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Final Score Prediction

Packers 30, Lions 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 290, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
 RB 31 James Starks Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 39 Alex Green Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Jordy Nelson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 22 Randall Cobb Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 32 James Jones Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 18 Jermichael Finley Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 9 Mason Crosby FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Matthew Stafford Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 33 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 36 Titus Young Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 58 Ryan Broyles Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 17 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 22 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has 25 TDs & is 1st in NFL history with 25+ pass TDs in team's 1st 9 games in 2 different seasons. Is 1 of 4 QBs in NFL history with 10+ games with 4+ pass TDs in 3-season span. In 6 starts vs. Det. with 15+ att., is 6-0 with 69.7 comp. pct., 1,830 yards (305 per game), 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 120.2 rating. Packers are 25-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating... WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 500+ KR (556), 500+ receiving (500), 200+ PR (211) & 50+ rush (96) yards. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 3 & aims for 4th in row with TD. In last meeting, WR Jordy Nelson had career-high 162 yards & tied career-highs with 9 catches & 3 TDs. WR James Jones has TD in 3 of past 4 at Det. WR Greg Jennings has 9 TDs in past 10 vs. division... Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams ties for NFL lead with 15 INTs. LB Clay Matthews has 5 sacks & INT in 5 career meetings. CB Casey Hayward leads all rookies with 4 INTs.

Lions In last meeting, QB Matthew Stafford passed for franchise-record 520 yards & tied team record with 5 TDs. Has 3 career games with 5 pass TDs... RB MIKEL LE SHOURE has 3 rush TDs in past 2. RB Joique Bell ranks 3rd among NFL RBs with 307 rec. yards... WR Calvin Johnson had career-high 244 yards (11 catches, TD) in last meeting. In 9 career meetings, has 10 rec. TDs. Last week had career-best 12 catches for 207 yards & TD. Has 3 200-yard rec. games in career, tied for 5th most in NFL history. Leads NFL with 974 rec. yards. Since 2011, has 2,655 rec. yards, most in NFL, & his 106.2 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2008, has 47 TD catches, most in NFL. WR Titus Young had 2 TDs in last meeting. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 196 catches. In last game vs. GB, had 7 catches for career-high 116 yards... Cliff Avril is 1 of 5 in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. Had sack & FF in last home meeting. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 17.5 sacks, tied for most by DT. Had sack in last game vs GB.


Results and Schedule
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A W 30-20 +10
8 2012-10-28 JAC H W 24-15 +9
9 2012-11-04 ARI H W 31-17 +14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A W 24-20 +4
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A W 31-14 +17
10 2012-11-11 MIN A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 GB H L 20-24 -4
12 2012-11-22 HOU H    
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    

Injury Report
Green Bay Packers
Out  WR Greg Jennings (abdomen)
 OLB Clay Matthews (hamstring)
 TE Andrew Quarless (knee)
 SS Charles Woodson (collarbone)
Questionable  OLB Terrell Manning (shoulder)
 CB Sam Shields (shin)
Probable  WR Donald Driver (thumb)
 RB Alex Green (knee)
 RB John Kuhn (hamstring)
 DE Mike Neal (ankle)
 WR Jordy Nelson (ankle)
 TE Ryan Taylor (chest)
 RB Johnny White (other-illness)
 TE D.J. Williams (hamstring)
 DE Jerel Worthy (concussion)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 10/10)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee, 11/7)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
   
Detroit Lions
Out  SS Amari Spievey (concussion)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
Doubtful  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
Questionable  CB Chris Houston (ankle)
 WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
Probable  DE Cliff Avril (concussion)
 SS Erik Coleman (eye)
 K Jason Hanson (foot)
 MLB Ashlee Palmer (chest)
 WR Titus Young (knee)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 CB Drayton Florence (forearm, 11/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 29.3 26.0 22.5 GB
Rushing yards 103.3 107.0 117.0 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.81 4.45 4.35 DET
Completion % 64.2% 62.3% 61.9% GB
Passing yards 250.3 301.3 233.2 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.31 11.01 10.78 GB
Passing yards per attempt 7.25 6.87 6.67 GB
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 GB
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 GB
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.7 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 41.4% 44.4% 38.8% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 53.3% -
Time of possession 30:08 30:18 29:52 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 20.3 22.5 -
Rushing yards 86.7 125.0 117.0 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 3.67 4.65 4.35 GB
Completion % 55.9% 66.1% 61.9% GB
Passing yards 270.3 221.7 233.2 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.19 8.89 10.78 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.25 5.88 6.67 DET
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks 2.7 1.7 2.2 GB
3rd down conversions 35.1% 39.1% 38.8% GB
4th down conversions 25.0% 100.0% 53.3% GB
Time of possession 29:52 31:02 29:52 GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   GB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.6 9.5 8.3 DET
Yards per kick return 29.3 18.1 23.3 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 5.5 8.3 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 22.5 18.7 23.3 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   GB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 5.3 6.3 GB
Penalty yards 38.0 55.0 52.1 GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 GB DET 24-31 DET
2000 15 2000-12-10 DET GB 13-26 GB
2001 1 2001-09-09 DET GB 6-28 GB
2001 11 2001-11-22 GB DET 29-27 GB
2002 3 2002-09-22 GB DET 37-31 GB
2002 10 2002-11-10 DET GB 14-40 GB
2003 2 2003-09-14 DET GB 6-31 GB
2003 13 2003-11-27 GB DET 14-22 DET
2004 6 2004-10-17 GB DET 38-10 GB
2004 14 2004-12-12 DET GB 13-16 GB
2005 1 2005-09-11 GB DET 3-17 DET
2005 14 2005-12-11 DET GB 13-16 GB
2006 3 2006-09-24 GB DET 31-24 GB
2006 15 2006-12-17 DET GB 9-17 GB
2007 12 2007-11-22 GB DET 37-26 GB
2007 17 2007-12-30 DET GB 13-34 GB
2008 2 2008-09-14 GB DET 48-25 GB
2008 17 2008-12-28 DET GB 21-31 GB
2009 6 2009-10-18 DET GB 0-26 GB
2009 12 2009-11-26 GB DET 34-12 GB
2010 4 2010-10-03 DET GB 26-28 GB
2010 14 2010-12-12 GB DET 3-7 DET
2011 12 2011-11-24 GB DET 27-15 GB
2011 17 2012-01-01 DET GB 41-45 GB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.