Nov

22

Green Bay Packs a Punch in Topping Lions 37-26

Posted by Matt Loede under Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers 

Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna (8) is sacked by Green Bay Packers defensive end Aaron Kampman and defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (94) in the first half of a football game Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007 in Detroit.  

The beat went on for the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. As in the beatings they have been giving as of late continued, while the Detroit Lions continued their recent trend of getting beat. With Brett Favre making pinpoint passes and finding his recievers all afternoon, and a defense that put the smack down on Lions QB Jon Kitna, the Packers easily moved to 10-1 with a 37-26 over the Lions at Ford Field. Favre threw for 381 yards on 31-of-41 passing with three touchdowns. He fumbled on his first play, but never looked back after that.

It was Favre’s 7th 300+ yard game passing of the season, a team mark he set back in 1995. The win cements the Pack as the best team in the NFC North, as Detroit fell to 6-5 with the loss, four full games back of the Packers with five to play. The win matches the best 11-game mark for the team since 1929. While the Packers know that they are going to be hoisting NFC North Champs t-shirts and hats possibly as early as next week, they still have their eyes set on the best mark in the NFC to gain home-field advantage in the playoffs.

Detroit is now mired in a three game losing streak, and with a tough schedule the rest of the way, they might find themselves struggling just to finish .500. While Kitna proclaimed they would win 10 games before the season, and that statement looked good for awhile, the season with losses to the Cards, Giants and now Packers appears to have slipped away for a young team that has lost its direction on offense.

Kitna was bothered all day by the tough Packers D, going just 19-for-40 for 224 yards with one TD and one interception. The defense, which had been playing well in going 6-2, allowed 481 yards to Green Bay, and 8.3 yards per play. They trailed 34-12 early in the fourth before putting up 14 fourth quarter points to make the final look closer than it was. Kevin Jones was a bright spot, going for 93 yards on 20 carries with a score.

The Pack running game was paced by Ryan Grant, who went over 100 yards with 101 yards on 15 carries, a 6.7 yards per carry average. He also scored on a 5-yard run. Greg Jennings scored twice, and Ruvell Martin scored on a three-yard catch from Favre late in the third quarter to go up 31-12.

Next week the Packers travel to Dallas for the big NFC showdown with the Cowboys on Thursday night. The Lions will try to get back on track as they play at Minnesota vs the Vikings at 1pm.


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