Monday, December 23, 2024
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NFL Preview: Green Bay Packers (9-3) vs Detroit Lions (11-1)

TV: Prime Video (8:15 PM ET): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:15 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker

All-Time Series History Regular Season: GB leads series, 104-77-7 (DET won 5 of past 6)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/3/24: DET 24 at GB 14

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HEAD COACHES

Matt LaFleur vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-5 Reg. Season: 65-30 (.684) Postseason: 3-4 (.429)

Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-2 Reg. Season: 40-34-1 (.540) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)

PACKERS NOTES

• QB JORDAN LOVE passed for 274 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 129.2 rating in Week 13, his highest single game rating as starting QB. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rating. Has 18 games with 2+ TD passes since 2023, most in NFL. Passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125.5 rating in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 2+ TD passes & 125+ rating. • RB JOSH JACOBS had 117 scrimmage yards (season-high 74 rec., 43 rush) & 8th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD & 6th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Needs 13 rush yards for 4th-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. Had 108 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 9 meeting. Aims for his 6th in row on Thursday with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR JAYDEN REED had 3rd-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Had 113 rec. yards in Week 9 meeting. had TD catch in last road meeting. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON had 67 rec. yards last week. Is 1 of 2 (Alec Pierce) with 20+ yards per reception (20.5) in 2024 (min. 20 catches). Had 5 catches for 94 yards & TD in last road meeting. • TE TUCKER KRAFT tied his career high with 6 catches & had 78 rec. yards last week. Had TD catch in last road meeting. • DL RASHAN GARY has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4. Had 3 sacks, 2 FF & FR in last road meeting. • DL KENNY CLARK had 1st sack of season last week. • DL LUKAS VAN NESS aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB QUAY WALKER had 10 tackles, 2 TFL, incl. sack last week. Has career-high 8 TFL in 2024 & aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. • LB ISAIAH MCDUFFIE had season-high 10 tackles & 1st-career FF last week. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY ranks tied-1st (Kerby Joseph) with 7 INTs in 2024.

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs & 100.2 rating last week. Needs 18 pass yards for his 8th-straight 3,000-yard season. Has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 99.3 rating in 8 career starts vs. GB. Aims for his 5th in row at home vs. GB with 2+ TD passes. Has 21 TDs (20 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 105.1 rating in 11 career Thursday starts. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 104 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 17 rec.) last week. Ranks 5th with 1,255 scrimmage yards in 2024 & needs 7 scrimmage yards for new career high. Had rush TD in Week 9 meeting. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had season-high 124 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 36 rec.) in Week 13. Needs 3 scrimmage yards for his 6th-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 5 rush TDs in his past 4 vs. GB. Has 24 rush TDs in 26 games with Det. since 2023. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 391 career catches & can become 3rd player ever (Jarvis Landry & Michael Thomas) with 400 receptions in his 1st 4 seasons. Has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 vs. GB. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 2 rec. TDs last week, his 3rd-career game with 2+ TD catches. Had TD catch in last home meeting. • DB KERBY JOSEPH had 10th PD of season last week. Ranks tied-1st (Xavier McKinney) with 7 INTs in 2024. Had INT-TD in Week 9 meeting & has 6 PD & 4 INTs in 4 career games vs. GB. • DB BRIAN BRANCH is 1 of 2 (Alontae Taylor) with 25+ PD (26) & 10+ TFL (10) since 2023. Has PD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. GB. • DL ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 1.5 sacks last week. Had 30 sacks & 32 TFL in 38 games (2019-21) with GB, incl. postseason. • DL DJ READER had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week.

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