Prediction: Packers 30, Lions 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Green Bay Packers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 2 |
Aaron Rodgers |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
RB 8 |
Eddie Lacy |
Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 51 |
James Starks |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 4 |
Jordy Nelson |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
WR 8 |
Randall Cobb |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
WR 82 |
Davante Adams |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
WR 87 |
Jarrett Boykin |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
TE 27 |
Andrew Quarless |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 39 |
Richard Rodgers |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
K 2 |
Mason Crosby |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 27 |
Defense / ST |
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Detroit Lions |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 5 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 18 |
Joique Bell |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 36 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
WR 1 |
Calvin Johnson |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
WR 26 |
Golden Tate |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
TE 32 |
Eric Ebron |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
TE 38 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
TE 44 |
Joseph Fauria |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
K 23 |
Nate Freese |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Packers Have won 15 of past 17 in series... In 9 starts vs. Det. (min. 15 att.), QB Aaron Rodgers is 9-0 with 19 TDs, 4 INTs & 114 rating. Has 100+ rating in 8 of those 9 contests. Passed for 346 yards, 3 TDs & 109.8 rating last week... RB Eddie Lacy has 535 rush yards (89.2 per game) & 4 TDs in 6 division games... WR Jordy Nelson had 9 catches for 209 yards & TD (80 yards) last week, most rec. yards by Packer in non-OT game since 1956. Since 2011, is 1 of 2 in NFL with 3,000+ yards (3,614), 30+ rec. TDs (31) & 15+ avg. (16.4). WR Randall Cobb had 2 rec. TDs last week. Has 5 TDs in past 3... CB Tramon Williams had INT last week. Had INT in last game vs. Det. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), Williams ties for 1st in NFL with 20 INTs & CB Sam Shields is tied for 4th with 17 INTs. Shields has INT in 3 of past 4 meetings. LB Clay Matthews has 6 sacks, INT & FF in 7 games vs. Det. In 2 meetings, LB Nick Perry has 3 sacks & 2 FFs. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with sack & FF. Since entering NFL in 2002, LB Julius Peppers ties for 2nd in NFL with 118.5 sacks.
Lions In last game vs. GB, QB Matthew Stafford passed for 330 yards & 2 TDs. In 1/1/12 meeting, had career-high 520 pass yards with 5 TDs. 1 of 3 career games with 5 pass TDs. Since 2011, is 1 of 2 NFL QBs with 15,000+ pass yards (15,292)... In last meeting, RB Reggie Bush had 182 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 65 rec.) & rush TD. RB Joique Bell had 128 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 34 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting... WR Calvin Johnson has 32 catches for 606 yards (151.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 4 vs. GB. Aims for 5th meeting in row with 100+ yards. Has 100+ rec. yards in 22 of past 35. Since 2011, leads NFL with 315 catches, 5,384 rec. yards & 112.2 rec. yards/game. In last meeting, WR-PR Jeremy Ross had 5-yard rec. TD, 24-yard run, 70 KR yards (23.3 avg.) & 46 PR yards (11.5 avg.)... DT Ndamukong Suh had sack & safety in last game vs. GB. Since 2010, has 27.5 sacks, 2nd most by DT in NFC. DE Ziggy Ansah had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB Stephen Tulloch had sack in last game vs. GB. LB DeAndre Levy has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. DT C.J. Mosley had 2 sacks last week.
Results and Schedule
Green Bay Packers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-04 |
SEA |
A |
L 16-36 |
-20 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
NYJ |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
DET |
A |
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4 |
2014-09-28 |
CHI |
A |
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5 |
2014-10-02 |
MIN |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIA |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
CAR |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
NO |
A |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
CHI |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
PHI |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
MIN |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
NE |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-08 |
ATL |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
BUF |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
TB |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
DET |
H |
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Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 35-14 |
+21 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
CAR |
A |
L 7-24 |
-17 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
GB |
H |
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4 |
2014-09-28 |
NYJ |
A |
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5 |
2014-10-05 |
BUF |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIN |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
NO |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
ATL |
A |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
MIA |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
ARI |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NE |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-27 |
CHI |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
TB |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIN |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
CHI |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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GB Offense |
DET Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
23.5 |
21.0 |
21.8 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
80.0 |
73.0 |
116.3 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.72 |
3.04 |
4.31 |
GB |
Completion % |
64.0% |
61.3% |
63.5% |
GB |
Passing yards |
242.5 |
297.0 |
228.5 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
10.10 |
12.12 |
10.27 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.47 |
7.43 |
6.52 |
DET |
Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks allowed |
3.5 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
53.3% |
40.9% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.9% |
DET |
Time of possession |
28:07 |
33:23 |
30:07 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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GB Defense |
DET Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
30.0 |
19.0 |
21.8 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
176.5 |
57.5 |
116.3 |
DET |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.77 |
2.50 |
4.31 |
DET |
Completion % |
58.3% |
59.7% |
63.5% |
GB |
Passing yards |
178.5 |
197.5 |
228.5 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
10.20 |
9.88 |
10.27 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.95 |
5.90 |
6.52 |
DET |
INT return |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
DET |
Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks |
1.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
42.9% |
24.0% |
40.9% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
75.0% |
66.7% |
50.9% |
DET |
Time of possession |
31:53 |
26:38 |
30:07 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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GB |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
5.0 |
10.5 |
8.5 |
DET |
Yards per kick return |
24.5 |
33.0 |
22.5 |
DET |
Yards allowed per punt return |
2.8 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
GB |
Yards allowed per kick return |
14.8 |
14.0 |
22.5 |
DET |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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GB |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.5 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
GB |
Penalty yards |
50.0 |
59.0 |
59.8 |
GB |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
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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 |
2012 |
11 |
2012-11-18 |
GB |
DET |
24-20 |
GB |
2012 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
DET |
GB |
20-27 |
GB |
2013 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
DET |
GB |
9-22 |
GB |
2013 |
13 |
2013-11-28 |
GB |
DET |
10-40 |
DET |
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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.
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