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1995 Week 2 Classic: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Kickoff: Monday Sep 11, 1995 at 9:00pm.[1]
49ers Chronological Rewatch
Classic NFL game · Week 2
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Monday Sep 11, 1995 · Soldier Field, kickoff 9:00pm
Pregame
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1995 Week 2 Classic: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears in 1995, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
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1995 Week 2 Classic: Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1995 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
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1995 Week 2 Classic: Green Bay Packers versus Chicago Bears. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
League standings entering Week 2
Standings as of kickoff, Week 2 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Tied atop the league at 1-0: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals.
AFC
AFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-0 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-1 | L1 |
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 1-0 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 1-0 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0-1 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0-1 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 0-1 | L1 |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 1-0 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1-0 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0-1 | L1 |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 1-0 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-1 | L1 |
NFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1-0 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0-1 | L1 |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 1-0 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-0 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0-1 | -- |
| New York Giants | 0-1 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0-1 | L1 |
Game video
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Score
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Green Bay Packers 14, Chicago Bears 0Green Bay Packers 24, Chicago Bears 7Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 14Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 24Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 24[1]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1424272727 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 07142424 |
Scoring plays
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Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Robert Brooks 5 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 7-0 |
| Packers | Anthony Morgan 15 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 14-0 |
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Robert Brooks 99 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 21-0 |
| Bears | Rashaan Salaam 1 yard rush ( Kevin Butler kick) | 21-7 |
| Packers | Craig Hentrich 32 yard field goal | 24-7 |
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Craig Hentrich 39 yard field goal | 27-7 |
| Bears | Jim Flanigan 2 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Kevin Butler kick) | 27-14 |
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bears | Rashaan Salaam 8 yard rush ( Kevin Butler kick) | 27-21 |
| Bears | Kevin Butler 20 yard field goal | 27-24 |
Recap
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Green Bay Packers defeated Chicago Bears 27-24 at Soldier Field in Week 2 Classic. The final scoring play was Bears: Kevin Butler 20 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Green Bay Packers won by 3. Top line of the day: Brett Favre: 312 pass yards on 21-of-37, 3 TD, 1 INT.[1]
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Green Bay Packers walked out of Soldier Field with a 27-24 Week 2 Classic result Chicago Bears will replay all the way to the offseason. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Bears: Kevin Butler 20 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
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Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 24. Game: 1995 Week 2 Classic. Attendance: 64855. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Brett Favre: 312 pass yards on 21-of-37, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Edgar Bennett: 96 rush yards on 30 carries
- Robert Brooks: 8 catches for 161 yards
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Week 2 Classic, played at Soldier Field. Final: Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 24, with Green Bay Packers taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Packers: Robert Brooks 5 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
- Packers: Anthony Morgan 15 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
Second quarter
- Packers: Robert Brooks 99 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
- Bears: Rashaan Salaam 1 yard rush ( Kevin Butler kick)
- Packers: Craig Hentrich 32 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Packers: Craig Hentrich 39 yard field goal
- Bears: Jim Flanigan 2 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Kevin Butler kick)
Fourth quarter
- Bears: Rashaan Salaam 8 yard rush ( Kevin Butler kick)
- Bears: Kevin Butler 20 yard field goal
Top performers
- Brett Favre: 312 pass yards on 21-of-37, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Edgar Bennett: 96 rush yards on 30 carries
- Robert Brooks: 8 catches for 161 yards
A 3-point margin in Week 2 Classic is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
Box score
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 431 | 243 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/38 | 15/25 |
| Pass yards | 312 | 162 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 6 | 11 |
| Net pass yards | 306 | 151 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 36 | 24 |
| Rush yards | 125 | 92 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 1 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 5 | 31 |
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 21/37 | 312 | 3 | 1 | |
| Ty Detmer | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHI | |||||
| Erik Kramer | 15/25 | 162 | 1 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Edgar Bennett | 30 | 96 | 0 | 16 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| Brett Favre | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| CHI | ||||
| Robert Green | 10 | 63 | 0 | 14 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 11 | 29 | 2 | 8 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Erik Kramer | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Robert Brooks | 8 | 161 | 2 | 99 |
| Mark Chmura | 3 | 35 | 0 | 20 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| Terry Mickens | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Jeff Thomason | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Anthony Morgan | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| CHI | ||||
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 63 | 0 | 42 |
| Robert Green | 5 | 55 | 0 | 15 |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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