NFL Game Preview: Green Bay Packers (4-2-0) vs. Detroit Lions (3-2-0)

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FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews / Tom Rinaldi (field reporters)

Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 PM ET

Ford Field

Referee: Alex Moore

Regular Season: GB leads series, 106-78-7 (GB won past 2)

Last reg. season meeting: 11/27/25: GB 31 at DET 24

Matt LaFleur (GB) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 8-6 Reg. Season: 80-42-1 (.654)

Dan Campbell (DET) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-4 Reg. Season: 56-45-1 (.554)

Green Bay Last Game: W, 23-13 vs. DAL (Week 6)

Detroit Last Game: W, 45-21 at ARI (Week 5)

PACKERS NOTES

• QB JORDAN LOVE passed for 276 yards & TD & had rush TD in Week 6. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6. Has 275+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4. Had 234 pass yards & 4 TD passes for 124.2 rating in last meeting & aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with TD pass. • RB MARSHAWN LLOYD has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) this season. • WR MATTHEW GOLDEN led team with 6 receptions for 104 yards & TD catch in Week 6. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 3 of his past 4. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON ranks 2nd with 6 TD receptions & 5th with 538 rec. yards this season. Had 80 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting & has 80+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det. • TE TUCKER KRAFT had TD reception in last game vs. Det. (9/7/25) & has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det. • LB LUKAS VAN NESS had sack in Week 6 & has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road. • LB ISAIAH MCDUFFIE had 12 tackles in last meeting & aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with 11+ tackles. • LB TY’RON HOPPER had PD in Week 6 & aims for 3rd in row with PD. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN has 8+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Had 13 tackles & sack in last game vs. Det. (11/24/24 w/ Ind.). • CB KEISEAN NIXON led team with 8 tackles in Week 6. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Had 7 tackles & TFL in last meeting & aims for 5th in row vs. Det. with 6+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. • CB BRANDON CISSE (rookie) had 1st-career INT & 2 PD in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. 1 of 2 rookies (Gabe Jacas) with 1.5 sacks & INT this season. • S EVAN WILLIAMS had 6 tackles & INT in Week 6. Has INT in 2 of his past 3. Aims for 7th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • S JAVON BULLARD had 6 tackles & career-high 3 PD in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD & 6th in row with 6+ tackles.

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF completed 19 of 30 pass atts. (63.3 pct.) for 271 pass yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 125.8 rating in Week 5 & became 4th player ever with 30+ games (30) with 3+ TD passes & 0 INTs in his 1st 11 seasons (Patrick Mahomes, HOFer Peyton Manning & Aaron Rodgers). Ranks 1st with 41,107 pass yards & 4th with 268 TD passes since 2016. Passed for 256 yards & 2 TDs for 132.9 rating in last meeting. Aims for 7th in row vs. GB with TD pass. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 207 scrimmage yards (151 rush, 56 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 5. Has 58 scrimmage TDs, most by player under age 25 in NFL history. Has 747 scrimmage yards & 9 TDs this season, 5th RB all-time with 700+ scrimmage yards & 9+ TDs in 1st 5 games of a season (HOFers Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson & Emmitt Smith & Priest Holmes). • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 584 career receptions, most by player in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD catch. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had career-high 2 TD catches in Week 5. Had 7 receptions for 144 yards & TD in last meeting. • TE SAM LAPORTA led team with 5 catches for 88 yards & had TD catch in Week 5. Had 6 catches for 79 yards in last game vs. GB (9/7/25). • LB JACK CAMPBELL led team with 11 tackles in Week 5. Aims for 3rd in row with 11+ tackles & 5th in row vs. GB with 8+ tackles. • LB DERRICK BARNES had sack in Week 5. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. GB. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 0.5 sacks in Week 5 & has 0.5+ sacks in 8 of his past 9. Has 47.0 sacks since 2022. • DE D.J. WONNUM had 2 sacks in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with sack. • CB ROGER MCCREARY had 6 PD in Week 5, tied-most in single game since 2021. • CB D.J. REED had 7 tackles, 3 TFL & PD in Week 5. Had FF in last meeting. Has PD in 2 of his past 3

Game Odds

Green Bay Packers          55

Detroit Lions                      – 4

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 24, 2026

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