DETROIT (4-8) At GREEN BAY (8-4)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE – Packers by 6 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Detroit 5-7; Green Bay 6-6
SERIES RECORD – Packers lead 92-65-7
AP PRO32 RANKING – Lions No. 22; Packers No. 7
LAST MEETING – Packers beat Lions 45-41, Jan. 1, 2012
LAST WEEK – Lions lost to Indianapolis 35-33; Packers beat Vikings 23-14
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (21), PASS (1)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (19), PASS (18)
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (20), PASS (11)
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (15), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Green Bay has won 21 straight against the Lions in Wisconsin, streak that dates back to Dec. 6, 1992, win at County Stadium in Milwaukee. … The 20 straight regular-season wins (Packers won another in playoffs) is longest in NFL history. Washington has won 18 straight against Lions, and Pittsburgh has 16-game winning streak against Cleveland. … Lions have lost four straight, last three by combined nine points. … Teams meeting for second time in three weeks. … With 1,428 yards receiving, Lions WR Calvin Johnson needs to average 105 yards over last four games to match Jerry Rice’s single-season NFL receiving record of 1,848 yards. Johnson averaging 119 yards per game. … Lions QB Matthew Stafford leads NFL in attempts (534) and yards passing (3,742) and second in completions (323), but ranks 21st in completion percentage (60.5). … Lions RB Mikel Leshoure has seven rushing touchdowns, half of Detroit’s total on ground. … Lions on pace to average over 400 yards per game for first time in team history. … Packers have won 10 straight against NFC North opponents, longest divisional winning streak in NFL. … Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been sacked NFL-high 39 times, including three by Lions in Nov. 18 meeting at Ford Field. Lions DT Nick Fairley sacked Rodgers twice. … Packers have three rushing touchdowns this season. … Since opening season 2-3, Green Bay has won six of last seven. … Green Bay has won 24 of last 26 regular-season games at home. … Green Bay has won six of last eight Sunday night games and its overall record of 19-6 is best in NFL.
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