2006 · Week 15 · Division

Final

Lions

Detroit

QB Jon Kitna

9·17

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 41°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

GB -6

Total

45

Model margin

+4.9est.

GB perspective

Push chance

3.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsLions wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Lionsedge mapPackers
  • -0.112EPA / play-0.067
  • 42.6%Success rate40.0%
  • -0.057EPA / dropback-0.018
  • -0.242EPA / rush-0.146
  • 8.0%Explosive rate8.1%
  • +0.25CPOE-5.72
  • 33.0%Third-down rate38.9%
  • 53.4%Red-zone TD rate36.6%
  • 1.48Points / drive1.28
  • 3.9%Turnover rate2.9%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 36–19 since 1999

Meetings average 45.8 points. GB are 28-26-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W7GB @ DET17–20DET
2025 · W13GB @ DET31–24GB
2025 · W1DET @ GB13–27GB
2024 · W14GB @ DET31–34DET
2024 · W9DET @ GB24–14DET
2023 · W12GB @ DET29–22GB
2023 · W4DET @ GB34–20DET
2022 · W18DET @ GB20–16DET

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultDET–GB
DETQ1 15:0036Punt0–0
GBQ1 12:5430Punt0–0
DETQ1 11:17730Field goal3–0
GBQ1 7:2329Turnover3–0
DETQ1 6:4621Turnover3–0
GBQ1 5:54917Field goal3–3
DETQ1 2:513-2Punt3–3
GBQ1 0:541058Turnover3–3
DETQ2 11:183-16Punt3–3
GBQ2 9:491058Touchdown3–10
DETQ2 5:35842Turnover3–10
GBQ2 1:57624Punt3–10
DETQ2 0:1400End of half3–10
GBQ3 15:0035Punt3–10
DETQ3 13:56740Field goal6–10
GBQ3 9:59633Punt6–10
DETQ3 6:1130Punt6–10
GBQ3 5:45622Punt6–10
DETQ3 1:4910Turnover6–10
GBQ3 1:4230Turnover6–10
DETQ3 1:30735Punt6–10
GBQ4 13:0430Turnover6–10
DETQ4 11:4037Field goal9–10
GBQ4 9:331378Touchdown9–17
DETQ4 2:4850Turnover on downs9–17
GBQ4 0:3500End of half9–17

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jon Kitna16/2613502

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jon Kitna7344.90
Arlen Harris9182.00
Aveion Cason362.00
Roy Williams100.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre20/3717403

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahman Green22793.60
Vernand Morency7547.72
Donald Driver177.00
Brett Favre2-1-0.50

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +63.5%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%3.0%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

3.19%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.1%

Expected total

41.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.32
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.89