2004 Green Bay Packers season

The 2004 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 86th season overall and their 84th in the National Football League.

2004 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Sherman
General manager	Mike Sherman
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC North
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 17–31

The season started with the Packers on a losing streak of four of their first five games, then winning their next six games, and finally ending in a Wild Card playoff loss to the Minnesota Vikings. They finished with an overall record of 10–6. This was the second time the Packers had lost a playoff game at their home stadium of Lambeau Field.

Offseason

The Packers did not make many offseason moves, signing safety Mark Roman, cornerback Chris Watson, as well as quarterback Tim Couch who was cut after the preseason. They lost punter Josh Bidwell and safety Antuan Edwards to free agency and released defensive tackle Gilbert Brown, defensive end Jamal Reynolds, and wide receiver Travis Williams.

Additions	Subtractions
FS Mark Roman (Bengals)	FS Marques Anderson (Raiders)

NFL Draft

With the 25th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft, the Packers selected cornerback Ahmad Carroll from the University of Arkansas.

The team leaving the field after the inter-squad scrimmage in preseason, August 2004

2004 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	25	Ahmad Carroll	CB	Arkansas
3	70	Joey Thomas	CB	Montana State
3	72	Donnell Washington	DT	Clemson
3	87	B.J. Sander	P	Ohio State
6	179	Corey Williams	DT	Arkansas State
7	251	Scott Wells	C	Tennessee
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2004 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Vonta Leach	Running back	East Carolina

Personnel

Staff

2004 Green Bay Packers staff

	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – John Jones Vice President of Player Finance/General Counsel – Andrew Brandt Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie Personnel Analyst to General Manager – John Schneider Assistant Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Marc Lillibridge Head coaches Executive Vice President/General Manager/Head Coach – Mike Sherman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley Quarterbacks – Darrell Bevell Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Joe Philbin Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – James Campen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin Assistant Defensive Line – Brad Miller Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington Special Assistant – Vince Tobin Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Special Teams Consultant – Frank Novak Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mark Lovat Weight Room Assistant – Vince Workman

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Roster

2004 Green Bay Packers final roster

	Quarterbacks  4 Brett Favre 16 Craig Nall  7 J.T. O'Sullivan Running backs 44 Najeh Davenport 40 Tony Fisher 30 Ahman Green 33 William Henderson FB 48 Vonta Leach FB Wide receivers 83 Antonio Chatman 80 Donald Driver 89 Robert Ferguson 13 Kelvin Kight 84 Javon Walker Tight ends 88 Bubba Franks 85 Sean McHugh 82 Ben Steele		Offensive linemen 72 Brad Bedell T 76 Chad Clifton T 67 Grey Ruegamer C 62 Marco Rivera G 65 Mark Tauscher G 68 Mike Wahle G 63 Scott Wells C Defensive linemen 90 Colin Cole DT 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE 97 Cletidus Hunt DT 74 Aaron Kampman DE 75 Grady Jackson DT 77 Cullen Jenkins DT 98 Kenny Peterson DT 91 R-Kal Truluck DE		Linebackers 56 Nick Barnett ILB 59 Na'il Diggs OLB 53 Paris Lenon ILB 50 Hannibal Navies 55 Nick Rogers OLB Defensive backs 28 Ahmad Carroll CB 31 Al Harris CB 27 Michael Hawthorne CB 21 Bhawoh Jue CB 23 Mark Roman FS 42 Darren Sharper FS 24 Joey Thomas CB Special teams  9 Bryan Barker P 11 B.J. Sander P 60 Rob Davis LS  8 Ryan Longwell K		Reserve lists 58 Mike Flanagan C (IR) 87 David Martin TE (IR) 18 Doug Pederson QB (IR) Practice squad 41 Julius Curry S 10 Chad Lucas WR 54 Nick McNeil LB 38 Chris Robertson RB Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Panorama of Lambeau Field during the week 4 game between Green Bay and the New York Giants, October 3, 2004

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	TV
1	September 13, 2004	at Carolina Panthers	W 24–14	Bank of America Stadium	73,656	ABC
2	September 19, 2004	Chicago Bears	L 10–21	Lambeau Field	70,688	Fox
3	September 26, 2004	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–45	RCA Dome	57,280	Fox
4	October 3, 2004	New York Giants	L 7–14	Lambeau Field	70,623	Fox
5	October 11, 2004	Tennessee Titans	L 27–48	Lambeau Field	70,420	ABC
6	October 17, 2004	at Detroit Lions	W 38–10	Ford Field	62,938	Fox
7	October 24, 2004	Dallas Cowboys	W 41–20	Lambeau Field	70,679	Fox
8	October 31, 2004	at Washington Redskins	W 28–14	FedExField	89,295	Fox
9	November 7, 2004	Bye Week
10	November 14, 2004	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–31	Lambeau Field	70,671	Fox
11	November 21, 2004	at Houston Texans	W 16–13	Reliant Stadium	70,769	ESPN
12	November 29, 2004	St. Louis Rams	W 45–17	Lambeau Field	70,385	ABC
13	December 5, 2004	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–47	Lincoln Financial Field	67,723	Fox
14	December 12, 2004	Detroit Lions	W 16–13	Lambeau Field	70,497	Fox
15	December 19, 2004	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 25–28	Lambeau Field	70,437	CBS
16	December 24, 2004	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–31	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,311	Fox
17	January 2, 2005	at Chicago Bears	W 31–14	Soldier Field	62,197	Fox
WC	January 9, 2005	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	Lambeau Field	71,075	Fox

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 3 7 14 0 24 Panthers 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 13 Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Game start: 9:00 p.m. Game weather: 71°F; wind 7 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, & Michele Tafoya

Scoring summary Q1 3:28 GB Ryan Longwell 41 yard field goal GB 3–0 Q2 7:43 CAR Brad Hoover 1 yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick) CAR 7–3 Q2 3:25 GB Ahman Green 6 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 10–7 Q3 10:59 GB Ahman Green 3 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 17–7 Q3 2:01 GB Ahman Green 3 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 24–7 Q4 4:46 CAR Muhsin Muhammad 30 yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick) GB 24–14

Ahman Green 33 Rush, 119 Yds [2]

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 10 14 7 38 Lions 7 3 0 0 10 Date: October 17 Location: Ford Field Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: indoors (dome) Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (Fox): Dan Miller, Brian Baldinger, and Jennifer Hammond

Scoring summary 1 GB Donald Driver 7 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 7–0 1 DET Az-Zahir Hakim 28 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick) Tie 7–7 2 GB Tony Fisher 13 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 14–7 2 DET Jason Hanson 48 yard field goal Packers 14–10 2 GB Ryan Longwell 50 yard field goal Packers 17–10 3 GB Darren Sharper 36 yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 24–10 3 GB Najeh Davenport 13 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 31–10 4 GB Donald Driver 20 yard pass from Ahman Green (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 38–10

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Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 10 0 7 17 • Packers 7 14 7 17 45 Date: November 28 Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,385 Game weather: 27°F (Clear) TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, & Michele Tafoya

Scoring summary Q1 12:23 GB Ahmad Carroll 40 yard fumble return (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 7–0 Q2 12:47 STL Jeff Wilkins 34 yard field goal GB 7–3 Q2 7:25 GB Bubba Franks 7 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 14–3 Q2 2:50 GB Javon Walker 10 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 21–3 Q2 :30 STL Isaac Bruce 4 yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick) GB 21–10 Q3 1:44 GB Donald Driver 16 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 28–10 Q4 14:19 STL Marshall Faulk 8 yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick) GB 28–17 Q4 8:29 GB Ryan Longwell 27 yard field goal GB 31–17 Q4 1:52 GB Najeh Davenport 40 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 38–17 Q4 :46 GB Michael Hawthorne 34 yard fumble return (Ryan Longwell kick) GB 45–17

• Brett Favre 18/27, 215 Yds, 3 TD (200th start)

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Week 17

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 21 3 0 31 Bears 7 0 7 0 14 Date: January 2 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Game start: 12:00 p.m. Game attendance: 62,197 Game weather: 43°F • Wind 12 Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, and Pam Oliver

Scoring summary 1 CHI Thomas Jones 2 yard run (Paul Edinger kick) Bears 7–0 1 GB Bubba Franks 17 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Tie 7–7 2 GB William Henderson 38 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 14–7 2 GB Darren Sharper 43 yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 21–7 2 GB Javon Walker 25 yard pass from Craig Nall (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 28–7 3 CHI Thomas Jones 1 yard run (Paul Edinger kick) Packers 28–14 3 GB Ryan Longwell 20 yard field goal Packers 31–14

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Standings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	424	380	W2
^(6) Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	405	395	L2
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	296	350	L1
Chicago Bears	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	231	331	L4

Season statistical leaders

Training camp in August 2004. L-R: #89 wide receiver Robert Ferguson; #83 kick returner Antonio Chatman, #86 wide receiver Carl Ford, #84 wide receiver Javon Walker, and #81 wide receiver Andrae Thurman

• Passing Yards: Brett Favre 4,088 Yards
• Passing Touchdowns: Brett Favre 30 TD
• Rushing Yards: Ahman Green, 1,163 Yards
• Rushing Touchdowns: Ahman Green, 7 TD
• Receiving Yards: Javon Walker, 1,382 Yards
• Receiving Touchdowns: Javon Walker, 12 TD
• Points: Ryan Longwell, 120 points
• Kickoff Return Yards: Antonio Chatman, 565 Yards
• Punt Return Yards: Antonio Chatman, 242 Yards
• Tackles: Nick Barnett, 121 Tackles
• Sacks: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, 13.5 Sacks
• Interceptions: Darren Sharper, 4 Interceptions

External links

• 2004 Packers results and recaps
• 2004 Packers roster
• extended statistics

References

1. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-09.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
4. ESPN. Retrieved 2013-Dec-18.
5. Pro-Football-Reference.com