# 1991 Green Bay Packers season

The 1991 Green Bay Packers season was their 73rd season overall and their 71st in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–12 record under coach Lindy Infante, earning them fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division and costing Infante his job. The Packers would not lose another home game to the Lions until the 2015 season.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1991 Green Bay Packers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 19 | Vinnie Clark | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 2 | 35 | Esera Tuaolo | Defensive tackle | Oregon State |
| 3 | 67 | Don Davey | Defensive end | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 81 | Chuck Webb | Running back | Tennessee |
| 5 | 135 | Jeff Fite | Punter | Memphis State |
| 6 | 149 | Walter Dean | Running back | Grambling State |
| 6 | 164 | Joe Garten | Center | Colorado |
| 7 | 169 | Frank Blevins | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 176 | Reggie Burnette | Linebacker | Houston |
| 8 | 203 | Johnny Walker | Wide receiver | Texas |
| 9 | 229 | Dean Witkowski | Linebacker | North Dakota |
| 10 | 262 | Rapier Porter | Tight end | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| 11 | 289 | J. J. Wierenga | Defensive end | Central Michigan |
| 12 | 316 | Linzy Collins | Wide receiver | Missouri |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1991 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Steve Cromer | Guard | Washington State |
| Brad Daluiso | Kicker | UCLA |
| Mike Finn | Defensive end | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Art Greathouse | Running back | Arizona |
| Mark McCutcheon | Safety | Tennessee State |
| Rob Nita | Wide receiver | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| Billy Ray | Quarterback | Duke |
| Reggie Stewart | Linebacker | Mississippi State |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 3 | New England Patriots | W 28–7 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field |
| 2 | August 10 | at New Orleans Saints | L 20–31 | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome |
| 3 | August 17 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–24 | 2–1 | Camp Randall Stadium |
| 4 | August 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–19 (OT) | 2–2 | Lambeau Field |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–20 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–23 | 0–2 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 15–13 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 22 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–16 | 1–3 | Joe Robbie Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | September 29 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–23 | 1–4 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 6 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–20 | 1–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 17 | Chicago Bears | L 0–10 | 1–6 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 9 | October 27 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–0 | 2–6 | Tampa Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 3 | at New York Jets | L 16–19 (OT) | 2–7 | The Meadowlands | Recap |
| 11 | November 10 | Buffalo Bills | L 24–34 | 2–8 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 17 | Minnesota Vikings | L 21–35 | 2–9 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 13 | November 24 | Indianapolis Colts | W 14–10 | 3–9 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 1 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 31–35 | 3–10 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 8 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–27 | 3–11 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 15 | Detroit Lions | L 17–21 | 3–12 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 21 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 27–7 | 4–12 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1 vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 1, 1991
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
PHI – Roger Ruzek 37-yard field goal – Eagles 3–0
PHI – Keith Byars 32-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick) – Eagles 10–0
PHI – Roger Ruzek 40-yard field goal – Eagles 13–0
Third quarter
GB – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal – Eagles 13–3
Fourth quarter
PHI – Fred Barnett 75-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick) – Eagles 20–3
Top passers
PHI – Jim McMahon – 17/25, 257 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
GB – Don Majkowski – 16/42, 201 Yds, 3 INT
Top rushers
PHI – Thomas Sanders – 23 Rush, 52 Yds
GB – Darrell Thompson – 6 Rush, 16 Yds
Top receivers
PHI – Keith Byars – 8 Rec, 111 Yds, TD
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 Rec, 70 Yds :

#### Week 2: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 43,132
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough and Irv Cross
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Barry Sanders 4-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 7–0.
Second quarter
GB – Vince Workman 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Tied 7–7.
DET – Eddie Murray 41-yard field goal. Lions 10–7.
Third quarter
DET – Willie Green 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 17–7.
DET – Eddie Murray 27-yard field goal. Lions 20–7.
GB – Don Majkowski 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 20–14.
Fourth quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 36-yard field goal. Lions 23–14.
Top passers
GB – Don Majkowski – 20/28, 185 yards, INT
DET – Rodney Peete – 25/38, 271 yards, TD
Top rushers
GB – Darrell Thompson – 14 rushes, 45 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 18 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Perry Kemp – 8 receptions, 66 yards
DET – Robert Clark – 10 receptions, 143 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Packers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 15, 1991
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), wind 14 mph (23 km/h)
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
TB – Vinny Testaverde – 19/30, 278 yards, TD, INT
GB – Don Majkowski – 20/39, 258 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TB – Robert Wilson – 3 rushes, 28 yards
GB – Allen Rice – 10 rushes, 49 yards
Top receivers
TB – Willie Drewrey – 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 95 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Packers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: October 6, 1991
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
* TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 31/41, 287 yards, TD
GB – Blair Kiel – 18/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 32 rushes, 122 yards
GB – Vince Workman – 6 rushes, 22 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Jay Novacek – 11 receptions, 121 yards, TD
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: November 24, 1991
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 28 °F (−2.2 °C), relative humidity 80%, wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn), wind chill 16 °F (−8.9 °C)
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
IND – Jeff George – 21/40, 184 yards, TD, INT
GB – Mike Tomczak – 5/17, 50 yards
Top rushers
IND – Ken Clark – 19 rushes, 51 yards
GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
IND – Bill Brooks – 10 receptions, 70 yards, TD
GB – Jackie Harris – 1 reception, 19 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Packers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 10 °F (−12 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,881
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Vince Workman 30-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 7–0.
DET – Robert Clark 19-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick). Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
GB – Chris Jacke 23-yard field goal. Packers 10–7.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
DET – Robert Clark 3-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 14–10.
DET – Mel Gray 78-yard punt return (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 21–10.
GB – Vince Workman 12-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 21–17.
Top passers
DET – Erik Kramer – 14/29, 131 yards, 2 TD
GB – Mike Tomczak – 18/40, 207 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DET – Barry Sanders – 27 rushes, 85 yards
GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 71 yards
Top receivers
DET – Mike Farr – 7 receptions, 59 yards
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 83 yards :

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ Detroit Lions | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 295 | W6 |
| $^{(4)}$ Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 9–3 | 299 | 269 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 8–6 | 301 | 306 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 313 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 199 | 365 | W1 |