The 1985 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season overall and their 65th in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under second-year head coach Forrest Gregg, the same record as the previous two seasons.
The Packers were again second in the NFC Central division, but seven games behind the Chicago Bears, the eventual Super Bowl champions.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark AllenDefensive backBYUKeith BratelWide receiverCarrollMike DavisDefensive endBall StateMike FarleyKickerWisconsin–River FallsDeno FosterWide receiverCincinnatiMarc HoganDefensive backTennesseeDon JeffersonDefensive backFlorida A&MShawn JonesRunning backOklahoma StateBill MayoOffensive lineTennesseePeter QuinlanDefensive lineHoly CrossDavid TexeiraKickerAmerican InternationalRalph WilliamsWide receiverMiami (OH)
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season The Packers finished with an 8–8 record for a third consecutive season; 5–3 at home and 3–5 on the road.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 266
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 at New England Patriots L 20–26 0–1 Sullivan Stadium Recap 2 September 15 New York Giants W 23–20 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap 3 September 22 New York Jets L 3–24 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 4 September 29 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–43 1–3 Busch Memorial Stadium Recap 5 October 6 Detroit Lions W 43–10 2–3 Lambeau Field Recap 6 October 13 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 3–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 7 at Chicago Bears L 7–23 3–4 Soldier Field Recap 8 October 27 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–37 3–5 Hoosier Dome Recap 9 November 3 Chicago Bears L 10–16 3–6 Lambeau Field Recap 10 November 10 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–17 4–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 11 November 17 New Orleans Saints W 38–14 5–6 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 12 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–34 5–7 Anaheim Stadium Recap 13 December 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–0 6–7 Lambeau Field Recap 14 December 8 Miami Dolphins L 24–34 6–8 Lambeau Field Recap 15 December 15 at Detroit Lions W 26–23 7–8 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 16 December 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–17 8–8 Tampa Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 10
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Week 13
This divisional matchup with Tampa Bay would come to be known as the Snow Bowl in Packers' history. By kickoff, twelves inches of snow had fallen and the roads were impossible to navigate preventing many fans from attending. This gave the game the dubious distinction of having over 36,000 "no-shows", the most in Packers history.
The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21–0 victory. The Packers offense gained 512 total yards to the Buccaneers' 65. During the game, Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback Steve Young a team record four times.
Standings
Statistics
Passing Player Attempts Completion Percentage Yards Avg Long TD Int Sacks RatingLynn Dickey 314 172 54.8 2206 7.03 63 15 17 30 70.4Jim Zorn 123 56 45.5 794 6.46 56t 4 6 11 57.4Randy Wright 74 39 52.7 552 7.46 38 2 4 8 63.6 TOTALS 513 267 52.0 3552 6.92 63 21 27 0 66.0
Receiving Player Receptions Yards Average TD Long James Lofton 69 1153 16.7 4 56t Paul Coffman 49 666 13.6 6 32 Phil Epps 44 683 15.5 3 63 Eddie Lee Ivery 28 270 9.6 2 24 Jessie Clark 24 252 10.5 2 55tGerry Ellis 24 206 8.6 0 35 Preston Dennard 13 182 14.0 2 34Ed West 8 95 11.9 1 30 Harlan Huckleby 5 27 5.4 0 8 TOTALS 267 3552 13.3 21 63
Rushing Player Attempts Yards avg TD Long Eddie Lee Ivery 132 636 4.8 2 34 Jessie Clark 147 633 4.3 5 80Gerry Ellis 104 571 5.5 5 39tGary Ellerson 32 205 6.4 2 37tPhil Epps 5 103 20.6 1 34 Harlan Huckleby 8 41 5.1 0 15 Lynn Dickey 18 −12 −0.7 1 3TOTALS 470 2208 4.7 16 8
Defensive Player Sacks INT'S Yards Average TD Long John Anderson 6.02 2 1.0 0 2 Robert Brown 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Mike Butler 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Mossy Cade 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0Alphonso Carreker 9.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Mike Douglass 1.5 2 126 63.0 1 80tTom Flynn 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 Donnie Humphrey 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Ezra Johnson 9.5 0 0 0.0 0 0Mark Lee 0.01 23 23.0 0 23Tim Lewis 0.0 4 4 1.0 0 4Charles Martin 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Mark Murphy 4.0 2 50 25.0 1 50tBrian Noble 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Guy Prather 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Randy Scott 3.0 2 50 25.0 0 30 TOTALS 48.0 15 262 17.5 2 8
Awards and records
Hall of Famers The following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1985;
Phil Bengtson, Coach-GM, 1959–1970 Bob Jeter, CB, 1963–1970 Earl "Bud" Svendsen, C-LB, 1937, 1939
References
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