1993 Green Bay Packers season The 1993 Green Bay Packers season resulted in a 9 - 7 record and the Packers ' first playoff berth in 21 years ( excluding the strike - shortened 1982 season ) . The record also marked the first back - to - back winning season since the Packers 1967 season . During the regular season , the Packers finished with 340 points , ranking sixth in the National Football League , and allowed 282 points , ranking ninth . In his third year as a pro and second with the Packers , quarterback Brett Favre led the Packers offense , passing for 3303 yards and 19 touchdowns . Favre , who played his first full season , was selected to his first of eight Pro Bowl s . In the playoffs , the Packers played in the NFC Wild Card game against the Detroit Lions . The Packers were able to win the game 28 - 24 , closing with a forty - yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to Sterling Sharpe with 55 seconds left . In the divisional playoff round , the Packers played the Dallas Cowboys and lost 17 - 27 . The Packers commemorated their 75th overall season of professional football in 1993 with a " 75 " logo uniform patch , one year before the NFL ' s diamond anniversary . Offseason . Free agents . In the offseason , the Packers signed future Pro Football Hall of Fame r Reggie White in one of the biggest offseason moves in Packers history . 1993 NFL Draft . The Green Bay Packers selected Linebacker Wayne Simmons in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft . In the fifth round the Packers drafted quarterback Mark Brunell , who would later become Jacksonville Jaguars career passing yards leader . Regular season . Opening week . The Green Bay Packers started the season strong with a 36 - 6 win over the Los Angeles Rams . The Packers showed a strong defense and offense in the win . The Rams finished with 53 - yards rushing , and Bryce Paup and George Koonce were able to record a safety on one play . Rams quarterback , Jim Everett completed 17 of 41 passes for 175 yards and two interceptions . The offense recorded 381 total yards , scoring in six of eight possessions . Quarterback Brett Favre completed 19 of 29 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns . One one of the touchdowns , Favre completed a 50 - yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe , who finished with seven catches for 120 yards . Three - game skid . After the strong start against the Rams , the Packers lost the following three games . The first came in a 20 - 17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeau Field . Despite gaining a 17 - 7 lead in the third quarter , the Packers only managed 159 yards of total offense in the game . Starting linebacker Brian Noble left the field with a season ending injury as the Eagles were able to rally from behind . The Eagles gained the lead with under five minutes to play when Randall Cunningham escaped a sack from former team - mate Reggie White , and firing a 40 - yard touchdown pass to Eagles receiver Victor Bailey . Following a bye - week , the Packers traveled to the Metrodome to play the Minnesota Vikings . The Packers again fell short of victory in the closing seconds of the game . The Packers were leading 13 - 12 before Jim McMahon completed a 45 - yard pass on third and ten to Eric Guliford , who was wide open . With four seconds left , Vikings kicker Fuad Reveiz completed his fifth field goal to give the Vikings a 15 - 13 victory . The following week , the Packers lost their third straight to defending Super Bowl champions , the Dallas Cowboys . Winning streak . After losing three of their first four games , the Packers proceeded to win six of their next seven , defeating four conference opponents . The Packers won their second game of the season , narrowly defeating the Denver Broncos on Brett Favre ' s birthday . At halftime the Packers held a 30 - 7 lead , scoring on each of their first six possessions . Brett Favre passed for 182 yards in the first half , including a 66 - yard touchdown pass to Jackie Harris . John Stephens and Edgar Bennett each scored one - yard touchdown runs and Chris Jackie made three field goals . In the second half the Packers gained only 61 yards on offense . Brett Favre threw three interceptions , including one which was returned for a touchdown . Broncos quarterback John Elway completed 33 of 59 passes for 367 yards and a touchdown , helping to close the Packers lead to 30 - 27 . The Broncos had a chance to tie or win the game on their last drive , but came up short when Reggie White was able to sack John Elway twice . After the win the Packers had another bye week . In week eight the Packers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37 - 14 , bringing their record to 3 - 3 . Brett Favre completed 20 of 35 passes for 268 yards . Sterling Sharpe caught a career - high four touchdown passes , tying a Green Bay Packer record held by Don Hutson . For the second week in a row the Packers faced a conference opponent . They defeated the Chicago Bears 17 - 3 and forced seven sacks and three turnovers in the game . The Beginning of the Lambeau Leap . The Packers beat the Raiders in the final home game of the regular season . But this game will be remembered for the start of the famed Lambeau Leap . Packer LeRoy Butler forced a fumble from Raider quarterback Vince Evans that Reggie White recovered . After running 10 yards , White lateraled the ball to Butler , who ran the remaining 25 yards into the end zone . Butler then made the lunging leap into the south bleachers and inviting arms of crazed fans .