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Week 12



Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Packers 24, Lions 20

Green Bay: Another week, another Packers victory. Favre and company took care of the Panthers with relative ease in Week 11 and now on a short week face the Lions in the traditional turkey-day contest at Detroit. Green Bay's offense has been nothing short of spectacular the last four games. Favre's completion rate has topped the 70% mark while averaging 2.5 passing touchdowns in wins against Denver, Kansas City, Minnesota, and Carolina. The emergence of Ryan Grant has given them enough balance on offense to keep defenses honest and both phases should be in full swing against the Lions who rank in the bottom third against the run and the pass. Only silly Favre turnovers will prevent Green Bay from improving to 10-1.

  • Start: QB Brett Favre, WR Greg Jennings, WR Donald Driver, Packers D/ST, TE Donald Lee, K Mason Crosby
  • Consider: RB Ryan Grant, WR James Jones
  • Sit: RB Vernand Morency

Detroit: Despite 377 yards from Jon Kitna, Detroit dropped to 6-4 by losing to the Giants and face an uphill climb to keep their playoff hopes alive. With Green Bay on the schedule twice and meetings against Dallas and San Diego upcoming, the pass-happy Lions are looking for answers. With Kevin Jones gaining a grand total of 21 yards on the ground the last two games, the running attack has all but disappeared. And the defense, while opportunistic, is giving up yardage and sacks to everyone and everybody. This team, for all its offensive talent is mistake-prone and too unbalanced to compete with the upper echelon teams in the NFC.

  • Start: QB Jon Kitna, WR Roy Williams, WR Shaun McDonald
  • Consider: WR Calvin Johnson, WR Mike Furrey
  • Sit: RB Kevin Jones, Lions D/ST




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Green Bay Packers
Rank Player Projections
QB 3 Brett Favre Pass: 300, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Ryan Grant Probable: Ankle Risk: Grant is day to day with a sprained ankle. Rush: 90, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 49 Vernand Morency Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 9 Greg Jennings Rec: 7-95, 1
WR 13 Donald Driver Rec: 6-80, 1
WR 52 James Jones Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 9 Donald Lee Rec: 4-45, 0
 
Detroit Lions
Rank Player Projections
QB 10 Jon Kitna Pass: 255, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 33 Kevin Jones Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 T.J. Duckett Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Roy Williams Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 25 Shaun McDonald Rec: 5-60, 1
WR 51 Calvin Johnson Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 53 Mike Furrey Rec: 3-40, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 PHI H W 16-13 +3
2 2007-09-16 NYG A W 35-13 +22
3 2007-09-23 SD H W 31-24 +7
4 2007-09-30 MIN A W 23-16 +7
5 2007-10-07 CHI H L 20-27 -7
6 2007-10-14 WAS H W 17-14 +3
7   Bye      
8 2007-10-29 DEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2007-11-04 KC A W 33-22 +11
10 2007-11-11 MIN H W 34-0 +34
11 2007-11-18 CAR H W 31-17 +14
12 2007-11-22 DET A W 37-26 +11
13 2007-11-29 DAL A    
14 2007-12-09 OAK H    
15 2007-12-16 STL A    
16 2007-12-23 CHI A    
17 2007-12-30 DET H    
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 OAK A W 36-21 +15
2 2007-09-16 MIN H W 20-17 +3
3 2007-09-23 PHI A L 21-56 -35
4 2007-09-30 CHI H W 37-27 +10
5 2007-10-07 WAS A L 3-34 -31
6   Bye      
7 2007-10-21 TB H W 23-16 +7
8 2007-10-28 CHI A W 16-7 +9
9 2007-11-04 DEN H W 44-7 +37
10 2007-11-11 ARI A L 21-31 -10
11 2007-11-18 NYG H L 10-16 -6
12 2007-11-22 GB H L 26-37 -11
13 2007-12-02 MIN A    
14 2007-12-09 DAL H    
15 2007-12-16 SD A    
16 2007-12-23 KC H    
17 2007-12-30 GB A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 27.7 20.0 21.5
Rushing yards 95.3 91.3 108.0
Rushing yards per attempt 3.47 4.03 3.98
Completion % 68.8% 66.7% 61.5%
Passing yards 297.7 251.7 218.6
Passing yards per completion 11.82 10.66 10.55
Passing yards per attempt 8.13 7.11 6.49
Interceptions 0.7 0.7 1.0
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.8
Sacked 1.0 3.3 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 14.7 13.0 21.5
Rushing yards 89.3 69.3 108.0
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 3.16 3.98
Completion % 57.8% 69.2% 61.5%
Passing yards 209.0 257.0 218.6
Passing yards per completion 10.82 8.64 10.55
Passing yards per attempt 6.26 5.98 6.49
INT return 1.3 0.7 1.0
Fumble recoveries 0.7 2.3 0.8
Sacks 3.0 2.3 2.2
 

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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
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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