December 6th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in DETROIT LIONS (4-8) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-4)
SERIES
| LIONS | PACKERS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 92-65-7 | |
| STREAKS | 21 of past 24 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Schwartz: 1-6 | McCarthy: 12-1 |
| LAST WEEK | L 35-33 vs. Colts | W 23-14 vs. Vikings |
| LAST GAME | 11/18/12: Packers 24 at Lions 20. Green Bay WR Randall Cobb catches 22-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers with 1:55 remaining for decisive points. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 1/1/12: Packers 45, Lions 41. Green Bay QB Matt Flynn throws for 480 yards & 6 TDs in 2nd career start. WR Jordy Nelson records 162 rec. yards & 3 TDs in win. | |
| BROADCAST | NBC (7:20 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (Det.), 93 (GB). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (Det.), 226 (GB). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Stafford: 323-534-3,742 (1L)-16-11-83.1 | Rodgers: 279-414-3,124-29 (T2L)-8-105.0 (1L) |
| RUSHING | Leshoure: 157-591-3.8-7 | Green: 109-360-3.3-0 |
| RECEIVING | Johnson: 86 (3C)-1,428 (1L)-16.6-5 | Cobb: 64-675-10.5-7 |
| OFFENSE | 416.1 (1C) | 350.6 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -5 | +6 |
| DEFENSE | 353.4 | 349.0 |
| SACKS | Avril: 8.5 | Matthews: 9 |
| INTs | Carey, Houston: 2 | Hayward (R): 5 (T2L) |
| PUNTING | Harris: 40.7 | Masthay: 43.8 |
| KICKING | Hanson: 106 (3C) (31/31 PAT; 25/28 FG) | Crosby: 78 (33/33 PAT; 15/24 FG) |
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.
