2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Ford Field
Green Bay PackersWinner
48
at
Detroit Lions
25
GB -3 ✓O 47 ✓Dome
Green Bay Packers 48–25 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · GB
24/38, 328 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.4 expected points added · +2.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
21/41, 276 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-23.9 expected points added · -11.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 24/38 | 328 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jackson | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Grant | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Derrick Frost | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Matt Flynn | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Hawk | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramon Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Blackmon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cole | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Chillar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 21/41 | 276 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -23.9 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 2/4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bullocks | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paris Lenon | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -3
- Closing total
- 47
- GB moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Packers closed -3 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 47; the game landed 73 — over by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- GB 6 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Rod Marinelli
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.