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Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers - Week 14
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DEN
OAK		 26
 13
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TEN
IND		 23
 27
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STL
BUF		 15
 12
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SD
PIT		 34
 24
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PHI
TB		 23
 21
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NYJ
JAC		 17
 10
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KC
CLE		 7
 30
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DAL
CIN		 20
 19
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CHI
MIN		 14
 21
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BAL
WAS		 28
 31
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ATL
CAR		 20
 30
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MIA
SF		 13
 27
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NO
NYG		 27
 52
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ARI
SEA		 0
 58
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DET
GB		 20
 27
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HOU
NE		 14
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 27, Lions 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 9-130, 1 TD
WR 45 Mike Thomas Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 12 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 26 Tony Scheffler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 16 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
View all Week 14 Rankings or Projections
  
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 290, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 28 Alex Green Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 13 Randall Cobb Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23 James Jones Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 38 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 13 Jermichael Finley Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 20 Mason Crosby FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions In last game at GB, QB Matthew Stafford passed for 520 yards & 5 TDs. When he has 105+ rating, Lions are 10-0... RB Mikel Leshoure has 6 rush TDs in past 5... WR Calvin Johnson is 1st player in NFL history with 4 consecutive games with 140+ rec. yards in single season. Has 125+ rec. yards in 5 games in row, tied for longest streak in NFL history. In past 5, has 45 catches for 790 yards (158 per game) & 4 TDs. In past 2 vs. GB, has 16 catches for 387 yards (193.5 per game) & 2 TDs. Since 2011, has 3,109 rec. yards, most in NFL, & his 111 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2008, has 50 rec. TD, most in NFL. Has 10 rec. TDs in past 8 vs. GB. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 211 rec... DE Cliff Avril has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 19+ sacks (19.5) & 8+ FFs (8) since 2011. DT Nick Fairley had 2 sacks in last meeting.

Packers Have won 10 division games in row... QB Aaron Rodgers is 7-0 & has 100+ rating in all 7 starts vs. Det. with 15+ att. In those 7, has 18 TDs, 4 INTs & 118.6 rating. Team is 25-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating. Incl. playoffs, has TD in 36 home games in row... WR Randall Cobb has 6 rec. TDs in past 6. Is only player in NFL with 800+ KR (851), 600+ rec. (675), 200+ PR (242) & 100+ rush (132) yards. WR James Jones leads NFC with 9 rec. TDs. In last home meeting, WR Jordy Nelson had 9 catches for 162 yards & 3 TDs. WR Greg Jennings has TD in 2 of past 3 meetings. TE Jermichael Finley aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with TD... S M.D. JENNINGS had 72-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams has NFC-best 15 INTs. LB Clay Matthews has 5 sacks & INT in 5 meetings. CB Casey Hayward leads rookies with 5 INTs. S Morgan Burnett had 2 INTs last week.


Results and Schedule
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 L 31-34 -3
13 2012-12-02 IND H L 33-35 -2
14 2012-12-09 GB A L 20-27 -7
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    
   
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 L 10-38 -28
13 2012-12-02 MIN H W 23-14 +9
14 2012-12-09 DET H W 27-20 +7
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Out  WR Ryan Broyles (knee)
Questionable  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DT Nick Fairley (quadriceps)
 CB Chris Houston (ankle)
 CB Jacob Lacey (foot)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
Probable  DE Lawrence Jackson (concussion)
 MLB Ashlee Palmer (thumb)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18)
 WR Titus Young (knee, 12/4)
   
Green Bay Packers
Out  OLB Clay Matthews (hamstring)
 DE Mike Neal (shoulder)
 WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring)
 RB James Starks (knee)
 DE C.J. Wilson (knee)
 SS Charles Woodson (collarbone)
Questionable  OLB Terrell Manning (shoulder)
Probable  WR Donald Driver (thumb)
 CB Sam Shields (shin)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 11/29)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee, 11/7)
 TE Andrew Quarless (knee, 12/1)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
 RB Johnny White (concussion, 12/5)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 		 GB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.5 23.7 22.6 DET
Rushing yards 109.5 121.0 117.4 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.34 3.88 4.30 DET
Completion % 58.9% 62.6% 60.9% GB
Passing yards 309.3 209.3 230.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 12.00 11.16 10.88 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.07 6.99 6.63 DET
Interceptions 0.8 1.0 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 GB
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 48.3% 44.9% 38.0% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 48.2% -
Time of possession 34:17 31:06 30:12 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 		 GB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 29.0 17.3 22.6 GB
Rushing yards 126.0 106.3 117.4 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 5.19 5.07 4.30 GB
Completion % 63.2% 50.3% 60.9% GB
Passing yards 241.5 258.0 230.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.49 12.41 10.88 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.63 6.24 6.63 GB
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.7 0.6 GB
Sacks 1.5 1.7 2.2 GB
3rd down conversions 37.2% 38.6% 38.0% DET
4th down conversions 83.3% 28.6% 48.2% GB
Time of possession 28:37 28:54 30:12 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.4 8.6 9.9 DET
Yards per kick return 19.6 23.9 22.6 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 5.3 2.0 9.9 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 19.0 20.9 22.6 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 7.0 6.2 DET
Penalty yards 57.3 53.3 51.9 GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
 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

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.