| 1985 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. |
| General manager | Bob Harlan |
| Head coach | Forrest Gregg |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1985 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season overall and their 65th in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under second-year head coach Forrest Gregg, the same record as the previous two seasons.
The Packers were again second in the NFC Central division, but seven games behind the Chicago Bears, the eventual Super Bowl champions.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 7 | Ken Ruettgers | G | USC | |
| 3 | 71 | Rich Moran | G | San Diego State | |
| 4 | 98 | Walter Stanley | WR | Mesa State | |
| 5 | 125 | Brian Noble | LB | Arizona State | |
| 6 | 155 | Mark Lewis | TE | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 171 | Eric Wilson | LB | Maryland | |
| 182 | Gary Ellerson | RB | Wisconsin | ||
| 8 | 209 | Ken Stills | S | Wisconsin | |
| 9 | 239 | Morris Johnson | G | Alabama A&M | |
| 10 | 266 | Ronnie Burgess | CB | Wake Forest | |
| 11 | 294 | Joe Shield | QB | Trinity | |
| 12 | 323 | Jim Meyer | P | Arizona State |
| Player | Position | College |
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| Mark Allen | Defensive back | BYU |
| Keith Bratel | Wide receiver | Carroll |
| Mike Davis | Defensive end | Ball State |
| Mike Farley | Kicker | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| Deno Foster | Wide receiver | Cincinnati |
| Marc Hogan | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| Don Jefferson | Defensive back | Florida A&M |
| Shawn Jones | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| Bill Mayo | Offensive line | Tennessee |
| Peter Quinlan | Defensive line | Holy Cross |
| David Texeira | Kicker | American International |
| Ralph Williams | Wide receiver | Miami (OH) |
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The Packers finished with an 8–8 record for a third consecutive season; 5–3 at home and 3–5 on the road.[2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | September 8 | atNew England Patriots | L 20–26 | 0–1 | Sullivan Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | New York Giants | W 23–20 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | New York Jets | L 3–24 | 1–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | atSt. Louis Cardinals | L 28–43 | 1–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Detroit Lions | W 43–10 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | atChicago Bears | L 7–23 | 3–4 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | atIndianapolis Colts | L 10–37 | 3–5 | Hoosier Dome | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | L 10–16 | 3–6 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 10 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 27–17 | 4–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | New Orleans Saints | W 38–14 | 5–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 17–34 | 5–7 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–0 | 6–7 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | Miami Dolphins | L 24–34 | 6–8 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | atDetroit Lions | W 26–23 | 7–8 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–17 | 8–8 | Tampa Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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This divisional matchup with Tampa Bay would come to be known as the Snow Bowl in Packers' history. By kickoff, twelves inches of snow had fallen and the roads were impossible to navigate preventing many fans from attending. This gave the game the dubious distinction of having over 36,000 "no-shows", the most in Packers history.
The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21–0 victory. The Packers offense gained 512 total yards to the Buccaneers' 65. During the game, Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback Steve Young a team record four times.
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears(1) | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 8–0 | 12–0 | 456 | 198 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 337 | 355 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 346 | 359 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 307 | 366 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 294 | 448 | L4 |
| Player | Attempts | Completion | Percentage | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Int | Sacks | Rating |
| Lynn Dickey | 314 | 172 | 54.8 | 2206 | 7.03 | 63 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 70.4 |
| Jim Zorn | 123 | 56 | 45.5 | 794 | 6.46 | 56t | 4 | 6 | 11 | 57.4 |
| Randy Wright | 74 | 39 | 52.7 | 552 | 7.46 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 63.6 |
| TOTALS | 513 | 267 | 52.0 | 3552 | 6.92 | 63 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 66.0 |
| Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
| James Lofton | 69 | 1153 | 16.7 | 4 | 56t |
| Paul Coffman | 49 | 666 | 13.6 | 6 | 32 |
| Phil Epps | 44 | 683 | 15.5 | 3 | 63 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 28 | 270 | 9.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Jessie Clark | 24 | 252 | 10.5 | 2 | 55t |
| Gerry Ellis | 24 | 206 | 8.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Preston Dennard | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 2 | 34 |
| Ed West | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 30 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTALS | 267 | 3552 | 13.3 | 21 | 63 |
| Player | Attempts | Yards | avg | TD | Long |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 132 | 636 | 4.8 | 2 | 34 |
| Jessie Clark | 147 | 633 | 4.3 | 5 | 80 |
| Gerry Ellis | 104 | 571 | 5.5 | 5 | 39t |
| Gary Ellerson | 32 | 205 | 6.4 | 2 | 37t |
| Phil Epps | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 1 | 34 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Lynn Dickey | 18 | −12 | −0.7 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 470 | 2208 | 4.7 | 16 | 8 |
| Player | Sacks | INT'S | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
| John Anderson | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Brown | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Butler | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mossy Cade | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Douglass | 1.5 | 2 | 126 | 63.0 | 1 | 80t |
| Tom Flynn | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Donnie Humphrey | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Johnson | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Tim Lewis | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charles Martin | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 4.0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 50t |
| Brian Noble | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Prather | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scott | 3.0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 30 |
| TOTALS | 48.0 | 15 | 262 | 17.5 | 2 | 8 |
The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1985;
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