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NFL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 12/28/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT
 
GREEN BAY
+8  

-8  
+260

-330

46
 
20
Final
30

DETROIT (11 - 4) at GREEN BAY (11 - 4)
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Week 17 Sunday, 12/28/2014 4:25 PM
Board OpenLatest
301DETROIT47.546.5
302GREEN BAY-7.5-7.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games11-4+6.27-84-1120.110.0341.9(5.5)1.316.89.5295.9(5)1.7
Road Games4-3+12-50-715.06.6326.7(5.2)1.318.110.7311.0(5.2)1.4
Last 3 Games3-0+31-21-223.311.3335.7(5.6)1.315.010.3275.7(4.7)2.0
Grass Games2-1+10-30-316.32.3358.3(5.3)2.319.711.3279.3(4.9)0.7
Division Games5-0+53-21-421.212.6336.4(5.3)1.411.08.4259.6(4.6)1.8
DETROIT - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)20.110.019.132:0525-87(3.5)23-3861.3%255(6.8)62-342(5.5)(17)
Opponents Defensive Avg.23.712.120.530:2427-115(4.3)22-3563.8%244(7)62-359(5.8)(15.1)
Offense Road Games15.06.618.931:2824-92(3.9)22-4054.9%235(5.9)63-327(5.2)(21.8)
Defense (All Games)16.89.519.127:5521-64(3.1)24-3864.1%232(6.1)59-296(5)(17.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.22.51120.330:5526-105(4.1)23-3663.0%238(6.6)62-343(5.6)(15.3)
Defense Road Games18.110.719.728:3223-77(3.3)23-3664.3%234(6.4)60-311(5.2)(17.1)
DETROIT - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.80.51.30.414-538.7%1-152.9%1-32(24.3)2-18(8.7)7-62
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.90.61.51.913-541.5%1-052.9%2-51(22.4)17-2(8.7)7-58
Stats For (Road Games)0.90.41.30.115-535.0%1-160.0%1-21(21.3)2-20(9.3)7-55
Stats Against (All Games)1.30.31.7 13-535.6%1-042.9%1-36(28.6)2-17(8.5)6-54
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.90.51.5 13-540.9%1-047.3%3-59(22.7)16-2(8.9)6-55
Stats Against (Road Games)1.30.11.4 13-539.1%1-040.0%1-40(28.1)2-14(5.9)6-54

GREEN BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games11-4+6.48-610-530.419.7386.7(6.4)0.721.99.3348.5(5.5)1.7
Home Games7-0+75-16-141.128.3425.6(7)0.420.47.3352.4(5.4)1.9
Last 3 Games2-1+0.41-21-225.317.0422.0(6.2)1.020.36.7275.7(5.1)1.0
Grass Games10-0+108-18-237.323.9413.7(6.7)0.418.77.4342.1(5.5)1.9
Division Games4-1+33-23-233.222.4342.8(6.3)0.616.27.8353.4(5.2)2.4
GREEN BAY - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)30.419.722.130:1727-118(4.4)22-3464.5%269(7.9)61-387(6.4)(12.7)
Opponents Defensive Avg.23.312.220.330:2227-108(4.1)22-3563.8%240(6.9)61-348(5.7)(15)
Offense Home Games41.128.322.931:1928-130(4.6)21-3364.7%296(8.9)61-426(7)(10.3)
Defense (All Games)21.99.321.129:4328-120(4.2)21-3559.8%228(6.5)63-349(5.5)(15.9)
Opponents Offensive Avg.22.510.820.330:5826-111(4.3)23-3663.1%236(6.6)62-347(5.6)(15.4)
Defense Home Games20.47.321.628:4126-101(3.8)22-3956.8%252(6.5)65-352(5.4)(17.3)
GREEN BAY - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.40.30.71.012-646.2%1-044.4%2-37(19.8)2-19(9.6)6-49
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.90.61.51.913-541.4%1-052.2%2-51(22.5)17-2(8.6)6-55
Stats For (Home Games)0.10.30.41.413-750.0%0-066.7%2-44(18.1)2-26(11.4)4-37
Stats Against (All Games)1.20.51.7 13-540.5%2-156.0%4-86(24.4)1-12(8.4)6-59
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.90.61.5 13-540.5%1-048.6%3-60(23.1)17-2(9.1)7-58
Stats Against (Home Games)1.30.61.9 13-537.0%2-152.9%5-123(24)2-11(6)7-71
Average power rating of opponents played: DETROIT 19.1,  GREEN BAY 19.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/9/2014MIAMI20-16W-3W43U19-6327-42-288119-5027-38-1782
11/16/2014@ ARIZONA6-14L-1L41.5U19-9818-30-164126-4621-32-3062
11/23/2014@ NEW ENGLAND9-34L7L47U25-9118-46-244120-9038-53-3491
11/27/2014CHICAGO34-17W-7W46O23-9134-45-38318-1331-48-2562
12/7/2014TAMPA BAY34-17W-10W42O31-11326-34-294114-2620-39-2073
12/14/2014MINNESOTA16-14W-8L42.5U22-8017-28-153021-7631-41-2842
12/21/2014@ CHICAGO20-14W-10L44.5U26-13822-39-229322-6423-39-1701
12/28/2014@ GREEN BAY            

GREEN BAY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/9/2014CHICAGO55-14W-9W52.5O32-13219-32-319124-5523-40-2563
11/16/2014PHILADELPHIA53-20W-4W55.5O25-11024-38-365031-10926-44-3204
11/23/2014@ MINNESOTA24-21W-7L49.5U32-15519-29-207025-11221-37-1961
11/30/2014NEW ENGLAND26-21W-3W57.5U29-13024-38-348018-8422-35-2360
12/8/2014ATLANTA43-37W-13.5L54.5O30-17924-36-323024-9124-39-3741
12/14/2014@ BUFFALO13-21L-3.5L49U25-15817-42-175233-11314-27-1401
12/21/2014@ TAMPA BAY20-3W-11W48.5U31-12131-40-310114-1612-26-931
12/28/2014DETROIT            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DETROIT: New offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi will call the plays, and he has said that he's essentially bringing the Saints' playbook to Detroit. That should mean a diverse running game that borrows concepts from across the league. Reggie Bush will likely retain his spot atop the Lions' backfield committee, as Detroit still figures to be a pass- first offense. Joique Bell has the size and power skill set to be an asset on the inside zone runs that figure to be heavily featured this season. Bush and Bell often split the red-zone snaps a year ago, though the more durable Bell more often gets the call on the goal line.
The Lions figure to be pass-happy as usual under Lombardi and new head coach Jim Caldwell. They'll continue to move Calvin Johnson around the formation to keep teams from keying on him. Golden Tate will provide a deep threat on the other side of the field, and the Lions will frequently use the screen game with Bush and Bell. They also figure to use two tight ends more often than three-wide. TE Brandon Pettigrew is more of an in-line blocker and underneath threat, while rookie TE Eric Ebron is the chess piece who will be flexed out to create mismatches. He could be the No. 2 target by the season's second half. Not surprisingly, Johnson is almost always their first look when they throw near the goal line. Coverage often dictates if they'll look elsewhere. Pettigrew had been a traditional play-action target under the old regime, and he and Ebron are red-zone threats.
After posting a mere 39 turnovers and 67 sacks in the past two years combined, new defensive coordinator Teryl Austin was hired in the offseason to help this team make more plays with his ultra- aggressive style. New starters, safety James Ihedigbo and rookie linebacker Kyle Van Noy should help an underachieving front four.
GREEN BAY: While the personnel has changed, there haven't been a whole lot of adjustments to the Packers' running game over the past couple of seasons. They still use a zone-heavy blocking scheme, with big backs pounding between the tackles. Eddie Lacy is in for a feature-back workload this year, with James Starks picking up the scraps. Johnathan Franklin's retirement leaves DuJuan Harris for a roster spot. Lacy is at his best going downhill on inside zone runs, similar to what he executed at Alabama. He took a big red-zone workload last year and will do so again. Even with quarterback Aaron Rodgers healthy for 16 games, Green Bay will still get enough scoring chances for Lacy despite skewing pass-heavy in the red zone again. Lacy, not John Kuhn, now takes goal-line carries as well. Kuhn serves as a lead blocker and occasional short-yardage guy.
McCarthy's West Coast offense mixes in a lot of deep shots. Rodgers will continue to move around and look for Jordy Nelson on the perimeter as his primary target. Randall Cobb is Green Bay's chess piece, lining up as a boundary receiver, slot man and also in the backfield. Jarrett Boykin will see extended action as James Jones' replacement, and they figure to run a lot of three-wide sets. Nelson was targeted most often inside the 20, though Boykin emerged as a favorite of Rodgers' in the red zone too.
The Packers will remain one of the better sack teams in the NFL with the addition of defensive end Julius Peppers and a healthy outside linebacker Clay Matthews (168.5 combined career sacks). The concerns with this team are the amount of points and yards it allows, and the secondary doesn't make as many plays as it used to.
PREVIEW
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*Lions-Packers Preview* =======================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

For those needing to nail down why Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers seem to find themselves in the NFC North race each season, the answer might have more to do with holding onto the ball than anything else.

This season could be their best yet in that category.

With the Detroit Lions visiting Sunday and the division going to the winner, the Packers will try to extend the NFL's all-time leading home winning streak over a given opponent.

In addition to the North title, both teams can still secure a first-round bye or even home-field throughout the NFC playoffs if things shake out properly with the league's other 11-4 teams.

Green Bay's plus-15 turnover differential is the best in football, and its 11 turnovers committed could come in as the best single-season franchise mark since the stat was first quantified in 1941. It could also be the NFL's top mark since San Francisco committed 10 turnovers in 2011, which is tied with 2010 New England for the all-time record.

The Packers (11-4) weren't far behind the 49ers in 2011, committing a franchise-low 14 turnovers. In fact, in Rodgers' seven seasons as a starter, Green Bay has - through Week 16 of this season - posted its top four seasons in the category under his guidance (11 in 2014, 14 in 2011, 16 in 2009 and 2012).

Only last season (25 turnovers) is outside the top nine, and Rodgers only played nine games in 2013 due to a broken collarbone.

In Rodgers' time as a starter, the Packers' 125 turnovers are second to New England's 119 in 111 games. Rodgers has missed nine games in that time while Tom Brady has been absent for 15.

Of course, what's been a guaranteed win over the Lions in Green Bay has helped the Packers to now six straight postseason appearances under Rodgers. The Packers have won 22 consecutive regular-season home games against Detroit, and a playoff win in 1994 at Lambeau Field puts the all-time record at 23. The Packers have a plus-20 turnover margin in those 23 games.

After clinching a playoff spot with last Sunday's 20-3 victory over Tampa Bay, the next step is turning it into four straight North crowns.

Rodgers' health has been a bit of an issue with a lingering illness and a calf injury, but coach Mike McCarthy isn't overly concerned.

"We have a full-plate game plan and I'm confident he'll be able to run it," McCarthy said.

The Lions (11-4) have also clinched a berth and are seeking their first division title since 1993 - two years after they last won in Green Bay on Dec. 15, 1991.

Detroit, however, has won the last two overall meetings while limiting the Packers to 17 points, including a 19-7 victory in Detroit on Sept. 21. That game was maybe the earliest evidence of just how strong the Lions' defense would be this year, and it hasn't slowed down much since.

The Lions held the Packers to 223 yards and were in the same ballpark with 234 yards allowed in last Sunday's 20-14 win in Chicago. They rank second behind Seattle in total defense (295.9) and points (16.8) per game. The run defense is easily the best in football (63.8).

"You just know it's going to be a game where you have to be very efficient throwing the ball, and you have to look for those opportunities for extended plays in the run game and the pass game," Rodgers said.

But it hasn't much mattered what opponents have brought to Lambeau this season.

The Packers are 7-0 while averaging the most home points (41.1) and second most yards (425.6) behind Pittsburgh. Rodgers has been irrepressible with a 132.6 rating, which would go down as the top single-season home passer rating in NFL history. The record belongs to Rodgers - 128.5 in 2011. So does second place - 126.4 in 2013 when he amassed the requisite number of attempts in his four home games.

The running game has also contributed. In Week 3, the Lions limited the Packers to 76 yards on the ground. They've improved since, reaching 110 yards or more in nine of the last 10 games, including seven straight.

"It just clicked, and you don't question it, you just continue to roll with it," running back Eddie Lacy said.

Detroit has had a harder time moving the ball, ranking 20th in total offense on the road (326.7).

Matthew Stafford has struggled away from Detroit with a 72.8 rating, which is ahead of only Josh McCown, Brian Hoyer, Nick Foles, Derek Carr and Drew Stanton. He's thrown four interceptions and no touchdowns in his last three road games.

The Lions will be without center Dominic Raiola, who will miss the game after losing his appeal of a one-game suspension for stepping on Bears defensive tackle Ego Ferguson.

That means Stafford will take snaps from someone else - rookie Travis Swanson - for the first time in his career in a regular-season contest.

"It's one of those things where, you know, obviously you can't replace experience," coach Jim Caldwell told the team's official website. "But nevertheless, youth and vitality, we hope will be able to offset some of that. You certainly can't offset all of that."

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