2014 Green Bay Packers: Season prediction – Part II
By Kenn Korb
Nov 28, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback
Sam Shields(37) intercepts a pass intended for Detroit Lions wide receiver
Calvin Johnson(81) during the third quarter of a NFL football game on Thanksgiving at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Week 17: Green Bay Packers
vs. Detroit Lions
The final game of the year, and one that could decide a lot. We could be looking at anything from a division-deciding game to one with little meaning beyond stat-padding.
In any case it should be a compelling matchup again.
Suh and Co. on the Detroit D-Line will be working on causing their usual havoc, with the linebackers expected to make their quick plays underneath and the secondary hoped to just survive.
The Packers D will like-wise be expecting about the same thing as always; hold down Stafford and make him go anywhere but to Calvin Johnson with the ball.
Detroit has not won in Green Bay since 1991.
That was before I was even a year old. Until it actually happens, I cannot see this fact changing and won’t bet against the Packers continuing the streak.
Behind a field-day performance by Rodgers against that weak secondary, the Packers do just that to end the year on a high note.
Green Bay 34
Detroit 23