Packers vs Lions: Numbers & Notes
Relevant stats and personnel info for Sunday's matchup with the Detroit Lions.
By PackerAaron
GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-4) AT DETROIT LIONS (2-10)
SERIES
| PACKERS | LIONS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 89-64-7 | |
| STREAKS | Past 10 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | McCarthy: 9-0 | Schwartz: 0-3 |
| LAST WEEK | W 34-16 vs. 49ers | L 24-20 vs. Bears |
| LAST GAME | 10/3/10: Lions 26 at Packers 28. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers passes for 181 yards & 3 TDs as Packers take 28-14 2nd-half lead & hold on for victory. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/26/09: Packers 34, Lions 12. Rodgers completes 28 of 39 passes for 348 yards & 3 TDs as Packers score 27 unanswered points en route to victory. | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 121 (GB), 155 (Det.). XM: 108 (Det.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Rodgers: 261-399-3,243 (2C)-23 (T2C)-9-100.3 (2C) | Stanton: 36-60-411-2-1-84.8 |
| RUSHING | Jackson: 136-527-3.9-3 | Best (R): 136-447-3.3-4 |
| RECEIVING | Jennings: 57-944 (2C)-16.6-11 (3L) | C. Johnson: 62-872-14.1-12 (1C) |
| OFFENSE | 358.7 | 339.3 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +8 | +1 |
| DEFENSE | 316.4 | 350.0 |
| SACKS | Matthews: 11.5 (1C) | Suh (R): 8 |
| INTs | T. Williams: 4 | A. Smith: 5 |
| PUNTING | Masthay: 43.2 | Harris: 44.9 |
| KICKING | Crosby: 87 (36/36 PAT; 17/23 FG) | Hanson: 55 (19/19 PAT; 12/14 FG) |
NOTES
PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS is 5-0 vs. Det., completing 114 of 162 (70.4 pct.) for 1,523 yards with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 105.3 rating. Has 100+ rating in all 5 meetings. Aims for 5th in row with 100+ rating. In past 4, has completed 96 of 130 (73.8 pct.) for 1,232 yards with 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 131.3 rating…Rookie RB JAMES STARKS rushed for 73 yards in NFL debut. RB BRANDON JACKSON rushed for 113 yards vs. Det. in 12/30/07 meeting…WR GREG JENNINGS has 6 rec. TDs in past 4 vs. division. Aims for 5th division game in row with TD. Has 39 career rec. TDs & 16 (41 pct.) have been 40+ yards. Has 393 rec. yards (131 per game) & 5 TDs in past 3. WR DONALD DRIVER has 40 catches for 648 yards (108 per game) & 4 TDs in past 6 vs. Det…In past 5 meetings, CB CHARLES WOODSON has 6 INTs (3 TDs), FF & FR. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with INT-TD. S NICK COLLINS seeks 3rd in row at Det. with INT (1 TD). LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 4 sacks in 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with sack. Rookie LB FRANK ZOMBO aims for 3rd in row with sack…LIONS: QB DREW STANTON started last week & had rush TD & pass TD… Rookie RB JAHVID BEST has 592 scrimmage yards (118.4 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 games at home…WR CALVIN JOHNSON has 11 rec. TDs in past 9. Has 12 TDs in 1st 12 games, 1st Lion to do so since HOFer BARRY SANDERS in 1991. Has 29 rec. TDs since 2008, tied for 2nd most in NFL. Has 7 TDs in past 4 vs. GB. TE BRANDON PETTIGREW ties for 2nd among NFL TEs with 60 catches, most in season by Lions TE. Had 8 catches for 91 yards in last meeting. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN leads NFL with 28.8 KR avg. & is 4th with 12.4 PR avg. Only player to rank in top 5 in both. WR NATE BURLESON had career-high 11 catches & 141 yards with TD vs. GB (11/14/04 with Min.)…DT NDAMUKONG SUH leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks, most by Lions rookie. Had sack in last game vs. GB. LB JULIAN PETERSON has 4.5 sacks & 4 FFs in past 4 meetings. DE CLIFF AVRIL had career-high 3 sacks last week.
Comments (2)
BigbyATTACK (not verified)
December 07, 2010 at 11:23 pm
I hope the Packers will be up for this game. We have an uber important stretch of games coming up to close the season, and it'll be important to go into the New England game on a high note. Time to go to school, Detroit.
jeremy (not verified)
December 08, 2010 at 09:39 am
I anyone else having a hard time believing Stanton threw for 411 on Da Bears?