The 1989 Green Bay Packers - 10-6 (T-1ST-NFC Central Division)
Head Coach: Lindy Infante
1989 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (2-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
12 M-NEW YORK JETS W 28-27 1- 0-0 22,931 Don Majkowski Michael Haddix (37) Anthony Dilweg (102) Perry Kemp (2-41)
19 G-INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L 23-24 1- 1-0 30,218 Blair Kiel Brent Fullwood (15) Blair Kiel (122) Jeff Query (4-78)
26 MADISON-BUFFALO BILLS W 27-24 2- 1-0 30,432 Randy Wright Brent Fullwood (56) Don Majkowski (145) Jeff Query (5-51)
SEPTEMBER (1-0)
1 at New England Patriots W 16- 0 3- 1-0 26,549 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (42) Don Majkowski (115) Jeff Query (3-50)
1989 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-2)
10 G-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (0-0) L 21-23 0- 1-0 55,650 103 218 142 205 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (54) Don Majkowski (220) Keith Woodside (6-49)
17 G-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) W 35-34 1- 1-0 55,809 149 341 85 282 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (125) Don Majkowski (354) Sterling Sharpe (8-107)
24 at Los Angeles Rams (2-0) L 38-41 1- 2-0 57,701 116 326 217 223 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (52) Don Majkowski (335) Sterling Sharpe (8-164)
OCTOBER (3-2)
1 M-ATLANTA FALCONS (1-2) W 23-21 2- 2-0 54,647 153 295 75 258 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (84) Don Majkowski (295) Perry Kemp (5-80)
8 G-DALLAS COWBOYS (0-4) W 31-13 3- 2-0 56,656 189 313 45 168 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (119) Don Majkowski (313) Sterling Sharpe (6-132)
15 at Minnesota Vikings (3-2) L 14-26 3- 3-0 62,075 68 151 238 160 Don Majkowski Keith Woodside (36) Don Majkowski (198) Keith Woodside (3-23)
22 at Miami Dolphins (3-3) L 20-23 3- 4-0 56,624 81 215 105 333 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (45) Don Majkowski (221) Sterling Sharpe (7-81)
29 M-DETROIT LIONS (1-6) W 23-20 * 4- 4-0 53,731 76 345 210 192 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (35) Don Majkowski (367) Sterling Sharpe (7-105)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
5 G-CHICAGO BEARS (5-3) W 14-13 5- 4-0 56,556 69 270 133 188 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (38) Don Majkowski (299) Perry Kemp (4-55)
12 at Detroit Lions (1-8) L 22-31 5- 5-0 44,324 104 328 75 54 Don Majkowski Don Majkowski (46) Don Majkowski (357) Sterling Sharpe (6-74)
19 at San Francisco 49ers (9-1) W 21-17 6- 5-0 62,219 109 139 71 289 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (76) Don Majkowski (153) Sterling Sharpe (6-59)
26 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-4) W 20-19 7- 5-0 55,592 84 248 76 301 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (57) Don Majkowski (276) Sterling Sharpe (10-157)
DECEMBER (3-1)
3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) W 17-16 8- 5-0 58,120 61 315 88 170 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (37) Don Majkowski (331) Sterling Sharpe (8-169)
10 G-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (6-6-1) L 3-21 8- 6-0 56,694 110 98 178 203 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (39) Don Majkowski (123) Perry Kemp (3-29)
17 at Chicago Bears (6-8) W 40-28 9- 6-0 44,781 217 239 159 197 Don Majkowski Keith Woodsisde (116) Don Majkowski (244) Sterling Sharpe (7-94)
24 at Dallas Cowboys (1-14) W 20-10 10- 6-0 41,265 43 207 113 116 Don Majkowski Brent Fullwood (16) Don Majkowski (232) Perry Kemp (6-85)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1989 IN REVIEW
For one glorious season, the Green Bay Packers became the "Cardiac Pack" by setting an NFL record with four wins by a single point. The team won seven games by five or fewer points. Green Bay spent most of the season rallying from seemingly-impossible deficits. They came back to beat New Orleans in Week 2 after being down 17 at the half. In Week 4, they came back from 15 down in the final quarter to beat Atlanta. They nearly defeated the Rams after being down by 31. Don Majkowski set franchise records for attempts (599) and completions (353). WR Sterling Sharpe led the NFL with 90 receptions. In the end, the Packers fell one game short of the playoffs, when Minnesota beat Cincinnati on Christmas Day. Off the field, Green Bay welcomed a new team president in June, when Bob Harlan replaced Robert Parins. The team signed a league-high 20 players under the new Plan B free agency plan. Four of those players appeared in all 16 games.
THE INSTANT REPLAY GAME
SOURCE: www.majiknetwork.com: Don Majkowski will forever be remembered for throwing a last-second touchdown to beat the Chicago Bears 14-13 at Lambeau Field in 1989 in the famous “Instant Replay” game. It was one of the most exciting games in Packer history and is still a game that Bears’ fans love to complain about. With fourth down and the ball resting on the Bears’ 14 yard line, Majkowski rolled out to his right towards the sideline looking for an open receiver. Just before going out of bounds – and with his foot planted on the 15-yard line – Majkowski fired a perfect pass to Sterling Sharpe for the winning score. Shortly afterwards, a referee ruled that Majik had stepped over the line of scrimmage which would have nullified the play. However, after an Instant Replay review, the call was overturned and the touchdown counted. The game would be the
highlight of the Majkowski era, which was short but exciting. In his six seasons with the Packers, Majkowski played in 68 games, completed 889 passes for 10,870 yards and 56 touchdowns. He started five games in 1987, becoming the first rookie in Packer history to throw for 300-plus yards in one game. The following season, Majkowski led the Packers to three of their four victories in a dismal 4-12 campaign. It all came together in 1989 for the Majik Man, as he led the NFL in passing yards, attempts and completions. He threw 27 touchdown passes and was named to the Pro Bowl. The wheels started to come off in 1990, when Majkowski held out for 45 days trying to re-negotiate his contract. He would go on to throw for 1,925 yards and 10 touchdowns in eight games before suffering serious shoulder injury at Phoenix in mid-November. Majkowski only played in nine games in an injury-plagued 1991 season. On September 20, 1992, he suffered a serious ankle injury against Cincinnati, and Brett Favre took over the reins.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
John Anderson 59 LB 6- 3 228 Michigan 12 12 33 14 1978 Draft-1st round
Billy Ard 67 G 6- 3 270 Wake Forest 1 9 30 15 1989 Plan B-NY Giants
Mike Ariey 76 T 6- 5 285 San Diego State 1 1 25 1 1989 Plan B-NY Giants
Carl Bland 83 WR 5-11 182 Virginia Union 1 6 28 16 1989 Plan B-Detroit
Jerry Boyarsky 61 NT 6- 3 290 Pittsburgh 4 9 30 13 1986 FA-Buffalo
Don Bracken 17 P 6- 0 211 Michigan 5 5 27 16 1985 FA
Matt Brock 62 DE 6- 4 267 Oregon 1 1 23 7 1989 Draft-3rd round
Dave Brown 32 CB 6- 1 197 Michigan 3 15 36 16 1987 Trade-Seattle
Robert Brown 93 DE 6- 2 270 Virginia Tech 8 8 29 16 1982 Draft-4th round
Blair Bush 51 C 6- 3 272 Washington 1 12 32 16 1989 Plan B-Seattle
James Campen 63 C 6- 3 270 Tulane 1 3 25 15 1989 Plan B-N.Orleans
Mark Cannon 58 C 6- 3 270 TX-Arlington 6 6 27 15 1984 Draft-11th round
Chuck Cecil 26 S 6- 0 184 Arizona 2 2 24 9 1988 Draft-4th round
Burnell Dent 56 LB 6- 1 236 Tulane 4 4 26 16 1986 Draft-6th round
Clint Didier 80 TE 6- 5 240 Portland State 2 8 30 16 1988 FA-Wash (1987)
Anthony Dilweg 8 QB 6- 3 215 Duke 1 1 24 1 1989 Draft-3rd round
Herman Fontenot 27 RB 6- 0 206 LSU 1 5 25 16 1989 Trade-Cleveland
Brent Fullwood 21 FB 5-11 209 Auburn 3 3 25 15 1987 Draft-1st round
Tiger Greene 23 DB 6- 0 194 W. Carolina 4 5 27 16 1986 FA-Atlanta (1985)
Michael Haddix 35 RB 6- 1 227 Mississippi St 1 7 27 16 1989 Plan B-Philadel
Mark Hall 72 DE 6- 4 285 SW Louisiana 1 1 24 7 1989 Draft-7th round
Ron Hallstrom 65 G 6- 6 290 Iowa 8 8 30 16 1982 Draft-1st round
Tim Harris 97 LB 6- 5 235 Memphis State 4 4 24 16 1986 Draft-4th round
Johnny Holland 50 LB 6- 2 221 Texas A&M 3 3 24 16 1987 Draft-2nd round
Chris Jacke 13 K 6- 0 197 Texas-El Paso 1 1 23 16 1989 Draft-6th round
Van Jakes 24 CB 6- 0 190 Kent State 1 6 28 16 1989 Plan B-N.Orleans
Perry Kemp 81 WR 5-11 170 Calif St (PA) 2 3 27 14 1988 FA-Cleve (1987)
Mark Lee 22 CB 5-11 189 Washington 10 10 31 12 1980 Draft-2nd round
Don Majkowski 7 QB 6- 2 197 Virginia 3 3 25 16 1987 Draft-10th round
Tony Mandarich 77 T 6- 5 315 Michigan State 1 1 22 14 1989 Draft-1st round
Aubrey Matthews 88 WR 5- 7 165 Delta State 2 4 26 13 1988 FA-Atlanta
Michael McGruder 20 DB 5-11 180 Kent State 1 1 25 2 1989 FA
Rich Moran 57 G 6- 2 275 San Diego State 5 5 27 16 1985 Draft-3rd round
Mark Murphy 37 S 6- 2 201 West Liberty St 9 9 31 16 1980 FA
Bob Nelson 79 NT 6- 4 275 Miami 2 3 30 16 1988 FA-TB (1986)
Brian Noble 91 LB 6- 3 252 Arizona State 5 5 26 16 1985 Draft-5th round
Shawn Patterson 96 DE 6- 5 261 Arizona State 2 2 24 6 1988 Draft-2nd round
Ron Pitts 28 DB 5-10 175 UCLA 2 4 26 14 1988 FA-Buff (1987)
Jeff Query 85 WR 5-11 165 Millikin 1 1 22 16 1989 Draft-5th round
Ken Ruettgers 75 T 6- 5 280 USC 5 5 27 16 1985 Draft-1st round
Sterling Sharpe 84 WR 5-11 202 South Carolina 2 2 24 16 1988 Draft-1st round
John Spagnola 89 TE 6- 4 242 Yale 1 10 32 6 1989 Plan B-Seattle
Scott Stephen 54 LB 6- 2 232 Arizona State 3 3 25 16 1987 Draft-3rd round
Ken Stills 29 S 5-10 186 Wisconsin 5 5 26 16 1985 Draft-8th round
Mickey Sutton 49 CB 5- 9 172 Montana 1 4 29 3 1989 Plan B-LA Rams
Alan Veingrad 73 T 6- 5 277 East Texas State 3 3 26 16 1986 FA
Mike Weddington 52 LB 6- 4 245 Oklahoma 4 4 28 15 1986 FA-NJ (USFL)
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ed West 86 TE 6- 1 243 Auburn 6 6 28 13 1984 FA
Blaise Winter 68 DE 6- 3 275 Syracuse 2 5 27 16 1988 FA - SD (1987)
Keith Woodside 33 RB 5-11 213 Texas A&M 2 2 25 16 1988 Draft - 3rd round
Vince Workman 46 RB 5-10 193 Ohio State 1 1 21 15 1989 Draft - 5th round
1989 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME POS HGT WGT COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Rick Aeilts TE SE Missouri State FA - Cleveland
George Cooper FB Ohio State FA - Miami
Tom Flesher DE Weber State FA
Cedric Gordon WR Ferris State FA
Mark Hall DE 6- 4 285 SW Louisiana 1989 Draft - 7th round
Scott Kirby T 6- 6 290 Arizona State 1989 Draft - 9th round
Michael McGruder DB 5-11 180 Kent State FA
Tim Moore LB Michigan State FA - Phoenix
Stan Shiver SS 6- 1 208 Florida State 1989 Draft - 12th round
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster * - Also played in regular games 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
1989 PACKERS DRAFT (April 23-24, 1989)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 2 Tony Mandarich T Michigan St
2 31 Traded to Cleveland in Herman Fontenot trade
3a 58 Matt Brock DE Oregon
3b 74 Anthony Dilweg QB Duke (A)
4 87 Jeff Graham QB Long Beach St
5 114 Traded to Cleveland in Herman Fontenot trade
5a 124 Jeff Query WR Millikin (B)
5b 127 Vince Workman RB Ohio State (A)
6 142 Chris Jacke K Texas-El Paso
7 169 Mark Hall DE SW Louisiana
8a 198 Thomas King S SW Louisiana
8b 206 Brian Shulman P Auburn (B)
9 225 Scott Kirby T Arizona State
10 254 Ben Jessie CB Southwest Texas
11 281 Cedric Stallworth CB Georgia Tech
12 310 Stan Shiver S Florida State
A-From Cleveland B-From Washington
PLAN B FREE AGENCY
PLAYERS SIGNED (*-Players made squad) - *G Billy Ard, *T Mike Ariey, NT Doug Bartlett, *WR Carl Bland, P Maury Buford, *C Blair Bush, *C James Campen, LB Kurt Crain, *FB Michael Haddix, RB Darryl Harris, RB Bobby Howard, LB Todd Howard, *CB Van Jakes, TE Brent Novoselsky, K Kirk Roach, RB Jeff Smith, *TE John Spagnola, *CB Mickey Sutton, TE Gary Wilkins, NT Toby Williams *-Players made squad
PLAYERS LOST - DE Alphonso Carreker (Denver), T Steve Collier (N.Y. Jets), RB Patrick Collins (Cleveland), RB Kenneth Davis (Buffalo), C Kani Kauahi (Phoenix), S Chris Mandeville (Washington), CB Gary Richard (Pittsburgh), T Tommy Robison (Atlanta)
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
APR 23 - Traded 1989 2nd-round and 1989 5th-round draft picks to CLEVELAND for RB Herman Fontenot, 1989 3rd-round pick (QB Anthony Dilweg), 1989 5th-round choice acquired from New England (RB Vince Workman) and 1990 1st-round choice (LB Tony Bennett)
APR 23 - Traded the rights to QB Jeff Graham to WASHINGTON for the rights to WR Erik Affholter, 1989 5th-round draft choice (WR Jeff Query) and 1989 8th-round draft choice (P Brian Shulman)
AUG 14 - Traded OT Darryl Haley to CLEVELAND for an undisclosed draft choice