1992 Green Bay Packers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Green Bay Packers
year = 1992
record = 9-7
division_place = 2nd NFC Central
coach = Mike Holmgren
stadium = Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
playoffs = Did not qualify
previous = 1991
next = 1993The 1992 Green Bay Packers season was their 72nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-7 record under coach Mike Holmgren, earning them 2nd place finish in the NFC Central division. 1992 saw the emergence of QB Brett Favre and the start of the Packers success of the 1990s.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Regular Season

chedule

eason Standings

Brett Favre

In the second game of the 1992 season, the Packers played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers were leading 17-0 at half time when head coach Mike Holmgren benched starting quarterback Don Majkowski and Favre played the second half. On his first regular season play as a Packer, Favre threw a pass which was deflected and caught by himself. Favre was tackled and the completion went for -7 yards. The Packers lost the game 31-3, chalking up only 106 yards passing. [cite web| url=http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/gamedata.htm?dy=13&mth=9&yr=1992&tm=TAM&lg=NFL | title=NFL Box Score for 9/13/1992 | publisher=Databasefootball.com| accessdate=2007-02-07] cite web| url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=359903 | title=Favre bursts onto the NFL scene in 1992 | last=McGinn | first=Bob| work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date=2005-10-01| accessdate=2007-02-08]

In the third game of the 1992 season, then-starting quarterback Don Majkowski injured a ligament in his ankle against the Cincinnati Bengals, an injury severe enough that he would be out for four weeks. Favre replaced Majkowski for the remainder of the contest. Favre fumbled four times during the course of the game, a performance poor enough that the crowd chanted for Favre to be removed in favor of another Packers backup quarterback at the time, Ty Detmer.cite web | url = http://www.lasalle.edu/collegian/sports/articles/06/oct11/brett_favre.html | title = La Salle University article on Brett Favre | publisher = Lasalle.edu | accessdate = 2007-02-24] However, down 23-17 with 1:07 left in the game, the Packers started an offensive series on their own 8 yard line. Still at the quarterback position, Favre completed a 42 yard pass to Sterling Sharpe. On the next play, Favre threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining.

The next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers began the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history. The game ended in a 17-3 victory and his passer rating was 144.6. During the season, Favre helped put together a six-game winning streak for the Packers, the longest winning streak for the club since 1965. They ended 9-7 that season, missing the playoffs on their last game. Favre finished his first season as a Packer with 3,227 yards and a quarterback rating of 85.3, helping him to his first Pro Bowl. [cite web| url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=GNB&yr=1992&lg=nfl | title=1992 Green Bay Packers | publisher=Databasefootball.com| accessdate=2007-02-07]

Awards and records

* Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (tied): 302

References

* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sportsencyclopedia.com]