1994 Green Bay Packers season


The 1994 season was the Green Bay Packers' 74th season in the National Football League, their 76th overall. The Packers finished with a 9–7 record for their third straight winning season. 1994 marked the first of 8 seasons in which Packers' quarterback Brett Favre would throw more than 30 touchdown passes. It also marked the second season in which he started all 16 games for the Packers, starting a record-breaking starting streak which would continue throughout his career. This was the final season that the Packers played at Milwaukee County Stadium; they played home games exclusively at Lambeau beginning in 1995. Three Packers had the distinction of being named to the NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team: Reggie White, Don Hutson, and Ray Nitschke. After defeating the [1994 1994 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions] 16–12 in the NFC Wild Card Game, the season ended in a 35–9 loss to the [1994 1994 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys] in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game.

Offseason

1994 NFL draft

With their first selection in the 1994 NFL draft, the Packers tabbed offensive tackle Aaron Taylor.

Regular season

The Packers finished 9–7, 2nd place in the NFC Central division, 1 game behind the 10–6 Warren Moon-led Minnesota Vikings. Via a better head-to-head record versus the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears and a better conference record versus the New York Giants, Green Bay clinched the first wild card spot in the NFC.

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs Minnesota Vikings

The Packers kicked off the season at home against their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, and came away with a 16–10 victory to improve to 1–0.

Week 16 vs. Atlanta Falcons

Ironically, the Packers, led by Brett Favre, who was a former Atlanta Falcons member, closed Milwaukee County Stadium by beating the Falcons.

Awards and honors

  • Don Hutson, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
  • Ray Nitschke, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
  • Reggie White, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team