threw four touchdown passes, calmly guided Green Bay to the Vikings 15, where Longwell split the uprights. It was Favre's 18th game with four or more touchdowns, second only to Dan Marino's 21. Just a month after being all but counted out, the Packers have won four straight in their quest to become just the ninth team in NFL history to overcome a 1-4 start to reach the playoffs. Minnesota All-Pro receiver Randy Moss sat out his second straight game because of a strained hamstring.
MINNESOTA - 7 3 7 14 - 31
GREEN BAY - 7 17 0 10 - 34
1st - GB - Walker, 50-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:52 GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - MIN - Wiggins, 13-yd pass from Culpepper (M. Andersen kick) 8:35 TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Fisher, 2-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 0:51 GREEN BAY 14-7
2nd - MIN - Andersen, 21-yard field goal 6:13 GREEN BAY 14-10
2nd - GB - Franks, 17-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:33 GREEN BAY 21-10
2nd - GB - Longwell, 43-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 24-10
3rd - MIN - Burleson, 8-yard pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick) 12:21 GB 24-17
4th - GB - Henderson, 6-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 1:36 GB 31-17
4th - MIN - O. Smith, 2-yard pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick) 12:07 GB 31-24
4th - MIN - M. Williams, 17-yd pass fr Culpepper (Andersen kick) 13:40 TIED 31-31
4th - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 34-31
November 21 : Green Bay Packers (6-4) 16, Houston Texans (4-6) 13
(Houston) - Brett Favre drove the Packers into scoring position with a flawless 2-minute drill and Ryan Longwell kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired. Favre finished 33-of-50 for 383 yards. Houston native Donald Driver had quite a homecoming, catching 10 passes for 148 yards. But star running back Ahman Green was knocked out of the game with a rib injury in the second quarter, finishing with 15 yards on only five carries against the Texans.
GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 13 - 16
HOUSTON - 0 13 0 0 - 13
2nd - GB - Longwell, 23-yard field goal 5:39 GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - HOU - D. Davis, 6-yard pass from Carr (Kris Brown kick) 7:37 HOUSTON 7-3
2nd - HOU - Brown, 46-yard field goal 13:12 HOUSTON 10-3
2nd - HOU - Brown, 40-yard field goal 14:43 HOUSTON 13-3
4th - GB - Driver, 24-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 2:32 HOUSTON 13-10
4th - GB - Longwell, 39-yard field goal 7:05 TIED 13-13
4th - GB - Longwell, 46-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 16-13
November 29 : Green Bay Packers (7-4) 45, St. Louis Rams (5-6) 17
(Green Bay) - The governor proclaimed it "Brett Favre Day", and the night belonged to the quarterback, too. Favre celebrated his 200th straight regular season start with three touchdown passes, and set another record in the Green Bay Packers' 45-17 rout of the St. Louis Rams on Monday night. Favre topped 20 touchdown passes for the 11th straight season, breaking a tie with Dan Marino on a 7-yard toss to tight end Bubba Franks in the second quarter that made it 14-3. He also threw touchdown passes to Javon Walker and Donald Driver as the Packers got two defensive touchdowns and won their sixth straight to keep pace with Minnesota atop the NFC North. Favre didn't have his costar, Ahman Green, who was out with injured ribs. But Najeh Davenport came up with a strong imitation, gaining 178 yards on 19 carries in his first NFL start even though he had a sore hamstring. It was the fifth-highest single-game rushing total in franchise history, and Davenport capped his night with a 40-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1 with 1:52 left to make it 38-17. Marc Bulger threw for more yards — 448 — against Green Bay than any quarterback ever had, completing 35 of 53 passes, but St. Louis missed a chance to tie Seattle atop the NFC's woeful West. Isaac Bruce caught nine passes for 170 yards and a touchdown but his two fumbles were returned for touchdowns, one by rookie Ahmad Carroll to start the scoring and one by Michael Hawthorne to cap the rout in the final minute.
ST. LOUIS - 0 10 0 7 - 17
GREEN BAY - 7 14 7 17 - 45
1st - GB - Carroll, 40-yard fumble return (Longwell kick) 2:37 GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - STL - Jeff Wilkins, 34-yard field goal 2:13 GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Franks, 7-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:35 GREEN BAY 14-3
2nd - GB - Walker, 10-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 12:10 GREEN BAY 21-3
2nd - STL - Isaac Bruce, 4-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Wilkins kick) 14:30 GB 21-10
3rd - GB - Driver, 16-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 13:16 GREEN BAY 28-10
4th - STL - Marshall Faulk, 8-yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) 0:41 GB 28-17
4th - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 6:31 GREEN BAY 31-17
4th - GB - Davenport, 40-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:08 GREEN BAY 38-17
4th - GB - Hawthorne, 34-yard fumble return (Longwell kick) 14:16 GB 45-17
December 5 : Philadelphia Eagles (11-1) 47, Green Bay Packers (7-5) 17
(Philadelphia) - Donovan McNabb usually puts up these numbers playing video games. McNabb threw a career-high five touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a team-record 464 yards passing, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 47-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Brian Westbrook had 11 catches for 156 yards and three TDs and Terrell Owens caught eight passes for 161 yards and one score. McNabb set a team record by completing his first 14 passes and finished 32-of-43. Meanwhile, Brett Favre threw two interceptions that led to Philadelphia's first two scores. His streak of games with a TD pass was snapped at 37, second in NFL history to Johnny Unitas' 47 straight. The four-time NFC East champion Eagles matched the best start in team history. They have won nine games by a double-digit margin and hold a two-game lead over Atlanta for first place in the conference. Since losing to Pittsburgh 27-3 last month, the Eagles have won four in a row by at least 20 points, outscoring their opponents 151-50. The Packers snapped a six-game winning streak, but remained tied with Minnesota for first place in the NFC North. A rematch of a thrilling playoff game 11 months ago, this one never lived up to its hype. The Eagles scored four TDs in the second quarter, led 35-3 at halftime and rested most of their starters with 8:18 left.
GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 14 - 17
PHILADELPHIA - 7 28 9 3 - 47
1st - PHI - T. Owens, 41-yard pass from McNabb (David Akers kick) 9:03 PHI 7-0
2nd - PHI - Brian Westbrook, 9-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 4:33 PHIL 14-0
2nd - PHI - Westbrook, 41-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 9:23 PHIL 21-0
2nd - PHI - L.J.Smith, 6-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 11:56 PHIL 28-0
2nd - PHIL - Westbrook, 12-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 13:12 PHIL 35-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 14:58 PHILADELPHIA 35-3
3rd - PHIL - Akers, 22-yard field goal 3:22 PHILADELPHIA 38-3
3rd - PHIL - Akers, 45-yard field goal 7:51 PHILADELPHIA 41-3
3rd - PHIL - Akers, 47-yard field goal 12:26 PHILADELPHIA 44-3
4th - PHIL - Akers, 22-yard field goal 3:44 PHILADELPHIA 47-3
4th - GB - Henderson, 1-yard pass from Nall (Longwell kick) 6:34 PHIL 47-10
4th - GB - Walker, 17-yard pass from Nall (Longwell kick) 12:39 PHIL 47-17
December 12 : Green Bay Packers (8-5) 16, Detroit Lions (5-8) 13
(Green Bay) - There are still two sure things in Green Bay: Ryan Longwell inside 40 yards and Brett Favre beating the Lions at home. The Packers led for only 2 seconds Sunday, but that was enough to keep their stranglehold over the Lions, who haven't won in Wisconsin since 1991. Longwell's 23-yard field goal gave Green Bay a 16-13 win over the Lions and lifted the Packers into first place in the NFC North by a game over Minnesota, which lost at home to Seattle. It was Longwell's third game-winner in five weeks and his 43rd straight conversion from 40 yards in. Snow flurries dampened the field into what Longwell called a "swampy mess," and swirling winds with gusts up to 35 mph wreaked havoc on passes, punts and long snaps and caused a slew of drops. Longwell slipped on the opening kickoff and left a 3-foot skid mark on his game-tying, 28-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.
DETROIT - 3 10 0 0 - 13
GREEN BAY - 0 0 10 6 - 16
1st - DET - Jason Hanson, 31-yard field goal 7:45 DETROIT 3-0
2nd - DET - Kevin .Jones, 24-yard run (Hanson kick) 0:40 DETROIT 10-0
2nd - DET- Hanson, 36-yard field goal 14:03 DETROIT 13-0
3rd - GB - Longwell, 36-yard field goal 4:24 DETROIT 13-3
3rd - GB - Driver, 23-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:50 DETROIT 13-10
4th - GB - Longwell, 28-yard field goal 4:14 TIED 13-13
4th - GB - Longwell, 23-yard field goal 14:58 GREEN BAY 16-13
December 19 : Jacksonville Jaguars (8-6) 28, Green Bay Packers (8-6) 25
(Green Bay) - Byron Leftwich threw two touchdown passes, Fred Taylor rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown and Rashean Mathis picked off Brett Favre twice, helping the Jaguars stay in the thick of the AFC playoff race. Jimmy Smith caught two touchdowns for Jacksonville. Favre turned over the ball four times and fell to 314 at home after Dec. 1, losing for just the second time in 40 cold-weather games at home. Nevertheless, the Packers became the ninth team in NFL history to reach the playoffs after a 1-4 start. They clinched before kickoff because Chicago, Dallas, Carolina and New York all lost in the run-of-the-mill NFC. The Packers fell into a tie with Minnesota atop the NFC North. They travel to Minnesota for a Christmas Eve matinee that wall likely decide the division. Jaguars safety Donovan Darius was ejected for a helmet- stripping, clothesline hit that sent wide receiver Robert Ferguson to the hospital for X-rays on his neck and head with 4:41 remaining.
JACKSONVILLE - 7 7 7 7 - 28
GREEN BAY - 0 10 7 8 - 25
1st - JAC - J. Smith, 31-yd pass from Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick) 2:04 JACK 7-0
2nd - GB - Longwell, 35-yard field goal 3:25 JACKSONVILLE 7-3
2nd - GB - Sharper, 15-yard fumble return (Longwell kick) 10:16 GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - JAC - Smith, 16-yard pass from Leftwich (Scobee kick) 12:32 JACK 14-10
3rd - GB - Driver, 32-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:16 GREEN BAY 17-14
3rd - JACK - Fred Taylor, 37-yard run (Scobee kick) 4:45 JACKSONVILLE 21-17
4th - JACK - Greg Jones, 1-yard run (Scobee kick) 5:11 JACKSONVILLE 28-17
4th - GB - Chatman, 6-yard pass from Favre (Driver from Favre) 13:52 JACK 28-25
December 24 : Green Bay Packers (9-6) 34, Minnesota Vikings (8-7) 31
(Minnesota) - Brett Favre bounced back from one of his familiar costly mistakes and rallied the Packers to another big victory and another division title. Favre drove his team 76 yards to set up Ryan Longwell's 29-yard field goal as time ran out, lifting the Packers over the Vikings on Friday that clinched a third straight NFC North crown. The Packers trailed 31-24 with 8:18 left after Favre's third-down throw from his end zone was intercepted by Chris Claiborne and returned 12 yards for a touchdown. The Vikings, however, couldn't get what they needed from a pass defense that has struggled all season long. Donald Driver, who had 11 receptions for 162 yards, made a nifty, falling-down catch of Favre's pass on fourth-and-goal at the 3 to tie it at 31 with 3:34 remaining after an 80-yard drive. Minnesota, which can clinch a playoff spot with a loss by either Carolina or St. Louis this weekend, appeared on its way to retaking the lead. But a holding penalty on Matt Birk, as the Vikings were flagged nine times for 78 yards, wiped out a 16-yard run by Michael Bennett that would have given them the ball at the Green Bay 40 just before the 2-minute warning. After a punt, Favre got the ball at his 13 with 1:35 left. Twelve plays later, Longwell's kick sailed through the uprights — sending the Packers into a celebration on their biggest rival's home field. Favre finished 30-for-43 for 365 yards, three scores and the interception. Ahman Green, who left briefly with a head injury, carried 19 times for 64 yards and a score.
GREEN BAY - 0 17 7 10 - 34
MINNESOTA - 0 21 0 10 - 31
2nd - MIN - Moss, 12-yd pass from Culpepper (M. Andersen kick) 1:11 MIN 7-0
2nd - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 8:23 TIED 7-7
2nd - MIN - Burleson, 68-yd pass from Culpepper (Andersen kick) 8:45 MINN 14-7
2nd - GB - Franks, 22-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 13:43 TIED 14-14
2nd - MIN - Bennett, 38-yd pass fr Culpepper (Andersen kick) 14:02 MINN 21-14
2nd - GB - Longwell, 42-yard field goal 15:00 MINNESOTA 21-17
3rd - GB - Walker, 9-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:39 GREEN BAY 24-21
4th - MIN - Andersen, 29-yard field goal 0:03 TIED 24-24
4th - MIN - Chris Claiborne, 15-yard int return (Andersen kick) 6:42 MINN 31-24
4th - GB - Driver, 3-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:26 TIED 31-31
4th - GB - Longwell, 29-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 34-31
January 2, 2005 : Green Bay Packers (10-6) 31, Chicago Bears (5-11) 14
(Chicago) - Brett Favre and the Packers warmed up for the playoffs. Favre played the first quarter and one series in the second, going 9-of-13 for 196 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers beat the Bears for the 21st time in the last 26 meetings — including 11 straight on the road. Favre also went over 4,000 yards passing in a season for the fourth time in his career and reached 30 TD passes for an eighth time. Led by Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila's three sacks, Green Bay trapped Chad Hutchinson nine times.
GREEN BAY - 7 21 3 0 - 31
CHICAGO - 7 0 7 0 - 14
1st - CHI - Thomas Jones, 2-yard run (Paul Edinger kick) 2:06 CHICAGO 7-0
1st - GB - Franks, 17-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:38 TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Henderson, 38-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 1:44 GB 14-7
2nd - GB - Sharper, 43-yard interception return (Longwell kick) 3:08 GB 21-7
2nd - GB - Walker, 25-yard pass from Nall (Longwell kick) 8:44 GREEN BAY 28-7
3rd - CHI - Jones, 1-yard run (Edinger kick) 9:12 GREEN BAY 28-14
3rd - GB - Longwell, 20-yard field goal 14:19 GREEN BAY 31-14