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 .
Offseason 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]
NFL draft 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
Personnel
Staff 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
Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and conditioning assistant – Mark Lovat Weight room assistant – Vince Workman
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Roster
Schedule 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
Game summaries
Week 1 Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 3 7 14 0 24 Panthers 0 7 0 7 14
Ahman Green 33 Rush, 119 Yds [ 2]
Week 2 Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 0 14 7 0 21 Packers 3 0 7 0 10
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Week 3 Team 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
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Week 4 Team 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
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Week 5 Team 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
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Week 6 Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 10 14 7 38 Lions 7 3 0 0 10
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Week 7 Team 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
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Week 8 Team 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
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Week 10 Team 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
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Week 11 Team 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
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Week 12 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 10 0 7 17 • Packers 7 14 7 17 45
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Week 13 Team 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
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Week 14 Team 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
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Week 15 Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 7 7 7 7 28 Packers 0 10 7 8 25
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Week 16 Team 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
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Week 17 Team 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
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Wild Card Team 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
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Standings # 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 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 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]
External links
References ^ "All Time Coaches Database" . Packers.com . Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013 . ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Jun-09. ^ "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 19th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ "Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts - September 26th, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ "New York Giants at Green Bay Packers - October 3rd, 2004" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ "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" . National Football League . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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