two fumbles in the first tour minutes by Green Bay's Gary Ellerson into scores as the Steelers beat the Packers 27-3. Thompson made an 18-yard first quarter scoring catch following Ellerson's second fumble and caught a 9-yarder in the third to make it 20-3 after a missed Green Bay field goal attempt. Thompson, subbing for the injured Louis Lipps, made a diving 6-yard touchdown catch in the fourth period after Mike Merriweather intercepted a pass by Green Bay QB Randy Wright. Thompson caught six passes for 78 yards after making eight catches for one touchdown in the Steelers' first eight games. The Steelers, 3-6, won their second in a row by converting three turnovers by the 1-7 Packers into points. Steelers' LB Robin Cole recovered an Ellerson fumble at the Green Bay 27 on the Packers' second play from scrimmage to set up Gary Anderson's 25-yard field goal with 11:49 left in the first quarter. Ellerson fumbled again on the Packers' next possession after being hit simultaneously by Steelers' LB's Merriweather and Robin Cole with Gary Dunn recovering at the Packers' 22 A play later, Thompson made the first of his three scoring catches to improve the Steelers' lead to 10-0 with 10:28 remaining in the period.
GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 0 - 3
PITTSBURGH - 10 3 7 7 - 24
1st - PIT - Gary Anderson, 25-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 3-0
November 9 : Washington Redskins (8-2) 16, Green Bay Packers (1-9) 7
(GREEN BAY) - Jay Schroeder, who grew up in the Midwest, looked at home in the blustery cold of Green Bay. Schroeder's strong arm consistently powered the football through swirling winds for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Washington Redskins beat the Green Bay Packers 16-7. "It wasn't that bad with just the cold, but the wind whipping around made it bad," said the 25-year-old Schroeder, who was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Minnesota. While Schroeder completed 13 of 23 passes without an interception, Green Bay quarterbacks Randy Wright and Chuck Fusina combined for 18 of 28 passes for 154 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The Redskins fell behind 7-0 and trailed 7-6 at halftime. Head coach Joe Gibbs said the Redskins thought they would have a tough game because Green Bay was at home and coining off a bad performance against Pittsburgh. Schroeder threw a 26-yard TD pass in the first quarter and tossed a 6-yard scoring pass in the third quarter. Max Zendejas, who missed a first quarter extra-point attempt, kicked a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give the Redskins, 8-2, a 16-7 lead with 5:29 left. The Packers, without injured starting QB Randy Wright in the second half, lost their third straight and fell to 1-9. Wright, who received a blow to the head and was taken to a local hospital for X-rays, completed six of 12 passes for 55 yards. He threw one touchdown and one interception. Former USFL QB Chuck Fusina started the second half for the Packers, subbing for the injured Wright. Fusina completed 12 of 16 for 99 yards. Washington, which trailed 7-6 at halftime, took its first lead of the game after a Ken Davis fumble in Redskin territory late in the third quarter. Starting at their own 22-yard line, the Redskins went 78 yards in eight plays. The touchdown came on Schroeder's 6-yard pass to RB Kelvin Bryant, who beat LB Brian Noble over the middle and gave Washington a 13-7 lead with 50 seconds left in the third quarter. Packers' kicker Al Del Greco missed two field goals in the game, played under cold, windy conditions.
WASHINGTON - 6 0 7 3 - 16
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - GB - Epps, 3-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - WASH - Ricky Sanders, 26-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Kick failed) GB 7-6
4th - WASH - Zendejas, 30-yard field goal WASHINGTON 16-7
November 16 : Green Bay Packers (2-9) 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-9) 7
(MILWAUKEE) - Randy Wright threw three touchdown passes and the Green Bay defense had a season-high six sacks as the Packers broke a three-game losing streak with a 31-7 victory over Tampa Bay. Wright threw TD passes of 53-, 12- and 5 yards in the first half as the Packers took a 21-0 halftime lead. WR Phillip Epps caught the first and the third of Wright's touchdown throws. James Lofton caught the second for his 50th career touchdown. For the day, Wright completed 18 of 29 passes for 238 yards.
TAMPA BAY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
GREEN BAY - 14 7 10 0 - 31
1st - GB - Epps, 53-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Lofton, 12-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Epps, 5-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
3rd - GB - Del Greco, 27-yard field goal GREEN BAY 24-0
3rd - GB - Ellerson, 1-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 31-0
4th - TB - Gerald Carter, 10-yd pass fr Steve Young (Donald Igwebuike kick) GB 31-7
November 23 : Chicago Bears (10-2) 12, Green Bay Packers (2-10) 10
(CHICAGO) - Kevin Butler's 32-yard field goal with 2:37 to play lifted Chicago to a 12-10 victory over Green Bay in a vicious 133rd renewal of the teams' rivalry. The winning kick came shortly after Dave Duerson recovered a fumble by Gary Ellerson at the Green Bay 34-yard line. With Walter Payton carrying three times, the Bears moved to the 14-yard line to set up the winning field goal. It came after the Packers had taken the lead on Randy Wright's 46-yard touchdown pass to Ed West to give the Packers a 10-9 lead. Earlier in the half, Al Del Greco had booted a 22-yard field goal for the Packers. The game also marked the return of Chicago QB Jim McMahon, who missed three straight games because of a shoulder injury. McMahon extended his streak to 23 straight starting victories, but he was ineffective for the most part. Bad blood was still simmering from the '85 embarassments of the Packers. During the game, Green Bay DE Charles Martin body-slammed McMahon in a clear cheap shot, and McMahon was lost for the year.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 3 7 - 10
CHICAGO - 2 7 0 3 - 12
1st - CHI - Safety, Dan Hampton tackled Davis in the end zone CHICAGO 2-0
2nd - CH - Dennis Gentry recovered a block punt in the end zone (Butler kick) CH 9-0
3rd - GB - Del Greco, 22-yard field goal CHICAGO 9-3
4th - CHI - West, 46-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 10-9
4th - CHI - Butler, 32-yard field goal CHICAGO 12-10
November 27 : Green Bay Packers (3-10) 44, Detroit Lions (5-8) 40
(DETROIT) - Thanksgiving Day football has always been something special in Detroit, a tradition peculiar to the Lions. But what the Lions did in this Thanksgiving Day game was just plain peculiar. They scored 40 points against one of the least successful teams in the NFL, the Packers, and still couldn't win the ball game. The Lions gave up an 83-yard punt return touchdown to Walter Stanley with only 41 seconds to play, giving the Packers a 44-40 victory before 61,199 at the Silverdome. The loss eliminated any chance the Lions had to finish above .500, dropping them to 5-8 and sending coach Darryl Rogers home to his holiday dinner fuming and having lost his appetite. It wasn't just the punt return touchdown that had Rogers angry. That was only the final inglorious blunder of the afternoon. There were plenty of mistakes before that to get him steaming. There were blocked punts, dropped touchdown passes, blown coverages, wasted opportunities, a touchdown nullified by a penalty, and a defense that couldn't stop the next-to-lowest scoring team in the NFL. "You're not supposed to lose games that way," Rogers said. "It's a terrible way to lose." Yet they would have gotten away with it except for the last-minute breakdown by the special teams. Rookie Paul Butcher, who was in on three special-teams tackles and forced two fumbles in his best game with the Lions, lost containment on Stanley and the Packers' speedster made a beeline down the sideline for the game-winning touchdown. Stanley, who caught two touchdown passes earlier in the game, outran another Lions special teams player, Shelton Robinson. The final Lions player with a shot at him, P Jim Arnold, was blocked out of the play. The Packers' sideline erupted in celebration, with Forrest Gregg grinning ear-to-ear and coast-to-coast on national television. The Lions got the ball at their own 25 with 25 seconds to play, but Ferguson's first pass was intercepted by Packers S Elbert Watts, putting the finishing touch on Green Bay's third victory in 13 games this season. Before the last- minute interception, Ferguson completed 19 of 37 passes for 256 yards, including three touchdown passes - a 23-yarder to Jeff Chadwick, a 20-yarder to Jimmie Giles and a 10-yarder to Carl Bland.
GREEN BAY - 13 10 7 14 - 44
DETROIT - 10 10 17 3 - 40
1st - DET - Eddie Murray, 44-yard field goal DETROIT 3-0
1st - DET - James Jones, 1-yard run (Murray kick) DETROIT 10-0
1st - GB - Del Greco, 34-yard field goal DETROIT 10-3
1st - GB - Simmons recovered a blocked punt in the end zone TIED 10-10
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 48-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-10
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 24-yard field goal GREEN BAY 16-10
2nd - DET - Murray, 30-yard field goal GREEN BAY 16-13
2nd - GB - Stanley, 21-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 23-13
2nd - DET - Jeff Chadwick, 23-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Murray kick) GB 23-20
3rd - DET - Murray, 32-yard field goal TIED 23-23
3rd - DET - Jimmie Giles, 20-yard pass from Ferguson (Murray kick) DET 30-23
3rd - DET - Carl Bland, 10--yard pass from Ferguson (Murray kick) DETROIT 37-23
3rd - GB - Stanley, 36-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) DETROIT 37-30
4th - DET - Murray, 19-yard field goal DETROIT 40-30
4th - GB - Carruth, 11-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) DETROIT 40-37
4th - GB - Stanley, 83-yard punt return (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 44-40
December 7 : Minnesota Vikings (8-6) 32, Green Bay Packers (3-11) 6
(GREEN BAY) - Darrin Nelson's 12-yard touchdown run and Tommy Kramer's 7-yard scoring pass to Anthony Carter came within a 74-second span of the first quarter after successive Green Bay punting miscues as the Minnesota Vikings beat the host Packers, 32-6. Alfred Anderson added an 8-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, also after a mistake by Green Bay, 3-11, as the Vikings improved to 8-6. Midway through the opening quarter, after Al Del Greco's 39-yard field goal had given the Packers a 3-0 lead, P Bill Renner's first career punt was blocked by Minnesota's Ike Holt and recovered by Rufus Bess at the Green Bay 12. Renner was punting in place of the injured Don Bracken. On the next play, Nelson broke Tiger Greene's tackle at the 10, sidestepped Ken Stills at the 5 and scored to give Minnesota a 6-3 lead 9:29 into the game. Chuck Nelson's conversion attempt hit the left upright. After the Packers failed to move the ball on their next possession, Renner was unable to handle Bill Cherry's high snap and Minnesota got the football on Green Bay's 7.
MINNESOTA - 13 0 9 10 - 32
GREEN BAY - 3 3 0 0 - 6
1st - GB - Del Greco, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - MIN - Darrin Nelson, 12-yard run (Kick failed) MINNESOTA 6-3
1st - MIN - Anthony Carter, 7-yd pass from Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) MIN 13-3
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 20-yard field goal MINNESOTA 13-6
3rd - MIN - Alfred Anderson, 8-yard run (Kick failed) MINNESOTA 19-6
3rd - MIN - Nelson, 28-yard field goal MINNESOTA 22-6
4th - MIN - Nelson, 31-yard field goal MINNESOTA 25-6
4th - MIN - Ted Brown, 12-yard run (Nelson kick) MINNESOTA 32-6
December 14 : Green Bay Packers (4-11) 21, Tampa Bau Buccaneers (2-13) 7
(TAMPA) - Randy Wright, Gerry Ellis and Paul Ott Carruth ran for touchdowns and the Green Bay defense sacked Tampa QB Steve Young seven times to lead the visiting Packers to a 21-7 victory over the Buccaneers. Wright scrambled 6 yards for a 7-0 lead late in the second quarter. Ellis and Carruth scored on runs of 2 yards and l yard, respectively, in the 2nd half as Green Bay won for the third time in its last five games.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 7 - 21
TAMPA BAY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
2nd - GB - Wright, 6-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
3rd - GB - Ellis, 2-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
4th - GB - Carruth, 1-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
December 20 : New York Giants (14-2) 55, Green Bay Packers (4-12) 24
(NEW YORK) - Phil Simms threw 2 touchdown passes to Mark Bavaro, and Joe Morris ran for 115 yards Saturday to help the Giants clinch the NFC's best record with a 55-24 victory over the Packers. "If they want to beat us, they have to come to our house and play," outside LB Lawrence Taylor said after the Giants completed their winningest season with their ninth straight triumph. The Giants, who won 13 games in 1929 and 1930, won 14 games in a season for the first time. The Packers, whose 0-6 start this season was the worst in the team's 66-year history, finished 4-12 for their lowest victory total since 1977. The Giants built a 24-point first half lead and twice saw the margin slip to 7 points. But after nearly blowing a 24-0 lead, the Giants had a fun fourth quarter against Green Bay. Coach Bill Parcells put in his second team and little-used RB Lee Rouson on ran for touchdowns of 10 and 21 yards as the Giants scored the final 24 points. The Packers made obscene gestures toward Parcells in the final minutes. The 55 points was the third most ever given up by the Packers. The only bright spot for Green Bay was rookie RB Kenneth Davis, who ran for 94 yards in the loss.
GREEN BAY - 0 17 7 0 - 24
NEW YORK GIANTS - 21 3 14 17 - 55
1st - NYG - Mark Bavaro, 24-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) NY 7-0
1st - NYG - Tom Flynn, 36-yard blocked punt return (Allegre kick) NY GIANTS 14-0
1st - NYG - Joe Morris, 3-yard run (Allegre kick) NEW YORK GIANTS 21-0
2nd - NYG - Allegre, 46-yard field goal NEW YORK GIANTS 24-0
2nd - GB - Ivery, 13-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) NY GIANTS 24-7
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
September 7: Houston Oilers (1-0) 31, Green Bay Packers (0-1) 3
(GREEN BAY) - Warren Moon tossed touchdown passes of 29 and 44 yards and ran three yards for another score, leading the Houston Oilers to a 31-3 season-opening victory over the Green Bay Packers. The Houston QB completed 14 of 21 passes for 218 yards to complement Mike Rozier's 83 yards rushing on 23 carries. Moon threw a first-quarter interception, but came back to toss a 29-yard touchdown to RB Butch Woolfolk in the second quarter that helped the Oilers to a 14-3 halftime lead. His 44-yard TD pass came with 9:52 left in the fourth quarter and put the game out of reach of the Packers. Moon picked a bad shotgun snap off the turf on third-and-10 and fired a bomb to WR Drew Hill, who beat Tim Lewis down the left sideline before being tackled in the end zone. Green Bay's Al Del Greco missed a 40-yard field goal with 7:59 left in the game after the Packers failed to take advantage of a 60-yard reception by Walter Stanley. Moon's touchdown run came with two seconds left in the third quarter and completed a 13-play, 62-yard drive.
HOUSTON - 7 7 10 7 - 31
GREEN BAY - 3 0 0 0 - 3
1st - GB - Del Greco, 26-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - HOU - Larry Moriarty, 3-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick) HOUSTON 7-3
4th - HOU - Tony Hill, 44-yard pass from Moon (Zendejas kick) HOUSTON 31-3
September 14 : New Orleans Saints (1-1) 24, Green Bay Packers (0-2) 10
(NEW ORLEANS) - It was sort of a family theft ring, said CB Dave Waymer, who got his starting job back with the New Orleans Saints in time to lead a 7-interception, 24-10 defensive looting of the Green Bay Packers. After six years as a starter, Waymer had been replaced in the starting lineup by Willie Tullis. Tullis skipped practice on Friday and Saturday, saying he was sick, but the Saints said he didn't check in with the team doctor, and they couldn't reach him by telephone. "I don't know anything about that situation." Waymer said Sunday. "That's between him and the coaches. The old family's back together, and we didn't do too bad, did we?" he said after the game, in which he had 2 of his team's 7 pickoffs. WR Eric Martin accounted for 156 yards and a touchdown on his first 2 catches, getting the Saints off to a quick start. Martin's first reception was a 72-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Hebert 1:32 into the game. Green Bay CB Mark Lee fell down trying to cover Martin on a third-and-9 play from the New Orleans 29. Martin gathered in the pass at the Green Bay 31 and raced the rest of the way. His second. reception was an 84-yard pass play as New Orleans faced third-and-8 at the Saints' 9-yard line. Martin beat Packers DB Ken Stills on a crossing pattern, took the ball 16 yards deep and added 68 yards to the play before being hauled down by Tim Lewis at the 7. Four plays later, Morten Andersen booted a 20-yard field goal for New Orleans. The Saints scored again in the first quarter on a 3-yard run by rookie Dalton Hilliard. Packer QB Randy Wright, who threw 5 of the interceptions, said he dug the hole too deep to crawl out of. Saints' LB James Haynes picked off a pass by Vince Ferragamo at the Green Bay 17 and lumbered in with it for a second quarter touchdown. The Packers' scores came on a 50-yard field goal by Al Del Greco in the second quarter and an 8-yard pass from Wright to Lofton in the third quarter.
GREEN BAY - 0 3 7 0 - 10
NEW ORLEANS - 17 7 0 0 - 24
1st - NO - Eric Martin, 72-yd pass fr Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) NO 7-0
1st - NO - Andersen, 20-yard field goal NEW ORLEANS 10-0
1st - NO - Dalton Hilliard, 3-yard run (Andersen kick) NEW ORLEANS 17-0
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 50-yard field goal NEW ORLEANS 17-3
2nd - NO - James Haynes, 17-yard interception return (Andersen kick) NO 24-3
3rd - GB - Lofton, 8-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) NEW ORLEANS 24-10
September 22 : Chicago Bears (3-0) 25, Green Bay Packers (0-3) 12
(GREEN BAY) - Defense usually sets the tone in professional football's oldest rivalry. The Bears' victory over the Packers Monday night fit the pattern. Chicago's defense did the crucial work in the Bears' 15-pomt fourth quarter with a blocked field goal, a safety and an interception. Dan Hampton blocked Al Del Greco's 52-yard field goal attempt to preserve a 13-12 Chicago lead. Steve McMichael followed with a disputed sack for a safety that put the Bears up 15-12, and Dave Duerson's interception led to Kevin Butler's final field goal. Del Greco, who kicked field goals of 22,46,45 and 50 yards, lined up for the 52-yard attempt with 8:16 left in the game and the Packers trailing by one point. McMichael's sack with 5:21 remaining came on the first play after Tom Flynn intercepted a Steve Fuller pass. The turnover gave Green Bay the ball on its own 6-yard line. On the next play, McMichael grabbed Packers QB Randy Wright, who escaped and scrambled out of the end zone but was ruled to have been in the defender's grasp. In addition, the Bears sacked Wright four times. McMichael had two sacks, including the safety, and DE Richard Dent also had two. The Packers, 0-3, had no sacks, but held Walter Payton to 57 yards in 18 carries - the first game this season he has been held to less than 100 yards. Payton scored the game's first touchdown on a two-yard run in the second quarter, giving the Bears a 10-3 lead. They led 10-9 at the half, but trailed 12-10 entering the final period. Injured Chicago Bears QB Jim McMahon did not play. Second-year QB Mike Tomczak started and completed nine of 13 passes for 74 yards before yielding to Fuller with 5:38 left in the third quarter. Fuller completed eight of 14 for 109 yards and one touchdown - a 42-yard play to WR Keith Ortego three plays after the free kick that followed the safety, giving the Bears a 22-12 lead with 3:38 left in the game. Green Bay CB Tim Lewis saw his career end when he tackled WR Willie Gault and injured his neck.
CHICAGO - 3 7 0 15 - 25
GREEN BAY - 3 6 3 0 - 12
1st - GB - Del Greco, 22-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - CHI - Kevin Butler, 34-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - CHI - Walter Payton, 2-yard run (Butler kick) CHICAGO 10-3
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 46-yard field goal CHICAGO 10-6
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 45-yard field goal CHICAGO 10-9
3rd - GB - Del Greco, 50-yard field goal GREEN BAY 12-10
4th - CHI - Butler, 52-yard field goal CHICAGO 13-12
4th - CHI - Safety, Steve McMichael tackled Wright in the end zone CHI 15-12
4th - CHI - Keith Ortego, 42-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Butler kick) CHI 22-12
4th - CHI - Butler, 27-yard field goal CHICAGO 25-12
September 28 : Minnesota Vikings (3-1) 42, Green Bay Packers (0-4) 7
(MINNESOTA) - Tommy Kramer threw six touchdown passes and surpassed the 20,000-yard career passing mark, leading the host Minnesota Vikings to a 42-7 thrashing of the winless Packers. For only the second time in their storied 66-year history, the Packers have started a season 0-4; the other was in 1975. The Vikings, 3-1, snapped a five-game losing streak to Green Bay. Kramer, who was replaced early in the second half after his sixth touchdown, threw two scoring passes each to Steve Jordan and Hassan Jones and one each to Darrin Nelson and Mike Mularkey. He completed 16 of 25 passes for 241 yards, giving him 20,004 career yards.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
MINNESOTA - 28 7 7 0 - 42
1st - MN - Steve Jordan, 23-yd pass fr Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) MIN 7-0
1st - MIN - Darrin Nelson, 13-yard pass from Kramer (Nelson kick) MIN 14-0
1st - MIN - Hassan Jones, 36-yard pass from Kramer (Nelson kick) MIN 21-0
1st - MIN - Jordan, 2-yard pass from Kramer (Nelson kick) MINNESOTA 28-0
2nd - GB - M.Lewis, 4-yard pass from Ferragamo (Del Greco kick) MIN 28-7
2nd - MIN - Jones, 17-yard pass from Kramer (Nelson kick) MINNESOTA 35-7
3rd - MIN - Mike Mullarkey, 7-yard pass from Kramer (Nelson kick) MIN 42-7
October 5 : Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) 34, Green Bay Packers (0-5) 28
(MILWAUKEE) - Boomer Esiason threw two touchdown passes and James Brooks ran for two TDs in a 27-point second quarter as the visiting Cincinnati Bengals hung on for a 34-28 victory over winless Green Bay. Esiason, who threw four interceptions last Sunday in his worst performance as a pro, completed 15 of 24 passes for 207 yards against the Packers, including scoring throws of 13, 7 and 15 yards. Brooks, who rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries, scored on touchdown runs of 9 and 8 yards in the second quarter. Green Bay, 0-5, held a 7-0 first quarter lead on a 2-yard run by HB Gary Ellerson. But the Bengals, 3-2, who failed to get a first down in the first quarter, scored every time they had the ball in the second quarter. Packers WR James Lofton, in his ninth season, caught seven passes to pass Don Hutson on the team's career receiving list with 490 receptions. His sixth catch of the day was a 15-yard touchdown pass from Randy Wright with 7:04 left in the game, making the score 34-21. Ellerson then went over from the 1 for a touchdown with a minute remaining. Esiason completed 10 of 15 passes for 159 yards in the first half. Cris Collinsworth caught four passes for 82 yards in the half, including Esiason's scoring passes of 13 and 7 yards.
CINCINNATI - 0 27 0 7 - 34
GREEN BAY - 7 0 7 14 - 28
1st - GB - Ellerson, 2-yard run (Del Greco kick) GEREN BAY 7-0
October 12: Detroit Lions (3-3) 21, Green Bay Packers (0-6) 14
(GREEN BAY) - Rookie Garry James rushed for 140 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 41-yard run as the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers 21-14. It was Green Bay's sixth straight loss. FB James Jones, Detroit's leading rusher this season, gained 99 yards on 29 carries. Scott Williams scored on a 1-yard dive in the second quarter as he and James teamed for a 14-point surge. Detroit wrapped up the game on Eric Hipple's 2-yard touchdown toss to TE David Lewis with 7:07 left in the game. The pass capped a 14-play, 70-yard drive that began when Detroit NT Eric Williams recovered a fumbled Green Bay snap on the first play of the fourth quarter as the Packers were driving in Detroit territory. Randy Wright threw touchdown passes of 5 and 6 yards for Green Bay. James Lofton caught the first scoring pass in the second quarter and TE Dan Ross caught the second pass with six seconds remaining.
DETROIT - 0 14 0 7 - 21
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 7 - 14
2nd - DET - Garry James, 41-yard run (Eddie Murray kick) DETROIT 7-0
2nd - DET - Scott Williams, 1-yard run (Murray kick) DETROIT 14-0
2nd - GB - Lofton, 5-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) DETROIT 14-7
4th - DET - David Lewis, 2-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Murray kick) DET 21-7
4th - GB - Ross, 6-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) DETROIT 21-14
October 19: Green Bay Packers (1-6) 17, Cleveland Browns (4-3) 14
(CLEVELAND) - Randy Wright passed for 277 yards, including the game-winning 47-yard touchdown to Phillip Epps, as the previously winless Green Bay Packers rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit to beat the Cleveland Browns 17-14. The pass to Epps, with 1:21 to play in the third quarter, came on the first play following a 36-yard punt by Cleveland's Jeff Gossett and gave the Packers a 17-14 advantage, their first lead since a Sept. 22 game against the Chicago Bears. The Packers, 1-6, off to their worst start ever, had managed only a 24-yard Al Del Greco field goal in the first half. But they came alive in the third quarter when beleaguered Coach Forrest Gregg benched starting RB's Gary Ellerson and Paul Ott Carruth. Ellerson and Carruth combined for minus 2 yards rushing in the first half. Their replacements, Gerry Ellis and Kenneth Davis, spurred the Packers' 84-yard drive on their first possession of the second half, capped by Ellis' 2-yard scoring run that pulled the Packers within 14-10. Davis finished with 64 yards on 10 carries, all in the second half, while Ellis had 55 yards on four receptions. Wright completed 21 of 27 passes. His Cleveland counterpart, Bernie Kosar, was 28 of 36 for 222 yards and two touchdowns. LB Tim Harris made his first start for Green Bay.
4th - GB - Epps, 47-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 17-14
October 26 : San Francisco 49ers (5-2-1) 31, Green Bay Packers (1-7) 17
(MILWAUKEE) - Ronnie Lott, the NFL's pass interception leader, picked off two Green Bay passes and returned one 55 yards for the go-ahead touchdown to give the San Francisco 49ers a 31-17 victory over the Packers. Lott stepped in front of Green Bay WR Phillip Epps and raced down the sideline to give San Francisco a 21-14 lead with 14:07 remaining. Ray Wersching added a 27-yard field goal with 5:13 left, and Tory Nixon returned another interception 88 yards for the final TD with 33 seconds remaining, stopping Green Bay's final drive. Lott's two interceptions off Randy Wright gave him eight this season, tops in the league. The first set up a third-quarter San Francisco TD. Mike Moroski, subbing for the injured Jeff Kemp at quarterback, completed 17 of 29 passes for 147 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for one San Francisco touchdown.
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 7 7 17 - 31
GREEN BAY - 7 7 0 3 - 17
1st - GB - Carruth, 1-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Lewis, 3-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - SF - Jerry Rice, 4-yard pass from Mike Moroski (Ray Wersching kick) GB 14-7
3rd - SF - Moroski, 9-yard run (Wersching kick) TIED 14-14
4th - SF - Ronnie Lott, 55-yard interception return (Wersching kick) SF 21-14
4th - GB - Del Greco, 22-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 21-17
4th - SF - Wersching, 27-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 24-17
4th - SF - Tory Nixon, 88-yard interception return (Wersching kick) SF 31-17
November 2 : Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6) 27, Green Bay Packers (1-8) 3
(PITTSBURGH) - Mark Malone threw three touchdown passes to Weegie Thompson and Pittsburgh turned
1986 IN REVIEW: Forrest Gregg cleaned house after the Packers had gone 24-24 the past three seasons. DE Mike Butler, TE Paul Coffman, LB Mike Douglass, LB George Cumby and OT Greg Koch were released, making way for less exerienced players like Alphonso Carreker, Brian Noble, Burnell Dent and Alan Veingrad. The changes, along with a slew of injuries, led to a record six straight losses to start the season, and the third worst record in the NFL (4-12). It was the first time the Packers had ever lost twelve hames in a season. Off the field, DE Charles Martin was suspended for two games for body slamming Jim McMahon and WR James Lofton was charged with second-degree sexual assault, leading to the end of his playing days in Green Bay. At QB, Randy Wright took over for Lynn Dickey and became the second passer in Green Bay history to throw for 3,000 yards. Green Bay, though, was in trade talks off-and-on to acquire Jim Everett or Doug Flutie, though nothing ever came to pass.
19 at Cleveland Browns (4-2) W 17-14 1- 6-0 76,438 Wright
26 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-2-1) L 17-31 1- 7-0 50,557 Wright
NOVEMBER (2-3)
2 at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-6) L 3-27 1- 8-0 52,831 Wright
9 G-WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-2) L 7-16 1- 9-0 47,728 Wright
16 M-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-8) W 31- 7 2- 9-0 48,271 Wright
23 at Chicago Bears (9-2) L 10-12 2-10-0 59,291 Wright
27 at Detroit Lions (5-7) W 44-40 3-10-0 61,199 Wright
DECEMBER (1-2)
7 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-6) L 6-32 3-11-0 47,637 Wright
14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-12) W 21- 7 4-11-0 30,099 Wright
20 at New York Giants (13-2) L 24-55 4-12-0 71,351 Wright
1986 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3) - AUGUST
9 MADISON-NEW YORK JETS W 38-14 1- 0-0 73,959
16 M-NEW YORK GIANTS L 14-22 1- 1-0 41,774
23 at Cincinnati Bengals L 12-34 1- 2-0 44,261
30 G-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L 9-16 1- 3-0 50,642
1986 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (4-12) - SEPTEMBER (0-4)
7 G-HOUSTON OILERS (0-0) L 3-31 0- 1-0 54,065 Wright
14 at New Orleans Saints (0-1) L 10-24 0- 2-0 46,383 Wright
22 G-CHICAGO BEARS (2-0) L 12-25 0- 3-0 55,527 Wright
28 at Minnesota Vikings (2-1) L 7-42 0- 4-0 60,478 Wright
OCTOBER (1-3)
5 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-2) L 28-34 0- 5-0 51,230 Wright
12 G-DETROIT LIONS (2-3) L 14-21 0- 6-0 52,290 Wright
August 23: Cincinnati 34, Green Bay (1-2) 12
(CINCINNATI ) - RB James Brooks scored on an 11-yard swing pass from Boomer Esiason and a sizzling 20-yard touchdown sprint Saturday night to lead the Cincinnati Bengals over the Green Bay Packers. Brooks' catch and weaving run put the Bengals ahead to stay late in the first quarter. He eluded several tacklers on his third-quarter touchdown run for a 17-3 lead that eased Cincinnati toward its first victory in three preseason games. Esiason provided the final margin with a 24-yard pass to tight end Rodney Holman and a 5-yarder to Eric Kattus in the fourth quarter. Jim Breech kicked field goals of 25 and 35 yards for Cincinnati. Packer defenders dropped three prospective interceptions in the first half. Randy Wright played the first half for Green Bay, completing 14 of 24 passes for 148 yards without an interception. Vince Ferragamo was 6-for- 12 for 56 yards in the second half, with one interception.
4th - CIN - Eric Kattus, 5-yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CINCINNATI 34-10
4th - GB - Safety, Ward blocked punt in end zone CINCINNATI 34-12
August 30: New England 16, Green Bay (1-3) 9
(GREEN BAY) - Tony Eason lobbed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Morgan with 3:03 remaining while Tony Franklin kicked three field goals as the Patriots beat the Packers Saturday night. A pass interference call on Green Bay defensive back Mark Lee set up the touchdown play and extra point that gave the Patriots a 13-9 lead. Lee slipped and grabbed Morgan at the 4-yard line as Morgan ran from the 17-yard line down the right side. Three plays later, Morgan pulled in Eason's touchdown pass.
NEW ENGLAND - 3 3 0 10 - 16
GREEN BAY - 3 3 3 0 - 9
1st - NE - Tony Franklin, 33-yard field goal NEW ENGLAND 3-0
1st - GB - Del Greco, 40-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - GB - Del Greco, 47-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-3
2nd - NE - Franklin, 31-yard field goal TIED 6-6
3rd - GB - Del Greco, 29-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-6
4th - NE - Stanley Morgan, 5-yard pass from Tony Eason (Franklin kick) NE 13-9
4th - NE - Franklin, 39-yard field goal NEW ENGLAND 16-9
August 9: Green Bay (1-0) 38, New York Jets 14
(MADISON, WI) -Gary Ellerson scored on runs of three and 25 yards Saturday to spark the Packers over the Jets, before the largest crowd ever to see the Packers play in Wisconsin. Ellerson and QB Randy Wright, teammates at Wisconsin, combined with running back Freddie Parker to give the Packers a 21-0 first-half lead. Nearly 75,000 fans crammed into Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin for the first pro football game ever held in Madison. The Packer defense forced 5 turnovers, including a 50-yard interception return by cornerback Mossy Cade in the fourth for a touchdown. Green Bay held the Jets to just 267 yards.
NY JETS - 0 0 0 14 - 14
GREEN BAY - 14 7 7 10 - 38
1st - GB - Freddie Parker, 1-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Ellerson, 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Ellerson, 35-yard run (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
3rd - GB - Lewis, 3-yard pass from Ferragamo (Thomas kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
4th - NYJ - Cedric Minter, 6-yard run (Pat Leahy kick) GREEN BAY 28-7
4th - GB - Del Greco, 46-yard field goal GREEN BAY 31-7
4th - GB - Cade, 50-yard interception return (Del Greco kick) GREEN BAY 38-7
4th - NYJ - Kurt Sohn, 51-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Raguso kick) GB 38-14
August 16: New York Giants 22, Green Bay (1-1) 14
(MILWAUKEE) - Starter Phil Simms completed 11 of 15 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while Eric Schubert added a pair of field goals Saturday night to lead the Giants over the Green Bay Packers. TE Zeke Mowatt, seeking to regain his starting job after missing the 1985 season with a knee injury, caught 7 passes for 112 yards for New York. Jeff Hosteller, the Giants' third-string quarterback, started the game and completed 3 of 9 passes for 34 yards and a touchdown. The Giants converted two Green Bay turnovers into scores and took a 17-0 lead. They led 17-7 at intermission. Blitzing linebacker Andy Headen sacked Green Bay quarterback Lynn Dickey for a 7-yard loss and safety in the third quarter to widen the Giants' lead to 19-7. Dickey threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Willie Ware with 30 seconds left in the game. Schubert's second field goal, a 31-yarder to open the fourth quarter, made the score 22-7. Schubert also missed a field goal and had one blocked.
NY GIANTS - 7 10 2 3 - 22
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 7 - 14
1st - NYG - Mark Bavaro, 11-yd pass from Jeff Hostetler (Eric Schubert kick) NY 7-0
2nd - NYG - Schubert, 27-yard field goal NY GIANTS 10-0
2nd - NYG - Phil McConkey, 5-yd pass from Phil Simms (Schubert kick) NY 17-0
2nd - GB - Ellis, 1-yard pass from Wright (Del Greco kick) NY GIANTS 17-7
3rd - NYG - Safety, Andy Headen sacked Dickey in end zone NY GIANTS 19-7
4th - NYG - Schubert, 31-yard field goal NY GIANTS 22-7
4th - GB - Ware, 4-yard pass from Dickey (Thomas kick) NY GIANTS 22-14
1986 PACKERS DRAFT (April 29-30, 1986)
RND-PCKNAMEPOSCOLLEGENOTES
1 14 Traded to San Diego in Mossy Cade trade
2 41 Kenneth Davis RB TCU
3 72 Robbie Bosco QB BYU
4a 84 Tim Harris LB Memphis St (A)
4b 98 Dan Knight T San Diego St
5 125 Matt Koart DE USC
6a 143 Burnell Dent LB Tulane (B)
6b 151 Traded to Denver in Scott Brunner trade
7 183 Ed Berry DB Utah State
8 210 Michael Cline NT Arkansas St
9 236 Brent Moore LB USC
10 263 Gary Spann LB TCU
11 294 Traded to Cincinnati in Mike Obravac trade
12 331 Traded to Buffalo in Preston Dennard trade
A-From Buffalo B-From St. Louis in Scott Brunner trade
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
1986 Packers Yearbook
1986 Packers Media Guide
Packers at Bears Program - 23 November
1986 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
AUG 19 - Traded a 1987 12th-round draft choice to SEATTLE for TE Dan Ross
AUG 30 - Traded WR-KR Phil McConkey to NY GIANTS for a 1987 12th-round draft choice (DB Norman Jefferson)
THE CASE OF MOSSY CADE
Tomorries "Mossy" Cade came out of college after a stellar career with the Texas Longhorns. In his senior year, he had 54 solo tackles and eight assists, plus six interceptions, 21 broken-up passes and a recovered fumble, leading San Diego to pick him in the first round of the 1984 draft. The Houston Gamblers of the USFL also selected him. Negotiations with the Chargers, who were offering him a $1.6 million deal, went nowhere, and the Memphis Showboats (USFL) signed him in October 1984, after acquiring his rights from the Gamblers. In his rookie year, Cade had four interceptions and 62 tackles.
After the USFL went on hiatus after the 1985 season, Cade continued his contract struggles with the Chargers, who decided to rid themselves of the headache. Cade rejected their last offer - four years for $1.55 million. On September 5, they sent him to the Packers for a 1986 1st-round draft choice and a 1987 5th-rounder. Unfortunately, he reported to training camp overweight, out of shape, slow and lacking in coverage sklls, according to team officials.
The end of Cade's tenure in Green Bay came on November 14, 1986, when he was charged with second-degree sexual assault. His alleged victim was a 42-year old woman, who later was indentified as his aunt. The crime was reported to have taken place at Cade's DePere home twice on the morning of November 3rd, one day after the Packers lost to Pittsburgh. Police arrested Cade as he left his home to attend practice. Cade appeared in court, and was released after posting a $25,000 bond.
After numerous delays and after playing the 1986 season, Cade went to trial in May 1987, on the same day teammate James Lofton went to court on a sexual assault charge, on three counts of second-degree sexual assault. The jury, on May 23, found him guilty on two of the charges, and acquitted him on the third. Lofton had been found innocent two days prior. Two months later, on July 28, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $15,000. Judge Richard Greenwood ordered the penalties after Cade admitted committing the crimes and said he was sorry.
In December 1987, a parole bid by Cade was unanimously denied. In February 1988, Cade was charged with perjury, after it was determined he had told the court at his trial he did not assault his victim, but a court psychiatrist said Cade had admitted to him his guilt. In March 1988, Packer president Judge Robert Parins announced Cade would never play for the franchise again.
It appeared that Cade might be able to resume his NFL career in the fall of 1988. The perjury charge was dropped in early October, when the judge ruled there was not enough evidence. On October 21, Cade was paroled from prison, and the Packers agreed to sit down with him and reportedly said he could play with the team in 1989. After his lawyer hinted Cade may seek legal action to play with Green Bay in 1988, the team waived him on November 5 after claiming they found no takers when they offered to trade him. Three days later, the Vikings claims Cade and put him on the reserve list, and said they would not re-instate him until 1989. Three days later, after a tremendous backlash from their fans, Minnesota released Cade. He was denied re-instatement to the NFL in September 1989 and August 1990, and his pro career came to an end.
