The 1995

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season was their 77th season overall and their 75th in the

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. The Packers finished with an 11–5 record in the regular season and won the

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, their first division title since

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. In the playoffs, the Packers defeated the

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at home and the defending champion

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on the road before losing to the

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in the NFC Championship Game. Packers' quarterback

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(who had the best season of his entire career) was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, the first of three such awards he would win. This was the first season that the Packers played home games exclusively at

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, after playing part of their home slate at

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since 1953. After losing their home opener to St. Louis, the Packers would win an NFL-record 25 consecutive home games between the rest of 1995 and early in 1998.

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

NFL Draft

With their third pick (66th overall) in the 1995 NFL draft, the Packers selected future All-Pro fullback William Henderson, a player who would remain with the Packers for over 13 seasons.

Undrafted Free Agents

Staff

Roster

Regular season

The Packers finished with an 11–5 record, clinching the

crown by a slim 1-game margin over the

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Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

21/37, 312 Yds *

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8 Rec, 161 Yds

Week 11: vs Chicago Bears

Standings

Postseason

Awards and records

* Brett Favre, NFL MVP * Brett Favre,

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* Brett Favre, Offense,

UPI NFC Player of the Year From 1970 to 1984, United Press International (UPI) awarded the NFC Player of the Year award to players from the National Football League's National Football Conference (NFC). An NFC Defensive Player of the Year was named from 1975 to 1996, and an N ...

* Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Selection * Brett Favre,

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Selection * Brett Favre,

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* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Average Yards per Completion: 7.7 * Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passer Rating (99.5) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 450 * Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes: 38 *

, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (4,413 yards) * Reggie White, Defense,

* Reggie White, NFC Pro Bowl Selection

Milestones

* Brett Favre, 1st NFL Season with 4,000 Passing Yards

References

External links

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