2008 · Week 2
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Sep 14, 2008 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Green Bay Packers beat Detroit Lions 48–25. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Packers (65%). Packers improve to 2-0; Lions fall to 0-2. Aaron Rodgers was the story of the game with 328 passing yards and 3 TDs; 25 rushing yards. Packers out-gained the opponent 451–331 in total yards. Lions turned it over 3 times to Packers's 0.
Team stats
| GB | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 14 |
| 451 | Total yards | 331 |
| 328 | Passing yards | 282 |
| 123 | Rushing yards | 49 |
| 24/38 | Comp / Att | 23/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 24/38 | 328 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Brandon Jackson | 7 | 61 | 1 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Ryan Grant | 15 | 20 | 0 |
| Derrick Frost | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Flynn | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jackson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 21/41 | 276 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 2/4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |