I live in CA. and knew a lot of 49er fans in high school. I was sick of hearing them brag and my friends all knew I liked the Packers and they'd make fun of them, so when the Packers beat them in 89, I was happy. I'm sure all my NFL friends from high school thought of me that day.
1989 was like a defibrillator season shocked the franchise back to life and gave us hope. I still have my #7 Don Majikowski jersey The heart attack Pack!
I remember the 1990 injury. An ill-advised throwaway. (while falling, turned sideways, and throwing shoulder inches from the turf). Could have protected shoulder and taken the loss. Never the same after.
1989 was such an exciting year for us Packer fans! Even though the Packers didn't make the playoffs that season - they finished with a record of 10-6 - we all considered it a "dream season" It was the best season the Packers had since 1972.
Had Green Bay qualified for the playoffs, there is no question that the 10-6 Packers might have been the one team to actually pose a meaningful challenge to the almost unstoppable 1989 14-2 49ers. The 10-6 Vikings made the playoffs by means of the tie-breaker rules (and the fact that the NFL did not add a 6th team to each conference's playoff picture until 1990). The Packers beat the Niners during the 1989 season and they seemed to show up big for important games. In the world of "what ifs", I would have loved to see a playoff team led by the Majik Man.
No one was beating the 49ers in 89. The fact that they were in a tiebreaker proves they were really no better than the Vikings in 89. It wasn't until 93 that the Packers became a contender.
Key note about that 49ers game. The Packers were driving for another TD and had the ball at the 49er 6 yard line. Majkowski threw a pass that was picked off and the defender ran it back 94 yards for a TD but it was called back because of a defensive holding penalty. To me, that is the play that saved the Packers in that game.
@@PerpetualArt Also, the reason that the Packers were 10-6 were 1. They were playing a last place schedule and 2. They had like 6 close games that fell in their favor.
Bless your soul for posting this. As an eight-year-old third-grader in Western Wisconsin, the excitement of this season is what ignited my lifelong love of the Green and Gold. Thank you for the memories.
Imagine what would have happened that season if the Packers had rookie Barry Sanders on the team. Add 1400 rushing yards and 14 TDs to that offense. The Packers had already beaten the Super Bowl champ 49ers that season.
Technically, the NFL did not officially award division championships for the 1982 season since the season was strike-shortened to 9 games. After the strike, every team in each conference was combined into one playoff 'bowl' chase with the top 8 overall teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs regardless of division affiliation (seeding based solely on overall record as well). That said, the Packers did finish in 1st 'technically' within the NFC Central if you consider the overall win-loss records of the 5 NFC Central foes. In my personal view, the Packers were the division champions (similarly to the baseball season of 1994 where again no official division champions were crowned but should have been).
This is the season . I was 10 years old and Majik hit Sharpe for the comeback . I watched this game and cheered without a parent around me . I was hooked and to this day bleed Green and Gold ! The following seasons were a nightmare until Mike and Ron came to town and brought Brett and Reggie into the fold ! I think this 89 team could have won the super bowl had they gotten that last break on the last Monday night game of the season .
@@whataboutrob442 That 89 team was the hottest team in football at the end of that season . If you do not think they could beat the 49ers that year check your box scores of games that year the Packers BEAT the 49ers that season in Candlestick Park 21 - 17 . They sacked Montana 6 times and created 4 turnovers against that very 49ers offense . So you do not know what you are talking about ! Had that Packers team made the postseason that year they were the hottest team in the league at that point ! Here is a link to the Packers Vs 49ers postgame to disprove your train of thinking ! ua-cam.com/video/4BFo8RsYfvY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=RogerBunnell
As a 49ers fan the Packers were a fun, pesky and gritty team back in '89 and yes they beat my Niners that day and it would be the last Niners defeat of the year but they would have gave my Niners a run for their money in the playoffs but the Niners would have probably would had won in the postseason and you can never count out Joe Montana the quarterback of the 80's because you know he's NO chop liver in the big games. But Don Majkowski and Coach Infante had the Packers playing at a very high level.
1989 was really strange. The Packers picked up so much energy late in the year that they got to 10-6. Though; as their schedule was relatively weak, they shouldnt be over praised. This would probably be a 7-9 or a 8-8 team with a middle level schedule. Though, it definitely laid the grounds for 1992-2004's success under Brett Favre.
Who's gonna have the Packers play like pros? Who's got a talent that's lighter than air? Who's gonna guide the Packers to the playoffs? Everyone knows it's LINDY!
Born and raised in Wisconsin on the Packers. And I know that this team after 1989 went 6-10 and 4-12 before they hired Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren, THEN the current domination of the Packers began. Oh, and I'm buddy-buddy with LeRoy Butler AND Gary Ellerson, been to 12 games at Lambeau, and have about 20 books about the Packers, oh, AND I have a personally autographed picture from Bart Starr You want me to keep going, since I'm already killing and burying your moronic assumptions?
Okay, trivia time: How many Hall of Famers were on the Packers' first-ever championship team? Name this Packers cornerback who compiled 52 career interceptions and 4 Pro-Bowls, all while playing with only one working eye. Name the scout who got the Packers to draft Paul Horning, Ron Kramer, Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, and Ray Nitschke. How many years was Don Hutson a coach with the Packers? Which Packers d-lineman from the 50's was more famous as a pro-wrestler?
That makes even worse that you don't know what the real is. When teams WIN, they earn more revenue. They then can afford to get a much better staff and players which started in '89. They were terrible after Starr until the 'Magik' season. Keep bragging if you want. Man.
"Majik Man" and the Pack in 89,, were an awesome time in Packer history! The precursor to the great seasons to come with Favre and Rodgers.
I’ve seen the Packers win two Super Bowls in my lifetime and play in the NFC championship many times but 1989 is still my favorite season!
So many close games that year put me on the edge of my seat. It was the season that made me a Packer backer at age 15
Taking nothing away from the Packers Championship seasons, after so many terrible years, the 1989 season is still my favorite.
me to i was in basic training heard from people how they were doing. dad taped them for me when I got home great year I will always remember
My favorite game ever is still the Instant Replay game against the Bears.
Same
I was at game 2 against the Saints. Greatest comeback I’ve ever witnessed.
Was the first season I started watching football. I definitely hooked me. So many exciting finishes.
THE CARDIAC PACK BABY!! Thats what I remember most about that amazing season that Green Bay had that year....
I live in CA. and knew a lot of 49er fans in high school. I was sick of hearing them brag and my friends all knew I liked the Packers and they'd make fun of them, so when the Packers beat them in 89, I was happy. I'm sure all my NFL friends from high school thought of me that day.
Loved the “Majik Man” Era….
Majik Man was awesome that season.
I miss these days...now pose as a team for an INT
1989 was like a defibrillator season shocked the franchise back to life and gave us hope. I still have my #7 Don Majikowski jersey The heart attack Pack!
greatest packer team ever in the post SB years till The 1996 one came along..
Majik man was solid!! Sterling said himself said, if Majik never got injured, you never hear of Brett Favre. Majik was very good
I remember the 1990 injury. An ill-advised throwaway. (while falling, turned sideways, and throwing shoulder inches from the turf). Could have protected shoulder and taken the loss. Never the same after.
1989 was such an exciting year for us Packer fans! Even though the Packers didn't make the playoffs that season - they finished with a record of 10-6 - we all considered it a "dream season" It was the best season the Packers had since 1972.
exactly right
Had Green Bay qualified for the playoffs, there is no question that the 10-6 Packers might have been the one team to actually pose a meaningful challenge to the almost unstoppable 1989 14-2 49ers. The 10-6 Vikings made the playoffs by means of the tie-breaker rules (and the fact that the NFL did not add a 6th team to each conference's playoff picture until 1990). The Packers beat the Niners during the 1989 season and they seemed to show up big for important games. In the world of "what ifs", I would have loved to see a playoff team led by the Majik Man.
No one was beating the 49ers in 89. The fact that they were in a tiebreaker proves they were really no better than the Vikings in 89. It wasn't until 93 that the Packers became a contender.
Key note about that 49ers game. The Packers were driving for another TD and had the ball at the 49er 6 yard line. Majkowski threw a pass that was picked off and the defender ran it back 94 yards for a TD but it was called back because of a defensive holding penalty. To me, that is the play that saved the Packers in that game.
@@PerpetualArt Also, the reason that the Packers were 10-6 were
1. They were playing a last place schedule and 2. They had like 6 close games that fell in their favor.
Packers got screwed that season.
@@koryclarke1991 Got to play the 1-15 Cowboys twice
Bless your soul for posting this.
As an eight-year-old third-grader in Western Wisconsin, the excitement of this season is what ignited my lifelong love of the Green and Gold.
Thank you for the memories.
Imagine what would have happened that season if the Packers had rookie Barry Sanders on the team. Add 1400 rushing yards and 14 TDs to that offense. The Packers had already beaten the Super Bowl champ 49ers that season.
Greatest Packer VS Bear game of all time 1989 Lambeau Field the Replay game
The Cardiac Pack. The first time I witnessed the Packers having a winning season since I got into football and it was so much fun!
I grew up during the bill Schroeder years
Wow it took 22 years for the Cowboys to play in Green Bay again?!?!?!
Yeah, because Cowboys usually played @ Green Bay in Milwaukee.
@@travismiller4320 not even that much there
Crazy the schedule had us play Dallas twice in 1989
And…we went a combined 3-0 against the 49ers (team of the 80s) and the Cowboys (team of the 90s)
1989: Out of the Pack
1990: Pack it In
The most exciting season since the 60’s, and before the Holmgren/Favre era.
Great Memories!!
3 quarters of Chuck Cecil's hits are illegal today
How crazy if the Packers had the #1 pick in 89, they would have taken Aikman and maybe no Majik Show in 89!!
Didn't Packers have first pick? Aikman was not gonna play for the Packers. Just think we could have had Barry Sanders.
@@haveanicedave1551 no Dallas always had the #1 pick
76-56-6 Bears ( 14-13 Green Bay )
76-57-6 Bears ( 40-28 Green Bay )
I'm a Jets fan but the 89 Pack was an amazing story.
The cardiac pack. It was the first winning season since the early 70s. A lot of excitement that year.
You're right. Second winning season since the early 70s!
Technically, the NFL did not officially award division championships for the 1982 season since the season was strike-shortened to 9 games. After the strike, every team in each conference was combined into one playoff 'bowl' chase with the top 8 overall teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs regardless of division affiliation (seeding based solely on overall record as well). That said, the Packers did finish in 1st 'technically' within the NFC Central if you consider the overall win-loss records of the 5 NFC Central foes. In my personal view, the Packers were the division champions (similarly to the baseball season of 1994 where again no official division champions were crowned but should have been).
@@jaywunder13242 1982
I call the Packers vs. Bears in 89 the CNW Freight Train Game in which I saw this train on TV in the game's final minutes
This is the season . I was 10 years old and Majik hit Sharpe for the comeback . I watched this game and cheered without a parent around me . I was hooked and to this day bleed Green and Gold ! The following seasons were a nightmare until Mike and Ron came to town and brought Brett and Reggie into the fold ! I think this 89 team could have won the super bowl had they gotten that last break on the last Monday night game of the season .
The Majkowski years were exciting! I have some whole games on VHS that I haven't seen in years.
That's hilarious! The 89 49ers were a machine! No way the pack would have gotten past them. Matter of fact, they would have been one and done.
@@whataboutrob442 That 89 team was the hottest team in football at the end of that season . If you do not think they could beat the 49ers that year check your box scores of games that year the Packers BEAT the 49ers that season in Candlestick Park 21 - 17 . They sacked Montana 6 times and created 4 turnovers against that very 49ers offense . So you do not know what you are talking about ! Had that Packers team made the postseason that year they were the hottest team in the league at that point ! Here is a link to the Packers Vs 49ers postgame to disprove your train of thinking ! ua-cam.com/video/4BFo8RsYfvY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=RogerBunnell
best hlt ever
I miss Tim Irwin and Max McGee
Jim....not Tim
The Packers wore white jerseys for their first 2 home games vs Tampa Bay and New Orleans
84 belongs in the HOF
promeitheus didnt play long enough :/.
Terrell Davis getting in will help Sterling Sharpe’s case.
Zen Of Tupac but TD had one of the most dominating streches of any rb ever, culminating in the 2000 yard, mvp, and super bowl year
Getting injured should not disqualify you from hof.
@@отпирайте neither did tony boselli
My dad played for the Green Bay Packers
I remember him , he was a standout. #76 Tide w/ Bleach opened many lanes during his heyday.
that's cool you should be proud of him
The Cardiac Pack. So exciting
1989 Green Bay Packers. Flash in the pan. Fluke. Lucky. 1990 proved that.
Majik man lmao
As a 49ers fan the Packers were a fun, pesky and gritty team back in '89 and yes they beat my Niners that day and it would be the last Niners defeat of the year but they would have gave my Niners a run for their money in the playoffs but the Niners would have probably would had won in the postseason and you can never count out Joe Montana the quarterback of the 80's because you know he's NO chop liver in the big games. But Don Majkowski and Coach Infante had the Packers playing at a very high level.
What a Gem! I Love this!!
Love old school nfl films
1989 was really strange. The Packers picked up so much energy late in the year that they got to 10-6. Though; as their schedule was relatively weak, they shouldnt be over praised. This would probably be a 7-9 or a 8-8 team with a middle level schedule. Though, it definitely laid the grounds for 1992-2004's success under Brett Favre.
magicman was better qb he got hurt
They beat some good teams legit that year. The Niners went 14-2 and won the Super Bowl - lost a home game to the Packers.
why dont NFL sell old games on DVD by year
I remember these 89 games at ft leanardwood ait army cool magic man was great qb I wish he wouldn't have hurt his shoulder
@@ronwallace6273 basic training in 1989 and ait in 1990( split option) welcome home brother.
@@horstebreedow8608 thank you
@@horstebreedow8608 thank you brother
Cecil at SS
S.Sharpe At WR
Majkowski At QB
12:52
Instant Replay Game
Majkowski scores a game winning touchdown to Sharpe vs Bears in the final seconds
Lambeau Field 🏟🏈
Other then this good season, the packers still sucked and thank god Ron wolf came in and did t even think twice about firing lindy
This season was a fluke much like the 72 season when the won the division.
Malik Man
Who's gonna have the Packers play like pros?
Who's got a talent that's lighter than air?
Who's gonna guide the Packers to the playoffs?
Everyone knows it's LINDY!
the beginning of the current era
Not even close. That started in 1992
You are obviously not a true Packer fan or don't know anything.
Born and raised in Wisconsin on the Packers. And I know that this team after 1989 went 6-10 and 4-12 before they hired Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren, THEN the current domination of the Packers began.
Oh, and I'm buddy-buddy with LeRoy Butler AND Gary Ellerson, been to 12 games at Lambeau, and have about 20 books about the Packers, oh, AND I have a personally autographed picture from Bart Starr
You want me to keep going, since I'm already killing and burying your moronic assumptions?
Okay, trivia time: How many Hall of Famers were on the Packers' first-ever championship team?
Name this Packers cornerback who compiled 52 career interceptions and 4 Pro-Bowls, all while playing with only one working eye.
Name the scout who got the Packers to draft Paul Horning, Ron Kramer, Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, and Ray Nitschke.
How many years was Don Hutson a coach with the Packers?
Which Packers d-lineman from the 50's was more famous as a pro-wrestler?
That makes even worse that you don't know what the real is. When teams WIN, they earn more revenue. They then can afford to get a much better staff and players which started in '89. They were terrible after Starr until the 'Magik' season. Keep bragging if you want. Man.
My Packers.
What's with the " G " on the helmet back and off center....? Was the trainer drunk ..?
They look off center right now 2020-21
Glad you noticed that. I noticed it too.
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Majkowski runs the football 🏈 for a touchdown vs 49ers
CandleStick Park 🏟