2005 · Week 1
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Sep 11, 2005 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions beat Green Bay Packers 17–3. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 45% chance going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Packers fall to 0-1. Joey Harrington led the way with 167 passing yards and 2 TDs; 14 rushing yards. Packers turned it over 2 times to Lions's 0.
Team stats
| GB | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 12 |
| 247 | Total yards | 269 |
| 201 | Passing yards | 167 |
| 46 | Rushing yards | 102 |
| 27/44 | Comp / Att | 15/28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 27/44 | 201 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Ahman Green | 12 | 58 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Sander | 1 | -11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 15/28 | 167 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Jones | 25 | 87 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |