNabb 1-12, Vince Workman 1-4, Edgar Bennett 1-1
LA RAMS - Flipper Anderson 5-128, Aaron Cox 4-53, Tim Lester 2-11, Henry Ellard 1-26, Jeff Chadwick 1-18, Brian Kinchen 1-18, Pat Carter 1-16, Marcus Dupree 1-7, Derek Loville 1-6
(MILWAUKEE) - Hugh Millen hit Marv Cook with two second-quarter touchdown passes as New England finally won an exhibition game. The Patriots built a 17-10 halftime lead with the aid of several Packers mistakes and then used the second interception of Don Majkowski to set up a third quarter touchdown. Maurice Hurst picked off a pass and returned it 24 yards to the Green Bay 22. Millen's 15-yard pass to Irving Fryar and a defensive holding call against safety LeRoy Butler set up a 2-yard scoring run by Leonard Russell with 6:43 left in the period that gave the Patriots a two-touchdown cushion. Majkowski drew boos when he returned to the field. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 163 yards in three quarters as the Packers finished the exhibition season with three straight losses after winning their opener.
NEW ENGLAND - 0 17 7 0 - 24
GREEN BAY - 3 7 0 0 - 10
NEW ENGLAND GREEN BAY
First downs 16 19
Rush-yards 30-84 22-61
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-22-132-2-0 22-35-216-1-4
Yards sacked 1-1 2-6
Total Passing Yards 131 210
Total yards 215 271
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Turnovers 0 4
Yards penalized 5-30 7-51
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23
SCORING
1st - GB - Jacke, 21-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - NE - Charlie Baumann, 51-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - NE - Marv Cook, 5-yard pass from Hugh Millen (Baumann kick) NEW ENGLAND 10-3
2nd - NE - Cook, 3-yard pass from Millen (Baumann kick) NEW ENGLAND 17-3
2nd - GB - Harris, 10-yard pass from Majkowski (Jacke kick) NEW ENGLAND 17-10
3rd - NE - Leonard Russell, 2-yard run (Baumann kick) NEW ENGLAND 24-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 5-22, Greg Bell 11-15, Don Majkowski 2-14, Brett Favre 2-7, Dexter McNabb 2-3
NEW ENGLAND - Leonard Russell 11-23 1 TD, Scott Lockwood 5-20, Jon Stephens 4-18, Hugh Millen 1-10, Jon Vaughn 3-5, Marvin Allen 4-4, Kevin Turner 1-4, Sam Gash 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 24-16-163 1 TD 2 INT, Brett Favre 11-6-53 2 INT
NEW ENGLAND - Hugh Millen 17-15-114 2 TD, Scott Zolak 4-3-18, Tommy Hodson 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Jackie Harris 5-69 1 TD, Dexter McNabb 5-40, Sanjay Beach 4-34, Sterling Sharpe 3-36, Edgar Bennett 2-15, Vince Workman 1-12, Ed West 1-5, Greg Bell 1-5
NEW ENGLAND - Leonard Russell 5-27, Marv Cook 4-37 2 TD, Irving Fryar 3-42, Jon Vaughn 2-10, Marvin Allen 1-7, Ben Coates 1-4, Greg McMurtry 1-3. Jon Stephens 1-2
(GREEN BAY) - Terry Allen's footwork on a slippery field brought the Vikings a 23-20 victory over the Packers in overtime in the first game for a pair of rookie head coaches. Allen's 45-yard run to the Green Bay 11 set up Fuad Reveiz's 25-yard field goal with 4:40 left, giving Dennis Green the win in his first game as Vikings coach. Until Allen's run - he had a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter to set up another score - the overtime was a series of slips and errors on a field made slick by a fourth-quarter rain. Green Bay's Don Majkowski completed his first pass of overtime for his 13th straight completion, but then was intercepted and threw four incompletions on his next five attempts. The Vikings, who lost a fumble in overtime, also couldn't move until Allen took a draw play handoff and picked his way through the Packers defense. QB Rich Gannon then carried for 2 yards before Reveiz hit his third field goal of the game.
MINNESOTA - 0 10 3 7 7 - 23
GREEN BAY - 7 3 0 10 0 - 20
MINNESOTA GREEN BAY
First downs 18 18
Rush-yards-TDs 24-177-0 33-116-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 21-44-266-2-1 27-38-189-2-1
Sacked-yards 2-18 6-34
Net pass yards 248 155
Total yards 425 271
Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-2
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-yards 10-90 5-40
SCORING
1st - GB - Sharpe, 12-yard pass from Majkowski (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - MIN - Faud Reveiz, 50-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Jacke, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - MIN - Hassan Jones, 11-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Reveiz kick) TIED 10-10
3rd - MIN - Reveiz, 38-yard field goal MINNESOTA 13-10
4th - GB - Beach, 4-yard pass from Majkowski (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 17-13
4th - MIN - Jones, 4-yard pass from Gannon (Reveiz kick) MINNESOTA 20-17
4th - GB - Jacke, 24-yard field goal TIED 20-20
OT - MIN - Reveiz, 25-yard field goal MINNESOTA 23-20
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 25-89, Don Majkowski 7-25, Harry Sydney 1-2
MINNESOTA - Terry Allen 12-140, Roger Craig 9-31, Rich Gannon 2-3, Anthony Carter 1-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 38-27-189 2 TD 1 INT
MINNESOTA - Rich Gannon 44-21-266 2 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 12-50, Sterling Sharpe 8-99 1 TD, Jackie Harris 2-17, Sanjay Beach 2-7 1 TD, Ed West 1-9, Robert Brooks 1-6, Harry Sydney 1-1
MINNESOTA - Hassan Jones 5-57 2 TD, Terry Allen 5-53, Steve Jordan 4-77, Roger Craig 3-22, Anthony Carter 2-30, Cris Carter 2-27
September 28th 1992 - The Tony Mandarich saga continues. The seventeenth appearance of the Packers on the cover of Sports Illustrated was one I’m sure the Green Bay front office never wanted to see. By the time this issue appeared on newsstands, general manager Tom Braatz (who drafted Mandarich) was gone and replaced by Ron Wolf. Head coach Lindy Infante was also gone and was replaced by Mike Holmgren, who sat at 2-2 in the standings at this time in his first season as head coach. Mandarich appears on the cover of the magazine with the headline: “The NFL’s Incredible BUST,” a play on the cover of the last time he appeared there. “Three years after being hailed as a surefire star, Packer Tony Mandarich struggles to salvage his career.” Considering the things that were said about him in the previous posting, in four years he had become a laughingstock in the League. “Tony the Terrible,” the headline reads as the article inside begins, “Once hyped as an outrageously talented lineman, Tony Mandarich of the Packers is still outrageous, but he’s not much of a talent.” Words from Mandarich himself: “A lot of people would have bet their bottom dollar that I would have been in the Pro Bowl three times by now,” he says, “but instead I’m known as one of the biggest busts in football... if you keep reading (in the papers) about what a bust you’ve been, after a while you start to believe it. The truth hurts.” “Now in the final year of his four-year $4.4 million contract, Mandarich is a pale, sullen, and soft 295-pounder on the brink of falling out of the game... he has lacked the strength and technique to stop pass rushers, and he candidly admits that even with hard work and a lot of luck, he’ll probably never amount to anything more than an average NFL lineman.” He was exactly right. “I have nobody to blame but myself,” he says. After suffering a concussion in the 1992 preseason, Mandarich missed the entire season and was released on February 26, 1993. He returned to football in 1996, playing three years for the Colts (coached by his former Green Bay coach Lindy Infante), mostly as a starting guard before a shoulder injury ended his career with retirement in 1998. Hopefully, the Packers will never fail on a high draft pick like they did with Mandarich. (SOURCE: Packerville, USA)
ABOVE: Aug. 6, 1992: Brett Favre's First Camp - Packers quarterback Brett Favre is shown in 1992 in the team's locker room at Lambeau Field. (SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal)
BELOW: New General Manager Ron Wolf watching his team practice on the then-unnamed Oneida Street practice field with his young son Eliot (SOURCE: Packerville, USA)
(TAMPA BAY) - Vinny Testaverde shrugged off the flu to play the game of his career, leading host Tampa Bay over the Packers for the Bucs' first 2-0 start in 12 years. The often-criticized quarterback became the Bucs' career passing leader while completing 22 of 25 attempts for 363 yards and two touchdowns. He also scored on a 2-yard run, hitting Adrian White at the goal line and spiking the ball in the safety's face after forcing his way into the end zone. The Bucs' no-huddle offense wasn't the whole story, though. Tampa Bay's defense played well for the second straight week, limiting the Packers to Chris Jacke's 33-yard field goal. A Santana Dotson sack knocked Don Majkowski out of the game, so Brett Favre (8 of 14 for 73 yards with 1 INT) saw his first action. Favre's first NFL completion was actually a deflected pass to himself.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 3 0 - 3
TAMPA BAY - 14 3 7 7 - 31
GREEN BAY TAMPA BAY
First downs 16 21
Rush-yards-TDs 22-109-0 24-62-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-29-148-0-2 22-26-363-2-0
Sacked-yards 6-42 4-30
Net pass yards 106 333
Total yards 215 395
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-yards 2-15 5-45
SCORING
1st - TB - Rickey Reynolds, 15-yard fumble return (Ken Willis kick) TAMPA BAY 7-0
1st - TB - Mark Carrier, 8-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Willis kick) TAMPA BAY 14-0
2nd - TB - Willis, 22-yard field goal TAMPA BAY 17-0
3rd - GB - Jacke, 33-yard field goal TAMPA BAY 17-3
3rd - TB - Willie Drewrey, 13-yard pass from Testaverde (Willis kick) TAMPA BAY 24-3
4th - TB - Testaverde, 2-yard run (Willis kick) TAMPA BAY 31-3
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 7-36, Edgar Bennett 6-22, Harry Sydney 4-18, Brett Favre 2-16, Don Majkowski 1-8, Dexter McNabb 1-8, Sterling Sharpe 1-1
TAMPA BAY - Reggie Cobb 10-30, Vinny Testaverde 2-18 1 TD, Alonzo Highsmith 3-8, Stanford Jennings 2-7, Craig Erickson 1-(-1), Gary Anderson 6-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 15-10-75 1 INT, Brett Favre 14-8-73 1 INT
TAMPA BAY - Vinny Testaverde 25-22-363 2 TD, Steve DeBerg 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 5-62, Harry Sydney 4-40, Sanjay Beach 3-17, Vince Workman 2-12, Robert Brooks 1-15, Jackie Harris 1-7, Edgar Bennett 1-2, Brett Favre 1-(-70
TAMPA BAY - Mark Carrier 7-115 1 TD, Lawrence Dawsey 5-107, Courtney Hawkins 2-57, Reggie Cobb 2-37, Willie Drewery 2-23 1 TD, Gary Anderson 2-8, Tyji Armstrong 1-17, Stanford Jennings 1-(-1)
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre, forced into the game by a first quarter injury to Don Majkowski, threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds left, giving the Packers over the Bengals. With no timeouts, the Packers moved 92 yards in five plays during their game winning drive that took just 54 seconds. Favre had a key 42-yard completion to Sterling Sharpe in the drive, which capped Green Bay's 21-point fourth quarter. Taylor's catch behind the Bengals' defense and Chris Jacke's ensuing point after gave Mike Holmgren his first coaching victory and Cincinnati rookie head coach Dave Shula his first defeat. Green Bay trailed 17-3 after three quarters, but rookie first-round pick Terrell Buckley, in his first NFL game, returned a punt 58 yards for one touchdown and Favre, a second-year player, hit Sharpe for a 5-yard touchdown to cap an 88-yard drive. The Bengals took a 23-17 lead on Jim Breech's 41 yard field goal, his third of the game, with 1:07 to play. Breech missed from 36 yards, but got a second chance when the Bengals were called for motion.
CINCINNATI - 0 10 7 6 - 23
GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 21 - 24
CINCINNATI GREEN BAY
First downs 18 22
Rush-yards-TDs 37-164-0 26-93-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-24-137-1-2 23-41-296-2-0
Sacked-yards 0-0 6-44
Net pass yards 137 252
Total yards 301 345
Fumbles-lost 1-1 7-3
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-yards 9-80 3-25
SCORING
2nd - CIN - Jim Breech, 20-yard field goal CINCINNATI 3-0
2nd - CIN - Carl Pickens, 95-yard punt return (Breech kick) CINCINNATI 10-0
2nd - GB - Jacke, 37-yard field goal CINCINNATI 10-3
3rd - CIN - Eric Ball, 17-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Breech kick) CINCINNATI 17-3
4th - GB - Buckley, 58-yard punt return (Jacke kick) CINCINNATI 17-10
4th - CIN - Breech, 34-yard field goal CINCINNATI 20-10
4th - GB - Sharpe, 5-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) CINCINNATI 20-17
4th - CIN - Breech, 41-yard field goal CINCINNATI 23-17
4th - GB - Taylor, 35-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 24-23
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 14-50, Brett Favre 6-27, Buford McGee 3-12, Edgar Bennett 3-4
CINCINNATI - Harold Green 21-101, Derrick fenner 14-52, Boomer Esiason 1-12, Eric Ball 1-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Don Majkowski 2-1-7, Brett Favre 39-22-289 2 TD
CINCINNATI - Boomer Esiason 23-11-128 1 TD 2 INT, Donald Hollas 1-1-9
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 7-109 1 TD, Vince Workman 5-56, Harry Sydney 3-23, Buford McGee 2-24, Ed West 2-16, Kitrick Taylor 1-35 1 TD, Jackie Harris 1-16, Sanjay Beach 1-11, Edgar Bennett 1-6
CINCINNATI - Tim McGee 3-43, Rodney Holman 2-29, Brian Brennan 2-25, Jim Riggs 2-13, Eric Ball 1-17 1 TD, Derrick Fenner 1-6, Harold Green 1-4
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre, making his first NFL start, twice threw touchdown passes after special team breakdowns by Pittsburgh as the Green Bay Packers beat the previously unbeaten Steelers, 17-3. The Packers shut out the Steelers after Gary Anderson hit an early first-quarter field goal to give Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead. Favre, who stepped in last week for the injured Don Majkowski, hit Sterling Sharpe with a 76-yard scoring pass in the second quarter to put the Packers up 10-3 at the half after Green Bay had blocked a 20-yard field goal attempt by Anderson. Then after Rod Woodson muffed a punt early in the fourth quarter, Favre flipped an 8-yarder to Robert Brooks with 12:52 left to make it 17-3. It was the first points the Steelers had given up in the second half this season. Woodson let the ball bounce and then tried to catch it, but he lost the ball when hit by Tim Hauck. Green Bay's George Koonce recovered in the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but the officials then ruled that Woodson had muffed the ball and gave the Packers the ball at the Steelers 8. Favre then pump faked and lofted the ball to Brooks in the right corner of the end zone on the next play. Favre completed 14 of 19 passes for 210 yards. Down two touchdowns, the Steelers then drove 50 yards to the Green Bay 26, but Neil O'Donnell threw four straight incompletions. Pittsburgh reached the Green Bay 12 in the final two minutes but still couldn't score. O'Donnell finished with 16 completions on 41 attempts for 224 yards.
PITTSBURGH - 3 0 0 0 - 3
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 7 - 17
PITTSBURGH GREEN BAY
First downs 16 16
Rush-yards-TDs 18-145-0 38-99-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-41-224-0-0 14-19-210-2-0
Sacked-yards 2-16 2-15
Net pass yards 208 195
Total yards 353 294
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0
Turnovers 1 0
Penalties-yards 4-35 6-41
SCORING
1st - PITT - Gary Anderson, 35-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 3-0
2nd - GB - Jacke, 47-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 76-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
4th - GB - Brooks, 8-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 17-3
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 26-85, Brett Favre 4-12, Edgar Bennett 2-5, Buford McGee 4-4, Harry Sydney 1-3, Sterling Sharpe 1-(-10)
PITTSBURGH - Barry Foster 12-117, Merril Hoge 3-18, Neil O'Donnell 1-5, Dwight Stone 1-5, Leroy Thompson 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 19-14-210 2 TD
PITTSBURGH - Neil O'Donnell 41-16-224
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 4-20, Buford McGee 3-28, Sterling Sharpe 2-93 1 TD, Jackie Harris 2-23, Kitrick Taylor 1-28, Harry Sydney 1-10, Robert Brooks 1-8 1 TD
PITTSBURGH - Dwight Stone 5-101, Jeff Graham 3-32, Merril Hoge 3-29, Ernie Mills 2-24, Adrian Cooper 1-17, Charles Davenport 1-13, Tim Jordan 1-8
(ATLANTA) - Chris Miller showed a former understudy how it's done. Miller threw three touchdown passes, two to Andre Rison, as the Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 24-10 victory over Green Bay. Brett Favre, a rookie backup with Atlanta last year, completed 33 of 43 passes for 276 yards, but could produce only one touchdown for the Packers. The outcome left both teams with 2-3 records. Miller's scoring passes to Rison covered 10 and 21 yards. He also threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Mike Pritchard.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 7 3 - 10
ATLANTA - 14 0 3 7 - 24
GREEN BAY ATLANTA
First downs 21 17
Rush-yards-TDs 19-77-0 24-102-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 33-43-276-1-1 16-26-171-3-0
Sacked-yards 2-15 2-5
Net pass yards 261 166
Total yards 338 268
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Turnovers 2 0
Penalties-yards 7-62 2-30
SCORING
1st - ATL - Mike Pritchard, 2-yd pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick) ATLANTA 7-0
1st - ATL - Andre Rison, 10-yard pass from Miller (Johnson kick) ATLANTA 14-0
3rd - ATL - Johnson, 49-yard field goal ATLANTA 17-0
3rd - GB - Sharpe, 15-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) ATLANTA 17-7
4th - GB - Jacke, 41-yard field goal ATLANTA 17-10
4th - ATL - Rison, 21-yard pass from Miller (Johnson kick) ATLANTA 24-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 17-70, Brett Favre 1-4, Buford McGee 1-3
ATLANTA - Keith Jones 17-87, Tony Smith 3-10, Chris Miller 2-4, Steve Broussard 2-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 43-33-276 1 TD 1 INT
ATLANTA - Chris Miller 26-16-171 3 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 9-107 1 TD, Vince Workman 8-37, Jackie Harris 6-63, Sanjay Beach 5-32, Harry Sydney 4-29, Robert Brooks 1-8
ATLANTA - Andre Rison 6-78 2 TD, Mike Pritchard 5-44 1 TD, Tony Jones 2-21, Michael Haynes 2-20, Drew Hill 1-8
(CLEVELAND) - Cleveland's "bend, don't break" defense made it 13 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown, and Kevin Mack scored twice as the Browns beat the visiting Green Bay Packers, 17-6. The Browns, concerned about their offense in recent weeks because of the loss of quarterbacks Bernie Kosar and Todd Philcox to injury, won for the third time in four games by limiting the Packers to a pair of field goals by Chris Jacke. Mack scored his 49th and 50th career touchdowns on short runs to cap the Browns' first two possessions of the second half. Mike Tomczak and Eric Metcalf connected on a 30-yard completion to set up the first, and Lawyer Tillman helped set up the second with an 18-yard reception, his first catch since 1989. Tillman missed the last two seasons with leg injuries. The Browns entered the game ranked 24th in the NFL defensively, giving up an average of 350 yards per game. But they've repeatedly stopped opponents in the red zone, yielding a league-low six touchdowns. It happened again Sunday, with the Packers getting inside the Cleveland 30 five times but coming away with only six points. Green Bay squandered two excellent chances late in the first half, fumbling the ball away twice in a span of 15 seconds. Darrell Thompson fumbled at the Cleveland 24, but the Browns' Leroy Hoard gave it back at the Cleveland 26 one play later. Vince Workman finished off the sorry sequence by fumbling again on the very next play. Three plays, three lost fumbles. The Packers' best chance for a touchdown came late in the third period, when they had a first down at the Cleveland 9. A sack, an incomplete pass and a fumbled snap from center stalled the drive, and Jacke settled for a 37-yard field goal. Brett Favre, starting his third straight game, completed 20 of 33 passes.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 3 3 - 6
CLEVELAND - 3 0 7 7 - 17
GREEN BAY CLEVELAND
First downs 16 20
Rush-yards-TDs 21-72-0 35-142-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-33-223-0-0 13-21-158-0-0
Sacked-yards 2-15 0-0
Net pass yards 208 158
Total yards 280 300
Fumbles-lost 4-2 1-1
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-yards 6-44 3-25
SCORING
1st - CLE - Matt Stover, 26-yard field goal CLEVELAND 3-0
3rd - GB - Jacke, 44-yard field goal TIED 3-3
3rd - CLE - Kevin Mack, 1-yard run (Stover kick) CLEVELAND 10-3
4th - GB - Jacke, 37-yard field goal CLEVELAND 10-6
4th - CLE - Mack, 5-yard run (Stover kick) CLEVELAND 17-6
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 10-30, Brett Favre 6-28, Darrell Thompson 2-8, Harry Sydney 3-6
CLEVELAND - Kevin Mack 19-75 2 TD, Tommy Vardell 9-38, Eric Metcalf 4-21, Leory Hoard 2-7, Mike Tomczak 1-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-20-223
CLEVELAND - Mike Tomczak 21-13-158
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 8-84, Jackie Harris 4-54, Sterling Sharpe 4-48, Sanjay Beach 2-22, Robert Brooks 1-8, Harry Sydney 1-7
CLEVELAND - Michael Jackson 4-43, Eric Metcalf 3-42, Scott Galbraith 2-29, Lawyer Tillman 1-18, Shawn Collins 1-11, Mark Bavaro 1-9, Ron Wolfley 1-6
(GREEN BAY) - Jim Harbaugh, who undoubtedly will be remembered for an imperfect decision that led to an earlier loss and public dressing down by coach Mike Ditka, was perfect for a good stretch. Harbaugh matched a 28-year old club record of 13 straight complete passes while leading the visiting Bears over the Green Bay Packers. Kevin Butler kicked three field goals and Darren Lewis had a 30-yard touchdown run to make it easy for the Bears. Harbaugh's string tied the record set by Rudy Bukich over two games in 1964 and included a 4-yard touchdown pass to Keith Jennings. The passing game also set up two of Butler's field goals. The streak began early in the second quarter and ended shortly before Butler kicked a 21-yard field goal with 36 seconds left in the third. Late in the fourth quarter, the Bears drove 74 yards in 11 plays to clinch the victory on Lewis' run with 3.37 left. The loss was the third straight for the Packers and marked the first time the Bears had won two in a row this season. Harbaugh completed 16 of 23 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown, and perhaps eased the pressure Ditka put on him October 4 after the quarterback called an audible with a 20-0 lead in the fourth period against Minnesota. The Vikings intercepted for a touchdown and came back to win 21-20. Brett Favre of Green Bay saw his string of 91 passes without an interception end in the third quarter when Donnell Woolford intercepted for Chicago.
CHICAGO - 3 17 3 7 - 30
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 0 - 10
CHICAGO GREEN BAY
First downs 26 14
Rush-yards-TDs 39-130-2 16-60-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-24-237-1-0 20-37-214-1-1
Sacked-yards 2-11 4-26
Net pass yards 226 188
Total yards 356 248
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Turnovers 0 2
Penalties-yards 6-63 9-63
SCORING
1st - CHI - Kevin Butler, 18-yard field goal CHICAGO 3-0
2nd - GB - Jacke, 51-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - CHI - Brad Muster, 1-yard run (Butler kick) CHICAGO 10-3
2nd - CHI - Keith Jennings, 4-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Butler kick) CHICAGO 17-3
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 10-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) CHICAGO 17-10
2nd - CHI - Butler, 30-yard field goal CHICAGO 20-10
3rd - CHI - Butler, 21-yard field goal CHICAGO 23-10
4th - CHI - Darren Lewis, 30-yard run (Butler kick) CHICAGO 30-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 11-40, Brett Favre 4-17, Sterling Sharpe 1-3
CHICAGO - Neal Anderson 11-33, Darren Lewis 5-31 1 TD, Jim Harbaugh 8-24, Brad Muster 11-23 1 TD, Wendell Davis 1-11, Mark Green 3-8
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 37-20-214 1 TD 1 INT
CHICAGO - Jim Harbaugh 23-16-194 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 9-144 1 TD, Harry Sydney 5-30, Robert Brooks 3-31, Jackie Harris 2-6, Darrell Thompson 1-3
CHICAGO - Tom Waddle 6-65, Wendell Davis 3-60, Keith Jennings 2-23 1 TD, Brad Muster 2-18, Neal Anderson 2-15, Mark Green 1-43, Darren Lewis 1-13
(DETROIT) - The pattern was familiar. Barry Sanders couldn't run, and the Lions' once-potent offense couldn't move. Meanwhile, Brett Favre passed for 212 yards and two touchdowns. The Lions, who appeared to be rebounding from a 1-5 start after bombing Tampa Bay 38-7 a week earlier, fell to dead last in the Central, a notch below the Packers. Sanders, with only two 100-yard rushing games all season, was held to 38 yards on 12 carries by the Packers. He was almost as effective a receiver, catching five passes for 30 yards. Favre, gaining more confidence with each start, completed 22 of 37 passes, including a 14-yard touchdown toss to Jackie Harris and a 30- yard scoring flip to Sterling Sharpe that broke it open in the fourth quarter. Rodney Peete completed 14 of 28 passes for 148 yards for the Lions' faltering offense. He was sacked four times. Detroit's only touchdown came on the 7-yard return of a blocked punt by Bennie Blades. That cut the Packers' lead to 20-13 with 1:30 left in the third quarter. But that's when Favre, starting his fifth straight game, took over.
GREEN BAY - 7 10 3 7 - 27
DETROIT - 3 0 10 0 - 13
GREEN BAY DETROIT
First downs 24 9
Rush-yards-TDs 34-145-1 12-38-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 22-37-212-2-0 17-33-181-0-1
Sacked-yards 2-10 4-29
Net pass yards 202 152
Total yards 347 190
Fumbles-lost 5-2 0-0
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-yards 8-60 11-94
SCORING
1st - DET - Jason Hanson, 32-yard field goal DETROIT 3-0
1st - GB - Sydney, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Jacke, 53-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - GB - Harris, 14-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 17-3
3rd - GB - Jacke, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-3
3rd - DET - Hanson, 34-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-6
3rd - DET - Bennie Blades, 7-yard blocked punt return (Hanson kick) GREEN BAY 20-13
4th - GB - Sharpe, 30-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 27-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 23-101, Brett Favre 3-21, Harry Sydney 6-16 1 TD, Edgar Bennett 2-7
DETROIT - Barry Sanders 12-38
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 37-22-211 2 TD
DETROIT - Rodney Peete 28-14-148 1 INT, Erik Kramer 5-3-33
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 6-84 1 TD, Jackie Harris 5-50 1 TD, Harry Sydney 4-43, Vince Workman 4-21, Sanjay Beach 2-6, Robert Brooks 1-8
DETROIT - Brett Perriman 5-67, Barry Sanders 5-30, Herman Moore 3-43, Jeff Campbell 3-29, Troy Stradford 1-12
(NEW YORK) - As hard as they tried, the Giants couldn't give away Sunday's game to the Packers. So Green Bay, trailing by six and given a second chance by New York, handed it right back on Reyna Thompson's 69-yard interception return for the clinching touchdown in the Giants' victory. The key series came with 4 1/2 minutes remaining. Pepper Johnson intercepted a weak pass by Brett Favre and, while returning it, made several turns rather than falling down. Favre then knocked the ball loose and Sanjay Beach recovered for Green Bay. Two plays later, Thompson stepped in front of tight end Jackie Harris, grabbed Favre's pass and sped down the sidelines. The quarterback missed a tackle on the only chance to stop Thompson. Lawrence Taylor played what was probably his last game in the NFL. The star linebacker ruptured his Achilles' tendon late in the third quarter after he blocked a pass. Taylor, who earlier this year announced he will retire after the season, was carted off the field. The Giants, who have won three straight, improved to 5-4. The Packers took a 7-6 lead with a precision drive of 75 yards in 12 plays, taking up 8:08 in the second period. Vince Workman carried six times for 27 yards on the drive, scoring his first touchdown from the 3. The Giants were forced to punt on the next series after two monster hits by safety Chuck Cecil broke up plays. But Workman fumbled when hit by Taylor and Erik Howard recovered at the Packers' 41. Three plays later, Stephen Baker outjumped Terrell Buckley for a 34-yard gain on which Buckley never turned for the ball. Rodney Hampton scored from the 2 for a 13-7 lead.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
NY GIANTS - 6 7 0 14 - 27
GREEN BAY NY GIANTS
First downs 20 9
Rush-yards-TDs 23-88-1 22-58-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 27-45-279-0-3 9-16-133-0-0
Sacked-yards 1-6 4-14
Net pass yards 273 119
Total yards 361 177
Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-2
Turnovers 5 2
Penalties-yards 6-36 6-44
SCORING
1st - NYG - Matt Bahr, 47-yard field goal NEW YORK GIANTS 3-0
1st - NYG - Bahr, 38-yard field goal NEW YORK GIANTS 6-0
2nd - GB - Workman, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-6
2nd - NYG - Rodney Hampton, 2-yard run (Bahr kick) NEW YORK GIANTS 13-7
4th - NYG - Reyna Thompson, 69-yard interception return (Bahr kick) NY GIANTS 20-7
2nd - NYG - Rodney Hampton, 8-yard run (Bahr kick) NEW YORK GIANTS 27-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Vince Workman 19-65 1 TD, Brett Favre 2-14, Robert Brooks 1-6, Harry Sydney 1-3
NY GIANTS - Rodney Hampton 15-44 2 TD, Jarrod Bunch 3-7, Dave Meggett 1-4, Jeff Hostetler 3-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 44-27-279 3 INT, Paul McJulien 1-0-0
NY GIANTS - Jeff Hostetler 16-9-133
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 11-160, Jackie Harris 9-87, Harry Sydney 4-27, Vince Workman 3-5
NY GIANTS - Howard Cross 3-42, Stephen Baker 2-46, Dave Meggett 2-12, Ed McCaffrey 1-26, Jarrod Bunch 1-7
(MILWAUKEE) - Chris Jacke kicked a 41-yard field goal on the final play of the game and Green Bay got past Philadelphia. Randall Cunningham, returning from a one-game benching, led the Eagles to two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and a 24-21 lead. The Packers tied it on Jacke's 31-yard field goal with 1:31 left, a score set up by Heath Sherman's fumble. The Eagles got the ball back, but Herschel Walker fumbled it away at the 23, Green Bay ran one play into the middle of the field and brought in Jacke. Cunningham, back after being replaced by Jim McMahon last week, completed 14 of 23 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown. Brett Favre hit 23 of 33 passes for 275 yards and two scores.
PHILADELPHIA - 3 0 7 14 - 24
GREEN BAY - 0 14 0 13 - 27
PHILADELPHIA GREEN BAY
First downs 17 24
Rush-yards-TDs 23-119-2 25-144-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-23-169-1-0 23-33-275-2-2
Sacked-yards 3-16 2-9
Net pass yards 153 266
Total yards 272 410
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-1
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-yards 5-35 11-143
SCORING
1st - PHIL - Roger Ruzek, 34-yard field goal PHILADELPHIA 3-0
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 5-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Workman, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 14-3
3rd - PHIL - Heath Sherman, 17-yard run (Ruzek kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
4th - GB - Thompson, 3-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 21-10
4th - PHIL - Sherman, 75-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Ruzek kick) GREEN BAY 21-17
4th - PHIL - Herschel Walker, 2-yard run (Ruzek kick) PHILADELPHIA 24-21
4th - GB - Jacke, 31-yard field goal TIED 24-24
4th - GB - Jacke, 41-yard field goal GREEN BAY 27-24
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Darrell Thompson 15-72, Vince Workman 7-65 1 TD, Harry Sydney 1-8, Brett Favre 2-(-1)
PHILADELPHIA - Herschel Walker 12-47 1 TD, Heath Sherman 6-31 1 TD, Randall Cunningham 2-31, Keith Byars 3-10
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-23-275 2 TD 2 INT
PHILADELPHIA - Randall Cunningham 23-14-169 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Jackie Harris 8-98, Sterling Sharpe 7-116 1 TD, Harry Sydney 4-44, Darrell Thompson 2-8 1 TD, Vince Workman 1-5, Robert Brooks 1-4
PHILADELPHIA - Vai Sikahema 3-20, Roy Greenb 2-31, Fred Barnett 2-15, Herschel Walker 2-7, Heath Sherman 1-75 1 TD, Pat Beach 1-7, Calvin Williams 1-7, Keith Byars 1-4, Maurice Johnson 1-3
(CHICAGO) - The Chicago Bears' slide continues, as does the resurgence of the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre hit Sterling Sharpe with a 49-yard touchdown pass and scored on a 5-yard, broken-pass run to lead the Packers to a 17-3 victory over the faltering Bears. It was the third victory in the last four games for the Packers. The Bears sustained their fourth straight defeat, their longest losing streak since 1989, when they lost their last six. The teams traded first-possession field goals and, late in the first quarter, the Bears were forced to punt into the wind. Chris Gardocki managed just a 34-yard punt. On the next play, Favre and Sharpe combined on their 49-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead to stay. It was the 66th consecutive game in which Sharpe, the league's leading receiver this year, has caught a pass. Favre completed 16 of 24 passes for 209 yards. Neither team scored in the second quarter as a light drizzle turned into rain.
GREEN BAY - 10 0 0 7 - 17
CHICAGO - 3 0 0 0 - 3
GREEN BAY CHICAGO
First downs 18 15
Rush-yards-TDs 34-130-1 13-54-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-24-209-1-0 24-41-257-0-2
Sacked-yards 1-5 1-6
Net pass yards 204 251
Total yards 334 305
Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-0
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 6-45 6-55
SCORING
1st - CHI - Kevin Butler, 36-yard field goal CHICAGO 3-0
1st - GB - Jacke, 39-yard field goal TIED 3-3
1st - GB - Sharpe, 49-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
4th - GB - Favre, 5-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 17-3
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Edgar Bennett 29-107, Harry Sydney 4-18, Brett Favre 1-5 1 TD
CHICAGO - Neal Anderson 7-25, Brad Muster 4-20, Darren Lewis 2-9
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 24-16-209 1 TD
CHICAGO - Jim Harbaugh 18-8-97 1 INT, Peter Tom Willis 23-16-160 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 5-79 1 TD, Harry Sydney 3-30, Edgar Bennett 3-24, Jackie Harris 2-43, Ron Lewis 2-21, Robert Brooks 1-12
CHICAGO - Wendell Davis 8-106, Tom Waddle 5-62, Brad Muster 5-25, Neal Anderson 3-30, Dennis Gentry 2-18, Anthony Morgan 1-16
Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren, right, talks to quarterback Brett Favre during training camp in August 1992. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Jeff Bridewell (6) throws a pass during training camp in late July 1992. He was on the team's practice squad in 1991. Quarterback Don Majkowski (7) is at right. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Mike Holmgren and quarterback Brett Favre (4) huddle on the sideline during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field on Sept. 27, 1992. It was Favre's first start. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Vinnie Clark, left, gets a hand on a field-goal try by Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Gary Anderson (1) during the game at Lambeau Field on Sept. 27, 1992. At left are the Packers' Bryce Paup (95) and the Steelers' David Little (50). The holder is Mark Royals. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Kitrick Taylor and Brett Favre celebrate their dramatic win over the Bengals. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Sterling Sharpe (84) is surrounded by receiver Ron Lewis (85), guard Ron Hallstrom (65) and running back Darrell Thompson (39) after scoring on a 6-yard pass in the fourth quarter against the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome in Houston on Dec. 13, 1992. Oilers cornerback Jerry Gray (21) is at right. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
Darrell Thompson (39) tries to evade Houston Oilers linebacker Eddie Robinson (50) at the Astrodome in Houston on Dec. 13, 1992. (SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
(MILWAUKEE) - Brett Favre hit Jackie Harris with a go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, and Chris Jacke kicked four field goals as the Green Bay Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-14 for their third straight victory. Green Bay has now won four of its last five. Tampa Bay lost for the seventh time in its last eight games. The Bucs had beaten the Packers 31-3 on the second Sunday of the season. Favre completed 26 of 41 passes for 223 yards. Sterling Sharpe, the NFL's leading receiver, had nine catches, giving him 363 for his careers, the most ever in a player's first five years. Trailing 14-12, the Packers moved 69 yards in 15 plays as Favre passed to Harris for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 10:09 left for a 19-14 lead.
TAMPA BAY - 7 0 7 0 - 14
GREEN BAY - 3 6 3 7 - 19
TAMPA BAY GREEN BAY
First downs 14 17
Rush-yards-TDs 27-129-0 25-65-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-22-172-2-3 26-41-223-1-0
Sacked-yards 3-20 1-5
Net pass yards 152 218
Total yards 281 283
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-1
Turnovers 5 1
Penalties-yards 3-20 4-54
SCORING
1st - GB - Jacke, 34-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - TB - Mark Carrier, 20-yd pass from Vinny Testaverde (Eddie Murray kick) TAMPA BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Jacke, 33-yard field goal TAMPA BAY 7-6
2nd - GB - Jacke, 29-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-7
3rd - GB - Jacke, 48-yard field goal GREEN BAY 12-9
3rd - TB - Anthony McDowell, 15-yd pass from Testaverde (Murray kick) TAMPA BAY 14-12
4th - GB - J.Harris, 9-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 19-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Edgar Bennett 13-38, Harry Sydney 7-13, Robert Brooks 1-8, Brett Favre 4-6
TAMPA BAY - Reggie Cobb 20-94, Vinny Testaverde 4-28, Gary Anderson 2-5, Anthony McDowell 1-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 41-26-223 1 TD
TAMPA BAY - Vinny Testaverde 22-12-172 2 TD 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 9-52, Harry Sydney 6-55, Edgar Bennett 5-43, Ron Lewis 4-57, Jackie Harris 2-16 1 TD
TAMPA BAY - Mark Carrier 5-87 1 TD, Ron Hall 3-19, Lawrence Dawsey 2-51, Anthony McDowell 1-15 1 TD, Reggie Cobb 1-0
(MILWAUKEE) - The Pack got back over .500, scoring five first half touchdowns on a snow covered field and routing Detroit behind a strong defense and the passing of Brett Favre. Green Bay won four in a row for the first time in eight years as Favre passed for three first-half touchdowns, one a bizarre 65 yarder to Sterling Sharpe, and Tony Bennett returned a fumble 18 yards for another score. The Packers helped their wildcard playoff possibilities against the Lions, who had problems with footing and fumbles on a slippery afternoon at County Stadium. Green Bay led 35-10 at the half, the most points the Packers have scored in a half since 1983, and finished with a season-high 166 rushing yards. Detroit fumbled five times in the first half, losing two, and had eight for the game, losing four. Detroit's Barry Sanders gained 114 yards, joining Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell as the only players to rush for 1,000 yards in each of their first four NFL seasons. The win kept Green Bay a game behind Philadelphia and Washington in the race for the final wildcard berth in the NFC.
DETROIT - 0 10 0 0 - 10
GREEN BAY - 14 21 0 3 - 38
DETROIT GREEN BAY
First downs 17 21
Rush-yards-TDs 26-156-0 35-166-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-29-184-1-1 15-19-214-3-0
Sacked-yards 4-36 1-6
Net pass yards 148 208
Total yards 304 374
Fumbles-lost 8-4 4-2
Turnovers 5 2
Penalties-yards 7-52 5-44
SCORING
1st - GB - Thompson, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Sharpe, 65-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Sydney, 9-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
2nd - GB - T.Bennett, 18-yard fumble return (Jacke kick) GREEEN BAY 28-0
2nd - DET - Herman Moore, 11-yd pass from Andre Ware (Jason Hanson kick) GREEN BAY 28-7
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 9-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 35-7
2nd - DET - Hanson, 44-yard field goal GREEN BAY 35-10
4th - GB - Jacke, 46-yard field goal GREEN BAY 38-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Darrell Thompson 18-84 1 TD, Harry Sydney 8-41, Sterling Sharpe 1-14, Edgar Bennett 4-13, Brett Favre 3-11, Dexter McNabb 1-3
DETROIT - Barry Sanders 16-114, Andre Ware 6-22, Rodney Peete 4-20
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 19-15-214 3 TD
DETROIT - Rodney Peete 5-2-51, Andre Ware 23-13-133 1 TD 1 INT, Barry Sanders 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 6-107 2 TD, Harry Sydney 3-22 1 TD, Jackie Harris 2-20, Sanjay Beach 1-20, Robert Brooks 1-18, Darrell Thompson 1-14, Ron Lewis 1-13
DETROIT - Herman Moore 8-114 1 TD, Brett Perriman 3-26, Barry Sanders 3-20, Aubrey Matthews 1-24
(HOUSTON) - The Packers hadn't won five games in a row since 1966 - until Sunday night. Flirting with their own history, Green Bay beat Houston 16-14 with the help of three field goals by Chris Jacke and a defense that gummed up the Oilers' run and-shoot. The victory gave the Packers new playoff potential, while the loss by the Oilers sealed the AFC Central title for the Steelers despite a 30-6 loss to Chicago. The Oilers tried to rally in the second half, but couldn't overcome their mistakes. Their fourth turnover, a fumble by Cody Carlson at the Packer 37, led to a 6-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to Sterling Sharpe with 3:33 left in the game, giving Green Bay a 16-7 lead. Favre completed all five of his passes in the drive. Houston came right back in closing seconds with a 77-yard drive capped by Lorenzo White's 2-yard run with 1:55 left. The Oilers then tried an onside kick that failed despite a scramble for the ball, and the Packers ran out the clock. The Oilers stymied themselves with two fumbles and two interceptions, with the Packers producing two field goals and a touchdown from the miscues. Field goals of 39, 36 and 20 yards by Jacke put Green Bay ahead 9-0 with 8:31 elapsed in the third quarter before the Oilers' offense woke up.
GREEN BAY - 0 3 6 7 - 16
HOUSTON - 0 0 7 7 - 14
GREEN BAY HOUSTON
First downs 16 21
Rush-yards-TDs 24-61-0 18-59-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-30-155-1-1 25-36-330-0-2
Sacked-yards 3-1 1-2
Net pass yards 154 328
Total yards 215 387
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2
Turnovers 1 4
Penalties-yards 2-10 8-52
SCORING
2nd - GB - Jacke, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
3rd - GB - Jacke, 36-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-0
3rd - GB - Jacke, 20-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-0
3rd - HOU - Cody Carlson, 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 9-7
4th - GB - Sharpe, 6-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 16-7
4th - HOU - Lorenzo White, 2-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 16-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Darrell Thompson 15-30, Brett Favre 3-19, Jackie Harris 2-10, Harry Sydney 4-2
HOUSTON - Lorenzo White 15-54 1 TD, Cody Carlson 3-5 1 TD
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 30-19-155 1 TD 1 INT
HOUSTON - Cody Carlson 36-25-330 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 6-46 1 TD, Ron Lewis 4-39, Darrell Thompson 3-25, Jackie Harris 2-14, Edgar Bennett 2-9, Robert Brooks 1-16, Harry Sydney 1-6
HOUSTON - Curtis Duncan 6-100, Lorenzo White 6-78, Webster Slaughter 5-74, Haywood Jeffires 5-48, Ernest Givins 3-30
(GREEN BAY) - The Packers still are on the outside looking in for a playoff berth, even after beating the cold and the Rams for their sixth straight victory. The Packers scored four touchdowns in the final 6:48 of the second quarter for a 28-10 halftime lead behind the play of Terrell Buckley and Sterling Sharpe and then held on in frigid temperatures. Game-time temperature was 8 degrees with a wind chill of 15 below. By the second half, it had warmed up to 14 with the wind chill at 5 below. But to make the playoffs, the Packers will have to do so as a wild card after the Vikings beat the Steelers, 6-3, Sunday to clinch the NFC Central. Green Bay needs to win in the Metrodome next Sunday and hope that either Philadelphia or Washington loses. The Eagles (10-5) beat the Redskins (9-6) Sunday, 17-13. In case of a three-way tie, the Packers would still make the playoffs. Buckley made two interceptions, returning one for a 33-yard touchdown, and also made a touchdown-saving tackle. Sharpe, meanwhile, caught eight first-half passes, two for touchdowns, to move within four catches of tying Art Monk's single season record of 106 receptions. And Green Bay's defense made one goal line stand in the first half, giving up only a field goal after stopping the Rams three times from the 1. Los Angeles twice moved to the Packers 4 in the fourth quarter and came away scoreless. Jim Price dropped a pass in the end zone on a fourth down to end one series and Jim Everett threw incomplete on fourth to end the other. The Rams had an early 7-0 lead after Everett hit Willie Anderson with a 16-yard touchdown pass following a fumble by Green Bay's Darrell Thompson on the second play from scrimmage. Darryl Henley intercepted a Brett Favre pass in the end zone and then the Rams were on the verge of a 14-point turnaround when David Lang broke loose on a 71-yard run to the Packers 3 when Buckley chased him down and saved a touchdown. A penalty on Green Bay moved the ball to the 1 and from there the Packers stopped three straight running plays, forcing the Rams to go for Tony Zendejas' 19 yard field goal and a 10-0 lead. The Packers then moved 61 yards in nine plays, the big play a third down pass to TE Jackie Harris, who made a juggling catch for a 16 yard gain and first down at the 15. Thompson's 2-yard run touchdown run made it 10-7 with 6:48 until half. Everett then threw a floater into the 15 mph wind and Buckley made an over the-shoulder interception and zig-zagged across the field for the touchdown that made it 14-10. After a short punt, Favre and Sharpe hooked up four times for 59 yards on a 61-yard drive. Sharpe caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from with 1:20 left in the half as Green Bay took a 21-10 lead.
LA RAMS - 7 3 3 0 - 13
GREEN BAY - 0 28 0 0 - 28
LA RAMS GREEN BAY
First downs 17 15
Rush-yards-TDs 22-121-0 32-101-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 24-44-222-1-3 14-23-188-2-1
Sacked-yards 1-6 3-30
Net pass yards 216 158
Total yards 337 259
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-2
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-yards 6-60 2-7
SCORING
1st - LA - Flipper Anderson, 16-yd pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) LA RAMS 7-0
2nd - LA - Zendejas, 19-yard field goal LOS ANGELES RAMS 10-0
2nd - GB - Thompson, 1-yard run (Jacke kick) LOS ANGELES RAMS 10-7
2nd - GB - Buckley, 33-yard interception return (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 17-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 21-10
2nd - GB - Sharpe, 16-yard pass from Favre (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 28-10
3rd - LA - Zendejas, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 28-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Darrell Thompson 19-53 1 TD, Harry Sydney 7-29, Brett Favre 6-19
LA RAMS - David Lang 4-72, Cleveland Gary 16-48, Robert Delpino 1-3, Jim Everett 1-(-2)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 23-14-188 2 TD 1 INT
LA RAMS - Jim Everett 44-24-222 1 TD 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 8-110 2 TD, Darrell Thompson 2-48, Jackie Harris 2-22, Edgar Bennett 1-9, Harry Sydney 1-(-1)
LA RAMS - Henry Ellard 8-94, Flipper Anderson 5-54 1 TD, David Lang 4-36, Cleveland Gary 4-4, Jeff Chadwick 1-15, Jim Price 1-11, Robert Delpino 1-8
(MINNESOTA) - The Vikings made sure they wouldn't have to play the Packers again this season. Sean Salisbury ignited the Vikings' dormant pass offense, throwing for a career-high 292 yards and two touchdowns. The loss eliminated the Packers from playoff contention and stopped their six-game winning streak. Terry Allen ran for 100 yards and set the single-season rushing record for the Vikings. Allen finished with 1,201 yards, 46 more than Chuck Foreman gained in 1976 - Minnesota's last Super Bowl season. Not even Sterling Sharpe, who caught six passes to end the year with 108, eclipsing Art Monk's NFL-record 106-reception season of 1984, could get the Packers (9-7) into the playoffs. Because the Washington Redskins were upset by the Los Angeles Raiders on Saturday, the Packers knew going in that a victory would put them in the playoffs for the first time in a nonstrike season since 1972. Green Bay would have returned to the Metrodome next weekend. Instead, Minnesota on Saturday will be home for the defending Super Bowl champion Redskins (9-7), who have the tiebreaker advantage over the Packers because of a better record in conference games. The Vikings, who clinched the NFC Central title with last week's win at Pittsburgh, lost to Washington here, 15-13, on Oct. 25. Minnesota had relied almost exclusively on Allen's rushing and its outstanding defense to win the division. Between them, Salisbury and Rich Gannon combined for two touchdown passes since the Redskins game. Vikings coach Dennis Green has flip-flopped his quarterbacks the last five weeks, looking for a hot hand. He found one Sunday in Salisbury. Salisbury completed 20 of 33 passes, including a 13-yard first quarter touchdown pass to Steve Jordan and a 34-yard scoring pass to his other tight end, Mike Tice, in the second period.
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
MINNESOTA - 7 13 7 0 - 27
GREEN BAY MINNESOTA
First downs 13 22
Rush-yards-TDs 13-29-1 42-165-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 23-35-187-0-3 20-33-292-2-0
Sacked-yards 1-5 1-10
Net pass yards 182 282
Total yards 211 447
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-yards 6-60 7-50
SCORING
1st - GB - Sydney, 2-yard run (Jacke kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - MIN - Steve Jordan, 13-yd pass from Sean Salisbury (Faud Reveiz kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - MINN - Reveiz, 46-yard field goal MINNESOTA 10-7
2nd - MINN - Mike Tice, 34-yard pass from Salisbury (Reveiz kick) MINNESOTA 17-7
2nd - MINN - Reveiz, 46-yard field goal MINNESOTA 20-7
3rd - MINN - Terry Allen, 1-yard run (Reveiz kick) MINNESOTA 27-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Edgar Bennett 2-18, Darrell Thompson 7-7, Harry Sydney 4-4 1 TD
MINNESOTA - Terry Allen 20-100 1 TD, Roger Craig 17-54, Joe Johnson 2-10, Keith Henderson 3-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 35-23-187 3 INT
MINNESOTA - Sean Salisbury 33-20-292 2 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Sterling Sharpe 6-45, Jackie Harris 5-59, Darrell Thompson 4-31, Harry Sydney 4-18, Ron Lewis 2-22, Sanjay Beach 1-7, Ed West 1-5
MINNESOTA - Steve Jordan 6-69 1 TD, Joe Johnson 4-35, Jake Reed 2-67, Mike Tice 2-39 1 TD, Terry Allen 2-22, Anthony Carter 2-21, Brent Novoselsky 1-34, Roger Craig 1-5
