1974 Green Bay Packers Season
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season was their 56th season overall and their 54th season in the
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. The team finished with a 6–8 record under fourth-year head coach
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, a consecutive third-place finish in the
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division. The Packers lost their last three games, all to non-playoff teams. With a year remaining on his five-year contract, Devine resigned a day after the last game of the regular season and returned to
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at Notre Dame, following the sudden retirement of
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. Devine was succeeded as head coach at Green Bay by
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quarterback
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, hired on Christmas Eve.


Offseason


Draft


Roster


Regular season


Schedule

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(October 21) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.


Game summaries


Week 1 vs Vikings


Week 2 at Colts


Week 3

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Week 9

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Standings


Awards and records

* Chester Marcol, NFL Leader, Field Goals Made, (25) * Don Woods, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year


References



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