Lions 13–16 Packers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 14, 2004

Quick answer

Winner: Green Bay Packers
Final score: Green Bay Packers 16–13 Detroit Lions
Halftime: Detroit Lions 13–0 Green Bay Packers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: D. Driver
Top passer: B. Favre
Biggest EPA play: (14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2004-12-12

Game summary

The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 16–13 on 2004-12-12, overcoming Detroit Lions's 13–0 halftime lead. D. Driver posted a game-high +6.52 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Detroit Lions	3	10	0	0	0	13
Green Bay Packers	0	0	10	6	0	16

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DETDetroit Lions

+3GB 13

GB 24

+1GB 2

+3GB 18

+3DET 17

DET 23

+1DET 2

+3DET 10

+3DET 5

GBGreen Bay Packers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

9 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

DETDetroit Lions
Q1 7:20FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
GB 13
Score
3-0
(7:20) 4-J.Hanson 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 14:27TD
Keandre Jones
Points+6
Yard line
GB 24
Score
9-0
(14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 14:20XP
Jake Hanson
Points+1
Yard line
GB 2
Score
10-0
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 1:01FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
GB 18
Score
13-0
(1:01) 4-J.Hanson 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q3 10:40FG
RLR. Longwell
Points+3
Yard line
DET 17
Score
13-3
(10:40) 8-R.Longwell 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q3 3:15TD
DDD. Driver
Points+6
Yard line
DET 23
Score
13-9
(3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q3 3:10XP
RLR. Longwell
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
13-10
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q4 10:46FG
RLR. Longwell
Points+3
Yard line
DET 10
Score
13-13
(10:46) 8-R.Longwell 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q4 0:05FG
RLR. Longwell
Points+3
Yard line
DET 5
Score
13-16
(:05) 8-R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker. Penalty on DET-42-T.Holt, Defensive Offside, declined.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1D. Driver · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +6.52 total EPA · 4 snaps · +1.63 EPA/play
2Jax Harrington · Detroit Lions · Rushing · +4.82 total EPA · 4 snaps · +1.20 EPA/play
3A. Hakim · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.14 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.14 EPA/play
4Johnny Walker Jr. · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +2.01 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.67 EPA/play
5B. Franks · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +1.53 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.38 EPA/play
6W. Henderson · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +1.22 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.22 EPA/play
7T. Streets · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +1.19 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.19 EPA/play
8T. Fisher · Green Bay Packers · Rushing · +1.00 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.50 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

D. Driver — GB · Receiving

D. Driver posted the highest total EPA (+6.52) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Green Bay Packers. Across 4 counted snaps, they averaged +1.63 EPA per play.

D. Driver's top snap (+2.59 EPA): (3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Biggest single play (+2.94 EPA): Keandre Jones — (14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

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) · 40 dropbacks · 47.5% completion · +0.01 EPA/play · +0.38 total EPA
Jax Harrington (Detroit Lions) · 27 dropbacks · 18.5% completion · -0.22 EPA/play · -5.83 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.000	+0.004
Offensive success rate	42.0%	44.8%
Pass EPA/play	-0.033	+0.021
Rush EPA/play	+0.029	-0.063
Defensive EPA/play	-0.004	+0.000
Defensive success rate	55.2%	58.0%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Detroit Lions -0.00, Green Bay Packers +0.00) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Detroit Lions: -0.00 EPA/play (48th percentile vs. 2004 team-game averages)
Green Bay Packers: +0.00 EPA/play (49th percentile vs. 2004 team-game averages)

Detroit Lions: 13 drives, -0.04 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
Green Bay Packers: 12 drives, +0.31 total EPA, 4 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Detroit Lions — Keandre Jones (Q2 14:27)
Green Bay Packers — D. Driver (B. Favre pass) (Q3 3:15)

Field goals

Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q1 7:20)
Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q2 1:01)
Green Bay Packers — R. Longwell (Q3 10:40)
Green Bay Packers — R. Longwell (Q4 10:46)
Green Bay Packers — R. Longwell (Q4 0:05)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 3–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the GB 13 (Q1 7:20) — (7:20) 4-J.Hanson 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris..

The second quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 10–0. Detroit Lions found the end zone from the GB 24 (Q2 14:27) — (14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Detroit Lions added 1 points from the GB 2 (Q2 14:20) — 4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.; Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the GB 18 (Q2 1:01) — (1:01) 4-J.Hanson 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris..

The third quarter: Green Bay Packers won the period 10–0. Green Bay Packers connected on a field goal from the DET 17 (Q3 10:40) — (10:40) 8-R.Longwell 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.; Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the DET 23 (Q3 3:15) — (3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q3 3:10) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker..

The fourth quarter: Green Bay Packers won the period 6–0. Green Bay Packers connected on a field goal from the DET 10 (Q4 10:46) — (10:46) 8-R.Longwell 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.; Green Bay Packers connected on a field goal from the DET 5 (Q4 0:05) — (:05) 8-R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker. Penalty on DET-42-T.Holt, Defensive Offside, declined..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Green Bay Packers (Q4 11:45) — (11:45) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver ran ob at DET 15 for 39 yards (28-B.Walker). [WPA +12.7% · EPA +2.40]
Green Bay Packers (Q4 1:55) — (1:55) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-J.Walker to DET 18 for 10 yards (38-K.Smith). [WPA +12.0% · EPA +1.53]
Detroit Lions (Q2 14:27) — (14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +9.5% · EPA +2.94]
Detroit Lions (Q1 10:42) — (10:42) 3-J.Harrington pass incomplete to 84-T.Streets. PENALTY on GB-28-A.Carroll, Defensive Pass Interference, 27 yards, enforced at DET 44 - No Play. [WPA +8.3% · EPA +2.05]
Green Bay Packers (Q4 6:21) — (6:21) 9-B.Barker punts 48 yards to DET 10, Center-60-R.Davis, downed by GB-26-J.Horton. [WPA +7.8% · EPA +0.53]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Detroit Lions (Q2 14:27) — (14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +9.5% · EPA +2.94]
Detroit Lions (Q2 11:01) — (11:01) 3-J.Harrington left end to DET 42 for 6 yards (27-M.Hawthorne). PENALTY on GB-27-M.Hawthorne, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at DET 42. [WPA +6.3% · EPA +2.77]
Green Bay Packers (Q3 3:15) — (3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +6.5% · EPA +2.59]
Detroit Lions (Q2 2:16) — (2:16) 3-J.Harrington up the middle to GB 21 for 17 yards (42-D.Sharper). [WPA +5.4% · EPA +2.48]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q1 7:20 · GB 13 · Score 3-0
(7:20) 4-J.Hanson 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
Detroit Lions TD (+6) — Q2 14:27 · GB 24 · Score 9-0
(14:27) 34-K.Jones right end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Detroit Lions XP (+1) — Q2 14:20 · GB 2 · Score 10-0
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q2 1:01 · GB 18 · Score 13-0
(1:01) 4-J.Hanson 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-D.Muhlbach, Holder-2-N.Harris.
Green Bay Packers FG (+3) — Q3 10:40 · DET 17 · Score 13-3
(10:40) 8-R.Longwell 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q3 3:15 · DET 23 · Score 13-9
(3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q3 3:10 · DET 2 · Score 13-10
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
Green Bay Packers FG (+3) — Q4 10:46 · DET 10 · Score 13-13
(10:46) 8-R.Longwell 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker.
Green Bay Packers FG (+3) — Q4 0:05 · DET 5 · Score 13-16
(:05) 8-R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-9-B.Barker. Penalty on DET-42-T.Holt, Defensive Offside, declined.

Key takeaways

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

Green Bay Packers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
D. Driver (Green Bay Packers) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers on 2004-12-12?

The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 16-13 in Week 14, 2004.

What was the score by quarter in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

Q1: Detroit Lions 3, Green Bay Packers 0; Q2: Detroit Lions 10, Green Bay Packers 0; Q3: Detroit Lions 0, Green Bay Packers 10; Q4: Detroit Lions 0, Green Bay Packers 6; Final: Detroit Lions 13, Green Bay Packers 16.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

Detroit Lions touchdown — K. Jones (Q2 14:27) Green Bay Packers touchdown — D. Driver (B. Favre pass) (Q3 3:15) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q1 7:20, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q2 1:01, 3 pts) Green Bay Packers field goal — R. Longwell (Q3 10:40, 3 pts) Green Bay Packers field goal — R. Longwell (Q4 10:46, 3 pts) Green Bay Packers field goal — R. Longwell (Q4 0:05, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

B. Favre (Green Bay Packers), 47.5% completion, +0.01 EPA per dropback, +0.38 total passing EPA. Jax Harrington (Detroit Lions), 18.5% completion, -0.22 EPA per dropback, -5.83 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

D. Driver (Green Bay Packers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.52 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 4 snaps. Their top snap (+2.59 EPA): (3:15) 4-B.Favre pass to 80-D.Driver for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Was Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers a close game?

Yes — the margin was 3 points. Green Bay Packers won 16-13 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Detroit Lions

Entered 5-7 Now 5-8 L

Green Bay Packers

Entered 7-5 Now 8-5 W

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