2011 · Week 12 · Division

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

27·15

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

GB -4

Total

55

Model margin

+0.4est.

DET perspective

Push chance

2.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Lions
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Lions winsPackers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Packersedge mapLions
  • +0.230EPA / play+0.036
  • 48.2%Success rate44.2%
  • +0.405EPA / dropback+0.101
  • -0.114EPA / rush-0.104
  • 10.2%Explosive rate9.6%
  • +8.47CPOE+1.23
  • 48.7%Third-down rate35.2%
  • 75.2%Red-zone TD rate64.5%
  • 2.85Points / drive1.98
  • 1.1%Turnover rate1.9%

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 36–18 since 1999

GB have won 2 straight. Meetings average 45.9 points. DET are 26-27-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13GB @ DET3124GB
2025 · W1DET @ GB1327GB
2024 · W14GB @ DET3134DET
2024 · W9DET @ GB2414DET
2023 · W12GB @ DET2922GB
2023 · W4DET @ GB3420DET
2022 · W18DET @ GB2016DET
2022 · W9GB @ DET915DET

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers22/3330720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant6203.30
James Starks4194.80
Brandon Saine2105.00
Aaron Rodgers1-1-1.00

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford32/4527613

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Maurice Morris7395.60
Kevin Smith7365.10
Matthew Stafford4317.80
Keiland Williams2199.51
Nate Burleson11111.00

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 -42.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Lions; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

2.43%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.3%

Expected total

47.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.05
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.44