1995 Green Bay Packers season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Green Bay Packers
year = 1995
record = 11-5
division_place = 1st NFC Central
coach = Mike Holmgren
stadium = Lambeau Field
playoffs = W NFC Wild Card
W NFC Divisional Playoff
L NFC Championship

The 1995 Green Bay Packers season ended with a 38-27 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game.cite web | url = http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1995 | title = 1995 NFL Standings | publisher = NFL.com | accessdate = 2007-02-12] Packers' quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three such awards he would win.cite web | url = http://sportsline.com/nfl/history/awards/apmvp/ | title = List of APMVP winners | publisher = sportsline.com | accessdate = 2007-02-10] This was the first season that the Packers played home games at only Lambeau Field, as they had from 1953-1994 played at Lambeau and Milwaukee County Stadium.

Offseason

1995 NFL draft

With their 3rd pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future all-pro fullback William Henderson,cite web | url = http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB | title = NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers | publisher = NFL.com | accessdate = 2007-02-12] a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.cite web | url = http://www.packers.com/team/players/henderson_william/ | title = William Henderson player card | publisher = Packers.com | accessdate = 2007-02-12]

Awards and Records

* Brett Favre, NFL MVP
* Brett Favre, Bert Bell Award
* Brett Favre, Offense, UPI NFC Player of the Year
* Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Selection
* Brett Favre, All-Pro Selection
* Brett Favre, National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Average Yards per Completion: 7.7
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passer Rating (99.5) [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450 ]
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes: 38
*Brett Favre, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (4,413 yards)
* Reggie White, Defense, UPI NFC Player of the Year
* Reggie White, NFC Pro Bowl Selection

Milestones

* Brett Favre, 1st NFL Season with 4,000 Passing Yards

References