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The 1989 Green Bay Packers - 10-6 (T-1ST-NFC Central Division)

Head Coach: Lindy Infante

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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 

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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)

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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

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