NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Marques Anderson 20 S 5-11 212 UCLA 1 1 23 14 2002 Draft - 3rd round
Karsten Bailey 85 WR 6- 0 205 Auburn 1 3 25 7 2002 FA - Sea (2000)
Kevin Barry 71 T 6- 4 325 Arizona 1 1 23 14 2002 FA
Josh Bidwell 9 P 6- 3 220 Oregon 3 3 26 16 1999 Draft - 4th round
Jeff Blackshear 69 G 6- 6 323 NE Louisiana 1 9 33 1 2002 FA - K City (2000)
Matt Bowen 28 S 6- 1 210 Iowa 2 3 25 16 2001 FA - St. Louis
Barrett Brooks 77 T 6- 4 320 Kansas State 1 7 30 2 2002 FA - Det (2000)
Gilbert Brown 93 NT 6- 2 339 Kansas 9 9 31 12 1993 FA - Minnesota
Tony Carter 39 RB 6- 0 235 Minnesota 1 9 30 12 2002 FA - Denver (2001)
Chad Clifton 76 T 6- 5 327 Tennessee 3 3 26 10 2000 Draft - 2nd round
Najeh Davenport 44 FB 6- 1 247 Miami (FL) 1 1 23 8 2002 Draft - 4th round
Rob Davis 60 LS 6- 3 285 Shippensburg 6 7 33 16 1997 FA - Chi (1996)
Tyrone Davis 81 TE 6- 4 260 Virginia 6 8 30 9 1997 Trade - NY Jets
Na'il Diggs 59 LB 6- 4 238 Ohio State 3 3 24 16 2000 Draft - 4th round
Earl Dotson 72 T 6- 3 317 Texas A&I 10 10 31 14 1993 Draft - 3rd round
Donald Driver 80 WR 6- 0 185 Alcorn State 4 4 27 16 1999 Draft - 7th round
Antuan Edwards 24 CB 6- 1 210 Clemson 4 4 25 12 1999 Draft - 1st round
Brett Favre 4 QB 6- 2 225 S. Mississippi 11 12 32 16 1992 Trade - Atlanta
Robert Ferguson 89 WR 6- 1 209 Texas A&M 2 2 22 16 2001 Draft - 2nd round
Bill Ferrario 63 G 6- 2 315 Wisconsin 1 1 24 16 2001 Draft - 4th round
Tony Fisher 40 RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame 1 1 22 15 2002 FA
Mike Flanagan 58 C 6- 5 297 UCLA 5 5 28 16 1996 Draft - 3rd round
Bubba Franks 88 TE 6- 6 260 Miami (FL) 3 3 23 16 2000 Draft - 1st round
Todd Franz 49 CB 6- 0 194 Tulsa 1 2 26 2 2002 FA - Cle (2000)
K. Gbaja-Biamilla 94 DE 6- 4 253 San Diego State 3 3 24 15 2000 Draft - 5th round
Terry Glenn 83 WR 5-11 195 Ohio State 1 7 28 15 2002 Trade - N England
Darrien Gordon 23CB-KR 5-11 190 Stanford 1 9 31 13 2002 FA - Atl (2001)
Jay Graham 35 RB 6- 0 225 Tennessee 1 5 26 3 2002 FA - Sea (2001)
Ahman Green 30 RB 6- 0 217 Nebraska 3 5 25 14 2000 Trade - Seattle
William Henderson 30 FB 6- 1 253 North Carolina 8 8 31 15 1995 Draft - 3rd round
Vonnie Holliday 90 DE 6- 5 290 North Carolina 5 5 26 10 1998 Draft - 1st round
Cletidus Hunt 97 DE 6- 4 299 Kentucky State 4 4 26 14 1999 Draft - 3rd round
Alcender Jackson 64 G-T 6- 3 311 LSU 1 2 25 2 2002 FA - Dallas (2000)
Chris Jackson 86 WR 6- 2 204 Washington State 1 2 27 1 2002 FA - Tenn (2000)
Joe Johnson 91 DE 6- 5 275 Louisville 1 8 30 5 2002 UFA - NO (2001)
Bhawoh Jue 21 CB-S 6- 0 200 Penn State 2 2 21 4 2001 Draft - 3rd round
Aaron Kampman 74 DE 6- 4 287 Iowa 1 1 22 12 2002 Draft - 5th round
Paris Lenon 53 LB 6- 2 232 Richmond 1 1 24 16 2001 FA
Ryan Longwell 8 K 6- 0 200 California 6 6 28 16 1997 FA - San Francisco
Billy Lyon 98 DT 6- 5 295 Marshall 5 5 28 16 1997 FA
Torrance Marshall41-51 LB 6- 2 255 Oklahoma 2 2 25 16 2001 Draft - 3rd round
David Martin 83 TE 6- 4 250 Tennessee 2 2 23 8 2001 Draft - 6th round
Tod McBride 27 DB 6- 1 205 UCLA 4 4 26 15 1999 FA
Keith McKenzie 73 DE 6- 3 270 Ball State 5 7 28 4 2002 FA - Chicago
Mike McKenzie 34 CB 6- 0 190 Memphis 4 4 26 13 1999 Draft - 3rd round
Rondell Mealey 32 RB 6- 0 224 LSU 2 2 25 3 2000 Draft - 7th round
Eric Metcalf 22 WR 5-10 195 Texas 1 13 34 1 2002 FA - Wash (2001)
J.J. Moses 86WR-KR 5- 6 178 Iowa State 1 1 22 2 2002 FA
Hardy Nickerson 56 LB 6- 2 237 California 1 16 36 16 2002 FA - Jack (2001)
Doug Pederson 18 QB 6- 3 220 NE Louisiana 5 8 34 16 2002 FA - Cle (2001)
Jamal Reynolds 99 DE 6- 3 266 Florida State 2 2 23 7 2001 Draft - 1st round
Marco Rivera 62 G 6- 4 310 Penn State 6 6 30 16 1996 Draft - 6th round
Darren Sharper 42 DB 6- 2 207 William & Mary 6 6 26 13 1997 Draft - 2nd round
Maurice Smith 43 RB 6- 0 235 N. Carolina A&T 1 3 25 1 2002 FA - Atlanta
Erwin Swiney 26 DB 6- 0 192 Nebraska 1 1 23 3 2002 FA
Mark Tauscher 65 T 6- 3 320 Wisconsin 3 3 25 2 2000 Draft - 7th round
Jared Tomich 75 DE 6- 3 283 Nebraska 1 5 28 2 2002 FA - NO (2000)
Redskins at Packers
October 20th
Bears at Packers
December 1st
Vikings at Packers
December 8th
NFL Divisional Playoff Program
January 4th
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
MARCH 11 - Traded a 2002 4th-round draft choice (DE Jarvis Green) and a conditional 2003 4th-round pick (later traded to Denver - DE Bryant
McNeal) to NEW ENGLAND for WR Terry Glenn
APRIL 21 - Traded a 2002 1st- (TE Jeramy Stevens) and 2nd-round draft choices (DE Anton Palepoi) to SEATTLE for a 2002 1st-round selection (WR
Javon Walker) and 2002 5th-round choice (DL Aaron Kampman)
2002 IN REVIEW
The Packers came flying out of the gates winning eight of their first nine games as they had the newly established NFC Northern Division clinched by midseason with their other three division opponents on the way to losing ten or more. Once again Brett Favre would be the driving force passing for 3,658 yards while starting every game for the 11th straight season. After stumbling at the end of November with road losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Packers appeared to be on the verge of securing home field advantage needing just a win over the New York Jets in the final game of the season. However, the Jets would trounce the Packers 42-17, as the Packers who finished with a 12-4 record not only lost home field, but also their first round bye in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Packers who had a perfect regular season record at Lambeau Field were stunned in the snow by the Falcons 27-7, in what was their first home playoff loss in franchise history.
FAREWELL TO THE NFC CENTRAL
2002 marked the debut of the NFC North Division, which was the NFC Central minus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. When the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, there were five different alignments under consideration for the Central.
Plan 1 - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit, New Orleans
Plan 2 - Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans , Atlanta
Plan 3 - Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota
Plan 4 - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit , Atlanta
Plan 5 - Chicago, Green Bay, Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals
In Plan 2, Green Bay would have been in the West with San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit (Minnesota would have been in the East), in what was geographically the most convoluted alignment. Of course, Plan 3 was selected, and Tampa Bay joined the foursome in 1977 after spending one year in the AFC West.
DIVISION CHAMPIONS (+ - No divisions due to players' strike)
1970 Minnesota 12-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1986 Chicago 14-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
1971 Minnesota 11-3-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1987 Chicago 11-4-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
1972 Green Bay 10-4-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1988 Chicago 12-4-0 Lost Championship Game
1973 Minnesota 12-2-0 Lost Super Bowl VIII 1989 Minnesota 10-6-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
1974 Minnesota 10-4-0 Lost Super Bowl IX 1990 Chicago 11-5-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
1975 Minnesota 12-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1991 Detroit 12-4-0 Lost Championship Game
1976 Minnesota 11-2-1 Lost Super Bowl XI 1992 Minnesota 11-5-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1977 Minnesota 9-5-0 Lost Championship Game 1993 Detroit 10-6-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1978 Minnesota 8-7-1 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1994 Minnesota 10-6-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1979 Tampa Bay 10-6-0 Lost Championship Game 1995 Green Bay 11-5-0 Lost Championship Game
1980 Minnesota 9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1996 Green Bay 13-3-0 Won Super Bowl XXXI
1981 Tampa Bay 9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1997 Green Bay 13-3-0 Lost Super Bowl XXXII
1982+Green Bay 5-3-1 Lost Second Round 1998 Minnesota 15-1-0 Lost Championship Game
1983 Detroit 9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1999 Tampa Bay 11-5-0 Lost Championship Game
1984 Chicago 10-6-0 Lost Championship Game 2000 Minnesota 11-5-0 Lost Championship Game
1985 Chicago 15-1-0 Won Super Bowl XX 2001 Chicago 13-3-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Mike Wahle 68 G 6- 6 310 Navy 5 5 25 16 1998 Sup Dr - 2nd round
Javon Walker 84 WR 6- 3 210 Florida State 1 1 23 15 2002 Draft - 1st round
Rod Walker 95 DT 6- 3 320 Troy State 2 2 26 13 2001 Trade - Tennessee
Steve Warren 96 DT 6- 1 298 Nebraska 2 2 24 12 2000 Draft - 3rd round
Nate Wayne 54 LB 6- 0 237 Mississippi 3 5 27 16 2000 Trade - Denver
Bryant Westbrook 32 CB 6- 1 198 Texas 1 6 27 6 2002 FA - Dallas
Marcus Wilkins 55 LB 6- 2 231 Texas 1 1 22 5 2002 FA
Tyrone Williams 37 CB 5-11 193 Nebraska 7 7 29 15 1996 Draft - 3rd round
Frank Winters 52 C 6- 3 305 West Illinois 10 15 37 16 1992 Plan B - K City
Jerry Wisne 77 T 6- 6 315 Notre Dame 1 2 26 2 2002 FA - Chi (1999)
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
2002 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME POS COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Darnell Alford T Boston College 2002 FA - Kansas City (2000 - 6th round)
Bruce Branch CB Penn State 2002 FA
Pete Campion T/G North Dakota St. 2002 FA - Carolina (2002 - 7th round)
Andy Eby C Kansas State 2002 FA
Kris Farris T UCLA 2002 FA - Pittsburgh
Todd Franz S Tulsa 2002 FA - Detroit (2000 - 5th round)
John Gilmore DE Tennessee State 2002 FA - New Orleans (2002 - 6th round)
Jay Humphrey T Texas 2002 FA - Minnesota (1999 - 4th round)
Alcender Jackson G LSU 2002 FA - Dallas (2000)
Brandon Jennings DB Texas A&M 2002 FA
Devin Lewis WR Southern 2002 FA
J.J. Moses WR/KR Iowa State 2001 FA
Corey Parchman WR Ball State 2002 FA
Terdell Sands DT Tenn.-Chattanooga 2002 FA - Kansas City (2001 - 7th round)
Bill Seymour FB/TE Michigan 2002 FA
Tim Stuber T Colorado State 2002 FA
Erwin Swiney CB Nebraska 2002 FA
Hurley Tarver CB Central Oklahoma 2001 FA - XFL
Mitch White T Oregon State 2002 FA - New Orleans (2001 - 6th round)
Reggie White RB Oklahoma State 2002 FA
Greg Zolman QB Vanderbilt 2002 FA
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster
2002 PACKERS DRAFT (April 20-21, 2001)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1a 20 Javon Walker WR Florida State (A)
1b 28 Traded to Seattle in draft-day trade
2 60 Traded to Seattle in draft-day trade
3 92 Marques Anderson S UCLA
4a 126 Traded to New England in Terry Glenn trade
4b 135 Najeh Davenport FB Miami (FL) (B)
5a 156 Aaron Kampman DE Iowa (A)
5b 164 Craig Nall QB NW (La.) St
6 200 Mike Houghton G/C San Diego St
7 240 Traded to Tennessee for Rod Walker
A-From Seattle in draft-day trade B-Free agency compensatory pick
Bold Italics - Played for the Green Bay Packers
FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS SIGNED - DE Joe Johnson (New Orleans)
PLAYERS LOST - WR Corey Bradford (Houston Texans), S Billy Jenkins (Buffalo), CB/KR Allen Rossum (Atlanta), WR Bill Schroeder (Detroit), G/T Barry Stokes (Cleveland), DE John Thierry (Atlanta)
FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS LOST - None
2002 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13-20 0- 1-0 58,546 Brett Favre Tony Fisher (55) Craig Nall (62) Charles Lee (3-30)
17 at Arizona Cardinals W 29-21 1- 1-0 35,716 Brett Favre Rondell Mealey (41) Brett Favre (125) Donald Driver (5-73)
26 CLEVELAND BROWNS W 27-20 2- 1-0 62,668 Brett Favre Ahman Green (30) Favre/Pederson (63) Bubba Franks (3-28)
30 TENNESSEE TITANS W 21-20 3- 1-0 62,485 Brett Favre Rondell Mealey (24) Craig Nall (182) Javon Walker (4-85)
2002 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (12-4)
SEPTEMBER (3-1)
8 ATLANTA FALCONS (0-0) W 37-34 (OT) 1- 0-0 63,127 Brett Favre Ahman Green (155) Brett Favre (284) Donald Driver (7-78)
15 at New Orleans Saints (1-0) L 20-35 1- 1-0 67,958 Brett Favre Ahman Green (81) Brett Favre (270) Terry Glenn (9-81)
22 at Detroit Lions (0-2) W 37-31 2- 1-0 61,505 Brett Favre Najeh Davenport (84) Brett Favre (357) Bubba Franks (9-62)
29 CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-0) W 17-14 3- 1-0 63,329 Brett Favre Ahman Green (73) Brett Favre (200) Donald Driver (5-97)
OCTOBER (3-0)
7 at Chicago Bears (2-2) W 34-21 4- 1-0 61,440 Brett Favre Ahman Green (107) Brett Favre (359) Terry Glenn (8-154)
13 at New England Patriots (3-2) W 28-10 5- 1-0 68,436 Brett Favre Ahman Green (136) Brett Favre (147) Bubba Franks (5-46)
20 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (2-3) W 30- 9 6- 1-0 63,363 Brett Favre Ahman Green (88) Brett Favre (89) Donald Driver (4-44)
27 Bye Week
NOVEMBER (2-2)
4 MIAMI DOLPHINS (5-2) W 24-10 7- 1-0 63,824 Brett Favre Ahman Green (72) Brett Favre (187) Ahman Green (6-71)
10 DETROIT LIONS (3-5) W 40-14 8- 1-0 63,313 Brett Favre Najeh Davenport (73) Brett Favre (351) Donald Driver (11-130)
17 at Minnesota Vikings (2-7) L 21-31 8- 2-0 64,153 Brett Favre Ahman Green (71) Brett Favre (296) Ahman Green (8-38)
24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-2) L 7-21 8- 3-0 65,672 Brett Favre Ahman Green (56) Brett Favre (196) Terry Glenn (4-61)
DECEMBER (4-1)
1 CHICAGO BEARS (3-8) W 30-20 9- 3-0 64,196 Brett Favre Tony Fisher (91) Brett Favre (221) Bubba Franks (6-34)
8 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-9) W 26-22 10- 3-0 64,070 Brett Favre Tony Fisher (96) Brett Favre (214) Robert Ferguson (6-105)
15 at San Francisco 49ers (9-4) W 20-14 11- 3-0 67,947 Brett Favre Ahman Green (90) Brett Favre (201) William Henderson (5-33)
22 BUFFALO BILLS (7-7) W 10- 0 12- 3-0 64,106 Brett Favre Ahman Green (116) Brett Favre (114) Donald Driver (5-52)
29 at New York Jets (8-7) L 17-42 12- 4-0 78,733 Brett Favre Ahman Green (67) Brett Favre (172) Terry Glenn (5-76)
2002 PLAYOFFS (0-1)
JANUARY - NFC Wild Card Playoff
4 ATLANTA FALCONS (9-6-1) L 7-27 65,358 Brett Favre Ahman Green (34) Brett Favre (247) Javon Walker (5-104)
(PHILADELPHIA) - Brett Favre outplayed Donovan McNabb, but Philadelphia's Tim Hasselbeck was the best of the backups. Hasselbeck was 4-for-5 for 57 yards and one touchdown, leading the Eagles over the Packers on Saturday night. Rod Smart, who wore "He Hate Me" on the back of his jersey in the defunct XFL, caught a 31-yard TD pass and Pro Bowl kicker David Akers picked up where he left off, converting both of his field-goal attempts. Favre, a three-time NFL MVP, and McNabb, a two-time Pro Bowler, each played three series. Favre led the Packers on one touchdown drive, finishing 6-for-10 for 52 yards and one interception. He was back to his old form after throwing six interceptions, three returned for TDs, in a playoff loss to St. Louis seven months ago. McNabb, who was 52 yards away from leading the Eagles to victory over the Rams in the NFC championship game before throwing an interception, was 5-for-5 for only 15 yards. His only touchdown drive was against Green Bay's second-team defense. Dorsey Levens, cut by the Packers in the offseason, had 64 yards on eight carries in his only series. His 7-yard TD run tied it at 7 midway through the second quarter.
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 3 - 13
PHILADELPHIA - 0 10 3 7 - 20
GREEN BAY PHILADELPHIA
First downs 17 19
Rush-yards 32-164 33-177
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-33-147-0-1 16-21-128-1-0
Yards sacked 0-0 2-14
Total Passing Yards 147 114
Total yards 311 291
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Turnovers 1 1
Yards penalized 6-48 6-40
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02
SCORING
2nd - GB - Mealey, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:32 GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - PHI - Dorsey Levens, 7-yard run (David Akers kick) 6:34 TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Longwell, 41-yard field goal 1:56 GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - PHI - Akers, 23-yard field goal 0:03 TIED 10-10
3rd - PHI - Akers, 37-yard field goal 6:38 PHILADELPHIA 13-10
4th - PHI - Rod Smart, 31-yd pass from Tim Hasselbeck (Akers kick) 12:20 PHILADELPHIA 20-10
4th - GB - Longwell, 23-yard field goal 6:46 PHILADELPHIA 20-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Tony Fisher 9-55, Rondell Mealey 11-30 1 TD, Doug Pederson 1-28, Ahman Green 5-23, Herbert Goodman 3-15, Craig Nall 1-7, Javon Walker 1-4, Jason Brookins 1-2
PHILADELPHIA - Dorsey Levens 8-64 1 TD, Brian Westbrook 11-48, Rod Smart 5-23, Freddie Milons 1-17, Donovan McNabb 2-10, Tim Hasselbeck 4-8, Duce Staley 1-4, A.J. Feeley 1-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 10-6-53 1 INT, Doug Pederson 7-4-32, Craig Nall 16-5-62
PHILADELPHIA - Donovan McNabb 5-5-15, Koy Detmer 7-5-39, Tim Hasselbeck 6-5-66 1 TD, A.J. Feeley 3-1-8
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Charles Lee 3-30, Bubba Franks 2-28, Javon Walker 2-17, Rondell Mealey 2-7, Bill Seymour 1-22, Chris Jackson 1-21, Robert Ferguson 1-8, Brian Haugabrook 1-7, Tony Fisher 1-4, Ahman Green 1-3
PHILADELPHIA - Dameane Douglas 2-17, Todd Pinkston 2-17, Brian Westbrook 2-15, Rod Smart 1-31 1 TD, Brian McDonald 1-19, Sean Scott 2-7, Na Brown 1-11, David Foye 1-8, Freddie Mitchell 1-5, Jamie Reader 1-4, James Thrash 1-(-2), Cecil Martin 1-(-4)
ASSOCIATED PRESS NFL MVPS FROM THE NFC CENTRAL
1971 - DT Alan Page (Minnesota)
1975 - QB Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota)
1977 - RB Walter Payton (Chicago)
1995 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay)
1996 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay)
1997 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay), RB Barry Sanders (Detroit)
AP OFFENSIVE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR FROM NFC CENTRAL
1971 - RB John Brockington (Green Bay)
1973 - RB Chuck Foreman (Minnesota)
1976 - RB Sammy White (Minnesota)
1980 - RB Billy Sims (Detroit)
1989 - RB Barry Sanders (Detroit)
1997 - RB Warrick Dunn (Tampa Bay)
1998 - WR Randy Moss (Minnesota)
2001 - RB Anthony Thomas (Chicago)
AP DEFENSIVE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR FROM NFC CENTRAL
1972 - CB Willie Buchanon (Green Bay)
1973 - DT Wally Chambers (Chicago)
1978 - DE Al Baker (Detroit)
1990 - S Mark Carrier (Chicago)
2000 - LB Brian Urlacher (Chicago)
(ARIZONA) - Vonnie Holliday and Green Bay's defense turned up the heat on a sweltering Saturday night as the Packers beat Arizona. The temperature at kickoff for Arizona's first home game of the preseason was 105 degrees, the fifth-hottest game in the Cardinals' 15 years in the desert. Arizona wants to have a big-play attack this season, but the first unit's lone touchdown came after a Packers turnover deep in Green Bay territory. The Packers scored the next 29 points. Holliday had one sack and recovered a fumble for the Packers, and Brett Favre played nearly the entire first half, completing 9 of 17 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. Donald Driver, starting because of injuries to Terry Glenn and Robert Ferguson, caught five passes for 73 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown. Fourth-string quarterback Preston Parsons rallied the Cardinals to two fourth-quarter touchdowns against the Green Bay reserves. He connected with fellow rookie Jason McAddley on a 74-yard touchdown play. Rookie Damien Anderson's 1-yard run cut the lead to 29-21 with a minute to go. The Packers sacked Arizona quarterbacks seven times.
GREEN BAY - 10 3 16 0 - 29
ARIZONA - 7 0 0 14 - 21
GREEN BAY ARIZONA
First downs 16 19
Rush-yards 29-122 19-18
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-39-270-2-0 19-42-390-1-3
Yards sacked 3-19 7-43
Total Passing Yards 251 347
Total yards 373 365
Fumbles-lost 3-1 3-2
Turnovers 1 5
Yards penalized 10-66 8-65
Time of Possession 33:33 26:27
SCORING
1st - AZ - Thomas Jones, 2-yard run (Bill Gramatica kick) 11:57 ARIZONA 7-0
1st - GB - Longwell, 47-yard field goal 6:01 ARIZONA 7-3
1st - GB - Driver, 21-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 0:39 GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - GB - Longwell, 25-yard field goal 3:05 GREEN BAY 13-7
3rd - GB - C.Lee, 39-yard pass from Pederson (Longwell kick) 12:39 GREEN BAY 20-7
3rd - GB - Safety, Josh McCown tackled in end zone for a Safety 4:31 GREEN BAY 22-7
3rd - GB - T.Marshall, 18-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 1:35 GREEN BAY 29-7
4th - AZ - J. McAddley, 74-yd pass from Preston Parsons (Gramtica kick) 9:41 GREEN BAY 29-14
4th - AZ - Damien Anderson, 1-yard run (Gramatica kick) 1:00 GREEN BAY 29-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Rondell Mealey 8-41, Ahman Green 4-21, Tony Fisher 4-20, Jason Brookins 4-17, Ki-Jana Carter 4-12, Herbert Goodman 4-11, Brett Favre 1-0
ARIZONA - Marcel Shipp 3-10, Josh Scobey 4-7, Damien Anderson 3-7 1 TD, Thomas Jones 7-2 1 TD, Preston Parsons 1-1, David Boston 1-(-9)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 17-9-125 1 TD, Doug Pederson 14-10-121 1 TD, Craig Nall 8-1-24
ARIZONA - Jake Plummer 8-4-56, Josh McCown 11-5-82 2 INT, Chris Greisen 13-4-61 1 INT, Preston Pearson 10-6-191 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 5-73 1 TD, Javon Walker 4-79, Tony Fisher 4-42, Charles Lee 2-47 1 TD, Rondell Mealey 2-7, Kerry Hood 1-9, Karsten Bailey 1-8, William Henderson 1-5.
ARIZONA - Jason McAddley 4-119 1 TD, David Boston 3-37, Tywan Mitchell 2-45, MarTay Jenkins 2-37, Bryan Gilmore 2-35, Freddie Jones 2-31, Nathan Poole 2-29, Damien Anderson 1-45, Frank Sanders 1-12
(GREEN BAY) - Renovations at Lambeau Field are 70 percent complete, and the Green Bay Packers' own makeover remains very much a work in progress. Despite beating the Browns, the Packers culminated a week of sloppy practices with an ugly performance by their starters. Plus, Terry Glenn failed to make his much-anticipated Packers debut in the first game at the "new" Lambeau Field, which is halfway through a two-year, $295 million refurbishing. The Browns returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and took a 14-0 lead by the time Brett Favre had taken his fourth snap. Last week, Sherman was so disgusted with sloppy practices that he forced his players to return for a full-pads workout. Browns quarterback Tim Couch took advantage of the Packers' missing starting cornerbacks and perfectly executed screens to complete 14 of 18 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown before leaving with a mild strain of his right elbow. X-rays were negative, but Couch will undergo an MRI in Cleveland. All three phases of Green Bay's game gave Sherman fits early on until Cletidus Hunt blocked a field-goal attempt by Phil Dawson and Darren Sharper scooped it up and ran the final 35 yards for a touchdown 19 seconds before halftime that brought the Packers to 14-10. Until then, the record crowd of 62,668 hadn't had much to cheer. The Packers had only three first downs in the first half.
CLEVELAND - 14 0 3 3 - 20
GREEN BAY - 0 10 10 7 - 27
CLEVELAND GREEN BAY
First downs 15 13
Rush-yards 23-68 25-87
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 24-35-252-1-1 17-23-148-1-1
Yards sacked 2-19 1-6
Total Passing Yards 233 142
Total yards 301 229
Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-0
Turnovers 1 1
Yards penalized 8-76 7-89
Time of Possession 32:21 27:39
SCORING
1st - CLE - Andre Davis, 93-yard kickoff return (Phil Dawson kick) 14:49 CLEVELAND 7-0
1st - CLE - Quincy Morgan, 33-yard pass from Couch (Dawson kick) 5:23 CLEVELAND 14-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 28-yard field goal 6:52 CLEVELAND 14-3
2nd - GB - Sharper, 35-yard return of blocked field goal (Longwell kick) 0:19 CLEVELAND 14-10
3rd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 11:23 CLEVELAND 14-13
3rd - CLE - Dawson, 28-yard field goal 9:13 CLEVELAND 17-13
3rd - GB - Gall, 32-yard pass from Pederson (Longwell kick) 0:50 GREEN BAY 20-17
4th - GB - Franz, 42-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 14:51 GREEN BAY 27-17
4th - CLE - Jay Taylor, 35-yard field goal 7:13 GREEN BAY 27-20
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 10-30, Tony Fisher 6-27, Rondell Mealey 6-23, Doug Pederson 1-4, Craig Nall 1-2, Brett Favre 1-1
CLEVELAND - William Green 9-28, James Jackson 7-26, Autry Denson 4-7, Jamel White 1-5, Kelly Holcomb 1-2, Tim Couch 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 14-10-63 1 INT, Doug Pederson 7-5-63 1 TD, Craig Nall 2-2-22
CLEVELAND - Tim Couch 18-14-112 1 TD, Kelly Holcomb 10-6-98, Josh Booty 7-4-42 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bubba Franks 3-28, Robert Ferguson 3-23, Charles Lee 2-13, William Henderson 2-7, Ahman Green 2-6, Chris Gall 1-32 1 TD, Chris Jackson 1-14, David Martin 1-9, Javon Walker 1-8, Tony Fisher 1-8
CLEVELAND - Jamel White 7-41, Quincy Morgan 4-59 1 TD, William Green 3-16, Dennis Northcutt 1-45, Jajuan Dawson 2-24, Autry Denson 2-18, Kevin Johnson 2-12, Frisman Jackson 1-24, Andre King 1-8, Andre Davis 1-5
(GREEN BAY) - Third-string quarterback Craig Nall solidified a roster spot by leading the Packers on three second-half scoring drives in a win over the Titans. Billy Volek threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Berlin with eight seconds left in the game to pull the Titans to within a point, but the 2-point conversion failed when the ball went off the hands of Berlin wide open in the end zone. Nall completed 12 of 19 passes for 182 yards. Nall led the Packers on scoring drives of 73, 46 and 82 yards after rookie John Simon returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown that gave Tennessee a 7-3 lead. Tennessee tied it at 14 when running back Robert Holcombe took a short dump-off pass from Volek and rumbled 25 yards to the 1, where he fumbled into the end zone. The ball was recovered by wideout Justin McCareins for a 14-all tie with 12:19 left. Nall hit Lee from 25 yards out after another fumble by Holcombe.
TENNESSEE - 0 0 7 13 - 20
GREEN BAY - 0 3 3 15 - 21
TENNESSEE GREEN BAY
First downs 19 18
Rush-yards 23-80 26-46
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-36-230-1-0 23-42-312-2-0
Yards sacked 4-21 2-12
Total Passing Yards 209 300
Total yards 289 346
Fumbles-lost 6-3 1-0
Turnovers 3 0
Yards penalized 4-20 6-79
Time of Possession 27:30 32:30
SCORING
2nd - GB - Longwell, 30-yard field goal 12:33 GREEN BAY 3-0
3rd - TEN - John Simon, 100-yard kickoff return (Joe Nedney kick) 14:46 TENNESSEE 7-0
3rd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 4:48 TENNESSEE 7-6
4th - GB - C.Lee, 16-yard pass from Nall (Ferguson pass from Nall) 14:07 GREEN BAY 14-7
4th - TEN - Justin McCareins fumble recovery in end zone (Nedney kick) 12:19 TIED 14-14
4th - GB - C.Lee, 25-yard pass from Nall (Longwell kick) 6:20 GREEN BAY 21-14
4th - TEN - Eddie Berlin, 13-yard pass from Billy Volek (Pass failed) 0:08 GREEN BAY 21-20
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Rondell Mealey 6-24, Tony Fisher 7-19, Brett Favre 1-6, Doug Pederson 2-(-1), Ahman Green 9-(-1), Craig Nall 1-(-1)
TENNESSEE - Skip Hicks 7-29, Robert Holcombe 5-22, Steve McNair 2-15, Eddie George 8-14, Neil O'Donnell 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 10-5-57, Doug Pederson 13-6-73, Craig Nall 19-12-182
TENNESSEE - Steve McNair 14-8-74, Neil O'Donnell 4-1-5, Billy Volek 18-11-151
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Javon Walker 4-85, Charles Lee 3-47 2 TD, Donald Driver 3-40, David Martin 3-32, Terry Glenn 2-33, Robert Ferguson 2-22, Ahman Green 2-14, Karsten Bailey 1-14, Tony Fisher 1-9, William Henderson 1-8, Chris Gall 1-8
TENNESSEE - Eddie Berlin 4-64 1 TD, Drew Bennett 2-35, Robert Holcombe 3-29, Chris Coleman 2-21, Derrick Mason 2-12, Kevin Dyson 2-12, Eddie George 2-8, Justin McCareins 1-19, Mike Green 1-18, Frank Wycheck 1-12
ABOVE - Ryan Longwell celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal against Atlanta. (CREDIT:AP)
BELOW - Brett Favre and linebacker Nate Wayne celebrate after beating the Falcons. (CREDIT: AP)
Najeh Davenport running against the Carolina Panthers
Shayne Graham, signed by Carolina two days before the game against Green Bay to bolster their kicking game, missed a 24-yard field goal with 13 seconds left that would have tied the game.
Brett Favre twisted his knee when Washington linebacker LaVar Arrington sacked him for a 12-yard loss early in the third quarter. Arrington and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter both blitzed over right tackle Earl Dotson on the play, foiling a screen pass and leaving Dotson to block two players. He got neither of them. Enter backup Doug Pederson, only the fourth quarterback to finish a game for Favre after he’d been injured. The Packers had a 17-6 lead at the time, and Pederson managed the game as well as could be hoped in Favre’s absence —he went 9-for-15 for 78 yards and had a passer rating of 73.8 points.
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila makes life miserable for Dolphins quarterback Sage Rosenfels
A pass from Detroit QB Joey Harrington sailed into the hands of the rookie safety Marques Anderson, who scampered 14 yards for a touchdown and a 23-7 Packers' lead on November 10th. It was the second time this season Anderson had pillaged Detroit. On September 22nd, Anderson caught a pass tipped by defensive tackle Steve Warren and returned the interception 78 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter that tied the game at 7.
Ahman Green (30) slips by Chicago Bears defenders Keith Traylor (left) and Alex Brown during the first quarter of a Monday night game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. The Packers won the game 34-21. The Bears played home games in Champaign during the 2002 season while Soldier Field was undergoing a reconstruction. (CREDIT: Chicago Tribune photo by Phil Velasquez)
Tony Fisher (40) reacts with teammates Mike Flanagan (58), Tyrone Davis (81) and William Henderson after a touchdown run. Fisher ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the Packers' 30-20 victory against the Chicago Bears, which clinched Green Bay's first division title in five years.
Sapp, Sherman sound off on third-quarter hit
TAMPA, Fla. (CNNSI.com) -- Warren Sapp sat in front of his locker and answered the same question over and over. Tampa Bay beat Green Bay 21-7 on Sunday in a meeting of teams with the top records in the NFL, however the hottest topic of discussion was what happened between the defensive tackle and Packers head coach Mike Sherman during an obscenity-laced exchange. Sherman initiated the confrontation, waiting on the field for Sapp to finish a television interview. The coach accused Sapp of knocking one of his players out of the game with a cheap shot. "What you did was wrong," Sherman said before he and Sapp were restrained from getting closer to each another. "You're so tough, put a jersey on," Sapp said. "Win some more games." Sherman was angry about a block Sapp put on Chad Clifton during Brian Kelly's return of a third-quarter interception that set up the Bucs' go-ahead touchdown. The offensive tackle was carted off with Sherman said was a severely sprained right hip. (To read the entire article - click here)
ABOVE - Green Bay security guard Mike Cygan separates Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp and Packers head coach Mike Sherman
BELOW - Warren Sapp unloads on Chad Clifton (top right), while Brian Kelly makes for the sideline (bottom right). (SOURCE: NFL/FOX
ARLINGTON, Texas — To this day, Warren Sapp says he still doesn’t understand why he’s vilified for the hit he put on Green Bay Packers left tackle Chad Clifton that broke his pelvis during a 2002 game between Green Bay and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sapp, speaking at Super Bowl Media Day earlier today, had this to say about it: “I made him a household name and $42 million, what’s the problem here? I still don’t understand."
Sure, he was eight years away from leading Green Bay to Super Bowl glory, but here is an interview with Brett Favre's successor - as a member of the Butte Community College Roadrunners. Despite his record-setting statistics, Rodgers attracted little interest from Division I programs. In a 2011 interview with E:60, he attributed the relative lack of attention in the recruiting process to his unimposing physical stature as a high school player at 5'10 and 165 lb. Rodgers had wanted to attend Florida State University and play under Bobby Bowden, but was rejected. He garnered only an offer to compete for a scholarship as a walk-on from Illinois. He declined the invitation, and considered quitting football to study for law school. He was then recruited to play football at Butte Community College in Oroville, a local junior college about 15 miles southeast of Chico. Rodgers threw 26 touchdowns in his freshman season, leading Butte to a 10–1 record, the NorCal Conference championship, and a No. 2 national ranking. While there, he was discovered by the California Golden Bears' head coach Jeff Tedford, who was recruiting Butte tight end Garrett Cross. Tedford was very surprised to learn that Rodgers had not been recruited earlier. Because of Rodgers's good high school scholastic record, he was eligible to transfer after one year of junior college instead of the typical two. (SOURCE: Wikipedia)
(GREEN BAY) - Ryan Longwell's 34-yard field goal with 5:15 left in overtime gave Green Bay a victory over Atlanta. Atlanta's Jay Feely sent it into overtime with a 52-yard field goal with five seconds left in regulation. That capped a six-play, 35-yard drive that followed William Henderson's dive into the end zone on fourth-and-inches with 1:10 left that had given Green Bay a 34-31 lead. The Packers avenged their only home loss last year behind Brett Favre, who completed 25 of 36 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns, and Ahman Green, who rushed 27 times for 155 yards. Michael Vick, the top pick in last year's draft, was 15-of-23 for 209 yards and rushed nine times for 72 yards.
ATLANTA - 0 21 3 10 0 - 34
GREEN BAY - 3 10 14 7 3 - 37
ATLANTA GREEN BAY
First downs 22 29
Rush-yards-TDs 30-180-3 38-211-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-23-209-1-0 25-36-284-2-0
Sacked-yards 4-15 2-11
Net pass yards 194 273
Total yards 374 484
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-1
Turnovers 1 1
Penalties-yards 4-82 3-15
SCORING
1st - GB - Longwell, 28-yard field goal 10:52 GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - ATL - Michael Vick, 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick) 3:34 ATLANTA 7-3
2nd - ATL - Warrick Dunn, 3-yard run (Feely kick) 6:17 ATLANTA 14-3
2nd - GB - Martin, 3-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 9:06 ATLANTA 14-10
2nd - ATL - Alge Crumpler, 2-yard pass from Vick (Feely kick) 13:46 ATLANTA 21-10
2nd - GB - Longwell, 42-yard field goal 15:00 ATLANTA 21-13
3rd - GB - Mealey, 2-yard run (Longwell kick) 2:12 ATLANTA 21-20
3rd - ATL - Feely, 21-yard field goal 9:36 ATLANTA 24-20
3rd - GB - Walker, 13-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:30 GREEN BAY 27-24
4th - ATL - Dunn, 2-yard run (Feely kick) 6:53 ATLANTA 31-27
4th - GB - Henderson, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:50 GREEN BAY 34-31
4th - ATL - Feely, 52-yard field goal 14:55 TIED 34-34
OT - GB - Longwell, 34-yard field goal 9:45 GREEN BAY 37-34
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 27-155, Rondell Mealey 5-30 1 TD, Javon Walker 1-11, Najeh Davenport 2-8, Brett Favre 2-6, William Henderson 1-1 1 TD
ATLANTA - Michael Vick 9-72 1 TD, Warrick Dunn 15-69 2 TD, T.J. Duckett 6-39
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 36-25-284 2 TD
ATLANTA - Michael Vick 23-15-209 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 7-78, Ahman Green 6-42, Javon Walker 4-56 1 TD, Terry Glenn 2-60, William Henderson 2-23, David Martin 2-7 1 TD, Rondell Mealey 1-11, Bubba Franks 1-7
ATLANTA - Willie Jackson 4-73, Warrick Dunn 4-19, Brian Finneran 2-20, Alge Crumpler 2-14 1 TD, Bob Christian 1-55, Shawn Jefferson 1-28, T.J. Duckett 1-0
(NEW ORLEANS) - Aaron Brooks outperformed mentor Brett Favre by throwing two touchdown passes, and the relentless New Orleans defense led the Saints past Green Bay. Brooks, who spent the 1999 season as Green Bay's third-string quarterback, was 16-of-28 for 217 yards as New Orleans jumped out to an early 21-3 lead. The Saints (2-0) allowed 357 total yards, but the Packers (1-1) had just 95 on the ground. Green Bay converted just 3 for 13 third downs, compared with 7 of 12 for the Saints. Favre, who had been 9-0 in the Superdome, including a Super Bowl win and two college victories, was on the run all game. He was 29-of-44 for 270 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked once and broke his string of 158 straight passes without an interception when Darrin Smith picked off one in the first quarter. OT Mark Tauscher was lost for the season, after he went down late in the second quarter with an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and possibly cartilage damage.
GREEN BAY - 0 10 7 3 - 20
NEW ORLEANS - 7 14 7 7 - 35
GREEN BAY NEW ORLEANS
First downs 18 16
Rush-yards-TDs 21-95-0 28-146-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 29-44-270-2-1 16-28-217-2-2
Sacked-yards 1-8 1-6
Net pass yards 262 211
Total yards 357 357
Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-0
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-yards 7-73 9-59
SCORING
1st - NO - Deuce McAllister, 4-yard run (John Carney kick) 5:41 NEW ORLEANS 7-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 4:37 NEW ORLEANS 7-3
2nd - NO - Jerome Pathon, 5-yd pass from Aaron Brooks (Carney kick) 9:48 NEW ORLEANS 14-3
2nd - NO - Donte Stallworth, 34-yd pass from Brooks (Carney kick) 12:57 NEW ORLEANS 21-3
2nd - GB - Glenn, 14-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:20 NEW ORLEANS 21-10
3rd - NO - Keyuo Craver, 38-yard fumble return (Carney kick) 1:07 NEW ORLEANS 28-10
3rd - GB - Driver, 26-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:29 NEW ORLEANS 28-17
4th - GB - Longwell, 36-yard field goal 10:29 NEW ORLEANS 28-20
4th - NO - McAllister, 2-yard run (Carney kick) 13:00 NEW ORLEANS 35-20
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 17-81, Brett Favre 3-15, Rondell Mealey 1-(-1)
NEW ORLEANS - Deuce McAllister 21-123 2 TD, Aaron Brooks 5-13, James Fenderson 1-11, Terrell Smith 1-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 44-29-270 2 TD 1 INT
NEW ORLEANS - Aaron Brooks 28-16-217 2 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Terry Glenn 9-81 1 TD, Ahman Green 6-53, Donald Driver 4-51 1 TD, Rondell Mealey 3-10, David Martin 2-4, Javon Walker 1-27, Bubba Franks 1-13, William Henderson 1-12, Robert Ferguson 1-12, Mike Wahle 1-7
NEW ORLEANS - Joe Horn 6-120, Donte Stallworth 4-59 1 TD, Jerome Pathon 2-12 1 TD, Terrell Smith 2-2, David Sloan 1-20, Deuce McAllister 1-4
(DETROIT) - Brett Favre threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns as the Packers (2-1) held off the Lions (0-3) at the new Ford Field, spoiling rookie Joey Harrington's first start. Favre completed 31 of 47 passes and moved past Warren Moon for fourth on the NFL's all-time list with 294 TD passes. Detroit scored two touchdowns, including a 52-yard pass to James Stewart with 1:37 left, to cut the deficit to 34-31. An offside penalty negated the Lions' recovery on the onside kick, and Ryan Longwell's 47-yard field goal ended the scoring.
GREEN BAY - 7 10 14 6 - 37
DETROIT - 7 10 0 14 - 31
GREEN BAY DETROIT
First downs 22 14
Rush-yards-TDs 31-95-0 21-95-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 31-47-357-3-1 15-35-182-2-4
Sacked-yards 1-10 1-6
Net pass yards 347 176
Total yards 442 271
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-1
Turnovers 3 5
Penalties-yards 12-88 4-24
SCORING
1st - DET - Az-Zahir Hakim, 72-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick) 2:33 DETROIT 7-0
1st - GB - Anderson, 78-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 7:43 TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Driver, 21-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 0:04 GREEN BAY 14-7
2nd - DET - Hanson, 33-yard field goal 5:00 GREEN BAY 14-10
2nd - GB - Longwell, 46-yard field goal 9:45 GREEN BAY 17-10
2nd - DET - Lam. Warren, 39-yd pass from Harrington (Hanson kick) 11:47 TIED 17-17
3rd - GB - Ferguson, 8-yd pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:04 GREEN BAY 24-17
3rd - GB - Franks, 3-yd pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 13:30 GREEN BAY 31-17
4th - GB - Longwell, 34-yard field goal 4:33 GREEN BAY 34-17
4th - DET - Cory Schlesinger, 1-yard run (Hanson kick) 6:37 GREEN BAY 34-24
4th - DET - James Stewart, 52-yd pass from Harrington (Hanson kick) 13:23 GREEN BAY 34-31
4th - GB - Longwell, 47-yard field goal 13:45 GREEN BAY 37-31
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Najeh Davenport 22-84, Rondell Mealey 5-7, Tony Fisher 3-5, Brett Favre 1-(-1)
DETROIT - James Stewart 14-88, Cory Schlesinger 5-12 1 TD, Lamot Warren 1-0, Az-Zahur Hakim 1-(-5)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 47-31-357 3 TD 1 INT
DETROIT - Joey Harrington 35-15-182 2 TD 4 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bubba Franks 9-62 1 TD, Donald Driver 5-94 1 TD, Terry Glenn 4-55, Najeh Davenport 4-31, Rondell Mealey 3-24, Robert Ferguson 2-45 1 TD, Javon Walker 1-20, Tony Fisher 1-11, Karsten Bailey 1-10, David Martin 1-5
DETROIT - Az-Zahur Hakim 5-41, Lamont Warren 3-43 1 TD, James Stewart 2-56 1 TD, Scotty Anderson 2-21, Cory Schlesinger 2-14, Mikhael Ricks 1-7
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre found Donald Driver for a 22-yard touchdown with 4:10 left, leading the Packers to a 17-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Shayne Graham, signed by the Panthers two days ago to bolster their kicking game, missed a 24-yard field goal with 13 seconds left that would have tied the game. Favre was 18-of-32 for 200 yards with one interception. He now has 3,414 career completions, passing Joe Montana for fifth place on the all-time list. Driver had the first two-touchdown game of his career—though he caught the first one from Bubba Franks on a trick play in the second quarter. FB William Henderson's 114-game playing streak, the second-longest streak on the team behind Brett Favre's 163 straight, ended when he was inactive. He was sidelined by a knee injury suffered in the Detroit game. The attendance, 63,329, established a new Lambeau Field record. The previous mark, 63,127, was set at the regular season opener against Detroit (September 8).
CAROLINA - 7 0 0 7 - 14
GREEN BAY - 3 7 0 7 - 17
CAROLINA GREEN BAY
First downs 18 17
Rush-yards-TDs 35-139-2 22-99-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-24-202-0-0 19-33-231-2-1
Sacked-yards 4-9 4-32
Net pass yards 193 199
Total yards 332 298
Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-0
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-yards 7-77 10-83
SCORING
1st - GB - Longwell, 30-yard field goal 9:53 GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - CAR - Lamar Smith, 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick) 14:37 CAROLINA 7-3
2nd - GB - Driver, 76-yard pass from Franks (Longwell kick) 13:17 GREEN BAY 10-7
4th - CAR - Smith, 2-yard run (Graham kick) 2:05 CAROLINA 14-10
4th - GB - Driver, 22-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 10:50 GREEN BAY 17-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 17-73, Donald Driver 1-15, Najeh Davenport 3-12, Brett Favre 1-(-1)
CAROLINA - Lamar Smith 22-66 2 TD, Dee Brown 9-52, Brad Hoover 3-22, Rodney Peete 1-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 32-18-200 1 TD 1 INT, Bubba Franks 1-1-31 1 TD
CAROLINA - Rodney Peete 24-10-202
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 5-97 2 TD, Robert Ferguson 5-58, Bubba Franks 4-33, Karsten Bailey 2-16, Terry Glenn 1-17, Ahman Green 1-8, Najeh Davenport 1-2
CAROLINA - Steve Smith 5-116, Kris Magnum 2-17, Brad Hoover 1-31, Karl Hankton 1-31, Lamar Smith 1-7
(CHICAGO) - Champaign, Chicago, Green Bay. It doesn't matter where Brett Favre is when he plays against the Bears. Favre threw three first-half touchdown passes Monday night, surpassed 40,000 yards passing for his career and led the Packers to a 34-21 victory over the Bears. Favre, now 17-4 in his career against Chicago, had an 85-yard TD pass to Donald Driver in the first quarter—the second longest of his career—as the Packers (4-1) took a 24-14 halftone lead. Green Bay took control in the third quarter when Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila intercepted Chicago quarterback Jim Miller and lumbered 72 yards for a touchdown as the Bears (2-3) lost their third straight. The rivalry that began in 1921 has turned one-sided in recent years, thanks to the brilliance of Favre. Green Bay's victory Monday night was its 15th in the last 17 meetings with the Bears, this one coming on the grass-like artificial surface at the University of Illinois where Chicago is playing this season as Soldier Field is bring overhauled.
GREEN BAY - 14 10 7 3 - 34
CHICAGO - 7 7 0 7 - 21
GREEN BAY CHICAGO
First downs 20 20
Rush-yards-TDs 30-124-0 16-45-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 22-33-359-3-0 27-50-353-3-3
Sacked-yards 3-26 3-18
Net pass yards 333 335
Total yards 457 380
Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-1
Turnovers 1 4
Penalties-yards 5-49 7-65
SCORING
1st - GB - Driver, 85-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 4:04 GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Davis, 19-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:28 GREEN BAY 14-0
1st - CHI - Booker, 4-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick) 13:07 GREEN BAY 14-7
2nd - GB - Franks, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 1:58 GREEN BAY 21-7
2nd - CHI - John Davis, 1-yard pass from Miller (Edinger kick) 12:10 GREEN BAY 21-14
2nd - GB - Longwell, 49-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 24-14
3rd - GB - Gbaja-Biamila, 72-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 6:07 GREEN BAY 31-14
4th - GB - Longwell, 35-yard field goal 1:39 GREEN BAY 34-14
4th - CHI - Davis, 21-yard pass from Miller (Edinger kick) 8:10 GREEN BAY 34-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 27-107, Donald Driver 1-13, Najeh Davenport 1-3, Brett Favre 1-1
CHICAGO - Anthony Thomas 15-45, Leon Johnson 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-22-359 3 TD
CHCAGO - Jim Miller 49-27-353 3 TD 3 INT, Brian Urlacher 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Terry Glenn 8-154, Donald Driver 4-120 1 TD, Ahman Green 4-21, Tyrone Davis 2-30 1 TD, Javon Walker 2-24, Bubba Franks 1-5 1 TD, William Henderson 1-5
CHICAGO - Marty Booker 12-141 1 TD, Dez White 6-70, David Terrell 3-77, John Davis 3-33 2 TD, Dustin Lyman 1-21, Marcus Robinson 1-9, Anthony Thomas 1-2
(NEW ENGLAND) - Brett Favre outplayed host New England's Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes to lead Green Bay to their fourth straight victory. Favre now has 301 TD passes for his career, moving him past John Elway into third place on the career list. Only Dan Marino (420) and Fran Tarkenton (342) have more. Favre also made his 163rd straight start, a record for NFL quarterbacks. Brady threw three interceptions and was just 24-of-44 for 183 yards. Favre was 17-of-27 for only 147 yards, but he didn't throw an interception. The revamped Packer defense opened the game with Tod McBride at left cornerback in place of Mike McKenzie, rookie Marques Anderson at strong safety in place of Darren Sharper, joining Matt Bowen in the secondary, where he had replaced starter Antuan Edwards four weeks earlier, after Edwards had suffered a broken arm. Additionally, rookie Aaron Kampman and third-year pro Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, normally a designated pass-rusher, stepped in at the ends for Vonnie Holliday and Joe Johnson. Holliday is sidelined with a torn pectoral muscle and Johnson with a season-ending triceps injury.
GREEN BAY - 0 14 7 7 - 28
NEW ENGLAND - 0 3 0 7 - 10
GREEN BAY NEW ENGLAND
First downs 20 20
Rush-yards-TDs 36-158-1 22-123-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-27-147-3-0 24-44-183-1-3
Sacked-yards 1-4 2-17
Net pass yards 143 166
Total yards 301 289
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Turnovers 0 4
Penalties-yards 5-60 12-126
SCORING
2nd - NE - Adam Vinatieri, 32-yard field goal 5:24 NEW ENGLAND 3-0
2nd - GB - Henderson, 3-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:14 GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Green, 8-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:57 GREEN BAY 14-3
3rd - GB - Franks, 2-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:10 GREEN BAY 21-3
4th - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 2:51 GREEN BAY 28-3
4th - NE - David Givens, 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Vinatieri kick) 9:03 GREEN BAY 28-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 31-136 1 TD, Tony Fisher 5-12, Donald Driver 1-5, Brett Favre 1-5
NEW ENGLAND - Antowain Smith 13-75, Tom Brady 5-26, Kevin Faulk 3-20, Marc Edwards 1-2
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 27-17-147 3 TD
NEW ENGLAND - Tom Brady 44-24-183 1 TD 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bubba Franks 5-46 1 TD, Donald Driver 3-43, Ahman Green 3-21 1 TD, Terry Glenn 3-19, William Henderson 2-8 1 TD, Javon Walker 1-10
NEW ENGLAND - Deion Branch 5-38, Troy Brown 5-37, Christian Fauria 3-25, David Givens 3-22 1 TD, David Patten 2-18, Donald Hayes 2-16, Antowain Smith 2-14, Kavin Faulk 1-9, Marc Edwards 1-4
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre hobbled off the field, leaving Green Bay to wonder how long it might be without its star quarterback. Favre, who started for the 164th consecutive time, sprained his left knee when he was sacked by LaVar Arrington in a victory over Washington. Ahman Green had the first three-touchdown rushing performance of his career, helping the Packers (6-1) to their fifth straight victory. Green ran for 88 yards on 24 carries and scored on runs of 24, 2 and 8 yards, the last one following Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey's fifth sack and third fumble, which was recovered by Rod Walker at the Washington 23 in the fourth quarter.
WASHINGTON - 3 3 3 0 - 9
GREEN BAY - 7 10 0 13 - 30
WASHINGTON GREEN BAY
First downs 19 19
Rush-yards-TDs 34-146-0 25-88-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-24-135-0-0 20-29-167-0-0
Sacked-yards 6-43 1-12
Net pass yards 92 155
Total yards 238 243
Fumbles-lost 6-4 2-1
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-yards 11-129 11-95
SCORING
1st - WASH - James Tuthill, 25-yard field goal 6:10 WASHINGTON 3-0
1st - GB - Green, 24-yard run (Longwell kick) 10:39 GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - WASH - Tuthill, 53-yard field goal 7:03 GREEN BAY 7-6
2nd - GB - Green, 2-yard run (Longwell kick) 9:53 GREEN BAY 14-6
2nd - GB - Longwell, 36-yard field goal 13:37 GREEN BAY 17-6
3rd - WASH - Tuthill, 31-yard field goal 9:05 GREEN BAY 17-9
4th - GB - Longwell, 41-yard field goal 5:39 GREEN BAY 20-9
4th - GB - Green, 8-yard run (Longwell kick) 7:12 GREEN BAY 27-9
4th - GB - Longwell, 28-yard field goal 14:38 GREEN BAY 30-9
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 24-88 3 TD, Brett Favre 1-0
WASHINGTON - Stephen Davis 24-91, Derrius Thompson 4-48, Jacquez Green 1-8, Kenny Watston 2-1, Patrick Ramsey 2-0, Ladell Betts 1-(-2)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 14-11-89, Doug Pederson 15-9-78
WASHINGTON - Patrick Ramsey 24-10-135
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 4-44, William Henderson 4-32, Bubba Franks 3-19, David Martin 3-17, Ahman Green 3-12, Javon Walker 1-20, Terry Glenn 1-15, Robert Ferguson 1-8
WASHINGTON - Derrius Thompson 5-89, Rod Gardner 3-35, Kevin Lockett 1-9, Chris Doering 1-2
(GREEN BAY) - Dave Wannstedt has been on the losing end three of the four times Brett Favre has come back from injury during his career. This time, the Miami Dolphins coach got to share his misery with Cris Carter, who came out of retirement only to watch Favre steal the show again. Favre had a much better return than Carter on Monday night, guiding Green Bay to a 24-10 victory over the Dolphins despite a sprained left knee that had threatened to end his decade-long starting streak. Carter, coming out of retirement following a nine-month layoff, had three inconsequential catches for 31 yards. He fumbled away his first reception, leading to the Packers' first touchdown, and was the target on an interception by linebacker Nate Wayne in the second half. Favre, knocked out of his last game, extended his NFL record for consecutive regular-season starts by a quarterback to 165. He overcame an early interception in the end zone to lead the Packers to their sixth straight victory. Favre didn't play like he was protecting his knee. Several times he scrambled toward the first-down marker with his usual abandon. The Packers, who have the NFL's best record at 7-1, also recorded four more takeaways to increase their league-leading total to 27 and held Miami running back Ricky Williams to 47 yards. Darren Sharper's 89-yard scoring runback of an interception was the fifth-longest in team history, surpassing the 88-yard runback of Bob Summerhays against Philadelphia on October 14, 1951, which had been the fifth-longest.
MIAMI - 0 0 0 10 - 10
GREEN BAY - 0 14 10 0 - 24
MIAMI GREEN BAY
First downs 25 16
Rush-yards-TDs 30-143-1 23-104-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 22-42-198-0-2 17-27-188-1-1
Sacked-yards 5-35 3-22
Net pass yards 163 166
Total yards 306 270
Fumbles-lost 3-2 0-0
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-yards 6-55 9-71
SCORING
2nd - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 4:35 GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Green, 23-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:14 GREEN BAY 14-0
3rd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 5:08 GREEN BAY 17-0
3rd - GB - Sharper, 89-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 15:00 GREEN BAY 24-0
4th - MIA - Olindo Mare, 46-yard field goal 6:40 GREEN BAY 24-3
4th - MIA - Ray Lucas, 1-yard run (Mare kick) 13:29 GREEN BAY 24-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 19-72 1 TD, Tony Fisher 1-28, Najeh Davenport 1-4, Brett Favre 2-0
MIAMI - Ray Lucas 9-49 1 TD, Ricky Williams 14-47, Robert Edwards 3-34, Randy McMichael 1-8, Travis Minor 1-4, Rob Konrad 1-2, James McKnight 1-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 25-16-187 1 TD 1 INT, Doug Pederson 2-1-1
MIAMI - Ray Lucas 39-22-198 2 INT, Sage Rosenfels 3-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 6-71 1 TD, Donald Driver 3-60, Bubba Franks 3-29, Terry Glenn 3-24, Javon Walker 1-3, William Henderson 1-1
MIAMI - Chris Chambers 5-55, Ricky Williams 4-23, Cris Carter 3-31, Rob Konrad 3-21, Dedric Ward 2-13, Randy McMichael 2-12, Desmond Clark 1-16, James McKnight 1-14, Robert Edwards 1-13
(GREEN BAY) - Brett Favre threw for 295 yards in the first half and finished with 351 yards and two scores, and the Packers ran off 37 straight points after falling behind 7-3. The Packers improved their NFL-best record to 8-1 while taking a five-game lead over second-place Detroit (3-6) in the NFC North. Green Bay has won seven straight, its longest regular-season streak since 1963.
DETROIT - 7 0 0 7 - 14
GREEN BAY - 3 27 10 0 - 40
DETROIT GREEN BAY
First downs 13 24
Rush-yards-TDs 17-126-0 34-150-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-44-236-2-2 29-42-363-2-0
Sacked-yards 0-0 2-10
Net pass yards 236 353
Total yards 362 503
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-2
Turnovers 2 2
Penalties-yards 1-10 8-53
SCORING
1st - GB - Longwell, 30-yard field goal 7:13 GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - DET - Hakim, 64-yard pass from Harrington (Jason Hanson kick) 7:28 DETROIT 7-3
2nd - GB - Franks, 4-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 0:25 GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 6:03 GREEN BAY 13-3
2nd - GB - Longwell, 36-yard field goal 9:09 GREEN BAY 16-3
2nd - GB - Anderson, 14-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 13:13 GREEN BAY 23-3
2nd - GB - Davenport, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 14:43 GREEN BAY 30-3
3rd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 4:29 GREEN BAY 33-3
3rd - GB - Henderson, 9-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 10:05 GREEN BAY 40-3
4th - DET - Mikhael Ricks, 1-yd pass from Harrington (Hanson kick) 4:14 GREEN BAY 40-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Najeh Davenport 10-73 1 TD, Ahman Green 12-50, Tony Fisher 12-27
DETROIT - James Stewart 15-122, Cory Schlesinger 1-4, Joey Harrington 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 39-26-351 2 TD, Doug Pederson 3-3-12
DETROIT - Joey Harrington 44-20-236 2 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 11-130, Bubba Franks 4-53 1 TD, Tony Fisher 4-14, Terry Glenn 3-82, Ahman Green 3-20, Javon Walker 2-50, William Henderson 2-14 1 TD
DETROIT - Az-Zahir Hakim 7-143 1 TD, Germane Crowell 3-32, Aveion Cason 3-17, Cory Schlesinger 3-9, James Stewart 2-19, Scotty Anderson 1-15, Mikhael Ricks 1-1 1 TD
(MINNESOTA) - It doesn't matter how well Green Bay is playing. The Packers always seem to have trouble in Minnesota. Daunte Culpepper threw for a touchdown and ran for another one, and the Vikings intercepted Brett Favre three times in a 31-21 victory. The Packers (8-2) have lost nine of 11 at the Metrodome and missed out on a chance to become the earliest team to clinch a division title in a 16-game season. Michael Bennett ran for 130 yards on 20 carries.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 7 - 21
MINNESOTA - 14 0 7 10 - 31
GREEN BAY MINNESOTA
First downs 18 24
Rush-yards-TDs 18-71-1 37-218-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 24-43-296-2-3 13-26-217-2-2
Sacked-yards 0-0 2-10
Net pass yards 296 207
Total yards 367 425
Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-1
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-yards 13-118 12-105
SCORING
1st - MIN - Moss, 24-yard pass from Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) 2:28 MINNESOTA 7-0
1st - MIN - D'Wayne Bates, 18-yd pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) 8:09 MINNESOTA 14-0
2nd - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 14:17 MINNESOTA 14-7
3rd - MINN - Culpepper, 1-yard run (Anderson kick) 6:00 MINNESOTA 21-7
3rd - GB - Franks, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 9:24 MINNESOTA 21-14
4th - GB - Driver, 84-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:07 TIED 21-21
4th - MINN - Anderson, 32-yard field goal 7:44 MINNESOTA 24-21
4th - MINN - Moe Williams, 3-yard run (Anderson kick) 13:04 MINNESOTA 31-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 18-71 1 TD
MINNESOTA - Michael Bennett 20-130, Daunte Culpepper 10-48 1 TD, Moe Williams 6-29 1 TD, Kelly Campbell 1-11
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 43-24-296 2 TD 3 INT
MINNESOTA - Daunte Culpepper 26-13-217 2 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 8-38, Donald Driver 4-121 1 TD, Terry Glenn 4-61, Bubba Franks 4-25 1 TD, Tyrone Davis 1-24, Javon Walker 1-14, Robert Ferguson 1-9, William Henderson 1-4
MINNESOTA - Randy Moss 6-115 1 TD, D'Wayne Bates 2-40 1 TD, Byron Chamberlain 2-38, Kelly Campbell 1-11, Michael Bennett 1-9, Jim Kleinsasser 1-4
(TAMPA BAY) - If the Packers have to come back to Tampa Bay later this season, it sure will be a heated game. The Buccaneers intercepted four of Brett Favre's passes and beat the Packers 21-7 in a meeting Sunday of the teams with the NFL's best records. The superb effort was overshadowed by an obscenity-laced exchange between Packers coach Mike Sherman and Tampa Bay defensive lineman Warren Sapp as they walked off the field. Sherman was angry about a block Sapp put on Chad Clifton during Brian Kelly's interception return in the third quarter that set up the Bucs' go-ahead touchdown. Sherman thought the hit was questionable and felt Sapp made it worse by standing over Clifton. "I just don't think there's any place in the game for that," Sherman said. "Maybe 1 overreacted to the hit. But what I saw looked kind of cheap. But who knows?" Clifton, who was not near Kelly, was knocked out of the game with a right hip injury. Sapp was unapologetic. "I didn't clip him from behind or block him below the waist. I didn't hit him in the head. I didn't hit the quarterback. I didn't rough anybody," Sapp said. "I didn't pick him up and slam him. What's the problem here?" Brad Johnson threw two second-half touchdown passes as the Bucs (9-2) improved on their best start ever and thrust themselves into position to make a run for home-field advantage in the playoffs. Favre was sacked three times and the Packers (8-3) didn't score after the first quarter. "We realized what was at stake and realized it was another brick in the road to the Super Bowl that has to come through Tampa," Sapp said.
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
TAMPA BAY - 0 3 11 7 - 21
GREEN BAY TAMPA BAY
First downs 15 14
Rush-yards-TDs 23-96-0 25-93-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-38-196-1-4 18-30-167-2-1
Sacked-yards 3-25 2-14
Net pass yards 171 153
Total yards 267 246
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-yards 7-62 6-54
SCORING
1st - GB - Driver, 4-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 9:16 GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - TB - Gramatica, 38-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 7-3
3rd - TB - Gramatica, 51-yard field goal 7:27 GREEN BAY 7-6
3rd - TB - Jurevicius, 4-yd pass fr Johnson (K.Johnson from Johnson) 10:00 TAMPA BAY 14-7
4th - TB - Ken Dilger, 3-yard pass from Johnson (Gramatica kick) 7:36 TAMPA BAY 21-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 18-56, Brett Favre 1-17, Donald Driver 1-16, Tony Fisher 3-7
TAMPA BAY - Michael Pittman 13-50, Mike Alstott 9-30, Rob Johnson 2-8, Brad Johnson 1-5
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 38-20-196 1 TD 4 INT
TAMPA BAY - Brad Johnson 25-15-134 2 TD, Rob Johnson 5-3-33 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Terry Glenn 4-61, Ahman Green 4-60, Bubba Franks 4-29, Donald Driver 3-32 1 TD, William Henderson 2-19, Tony Fisher 2-8, Javon Walker 1-7
TAMPA BAY - Joe Jurevicius 5-41 1 TD, Keenan McCardell 3-18, Ken Dilger 3-17 1 TD, Keyshawn Johnson 2-48, Michael Pittman 2-23, Karl Williams 1-16, Mike Alstott 1-8, Aaron Stecker 1-(-4)
(GREEN BAY) - Spectacular touchdown-saving plays by two backups named Walker allowed the Packers to win their first division title in five years. The Packers won despite losing Ahman Green to a knee injury after he had produced 123 yards of offense. Rookie Tony Fisher ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries as the Packers (9-3) remained the only team without a loss at home. The Packers trailed 14-6 at halftime after rookie receiver Javon Walker ran about 100 yards and chased down Roosevelt Williams as he was about to dance into the end zone at the end of the first half. Green Bay still appeared on its way to another defeat when nose tackle Rod Walker snatched the ball from center Olin Kreutz just as he was snapping it to quarterback Jim Miller. Rod Walker timed the snap perfectly, grabbed the ball and pulled it back to his chest, covering up all in one fluid motion. "I had a friend who did it all the time in high school," Walker said. Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell saw something similar in peewee football; some teammates said they saw it in high school, but nobody could remember it happening in college. And never in the pros. The Packers then drove 90 yards — with Fisher accounting for half of them — and went ahead for the first time on Ryan Longwell's 27- yard field goal that made it 16-14. On a cold, windy day at Lambeau Field, the Packers improved to 33-0 at home when the temperature is 34 or below. The Bears (3-9) also lost their starting running back, Anthony Thomas, who broke his right index finger.
CHICAGO - 7 7 0 6 - 20
GREEN BAY - 3 3 10 14 - 30
CHICAGO GREEN BAY
First downs 19 26
Rush-yards-TDs 17-74-0 32-181-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 27-38-248-3-1 24-42-221-2-1
Sacked-yards 3-18 1-6
Net pass yards 230 215
Total yards 304 396
Fumbles-lost 5-3 2-1
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-yards 5-39 2-33
SCORING
1st - CHI - Lyman, 12-yd pass from Brad Maynard (Paul Edinger kick) 5:44 CHICAGO 7-0
1st - GB - Longwell, 21-yard field goal 12:29 CHICAGO 7-3
2nd - CHI - Lyman, 8-yard pass from Jim Miller (Edinger kick) 9:40 CHICAGO 14-3
2nd - GB - Longwell, 31-yard field goal 13:57 CHICAGO 14-6
3rd - GB - Franks, 6-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:17 CHICAGO 14-13
3rd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 13:55 GREEN BAY 16-14
4th - GB - Henderson, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 6:51 GREEN BAY 23-14
4th - GB - Fisher, 2-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:50 GREEN BAY 30-14
4th - CHI - Robinson, 45-yard pass from Burris (Conversion failed) 14:50 GREEN BAY 30-20
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Tony Fisher 17-91 1 TD, Ahman Green 12-78, Brett Favre 2-9, Donald Driver 1-3
CHICAGO - Leon Johnson 11-46, Anthony Thomas 4-26, Jim Miller 2-2
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 42-24-221 2 TD 1 INT
CHICAGO - Jim Miller 36-25-191 1 TD 1 INT, Henry Burris 1-1-45 1 TD, Brad Maynard 1-1-12 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bubba Franks 6-34 1 TD, Donald Driver 5-65, Ahman Green 5-45, Terry Glenn 2-39, Tony Fisher 2-15, William Henderson 2-5 1 TD, Javon Walker 1-12, Robert Ferguson 1-6
CHICAGO - Dustin Lyman 7-58 2 TD, Marty Booker 6-52, Dez White 5-39, Leon Johnson 3-27, John Gilmore 2-16, Marcus Robinson 1-45 1 TD, Stanley Pritchett 1-6, Ahmad Merritt 1-5, Anthony Thomas 1-0
DE Joe Johnson was signed in 2002 by Mike Sherman to help the Green Bay pass rush, but was a colossal bust. He was an aging and often-injured player (played in only 11 games for the Packers) who registered only two sacks in two seasons. Before Johnson became a Packer, he played pretty well for the New Orleans Saints for eight seasons, registering 50.5 sacks. Johnson was selected to four Pro Bowl teams and was named All-Pro once as a Saint. But in Green Bay, Johnson was a shadow of his former self. Johnson also wreaked havoc on the Packer salary cap situation because of his $6 million signing bonus and $36 million contract. (SOURCE: Bleacher Report)
(GREEN BAY) - Tony Fisher's 14-yard touchdown run with 1:06 left gave the Packers their first lead of the game and a 26-22 victory over the Vikings. Darren Sharper picked off Daunte Culpepper's desperation pass as time expired and returned the ball 66 yards before finally going down at the Minnesota 16. The bad blood between the border rivals boiled over at that point as Vikings tight end Jim Kleinsasser gave a two- handed shove to Packers safety Marques Anderson near the Minnesota bench.
MINNESOTA - 10 3 9 0 - 22
GREEN BAY - 0 6 7 13 - 26
MINNESOTA GREEN BAY
First downs 15 20
Rush-yards-TDs 25-191-1 28-124-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-28-136-1-1 22-32-214-2-1
Sacked-yards 3-11 1-10
Net pass yards 125 204
Total yards 316 328
Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 6-62 4-25
SCORING
1st - MIN - Gary Anderson, 23-yard field goal 8:44 MINNESOTA 3-0
1st - MIN - Moss, 3-yard pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) 13:58 MINNESOTA 10-0
2nd - MIN - Anderson, 22-yard field goal 2:05 MINNESOTA 13-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 8:17 MINNESOTA 13-3
2nd - GB - Longwell, 19-yard field goal 15:00 MINNESOTA 13-6
3rd - MIN - Culpepper, 3-yard run (Kick blocked) 3:31 MINNESOTA 19-6
3rd - GB - Ferguson, 21-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:03 MINNESOTA 19-13
3rd - MIN - Anderson, 37-yard field goal 9:00 MINNESOTA 22-13
4th - GB - Ferguson, 40-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 4:12 MINNESOTA 22-20
4th - GB - Fisher, 14-yard run (Conversion failed) 13:54 GREEN BAY 26-22
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Tony Fisher 25-96 1 TD, Donald Driver 1-17, Brett Favre 1-8, Jay Graham 1-3
MINNESOTA - Michael Bennett 19-120, Moe Williams 2-45, Daunte Culpepper 4-26 1 TD
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 32-22-214 2 TD 1 INT
MINNESOTA - Daunte Culpepper 28-15-136 1 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Robert Ferguson 6-105 2 TD, Tony Fisher 5-19, Javon Walker 3-33, Donald Driver 2-25, Bubba Franks 2-15, Tyrone Davis 2-11, Jay Graham 2-6
MINNESOTA - D'Wayne Bates 5-71, Randy Moss 3-25 1 TD, Michael Bennett 3-8, Jim Kleinsasser 2-10, Chris Walsh 1-17, Byron Chamberlain 1-5
(SAN FRANCISCO) - Brett Favre passed for 201 yards in a steady downpour, and the Green Bay defense stopped one last rain-soaked drive at its own 11 with 22 seconds left as the Packers beat the 49ers 20-14 on Sunday. Ahman Green ran for 90 yards and a touchdown, and Donald Driver caught a TD pass as the Packers shrugged off the pelting rain and swirling wind of Candlestick Park to score 17 points in the second half while holding San Francisco scoreless in the fourth quarter. Both teams already clinched their divisions and playoff berths with victories in recent weeks.
GREEN BAY - 3 0 14 3 - 14
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 6 8 0 - 20
GREEN BAY SAN FRANCISCO
First downs 21 16
Rush-yards-TDs 33-104-1 23-107-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 25-33-201-1-0 19-34-156-1-1
Sacked-yards 1-3 0-0
Net pass yards 198 156
Total yards 302 263
Fumbles-lost 2-0 0-0
Turnovers 0 1
Penalties-yards 4-20 3-18
SCORING
1st - GB - Longwell, 48-yard field goal 12:48 GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - SF - Jeff Chandler, 47-yard field goal 5:26 TIED 3-3
2nd - SF - Chandler, 42-yard field goal 14:53 SAN FRANCISCO 6-3
3rd - GB - Green, 9-yard run (Longwell kick) 3:58 GREEN BAY 10-6
3rd - GB - Driver, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 9:25 GREEN BAY 17-6
3rd - SF - Terrell Owens, 45-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Garcia run) 13:56 GREEN BAY 17-14
4th - GB - Longwell, 28-yard field goal 10:19 GREEN BAY 20-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 24-90 1 TD, Tony Fisher 3-10, Donald Driver 1-2, Brett Favre 5-2
SAN FRANCISCO - Garrison Hearst 12-51, Jeff Garcia 5-32, Kevan Barlow 6-24
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-25-201 1 TD
SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Garcia 34-19-156 1 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - William Henderson 5-33, Donald Driver 4-42 1 TD, Bubba Franks 4-37, Terry Glenn 3-46, Tony Fisher 3-3, Ahman Green 3-0, Tyrone Davis 2-34, Javon Walker 1-6
SAN FRANCISCO - Terrell Owens 8-75 1 TD, Eric Johnson 8-66, Fred Beasley 1-8, Garrison Hearst 1-6, Tai Streets 1-1
BUFFALO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 7 - 10
BUFFALO GREEN BAY
First downs 17 14
Rush-yards-TDs 24-43-0 30-119-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-36-179-0-2 15-33-114-1-2
Sacked-yards 6-37 2-10
Net pass yards 142 104
Total yards 185 223
Fumbles-lost 6-4 2-0
Turnovers 6 2
Penalties-yards 2-10 3-25
SCORING
2nd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 11:03 GREEN BAY 3-0
4th - GB - Driver, 11-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:37 GREEN BAY 10-0
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 26-116, Tony Fisher 2-4, Brett Favre 2-(-1)
BUFFALO) - Travis Henry 20-46, Larry Centers 1-2, Drew Bledsoe 1-2, Sammy Morris 1-0, Peerless Price 1-(-7)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-15-114 1 TD 2 INT
BUFFALO - Drew Bledsoe 36-18-179 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Donald Driver 5-52 1 TD, Terry Glenn 4-27, Ahman Green 2-17, Robert Ferguson 1-11, William Henderson 1-6, Tyrone Davis 1-1, Tony Fisher 1-0
BUFFALO - Eric Moulds 5-45, Peerless Price 5-39, Jay Riemersma 3-31, Dave Moore 2-14, Charles Johnson 1-22, Josh Reed 1-17, Travis Henry 1-11
(NEW YORK) - Had the Jets' fans broken into chants of "P-A-T-S," it wouldn't have been a shock. In this wackiest of NFL seasons, the defending Super Bowl champions gave the Jets hope for the playoffs, and Chad Pennington made it reality. New England had beaten Miami in overtime, and then it was the J-E-T-S' turn. Behind Pennington's four touchdown passes, they routed Green Bay 42-17 to win the AFC East. What Curtis Martin called a sinking ship two months ago is sailing into the NFL playoffs. Not only did the Jets surge back from a 1-4 start, they knocked both their saviors, the Pats, and the Dolphins from contention. New York (9-7) hosts Indianapolis next weekend. The Packers (12-4) blew a chance for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs; the Eagles own that. They awaited the outcome of Tampa Bay's game at the Chicago Bears later Sunday night before knowing their playoff seeding. Pennington had touchdown passes of 18 and 12 yards to Wayne Chrebet, who has gone from goat after a late fumble in a loss to Chicago to the hero. He has a career-high nine TDs this season. Pennington also had a 1-yarder to Richie Anderson and a 13-yarder to Santana Moss. Martin ran for a 5-yard score, as well. Whenever threatened by Green Bay, the spunky Jets responded. The Packers finished the first half with a touchdown drive that was vintage Favre, but the Jets moved 60 yards in six plays with the second-half kickoff, ending with Martin's touchdown run. LaMont Jordan added a late 3-yard touchdown run Martin finished with 83 yards Sunday and 1,094 for the year, his eighth straight over 1,000. Pennington, the AFC's most efficient passer, had a 134.7 rating for the game as the Jets beat Green Bay for the sixth straight time. Green Bay's secondary struggled without injured Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper.
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 7 - 17
NY JETS - 0 14 14 14 - 42
GREEN BAY NY JETS
First downs 19 22
Rush-yards-TDs 27-114-0 29-129-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 22-41-215-2-1 18-25-210-4-0
Sacked-yards 1-7 1-2
Net pass yards 208 208
Total yards 322 337
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Turnovers 1 0
Penalties-yards 5-43 3-30
SCORING
2nd - NYJ - Richie Anderson, 1-yd pass from Pennington (John Hall kick) 1:33 NY JETS 7-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 23-yard field goal 10:38 NEW YORK JETS 7-3
2nd - NYJ - Wayne Chrebet, 12-yd pass from Pennington (Hall kick) 13:20 NY JETS 14-3
2nd - GB - Glenn, 14-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:55 JETS 14-10
3rd - NYJ - Curtis Martin, 5-yard run (Hall kick) 3:14 NEW YORK JETS 21-10
3rd - NYJ - Santana Moss, 13-yard pass from Pennington (Hall kick) 8:26 NY JETS 28-10
4th - NYJ - Chrebet, 18-yard pass from Pennington (Hall kick) 0:50 NY JETS 35-10
4th - GB - Franks, 20-yard pass from Pederson (Longwell kick) 9:25 NY JETS 35-17
4th - NYJ - Lamont Jordan, 3-yard run (Hall kick) 12:46 NEW YORK JETS 42-17
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 14-67, William Henderson 6-26, Brett Favre 2-13, Eric Metcalf 2-7, Tony Fisher 1-3, Doug Pederson 1-(-1), Donald Driver 1-(-1)
NY JETS - Curtis Martin 18-83 1 TD, Laveranues Coles 1-21, Santana Moss 1-14, Chad Morton 1-6, Chad Pennington 2-3, Lamont Jordan 6-2 1 TD
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 33-16-172 1 TD 1 INT, Doug Pederson 8-6-43 1 TD
NY JETS - Chad Pennington 24-17-196 4 TD, Vinny Testaverde 1-1-14
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Terry Glenn 5-76 1 TD, Robert Ferguson 4-39, Javon Walker 3-37, Bubba Franks 3-35 1 TD, Ahman Green 3-5, William Henderson 2-6, Donald Driver 1-10, Tyrone Davis 1-7
NY JETS - Laveranues Coles 6-93, Curtis Martin 4-42, Wayne Chrebet 3-37 2 TD, Santana Moss 2-20 1 TD, Richie Anderson 2-9 1 TD, Anthony Becht 1-9
(GREEN BAY) - Vonnie Holliday's best day as a pro came after the worst night of his life. Holliday set a team record by sacking Drew Bledsoe five times, forcing him to fumble on three of them, in Green Bay's win. Thanks to Holliday, the Packers are the league's only team to win all its home games this season. His exceptional performance came less than 24 hours after his 16-year- old cousin died of a congenital heart defect. Holliday's first forced fumble led to Green Bay's only touchdown, and his last one ended Buffalo's hopes with 1:13 left and the Bills at the Green Bay 17. He collapsed on the field, then again on the sideline, crying. Holliday, plagued by a torn chest muscle and a sprained knee this season, had just one sack coming into the game. He took off a restrictive shoulder harness last week against doctors' orders and had a solid game against San Francisco. But nothing like Sunday, when he broke Bryce Paup's club record of 4 1/2 sacks set on Sept. 15, 1991, against Tampa Bay. The Packers need to win at the Jets next week and also for the Eagles or Tampa Bay to slip up to get anything more than a first-round playoff game at Lambeau Field, where they've never lost in the postseason. Green Bay lost its best defender in safety Darren Sharper, who sprained his right knee on his league-leading seventh interception return in the first half. Sharper took helmet in his knee and will be re-examined today.
(GREEN BAY) - It looked so perfect for Green Bay. Snow falling. Packers in green and gold. Lambeau Field in January. Only it wasn't Brett Favre making all the plays. It was Michael Vick. Undaunted by the storied stadium where his own coach lost in the "Ice Bowl" 35 years ago, Vick made history of his own. The 22-year-old improvisational genius led the Atlanta Falcons to a shocking 27-7 upset of the Packers in a wild-card playoff before a record crowd of 65,358 stunned souls. The Packers were the only team to go unbeaten at home during the regular season. And they had never lost a home playoff game since the NFL instituted a postseason in 1933 in going 13-0 -- 11 of the victories coming at Lambeau and two more in Milwaukee. The closest they had come was on New Year's Eve 1967, when Bart Starr knifed into the end zone with 13 seconds left to give Green Bay a 21-17 victory over Dallas in the coldest game in NFL history. Falcons coach Dan Reeves threw a 50-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option that gave the Cowboys a 17-14 fourth-quarter lead in that game. Favre had built a reputation as the game's greatest cold-weather quarterback, winning all 35 of his starts at home in which the temperature was 34 or below. It was an unseasonably warm 31 degrees at kickoff. But by the time snow began falling at halftime, the Falcons had an astonishing 24-0 lead. Favre was without Pro Bowl running back Ahman Green (knee) and leading receivers Donald Driver (shoulder) and Terry Glenn (concussion) in a futile second-half comeback attempt. He finished 20-of-42 for 247 yards. Vick was 13-of-25 for 117 and rushed 10 times for 64 yards.
Why Mike Sherman didn't challenge a crucial call remains a mystery
Sherman said he was told by an official he couldn't review the call, and referee Bernie Kukar said the Packers' coach never asked the crew about it. "I talked to an official on the field. He led me to believe that it wouldn't be reviewable," Sherman said flatly. "Nobody from this crew told him that," Kukar insisted. The disputed play came in the second quarter with Green Bay trailing 14-0. Atlanta's Kevin McCadem pushed Tyrone Williams into Green Bay punt returner Eric Metcalf, and Falcons fullback George Layne recovered the muffed punt at the Packers 21. Four plays later, the Falcons made it 21-0 when T.J. Duckett carried the pile 6 yards into the end zone as a shocked Sherman crouched on the sideline. Had Sherman challenged the call, Green Bay would almost assuredly have gotten possession and dodged a major bullet because television replays clearly showed the punted ball clearly bounced off McCadem's left shoulder. "The ruling was that the ball had touched the Green Bay player first and then it was recovered by Atlanta," Kukar said. Kukar said a review should have been granted if Sherman wanted one. "Yes, the touching of a kick is a reviewable situation," Kukar said. Kukar said the only discussion on the field about the play was among the officials and didn't include Sherman, who never buzzed the officials or threw his red flag to signal his intention to dispute the call. Sherman insisted a member of the officiating crew told him he couldn't challenge the call, although he couldn't remember a number or name. "I asked the official what happened. He told me that we got overpowered, he got run into the (returner) and it was what it was. That's what he told me." Sherman said. "I have never misspoke in this room before and I don't intend to do it tonight."
ATLANTA - 14 10 3 0 - 27
GREEN BAY - 0 0 7 0 - 7
ATLANTA GREEN BAY
First downs 21 17
Rush-yards-TDs 44-192-1 19-56-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-25-117-1-0 20-42-247-1-2
Sacked-yards 0-0 2-14
Net pass yards 117 233
Total yards 309 289
Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-3
Turnovers 0 5
Penalties-yards 3-20 3-15
SCORING
1st - ATL - Shawn Jefferson, 10-yard pass from Vick (Jay Feely kick) 5:43 ATLANTA 7-0
1st - ATL - Artie Ulmer, 1-yard return of blocked punt (Feely kick) 8:22 ATLANTA 14-0
2nd - ATL - T.J. Duckett, 6-yard run (Feely kick) 2:54 ATLANTA 21-0
2nd - ATL - Feely, 22-yard field goal 15:00 ATLANTA 24-0
3rd - GB - Driver, 14-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 4:34 ATLANTA 24-7
3rd - ATL - Feely, 23-yard field goal 11:17 ATLANTA 27-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Ahman Green 11-34, Tony Fisher 6-23, Brett Favre 2-(-1)
ATLANTA - Michael Vick 10-64, Warrick Dunn 15-64, T.J. Duckett 17-45 1 TD, Quentin McCord 2-19
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Brett Favre 42-20-247 1 TD 2 INT
ATLANTA - Michael Vick 25-13-117 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Javon Walker 5-104, Donald Driver 3-64 1 TD, Robert Ferguson 3-17, Tony Fisher 3-11, Bubba Franks 2-20, Terry Glenn 1-11, Karsten Bailey 1-11, William Henderson 1-3, Ahman Green 1-3
ATLANTA - Warrick Dunn 4-40, Brian Finneran 4-35, Reggie Kelly 2-16, Shawn Jefferson 1-10 1 TD, Alge Crumpler 1-9, Trevor Gaylor 1-7
Mark Simoneau blocks Josh Bidwell's punt in the first quarter, leading to Artie Ulmer's 1-yard return for a touchdown and a 14-0 Atlanta lead. (Photo: Benny Sieu - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
