Week 9 Preview: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 9 Preview: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers

The Detroit Lions will take on the Green Bay Packers this Sunday. The Lions are coming off a big win over the Tennessee Titans last week 52-14 while the Packers are coming off a 30-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Detroit Lions 6-1 vs. Green Bay Packers 6-2

Date: Sunday, November 3
Time: 4:25 p.m. EST
TV Channel: FOX
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Line: Lions -4.5 / O/U: 46.5

2024 Regular Season Stats

Detroit:

2024 Offense (League Rank) 
Total Yards: 485.1 (6)
Passing Yards: 228.4 (11)
Rushing Yards: 156.7 (6)
2024 Defense (League Rank) 
Total Yards Allowed: 349.4 (20)
Passing Yards Allowed: 247.6 (27)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 101.9 (5)
2024 Cumulative Points Scored: 33.4 (1)
2024 Cumulative Points Allowed: 19.1 (8)

Green Bay:

2024 Offense (League Rank) 
Total Yards: 388.0 (5)
Passing Yards: 231.1 (9)
Rushing Yards: 156.8 (5)
2024 Defense (League Rank) 
Total Yards Allowed: 327.4 (16)
Passing Yards Allowed: 215.8 (19)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 111.6 (10)
2024 Cumulative Points Scored: 27.0 (6)
2024 Cumulative Points Allowed: 21.3 (11)

Series History/All-Time Records

All-time head-to-head record: Green Bay Leads 106-76-7
Current streak: Green Bay has won one straight
Last Detroit win: 9/28/2023 (34-20)
Last Green Bay win: 11/23/2023 (29-22)

2024 Top Players

Detroit Lions

Passing: Jared Goff – 140-189, 1695 yards, 13-4 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Jahmyr Gibbs – 92 ATT, 591 YDS, 6 TD
Receiving: Amon-Ra St. Brown – 41 REC, 408 YDS, 5 TD
Tackles: Jack Campbell – 49 (26-23)
Sacks: Aidan Hutchinson – 7.5
Interceptions: Kerby Joseph – 5

Green Bay Packers

Passing: Jordan Love – 124-201, 1547 YDS, 15-9 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Josh Jacobs – 145 ATT, 667 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: Jayden Reed – 31 REC, 507 YDS, 3 TD
Tackles: Quay Walker – 52 (39-13)
Sacks: Devonte Wyatt – 3.0
Interceptions: Xavier McKinney – 6

Lions Players To Watch:

Offense: Wide Receiver – Amon-Ra St. Brown

The Packers rank 19th in the league in passing yards allowed and to this point they allow their opponent’s top receiver to average 4.3 catches per game and 58.6 yards a game, which includes Marvin Harrison Jr.’s zero-catch game, if you take that out they allow 4.9 catches a game and 62.7 yards per game. St. Brown is coming off a two-catch for seven yards and a touchdown, look for him to have a big game this week.

Defense: Defensive Back – Brian Branch

The Packers bring in the ninth-ranked passing offense and have a lot of talent to worry about in the passing game Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Tucker Kraft, and Christian Watson they also have Josh Jacobs who can catch out of the backfield. The Lions need to focus on slowing down the Packers’ passing attack and Branch is a big key to that aspect of this game.

Bottom Line: Biggest Game of the Season to This Point

The Lions currently lead the Packers by one game in the division if they were to lose this game the Packers would have the tiebreaker for the time being with a matchup later in the season. The Packers may be without Jordan Love which may be a break for the Lions, but the Packers are 2-0 when Malik Willis starts, he’s been having a good season when he comes in for Love. This will be a big test for the Detroit defense on the pass rush, with the trade deadline Tuesday this game may expose more than the Titans game will just how badly they need a pass rusher.

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