2012 · Week 11 · Division

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

24·20

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

GB -3

Total

53.5

Model margin

-1.5est.

DET perspective

Push chance

7.5%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
  • +0.102EPA / play-0.004
  • 46.3%Success rate45.2%
  • +0.222EPA / dropback+0.056
  • -0.111EPA / rush-0.131
  • 8.0%Explosive rate8.6%
  • +5.43CPOE-2.29
  • 42.8%Third-down rate41.4%
  • 69.8%Red-zone TD rate61.9%
  • 2.11Points / drive1.65
  • 1.4%Turnover rate2.5%

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 Rodgers19/2723621

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Starks25743.00
Randall Cobb2199.50
Aaron Rodgers133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Randall Cobb912741
Jermichael Finley33661
Jordy Nelson35450
James Jones24330
Donald Driver11120
James Starks1160
Alex Green0100

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford17/3926612

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mikel Leshoure19844.41
Matthew Stafford2126.00
Mike Thomas166.00
Kevin Smith144.00
Joique Bell144.00

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 -32.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Lions; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

7.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.1%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.41
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin-1.48