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Packers bury Lions to remain unbeaten
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November 26, 2011, Saturday
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THE Green Bay Packers overcame a slow start and kept their perfect National Football League season intact with a 27-15 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday that spoiled yet another Motor City Thanksgiving Day.
Two of the NFL's most explosive offences produced few fireworks early but the Packers made the Lions pay for their mistakes by turning three Matthew Stafford interceptions into two touchdowns and a field goal.
"I felt it was an excellent character win for us," Packers head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters. "It was a tough day for both teams ... we knew it was going to be a physical, aggressive game. The stadium was electric."
The biggest blunder of the day belonged to Lions defensive end Ndamukong Suh as the second pick in the 2010 NFL Draft was ejected for a personal foul that set up a John Kuhn touchdown that swung the NFC North showdown in Green Bay's favor.
The Packers, who entered the contest averaging a NFL-best 35 points a game, managed just 44 yards of total offence in a scoreless opening quarter but Aaron Rodgers was soon back on target tossing for 307 yards, including touchdowns to Greg Jennings and James Jones.
The rout marked another disappointing start to holidays for Detroit as the Lions (7-4) absorbed their eighth straight Thanksgiving Day loss. The Packers, however, are on a 17-game win streak that includes last season's Super Bowl run.
The last time an unbeaten team played on Thanksgiving was in 1962 when the Packers paid a visit to the Lions and were handed their only loss of the season.
As Detroit self-destructed, the champions seized their chances, Clay Matthews intercepting Stafford's tipped pass in the second quarter and returning it to the Lions' 13-yard line where Rodgers promptly hit Jennings to go up 7-0.
The Packers opened the scoring in the second half with a 77-yard drive, kept alive when Suh was ejected for stomping on the arm of Green Bay lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith setting up a one-yard touchdown plunge by John Kuhn. The Lions never recovered from Suh's gaffe as the Packers put the game out of reach.
Two of the NFL's most explosive offences produced few fireworks early but the Packers made the Lions pay for their mistakes by turning three Matthew Stafford interceptions into two touchdowns and a field goal.
"I felt it was an excellent character win for us," Packers head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters. "It was a tough day for both teams ... we knew it was going to be a physical, aggressive game. The stadium was electric."
The biggest blunder of the day belonged to Lions defensive end Ndamukong Suh as the second pick in the 2010 NFL Draft was ejected for a personal foul that set up a John Kuhn touchdown that swung the NFC North showdown in Green Bay's favor.
The Packers, who entered the contest averaging a NFL-best 35 points a game, managed just 44 yards of total offence in a scoreless opening quarter but Aaron Rodgers was soon back on target tossing for 307 yards, including touchdowns to Greg Jennings and James Jones.
The rout marked another disappointing start to holidays for Detroit as the Lions (7-4) absorbed their eighth straight Thanksgiving Day loss. The Packers, however, are on a 17-game win streak that includes last season's Super Bowl run.
The last time an unbeaten team played on Thanksgiving was in 1962 when the Packers paid a visit to the Lions and were handed their only loss of the season.
As Detroit self-destructed, the champions seized their chances, Clay Matthews intercepting Stafford's tipped pass in the second quarter and returning it to the Lions' 13-yard line where Rodgers promptly hit Jennings to go up 7-0.
The Packers opened the scoring in the second half with a 77-yard drive, kept alive when Suh was ejected for stomping on the arm of Green Bay lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith setting up a one-yard touchdown plunge by John Kuhn. The Lions never recovered from Suh's gaffe as the Packers put the game out of reach.
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