commentary...

this game is number 166 in the Packers-Lions series,dating back to a 47-13 Packers' victory,in 1930,when the Lions were known as the Portsmouth(Ohio) Spartans,and no other NFL teams have a longer annual rivalry,than these two teams,dating back to 1932... the Lions have lost twenty straight road games,in Wisconsin(twenty one,if you count 1994 playoff game)... that streak is the longest in NFL history... Packers' head coach Mike McCarthy is 12-1,against the Lions(the only loss was in Detroit,in 2010(Packers lost 7-3),when Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers was knocked out of the game,with a concussion,that sidelined him,for the next game,too(a 31-27 loss to the New England Patriots,which happened to be the Packers' last loss of 2010)... this a divisional game,so basically,you can throw all those numbers out the window,because no matter what i think of the Lions,personally,they have a team that could surprise the Packers,this week... my opinion:i have the ultimate respect for every NFC North division opponent,because when you stop having respect for a team,that is when they may surprise you,and they will beat you...