2007 Green Bay Packers season The 2007 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise ' s 89th overall and 87th season in the National Football League . The Packers finished the regular season with an impressive 13 - 3 record . They received a bye for the first round of the playoffs , won their divisional round playoff game , and lost in the NFC Championship game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants . This was the last season for quarterback Brett Favre as a Green Bay Packer . This season also marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Packers ' home stadium of Lambeau Field . The Packers ' tenure at Lambeau , now at 52 seasons , is the longest in NFL history at a single stadium , breaking the Chicago Bears ' previous record of 50 seasons at Wrigley Field ( 1921 – 1970 ) . Offseason . On February 2 , 2007 , Brett Favre announced that he would return for the 2007 season . " I am so excited about coming back , " the 37 - year - old quarterback said on the website of " The Sun Herald " in Biloxi , Mississippi . He also commented , " We have a good nucleus of young players . We were 8 - 8 last year , and that ' s encouraging . " Ted Thompson , Green Bay ' s general manager , confirmed the news , saying , " The Packers are excited by his decision and look forward to a successful 2007 campaign . " This would be , however , Brett Favre ' s last season with the Packers . 2007 NFL draft . The 2007 NFL Draft occurred on April 28 - 29 . The Packers picked 16th overall , selecting defensive tackle Justin Harrell in the first round . Reportedly , the Packers were in talks with Oakland Raiders wide receiver Randy Moss at the behest of Brett Favre . If the Packers had made the move to acquire the 30 year - old wide receiver , the trade would no doubt have been a controversial one , as Moss has a long and storied history with the Green Bay franchise . While Moss ' s salary was high , Green Bay , at the time , reportedly had $ 24 million of cap space , and could have absorbed his contract easily . These rumors were put to an end on 29 April 2007 , when Oakland dealt Moss to New England for a 4th round draft pick . In the days following the NFL draft , Favre was upset concerning Green Bay ' s inability to acquire Moss . Favre was reportedly so upset that his agent requested that the Packers trade him . Coach Mike McCarthy was able to calm Favre down over the phone , and Favre eventually admitted that while he wanted to win , he did not want to be traded in order to do so . Departures . On March 5 , the Texans signed running back Ahman Green to a contract . On March 5 , the Dolphins signed tight end David Martin to a contract . On March 7 , the Packers cut fullback William Henderson . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Philadelphia Eagles . The Packers began their season at home against the Philadelphia Eagles . In the first quarter , Green Bay ' s Jarrett Bush recovered the Eagles ' Greg Lewis ' s muffed punt in the end zone for a touchdown . The contest was tied in the closing minutes but the Eagles again muffed a punt return , setting up a 42 - yard game - winning kick from Packers rookie kicker Mason Crosby . This was the only game the Packers did not score an offensive touchdown . Crosby was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week . Crosby is the only player in league history to boot a 50 - plus yard field goal and game - winning field goal in the final minute in his first NFL game . Week 2 : at New York Giants . Playing a close game until the fourth quarter , the Packers took a commanding lead late in the game ( racking up 21 points in the final fifteen minutes ) and winning the game 35 - 13 . Early in the 4th quarter , Favre capped off a drive with a pass to the outside of the endzone to Donald Lee , and then followed it up with a 10 - yard pass to Donald Driver by the goalpost for a score after the Giants fumbled the ensuing kickoff deep in their own territory . In the victory , Brett Favre threw for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns and gave him his 149th career win as a starter , the most by any quarterback in NFL history , surpassing John Elway . Favre was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for games played September 16 - 17 . Mike McCarthy was voted the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week . Week 3 : vs . San Diego Chargers . Quarterback Brett Favre threw three touchdown passes against the Chargers in the victory , bringing his career total to 420 and tying Dan Marino ' s career touchdown record . With just over two minutes remaining in the game and San Diego leading 21 - 17 , Favre found wide receiver Greg Jennings for a 57 - yard catch - and - run across the middle of the field for the go ahead score . On the Chargers ensuing drive , linebacker Nick Barnett intercepted a Philip Rivers pass and returned it to the San Diego 1 - yard line setting up the Packers final score and a 10 point lead . Barnett was voted the GMC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on September 23 - 24 . This win made the Packers the only team to have missed the playoffs the previous season to return to open 3 - 0 against teams that made the playoffs the year before . Week 4 : at Minnesota Vikings . Coming off their home win over the Chargers , the Packers flew to the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome for an NFC North division game against Minnesota . In the first quarter , QB Brett Favre threw a 16 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings surpassing Dan Marino as the league ' s all - time leader in touchdown passes . He also became the league leader in pass attempts ( 8 , 393 at game ' s end ) . Favre was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season , having thrown for 344 yards and two touchdowns . With the win , the Packers stayed undefeated and improved to their first 4 - 0 start since 1998 . Week 5 : vs . Chicago Bears . Coming off a record - setting divisional road game against the Vikings , the Packers went home for a Sunday night divisional clash with their arch - nemesis , the Chicago Bears . This would be the 174th meeting between the two teams . In the first quarter , Green Bay got off to a fast start by capping off the game ' s opening drive with rookie RB DeShawn Wynn getting a 2 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Bears tied the game with RB Cedric Benson ' s 10 - yard TD run . The Packers would end the first half with QB Brett Favre completing a 41 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings , along with rookie kicker Mason Crosby converting a 37 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Chicago crept closer with kicker Robbie Gould converting a 44 - yard field goal . Green Bay responded with Crosby kicking a 37 - yard field goal , yet the Bears pulled to within three as QB Brian Griese completed a 19 - yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen . In the fourth quarter , Chicago erased their deficit completely with Gould ' s 36 - yard field goal and Griese ' s 34 - yard TD pass to TE Desmond Clark . With a turnover - plagued loss ( 5 turnovers on the night ) , the Packers fell to 4 - 1 . Also , with two interceptions , Favre tied QB George Blanda at 277 for the most career interceptions . Also of note , Brady Poppinga intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter , extending the streak of at least one Packer interception per game for the 11th consecutive game . This matched the longest streak in team history , which occurred during an 11 game stretch in 1984 - 1985 . Week 6 : vs . Washington Redskins . On October 14 , 2007 Charles Woodson picked up a Santana Moss fumble and returned it 57 yards for a go ahead touchdown in a 17 - 14 victory over the Washington Redskins . He also recorded an interception in the game , his first of the season . This was the 12 straight game that Green Bay has recorded an interception , making it a new team record surpassing an 11 game stretch in 1984 - 1985 . In the third quarter , former Redskins safety Sean Taylor intercepted a Brett Favre pass making Favre the career interception leader in NFL history , eclipsing George Blanda ' s record of 277 interceptions . Favre threw two interceptions for the game . Woodson was named the NFC ' s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance versus the Redskins . It was the first time he has received this award . With the win , the Packers entered its bye week at 5 - 1 . Week 8 : at Denver Broncos . Following their bye week , the Packers flew to Denver to take on the Broncos on Monday Night Football . In the first quarter , Bronco quarterback Jay Cutler opened the scoring with a 5 yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Scheffler . On the first play of the ensuing series Brett Favre completed a 79 yard touchdown to rookie wide receiver James Jones . In the second quarter , rookie kicker Mason Crosby converted a 19 yard field goal , followed by a 26 yard field goal , and the Packers took a 13 - 7 lead into halftime . In the third quarter , Broncos kicker Jason Elam converted a 45 yard field goal to cut Green Bay ' s lead to 3 points . In the fourth quarter , after getting the ball back with 2 : 27 remaining in the game , Cutler led a drive that began on the Bronco seven yard line down the length of the field to the Green Bay four yard line . On a 3rd and 1 Cutler attempted a quarterback draw to win the game , but Ryan Pickett stopped Cutler for no gain on the play . With no time outs remaining Elam and the kicking unit ran onto the field and converted a field goal to tie the game on the final play of the quarter . Greg Jennings called heads and won the overtime coin toss , allowing Green Bay to receive the ball to begin overtime . On the first play , Favre threw an 82 yard touchdown pass to Jennings , who had outrun Bronco cornerback Dré Bly for the catch . This was Favre ' s 13th TD pass of 75 yards or more , most of any player in NFL history . Favre also becomes the first Packers player to throw two touchdown passes of 75 yards or more in the same game . Only three quarterbacks have accomplished the feat since 1990 . Ryan Grant ran for 104 yards , the first Packer to break the 100 yard rushing mark this season . With the win ( their first ever in Denver ) , the Packers improved to 6 - 1 . On November 1 , 2007 Aaron Kampman was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October , having recorded 5 . 5 sacks during that time period . Brett Favre was voted the Fedex Air and Ground NFL Player of the Week award for games played on October 28 - 29 , the third time this season he has received this award . Wide receiver James Jones of the Packers was announced as the Diet Pepsi 2007 Rookie of the Week for games played on October 28 - 29 . Jones made three receptions for 107 yards including a first - quarter 79 - yard touchdown . Week 9 : at Kansas City Chiefs . Coming off their Monday Night road win over the Broncos , the Packers flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 9 interconference duel with the Kansas City Chiefs ( the only team that QB Brett Favre had never beaten ) . After a scoreless first quarter , Green Bay drew first blood with rookie kicker Mason Crosby getting a 48 - yard and a 36 - yard field goal . However , the Chiefs would take the lead into halftime as RB Larry Johnson completed a 1 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the Packers regained the lead as Favre completed a 13 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , Kansas City regained the lead with QB Damon Huard completing a 30 - yard TD pass to Johnson . Green Bay replied with Crosby kicking a 32 - yard field goal , yet the Chiefs answered with Huard completing a 17 - yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez ( with RB Priest Holmes getting the 2 - point conversion run ) . The Packers pulled back into the lead as Favre and Jennings hooked up again on a 60 - yard TD pass . Afterwards , Crosby made a 45 - yard field goal , and CB Charles Woodson returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown . With the win , the Packers improved to 7 - 1 . The Packers scored 17 points in the final 3 : 05 on a defense that hadn ' t given up more than 20 all year . Favre joined Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as quarterbacks who ' ve beaten all 31 other teams in the NFL . Favre rallied the Packers to victory from a fourth - quarter deficit or tie for the fourth time this season and 40th in his career , second only to John Elway ’ s 46 fourth - quarter comebacks . The Packers have won 11 of their last 12 games , dating back to last season . Their sixth straight road wins tie for the second - longest away - from - home streak in team history . Week 10 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Playing their first home game since mid - October , the Packers hosted their division rivals , the Minnesota Vikings . In the first half , the first career touchdown by Ryan Grant came on a 30 - yard run and gave the Packers a 7 - 0 lead , and two field goals by Mason Crosby ( a 39 - yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter and a 24 - yard field goal at the end of the half ) would provide all the first half scoring , as the Packers went to the locker room leading 13 - 0 . In the 2nd half , Brett Favre threw a pair of third quarter touchdown passes , one to Donald Lee and one to Ruvell Martin ( which was Favre ' s 200th TD pass at Lambeau Field ) , giving the Packers a 27 - 0 lead . With an additional Martin touchdown catch in the 4th quarter , the Packers shutout the Vikings 34 - 0 , their first shutout of 2007 . The Packers defense held Adrian Peterson to a season - low 45 yards on 11 carries a week after he set the NFL single - game rushing record with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers . Grant became the first running back to reach the century mark against the Vikings this season , rushing for 119 yards on 25 carries , his career best . With the win , the Packers improved to 8 - 1 , which matches the best start to a season in Brett Favre ' s career ( in 1996 and 2002 ) . This game was the first time the Vikings have been shutout since 1991 , and halted the Vikings ’ NFL - record run of 260 consecutive regular - season games with a point . The game was Green Bay ' s first shutout of the Vikings in 94 games of the rivalry . During the game , Favre became only the second NFL quarterback to throw for 60 , 000 yards in a career . He now has 60 , 257 yards ' passing in his 17 - year NFL career , second only to Dan Marino ' s career passing record of 61 , 361 yards . On November 15 , 2007 the NFL announced Brett Favre and running back Ryan Grant were voted the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on November 11 - 12 . Favre has received the Fedex Air award four times this season . Coach McCarthy was voted the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week for games played on November 11 - 12 , the second time he has received the award this season . Week 11 : vs . Carolina Panthers . 38 - year - old Brett Favre faced off against 44 - year - old Carolina quarterback Vinny Testaverde in a game that featured the oldest starting quarterbacks duo in NFL history . Favre threw 3 touchdown passes , and Tramon Williams returned a punt 94 - yard for another touchdown as Green Bay defeated the Carolina Panthers 31 - 17 . It was Favre ' s 62nd career game with at least three touchdown passes , tying Dan Marino ' s record . The win moved Green Bay to 9 - 1 on the season , its best start through the first 10 games since 1962 . This is also Favre ' s best 10 game start to a season in his career . Packers punt returner Tramon Williams was named Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 11th week of the 2007 season ( November 18 - 19 ) . Packers defensive tackle Corey Williams was voted the GMC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on November 18 - 19 . Williams posted four solo tackles , two sacks and two forced fumbles during the game . Week 12 : at Detroit Lions . Coming off their home win over the Panthers , the Packers flew to Ford Field for a Week 12 Thanksgiving NFC North duel with the Detroit Lions . Lions kicker Jason Hanson completed a 47 - yard field goal , and followed it with a 41 - yarder to give the Lions a 6 - 0 lead after the first quarter . Brett Favre started the second quarter with an 11 yard TD pass to Greg Jennings . The Packers held on to the lead for the remainder of the game , winning 37 - 26 . The win moved the Packers to 10 - 1 on the season . Favre finished the game with 3 touchdowns , the 63rd time he has thrown 3 or more touchdowns in a game , breaking the record he held with Dan Marino . At one point during the game , Favre completed 20 consecutive passes , breaking the Packers team record of 18 ( held by Don Majkowski and Lynn Dickey ) . Favre threw for 381 passing yards , which was his seventh 300 - yard passing game of the season , tying a career high . For his performance , Favre was awarded Fox ' s Galloping Gobbler Award . Favre also was voted Fedex Air NFL Player of the Week , the fifth time this year he has received the award . Green Bay has equaled its best 11 - game record since 1929 . With the win , the Packers improved to 10 - 1 ( the team ' s best start since 1962 ) . Week 13 : at Dallas Cowboys . Coming off their Thanksgiving win over their divisional foe , the Lions , the Packers flew to Texas Stadium for a Week 13 Thursday night intraconference duel with the throwback - clad Dallas Cowboys . This match - up would see two 10 - 1 teams face one another for the first time since 1990 when the New York Giants lost to the San Francisco 49ers . Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo faced off against his boyhood idol Brett Favre in the game . The Packers started the game missing two key players of their defense , with injured cornerback Charles Woodson ( tied for 7th in the NFL with 4 interceptions ) and pass - rushing end Kabeer Gbaja - Biamila ( tied for 6th in the NFL with 9 . 5 sacks ) on the inactive list . In the first quarter , Green Bay took the early lead as rookie kicker Mason Crosby completed a 47 - yard field goal . On the first play of the Cowboys opening drive , Al Harris stripped the ball from Terrell Owens and side judge Laird Hayes signaled Green Bay ball , but head linesman Derick Bowers overruled him . The only option for Mike McCarthy to challenge on the play , since the whistle was blown , was whether it was a reception - the strip could not be reviewed . The replay upheld the reception and Dallas retained possession . Nick Folk completed a 26 - yard field goal to tie the game . Folk also completed a 51 - yard field goal , and QB Tony Romo threw a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Patrick Crayton . The Packers would end the first quarter with rookie RB Ryan Grant running for a 62 - yard touchdown . In the second quarter , Dallas responded with Romo completing a 26 - yard TD pass to TE Anthony Fasano and a 10 - yard TD pass to WR Terrell Owens . Brett Favre left the game in the second quarter after he hit his right elbow on the helmet of a blitzing Cowboys DB Nate Jones . The throw led to Favre ' s second interception . Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers took over for the Packers next series and led the offense on a 74 - yard drive , capping it off with an 11 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings . In the third , Grant finished off a 69 - yard Packer drive with a 1 - yard TD run for the only score of the quarter . In the fourth quarter , Romo completed a 4 - yard TD pass to Crayton . Mason Crosby kicked a 52 - yard field goal with just over 5 minutes remaining in the game to pull the Packers within a field goal . Dallas sealed the win as Folk kicked a 25 - yard field goal with 1 : 03 left in the game . The Packers were flagged for a season - high 142 penalty yards . With the loss , the Packers move to 10 - 2 . Week 14 : vs . Oakland Raiders . Hoping to rebound from their Thursday night road loss to the Cowboys , the Packers went home for Favre ' s 250th ( 270th including playoffs ) consecutive start , along with Green Bay ' s Week 14 interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders . After a scoreless first quarter , the Packers sliced away in the second quarter with rookie RB Ryan Grant getting a 6 - yard TD run , while CB Will Blackmon returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown . The Raiders would end the half with their only score of the game as QB Josh McCown completed a 25 - yard TD pass to WR Jerry Porter . In the third quarter , Green Bay took control with rookie Mason Crosby nailing a 44 - yard field goal , QB Brett Favre completing an 80 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings , while Blackmon recovered an Oakland fumble in their endzone for a touchdown ( making him the first player since Cincinnati ' s Lemar Parrish in 1974 to return a punt and a fumble for a touchdown in one game ) . In the fourth quarter , the Packers pulled away with Favre completing a 46 - yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee . With the win , not only did Green Bay improve to 11 - 2 , but they also clinched the NFC North division title . It was the Packers ' 18th division title , along with their 24th playoff berth with three games remaining in the season - the second - fastest division title in team history . Blackmon was awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance . Week 15 : at St . Louis Rams . Coming off their dominating home win over the Raiders , the Packers flew to the Edward Jones Dome for a Week 15 duel with the St . Louis Rams . In the first quarter , Green Bay drew first blood as rookie RB Ryan Grant got a 1 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Rams responded with QB Marc Bulger completing a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . In the second quarter , Green Bay went back into the lead as QB Brett Favre completing a 4 - yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee , yet St . Louis answered with RB Steven Jackson getting a 46 - yard TD run . The Packers would regain the lead prior to halftime with rookie kicker Mason Crosby getting a 44 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Green Bay took control as Crosby kicked a 50 - yard field goal , along with Favre completing a 44 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings . In the fourth quarter , the Pack finished the Rams off with Crosby nailing a 25 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal . With the win , the Packers improved to 12 - 2 . Brett Favre came into the contest needing 184 yards to break Dan Marino ' s all - time record mark of 61 , 361 career passing yards . He broke the record , as he threw for 227 total yards in the game . The new record came on a seven yard completion to Donald Driver . Ryan Grant and Greg Jennings each had a touchdown during the game , making it the first time two Packers players have each scored a touchdown in the same four consecutive games . Atari Bigby was voted the GMC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on December 13 - 17 . Bigby made four tackles and two interceptions ( a career high ) . Bigby intercepted the ball on the Packers ' 22 - yard line late in the second quarter to keep the Packers ahead by three going into halftime . Kicker Mason Crosby was voted the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on December 13 - 17 . Crosby went four - for - four in field goals , including a long 50 - yard field goal and 46 - yard and 44 - yard kicks , and three - for - three in extra points . With the Carolina Panthers defeating the Seattle Seahawks on the day , the Packers clinched a first round bye for the playoffs . Week 16 : at Chicago Bears . In cold and windy conditions , Brett Favre threw 2 interceptions , and the Bears blocked 2 punts , en route to a 35 - 7 victory over the Packers , giving the Bears a sweep against Green Bay for the 2007 season . The Packers had not had a punt blocked in 12 years ( 929 punts ) . The last time the Packers had 2 punts blocked in a game was September 21 , 1975 in a game against Detroit . Favre ended the game with 158 passing yards , and he surpassed 4 , 000 yards passing for the season , the 5th time in his career to achieve the mark . Ryan Grant ran for 100 total yards and the only touchdown for the Packers . With the loss , the Packers fell to 12 - 3 on the season . Week 17 : vs . Detroit Lions . Brett Favre left less than a minute into the second quarter with the game well in hand , as he had thrown two touchdown passes , and running back Ryan Grant had another one on a 27 yard run . Backup quarterback Craig Nall threw another touchdown in his first playing time in the NFL since 2004 . Packers punter Jon Ryan had a 72 - yard punt in the fourth quarter , the longest punt at Lambeau Field since 1965 . Running back Brandon Jackson topped the 100 yard mark for the first time in his career , running for 113 yards . Packers rookie kicker Mason Crosby finished the season leading the NFL with 141 points , the highest - scoring season by a kicker in franchise history and third - highest season point total by any Packers player . Green Bay has 17 consecutive home victories over Detroit , a team that has not recorded a victory in Wisconsin since 1991 . With their 5th straight win over the Lions , the Packers finished the season with a record of 13 - 3 . The 13 - win season was the fourth in the history of the Packer team ( 1997 , 1996 , and 1962 were the others ) . On January 2 , 2008 Brandon Jackson was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for games played December 29 - 30 , 2007 . Jackson ran the ball 20 times for 113 yards and made two receptions for 22 yards in the Packers ' 34 - 13 win over the Detroit Lions . On January 3 , 2008 the NFL announced McCarthy finished second in voting for The Associated Press 2007 NFL Coach of the Year , garnering 15 votes to Bill Belichick ' s leading 29 votes . Playoffs . Divisional Round : Seattle Seahawks . Mike Holmgren and the Seattle Seahawks played the Green Bay Packers for a chance to play in the NFC Championship game . The Packers beat the Seahawks 42 - 20 . Ryan Grant fumbled twice in the first 69 seconds , the turnovers led to an early 14 - 0 Seahawk lead . Grant redeemed himself by running for 201 yards and three touchdowns - both franchise play - off records ( Ahman Green had run for 156 yards in a 2004 playoff game ) . Brett Favre went 18 - for - 23 for 173 yards and three touchdowns , two to Greg Jennings , joining Joe Montana as the only passers in league history with 5 , 000 yards in postseason play . Other Packer team records set during the game include most points in a game with 42 , most touchdowns with six , and most first downs with 25 . NFC Championship : New York Giants . The Green Bay Packers were defeated by the New York Giants at Lambeau Field in overtime . It was the 3rd coldest game in NFL history . Favre extended his NFL record to 18 straight playoff games with at least one touchdown pass . It came on a 90 yard touchdown throw to Donald Driver , the longest playoff pass in Packers team history . This would also be the final game in Favre ' s legendary career as a Green Bay Packer . Awards and records . 2008 Pro Bowl selections . The Packers had five 2008 Pro Bowl selections , 9th most in the NFL . Head coach Mike McCarthy was also the coach of the NFC . Notes : 2007 All - Pro selections . The following is a list of players that were named to the Associated Press 2007 All - Pro Team . Hall of Fame Inductions . In July 2007 the following players were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame