The 2003 Green Bay Packers (10-6)

September 7 : Minnesota Vikings (1-0) 30, Green Bay Packers (0-1) 25

(Green Bay) - Randy Moss turned the Lambeau Field rededication into his own party. Moss caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings beat the Packers in front of a record crowd of 70,505 at the remodeled stadium Sunday at Green Bay. The Vikings, who snapped a 12-game losing streak outdoors, built a 27-3 lead and then held off Green Bay's furious rally. Javon Walker's 24- yard touchdown catch pulled Green Bay to 30-25 with 1 minute, 55 seconds remaining. But Ryan Longwell's onside kick went out of bounds, and the Vikings took over thanks to a new NFL rule that doesn't allow a rekick with less than five minutes left. And Minnesota ran out the clock. Daunte Culpepper threw three touchdown passes and the Vikings' defense forced four turnovers from the out-of-sync Packers in the first half.

MINNESOTA - 10 10 7 3 - 30

GREEN BAY - 0 3 8 14 - 25

1st - MIN - John Avery, 11-yd pass fr Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick) 5:32 MIN 7-0

1st - MIN - Elling, 22-yard field goal 13:08 MINNESOTA 10-0

2nd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 3:58 MINNESOTA 10-3

2nd - MIN - D'Wayne Bates, 2-yd pass from Culpepper (Elling kick) 9:26 MIN 17-3

2nd - MIN - Elling, 46-yard field goal 14:56 MINNESOTA 20-3

3rd - MIN - Randy Moss, 13-yard pass from Culpepper (Elling kick) 6:13 MIN 27-3

3rd - GB - Green, 8-yard run (Franks pass from Favre) 13:30 MINNESOTA 27-11

4th - MIN - Elling, 34-yard field goal 4:53 MINNESOTA 30-11

4th - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 8:33 MINNESOTA 30-18

4th - GB - Walker, 24-yd pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 13:05 MINNESOTA 30-25

September 14 : Green Bay Packers (1-1) 31, Detroit Lions (1-1) 6

(Green Bay) - Ahman Green rushed 23 times for 160 yards, including a 65-yarder for a score on his first carry. The Packers (1-1) picked off three of Joey Harrington's passes in the second half and sent the Lions (1-1) to their 17th straight road loss on a field drenched by nearly 3 inches of rain in 48 hours. Green became the fourth running back in Packers history to top 4,000 career yards. Al Harris capped the scoring with a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown.

DETROIT - 0 6 0 0 - 6

GREEN BAY - 14 3 7 7 - 31

1st - GB - Green, 65-yard run (Longwell kick) 0:52 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - GB - Fisher, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 10:34 GREEN BAY 14-0

2nd - DET - Jason Hanson, 22-yard field goal 2:40 GREEN BAY 14-3

2nd - GB - Longwell, 46-yard field goal 6:38 GREEN BAY 17-3

2nd - DET - Hanson, 52-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 17-6

3rd - GB - Ferguson, 14-yd pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 4:42 GREEN BAY 24-6

4th - GB - Harris, 56-yd interception return (Longwell kick) 4:42 GREEN BAY 31-6

September 21 : Arizona Cardinals (1-2) 20, Green Bay Packers (1-2) 13

(Arizona) - The Arizona Cardinals beat the heat and the wilting Green Bay Packers for their first victory of the season. The Cardinals upset the Packers 20-13 on Sunday at aptly named Sun Devil Stadium, where it was 102 degrees at kickoff and 106 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The 106 degrees at nearby Sky Harbor Airport was a record for the date, surpassing the 105 recorded in 1949 and 1984. Brett Favre, 35-1 when it's 34 degrees or colder, is 12-18 in games when the kickoff temperature is above 70. Favre, 23-for-33 for 226 yards and a touchdown, drove the Packers (1-2) to the Arizona 7 in the final seconds. But on third-and-goal, his pass was picked off by Dexter Jackson. Jeff Blake, who completed 20 of 31 passes for 273 yards, threw a 1-yard pass to James Hodgins for the winning touchdown with 3:59 to play.

GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 3 - 13

ARIZONA - 7 3 3 7 - 20

1st - ARZ - Jeff Blake, 1-yard run (Bill Gramatica kick) 10:44 ARIZONA 7-0

2nd - GB - Martin, 4-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 8:16 TIED 7-7

2nd - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 13:43 GREEN BAY 10-7

2nd - ARZ - Gramatica, 21-yard field goal 14:55 TIED 10-10

3rd - ARZ - Gramatica, 37-yard field goal 7:29 ARIZONA 13-10

4th - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 3:52 TIED 13-13

4th - ARZ - James Hodgins, 1-yd pass from Blake (Gramatica kick) 11:01 ARZ 20-13

September 29 : Green Bay Packers (2-2) 38, Chicago Bears (0-3) 23

(Chicago) - Now Soldier Field or old Soldier Field, it makes little difference. Ahman Green, Brett Favre and the rest of the Green Bay Packers just love to play the Chicago Bears. Green ran for 176 yards on 19 carries, and Favre threw three touchdown passes, leading the Packers past the Bears 38-23 Monday night. The Packers (2-2) won for the 17th time in the last 19 meetings between the NFL's oldest rivals, building a 24-6 halftime lead against the winless Bears (0-3). Favre improved his career record against the Bears to 19-4 and has now directed 10 straight road wins against Chicago. He also reached another milestone, jumping ahead of Dan Fouts to No. 5 on the career passing yards list with a total of 43,089. Favre completed 21 of 30 passes for 179 yards. Green ran for two TDs — one an early 60-yarder. When the Bears got within eight points in the final quarter, Favre put it away with a pair of TD passes, a 9-yarder to Javon Walker with 8:51 remaining and a 1-yarder to Bubba Franks with 4:21 left. Favre also connected with William Henderson on a 14-yard scoring pass in the first half and now has 47 career TD passes against the Bears — his most against any team.

GREEN BAY - 17 7 0 14 - 38

CHICAGO - 0 6 3 14 - 23

1st - GB - Green, 60-yard run (Longwell kick) 3:05 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - GB - Longwell, 34-yard field goal 12:28 GREEN BAY 10-0

1st - GB - Green, 6-yard run (Longwell kick) 14:41 GREEN BAY 17-0

2nd - CHI - Paul Edinger, 31-yard field goal 5:53 GREEN BAY 17-3

2nd - GB - Henderson, 14-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:09 GB 24-3

2nd - CHI - Edinger, 38-yard field goal 14:12 GREEN BAY 24-6

3rd - CHI - Edinger, 41-yard field goal 14:58 GREEN BAY 24-9

4th - CHI - Anthony Thomas, 67-yard run (Edinger kick) 2:24 GREEN BAY 24-16

4th - GB - Walker, 9-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 6:09 GREEN BAY 31-16

4th - GB - Franks, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 10:39 GREEN BAY 38-16

4th - CHI - Kordell Stewart, 1-yard run (Edinger kick) 13:32 GREEN BAY 38-24

October 5 : Green Bay Packers (3-2) 35, Seattle Seahawks (3-1) 13

(Green Bay) - Brett Favre guided Green Bay on five consecutive touchdown drives to help the Packers beat their former coach, Mike Holmgren. That was sweet revenge for Favre, who self-destructed in Holmgren's first return to Lambeau Field, when he committed six turnovers' in a 27-7 loss to the Seahawks in 1999. Holmgren helped resurrect the Packers from 1992-98, winning one Super Bowl and two NFC crowns. This time, Favre completed 19 of 25 passes for 185 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for Green Bay. Ahman Green ran 27 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns against his former team. Shaun Alexander gained 102 yards on 20 carries for Seattle. Josh Brown's 58-yard field goal on the final play of the first half was the longest ever kicked by any Packers opponent in Green Bay's 83-year NFL annals. The longest previous FG successes against Green Bay were a pair of a 56-yarders – by Ali Haji-Sheikh of the New York Giants at Giants Stadium Sept. 26, 1983, and by John Kasay of Carolina in Ericsson Stadium at Charlotte, Sept. 27, 1998.

SEATTLE - 7 6 0 0 - 13

GREEN BAY - 7 14 14 0 - 35

1st - GB - Driver, 34-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 5:06 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - SEA - Shaun Alexander, 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) 9:29 TIED 7-7

2nd - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 1:47 GREEN BAY 14-7

2nd - SEA - Brown, 27-yard field goal 9:32 GREEN BAY 14-10

2nd - GB - Green, 3-yard run (Longwell kick) 14:24 GREEN BAY 21-10

2nd - SEA - Brown, 58-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 21-13

3rd - GB - Fisher, 11-yard run (Longwell kick) 3:51 GREEN BAY 28-13

3rd - GB - Henderson, 2-yd pass fr Favre (Longwell kick) 14:21 GREEN BAY 35-13

October 12 : Kansas City Chiefs (6-0) 40, Green Bay Packers (3-3) 34 (OT)

(Green Bay) - For once, the Chiefs' wild finish didn't involve Dante Hall. Even with their star kick returner being kept out of the end zone for the first time in a month, the Chiefs overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime, then came out on top after a crazy closing sequence to beat the Packers 40-34. Here were the final three plays of the game: Cletidus Hunt blocked Morten Andersen's 48-yard field goal attempt with 9 minutes, 9 seconds left in OT to give the Packers (3-3) possession at their 39 and the wind at their back. On first down, Packers running back Ahman Green — who ran 26 times for 139 yards — fumbled the ball, and Kansas City recovered. Chiefs quarterback Trent Green threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Kennison with 8:42 seconds left in the extra period. Simple as that, Kansas City improved to 6-0. Free safety Jerome Woods, who had a 79-yard touchdown interception return in the fourth quarter, knocked the ball loose from Ahman Green. It bounced right into the hands of linebacker Mike Maslowski. Then, with the Packers expecting run, Kennison juked Bhawoh Jue along the right sideline and caught Green's pass for the winning score. Green Bay had won 56 straight games at home after building a double-digit lead, but they blew two of them Sunday, 14-0 in the first quarter and 31-14 in the fourth.

KANSAS CITY - 7 7 0 20 6 - 40

GREEN BAY - 14 7 10 3 0 - 34

1st - GB - Franks, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:46 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - GB - Green, 4-yard run (Longwell kick) 12:21 GREEN BAY 14-0

1st - KC - T.Gonzalez, 26-yd pass fr Green (Morten Andersen kick) 14:24 GB 14-7

2nd - KC - Johnnie Morton, 10-yd pass from Green (Andersen kick) 5:44 TIED 14-14

2nd - GB - Green, 11-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 12:46 GREEN BAY 21-14

3rd - GB - Davenport, 18-yard run (Longwell kick) 4:13 GREEN BAY 28-14

3rd - GB - Longwell, 50-yard field goal 8:59 GREEN BAY 31-14

4th - KC - Priest Holmes, 1-yard run (Andersen kick) 2:40 GREEN BAY 31-21

4th - KC - Jerome Woods, 79-yd interception ret (Andersen kick) 6:14 GB 31-28

4th - KC - Andersen, 34-yard field goal 9:19 TIED 31-31

4th - GB - Longwell, 41-yard field goal 12:17 GREEN BAY 34-31

4th - KC - Andersen, 31-yard field goal 14:59 TIED 34-34

OT - KC - Eddie Kennison, 51-yard pass from Green 6:18 KANSAS CITY 40-34

October 19 : St. Louis Rams (4-2) 34, Green Bay Packers (3-4) 24

(St. Louis) - Marc Bulger threw three touchdown passes, and Isaac Bruce became the 18th player in NFL history to top 10,000 yards receiving. Ahman Green entered with three straight 100-yard rushing games, totaling 433 yards in that span, but he was held to a season-worst 35 yards on 20 carries. Bruce had nine catches for 129 yards. He topped 10,000 yards in the fourth quarter. Brett Favre's record in domes fell to 12-21.

GREEN BAY - 3 7 7 7 - 24

ST. LOUIS - 14 7 7 6 - 34

1st - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 4:52 GREEN BAY 3-0

1st - STL - Torry Holt, 39-yard pass from Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick) 7:36 STL 7-3

1st - STL - Arlen Harris, 3-yard run (Wilkins kick) 11:13 ST. LOUIS 14-3

2nd - GB - Green, 21-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 1:37 ST. LOUIS 14-10

2nd - STL - Holt, 9-yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) 14:03 ST. LOUIS 21-10

3rd - GB - Henderson, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:04 ST. LOUIS 21-17

3rd - STL - Dane Looker, 20-yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) 10:49 STL 28-17

4th - STL - Wilkins, 39-yard field goal 10:08 ST. LOUIS 31-17

4th - STL - Wilkins, 43-yard field goal 12:04 ST. LOUIS 34-17

4th - GB - Davenport, 76-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:12 ST. LOUIS 34-24

November 2 : Green Bay Packers (4-4) 30, Minnesota Vikings (6-2) 27

(Minnesota) - The Metrodome has always brought trouble for Brett Favre. Maybe he just needed to play hurt. Ignoring the broken thumb on his throwing hand, Favre passed for 194 yards and three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers saved their season Sunday night with a 30-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. After two straight losses at home, the Vikings (6-2) saw their NFC North lead over the Packers (4-4) shrink to two games. Two of Javon Walker's three receptions went for Green Bay touchdowns, and Ahman Green rushed 21 times for 137 yards — plus five catches for 52 yards and a score. Favre, who improved to 3-9 in his career in the Vikings' noisy, climate-controlled home, completed 18 of 28 passes and threw one interception. He extended his consecutive starts streak to 198, an NFL record by a quarterback. Daunte Culpepper threw two touchdown passes without an interception for Minnesota and plunged in from the 1-yard line with 33 seconds left to cut Green Bay's lead to three. The onside kick was recovered by the Packers' Darren Sharper.

GREEN BAY - 6 14 0 10 - 30

MINNESOTA - 7 7 6 7 - 27

1st - GB - Longwell, 21-yard field goal 3:46 GREEN BAY 3-0

1st - MIN - Moss, 43-yard pass from Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick) 6:27 MIN 7-3

1st - GB - Longwell, 43-yard field goal 9:18 MINNESOTA 7-6

2nd - GB - Green, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 2:42 GREEN BAY 13-7

2nd - MIN - Jim Kleinsasser, 4-yd pass fr Culpepper (Elling kick) 12:53 MIN 14-13

2nd - GB - Walker, 12-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:39 GB 20-14

NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED

Marques Anderson 20 S 5-11 212 UCLA 2 2 24 16 2002 Draft - 3rd round

Karsten Bailey 85 WR 6- 0 205 Auburn 2 4 26 1 2002 FA - Sea (2000)

Nick Barnett 56 LB 6- 2 236 Oregon State 1 1 22 15 2003 Draft - 1st round

Kevin Barry 71 T 6- 4 325 Arizona 2 2 23 16 4-23-02 FA

Josh Bidwell 9 P 6- 3 220 Oregon 4 4 27 16 1999 Draft - 4th round

Gilbert Brown 93 NT 6- 2 339 Kansas 10 10 32 14 8-31-93 FA - Minnesota

Antonio Chatman 83 WR 5- 9 177 Cincinnati 1 1 24 16 6-2-03 FA - Chi (AFL)

Chad Clifton 76 T 6- 5 327 Tennessee 4 4 27 16 2000 Draft - 2nd round

Derek Combs 45 CB 6- 0 181 Ohio State 1 2 24 8 2003 Trade - K. City

Najeh Davenport 44 FB 6- 1 245 Miami (FL) 2 2 24 15 2002 Draft - 4th round

Rob Davis 60 LS 6- 3 284 Shippensburg 7 8 34 16 11-4-97 FA - Chi (1996)

Na'il Diggs 59 LB 6- 4 238 Ohio State 4 4 25 16 2000 Draft - 4th round

Donald Driver 80 WR 6- 0 188 Alcorn State 5 5 28 15 1999 Draft - 7th round

Antuan Edwards 24 CB 6- 1 210 Clemson 5 5 26 10 1999 Draft - 1st round

Brett Favre 4 QB 6- 2 225 S. Mississippi 12 13 33 16 1992 Trade - Atlanta

Robert Ferguson 89 WR 6- 1 209 Texas A&M 3 3 23 15 2001 Draft - 2nd round

Tony Fisher 40 RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame 2 2 23 15 4-25-02 FA

Mike Flanagan 58 C 6- 5 297 UCLA 6 6 29 16 1996 Draft - 3rd round

Bubba Franks 88 TE 6- 6 263 Miami (FL) 4 4 24 16 2000 Draft - 1st round

Antonio Freeman 86 WR 6- 1 198 Virginia Tech 8 9 31 15 9-10-03 FA - Phi (2002)

Curtis Fuller 29 S 5-11 191 Texas Christian 1 3 25 9 9-1-03 FA - Sea (2002)

K. Gbaja-Biamilla 94 DE 6- 4 255 San Diego State 4 4 25 16 2000 Draft - 5th round

Ahman Green 30 RB 6- 0 217 Nebraska 4 6 26 16 4-14-00 Trade - Seattle

Al Harris 31 CB 6- 1 185 Texas A&M-Kings. 1 6 28 16 3-1-03 Trade - Phil

Michael Hawthorne 27 CB 6- 3 200 Purdue 1 4 26 14 9-15-03 FA - NO (2002)

William Henderson 30 FB 6- 1 249 North Carolina 9 9 32 16 1995 Draft - 3rd round

Cletidus Hunt 97 DE 6- 4 303 Kentucky State 5 5 27 16 1999 Draft - 3rd round

Chris Jackson 86 WR 6- 2 204 Washington State 2 3 28 1 8-1-02 FA - Tenn (2000)

Grady Jackson 75 DT 6- 2 330 Knoxville 1 7 30 8 11-4-03 FA - NO (2003)

Joe Johnson 91 DE 6- 4 275 Louisville 2 9 31 6 3-26-02 UFA - NO (2001)

Bhawoh Jue 21 CB-S 6- 0 200 Penn State 3 3 22 16 2001 Draft - 3rd round

Aaron Kampman 74 DE 6- 4 286 Iowa 2 2 23 12 2002 Draft - 5th round

Paris Lenon 53 LB 6- 2 232 Richmond 2 2 25 16 12-27-01 FA - Seattle

Ryan Longwell 8 K 6- 0 200 California 7 7 29 16 7-10-97 FA - S Fran

Nick Luchey 22 FB 6- 1 270 Miami (Fl) 1 5 26 11 3-9-03 UFA - Cin (2002)

Torrance Marshall 51 LB 6- 2 250 Oklahoma 3 3 26 12 2001 Draft - 3rd round

David Martin 83 TE 6- 4 258 Tennessee 3 3 24 16 2001 Draft - 6th round

Mike McKenzie 34 CB 6- 0 194 Memphis 5 5 27 14 1999 Draft - 3rd round

Craig Nall 16 QB 6- 3 228 NW State (La) 1 2 24 1 2002 Draft - 5th round

Hannibal Navies 50 LB 6- 2 240 Colorado 1 5 26 16 3-19-03 UFA-Car (2002)

Chukie Nwokorie 90 DE 6- 2 280 Purdue 1 5 28 14 4-8-03 UFA - Ind (2002)

Doug Pederson 18 QB 6- 3 220 NE Louisiana 6 9 35 16 3-10-01 FA - Cle (2000)

Kenny Peterson 98 DT 6- 4 298 Ohio State 1 1 24 9 2003 Draft - 3rd round

Jamal Reynolds 99 DE 6- 3 265 Florida State 3 3 24 5 2001 Draft - 1st round

Marco Rivera 62 G 6- 4 308 Penn State 7 7 31 16 1996 Draft - 6th round

Grey Ruegamer 67 C 6- 5 300 Arizona State 1 4 27 15 4-8-03 UFA - NE (2002)

Terdell Sands 78 DT 6- 7 337 Chattanooga 1 2 23 1 10-1-03 FA - KC (2001)

Darren Sharper 42 S 6- 2 210 William & Mary 7 7 27 15 1997 Draft - 2nd round

T.J. Slaugher 57 LB 6- 0 233 Southern Miss 1 4 26 1 10-11-03 FA-Jac (2002)

Larry Smith 96 DT 6- 5 310 Florida State 1 5 28 10 8-17-03 FA - Jac (2002)

Marcus Spriggs 79 OL 6- 3 310 Houston 1 7 29 2 6-3-03 UFA - Mia (2002)

Erwin Swiney 26 DB 6- 0 192 Nebraska 2 2 24 6 4-24-02 FA

Mark Tauscher 65 T 6- 3 320 Wisconsin 4 4 26 16 2000 Draft - 7th round

Mike Wahle 68 G 6- 6 307 Navy 6 6 26 16 1998 Sup Dr - 2nd round

Javon Walker 84 WR 6- 3 215 Florida State 2 2 24 16 2002 Draft - 1st round

Rod Walker 95 DT 6- 3 319 Troy State 3 3 27 7 2001 Trade - Tennessee

Wesley Walls 82 TE 6- 4 240 Mississippi 1 14 37 14 8-4-03 - Car (2002)

James Whitley 25 CB 5-11 190 Michigan 1 2 24 3 12-10-03 - StL (2003)

Marcus Wilkins 55 LB 6- 2 231 Texas 2 2 23 7 4-23-02 FA

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

2003 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD

NAME POS COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED

Calvin Carlyle CB Oregon State 12-9-2003 (FA-Washington)

Dahrran Diedrick RB Nebraska 9-24-2003 (FA-San Diego)

Tony Donald LB/TE Western St (Col.) 9-17-2003 (FA-Houston)

Jason Jimenez OT S. Mississippi 10-15-2003 (FA-Oakland)

Steve Josue LB Carson Newman 2003 7th-round (257)

Michael Landry DE Southern Univer. 10-22-2003 (FA-Kansas City)

Kualana Noa OG Hawaii 9-4-2003

Frank Rice WR Colorado State 9-10-2003 (FA-Denver)

Terdell Sands DT Tenn.-Chattanooga 2002 FA - Kansas City (2001 - 7th round)

Erwin Swiney CB Nebraska 2002 FA

Wilson Thomas WR Nebraska 1-1-2004

Scottie Vines WR Wyoming 9-2-2003 (FA-Detroit)

Bold Italics - Made Active Roster

3rd - MINN - Elling, 47-yard field goal 6:07 GREEN BAY 20-17

3rd - MINN - Elling, 37-yard field goal 12:34 TIED 20-20

4th - GB - Walker, 12-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 1:46 GREEN BAY 27-20

4th - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 12:23 GREEN BAY 30-20

4th - MINN - Culpepper, 1-yard run (Elling kick) 14:27 GREEN BAY 30-27

November 11 : Philadelphia Eagles (6-3) 17, Green Bay Packers (4-5) 14

(Green Bay) - Donovan McNabb threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Todd Pinkston with 27 seconds left to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 17-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers on a rainy Monday night. Pinkston caught his first touchdown pass of the season when he beat cornerback Bhawoh Jue off the line and got free in the left side of the end zone. The Eagles stayed one game behind Dallas in the NFC East and the Packers fell two games behind Minnesota in the NFC North. Philadelphia started the winning drive at its 35 with 2:42 remaining and McNabb completed passes of 11 yards to Duce Staley and 20 yards to Chad Lewis. The Packers drove to midfield with eight seconds left when Brett Favre, playing with a broken right thumb, fumbled for the third time, sealing Green Bay's third home loss of the season. Ahman Green rushed for a team-record 192 yards and scored on a 45-yard run and a 24-yard screen pass, but he fumbled two more times, giving him an NFL-leading seven. His 45-yard TD on fourth-and-1 with seven minutes left gave Green Bay a 14-10 lead.

PHILADELPHIA - 0 0 3 14 - 17

GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 7 - 14

2nd - GB - Green, 24-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:20 GREEN BAY 7-0

3rd - PHIL - David Akers, 21-yard field goal 5:31 GREEN BAY 7-3

4th - PHIL - Donovan McNabb, 1-yard run (Akers kick) 5:38 PHILADELPHIA 10-7

4th - GB - Green, 45-yard run (Longwell kick) 7:57 GREEN BAY 14-10

4th - PHIL - Todd Pinkston, 6-yd pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 14:33 PHIL 17-14

November 16 : Green Bay Packers (5-5) 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) 13

(Tampa Bay) - Brett Favre played with a broken right thumb and led a 98-yard second-half drive to lift Green Bay. Ahman Green finished the march with a 1-yard run to help the Packers hand the Bucs their 3rd straight loss, hurting the champions' playoff chances. Green had 109 yards on 21 carries, while Favre completed 13 of 28 passes for just 92 yards and a TD. He was intercepted once, but was not sacked, ending Tampa's league-record streak of 69 consecutive games with at least one sack.

GREEN BAY - 7 6 0 7 - 20

TAMPA BAY - 0 6 7 0 - 13

1st - GB - Fisher, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:29 GREEN BAY 7-0

2nd - GB - Longwell, 31-yard field goal 1:56 GREEN BAY 10-0

2nd - TB - Martin Gramatica, 24-yard field goal 4:24 GREEN BAY 10-3

2nd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 7:08 GREEN BAY 13-3

3rd - TB - Gramatica, 47-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 13-6

3rd - TB - K. McCardell, 3-yard pass from Johnson (Gramatica kick) 2:31 TIED 13-13

4th - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 6:06 GREEN BAY 20-13

November 23 : Green Bay Packers (6-5) 20, San Francisco 49ers (5-6) 10

(Green Bay) - The Packers gained 243 yards on 48 carries in dominating San Francisco on the ground. Ahman Green ran for 154 yards on 27 carries and set franchise records with his fourth straight 100-yard game and eighth of the season. He also surpassed John Brockington as the second-leading rusher in team history, trailing only Jim Taylor. The Packers beat the Niners for the 10th time in 11 tries when quarterbacked by Brett Favre, who threw two touchdown passes. He has at least 20 TDs for the 10th straight season, tying Dan Marino's NFL record.

SAN FRANCISCO - 0 3 7 0 - 10

GREEN BAY - 7 10 0 3 - 20

1st - GB - Walker, 66-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:29 GREEN BAY 7-0

2nd - GB - Ferguson, 16-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:00 GB 14-0

2nd - SF - Todd Peterson, 24-yard field goal 13:00 GREEN BAY 14-3

2nd - GB - Longwell, 38-yard field goal 15:00 GREEN BAY 17-3

3rd - SF - Terrell Owens, 24-yard pass from Rattay (Peterson kick) 13:27 GB 17-10

4th - GB - Longwell, 37-yard field goal 7:16 GREEN BAY 20-10

November 27 : Detroit Lions (4-8) 22, Green Bay Packers (6-6) 14

(Detroit) - Brett Favre tossed three interceptions — two to Dre' Bly — and lost a fumble, and the Lions relied on five field goals by Jason Hanson to stun Green Bay. The Lions surpassed their victory totals from each of the past two seasons and extended their home winning streak to three games. The Packers dropped 1 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North. Packers running back Ahman Green was held to 57 yards. Green came in averaging an NFC-best 120.5 yards and had gained at least 100 in a franchise-record four straight games. Favre was 23- of-37 for 296 yards with two touchdowns. Detroit's Joey Harrington was 21-of-32 for 183 yards and an interception.

GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 0 - 14

DETROIT - 10 3 0 9 - 22

1st - DET - Shawn Bryson, 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick) 6:55 DETROIT 7-0

1st - DET - Hanson, 42-yard field goal 14:27 DETROIT 10-0

2nd - GB - Franks, 5-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 4:33 DETROIT 10-7

2nd - DET - Hanson, 28-yard field goal 12:23 DETROIT 13-7

3rd - GB - Walker, 45-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:12 GB 14-13

4th - DET - Hanson, 49-yard field goal 1:51 DETROIT 16-14

4th - DET - Hanson, 46-yard field goal 5:43 DETROIT 19-14

4th - DET - Hanson, 32-yard field goal 11:26 DETROIT 22-14

December 7 : Green Bay Packers (7-6) 34, Chicago Bears (5-8) 21

(Green Bay) - Mike McKenzie, burned early for a 61-yard score, returned his second interception of the day 90 yards for a touchdown. The Packers were clinging to a 19-14 lead when McKenzie stepped in front of receiver Dez White and picked off Kordell Stewart's pass at his 10-yard line and ran it all the way back. Packers RB Ahman Green ran 30 times for 80 yards. He needed 92 to break Jim Taylor's 41-yearold single-season rushing record, the oldest team rushing mark in the NFL. Jerry Azumah returned a kickoff for an 88-yard score for the Bears, who took a quick 14-0 lead but they turned the ball over five times.

CHICAGO - 14 0 0 7 - 21

GREEN BAY - 0 13 6 15 - 34

1st - CHI - M.Booker, 61-yd pass from K.Stewart (Paul Edinger kick) 13:14 CHI 7-0

1st - CHI - Lance Briggs, 45-yard interception return (Edinger kick) 14:10 CHI 14-0

2nd - GB - Longwell, 24-yard field goal 3:48 CHICAGO 14-3

2nd - GB - Longwell, 38-yard field goal 5:03 CHICAGO 14-6

2nd - GB - Walker, 22-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 12:17 CHICAGO 14-13

3rd - GB - Longwell, 35-yard field goal 8:08 GREEN BAY 16-14

3rd - GB - Longwell, 45-yard field goal 14:17 GREEN BAY 19-14

4th - GB - McKenzie, 90-yard interception ret (Franks from Favre) 5:44 GB 27-14

4th - GB - Green, 2-yard run (Longwell kick) 12:34 GREEN BAY 34-14

4th - CHI - Jerry Azumah, 88-yard kickoff return (Edinger kick) 12:47 GB 34-21

December 14 : Green Bay Packers (8-6) 38, San Diego Chargers (3-11) 21

(San Diego) - Brett Favre threw a season-high four touchdown passes and joined Ahman Green and kicker Ryan Longwell in setting franchise records in a win that kept the Packers alive in the NFC North title race. With Minnesota losing 13-10 at Chicago, the Vikings and Packers are both 8-6 atop the NFC North. However, the Vikings hold the edge based on the fourth tiebreaker, conference records. Minnesota is 7-4 and the Packers are 7-5. Both teams are finished with their division schedule, and the Packers are done with NFC opponents. Favre threw three TD passes in the fourth quarter after the Packers fell behind the Chargers. Green broke the oldest team single-season rushing record in the NFL, eclipsing Hall of Famer Jim Taylor's mark of 1,474 yards set in 1962. And Longwell had eight points to break Don Hutson's career scoring record. Longwell got his 824th career point on a PAT following Robert Ferguson's 40-yard touchdown catch. Hutson had 823 points in his Hall of Fame career.

GREEN BAY - 7 10 0 21 - 38

SAN DIEGO - 3 0 3 15 - 21

1st - GB - Green, 4-yard run (Longwell kick) 4:01 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - SD - Steve Christie, 20-yard field goal 8:58 GREEN BAY 7-3

2nd - GB - Longwell, 32-yard field goal 6:01 GREEN BAY 10-3

2nd - GB - Driver, 7-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:27 GREEN BAY 17-3

3rd - SD - Christie, 26-yard field goal 6:08 GREEN BAY 17-10

4th - SD - Tomlinson, 7-yd pass from Brees (Boston from Brees) 0:04 TIED 17-17

4th - SD - Tomlinson, 68-yd pass from Brees (Christie kick) 2:50 SAN DIEGO 24-17

4th - GB - Ferguson, 40-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 3:42 TIED 24-24

4th - GB - Green, 1-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 6:23 GREEN BAY 31-24

4th - GB - Ferguson, 16-yd pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:02 GB 38-24

December 22 : Green Bay Packers (9-6) 41, Oakland Raiders (4-11) 7

(Oakland) - Brett Favre dealt with the grief in the best way he could imagine. He played his heavy heart out. Favre passed for 399 yards and four touchdowns a day after his father's death, moving into second place in NFL history for career TD passes while leading the Packers on Monday night. With one spectacular long pass after another, Favre decimated the Raiders' patchwork defense with one of the greatest performances in his 13-year career. He finished just 3 yards shy of his career high while sending the Raiders to their worst loss in eight years. Favre threw for a personal-best 311 yards and four TDs in the first half, quickly turning a crucial game for the Packers' playoff hopes into a blowout victory — and he did it on one of the saddest days of his life. Irvin Favre died of a heart attack Sunday night while driving near his son's hometown of Kiln, Miss. Brett decided to stay with the Packers (9-6) long enough to lead a victory that kept them in a tie with Minnesota atop the NFC North. Favre was 22-of-30, smiling and hugging his teammates throughout the game. In the fourth quarter, he embraced his wife, Deanna, before they headed home to Mississippi. Though the formula is complicated, Green Bay can all but clinch a playoff berth with a victory over Denver on Sunday — and if the Vikings lose to Arizona, the Packers will win their second straight division title. With the first of two first-half scoring passes to Javon Walker, Favre passed Fran Tarkenton on the NFL's career list with his 343rd career TD throw. The three-time MVP finished with 345, trailing only Dan Marino's 420. Favre got a respectful ovation from the normally vicious Raider Nation when he was announced as a starter in his 205th consecutive game.

GREEN BAY - 14 17 3 7 - 41

OAKLAND - 7 0 0 0 - 7

1st - GB - Walls, 22-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 5:42 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - GB - Walker, 23-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 9:43 GREEN BAY 14-0

1st - OAK - Charlie Garner, 25-yard run (Janikowski kick) 12:57 GREEN BAY 14-7

2nd - GB - Longwell, 31-yard field goal 3:25 GREEN BAY 17-7

2nd - GB - Walker, 43-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:54 GREEN BAY 24-7

2nd - GB - Martin, 6-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 14:06 GREEN BAY 31-7

3rd - GB - Longwell, 27-yard field goal 2:00 GREEN BAY 34-7

4th - GB - Green, 7-yard run (Longwell kick) 10:14 GREEN BAY 41-7

December 28 : Green Bay Packers (10-6) 31, Denver Broncos (10-6) 3

(Green Bay) - The biggest cheer at Lambeau Field came for the play in Arizona that got the Packers into the playoffs. Ahman Green reeled off a 98-yard touchdown run and Brett Favre completed a hard week in which he buried his father to lead Green Bay. The Packers had little hope of playing into January only minutes earlier. They celebrated wildly on the sideline after their crowd, listening on radios, broke into frenzied elation over the fourth-down pass in Arizona. Denver rested its starters for its playoff game next Sunday in Indianapolis. The Packers will host the Seattle Seahawks (10-6) and former coach Mike Holmgren on Sunday. The Packers beat the Seahawks 35-13 at home on Oct. 5. Green set a franchise record with 218 yards rushing and ran for two scores, giving him 20 and breaking Jim Taylor's record of 19 set in 1962.

Arizona 18, Minnesota 17 - Arizona knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs Sunday with a fourth-down miracle. Josh McCown threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Poole on fourth-and-25 as time expired, rallying the Cardinals. That left the Vikings at 9- 7 and gave the division title to the Packers, who beat Denver 31-3. Had the Vikings won, Green Bay would have been eliminated on a series of BCS-type tiebreakers. Poole caught the ball near the sideline in the end zone, where officials ruled he was forced out by Minnesota's Denard Walker and called it a touchdown. A video review upheld the call. Minnesota led 17-6 with two minutes left. But Arizona (4-12) cut the lead to 17-12 on McCown's fourthdown 2-yard pass to Steve Bush with 1:54 to play. Damien Anderson recovered the onside kick for Arizona, and a 30-yard pass-interference call against Walker put the Cardinals in scoring position.

DENVER - 0 0 3 0 - 3

GREEN BAY - 7 3 7 14 - 31

1st - GB - Franks, 2-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 6:11 GREEN BAY 7-0

2nd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 10:17 GREEN BAY 10-0

3rd - DEN - Jason Elam, 31-yard field goal 11:00 GREEN BAY 10-3

3rd - GB - Green, 2-yard run (Longwell kick) 13:25 GREEN BAY 17-3

4th - GB - Green, 98-yard run (Longwell kick) 1:42 GREEN BAY 24-3

4th - GB - Wilkins, recovered fumble in end zone (Longwell kick) 1:50 GB 31-3

(Philadelphia) - As the clock ticked down in regulation, Donovan McNabb saved Philadelphia's season -- and a city's psyche. And with one desperation heave, Brett Favre threw away Green Bay's chance at another Super Bowl. In a battle of two the NFL's elite quarterbacks, McNabb and the Eagles prevailed 20-17 in overtime, as Brian Dawkins ' interception of a high Favre heave set up David Akers ' winning field goal. The pick was pivotal, but this was really about McNabb. With the Eagles trailing 17-14 and 1:12 left in regulation, he breathed life into his team with a 28-yard completion to Freddie Mitchell on a fourth-and-26. That, in turn, led to a 37-yard field goal by Akers that sent the game into overtime. McNabb set a playoff record for quarterbacks by rushing for 107 yards, throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns -- 355 total yards. The win puts the Eagles into their third straight NFC title game next Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Philadelphia lost the last two -- at home to Tampa Bay and in St. Louis. Duce Staley had two big runs -- one for 22 on the Eagles' first play of their final drive and another of 11 yards in overtime to help set up the tying field goal. Staley's contribution was especially needed with the Eagles missing all-purpose running back Brian Westbrook, who scored 13 touchdowns in the regular season but is out with a torn triceps muscle. Favre, who was 15 of 28 for 180 yards, did not talk after the game. Neither did Ahman Green, who ran for 156 yards. The Packers head back to Green Bay after winning seven of eight, including three straight since Favre's father died just before Christmas. The Packers led 14-7 at halftime, but the Eagles had the momentum after stopping Green on fourth down from the 1-yard line late in the second quarter. The Eagles' Corey Simon was responsible for the stop, pushing guard Mike Wahle into Green and slowing him down for Jerome McDougle and Mark Simoneau. Green Bay scored twice in the first quarter on passes of 40 and 17 yards from Favre to Robert Ferguson, the first set up by McNabb's fumble. The Eagles countered midway through the second quarter on McNabb's 7-yard TD pass to Staley. It came one play after a 45-yard completion from McNabb to Todd Pinkston. Philadelphia tied it early in the fourth quarter when McNabb scrambled out of trouble and found Pinkston just inside the pylon from 12 yards out. Favre's 44-yard pass to Javon Walker set up Ryan Longwell's 21-yard field goal that gave the Packers a 17-14 lead with 10:21 left in the fourth.

GREEN BAY - 14 0 0 3 0 - 17

PHILADELPHIA - 0 7 0 10 3 - 20

1st - GB - Ferguson, 40-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 7:23 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - GB - Ferguson, 17-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 13:38 GB 14-0

2003 IN REVIEW - With Lambeau Field's new renovation, the Packers celebrated their historic season in the first week of the season. However, the rededication was spoiled as the Packers were beaten by the Minnesota Vikings 30-25. After rebounding with a big win over the Detroit Lions the following week, the Packers wilted in the desert heat losing to the Arizona Cardinals 20-13, as the Packers struggled to a 3-4 start. Things could have gotten bleaker as Brett Favre suffered a broken thumb on his throwing hand. Ignoring the pain, Favre continued to play and carried the Pack on his shoulders with a 30-27 win on the road over the Vikings. After a loss in the rain on Monday Night to the Philadelphia Eagles, Favre led the Packers to a key win on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, keeping their playoff hopes alive at 5-5. After splitting the next two games the Packers were faced with winning the rest of the way or missing the playoffs. After winning the next two, Favre was dealt more pain as his father died of a sudden heart attack the day before a key Monday Night road game against the Oakland Raiders. Not deterred by pain or heartache, Favre had one of the best games of his career, passing for 399 yards in an impressive 41-7 win. However, heading into the final game of the season the Packers needed to win and get some help to make the playoffs as NFC North Champs after their Wild Card hopes were erased when the Cowboys lost to the New Orleans Saints. The Packers did their part easily beating the Denver Broncos 31-3, but had to look on helplessly as the Vikings were beating the hapless Cardinals 17-6 late in the fourth Quarter. However, the fates smiled down upon Green Bay as the Cardinals made a stirring comeback winning the game 18-17 on a miracle touchdown on the game's final play. The play was shown on the videoboard and Lambeau Field went nuts as the Packers won the division with a 10-6 record. In the playoffs the Packers found themselves locked in a tight game with the Seattle Seahawks as the game went back and forth and was tied 27-27 at the end of regulation. In overtime, Al Harris would be the hero, intercepting a pass from Matt Hasselbeck and returning in 52 yards for the game winner. In the Divisional Round, the Packers got off to a fast start leading the Philadelphia Eagles 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. However, the Packer offense stalled as the Eagles clawed their way back into the game tying it at 14 in the final Quarter. Green Bay responded and took the lead 17-14 on Ryan Longwell field goal with 4:38 left. The Packers defense would have the Eagles in a hole needing just one more stop on a 4th and 26. The defense softened up for a moment allowing a miracle first down as the Eagles tied the game and forced overtime. In overtime, Favre made an ill-advised pass which set up the Eagles for a chip shot game winning field goal as the Packers Super Bowl dreams ended with a heartbreaking 20-17 loss.

August 4: Kansas City 9, Green Bay (0-1) 0

(CANTON) - Priest Holmes looked fine in a brief appearance, and so did Brett Favre as the Chiefs beat the Packers in the Hall of Fame game, shortened Monday night by lightning and torrential rain. The exhibition opener for both teams also had a sobering moment when Chiefs OT Willie Jones sustained a head injury late in the second quarter. A Chiefs spokesman said Jones sustained a head trauma. Kansas City had just taken a 9-0 lead on a 27-yard field goal by Jose Cortez with 5:55 left in the third quarter when several lightning bolts hit near Fawcett Stadium. Play was halted for nearly one-half hour before commissioner Paul Tagliabue decided to cancel the remainder of the game with 5:49 remaining in the third. Morten Andersen, the second-leading scorer in NFL history, kicked two field goals for the Chiefs. Holmes ran for 15 yards on five carries in his biggest test since sustaining a season-ending injury to his right hip in December. Favre was on the field for just two series. He went 4-of-6 for 54 yards, but couldn't get Green Bay's offense - missing four starters - rolling.

GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 X - 0

KANSAS CITY - 0 0 0 X - 9

1st - KC - Morten Anderson, 32-yard field goal 8:19 KANSAS CITY 3-0

2nd - KC - Andersen, 51-yard field goal 1:00 KANSAS CITY 6-0

3rd - KC - Jose Cortez, 27-yard field goal 5:55 KANSAS CITY 9-0

August 9: Green Bay (1-1) 27, Atlanta 21

(ATLANTA) - Michael Vick provided a tantalizing glimpse of what the NFL can expect this season. Vick was 6-for-7 for 110 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran, before the Falcons squandered a big lead in their preseason opener, losing to the Packers Saturday night. Vick, voted to the Pro Bowl in his first year as a starter, showed no signs of letting up before a raucous sellout crowd that cheered his every move. Playing just the first quarter, he guided a pair of touchdown drives before another possession stalled out on downs in Green Bay territory. The Packers got off to another sloppy start. They trailed 21-3 in the second quarter and jumped offsides five times in the first half, though Atlanta declined two of the penalties. Green Bay rallied once the starters were done for the night. Najeh Davenport scored on a 3-yard run late in the first half, then sparked a 17-point third quarter with a 4-yard TD run.

GREEN BAY - 3 7 17 0 - 27

ATLANTA - 14 7 0 0 - 21

1st - ATL - Warrick Dunn, 3-yard run (John Markham kick) 10:48 ATLANTA 7-0

1st - ATL - Brian Finneran, 43-yard pass from Vick (Markham kick) 6:29 ATL 14-0

1st - GB - Longwell, 44-yard field goal 2:38 ATLANTA 14-3

2nd - ATL - T.J. Duckett, 7-yd pass fr Doug Johnson (Markham kick) 9:16 ATL 21-3

2nd - GB - Davenport, 3-yard run (Longwell kick) 1:08 ATLANTA 21-10

3rd - GB - Davenport, 4-yard run (Longwell kick) 12:57 ATLANTA 21-17

3rd - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 8:28 ATLANTA 21-20

3rd - GB - Bobby Jackson, 2-yard fumble return (Longwell kick) 2:49 GB 27-21

August 15: Green Bay (2-1) 38, Cleveland 31

(CLEVELAND) - Kelly Holcomb and Tim Couch certainly didn't make things any easier for their coach. Cleveland's two quarterbacks, neck-and-neck in their fight to be the starter, both played well in their final auditions for Butch Davis before the Packers beat the Browns 38-31 in an exhibition Friday night. Holcomb started and threw two TD passes in the first quarter before being replaced by Couch, who completed his first four passes - the last a 20-yard TD to Kevin Johnson - to give the Browns a lead in the second quarter. Green Bay's Brett Favre went 9-of-14 for 102 yards and threw one TD pass in his three series with the Packers' first-team offense, which was at full strength for the first time this preseason. Ahman Green rushed for 55 yards and scored on a 1-yard run for the Packers, who rallied behind TD runs from Herbert Goodman and Nick Luchey in the third quarter. Akili Smith's 13-yard TD shovel pass to Goodman in the fourth put the Packers up 38-28. Holcomb, a career backup, appeared to land the knockout blow in the Browns' too-close-to-call QB competition, by throwing TD passes on Cleveland's first two possessions. Holcomb finished 7-of-10 for 166 yards, making him 14-of-21 for 237 yards in two preseason games.

GREEN BAY - 7 10 14 7 - 38

CLEVELAND - 14 7 7 3 - 31

1st - GB - Driver, 22-yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 11:22 GREEN BAY 7-0

1st - CL - William Green, 82-yd pass fr Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick) 10:27 TIED 7-7

1st - CL - Steve Heiden, 14-yard pass from Holcomb (Dawson kick) 5:29 CLE 14-7

2nd - GB - Green, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 12:16 TIED 14-14

2nd - CL - Kevin Johnson, 20-yard pass from Couch (Dawson kick) 2:44 CLE 21-14

2nd - GB - Longwell, 33-yard field goal 1:05 CLEVELAND 21-17

3rd - GB - Goodman, 8-yard run (Longwell kick) 9:21 GREEN BAY 24-21

3rd - GB - Luchey, 1-yard run (Longwell kick) 6:27 GREEN BAY 31-21

3rd - CLE - Billy Blanchard, 7-yd pass from Nate Hybl (Dawson kick) 1:11 GB 31-28

4th - GB - Goodman, 13-yard pass from A.Smith (Longwell kick) 9:33 GB 38-28

4th - CLE - Dawson, 39-yard field goal 4:01 GREEN BAY 38-31

August 23: Carolina 20, Green Bay (2-2) 7

(GREEN BAY) - Undermined by the turnover and thwarted by a tightfisted Carolina defense, the Packers found the combination a little too much to overcome in falling to the Panthers, 20-7, in their maiden Lambeau Field appearance of the new season. Although the visitors failed to capitalize on the opportunities, three first quarter turnovers - a lost fumble and a pair of interceptions - conspired to help keep the Packers scoreless prior to the intermission - along with a holding penalty on William Henderson which wiped out a 47-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell in the closing seconds of the second quarter. Mike Sherman subsequently decided not to have Longwell essay a 57-yard field goal. He called, instead, for a punt and the principals shortly headed to their respective locker rooms in a 0-0 deadlock. The final score of the evening, a somewhat anti-climactic happening, came with only 56 seconds to play - on Carolina cornerback William Hampton's 30-yard scoring return of an interception off an Akili Smith pass. Getting back to the memorable goal-line stand, it developed after Carolina, taking over at the Green Bay 34 following Michael Rucker's recovery of a William Henderson first quarter fumble, drove to a first down at the 1-yard line in 4 plays. Four times thereafter, the Panthers projected running back Stephen Davis at the Packers' defensive front - and four times the 6-foot, 230-pound Davis was hurled back by Brown, Hannibal Navies, Chukie Nwokorie, Antuan Edwards and Nick Barnett, ultimately ending up precisely where he had started - at the one-yard line, where the Packers took over on downs. Brett Favre, in one of his lesser outings, completed 18 of 29 passes for 116 yards, with 2 interceptions. Akili Smith, the third of Green Bay's four quarterbacks to enter the game, had 3 completions in 12 attempts for 30 yards, with one interception. Craig Nall was 0-for-3 and veteran Doug Pederson did not attempt a pass during his third quarter appearance.

CAROLINA - 0 2 7 6 - 20

GREEN BAY - 7 0 7 3 - 7

3rd - CAR - John Kasay, 26-yard field goal 13:48 CAROLINA 3-0

3rd - GB - Green, 45-yard run (Longwell kick) 11:01 GREEN BAY 7-3

3rd - CAR - Shayne Graham, 42-yard field goal 6:38 GREEN BAY 7-6

4th - CAR - Walker Young, 11-yard pass from Weinke (Kasay kick) 14:56 CAR 13-7

4th - CAR - William Hampton, 30-yard int return (Graham kick) 0:56 CAR 20-7

August 28: Tennessee 27, Green Bay (2-3) 3

(GREEN BAY) - Steve McNair made only a cameo appearance Thursday night. Brett Favre and Ahman Green didn't even do that. They were the only ones who had a short night, however. McNair took three snaps in the Titans' 27-3 victory over the Packers that included a 2-hour, 33-minute lightning delay and didn't end until early morning. Torrential rains made for a messy first half and maybe a fourth of the 69,126 fans -- who got a double dose of disappointment when Favre and Green sat out altogether -- stuck around to watch play resume at 11:01 p.m. They got a hearty laugh when the two-minute warning was announced one play later, and let out a huge cheer when it was announced that the usual 12-minute halftime would last only one. The fourth quarter didn't start until after midnight and the game ended at 12:46 a.m. The teams cleared the field with 2:05 left in the first half when thunder shook the stadium with Green Bay facing third-and-10 at midfield. Most fans immediately began clearing out of the aluminum bleacher seats and heading for the parking lots or the concourses that were widened during the recent renovation of Lambeau Field. Several thousand fans stayed put and cheered every crack of thunder for 20 minutes before they were ordered to take cover. The league wanted the game to resume. After play resumed, Ryan Longwell kicked a 40-yard field goal. The press box announcer cracked that the eight-play, 31-yard drive took 1 minute, 24 seconds "although it may have seemed like longer.'' Packers' spokesman Lee Remmel said he believed it was the first time a game had ever been suspended at Lambeau Field, which opened in 1957.

TENNESSEE - 7 10 7 3 - 27

GREEN BAY - 0 3 0 0 - 3

1st - TN - Jus. McCareins, 16-yd pass fr O'Donnell (Joe Nedney kick) 6:28 TEN 7-0

2nd - TN - Tyrone Calico, 42-yd pass from Billy Volek (Nedney kick) 2:22 TEN 14-0

2nd - GB - Longwell, 40-yard field goal 0:58 TENNESSEE 14-3

2nd - TN - Nedney, 33-yard field goal 0:05 TENNESSEE 17-3

3rd - TN - Shad Meier, 41-yard pass from Volek (Nedney kick) 8:09 TENN 24-3

4th - TENN - Nedney, 45-yard field goal 6:18 TENNESSEE 27-3