2003 Green Bay Packers season
| 2003 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Sherman |
| Home field | Lambeau Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st NFC North |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 33–27 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 20–17 (OT) |
The 2003 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League and the 85th overall.
This season finished with an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the 2004 playoffs, after the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round in overtime off an interception return for a touchdown by Al Harris.
The season may be most notable for Brett Favre's Monday night performance against the Oakland Raiders the night after his father had died.
The Packers won the division on the last play of the season. Needing a win and a Minnesota Vikings loss to clinch the division, the Packers routed the Denver Broncos 31-3, while the Vikings lost 18-17 on a last second touchdown by the 3-12 Arizona Cardinals.
The Packers were able to add Al Harris to their starting lineup from a trade with Philadelphia. They lost starters Terry Glenn to a trade and Vonnie Holliday to free agency.
Luchey, Nall, and Henderson at the Tennessee preseason game
Tony Fisher and others, August 28
The Packers finished the season 10–6 and advanced to the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
The day before the Week 16 game, Irvin Favre, father of Brett Favre, died suddenly of a heart attack. Favre elected to play and passed for four touchdowns in the first half, and 399 yards in a 41–7 defeat of the Raiders. Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game. It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching tonight."
Packers defensive back Al Harris returned an interception 52 yards for the game winning touchdown 4:25 in overtime. The game was sent into overtime on Seahawk running back Shaun Alexander's third touchdown of the day. Ahman Green scored two touchdowns for Green Bay, and Bubba Franks caught a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The game is memorable for Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck's ironic comment after winning the coin toss for the start of overtime, telling the referee "We want the ball and we're going to score." This game remains one of two times in NFL history that an NFL playoff game has ended with a defensive touchdown in OT. The other being the January 10, 2010 Wild Card game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers.
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