2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Ford Field
Green Bay Packers
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Detroit LionsWinner
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DET -3 ✓U 46 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 17–3.
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Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 27/44 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| B.J. Sander | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -3.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cole | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 15/28 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 25 | 87 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Joey Harrington | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Davis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Bailey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3
- Closing total
- 46
- GB moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Lions closed -3 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 46; the game landed 20 — under by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- GB 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Sherman vs Steve Mariucci
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.