2004 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2004 · Lambeau Field
Final
Detroit Lions 13 at Green Bay Packers 16. Final.
Green Bay Packers 16–13 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Detroit Lions
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Green Bay Packers
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 5/22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 33 | 156 | 4.7 | 1 | −0.3 |
| Joey Harrington | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | +4.8 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Lehman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Curry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared DeVries | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 19/36 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Tony Fisher | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhawoh Jue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2004_14_DET_GB
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Packers -9
- Closing total
- 41
- Lions moneyline
- —
- Packers moneyline
- —
Packers closed -9, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 29 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 34°F at kickoff; a real wind at 20 mph out of the west; overcast.
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- Lions 7 days · Packers 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs Mike Sherman
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.