2003 Week 16: Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders at Network Associates Coliseum. Kickoff time: 9:05pm.
2003 Week 16: Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders at Network Associates Coliseum. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders in 2003, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
2003 Week 16: Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 2003 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
2003 Week 16: Green Bay Packers versus Oakland Raiders. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W12 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 12-4 | W3 |
| Houston Texans | 5-11 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-4 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-11 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | W2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1431344141 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77777 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Wesley Walls 22 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 7-0 |
| Packers | Javon Walker 23 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 14-0 |
| Raiders | Charlie Garner 25 yard rush ( Sebastian Janikowski kick) | 14-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 31 yard field goal | 17-7 |
| Packers | Javon Walker 43 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 24-7 |
| Packers | David Martin 6 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 31-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 27 yard field goal | 34-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Ahman Green 7 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 41-7 |
| Packers | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 548 | 298 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 22/30 | 22/41 |
| Pass yards | 399 | 223 |
| Pass TD | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 5 |
| Sack yards lost | 7 | 29 |
| Net pass yards | 392 | 194 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 37 | 16 |
| Rush yards | 156 | 104 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 10 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 70 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 22/30 | 399 | 4 | 0 | |
| OAK | |||||
| Rick Mirer | 12/23 | 114 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tee Martin | 4/5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Johnson | 6/13 | 54 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Ahman Green | 24 | 127 | 1 | 19 |
| Najeh Davenport | 5 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Fisher | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Craig Nall | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| OAK | ||||
| Tyrone Wheatley | 10 | 56 | 0 | 31 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 27 | 1 | 25 |
| Rob Johnson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Tee Martin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Javon Walker | 4 | 124 | 2 | 46 |
| Robert Ferguson | 3 | 85 | 0 | 47 |
| Donald Driver | 3 | 78 | 0 | 41 |
| Tony Fisher | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Bubba Franks | 3 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Antonio Freeman | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Nick Luchey | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| David Martin | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahman Green | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OAK | ||||
| Jerry Rice | 10 | 159 | 0 | 29 |
| Tim Brown | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Alvis Whitted | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ronald Curry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Teyo Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers defeated Oakland Raiders 41-7 at Network Associates Coliseum in Week 16. The final scoring play was Packers: Ahman Green 7 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick). The 34-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Brett Favre: 399 pass yards on 22-of-30, 4 TD, 0 INT.
Green Bay Packers walked out of Network Associates Coliseum with a 41-7 Week 16 result Oakland Raiders will replay all the way to the offseason. This was a 34-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Packers: Ahman Green 7 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
Green Bay Packers 41, Oakland Raiders 7. Game: 2003 Week 16. Attendance: 62298. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Brett Favre: 399 pass yards on 22-of-30, 4 TD, 0 INT - Ahman Green: 127 rush yards on 24 carries - Jerry Rice: 10 catches for 159 yards
Week 16, played at Network Associates Coliseum. Final: Green Bay Packers 41, Oakland Raiders 7, with Green Bay Packers taking the result by 34. **First quarter**
- Packers: Wesley Walls 22 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) - Packers: Javon Walker 23 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) - Raiders: Charlie Garner 25 yard rush ( Sebastian Janikowski kick)
**Second quarter**
- Packers: Ryan Longwell 31 yard field goal - Packers: Javon Walker 43 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) - Packers: David Martin 6 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick)
**Third quarter**
- Packers: Ryan Longwell 27 yard field goal
**Fourth quarter**
- Packers: Ahman Green 7 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick)
**Top performers**
- Brett Favre: 399 pass yards on 22-of-30, 4 TD, 0 INT - Ahman Green: 127 rush yards on 24 carries - Jerry Rice: 10 catches for 159 yards
The 34-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.