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The long road back: the Green Bay Packers story
Franchise era
1968—1991
The long road back
Green Bay Packers
The story in one sentence
Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.
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Two decades of searching after Lombardi
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James Lofton, Lynn Dickey and John Anderson gave the era its recognizable core.
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Its ending created the conditions for the favre revival.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 1968
What came before
Lombardi's Packers won five championships in seven seasons, including the first two Super Bowls, and became the league's enduring standard.
1972-12-24
Divisional Round: Green Bay Packers vs Washington
1983-01-08
Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals vs Green Bay Packers
1983-01-16
Divisional Round: Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys
After 1991
What came next
Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.
The core