The team posted an 8–7–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central division.
After a big win in Tampa Bay over the Buccaneers, the 8–5–1 Packers still had a shot at a NFC Central Title.
However, the team would lose both of their final games, closing out with a 31–14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams and at 8–7–1 finished in a first-place tie with Minnesota.
Rookies in italics Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text David Whitehurst fired four touchdown passes, three to rookie James Lofton on plays covering 42, 47 and 18 yards, and Terdell Middleton rushed for 114 yards to lead The Green Bay Packers to victory and a 2–0 start for the first time since 1969.
His other scoring pass was a nine-yarder to Rich McGeorge early in the fourth quarter.