The 2004 Green Bay Packers - 10-6 (1ST-NFC North Division)
Head Coach: Mike Sherman
2004 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (1-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
16 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS L 7-21 0- 1-0 69,718 40 78 95 184 Brett Favre Ahman Green (24) Doug Pederson (55) Three tied with 2 each
21 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W 19-14 1- 1-0 69,666 98 212 42 227 Brett Favre Walter Williams (40) Brett Favre (149) Bubba Franks (3-17)
27 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7- 9 1- 2-0 50,846 90 201 88 144 Brett Favre Ahman Green (39) Brett Favre (127) Robert Ferguson (3-83)
SEPTEMBER (0-1)
3 at Tennessee Titans L 7-27 1- 3-0 68,809 124 203 191 113 Brett Favre Najeh Davenport (75) Brett Favre (113) Tony Fisher (3-11)
2004 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-2)
13 at Carolina Panthers (0-0) W 24-14 1- 0-0 73,656 152 127 38 262 Brett Favre Ahman Green (119) Brett Favre (143) Donald Driver (3-39)
19 CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) L 10-21 1- 1-0 70,688 152 252 182 125 Brett Favre Ahman Green (128) Brett Favre (252) Javon Walker (7-102)
26 at Indianapolis Colts (1-1) L 31-45 1- 2-0 57,280 74 385 60 393 Brett Favre Ahman Green (67) Brett Favre (360) Javon Walker (11-200)
OCTOBER (3-2)
3 NEW YORK GIANTS (2-1) L 7-14 1- 3-0 70,623 81 220 245 158 Brett Favre Ahman Green (58) Brett Favre (110) Donald Driver (4-31)
11 TENNESSEE TITANS (1-3) L 27-48 1- 4-0 70,420 35 402 224 232 Brett Favre Ahman Green (33) Brett Favre (338) Donald Driver (10-150)
17 at Detroit Lions (3-1) W 38-10 2- 4-0 62,938 157 277 33 92 Brett Favre Ahman Green (81) Brett Favre (257) Donald Driver (9-110)
24 DALLAS COWBOYS (2-3) W 41-20 3- 4-0 70,679 220 260 66 296 Brett Favre Ahman Green (163) Brett Favre (258) Javon Walker (8-129)
31 at Washington Redskins (2-4) W 28-14 4- 4-0 89,295 88 273 81 191 Brett Favre Ahman Green (70) Brett Favre (289) Javon Walker (5-57)
NOVEMBER (3-0)
7 Bye Week
14 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-3) W 34-31 5- 4-0 70,671 206 236 71 345 Brett Favre Ahman Green (145) Brett Favre (236) Three tied with 3 each
21 at Houston Texans (4-7) W 16-13 6- 4-0 70,769 90 383 107 144 Brett Favre Walter Williams (42) Brett Favre (383) Donald Driver (10-148)
29 ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-5) W 45-17 7- 4-0 70,385 231 215 47 405 Brett Favre Najeh Davenport (178) Brett Favre (215) Donald Driver (6-85)
DECEMBER (2-2)
5 at Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) L 17-47 7- 5-0 67,723 50 199 93 449 Brett Favre Ahman Green (37) Brett Favre (131) Javon Walker (7-72)
12 DETROIT LIONS (5-7) W 16-13 8- 5-0 70,497 116 185 193 35 Brett Favre Ahman Green (76) Brett Favre (188) Ahman Green (5-20)
19 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-6) L 25-28 8- 6-0 70,437 94 350 197 115 Brett Favre Ahman Green (94) Brett Favre (367) Javon Walker (11-152)
24 at Minnesota Vikings (8-6) W 34-31 9- 6-0 64,311 102 358 131 285 Brett Favre Ahman Green (64) Brett Favre (365) Donald Driver (11-162)
JANUARY 2005 (1-0)
2 at Chicago Bears (5-10) W 31-14 10- 6-0 62,197 60 327 110 136 Brett Favre Tony Fisher (42) Brett Favre (196) Bubba Franks (4-59)
2004 POST-SEASON RESULTS (0-1)
JANUARY 2005 - NFC WILDCARD PLAYOFFS
9 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9-7) L 17-31 71,075 105 201 123 261 Brett Favre Ahman Green (80) Brett Favre (216) Donald Driver (7-78)
* - Overtime
2004 IN REVIEW
The Packers would start the season with a solid road win on Monday Night Football beating the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers 24-14. However, the Packers would struggle losing the next four games, including three at Lambeau Field. The Packers would end their losing streak in a big way beating the Detroit Lions on the road 38-10. The win in Detroit would be just the spark the Packers needed as they won their next six games, including a thrilling 34-31 win over the Minnesota Vikings on a Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal as time expired, to climb back to the top of the NFC North. After losing two of three games, the battle for the division title came down to one game as the Packers faced the Vikings on the road in nationally-televised game on Christmas Eve. The game would go back and forth as Brett Favre passed for 365 yards as the Packers won again 34-31 on Ryan Longwell's 29-yard field goal as time expired. The Packers would go on to finish the season with a second-straight 10-6 record as they closed the season with a solid win over the Chicago Bears. In the playoffs, the Packers would face the Vikings again after two thrilling regular season wins. However, this time the Packers would dig themselves an early hole as they fell behind in the first Quarter 17-0. The Packers would never recover as Favre had four passes intercepted in a crushing 31-17 loss at Lambeau Field.
WISCONSIN'S OTHER PRO TEAMS
The Green Bay Packers were not the only professional football team to call Wisconsin home. The Badger State has been home to numerous franchises in outdoor and arena leagues:
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
* MILWAUKEE BADGERS (1922-26) - The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field and team was notable for having a large number of African-American players. The team was caught up in the 1925 NFL championship controversy. The Chicago Cardinals, after losing to Pottsville, played two hastily-arranged games against clubs which had disbanded for the year. The Badgers used four high school students in their game. The NFL forced the Badgers owner to sell the franchise, and the team folded after the 1926 season. RECORD (TITLES): 16-27-6 (None)
* RACINE LEGION/TORNADOES (1922-26) - The team's official name was the Horlick-Racine Legion. In 1925, the franchise was turned over to the Racine Exchange Club, but was inactive that season. The Racine franchise was reactivated in 1926, but after winning their first game, the Tornadoes lost four in a row and disbanded in late October. RECORD (TITLES): 15-15-6 (None)
* KENOSHA MAROONS (1924) - The team was originally based in Toledo, Ohio and called the Toledo Maroons from 1922-1923. The Maroons played in the NFL only during 1924. The Maroons dissolved after posting no wins in five games. RECORD (TITLES): 0-4-1 (None)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
* MILWAUKEE CHIEFS (1940-1941) - The team played its home games in the Dairy Bowl at the State Fairgrounds. Originally formed as an expansion team in the American Professional Football Association for the 1940 season, the new team joined the Cincinnati Bengals and Columbus Bullies in becoming charter members of a new major league AFL, which forced the APFA to fold. After two season, AFL owners were optimistic about the league's long-term future, and a new franchise was awarded to Detroit for the 1942 season. After the United States entered World War II, the league was put on hold and never returned. RECORD (TITLES): 11-5-1 (None)
ARENA FOOTBALL
* MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS (1994-2001) - The team never finished lower than eighth in attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's. The team even led the AFL in attendance in 1996. The AFL folded the team after the 2001 season, due to arena issues. RECORD (TITLES): 46-66-0 (None)
* GREEN BAY BOMBERS (1998-2000) - The Bombers played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000, RECORD (TITLES): 32-13 (Won the IFL title in 1999)
* MADISON MADDOGS (1998-2000) - The MadDogs lost the PIFL championship in 1998 and moved to the IFL in 1999. RECORD (TITLES): 26-18 (None)
* LA CROSSE RIVERRATS (2000) - They were a 2000 expansion member of the Indoor Football League (1999-2000). RECORD (TITLES): 2-12 (None)
* LA CROSSE NIGHT TRAIN (2002-2003) - The team played in the National Indoor Football League. RECORD (TITLES): 5-23 (None)
* GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (2003-Now) - The team struggled initially as an AF2 expansion team, drawing only 2,957 fans per game. By 2008, the team was drawing over 6,000 fans a game. In October 2009 the team announced that unless the team found additional investors that they would be forced to cease operations. The Blizzard found new investors in an ownership group of local businessmen and in late October it was announced that Titletown Football Group, LLC had purchased the Blizzard from the ownership group which was headed by former Packer Brian Noble. The team was scheduled to join the new Arena Football League in 2010, but moved to the Indoor Football League instead. While they enjoyed early success in the league, they struggled in the latter half of the 2010s, going 10-36 from 2017-18. They rebounded with a playoff team in 2019, before COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 campaign. They came back with another losing team in 2021 (5-9), finishing 10th in the league. RECORD (TITLES): 134-154-0 (9-9 in the playoffs) (None)
* MILWAUKEE BONECRUSHERS (2008-09) - The Bonecrushers were an expansion team in the Continental Indoor Football League, and play in the U.S. Cellular Arena, known as the "Bone Yard". The team has struggled at the gate and on the field, and became the Chicago Cardinals in 2010. RECORD (TITLES): 4-19 (None)
* WISCONSIN WOLFPACK (2009-2010) - Based in Madison and playing in the CIFL, the Wolfpack name and brand was used for two teams: an indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League and a traditional (outdoor) football team in the Mid Continental Football League. The Wolfpack won its only home playoff game, beating the Fort Wayne FireHawks, 25-24, before falling to the Commandos in the 2010 CIFL Championship Game, 54-40, in Cincinnati. On December 9, 2010 that Jordan Kopac would return to coaching the Racine Raiders in 2011. This effectively marked the end of the Wolfpack as a franchise.- RECORD (TITLES): 16-9 (1-2 in the playoffs) (None)
* MILWAUKEE IRON/MUSTANGS (2009-2012) - The Iron were announced as an af2 expansion team in March 2008 when the team's ownership group announced an agreement to play at the Bradley Center. In 2010, the Iron moved to the new Arena Football League. The team re-named itself the Mustangs in 2012 and went dormant for the 2013 season. RECORD (TITLES): 28-40 (1-1 in the playoffs) (None)
* LA CROSSE SPARTANS (2010-2011) - Playing in the Indoor Football League. Former NFL player Gilbert Brown was announced as the head coach. After four games of the 2011 season it was announced that Brown would be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons, and that his brother Kyle Moore-Brown would be switching from assistant coach to head coach of the Spartans. On August 30, 2011, GM and co-owner Chris Kokalis announced the formation of the Cedar Rapids Titans, including former Spartans members Xzavie Jackson, Travis Miller and Mike Polaski. Kokalis said the Spartans franchise will "cease to exist", but also said that the team was up for sale. RECORD (TITLES): 8-20 (None)
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Bryan Barker 9 P 6- 4 217 Ohio State 1 15 40 16 2004 FA-Wash (2003)
Nick Barnett 56 LB 6- 2 233 Oregon State 2 2 23 16 2003 Draft-1st round
Kevin Barry 71 T 6- 4 335 Arizona 3 3 25 13 2002 FA
Brad Bedell 72 OL 6- 4 306 Colorado 1 3 27 4 2004 Trade-Miami
Josh Bidwell 9 P 6- 3 220 Oregon 4 4 27 16 1999 Draft-4th round
Ahmad Carroll 28 CB 5-10 185 Arkansas 1 1 21 14 2004 Draft-1st round
Antonio Chatman 83 WR 5- 9 184 Cincinnati 2 2 25 16 2003 FA-Chi (Arena)
Chad Clifton 76 T 6- 5 330 Tennessee 5 5 28 16 2000 Draft-2nd round
Colin Cole 90 DT 6- 2 320 Iowa 1 2 24 3 2004 FA-Detroit
Najeh Davenport 44 FB 6- 1 250 Miami (FL) 3 3 25 11 2002 Draft-4th round
Rob Davis 60 LS 6- 3 283 Shippensburg 8 9 35 16 1997 FA-Chi (1996)
Na'il Diggs 59 LB 6- 4 237 Ohio State 5 5 26 14 2000 Draft-4th round
Donald Driver 80 WR 6- 0 192 Alcorn State 6 6 29 16 1999 Draft-7th round
Brett Favre 4 QB 6- 2 224 S. Mississippi 13 14 34 16 1992 Trade-Atlanta
Robert Ferguson 89 WR 6- 1 210 Texas A&M 4 4 24 13 2001 Draft-2nd round
Tony Fisher 40 RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame 3 3 24 16 2002 FA
Mike Flanagan 58 C 6- 5 297 UCLA 7 7 30 3 1996 Draft-3rd round
Bubba Franks 88 TE 6- 6 265 Miami (FL) 5 5 25 16 2000 Draft-1st round
Curtis Fuller 29 S 5-11 191 TCU 2 4 26 1 2003 FA-Seattle (2002)
K. Gbaja-Biamilla 94 DE 6- 4 252 San Diego State 5 5 26 16 2000 Draft-5th round
Ahman Green 30 RB 6- 0 218 Nebraska 5 7 27 15 2000 Trade-Seattle
Al Harris 31 CB 6- 1 185 Texas A&M-Kings. 2 7 29 16 2003 Trade-Phil
Michael Hawthorne 27 CB 6- 3 204 Purdue 2 5 27 16 2003 FA-NO (2002)
William Henderson 33 FB 6- 1 251 North Carolina 10 10 33 16 1995 Draft-3rd round
Jason Horton 26 CB 6- 0 193 N. Carolina A&T 1 1 24 14 2004 FA
Cletidus Hunt 97 DE 6- 4 310 Kentucky State 6 6 28 16 1999 Draft-3rd round
Grady Jackson 75 DT 6- 2 347 Knoxville 2 8 31 10 2003 FA-New Orleans
James Jackson 20 RB 5-10 215 Miami (FL) 1 4 28 1 2004 FA-Cle (2003)
Cullen Jenkins 77 DL 6- 3 292 Central Michigan 1 1 23 16 2004 FA
Steve Josue 54 LB 6- 2 230 Carson Newman 1 1 24 4 2003 Draft-7th round
Bhawoh Jue 21 CB 6- 0 199 Penn State 4 4 23 16 2001 Draft-3rd round
Aaron Kampman 74 DE 6- 4 284 Iowa 3 3 24 16 2002 Draft-5th round
Kelvin Kight 13 WR 6- 0 209 Florida 1 1 22 1 2004 FA-St. Louis
Vonta Leach 48 FB 6- 0 241 East Carolina 1 1 23 6 2004 FA
James Lee 64 NT 6- 5 325 Oregon State 1 1 24 9 2003 Draft-5th round
Paris Lenon 53 LB 6- 2 245 Richmond 3 3 26 16 2001 FA
Ryan Longwell 8 K 6- 0 202 California 8 8 30 16 1997 FA-San Francisco
Nick Luchey 22 FB 6- 1 273 Miami (FL) 2 6 27 16 2003 UFA-Cin (2002)
Torrance Marshall 51 LB 6- 2 255 Oklahoma 4 4 27 9 2001 Draft-3rd round
David Martin 83 TE 6- 4 262 Tennessee 4 4 25 9 2001 Draft-6th round
Sean McHugh 85 TE 6- 5 262 Penn State 1 1 22 1 2004 FA-Tennessee
Mike McKenzie 34 CB 6- 0 194 Memphis 6 6 28 1 1999 Draft-3rd round
Craig Nall 16 QB 6- 3 228 NW Louisiana 3 3 25 5 2002 Draft-5th round
Hannibal Navies 50 LB 6- 3 249 Colorado 2 6 27 15 2003 UFA-Car (2002)
J.T. O'Sullivan 7 QB 6- 2 220 UC-Davis 1 1 25 1 2004 Trade-N. Orleans
Doug Pederson 18 QB 6- 3 222 NE Louisiana 7 10 36 4 2002 FA-Cleve (2001)
Kenny Peterson 98 DT 6- 3 295 Ohio State 2 2 25 9 2003 Draft-3rd round
Marco Rivera 62 G 6- 4 307 Penn State 8 8 32 16 1996 Draft-6th round
Nick Rogers 55 LB 6- 2 252 Georgia Tech 1 3 25 10 2004 FA-Minn (2003)
Mark Roman 23 S 5-11 200 Louisiana State 1 5 27 16 2004 UFA-Cin (2003)
Grey Ruegamer 67 C 6- 5 305 Arizona State 2 6 28 15 2003 UFA-NE (2002)
Darren Sharper 42 DB 6- 2 210 William & Mary 8 8 28 15 1997 Draft-2nd round
Larry Smith 96 DT 6- 5 310 Florida State 2 6 29 3 2003 FA-Jack (2002)
Ben Steele 82 TE 6- 5 250 Mesa State 1 1 26 15 2004 FA-Minnesota
Mark Tauscher 65 T 6- 4 320 Wisconsin 5 5 27 16 2000 Draft-7th round
Joey Thomas 24 CB 6- 1 195 Montana State 1 1 24 14 2004 Draft-3rd round
Andrae Thurman 81 WR 5-11 192 S. Oregon 1 1 23 2 2004 FA-Pittsburgh
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Mike Wahle 68 G 6- 6 304 Navy 7 7 27 16 1998 Sup Dr-2nd round
Javon Walker 84 WR 6- 3 215 Florida State 3 3 25 16 2002 Draft-1st round
Scott Wells 63 C 6- 2 300 Tennessee 1 1 23 5 2004 Draft-7th round
James Whitley 25 CB 5-11 190 Michigan 2 4 25 6 2003 FA-St. Louis
Corey Williams 99 DE 6- 4 310 Arkansas State 1 1 24 12 2004 Draft-6th round
Walt Williams 32 RB 6- 1 206 Grambling State 1 1 26 1 2004 FA-New Orleans
2004 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME POS COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Colin Cole DT Iowa 2004 FA - Detroit
Julius Curry S Michigan 2004 FA - Detroit
Ike Emodi LB East Carolina 2004 FA
Atlas Herrion OL Alabama 2004 FA
Jamal Jones WR N. Carolina A&T 2004 FA - St. Louis
Kelvin Kight WR Florida 2004 FA - St. Louis
Vonta Leach FB East Carolina 2004 FA
Mike Marker WR Milikin 2004 FA
Scott McBrien QB Maryland 2004 FA
Sean McHugh TE Penn State 2004 FA - Tennessee
Nick McNeil LB W. Carolina 2004 FA - Pittsburgh
Kevin Millhouse CB Hawaii 2004 FA
Chris Robertson RB Houston 2004 FA
Art Smith S Northeastern 2004 FA - Oakland
Ben Steele TE Mesa State 2004 FA - Minnesota
Andrae Thurman WR S. Oregon 2004 FA - Pittsburgh
Scott Wells C Tennessee 2004 Draft - 7th round
Walt Williams RB Grambling State 2004 FA - New Orleans
Wendell Williams S La-Lafayette 2004 FA - Cincinnati
David Young S Georgia Southern 2004 FA - Jacksonville
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster 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
2004 PACKERS DRAFT (April 24-25, 2004)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 25 Ahmad Carroll CB Arkansas
2 55 Traded to Jacksonville in draft-day trade
3a 70 Joey Thomas CB Montana State (A)
3b 72 Donnell Washington DT Clemson (A)
3c 86 Traded to Jacksonville in draft-day trade
3d 87 B.J. Sander P Ohio State (B)
4a 102 Traded to Miami, originally from Jacksonville
4b 118 Traded to Jacksonville in draft-day trade
5 153 Traded to Miami in draft-day trade
6a 179 Corey Williams DT Arkansas St (C)
6b 185 Traded to Philadelphia in 2003 draft-day trade
6c 188 Traded to San Francisco, from Dallas for Terry Glenn
7a 226 Traded to San Francisco in draft-day trade
7b 251 Scott Wells C Tennessee
A-From Jacksonville in draft-day trade B-From Miami in draft-day trade C-From San Francisco in draft-day trade
FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS SIGNED - S Mark Roman (Cincinnati)
PLAYERS LOST - P Josh Bidwell (Tampa Bay), S Antuan Edwards (Miami)
FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS LOST - S Matt Bowen (Washington)
FRANCHISE PLAYER DESIGNATION - T Chad Clifton
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
APR 24 - Traded 2004 2nd-round choice to JACKSONVILLE for 2004 3rd-round choice (CB Joey Thomas) and 2004 4th-round choice (traded to Miami)
APR 24 - Traded 2004 3rd-round choice and 4th-round choice to JACKSONVILLE for 2004 3rd-round (DT Donnell Washington)
APR 24 - Traded 2004 4th-round choice and 5th-round choice to MIAMI for 2004 3rd-round choice (P B.J. Sander)
APR 24 - Traded 2004 6th-round choice and 2004 7th-round choice to SAN FRANCISCO for 2004 6th-round choice (DT Corey Williams)
SEPT 4 - Traded S Marques Anderson to OAKLAND for 2005 5th- and 6th-round draft choices
SEPT 5 - Traded OT/OG Brad Bedell to MIAMI for a conditional 2006 draft choice
SEPT 5 - Traded 2005 5th- and 6th-round draft choices to KANSAS CITY for DE R-Kal Truluck
OCT 4 - Traded CB Mike McKenzie and a 2006 conditional draft choice to NEW ORLEANS for QB J.T. O'Sullivan and 2005 2nd-round draft choice (S Nick Collins)