GREEN BAY PACKERS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. DETROIT LIONS SUNDAY, DEC. 30, 2018 12 PM CST LAMBEAU FIELD Packers Communications l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 l 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XX; NO. 23 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 17 GREEN BAY (6-8-1) VS. DETROIT LIONS (5-10) Sunday, Dec. 30 l Lambeau Field l 12 p.m. CST STATS OF THE WEEK uQB Aaron Rodgers completed 37 of 55 pass attempts (67.3 per- PACKERS FINISH THE SEASON AGAINST THE LIONS cent) for 442 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for The Green Bay Packers will face the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on a 103.8 passer rating and had two rushing TDs in the Packers’ 44-38 Sunday. overtime win at the New York Jets. Rodgers is the only player in u Green Bay will close out the regular season against Detroit NFL history with at least 400 passing yards, two passing touch- for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last downs and two rushing touchdowns in a game. He also previously accomplished the feat on October 2, 2011, against Denver (408 pass- five seasons. ing yards, four touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns). u Including a 1994 playoff victory, the Packers are 25-2 uWR Davante Adams has 111 receptions on the season, the against the Lions in the state of Wisconsin since 1992. second-highest single-season total in franchise history, u Green Bay has a 27-10 overall mark (.730) against Detroit since 2000, trailing WR Sterling Sharpe (112 in 1993). a .730 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 among NFL teams that uAdams has 1,386 receiving yards this season, currently the sixth have played the Lions 10-plus times over that span, according to pro- most in a season in franchise history and 134 yards away football-reference.com. from passing WR Jordy Nelson (1,519 in 2014) for the franchise u The Packers have a 16-2 home record (.889) against Detroit since 2000. record. u It is the first December meeting in Green Bay between the two since a 30-20 Green Bay victory in Week 17 of the 2014 season. WITH THE CALL uWith QB Aaron Rodgers as the starter, the Packers are 6-2 in Week FOX Sports, now in its 25th season as an NFL network televi- 17 games, including 3-0 against Detroit. sion partner, will broadcast the game. uRodgers has recorded a passer rating of 115.0-plus in five of the eight u Play-by-play man Justin Kutcher joins analyst Pat and along with sideline reporter Week 17 games he has started (126.0, 139.6, 131.8, 117.1, 132.2). McAfee Robert Smith Sarah Kustok. uDating back to 2008, Rodgers has thrown for 18 touchdowns and just uMilwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November four interceptions in Week 17 games with a passer rating of 111.0 that 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 ranks No. 1 in the NFL among active quarterbacks (min. 150 pass stations in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two- att.) over that span (according to pro-football-reference.com). time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. uThe Packers are 2-1 under Interim Head Coach . McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 24th Joe Philbin season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together uIn Week 16, Green Bay came back from 15 points down in the fourth in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 20th season of broadcasts quarter to defeat the New York Jets. It is the first time in team history together. In Week 1, they surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the that the Packers have come from 15-plus points down in the fourth most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers. quarter in two games in a season (Week 1 vs. Chicago), according to u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). the Elias Sports Bureau. u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel 711. uLast week, Green Bay totaled 35 first downs, the second most in a game REGULAR SEASON in franchise history behind only the 37 at Philadelphia on Nov. 11, 1962. u Six of the Packers’ eight losses this season have been by eight points or Date Opponent Time (CT) TV less, including three by three or fewer points. Sun., Sept. 9 CHICAGO BEARS.................W, 24-23 78,282 Sun., Sept. 16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) ...T, 29-29 78,461 RODGERS AND THE LIONS Sun., Sept. 23 at Washington Redskins ...........L, 17-31 47,880 u QB Aaron Rodgers has led the Packers to 13 wins in 17 games Sun., Sept. 30 BUFFALO BILLS...................W, 22-0 78,312 against the Lions, completing 362 of 548 passes (66.1 pct.) for 4,500 Sun., Oct. 7 at Detroit Lions ..................L, 23-31 63,405 yards (264.7 per game), 37 touchdowns and six interceptions with a Mon., Oct. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ...........W, 33-30 77,642 passer rating of 109.3. Sun., Oct. 21 BYE u Rodgers has recorded a 100-plus passer rating 12 times against Detroit, Sun., Oct. 28 at Los Angeles Rams..............L, 27-29 75,822 including each of the last three times he has faced them, recording a rat- Sun., Nov. 4 at New England Patriots ...........L, 17-31 65,878 ing of 108.0 this season and ratings of 126.0 and 129.3 in 2016. Sun., Nov. 11 MIAMI DOLPHINS (Gold Pkg.) ......W, 31-12 78,076 u The Packers have won 11 of the 12 games against the Lions when Thu., Nov. 15 at Seattle Seahawks...............L, 24-27 69,007 Rodgers recorded a passer rating of 100-plus. uRodgers has led Green Bay to seven wins in eight starts at home against Sun., Nov. 25 at Minnesota Vikings..............L, 17-24 66,872 Detroit, throwing 17 touchdowns with just three interceptions and a Sun., Dec. 2 ARIZONA CARDINALS.............L, 17-20 77,234 passer rating of 110.1 in those games. Sun., Dec. 9 ATLANTA FALCONS...............W, 34-20 77,329 uRodgers has registered a passer rating of 100-plus in six of eight home Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears .................L, 17-24 62,372 games versus the Lions. Sun., Dec. 23 at New York Jets ............ W, 44-38 (OT) 77,982 uIn the last five home games against Detroit, Rodgers has thrown nine Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS ..................12 p.m. FOX TDs and zero interceptions. PACKERS VS. LIONS - WEEK 17 ASCENDING ADAMS uAdams was the first Packer since Greg Jennings (2010) with three WR has reached 100 receptions (111) and 1,000 yards straight games with 100-plus receiving yards (Weeks 5-6, 8). Adams Davante Adams finished one short of the franchise record held by Lofton (four in 1982- (1,386) for the first time in his career in 2018 and earned a trip to his 83) and Hutson (four in 1945). second consecutive Pro Bowl. uAdams has a career-best three 10-plus-reception games this season u Adams ranks in the top five of the NFL in receiving TDs, receptions and (tied for No. 4 in the NFL) and seven career games with 10-plus receiving yards this season: catches, tied for No. 1 in team history: Player Receiving TDs (2018) Games With 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 15 Packers Player 10-Plus Receptions 2. Davante Adams, GB 13 1t. Davante Adams, 2014-18 7 3. Eric Ebron, IND 12 1t. Donald Driver, 1999-2012 7 4t. Tyreek Hill, KC 11 1t. Sterling Sharpe, 1988-94 7 4t. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 11 4. Don Hutson, 1935-45 4 uIn Week 5, Adams extended his franchise record by posting a TD catch Player Receptions (2018) in his 10th straight road game, and tied the longest streak in NFL 1. Michael Thomas, NO 120 history (Eagles WR Tommy McDonald, 10, 1959-61). 2. Zach Ertz, PHI 113 u Adams opened the 2018 season with a TD reception in each of the first three contests, which extended his streak of consecutive regular-season 3. Davante Adams, GB 111 games with a TD catch to five, dating back to the 2017 season. He had 4. Adam Thielen, MIN 110 six TD catches during the streak. It was the longest streak of his career, besting the run of three games he had in 2017 (Games 4-6) when he totaled five receiving touchdowns. It was also the longest streak by a Player Receiving Yards (2018) Packer player since Cobb’s streak of six games in 2014. 1. Julio Jones, ATL 1,539 u Adams ranks near the top of the NFL in receiving touchdowns since 2. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 1,425 2016: 3. Mike Evans, TB 1,418 4. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT 1,389 Player Receiving TDs (2016-18) 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 36 5. Davante Adams, GB 1,386 2. Davante Adams, GB 35 u With 13 receiving TDs this season, Adams is one shy of tying for the 3. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 28 fourth most by a Packer in a single season (Antonio Freeman, 1998 u Adams ranks No. 2 in the NFL (Brown) with a receiving TD in a / James Jones, 2012 / Jordy Nelson, 2016) and two away from tying career-best 12 games this season.