2003 Green Bay Packers season

2003 Green Bay Packers season
2003 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Sherman
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC North
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 33–27 (OT); Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 17–20 (OT)
Uniform
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Packers (including QB Doug Pederson) at their preseason game against Tennessee, August 28, 2003

The 2003 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 85th season overall and their 83rd in the National Football League.

The Packers won the division on the last play of the season. Needing a win and a Minnesota Vikings loss to clinch the division, the Packers routed the Denver Broncos 31–3, while the Vikings lost 18–17 on a last second touchdown by the 3-12 Arizona Cardinals.

The Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round in overtime off an interception return for a touchdown by Al Harris. However, the season finished with an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional round of the playoffs after failing to stop the Eagles on 4th and 26 where a defensive stand on the play would have sealed a trip to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1997 as the Eagles had only one timeout remaining and just over a minute left in regulation.

In the Week 16 Monday night game, Brett Favre threw four touchdowns in a 41–7 win over the Oakland Raiders, one night after his father died of a heart attack.

Offseason[]

The Packers were able to add Al Harris to their starting lineup from a trade with Philadelphia. They lost starters Terry Glenn to a trade and Vonnie Holliday to free agency.^[1]

Additions	Subtractions
FB Nick Luchey (Bengals)	LB Nate Wayne (Eagles)
LB Hannibal Navies (Panthers)	S Matt Bowen (Redskins)
C Grey Ruegamer (Patriots)	CB Tyrone Williams (Falcons)
DE Chukie Nwokorie (Colts)	CB Tod McBride (Falcons)
OT (Bengals)	DE Vonnie Holliday (Chiefs)
RB Lamar Smith (Panthers)	WR Terry Glenn (Cowboys)
OT Marcus Spriggs (Dolphins)	LB Hardy Nickerson (retirement)
CB Al Harris (Eagles)

NFL Draft[]

2003 Packers Draft Selections
Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	29	Nick Barnett	LB	Oregon State
3	79	Kenny Peterson	DE	Ohio State
4	147	James Lee	OT	Oregon State
4	166	Hunter Hillenmeyer	LB	Vanderbilt
6	212	Brennan Curtin	OT	Notre Dame
7	245	Chris Johnson	CB	Louisville
7	253	DeAndrew Rubin	WR	South Florida
7	256	Carl Ford	WR	Toledo
7	257	Steve Josue	LB	Carson-Newman

Undrafted free agents[]

2003 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Cullen Jenkins	Defensive end	Central Michigan

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**2003 Green Bay Packers staff**

	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – John Jones Vice President of Player Finance/General Counsel – Andrew Brandt Vice President of Football Operations – Mark Hatley Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie Personnel Analyst to General Manager – John Schneider Assistant Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Sean Howard Head coaches Executive Vice President/General Manager/Head Coach – Mike Sherman Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley Quarterbacks – Darrell Bevell Running Backs – Sylvester Croom Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Assistant Offensive Line – Joe Philbin Offense Quality Control – Stan Drayton			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin Assistant Defensive Line – Brad Miller Linebackers – Mark Duffner Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant Special Teams – Stan Drayton Special Teams Consultant – Frank Novak Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Weight Room Assistant – Vince Workman

Roster[]

2003 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

4 Brett Favre
16 Craig Nall
18 Doug Pederson

Running Backs

44 Najeh Davenport
40 Tony Fisher
30 Ahman Green
33 William Henderson FB
23 Nick Luchey FB

Wide Receivers

83 Antonio Chatman KR
80 Donald Driver
89 Robert Ferguson
86 Antonio Freeman
84 Javon Walker

Tight Ends

88 Bubba Franks
87 David Martin
85 Wesley Walls

Offensive Linemen

71 Kevin Barry T
76 Chad Clifton T
69 Brennan Curtin T
58 Mike Flanagan C
67 Grey Ruegamer C/G
62 Marco Rivera G
79 Marcus Spriggs G
65 Mark Tauscher T
68 Mike Wahle G

Defensive Linemen

93 Gilbert Brown DT
94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE
97 Cletidus Hunt DT
74 Aaron Kampman DE
75 Grady Jackson DT
91 Joe Johnson DE
90 Chukie Nwokorie DE
98 Kenny Peterson DE/DT
99 Brad Scioli DT
96 Larry Smith DT

Linebackers

56 Nick Barnett ILB
59 Na'il Diggs OLB
53 Paris Lenon ILB
51 Torrance Marshall ILB
50 Hannibal Navies OLB
99 Jamal Reynolds OLB
57 T.J. Slaughter OLB
55 Marcus Wilkins OLB

Defensive Backs

20 Marques Anderson SS
24 Antuan Edwards SS
29 Curtis Fuller FS
31 Al Harris CB
27 Michael Hawthorne CB
21 Bhawoh Jue CB
34 Mike McKenzie CB
42 Darren Sharper FS
25 James Whitley CB

Special Teams

9 Josh Bidwell P
60 Rob Davis LS/C
8 Ryan Longwell K

Injured Reserve

29 S
37 Chris Johnson CB (IR)
28 FB (IR)

Practice Squad

28 Dahrran Diedrick RB
73 Jason Jimenez T
17 Scottie Vines WR
19 WR

Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

Luchey, Nall, and Henderson at the Tennessee preseason game
Tony Fisher and others, August 28

Regular season[]

The Packers finished the season 10–6 and advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	TV Time (CST)	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	L 25–30	Lambeau Field	Fox 12:00pm	70,505
2	September 14, 2003	Detroit Lions	W 31–6	Lambeau Field	Fox 12:00pm	70,244
3	September 21, 2003	at Arizona Cardinals	L 13–20	Sun Devil Stadium	Fox 3:05pm	58,784
4	September 29, 2003	at Chicago Bears	W 38–23	Soldier Field	ABC 8:00pm	61,500
5	October 5, 2003	Seattle Seahawks	W 35–13	Lambeau Field	Fox 12:00pm	70,365
6	October 12, 2003	Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–40 (OT)	Lambeau Field	CBS 12:00pm	70,407
7	October 19, 2003	at St. Louis Rams	L 24–34	Edward Jones Dome	Fox 12:00pm	66,201
8	October 26, 2003	Bye
9	November 2, 2003	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–27	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	ESPN 7:30pm	64,482
10	November 10, 2003	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–17	Lambeau Field	ABC 8:00pm	70,291
11	November 16, 2003	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–13	Raymond James Stadium	Fox 3:15pm	65,614
12	November 23, 2003	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–10	Lambeau Field	Fox 12:00pm	70,250
13	November 27, 2003	at Detroit Lions	L 14–22	Ford Field	Fox 11:30am	62,123
14	December 7, 2003	Chicago Bears	W 34–21	Lambeau Field	Fox 12:00pm	70,458
15	December 14, 2003	at San Diego Chargers	W 38–21	Qualcomm Stadium	Fox 3:15pm	64,978
16	December 22, 2003	at Oakland Raiders	W 41–7	Network Associates Coliseum	ABC 8:00pm	62,298
17	December 28, 2003	Denver Broncos	W 31–3	Lambeau Field	CBS 3:15pm	70,299

Game Summaries[]

Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings[]

Week One: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	10	7	3	30
Packers	0	3	8	14	25

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: September 7
Game time: 12:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 78% humidity, wind 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,505
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert & Brian Baldinger

Game information

First quarter

Min – John Avery 11-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 9:28 (Min 7–0)
Min – Aaron Elling 22-yard field goal, 1:52 (Min 10–0)

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 27-yard field goal, 11:02 (Min 10–3)
Min – D'Wayne Bates 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 5:34 (Min 17–3)
Min – Aaron Elling 46-yard field goal, 0:04 (Min 20–3)

Third quarter

Min – Randy Moss 13-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 8:47 (Min 27–3)
GB – Ahman Green 8-yard run (Bubba Franks pass from Brett Favre), 1:30 (Min 27–11)

Fourth quarter

Min – Aaron Elling 34-yard field goal, 10:07 (Min 30–11)
GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:27 (Min 30–18)
GB – Javon Walker 24-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:55 (Min 30–25)

Top passers

Min – Daunte Culpepper: 15/30, 195 yds, 3 TD
GB – Brett Favre: 25/41, 248 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

Min – Moe Williams: 22 car, 80 yds
GB – Ahman Green: 15 car, 53 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Min – Randy Moss: 9 rec, 150 yds. 1 TD
GB – Javon Walker: 5 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

Min – 183 – 154 – 337 – 2
GB – 242 – 62 – 304 – 5

Week 4: at Chicago Bears[]

Week One: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	17	7	0	14	38
Bears	0	6	3	14	23

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: September 29
Game time: 8:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 46% humidity, wind 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 60,257
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden & Lisa Guerrero

Game information

First quarter

GB – Ahman Green 60-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:55 (GB 7–0)
GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 2:32 (GB 10–0)
GB – Ahman Green 6-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:19 (GB 17–0)

Second quarter

Chi – Paul Edinger 31-yard field goal, 9:07 (GB 17–3)
GB – William Henderson 14-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:51 (GB 24–3)
Chi – Paul Edinger 38-yard field goal, 0:48 (GB 24–6)

Third quarter

Chi – Paul Edinger 41-yard field goal, 0:02 (GB 24–9)

Fourth quarter

Chi – Anthony Thomas 67-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 12:36 (GB 24–16)
GB – Javon Walker 9-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:51 (GB 31–16)
GB – Bubba Franks 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:21 (GB 38–16)
Chi – Kordell Stewart 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 1:28 (GB 38–23)

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 21/29, 179 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Chi – Kordell Stewart: 25/44, 201 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

GB – Ahman Green: 19 car, 176 yds, 2 TD
Chi – Anthony Thomas: 13 car, 110 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

GB – Donald Driver: 4 rec, 50 yds
Chi – Desmond Clark: 6 rec, 63 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

GB – 193 – 187 – 380 – 1
Chi – 180 – 181 – 361 – 2

Week 5: vs Seattle Seahawks[]

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	0	0	13
Packers	7	14	14	0	35

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: October 5
Game time: 12:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 49% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,365
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa

Game information

First quarter

GB – Donald Driver 34-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:54 (GB 7–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:31 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:13 (GB 14–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 5:28 (GB 14–10)
GB – Ahman Green 3-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:36 (GB 21–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 58-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 21–13)

Third quarter

GB – Tony Fisher 11-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:09 (GB 28–13)
GB – William Henderson 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:39 (GB 35–13)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/39, 225 yds, 1 INT
GB – Brett Favre: 19/25, 185 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 102 yds, 1 TD
GB – Ahman Green: 27 car, 118 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson: 8 rec, 76 yds
GB – Donald Driver: 7 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 215 – 128 – 343 – 2
GB – 177 – 159 – 336 – 0

Week 6: vs Kansas City Chiefs[]

Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	7	7	0	20	6	40
Packers	14	7	10	3	0	34

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: October 12
Game time: 12:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 60 °F (16 °C), 57% humidity, wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,407
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf & Bonnie Bernstein

Game information

First quarter

GB – Bubba Franks 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:14 (GB 7–0)
GB – Ahman Green 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:39 (GB 14–0)
KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Anderson kick), 0:36 (GB 14–7)

Second quarter

KC – Johnnie Morton 10-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Anderson kick), 9:16 (Tied 14–14)
GB – Ahman Green 11-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:14 (GB 21–14)

Third quarter

GB – Najeh Davenport 18-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:47 (GB 28–14)
GB – Ryan Longwell 50-yard field goal, 6:01 (GB 31–14)

Fourth quarter

KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Morten Anderson kick), 9:16 (GB 31–21)
KC – Jerome Woods 79-yard interception return (Morten Anderson kick), 9:16 (GB 31–28)
KC – Morten Anderson 34-yard field goal, 5:41 (Tied 31–31)
GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 2:43 (GB 34–31)
KC – Morten Anderson 31-yard field goal, 0:01 (Tied 34–34)

Overtime

KC – Eddie Kennison 51-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Anderson kick), 8:42 (KC 40–34)

Top passers

KC – Trent Green: 27/45, 400 yds, 3 TD
GB – Brett Favre: 25/36, 272 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Priest Holmes: 22 car, 81 yds, 1 TD
GB – Ahman Green: 26 car, 139 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

KC – Tony Gonzalez: 4 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD
GB – Wesley Walls: 4 rec, 64 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 400 – 82 – 482 – 0
GB – 257 – 183 – 400 – 2

Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings[]

Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	6	14	0	10	30
Vikings	7	7	6	7	27

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 2
Game time: 7:30pm local
Game weather: none, (Dome)
Game attendance: 64,482
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann & Suzy Kolber

Game information

First quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 21-yard field goal, 11:14 (GB 3–0)
Min – Randy Moss 43-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 8:33 (Min 7–3)
GB – Ryan Longwell 43-yard field goal, 5:42 (Min 7–6)

Second quarter

GB – Ahman Green 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 12:18 (GB 13–7)
Min – Jim Kleinsasser 4-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 2:07 (Min 14–13)
GB – Javon Walker 12-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:21 (GB 20–14)

Third quarter

Min – Aaron Elling 47-yard field goal, 8:53 (GB 20–17)
Min – Aaron Elling 37-yard field goal, 2:26 (Tied 20–20)

Fourth quarter

GB – Javon Walker 12-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:14 (GB 27–20)
GB – Ryan Longwell 27-yard field goal, 2:37 (GB 30–20)
Min – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Aaron Elling kick), 0:33 (GB 30–27)

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 18/28, 194 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Min – Daunte Culpepper: 21/34, 202 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

GB – Ahman Green: 21 car, 137 yds
Min – Moe Williams: 12 car, 63 yds

Top receivers

GB – Ahman Green: 5 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD
Min – Randy Moss: 6 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

GB – 190 – 261 – 451 – 1
Min – 198 – 125 – 323 – 0

Week 10: vs Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Ten: Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	3	14	17
Packers	0	7	0	7	14

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: November 10
Game time: 8:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 39 °F (4 °C), 96% humidity, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,291
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden & Lisa Guerrero

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

GB – Ahman Green 24-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:40 (GB 7–0)

Third quarter

Phi – David Akers 21-yard field goal, 9:29 (GB 7–3)

Fourth quarter

Phi – Donovan McNabb 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 9:22 (Phi 10–7)
GB – Ahman Green 45-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:03 (GB 14–10)
Phi – Todd Pinkston 6-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:27 (Phi 17–14)

Top passers

Phi – Donovan McNabb: 15/31, 198 yds, 1 TD
GB – Brett Favre: 14/22, 109 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Phi – Duce Staley: 10 car, 53 yds
GB – Ahman Green: 29 car, 192 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Phi – James Thrash: 2 rec, 55 yds
GB – Ahman Green: 3 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

Phi – 190 – 92 – 282 – 0
GB – 68 – 241 – 309 – 3

Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	6	0	7	20
Buccaneers	0	6	7	0	13

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: November 16
Game time: 3:15pm local
Game weather: clear, 80 °F (27 °C), 47% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 65,614
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth & Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter

GB – Tony Fisher 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:31 (GB 7–0)

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 13:04 (GB 10–0)
TB – Martin Gramatica 24-yard field goal, 10:36 (GB 10–3)
GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 7:52 (GB 13–3)
TB – Martin Gramatica 47-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 13–6)

Third quarter

TB – Keenan McCardell 3-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Martin Gramatica kick), 12:29 (Tied 13–13)

Fourth quarter

GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:54 (GB 20–13)

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 13/28, 92 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
TB – Brad Johnson: 17/28, 149 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

GB – Ahman Green: 21 car, 109 yds, 1 TD
TB – Thomas Jones: 9 car, 134 yds

Top receivers

GB – Robert Ferguson: 4 rec, 46 yds
TB – Keenan McCardell: 5 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

GB – 92 – 190 – 282 – 1
TB – 131 – 154 – 285 – 3

Week 13: at Detroit Lions[]

Week Thirteen: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	7	0	14
Lions	10	3	0	9	22

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: November 27
Game time: 11:30am local
Game weather: none, (Dome)
Game attendance: 62,123
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth & Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter

Det – Shawn Bryson 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:05 (Det 7–0)
Det – Jason Hanson 42-yard field goal, 0:33 (Det 10–0)

Second quarter

GB – Bubba Franks 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:27 (Det 10–7)
Det – Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal, 2:37 (Det 13–7)

Third quarter

GB – Javon Walker 45-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:48 (GB 14–13)

Fourth quarter

Det – Jason Hanson 49-yard field goal, 13:09 (Det 16–14)
Det – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, 9:17 (Det 19–14)
Det – Jason Hanson 32-yard field goal, 3:34 (Det 22–14)

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 23/37, 296 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Det – Joey Harrington: 21/32, 183 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

GB – Ahman Green: 13 car, 57 yds
Det – Shawn Bryson: 16 car, 50 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

GB – Javon Walker: 3 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
Det – Az-Zahir Hakim: 6 rec, 65 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

GB – 268 – 52 – 320 – 5
Det – 172 – 94 – 266 – 1

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders[]

Week Sixteen: Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	14	17	3	7	41
Raiders	7	0	0	0	7

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 8:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 54 °F (12 °C), 83% humidity, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 62,298
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden & Lisa Guerrero

Game information

First quarter

GB – Wesley Walls 22-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:18 (GB 7–0)
GB – Javon Walker 43-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:17 (GB 14–0)
Oak – Charlie Garner 25-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:03 (GB 14–7)

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 11:35 (GB 17–7)
GB – Javon Walker 43-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:06 (GB 24–7)
GB – David Martin 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:54 (GB 31–7)

Third quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 27-yard field goal, 13:00 (GB 34–7)

Fourth quarter

GB – Ahman Green 7-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:46 (GB 41–7)

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 22/30, 399 yds, 4 TD
Oak – Rick Mirer: 12/23, 114 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

GB – Ahman Green: 24 car, 127 yds, 1 TD
Oak – Tyrone Wheatley: 10 car, 56 yds

Top receivers

GB – Javon Walker: 4 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD
Oak – Jerry Rice: 10 rec, 159 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

GB – 392 – 156 – 548 – 0
Oak – 194 – 104 – 298 – 3

Week 17: vs Denver Broncos[]

Week Seventeen: Denver Broncos at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	3	0	3
Packers	7	3	7	14	31

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: December 28
Game time: 3:15pm local
Game weather: clear, 45 °F (7 °C), 89% humidity, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,299
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms & Armen Keteyian

Game information

First quarter

GB – Bubba Franks 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:49 (GB 7–0)

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 4:43 (GB 10–0)

Third quarter

Den – Jason Elam 31-yard field goal, 4:00 (Tied 10–3)
GB – Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:35 (GB 17–3)

Fourth quarter

GB – Ahman Green 98-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:18 (GB 24–3)
GB – Marcus Wilkins 0-yard fumble return (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:10 (GB 31–3)

Top passers

Den – Danny Kanell: 9/18, 61 yds, 1 INT
GB – Brett Favre: 12/21, 116 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Den – Quentin Griffin: 21 car, 74 yds
GB – Ahman Green: 20 car, 218 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Den – Jeb Putzier: 4 rec, 34 yds
GB – Javon Walker: 3 rec, 41 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

Den – 102 – 114 – 216 – 3
GB – 104 – 262 – 366 – 1

Addition of Grady Jackson[]

On November 5, 2003, the Packers claimed defensive tackle Grady Jackson off waivers from the New Orleans Saints.^[2] Jackson helped the Packers allow only 95.38 rushing yards per game over the final 8 games,^[3] after allowing over 117 yards per game in the first 8 games.^[3] Jackson signed a two-year contract extension on December 29, 2003.^[2]

Favre's Monday night performance[]

Lambeau Field on a game day, December 2003

The day before the Week 16 game, Irvin Favre, father of Brett Favre, died suddenly of a heart attack. Favre elected to play and passed for four touchdowns in the first half, and 399 yards in a 41–7 defeat of the Raiders. Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game. It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching tonight."^[4]

Playoffs[]

vs. Seattle Seahawks[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	3	3	14	7	0	27
Packers	0	13	0	14	6	33

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 71,457
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth (color commentators), and Chris Myers (sideline reporter)

Packers defensive back Al Harris returned an interception 52 yards for the game-winning touchdown 4:25 in overtime. The game was sent into overtime on Seahawk running back Shaun Alexander's third touchdown of the day. Ahman Green scored two touchdowns for Green Bay, and Bubba Franks caught a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The game is memorable for Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck's ironic comment after winning the coin toss for the start of overtime, telling the referee "We want the ball and we're going to score."^[5] This game remains one of two times in NFL history that an NFL playoff game has ended with a defensive touchdown in OT (the other being the January 10, 2010 Wild Card game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Packers).^[6]

Packers quarterback Brett Favre completed 26 of 38 passes for 319 yards and a touchdown.

vs. Philadelphia Eagles[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Packers	14	0	0	3	0	17
Eagles	0	7	0	10	3	20

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), clear
Game attendance: 67,707
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth (color commentators), and Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)

Ahman Green's franchise postseason record 156 rushing yards was not enough to lift the Packers to victory. Facing fourth down and 26 yards to go, with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter and the Packers leading 17–14, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb completed a 28-yard pass to Freddie Mitchell on a famous play now known as "4th and 26". The play set up David Akers' 37-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. In the overtime Favre's deep pass was intercepted, and Akers then kicked a 31-yard field goal, giving the Eagles the victory.

McNabb had a spectacular performance in the game, completing 21 of 39 passes for 248 yards and 2 touchdowns, while also rushing for 107 yards on 11 carries.

Standings[]

NFC North
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	442	307	W4
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	416	353	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	283	346	L1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	270	379	W1

Awards and honors[]

Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completion Percentage (65.4)
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes (32)

References[]

^ Offseason Overview: Green Bay Packers, espn.com obtained 2009-03-12
^ ^a ^b "Green Bay Packers 2003 Team Transactions - Trades, Injured List, Free Agents, and Signings - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
^ ^a ^b "2003 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
^ "Official Packers press release regarding the 12/22/03 game". Archived from the original on 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
^ "Live NFL Scores for 2021 - Week 10".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2007-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)/index.php?ntid=266179

External links[]

2003 Packers results and recaps

[offseason-1] Offseason Overview: Green Bay Packers, espn.com obtained 2009-03-12

[:0-2] "Green Bay Packers 2003 Team Transactions - Trades, Injured List, Free Agents, and Signings - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

[:1-3] "2003 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

[4] "Official Packers press release regarding the 12/22/03 game". Archived from the original on 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2006-08-06.

[5] "Live NFL Scores for 2021 - Week 10".

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2007-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)/index.php?ntid=266179

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Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Franchise	Founders: Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun Franchise overview Green Bay Packers, Inc. Charitable Foundation Team history
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Training facilities	Clarke Hinkle Field Don Hutson Center Ray Nitschke Field Rockwood Lodge (former) St. Norbert College (training camp)
Culture	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheesehead Driven Fight song Home games in Milwaukee The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Instant Replay Lambeau Leap Lombardi (film) Lombardi (play) Lumberjack Band Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop Packers sweep Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Receiver (statue) Ron Wolf Second Effort That '70s Show The 60 Yard Line Titletown District Vernon Biever Vince Lombardi When Pride Still Mattered
Lore	4th and 26 Dez Caught It Dolly Gray impostor Fail Mary Instant Replay Game Miracle in Motown The Catch II The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl
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Division championships (21)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2019 2020 2021
Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010
League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: Packers Radio Network WIXX WKTI-HD2 WTAQ WTMJ Television: WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Spectrum News 1 WI Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)
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