1985 Green Bay Packers Season
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season was their 67th season overall and their 65th in the
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. The team finished with an 8–8 record under second-year head coach
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, the same record as the previous two seasons. The Packers were again second in the
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division, but seven games behind the
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, the eventual
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champions.


Offseason


NFL draft


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.


Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.


Game summaries


Week 10

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Week 13

This divisional matchup with
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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
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sacked Buccaneers quarterback
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a team record four times.


Standings


Statistics


Passing


Receiving


Rushing


Defensive


Awards and records


Hall of Famers

The Following were inducted into the
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in February 1985; *
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, Coach-G.M., 1959–70 *
Bob Jeter Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. (May 9, 1937 – November 20, 2008) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Early years Jeter was raised in Weirton, West Virginia, whe ...
, CB, 1963–70 * Earl "Bud" Svendsen, C-LB, 1937, 1939


References


Sportsencyclopedia.com

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