DETROIT (Eight-Eight) at GREEN BAY (Eight-Eight)
Sunday, Eight:20pm EST, NBC
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Packers with 4½
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Lions 11-Four-1, Packers Eight-Eight
SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 105-74-7
LAST MEETING: The Lions beat the Packers 15-9 in Detroit on Nov. 6.
Final week: Lions beat Chicago Bears 41-10 at residence; The Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings at residence 41-17.
LEI OFFENSE: OVERALL (Four), RUSH (11), PASS (Eight), SCORE (5)
PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (13), PASS (17), SCORE (14)
LIONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (29), PASS (30), SCORING (29-T)
PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (26), PASS (Four), SCORE (17)
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Lions plus-5, Packers plus-Four
PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Jared Goff. In his 100th NFL begin, he’ll attempt to be the most effective former Cal QB on the sector as he goes up in opposition to four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers. Detroit common supervisor Brad Holmes, a former Los Angeles Rams govt, thought-about Goff greater than a alternative when he acquired him and a pair of first-round picks for Matthew Stafford. Holmes’ opinion was validated. Goff, who helped the Rams to Tremendous Bowl 53, threw 29 TD passes. His seventh and most up-to-date interception got here two months in the past in a win in opposition to Inexperienced Bay.
PACKERS PLAYER TO WATCH: CB Jaire Alexander. Inexperienced Bay’s lone Professional Bowl choice comes off a breakout efficiency by which he had major protection obligations on Vikings star WR Justin Jefferson, who had one catch for 15 yards. Alexander has a career-high 5 interceptions this season and shut out Goff in that Nov. 6 sport at Detroit. Goff hasn’t thrown an interception since.
KEY MATCHUP: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Lions move protection. Detroit has given up probably the most yards of any NFL crew this season, however the Lions gave Inexperienced Bay’s offense all types of bother of their 15-9 win over the Packers earlier this season. Rodgers threw three interceptions in that sport to tie a profession excessive. The Lions will attempt to drive Rodgers into extra errors on Sunday night time.
KEY INJURIES: Lions S DeShon Elliott, who has missed two straight video games, practiced with a bruised left shoulder and hopes to play in Inexperienced Bay. … Packers TE Josiah Deguara didn’t follow Thursday with a calf damage.
SERIES NOTES: The Lions have received the final two conferences on this collection, each in Detroit. The Lions received 37-30 within the remaining week of the 2021 common season after the Packers had already clinched the No. 1 seed. 1 of the NFC playoffs. The Packers are 18-7 in opposition to the Lions in video games Rodgers has began. Packers RB Aaron Jones has gained 471 yards from scrimmage and scored seven TDs (three speeding, 4 receiving) within the final 4 video games in opposition to the Lions.
STATS AND WORK: The Packers have pressured 12 fumbles throughout their four-game successful streak. This matches the whole takeaways from the primary 12 video games of the season. … Packers CB/KR Keisean Nixon leads the NFL in whole kickoff return yards (930) and kickoff return common (30.zero). Nixon scored on a 105-yard punt return in opposition to the Vikings within the Packers’ earlier sport. … Inexperienced Bay Ok Mason Crosby hit a 56-yard discipline purpose — the longest ever by a Packer at Lambeau Subject — within the Vikings sport. … The Packers will clinch their fourth straight playoff berth in the event that they beat the Lions. … To make the playoffs for the primary time since 2016, Detroit should win and Seattle lose or tie the Los Angeles Rams at residence earlier on Sunday. … Each groups have performed nicely recently. The Packers had been Four-Eight earlier than occurring this streak. The Lions have received seven of 9 video games after a 1-6 begin. … The Lions’ surge started with their win over the Packers on Nov. 6. … Detroit prevented shedding 10-plus video games for the primary time since 2017. … The Lions are averaging an NFL-leading 27 factors and have set a franchise file 30-plus factors eight instances on the highest stage of the league. … Detroit threw for Four,000 yards and ran for two,000 – together with 265 in opposition to Chicago – for the primary time in franchise historical past. … Lions have an NFL-low 15 turnovers. … Detroit is 404 yards from breaking a crew file set in 2012. … Lions RB Jamaal Williams, who performed for the Packers from 2017-20, had a career-high 144 of speeding yards, together with a profession greatest. 58-yard run in opposition to the Bears. Williams additionally ran for his 15th speeding TD, tying him with one in every of Barry Sanders’ franchise data set in 1991. … Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has 190 catches, six wanting the mark shared by Justin Jefferson and Michael Thomas for probably the most by means of their first two years within the league. … Detroit’s starters mixed for 18 half sacks, simply shy of the NFL file of 19 set by Tennessee in 1999.
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