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

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 (NFL).

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 after Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck proclaimed "We want the ball and we're going to score!" after the overtime coin toss. 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 the team 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 Reggie Coleman (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

Main article: 2003 NFL draft

2003 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

2003 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Tommy Collins	Fullback	UConn
Quentus Cumby	Defensive back	Kentucky
Cullen Jenkins	Defensive end	Central Michigan
Shantee Orr	Linebacker	Michigan
J. R. Taylor	Running back	Eastern Illinois

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 – Mark Lovat 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 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 62 Marco Rivera G 67 Grey Ruegamer C 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 90 Chukie Nwokorie DE 98 Kenny Peterson DT 99 Jamal Reynolds DE 96 Larry Smith DT		Linebackers 56 Nick Barnett MLB 59 Na'il Diggs OLB 53 Paris Lenon OLB 51 Torrance Marshall MLB 50 Hannibal Navies OLB 55 Marcus Wilkins OLB Defensive backs 20 Marques Anderson SS 45 Derek Combs CB 29 Curtis Fuller FS 31 Al Harris CB 27 Michael Hawthorne CB 21 Bhawoh Jue SS 34 Mike McKenzie CB 42 Darren Sharper FS 26 Erwin Swiney CB 25 James Whitley CB Special teams  9 Josh Bidwell P 60 Rob Davis LS  8 Ryan Longwell K		Injured Reserve -- Earl Cochran DE (IR) 24 Antuan Edwards S (IR) -- Carl Ford WR (IR) -- Bobby Jackson S (IR) 37 Chris Johnson CB (IR) 91 Joe Johnson DE (IR) 64 James Lee DT (IR) 82 Devin Lewis WR (IR) 95 Rod Walker DT (IR) 32 Bryant Westbrook CB (IR) 19 Travis Williams WR (NF-Inj.) Practice Squad 41 Calvin Carlyle S 28 Dahrran Diedrick RB 73 Jason Jimenez T 54 Steve Josue LB 13 Frank Rice WR 17 Scottie Vines WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Minnesota Vikings

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

Quarter	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 & Drew Smith

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 2: vs Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	0	0	6
Packers	14	3	7	7	31

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 12:00pm local
• Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 93% humidity, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 70,244
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Chris Myers

Game information

First quarter GB – Ahman Green 65-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:08 (GB 7–0) GB – Tony Fisher 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:26 (GB 14–0) Second quarter Det – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal, 12:20 (GB 14–3) GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 8:22 (GB 17–3) Det – Jason Hanson 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 17–6) Third quarter GB – Robert Ferguson 14-yard pass Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:18 (GB 24–6) Fourth quarter GB – Al Harris 56-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:18 (GB 31–6) Top passers Det – Joey Harrington: 26/55, 241 yds, 3 INT GB – Brett Favre: 15/28, 132 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Det – Shawn Bryson: 7 car, 43 yds GB – Ahman Green: 23 car, 160 yds, 1 TD Top receivers Det – Shawn Bryson: 5 rec, 48 yds GB – Antonio Freeman: 4 rec, 32 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to Det – 237 – 56 – 293 – 3 GB – 132 – 200 – 332 – 2

Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	10	0	3	13
Cardinals	7	3	3	7	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 3:05pm local
• Game weather: clear, 102 °F (39 °C), 7% humidity, wind 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 58,784
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger & Kevin McCabe

Game information

First quarter Ari – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Bill Gramatica kick), 4:16 (Ari 7–0) Second quarter GB – David Martin 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:44 (Tie 7–7) GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 1:17 (GB 10–7) Ari – Bill Gramatica 21-yard field goal, 0:05 (Tie 10–10) Third quarter Ari – Bill Gramatica 37-yard field goal, 7:31 (Ari 13–10) Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 11:08 (Tie 13–13) Ari – James Hodgins 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramatica kick), 3:59 (Ari 20–13) Top passers GB – Brett Favre: 23/33, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Ari – Jeff Blake: 20/31, 273 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers GB – Ahman Green: 21 car, 53 yds Ari – Emmitt Smith: 20 car, 50 yds Top receivers GB – William Henderson: 3 rec, 47 yds Ari – Anquan Boldin: 5 rec, 99 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to GB – 245 – 66 – 311 – 2 Ari – 273 – 81 – 354 – 1

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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 & Chris Myers

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

Quarter	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), 12:20 (GB 31–21) KC – Jerome Woods 79-yard interception return (Morten Anderson kick), 8:46 (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 7: at St. Louis Rams

Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	7	7	7	24
Rams	14	7	7	6	34

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 12:00pm local
• Game weather: none, (Dome)
• Game attendance: 66,201
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Dan Miller & Brian Baldinger

Game information

First quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 10:08 (GB 3–0) Stl – Torry Holt 39-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:24 (Stl 7–3) Stl – Arlen Harris 33-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:47 (Stl 14–3) Second quarter GB – Ahman Green 21-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:23 (Stl 14–10) Stl – Torry Holt 9-yard pass from Marc Bulger, 0:57 (Stl 21–10) Third quarter GB – William Henderson 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:56 (Stl 21–17) Stl – Dane Looker 20-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:11 (Stl 28–17) Fourth quarter Stl – Jeff Wilkins 39-yard field goal, 4:52 (Stl 31–17) Stl – Jeff Wilkins 43-yard field goal, 2:56 (Stl 34–17) GB – Najeh Davenport 76-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:48 (Stl 34–24) Top passers GB – Brett Favre: 23/32, 268 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Stl – Marc Bulger: 22/34, 247 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers GB – Najeh Davenport: 5 car, 74 yds, 1 TD Stl – Arlen Harris: 18 car, 85 yds, 1 TD Top receivers GB – Ahman Green: 6 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD Stl – Isaac Bruce: 9 rec, 129 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to GB – 256 – 116 – 372 – 4 Stl – 239 – 131 – 370 – 2

Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings

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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

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]

Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

Quarter	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 12: vs San Francisco 49ers

Week Twelve: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	7	0	10
Packers	7	10	0	3	20

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 12:00pm local
• Game weather: clear, 38 °F (3 °C), 100% humidity, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 70,250
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa

Game information

First quarter GB – Javon Walker 66-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:31 (GB 7–0) Second quarter GB – Robert Ferguson 16-yard pass Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:00 (GB 14–0) SF – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 2:00 (GB 14–3) GB – Ryan Longwell 38-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 17–3) Third quarter SF – Terrell Owens 24 yard pass from Tim Rattay (Todd Peterson kick), 1:33 (GB 17–10) Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 37-yard field goal, 7:44 (GB 20–10) Top passers SF – Tim Rattay: 14/30, 142 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre: 10/15, 138 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SF – Garrison Hearst: 16 car, 59 yds GB – Ahman Green: 27 car, 154 yds Top receivers SF – Terrell Owens: 5 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD GB – Javon Walker: 1 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SF – 119 – 73 – 192 – 1 GB – 136 – 243 – 379 – 3

Week 13: at Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	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 14: vs Chicago Bears

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	0	0	7	21
Packers	0	13	6	15	34

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 12:00pm local
• Game weather: clear, 35 °F (2 °C), 78% humidity, wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 70,458
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Dan Jiggetts

Game information

First quarter Chi – Marty Booker 61-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 1:46 (Chi 7–0) Chi – Lance Briggs 45-yard interception return (Paul Edinger kick), 0:50 (Chi 14–0) Second quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 24-yard field goal, 11:12 (Chi 14–3) GB – Ryan Longwell 38-yard field goal, 9:57 (Chi 14–6) GB – Javon Walker 22-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:43 (Chi 14–13) Third quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 35-yard field goal, 6:52 (GB 16–14) GB – Ryan Longwell 45-yard field goal, 0:43 (GB 19–14) Fourth quarter GB – Mike McKenzie 90-yard interception return (Bubba Franks pass from Brett Favre), 9:16 (GB 27–14) GB – Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:26 (GB 34–14) Chi – Jerry Azumah 88-yard kickoff return (Paul Edinger kick), 2:13 (GB 34–21) Top passers Chi – Kordell Stewart: 17/40, 256 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT GB – Brett Favre: 22/33, 210 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Chi – Anthony Thomas: 9 car, 22 yds GB – Ahman Green: 30 car, 80 yds, 1 TD Top receivers Chi – Marty Booker: 5 rec, 115 yds, 1 TD GB – Robert Ferguson: 7 rec, 79 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to Chi – 231 – 44 – 275 – 5 GB – 210 – 97 – 307 – 1

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	10	0	21	38
Bears	3	0	3	15	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 14
• Game time: 3:15pm local
• Game weather: clear, 61 °F (16 °C), 52% humidity, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,978
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Drew Smith

Game information

First quarter GB – Ahman Green 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:59 (GB 7–0) SD – Steve Christie 20-yard field goal, 6:02 (GB 7–3) Second quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 32-yard field goal, 8:59 (GB 10–3) GB – Donald Driver 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:33 (GB 17–3) Third quarter SD – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 8:52 (GB 17–6) Fourth quarter SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (David Boston pass from Drew Brees), 14:56 (GB 17–14) SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 68-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 12:10 (SD 21–17) GB – Robert Ferguson 40-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:18 (GB 24–21) GB – Ahman Green 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:37 (GB 31–21) GB – Robert Ferguson 16-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:58 (GB 38–21) Top passers GB – Brett Favre: 23/33, 278 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT SD – Drew Brees: 28/48, 363 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers GB – Ahman Green: 19 car, 75 yds, 1 TD SD – LaDainian Tomlinson: 20 car, 51 yds Top receivers GB – Donald Driver: 8 rec, 112 yds, 1 TD SD – LaDainian Tomlinson: 11 rec, 144 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to GB – 278 – 83 – 361 – 1 SD – 336 – 88 – 424 – 4

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Main article: Favre's Dad Game

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

Quarter	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

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]

Week 17: vs Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	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

Lambeau Field on a game day, December 2003

Playoffs

vs. Seattle Seahawks

Main article: 2003 NFC Wild Card playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay)

Quarter	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.

This would be the last playoff win for the Packers without Aaron Rodgers until 2023 when Jordan Love led the 7th seeded Packers past the Dallas Cowboys 48-32. Despite the close final, the Packers led 27-0 late in the 2nd quarter. Brett Favre's last playoff win would come in 2007 when Green Bay beat Seattle in the Divisional Round 42-20 before falling to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship the following week.

vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Main article: 4th and 26

Quarter	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 edit	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

1. Offseason Overview: Green Bay Packers, espn.com obtained 2009-03-12
2. "Green Bay Packers 2003 Team Transactions - Trades, Injured List, Free Agents, and Signings - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
3. "2003 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
4. "Official Packers press release regarding the 12/22/03 game". Archived from the original on March 9, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2006.
5. "Live NFL Scores for 2021 - Week 10". NFL.com.
6. "WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2007./index.php?ntid=266179

External links

• 2003 Packers results and recaps