The NFC North Championship! (Packers vs. Vikings 2004, Week 16)

Check out the 2004 Week 16 game highlights between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings!
0:11 1st Quarter
2:17 2nd Quarter
8:57 3rd Quarter
12:00 4th Quarter
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[@rjpsuh06]

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman…and Cris Collinsworth (final Fox season) Pam Oliver was the sideline reporter on Fox then (with Burkhardt-Olsen now) Erin Andrews first big assignment in 2004 was the Stanley Cup for ESPN/ABC. 17 years ago.

[@simtek3475]

Yessssss, an Early 2000s HD game! My favorite posts!

[@chrisc2706]

2004 was one of the greatest regular seasons ever, so many great games.

[@davidbarton1806]

And the playoffs as well the best team of the decade the 04 pats they beat the colts the Steelers and the t.o. and the eagles

[@tonypreston7278]

This is one of the most underrated regular season games in Packers history. It’s too bad they got beat in the wild card round a couple weeks later.

[@joshuakline1435]

That playoff game was the Randy Moss "Mooning" Game and according to Joe Buck " a disgusting act by Randy Moss"

[@richardtherichard26]

Who’s they get beat by? I forget

[@Gl49ers]

Gary Coleman should have caught that

[@misst9]

Never too bad when the fappers lose. Always a celebration.

[@Playsinvain]

@@joshuakline1435 it was learned later he actually was mimicking what the packer fans do to opposing teams as they leave lambeau on the bus

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Friday afternoon football, a true rarity

[@woodrowwilson2430]

Why can’t we see more HD highlights like this from the 2000s?

[@chuyozuna2398]

Even tho I'm a Cowboys fan I do enjoy watching old school Favre highlights

[@bobbytubbs]

One of the best rivalry of all-time. This game was a great one 👏 👌

[@eric3298]

True Packers fans remember Grady Jackson lol

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

what a classic game and I miss these Vikings jerseys they were beautiful and clean .

[@justinmathewson3692]

Perhaps the prettiest uniforms in league history

[@kylegross1081]

As a Packers fan when I see these jerseys it instantly makes me think of the era where the Vikings dominated us in the dome

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Green Bay Packers Against Minnesota Vikings Rivalry NFC Central Division From The 70s 80s And Early 90s Totally Amazing Badass ☺🏈

[@raydavis2793]

BIG BURLESON 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 I slept on how talented he was

[@Riles3152]

Farve and Cullpepper used to have some straight shootouts back in the day. The Packers also beat Minnesota by a field goal in Green Bay that year. And I think the score was also 34 to 31. The Vikings had the last laugh in the playoffs though.

[@tedskins]

Amazing quality for 2004

[@Fireyninjadog]

It's crazy how the Packers beat the vikings 34-31 in green bay, and won again against the same opponent in Minnesota by the same exact score

[@jamtop1105]

*Vikings

[@adriankendrick4281]

Loved watching Farve sling it.

[@justinmathewson3692]

Best heater of all time baby !!

[@travismiller4320]

I remember this game was on Christmas Eve at my Aunts house watching Packers beat Vikings. Unfortunately a couple weeks later I was on a cruise ship that didn’t have a deal with FOX so couldn’t watch wildcard game. I can’t believe how many Packers fans were on that cruise and got captain to find a signal or something to get it on TV. We were all in main lounge around the TV waiting for a signal and it finally came just in time to see Randy Moss catch his famous TD in which he mooned the crowd. I left, I didn’t want to see no more than that. How do you beat a team twice 34-31 only to lose 31-17. Idk?

[@rosssivertson6339]

And still only 1 superbowl for each of the QBs. Rodgers achieved no more then Bret had

[@15blackshirt]

I had the pleasure of seeing this game in person. Best Christmas present ever

[@SurgingSpecs]

And in 2 weeks, it didn’t even matter, partially thanks to a “disgusting act”

[@onunka16]

Culpepper was so good this season. Sucks the following season he started poorly and picked up that nasty injury

[@Yono84]

Because they traded Moss.

[@nathanboolin]

I’ll always look at Culpepper as one of the best to throw the football that’s facts

[@austi16]

Straight garbage last 2 drives

[@givemetwentybucks]

@@Yono84 eh, it’s debatable but I agree in a sense. Culpeppers #1 target in 2004 for the most part was Burleson because Miss was injured almost half the year, and put up career highs. Regardless, I somewhat agree.

[@Yono84]

@@givemetwentybucks Moss was hurt for 5 games. Lions Colts Packers Jags Detriot Worst 5 teams on defense that season. Culpepper success without Moss that season was a mirage. Moss was on pace for 25 TDs that season before he got hurt. The vikings were 5-1 before his injury and finished 8-8. Culpepper was horrible in 2005 before his injury.

[@tyreepowell8367]

I Love You NFL Throwback 🏈

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Defense was optional for both of these teams in 2004

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Darren sharper was the best Packers defender lmao

[@mariosnum1fan]

Back at it again with attention. 04’ defense for the packers was really good. Don’t make comments for attention again

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

@@mariosnum1fan No it wasn’t…have you even checked their stats?

[@mariosnum1fan]

@@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly stats don’t matter, they had a great roster and were one of the best for the NFC only

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@ericsigersmith2831I May Not Be A Packers Fan, But Favre Was Good As Well.

[@patrickmason3897]

16:22 I miss players dunking on the goal post.

[@TheLocalLt]

Jimmy Graham ruined it by abusing that celebration (did it on almost every TD no matter where in the end zone he caught it) and eventually he broke the goalposts causing it to be banned

[@erics2739]

People forget javon walker before injuries and the raiders.......

[@Ozmodiar6]

Early HD! Love it.

[@jacobnelson7311]

Antonio Chatman with a quiet, huge performance for Green Bay in this game!

[@eric3298]

Where we get him from Cincinnati?

[@dylanamberg7552]

Love Randy Moss giving that kid a game ball. Beautiful sportsmanship.

[@raydavis2793]

Joe Buck had 0 excitement in his voice regardless how big a play was 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ryanpepitone6272]

Coming from a die hard Packers fan, I loved those Vikings jerseys!! They were so cool!!

[@johnniewalker2447]

this scoreboard is the one!

[@patrickstogsdill74]

These are historical classic rivals

[@chriscoleman3524]

Blindside blocks .. I miss them

[@SixTenVisuals]

Man, 2004 was the start of a long Niner drought post-T.O.

[@markjones952]

Remember this game. Christmas Eve, if I remember correctly.

[@nicholasvrbka6120]

Yup!

[@bluesmoke218]

Look at all that time that culpepper had…wish our o line was that good nowadays

[@nathanielcoleman5694]

God Joe Buck sounds so young in this video 😂

[@mikeaddison5697]

Donald driver should be in the hall of fame

[@garethwillmott4234]

Say what you want about Joe Buck now but his quality of commentating had increased so much since then. *straight face* "The kick... Is good. And the Green Bay Packers win the division for the 3rd year in a row." He sounds way more interested these days

[@Ozmodiar6]

I heard (maybe Buck said it himself) that he used to try to call games in an understated tone like Pat Summerall. Worked for Pat, absolutely did not work for Joe.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Yeah I really don’t know how people don’t see any difference between his level of emotion in this era compared to nowadays. I mean if you don’t like him, that’s fine, there’s certain broadcasters’ styles who I don’t care for either, but people are using the same jokes and memes they were using about his commentary from over 15 years ago, when it’s obvious that his style has evolved greatly since that time.

[@garethwillmott4234]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 exactly. Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way

[@TheLocalLt]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 it basically became a meme and Buck played it up with his dry sense of humor (such as the funny or die video in NYC) eventually causing him to become more endearing and the “Joe Buck sucks” thing basically became a meme. But you’re right he started out trying to imitate Pat Summerall (Mitchell, Mitchell) but eventually evolved into acting more like his natural self, so much so they these days I’m not sure there’s a more candid booth in the league than Joe and Troy

[@Odin3v]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 He sucks now as bad as he did then. He has been a running meme for this entire time. And we will keep them going till the putz is gone.

[@sports3117]

This was a great game b/w 2 division rivals on Christmas Eve. These 2 would meet again in the Wildcard game and the Vikings got revenge

[@boo2731]

I remember this game. When favre threw the 4th quarter pick I was rooting for the Vikings to score so GB would have more time to work with. RIP Vikings fans 😢 never have anything to root for

[@johntheapostle4181]

Had Peyton Manning not throw 49 TDs Culpepper very well could've been MVP for dragging that terrible defense to the playoffs

[@TheLocalLt]

Yeah he was still a bit wild at times, tbh that was the Vikings MO with Moss; just get a qb with the strongest possible arm, Randall Cunningham, Jeff George, and then they drafted Daunte Culpepper.

[@cadenollom3224]

Can’t wait for Sunday

[@peterharris6409]

Check out the Favre interception in slow motion. He’s throwing it as hard as he can to nobody. He did the scramble reset and let it rip to literally nobody lmao

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Teams that go into the playoffs with a .500 or worse record have done surprisingly well for themselves once they get there. Despite being swept by Green Bay in the regular season and only going 8-8, the Vikes would go on to win the threematch in Lambeau. Seattle knocked off the defending champs, the Saints, in 2010, after going 7-9. Carolina defeated the (to be fair, essentially quarterbackless) Cardinals in 2014 after going 7-9.

[@jamtop1105]

2014 Panthers went 7-8-1

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@jamtop1105 You’re right, my bad

[@INTERLOPER-CS]

The Vikings and important week 16 games. Name a worse combo. Not to mention Randy Moss is traded to the Raiders after this.

[@iselin90]

Viking kickers and important field goals in the playoffs at home

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@iselin90 Ding ding, we have a winner

[@tb12intompabay49]

for cowboys vs raiders do the 2017 game. "The diving fumble"

[@jerrys.3317]

I remember it as "the index card game". It was hilarious to see that ref hold in his laugh.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

On that night, Jeff Heath became a Cowboys hero. If Dallas had made the playoffs that year, Heath might still be on the team haha...

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@jerrys.3317 Al and Cris could barely control their own laughter, it was such a bizarre and hilarious scene. One of the few positive memories I have of the 2017 season.

[@Knightmessenger]

Early HD I never knew existed 🤩

[@trentholio]

I was 12 at the time, I remember this game disappointed me so much. Luckily Minnesota got their revenge in the wildcard round!

[@forman208]

What makes it funny is this game didn't even matter, the Vikings went to Lambeau in the playoffs and whopped the Packers lol

[@Johnny55671]

I mean that’s good you guys won in the playoffs. It doesn’t happen much for you

[@Odin3v]

And yet the viqueens still have no superbowl. So did their playoff win even matter. Then the next season, the vikings really sucked ass.

[@astrostar49]

Well my weekend just got a lot better. Thanks buddy. Great shootout in the Metrodome, and it's always great to see one Randall MAWSE at his peak, even though he had one catch in this game. We'll go ahead and ignore the fact that both the Packers and Vikings defenses this season were terri-bad in 2004 :D

[@NFLVault]

Tackling was optional for this game haha

[@astrostar49]

@@NFLVault Yup definitely :D

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@NFLVault You're doing a great job on all of your football videos, keep up the good work well done.

[@danielhetue6968]

Nice game winning 29 yarder matching Donald Driver’s age, 29, in 2004

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

Bills Colts snow game video please. Should've been done right before they faced each other in the playoffs!

[@tonypreston7278]

19:05 LOL at the Vikings fans leaving before the Packers even kick a field goal😂they know it’s over

[@skolnutz]

That’s fine, fuck green bay

[@irentyew4746]

For eagles saints you could do their 2013 wild card game.

[@peterharris6409]

17:46 Driver on the ground for about two full seconds and dude just come in with a WWE elbow drop and it all good. He’s on the ground the play is over being tackled by two other guys and out of nowhere a backwards spinning flying shoulder/elbow. Gotta make sure that, even though he’s down and it’s over, he doesn’t get even another centimeter

[@joelairdii4627]

Daunte always fun to watch 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@lxxredxxl9587]

Big play Burleson!!!👏💪👏

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Before he got hurt

[@Sazerrider]

Vikings vs Packers is the best rivalry in NFL history.

[@packerfan655]

Damn 2004 Packers defense was ass

[@lrkcm373]

I’ve only seen a good Packers defense once in my life, and never a good special teams. I hope to god that changes this year.

[@biggerson51]

@19:04 lolol priceless

[@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy]

Number 80 got lit @ 0:33

[@AK.CC1]

Vikings literally won the wildcard against them, just another proof that no matter how much you beat a team, it only matters in the playoffs. Sigh…… 2001 to 2006 were disappointing years for us packers fans

[@threatassessment606]

Poor packers fan. Give me a break

[@AK.CC1]

@@threatassessment606 you try making the playoffs almost every from 1995 and winning a grand total of 2 Super Bowls… way stressful than being a Vikings or lions fan since their hope is pretty much always low while ours is high and to watch get crushed in the same fricking game is frustrating

[@atticusruiz2844]

@@AK.CC1 but yall were still successful. Yes more stress, but in the end, you got 2 years of happiness from two all time great qbs

[@willthevikingsfanskol7814]

Sigh as a Vikings fan 1961-2021 have been tough years for us

[@tempest20000]

It’s so irritating how many times the Packers underachieved with Rodgers and Farve. 95: They’re the hottest team in the NFL, they clobber SF in the Divisional Round and have the chance to upset Dallas. Until after leading into the 4th Quarter, Favre pulls a Favre and chokes it away. 97: 13-3 and Super Bowl Champions. Repeat as NFC Champions are matchup against the Wild Card Broncos. Green Bay doesn’t play their best game, don’t use Dorsey Levens enough and lose a game they should have won. Even Reggie White went on and said they didn’t play their best that game. Were to overconfident. 01: Holmgren is gone, but a lot of the talent is still there, especially on defense. Defense played great in the playoffs. Problem was Farve looked like a deer in the headlights and turned it over 6 times. Defense was keeping St. Louis under control but all the picks just made it to far to overcome. 02: The team is bit by the injury bug but Farve is playing his best ball since 98. Has the chance to clinch the #1 seed but loses to the Jets. Drops to the 3 seed vs Atlanta. Mike Sherman rests multiple defensive starters and Mike Vick runs all over a second string defense. 03: 4th and 26 07: Favre is playing well in a cold, hard fought game. If he wins this, he gets back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 10 years. He could pull the upset in the Super Bowl and ride off into the sunset. And then Favre pulls a Favre and losses in heartbreaking fashion. 11: Now with Aaron Rodgers, they win the Super Bowl and are 15-1. They look like the class of the NFL. So they rest their starters the second half vs the Bears and then the last game vs the Lions. They then have a bye week and look rusty in their Divisional Game vs the Giants. Defense can’t stop the deep ball thanks to the loss of Nick Collins to his career ending injury. Packers being rusty ruins their chance of going back to back. 12-13: Underachieving defense and Kaepernick=Green Bay playoff loss. 14: Don’t wanna talk about this one. 15: Loss of Jordy Nelson exposed McCarthy’s offense and Green Bay only wins 4 more games after going 6-0. After Rodgers carrying the team into the playoffs, he carries them in the playoffs into overtime vs Arizona. Then that bad defense shows up again. 16: A cheap shot on Jordy Nelson takes him out vs the Giants and by the Championship, the team is gassed. Without Adams and Nelson, the offense couldn’t do much. 19: Rodgers doesn’t show up vs San Francisco and looks incredibly poor. Probably right there with the 2010 NFC Championship as one of his worst playoff games. 20: Defense is getting turnovers but Rodgers isn’t capitalizing. Has a 3rd down at the goal line with a chance to take the lead. Has a wide open lane to the end zone. Doesn’t run and instead dumps it for a minuscule gain. That was the moment to say “I’m Aaron Rodgers and this is my house.” Could have John Elwayed into the end zone but he played conservative. Feel this loss is all on Rodgers. Let’s hope this year goes better.

[@mjjohnson5904]

THIS WAS INTERESTING....................

[@orangeviperau9960]

1:57 what a hit.

[@stevecox7462]

I want the Randy Moss moon game 👀

[@dallasdaniels7796]

Damn, Culpepper. RUN the damn ball. There's a reason why everyone is covered...NOBODY is covering YOU. Smdh

[@dantheman8152]

Culppeper was awesome in Minnesota

[@maggiehill789]

Nate Dogg was getting nasty this game They could not catch him on those first jukes... They were lethal

[@ballthemblack]

When walker made that big first down the fans started leaving

[@OGAROB]

2:00 was interesting up close view

[@skwira000]

17:03 he wasn't open at the 40 yard line on the left side line. WOW!!! You throw into double coverage.

[@2911_j_s]

And few weeks later Vikings take revenge and defeat packers in their home

[@andrewboudreau5279]

Man I miss Donald Driver

[@jennyanydots2389]

For sexual reasons?

[@chasewill18]

Can we please another Culpepper please !!!

[@jennyanydots2389]

Bro, that's races. You should apologize my dude. Like, right now son.

[@JaegarLourdesHeathman]

Let’s see Jaguars Vikings 2001 soon a.k.a Chris Carter’s last Vikings game in the metrodome

[@ethanschmitz1333]

Yessir

[@dpackerman4203]

I miss Donald Driver

[@mjwatts1983]

Two days later: Reggie White passed

[@Fgonzo665]

The season before the Packers drafted Aaron Rodgers

[@speedyeagle2.25]

2:30

[@shrugger6162]

Imagine being a Vikings fan, being 0-4 in Super Bowls. Poverty franchise haha.

[@puppethound]

Such a good game even though the Packers won.

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

Yes, I know that Minnesota would go on to upset gb in the following week. That being said, the Mike tice vikings are one of the most INFURIATING and PATHETIC regimes in recent memory! Sooooooo much Talent, and Opportunities for success, wasted! In this particular game, they were blessed with a 4th quarter pick six at home, to take the division crown, and redeem themselves for allowing gb to steal it from them, off the back of their UGLY collapse, after starting the year 6-0 the prior season. Yet, like clockwork in the Tice era, Minnesota always sculpted a method for inexplicable FAILURE...

[@Johnhargrove18]

At least tice can win by more than 1 score unlike the cars salesman regime we got rn

[@ALT-vs6qy]

Was at this game with my Dad (GO PACK GO). Was a lot of fun. Best part about this game is when the Vikes took the lead in the 4th quarter and we were getting all sorts of crap from the Viking fans there, and we were obviously out numbered. I will admit the Packers had a hill to climb so I understand why the Viking fans were so confident. But looking back, since we came back and won, it was fun to get all that crap just to watch them leave as the losers! When Packers got in FG range at the end and it was all but certain the Pack was going to win..... it was fun to watch MANY MANY of the Vike fans leave before the kick even happened. They just started leaving LOL. When the VIkes went up in the 4th... one Vike fan was giving my dad so much crap. Not swearing or anything...he thought he was being "friendly" in his crap giving... but he just wasnt letting up. I think he finally realized he was giving him too much crap when he said sorry to my dad and no matter what happens we will shake hands at the end. He said that when the Vikes went up in the 4th thinking his team was going to win. Guy was sooooo gone and no where to be found when it Packers got the edge about to kick the game winning FG! No hand shake for me dad LOL. Was a lot of fun.

[@Yono84]

We got our revenge two weeks later. Skol

[@onunka16]

Wondering how Michael Bennett just fell off. He seemed like a good back with a lot of speed.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Injuries

[@ajenno6409]

Running backs had a very short shelf life back then

[@MikeBNumba6]

He was deadly in madden. He had 98 spd and often times I'll get him matched up with a lb and use him on passing plays

[@samgrothe7879]

I already know what happens🤬🤬🤬

[@Westobale]

as a Vikings fan I still to this day hate Donald Driver

[@aidanmiranda6140]

This game didn’t mean anything in the end

[@SB57Champs]

So obvious Joe Buck’s a packers fan 😂

[@Playsinvain]

More missed tackles by the packers in this game than the entire 2022 season

[@hatememoor5738]

😳😳

[@SNESdrunk]

A few observations... 1, Culpepper would have been the MVP that year if Peyton hadn't thrown for 49 TDs. 2, Joe Buck was absolutely dreadful, just no life in his voice. 3, I forgot how much I could not stand Mike Tice

[@sbeaber]

Fergy!

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

Packers: FC Barcelona! Vikings: Fiorentina!

[@Tymannosourus]

Glad to see the Vikings defense still keeps tradition alive by being awful

[@takomaelx7420]

F the Packers game was fixed I would have never Give them the ball back with a minute and 35 left it was fourth and short I would have went for it I would have never gave the ball back with a minute 35 left Later Go vikes

[@northstarpokeshipper2148]

The Slackers might have won the battle, but the Vikings won the war! 🍑🌙

[@famousjme7140]

'My name is Joe Buck. My family is in media, not medicine, but the same thing. I was in a fraternity, & I give to the community. I once reported a man in a hoody running from a 7ELEVEN with money. I'm certain it's on video surveillance. If it happened, I'll tell you what you watched. You don't need me to tell you, but I make millions telling you.

[@brodown64]

we won the WC anyways so….