Brett Favre could do no wrong
in a win over the Lions. He
completed 20 straight passes en
route to throwing for 381 yards
and three touchdowns.
Green Bay (10-1) matched its
best 11-game record since 1929
and the NFC North leaders have a
four-game lead with five games
left in the regular season.
The slumping Lions (6-5) have
lost three straight.
Chicago Tribune
The Packers
played the Lions
on Thanksgiving
at Ford Field as
if they had one
eye on the
Cowboys. They
allowed the
Lions to come
back from a
22-point ...
Favre-Led Packers Beat Lions
37-26
The Southern, IL
Too often, the
Lions had to settle for field
goals and Jason Hanson made each
of his four attempts. They drove
to the Packers 23 twice and
their 32 on their ...
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PACKERS: The Packers
will be fighting a short
turnaround as the road team, but
they'll have incentive to make
holiday stuffing out of Detroit.
A win would create a four-game
separation between Green Bay and
the Lions at the top of the NFC
North standings, all but
rendering the division race over
with five games left to play.
With halfback Ryan Grant less
than 100 percent because of a
sprained ankle, the Packers
figure to unleash their lethal,
second-ranked passing attack
(average of 290.3 yards per
game) against Detroit's feeble,
30th-rated pass defense (257.9).
Green Bay has committed only two
turnovers in its last four
games. Protecting the football
will take on added significance,
with the Lions' No. 1 in the
league for takeaways (30),
fumble recoveries (15) and
points off takeaways (97)...more
LIONS:
The Lions need to get their
offense in gear. They need to
run the ball better, after
posting yardage totals of
minus-18 and 25 the past two
weeks. But really, they need to
start clicking in the passing
game, which is supposed to be
their strength. It's going to be
difficult against cornerbacks Al
Harris and Charles Woodson.
The Lions' defense has
stopped the run well, especially
at home. Assuming that continues
against the Packers, they need
to pressure quarterback Brett
Favre into mistakes. They might
not get sacks, because the ball
comes out so quickly, but they
need to make him hurry and throw
off his back foot...
My name is TL Redman. Having been a Lion fan for over 50 years. I am sure you can share in my frustration.
My question is very simple, what is up with Steve Mariucci? He seems to be an intelligent man and an above average football coach. He has coached on winning teams in college and the NFL. His first coaching job in college was with California in 1996. His team went 6-5, but get this, his team averaged over 450 yds per game, 321yds per game passing....
