Green Bay Packers vs. New York Jets: 2002 Week 17 Recap

Game story

In Week 17 of the 2002 NFL season on 2002-12-29, the New York Jets took care of business against the Green Bay Packers, pulling away with a 42–17 final that controlled the game from start to finish.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 24 combined points — the stretch that most shaped the final margin.

B. Favre (Green Bay Packers) paced the passing game, with -5.06 total EPA.

On the individual side, C. Pennington (New York Jets) delivered the top overall EPA impact at +16.23 — the clearest player-of-the-game signal on the analytics sheet.

The momentum swing (+9.6% win probability) landed in the opening quarter when New York Jets changed the game: (1:41) 10-C.Pennington pass incomplete to 87-L.Coles. Play Challenged by NYJ and REVERSED. 10-C.Pennington pass to 87-L.Coles ran ob at GB 17 for 43 yards.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA) across passing, rushing, and receiving.

1. 1 C. Pennington · New York Jets · Passing · +16.23 total EPA · 25 snaps · +0.65 EPA/play
2. 2 W. Chrebet · New York Jets · Receiving · +8.59 total EPA · 3 snaps · +2.86 EPA/play
3. 3 T. Glenn · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +6.65 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.74 EPA/play
4. 4 L. Coles · New York Jets · Receiving · +6.06 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.67 EPA/play
5. 5 D. Pederson · Green Bay Packers · Passing · +4.07 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.51 EPA/play
6. 6 V. Testaverde · New York Jets · Passing · +2.85 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.85 EPA/play
7. 7 B. Franks · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +2.58 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.43 EPA/play
8. 8 S. Moss · New York Jets · Receiving · +1.77 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.59 EPA/play

Player of the game

FantasyHQ analytics player-of-the-game pick based on total EPA and signature plays.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal with the player named in official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

• New York Jets — R. Anderson (C. Pennington pass) (Q2 43:32)
• New York Jets — W. Chrebet (C. Pennington pass) (Q2 31:46)
• Green Bay Packers — T. Glenn (B. Favre pass) (Q2 30:14)
• New York Jets — C. Martin (Q3 26:53)
• New York Jets — S. Moss (C. Pennington pass) (Q3 21:43)
• New York Jets — W. Chrebet (C. Pennington pass) (Q4 14:18)
• Green Bay Packers — B. Franks (D. Pederson pass) (Q4 5:43)
• New York Jets — L. Jordan (Q4 2:20)

Field goals

• Green Bay Packers — R. Longwell (Q2 34:26)

How it unfolded, quarter by quarter

A quarter-by-quarter recap built from live scoring plays and play descriptions.

The second quarter: New York Jets won the period 14–10. New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 1 (Q2 43:32) — (13:32) 10-C.Pennington pass to 20-R.Anderson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q2 43:27) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.; Green Bay Packers connected on a field goal from the NYJ 5 (Q2 34:26) — (4:26) 8-R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.; New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 12 (Q2 31:46) — (1:46) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q2 31:40) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.; Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the NYJ 14 (Q2 30:14) — (:14) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 83-T.Glenn for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the NYJ 2 (Q2 30:05) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson..

The third quarter: New York Jets won the period 14–0. New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 5 (Q3 26:53) — (11:53) 28-C.Martin right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q3 26:46) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.; New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 13 (Q3 21:43) — (6:43) 10-C.Pennington pass to 83-S.Moss for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q3 21:34) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk..

The fourth quarter: New York Jets won the period 14–7. New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 18 (Q4 14:18) — (14:18) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q4 14:10) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.; Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the NYJ 20 (Q4 5:43); Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the NYJ 2 (Q4 5:35) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.; New York Jets found the end zone from the GB 3 (Q4 2:20) — (2:20) 34-L.Jordan right guard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Jets added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q4 2:14) — 9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most — the swings that decided the game.

• New York Jets (Q1 46:41) — (1:41) 10-C.Pennington pass incomplete to 87-L.Coles. Play Challenged by NYJ and REVERSED. 10-C.Pennington pass to 87-L.Coles ran ob at GB 17 for 43 yards. [WPA +9.6% · EPA +3.17]
• Green Bay Packers (Q2 30:14) — (:14) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 83-T.Glenn for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +8.1% · EPA +4.15]
• Green Bay Packers (Q1 50:13) — (5:13) 4-B.Favre sacked at GB 42 for -7 yards (92-S.Ellis). [WPA -7.1% · EPA -1.92]
• Green Bay Packers (Q2 30:37) — (:37) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-J.Walker to NYJ 14 for 23 yards (42-S.Garnes). [WPA +6.9% · EPA +2.42]
• New York Jets (Q2 31:46) — (1:46) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +5.3% · EPA +3.69]

Impact plays

Highest expected-points added snaps that flipped field position and scoring chances.

• Green Bay Packers (Q3 17:50) — (2:50) 4-B.Favre pass intended for 84-J.Walker INTERCEPTED by 42-S.Garnes at NYJ 3. 42-S.Garnes pushed ob at GB 32 for 65 yards (68-M.Wahle). [WPA -3.0% · EPA -7.03]
• Green Bay Packers (Q2 30:14) — (:14) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 83-T.Glenn for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +8.1% · EPA +4.15]
• New York Jets (Q4 14:18) — (14:18) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +1.2% · EPA +3.71]
• New York Jets (Q2 31:46) — (1:46) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +5.3% · EPA +3.69]

Quarterback report card

B.Favre led all passers in efficiency for Green Bay Packers, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

• B.Favre (Green Bay Packers) · 34 dropbacks · 47.1% completion · -0.15 EPA/play · -5.06 total EPA
• C.Pennington (New York Jets) · 25 dropbacks · 68.0% completion · +0.65 EPA/play · +16.23 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency from FantasyHQ analytics.

By the numbers

New York Jets held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.36 vs +0.03), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

• Green Bay Packers: 11 drives, +2.36 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
• New York Jets: 11 drives, +26.30 total EPA, 6 scoring drives

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research, film review, and follow-up box score digging.

• New York Jets leaves with the win and the better postgame narrative for Week-to-week momentum.
• C. Pennington (New York Jets) is the first name to pull up for highlight reels and prop-retrospective research.

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with field position and full play-by-play context.

1. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q2 43:32 · GB 1 · Score 0-6
   (13:32) 10-C.Pennington pass to 20-R.Anderson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
2. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q2 43:27 · GB 2 · Score 0-7
   9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.
3. Green Bay Packers FG (+3) — Q2 34:26 · NYJ 5 · Score 3-7
   (4:26) 8-R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
4. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q2 31:46 · GB 12 · Score 3-13
   (1:46) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
5. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q2 31:40 · GB 2 · Score 3-14
   9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.
6. Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q2 30:14 · NYJ 14 · Score 9-14
   (:14) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 83-T.Glenn for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
7. Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q2 30:05 · NYJ 2 · Score 10-14
   8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
8. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q3 26:53 · GB 5 · Score 10-20
   (11:53) 28-C.Martin right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
9. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q3 26:46 · GB 2 · Score 10-21
   9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.
10. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q3 21:43 · GB 13 · Score 10-27
    (6:43) 10-C.Pennington pass to 83-S.Moss for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
11. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q3 21:34 · GB 2 · Score 10-28
    9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.
12. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q4 14:18 · GB 18 · Score 10-34
    (14:18) 10-C.Pennington pass to 80-W.Chrebet for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
13. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q4 14:10 · GB 2 · Score 10-35
    9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.
14. Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q4 5:43 · NYJ 20 · Score 16-35
    (5:43) (Shotgun) 18-D.Pederson pass to 88-B.Franks for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on NYJ-42-S.Garnes, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
15. Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q4 5:35 · NYJ 2 · Score 17-35
    8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
16. New York Jets TD (+6) — Q4 2:20 · GB 3 · Score 17-41
    (2:20) 34-L.Jordan right guard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
17. New York Jets XP (+1) — Q4 2:14 · GB 2 · Score 17-42
    9-J.Hall extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-1-M.Turk.