The 1977 Green Bay Packers season was their 59th season overall and their 57th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers suffered injuries and continued to be among the worst teams in the NFL, posting a 4–10 record. During the season, quarterbacks Lynn Dickey and David Whitehurst combined to throw 21 interceptions while just connecting on six touchdown passes. They only scored 134 points, second worst in the league to the 2–12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (103).
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRick MooreDefensive backNorth Carolina CentralRandy RoseWide receiverWisconsin
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 at New Orleans Saints W 24–20 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 56,250 2 September 25 Houston Oilers L 10–16 1–1 Lambeau Field 55,071 3 October 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–19 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,143 4 October 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–17 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653 5 October 16 at Detroit Lions L 6–10 1–4 Pontiac Silverdome 78,452 6 October 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–0 2–4 Tampa Stadium 47,635 7 October 30 Chicago Bears L 0–26 2–5 Lambeau Field 56,002 8 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–20 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium 62,687 9 November 13 Los Angeles Rams L 6–24 2–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,948 10 at Washington Redskins L 9–10 2–8 RFK Stadium 51,498 11 November 27 Minnesota Vikings L 6–13 2–9 Lambeau Field 56,267 12 December 4 Detroit Lions W 10–9 3–9 Lambeau Field 56,267 13 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 10–21 3–10 Soldier Field 33,557 14 December 18 San Francisco 49ers W 16–14 4–10 Milwaukee County Stadium 44,902 Monday (November 21) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
Williard Harrell's 75-yard punt return and Lynn Dickey's 15-yard touchdown pass to Ken Payne helped Green Bay to a 24-0 that turned out to be the difference in their opener win. New Orleans' Chuck Muncie had touchdown runs of two and three yards and Archie Manning threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Henry Childs in a futile rally. Saints coach Hank Stram said "I guess you can say we slept through the first half. You just can't play 30 minutes and expect to win."
Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 7: vs Chicago Bears
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 11: vs Minnesota Vikings
Standings
References Sportsencyclopedia.com