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NFL team season
The 2004 season was the Green Bay Packers ' 84th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 86th overall. The team started the season by losing four of their first five games, before winning their next six in a row, followed by victories over their three divisional opponents in their last five to finish with a 10–6 record and qualify for the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. As the number three seed in the NFC, they hosted their divisional rivals, the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round , but lost 31–17; it was the second time the Packers had lost a playoff game at Lambeau Field .
The Packers did not make many offseason moves, signing safety Mark Roman , cornerback Chris Watson , as well as quarterback Tim Couch who was cut after the preseason. They lost punter Josh Bidwell and safety Antuan Edwards to free agency and released defensive tackle Gilbert Brown , defensive end Jamal Reynolds , and wide receiver Travis Williams . [1]
With the 25th pick of the 2004 NFL draft , the Packers selected cornerback Ahmad Carroll from the University of Arkansas .
The team leaving the field after the inter-squad scrimmage in preseason, August 2004
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
2004 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
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 – Marc Lillibridge
Head coaches
Executive vice president/general manager/head coach – Mike Sherman
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
[ 1]
2004 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 inactive, 8 practice squad
Panorama of Lambeau Field during the week 4 game between Green Bay and the New York Giants , October 3
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Venue
Attendance
1
at Carolina Panthers
W 24–14
Bank of America Stadium
73,656
2
September 19
Chicago Bears
L 10–21
Lambeau Field
70,688
3
September 26
at Indianapolis Colts
L 31–45
RCA Dome
57,280
4
October 3
New York Giants
L 7–14
Lambeau Field
70,623
5
Tennessee Titans
L 27–48
Lambeau Field
70,420
6
October 17
at Detroit Lions
W 38–10
Ford Field
62,938
7
October 24
Dallas Cowboys
W 41–20
Lambeau Field
70,679
8
October 31
at Washington Redskins
W 28–14
FedExField
89,295
9
Bye week
10
November 14
Minnesota Vikings
W 34–31
Lambeau Field
70,671
11
November 21
at Houston Texans
W 16–13
Reliant Stadium
70,769
12
St. Louis Rams
W 45–17
Lambeau Field
70,385
13
December 5
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 17–47
Lincoln Financial Field
67,723
14
December 12
Detroit Lions
W 16–13
Lambeau Field
70,497
15
December 19
Jacksonville Jaguars
L 25–28
Lambeau Field
70,437
16
at Minnesota Vikings
W 34–31
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
64,311
17
January 2, 2005
at Chicago Bears
W 31–14
Soldier Field
62,197
WC
January 9, 2005
Minnesota Vikings
L 17–31
Lambeau Field
71,075
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
3
7 14 0
24
Panthers
0
7 0 7
14
Ahman Green 33 Rush, 119 Yds
[ 2]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
0
14 7 0
21
Packers
3
0 7 0
10
[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
14
3 7 7
31
• Colts
21
14 0 10
45
Scoring summary 1 Ind Reggie Wayne 36 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick)Colts 7–0
1 GB Javon Walker 36 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Tie 7–7
1 Ind Marvin Harrison 28 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick)Colts 14–7
1 GB Javon Walker 79 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Tie 14–14
1 Ind Brandon Stokley 34 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick)Colts 21–14
2 Ind Brandon Stokley 27 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick) Colts 28–14
2 GB Ryan Longwell 38 yard field goal Colts 28–17
2 Ind James Mungro 1 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick)Colts 35–17
3 GB Javon Walker 12 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Colts 35–24
4 Ind Mike Vanderjagt 45 yard field goal Colts 38–24
4 GB Donald Driver 27 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Colts 38–31
4 Ind Edgerrin James 1 yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick)Colts 45–31
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
0
0 7 7
14
Packers
0
0 7 0
7
Date: October 3Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 70,623Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth & Pam Oliver
[ 5]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Titans
17
10 7 14
48
Packers
3
10 0 14
27
Date: October 11Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 9:00 p.m. Game attendance: 70,420Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 2 mph (3.2 km/h)Referee: Bill Vinovich TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, & Michele Tafoya
Scoring summary 1 Ten Chris Brown 37 yard run (Gary Anderson ) kickTitans 7–0
1 Ten Chris Brown 29 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) Titans 14–0
1 Ten Gary Anderson 36 yard field goal Titans 17–0
1 GB Ryan Longwell 39 yard field goalTitans 17–3
2 Ten Troy Fleming 14 yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick)Titans 24–3
2 GB Bubba Franks 1 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Titans 24–10
2 Ten Gary Anderson 38 yard field goal Titans 27–10
2 GB Ryan Longwell 53 yard field goal Titans 27–13
3 Ten Eddie Berlin 11 yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick)Titans 34–13
4 Ten Derrick Mason 26 yard pass from Drew Bennett (Gary Anderson kick)Titans 41–13
4 GB Bubba Franks 11 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Titans 41–20
4 Ten Antowain Smith 15 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)Titans 48–20
4 GB Javon Walker 1 yard pass from Craig Nall (Ryan Longwell kick)Titans 48–27
[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
10 14 7
38
Lions
7
3 0 0
10
[ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
6
0 7 7
20
• Packers
3
17 21 0
41
Date: October 24Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 4:15 p.m. Game attendance: 70,679Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), wind 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
Scoring summary 1 Dal Billy Cundiff 46 yard field goalCowboys 3–0
1 GB Ryan Longwell 26 yard field goalTie 3–3
1 Dal Billy Cundiff 24 yard field goal Cowboys 6–3
2 GB Ahman Green 1 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)Packers 10–6
2 GB Javon Walker 5 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Packers 17–6
2 GB Ryan Longwell 40 yard field goal Packers 20–6
3 GB Bubba Franks 8 yard pass from Tony Fisher (Ryan Longwell kick)Packers 27–6
3 Dal Jason Witten 42 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick)Packers 27–13
3 GB Donald Driver 33 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Packers 34–13
3 GB Ahman Green 90 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 41–13
4 Dal Eddie George 5 yard run (Billy Cundiff kick)Packers 41–20
[ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
3
14 3 8
28
Redskins
0
7 0 7
14
Scoring summary Q1 5:55 GB Ryan Longwell 37 yard field goalGB 3–0
Q2 13:41 GB Ahman Green 1 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)GB 10–0
Q2 6:28 GB Javon Walker 9 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)GB 17–0
Q2 1:50 Was Rod Gardner 12 yard pass from Mark Brunell (Ola Kimrin kick)GB 17–7
Q3 12:49 GB Ryan Longwell 39 yard field goal GB 20–7
Q4 4:46 Was Rod Gardner 12 yard pass from Mark Brunell (Ola Kimrin kick) GB 20–14
Q4 1:44 GB Ahman Green 11 yard run (Robert Ferguson pass from Brett Favre) GB 28–14
[ 9]
1
2 3 4 Total
Vikings
7
3 7 14
31
• Packers
7
17 0 10
34
Date: November 14Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 4:15 p.m. Game attendance: 70,671Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), wind 7 mph (11 km/h)Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
[ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
0
3 0 13
16
Texans
0
13 0 0
13
Scoring summary 2 GB Ryan Longwell 23 yard field goalPackers 3–0
2 Hou Domanick Williams 6 yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick)Texans 7–3
2 Hou Kris Brown 46 yard field goal Texans 10–3
2 Hou Kris Brown 40 yard field goal Texans 13–3
4 GB Donald Driver 24 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Texans 13–10
4 GB Ryan Longwell 39 yard field goal Tie 13–13
4 GB Ryan Longwell 46 yard field goal Packers 16–13
[ 11]
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
0
10 0 7
17
• Packers
7
14 7 17
45
[ 12]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
3 0 14
17
• Eagles
7
28 9 3
47
Scoring summary 1 Phi Terrell Owens 41 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)Eagles 7–0
2 Phi Brian Westbrook 9 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)Eagles 14–0
2 Phi Brian Westbrook 41 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick) Eagles 21–0
2 Phi L.J. Smith 6 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)Eagles 28–0
2 Phi Brian Westbrook 12 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick) Eagles 35–0
2 GB Ryan Longwell 40 yard field goalEagles 35–3
3 Phi David Akers 22 yard field goal Eagles 38–3
3 Phi David Akers 45 yard field goal Eagles 41–3
3 Phi David Akers 47 yard field goal Eagles 44–3
4 Phi David Akers 22 yard field goal Eagles 47–3
4 GB William Henderson 1 yard pass from Craig Nall (Ryan Longwell kick)Eagles 47–10
4 GB Javon Walker 17 yard pass from Craig Nall (Ryan Longwell kick)Eagles 47–17
[ 13]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
3
10 0 0
13
• Packers
0
0 10 6
16
Date: December 12Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 4:15 p.m. Game attendance: 70,497Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), wind 28 mph (45 km/h)Referee: Larry NemmersTV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Scoring summary 1 Det Jason Hanson 31 yard field goalLions 3–0
2 Det Kevin Jones 24 yard run (Jason Hanson kick)Lions 10–0
2 Det Jason Hanson 36 yard field goal Lions 13–0
3 GB Ryan Longwell 36 yard field goalLions 13–3
3 GB Donald Driver 23 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Lions 13–10
4 GB Ryan Longwell 28 yard field goal Tie 13–13
4 GB Ryan Longwell 23 yard field goal Packers 16–13
[ 14]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars
7
7 7 7
28
Packers
0
10 7 8
25
[ 15]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
0
17 7 10
34
Vikings
0
21 0 10
31
Scoring summary 2 Min Randy Moss 12 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 7–0
2 GB Ahman Green 1 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)Tie 7–7
2 Min Nate Burleson 68 yard pass from Daunte Culpepeer (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 14–7
2 GB Bubba Franks 22 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Tie 14–14
2 Min Michael Bennett 38 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 21–14
2 GB Ryan Longwell 42 yard field goal Vikings 21–17
3 GB Javon Walker 9 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Packers 24–21
4 Min Morten Anderson 29 yard field goal Tie 24–24
4 Min Chris Claiborne 15 yard interception return (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 31–24
4 GB Donald Driver 3 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Tie 31–31
4 GB Ryan Longwell 29 yard field goal Packers 34–31
[ 16]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
21 3 0
31
Bears
7
0 7 0
14
Date: January 2Location: Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 62,197Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind 12 mph (19 km/h)Referee: Ron WinterTV announcers (Fox ): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, and Pam Oliver
[ 17]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Vikings
17
7 0 7
31
Packers
3
7 0 7
17
Date: January 9Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 4:40 p.m. Game attendance: 71,075Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
Scoring summary 1 Min Moe Williams 68 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 7–0
1 Min Randy Moss 20 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 14–0
1 Min Morten Anderson 35 yard field goal Vikings 17–0
1 GB Ryan Longwell 43 yard field goalVikings 17–3
2 GB Bubba Franks 4 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Vikings 17–10
2 Min Nate Burleson 19 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick)Vikings 24–10
4 GB Najeh Davenport 1 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)Vikings 24–17
4 Min Randy Moss 34 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Anderson kick) Vikings 31–17
[ 18]
#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1
Philadelphia Eagles
East
13
3
0
.813
6–0
11–1
.453
.409
L2
2
Atlanta Falcons
South
11
5
0
.688
4–2
8–4
.420
.432
L2
3
Green Bay Packers
North
10
6
0
.625
5–1
9–3
.457
.419
W2
4
Seattle Seahawks
West
9
7
0
.563
3–3
8–4
.445
.368
W2
Wild cards
5[ a]
St. Louis Rams
West
8
8
0
.500
5–1
7–5
.488
.438
W2
6[ a] [ b]
Minnesota Vikings
North
8
8
0
.500
3–3
5–7
.480
.406
L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[ a] [ b]
New Orleans Saints
South
8
8
0
.500
3–3
6–6
.465
.427
W4
8
Carolina Panthers
South
7
9
0
.438
3–3
6–6
.496
.366
L1
9[ c]
Detroit Lions
North
6
10
0
.375
2–4
5–7
.496
.417
L2
10[ c]
Arizona Cardinals
West
6
10
0
.375
2–4
5–7
.461
.417
W1
11[ c] [ d]
New York Giants
East
6
10
0
.375
3–3
5–7
.516
.417
W1
12[ c] [ d] [ e]
Dallas Cowboys
East
6
10
0
.375
2–4
5–7
.516
.375
L1
13[ c] [ d] [ e]
Washington Redskins
East
6
10
0
.375
1–5
6–6
.477
.333
W1
14[ f]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
South
5
11
0
.313
2–4
4–8
.477
.413
L4
15[ f]
Chicago Bears
North
5
11
0
.313
2–4
4–8
.465
.388
L4
16
San Francisco 49ers
West
2
14
0
.125
2–4
2–10
.488
.375
L3
Tiebreakers [ g]
^ a b c St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6).
^ a b Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b c d e Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington.
^ a b c New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3).
^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep.
^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory.
^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Season statistical leaders [ edit ]
Training camp in August 2004. L-R: #89 wide receiver Robert Ferguson ; #83 kick returner Antonio Chatman , #86 wide receiver Carl Ford , #84 wide receiver Javon Walker , and #81 wide receiver Andrae Thurman
Passing Yards: Brett Favre 4,088 Yards
Passing Touchdowns: Brett Favre 30 TD
Rushing Yards: Ahman Green , 1,163 Yards
Rushing Touchdowns: Ahman Green, 7 TD
Receiving Yards: Javon Walker , 1,382 Yards
Receiving Touchdowns: Javon Walker, 12 TD
Points: Ryan Longwell , 120 points
Kickoff Return Yards: Antonio Chatman , 565 Yards
Punt Return Yards: Antonio Chatman , 242 Yards
Tackles: Nick Barnett , 121 Tackles
Sacks: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila , 13.5 Sacks
Interceptions: Darren Sharper , 4 Interceptions
[2]
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^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Jun-09.
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^ "Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts - September 26th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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^ "Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers - October 11th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ "Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers - October 24th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins - October 31st, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - November 14th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans - November 21st, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ ESPN . Retrieved 2013-Dec-18.
^ "Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - December 5th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers - December 12th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Green Bay Packers - December 19th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings - December 24th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ "Wild Card - Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - January 9th, 2005" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "2004 Conference Standings" . NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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