Packers cross the lake to face Detroit

The Green Bay Packers will go back on the road for the first time since Week 4 to take on the Lions in Detroit.

• It is the earliest visit to Detroit for Green Bay since 2018 (Week 5).
• The Packers lead the regular-season series, 106-78-7, and have won both postseason contests the two clubs have played.
• Green Bay's 106 regular-season wins over the Lions are the second most it has against any team (109 vs. Chicago).
• The Packers have won two of the last three games and six of the last 11 contests played in Detroit.
• Green Bay has scored 28-plus points in each of the last three contests at Ford Field.
• Each of the last eight contests at Detroit have been decided by one possession with the cumulative score of those eight contests being 207-207.
• The Packers swept the season series with Detroit last season for the first time since 2020.
• Green Bay is 8-6 against Detroit since 2019.
• The Packers have scored 27-plus points in four of the last five games, including each of the last three (31, 27, 31, 14, 29).
• QB Jordan Love has started six games against the Lions, throwing for 1,415 yards and 11 TDs with three INTs for a passer rating of 101.6.
• Love has posted a 110-plus passer rating in four of the last five contests against the Lions, including in each of his last three games at Detroit (124.2, 128.6, 111.7, 69.7, 125.5). His four 110-plus rating games against Detroit since 2023 lead the NFL.
• In three career starts at Ford Field, Love is 52 of 84 (64.4 pct.) for 708 yards and eight TDs with no INTs for a passer rating of 123.4.
• In seven games against the Lions, WR Christian Watson has posted 25 receptions for 478 yards (19.1 avg.) and three TDs.
• TE Tucker Kraft has recorded a TD reception in three of the past four games he has played against Detroit, including the last two he played at Ford Field.
• The NFC North is 16-6 as a whole this season, a .727 winning percentage that leads the NFL. Dating back to 2024, the division is 99-58-1, a .630 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the league.
• The NFC North is 13-3 in games outside the division this season, an .813 winning percerntage that leads the NFL. Dating back to 2024, the division is 72-31-1 in games outside the division, a .697 winning percentage that is No. 1 in the league.
• In Week 8, Green Bay will face the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football in what will be the last of three home games over a 19-day span this month (Oct. 11-29). It will mark the first time in team history that the Packers have two Thursday home games.

WITH THE CALL

FOX Sports, now in its 33rd season as an NFL network television partner, will broadcast the game.

• Play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt joins analyst Tom Brady and sideline reporters Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi.
• The game is also available through NFL Sunday Ticket by YouTube.
• All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota. The flagship station of the Packers Radio Network is 95.7 BIG FM - WRIT. For a map and full list- ing of radio affiliates, go to packers.com/video/radio-network. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst), and three-time Packers Pro Bowler John Kuhn (sideline reporter) call the action. McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 32nd season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 28th season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago.
• The radio broadcast can also be heard on Sirius XM NFL Radio on Channels 177 or 264 or in the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
• Compass Media Networks will be broadcasting the game on radio to a national audience with Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Brian Baldinger (analyst) on the call with Jeff Biggs hosting from the studio.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:

Packers at Lions:

• All-time, regular season: 106-78-7
• All-time, postseason: 2-0 All-time, at Detroit (regular season): 44-48-3 (14- 10 at Ford Field)
• Streaks: Green Bay has won two of the last three meetings at Ford Field.
• Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 27, 2025, Ford Field, Packers won, 31-24

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 80-42-1, .654; (3-6 postseason); 8th NFL season
• Dan Campbell: 56-45-1, .554; (2-2 postseason); 7th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 4-6 vs. Campbell
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 8-6 vs. Lions; Campbell 6-4 vs. Packers

MATT LaFLEUR…In his eighth season as the Packers' 15th head coach.

• Is in his 18th season in the NFL in 2026, having served as an offensive coordinator for two seasons (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a QBs coach for six seasons (Washington Redskins, 2010-13; Atlanta Falcons, 2015-16) and an offensive assistant for two seasons (Houston Texans, 2008-09).
• In his first seven seasons leading the Packers, has authored one of the finest starts to a head-coaching career in NFL history. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, his 76 regular-season wins are tied with Paul Brown for the second most in league history by a head coach in his first seven seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (86 in 1989-95). Green Bay's 76-40-1 (.654) regular-season record since 2019 ranks No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL over that span.
• In his first three seasons in Green Bay (2019-21), became the first head coach in NFL history to post 13-plus wins in three straight years. His 39 victories over that span passed Seifert (38 in 1989-91) for the most wins by an NFL head coach in his first three seasons in the league and are also tied for the fourth most by a coach over any three-season span in league history (Mike Ditka, 40 from 1985-87; Andy Reid, 40 from 2020-22 and 2022-24).
• Led the Packers to six playoff berths in seven seasons (tied for No. 2 in the NFL over that span), tied with Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren for the most playoff appearances by a Green Bay head coach in his first seven seasons.
• In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, became the first coach in club history to guide the team to the playoffs in his debut season. Also led the largest one-year win improvement in team history (plus-seven wins).

DAN CAMPBELL…In his sixth season as the Lions' 28th head coach.

• Has 28 years of NFL experience, including 17 years as a coach and 11 as a player. Prior to joining Detroit, most recently served as an assistant head coach/TEs coach for the New Orleans Saints from 2016-2020.
• Led the Lions to a new era of success that has included winning seasons in each of the last four years (9-8 in 2022, 12-5 in 2023, 15-2 in 2024, 9-8 in 2025). The last time the Lions accomplished this feat came during the 1969-72 seasons.
• Helped guide the Lions to back-to-back NFC North titles for the first time in franchise history in 2023-24.
• Is the fifth former Lions player to be named a fulltime head coach for the team and the first since Joe Schmidt, who played for Detroit from 1953-65 and served as the head coach from 1967-72.

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THE PACKERS-LIONS SERIES

• This is the 95th consecutive season these two franchises have met, playing each other at least twice every season since 1932.
• Green Bay's 106 regular-season wins over Detroit are the team's second-most wins over a single opponent behind only the Packers' 109 wins over Chicago.
• The Packers won 29 of the first 38 matchups in the series (1930-49) before the Lions reeled off 11 straight wins over a six-year span (1949-54).

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers players and staff from Michigan: Head coach Matt LaFleur is from Mount Pleasant, Mich., and went to Mount Pleasant High School...Strength and conditioning assistant Jake Flint is from Shepherd, Mich. …TE Mark Redman was born in Birmingham, Mich. …DT Karl Brooks is from Lansing, Mich., and attended J.W. Sexton High School…CB Kamal Hadden was born in Ypsilanti, Mich., and attended River Rouge (Mich.) High School…Packers players and staff who played college football in Michigan: LaFleur played wide receiver at Western Michigan (1998-99) and quarterback at Saginaw Valley State (2000-02)…Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich played at the University of Michigan (2002-05)…Flint played at Central Michigan from 2003-05…CB Benjamin St-Juste played at Michigan from 2017-18…Packers coaches who have coached in Michigan: LaFleur was an offensive assistant at Saginaw Valley State (2003), a graduate assistant at Central Michigan (2004-05) and a QBs/WRs coach at Northern Michigan (2006)…Stenavich was a strength and conditioning intern (2011) and a graduate assistant (2012-13) for the Wolverines…QBs/ assistant head coach - offense Luke Getsy was a WRs coach at Western Michigan in 2013…RBs coach Ben Sirmans coached at Michigan State for two seasons (2005- 06)...CBs coach Daniel Bullocks was the CBs coach at Eastern Michigan in 2015…Flint was a staff assistant at Central Michigan in 2006…Packers staff with connections to Michigan: Chief of staff Darryl Franklin spent three years as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan…Chief 7 financial officer Maureen Smith is from Davisburg, Mich., and attended the University of Michigan…Lions with connections to Wisconsin: Assistant director of college scouting Mark Olson is from Hudson, Wis., and attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls...DL Skyler Gill-Howard was born in Milwaukee, Wis., and attended Greenfield (Wis.) High School…Former Lions: Bullocks played safety for the Lions from 2006-09…G Laken Tomlinson was a first-round draft pick by Detroit in 2015 and played for the Lions from 2015-16…G Kevin Zeitler played for the Lions in 2024…Franklin was a player personnel intern with the Lions in 2008…Former Packers: QBs coach Mark Brunell was selected by the Packers in the fifth round (No. 118 overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft and spent the first two seasons of his career (1993-94) in Green Bay…Senior personnel executive John Dorsey spent 21 years as an executive with the Packers (1991-98, 2000-12) and also played in 76 games for the Packers from 1984-88…Director of equipment operations Tim O'Neill spent six seasons as an equipment assistant in Green Bay (1995-2000)...Assistant strength and conditioning coach Thadeus Jackson spent 14 seasons with the Packers as a strength and conditioning assistant coach (2010-23)...Notable NFL connections: LaFleur was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 when Lions QB Jared Goff played there, Lions executive V.P./general manager Brad Holmes served as the Rams' director of college scouting and assistant general manager Ray Agnew was the director of pro personnel…Goff was also teammates with Packers assistant special teams coach Cory Harkey and offensive assistant Jeremiah Kolone during his time with the Rams…Holmes and Sirmans crossed paths with the Rams in 2012 when Sirmans was the RBs coach...Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was a scout for the Rams when Lions run game coordinator/OL coach Hank Fraley played for the Rams in 2010…LaFleur was the QBs coach for the Washington Redskins when Lions RBs coach Tashard Choice played there in 2011…Gannon and Packers LBs coach Sam Siefkes were on the Arizona Cardinals' coaching staff when Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing coached there from 2023-25…Lions QB Joshua Dobbs played with the Cardinals when Gannon and Siefkes were on the coaching staff in 2023…Gannon was on the Minnesota Vikings' coaching staff when he crossed paths with Fraley and Petzing from 2014-16…Lions EDGE D.J. Wonnum played for the Vikings when Siefkes coached there from 2021-22…Stenavich spent a portion of the 2008 offseason with the Cowboys during his playing career, where he was teammates with Choice...Choice played for the Buffalo Bills and Lions assistant head coach/safeties coach Jim O'Neil was on the coaching staff when Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable was an offensive quality control coach there in 2013…Vrable was an offensive assistant for the N.Y. Jets in 2017 when Lions DL coach/run game coordinator Kacy Rodgers coached with the Jets from 2017-18…Gannon was the DBs/CBs coach and Packers LB Zaire Franklin played for the Indianapolis Colts when Lions CB Rock Ya-Sin played there from 2019-20…Lions associate head coach/WRs coach Scottie Montgomery coached with the Colts when Franklin played there for two seasons…Getsy was the offensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears when Lions OL Larry Borom played for the Bears from 2022-23… Packers secondary/pass game coordinator Bobby Babich crossed paths with O'Neil (2014-15) and Petzing (2013) with the Cleveland Browns…Petzing also overlapped with Packers offensive quality control coach T.C. McCartney with the Browns from 2020-22…Dobbs played for the Browns when McCartney coached TEs there in 2022… Packers DL coach Vince Oghobaase played for the Miami Dolphins in the offseason when Lions senior defensive assistant/OLBs David Carrao was the assistant LBs coach/ defensive quality control coach and Rodgers was the DL coach in 2010…Oghobaase was the assistant DL coach with the San Francisco 49ers when O'Neil was the defensive coordinator in 2016…Bullocks was the defensive passing game coordinator/DBs coach with the 49ers when Ya-Sin played there in 2024…Packers defensive analyst Scott Fuchs was the assistant OL coach with the Tennessee Titans when Lions WR Tay Martin played there in 2024… Packers TE Josh Whyle was teammates with Martin with the Titans in 2024…Lions assistant WRs coach Bruce Gradkowski played quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals when Zeitler played there in 2012…O'Neil served as the Raiders' DBs coach in 2019-20 when Packers CB Keisean Nixon played for the team…Packers LB Kristian Welch was teammates with Lions S Chuck Clark and CB Khalil Dorsey with the Baltimore Ravens from 2020-21...Tomlinson and Lions OL Juice Scruggs played together with the Houston Texans in 2025…Packers LS Matt Orzech was teammates with Dobbs with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019…Packers LB Nick Niemann and Lions LB Amen Ogbongbemiga were teammates with the Los Angeles Chargers from 2021-23… Tomlinson and Lions TE Tyler Conklin were teammates with the N.Y. Jets from 2022-23…Notable college connections: Sirmans was the RBs coach at Boston College when Petzing was a graduate assistant from 2010-11…Lions LBs coach Shaun Dion Hamilton, Packers S Xavier McKinney and RB Josh Jacobs were teammates at Alabama in 2017… Lions defensive assistant August Mangin was a special teams analyst at Alabama when McKinney and Jacobs played there in 2018…McCartney and Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard were teammates at LSU from 2007-10…Choice and assistant special teams coach Jeff Koonz were on the North Texas coaching staff together from 2017-18…Niemann and Welch were teammates with Lions LB Jack Campbell and TE Sam LaPorta at Iowa in 2019…Campbell and LaPorta were also teammates with Packers EDGE Lukas Van Ness from 2020-22… Lions OL Tate Ratledge and TE Jackson Meeks were teammates with Packers DT Devonte Wyatt and S Javon Bullard at Georgia in 2021...Ratledge and Meeks played at Georgia when Packers assistant OL coach Eddie Gordon was on the coaching staff…Packers CB Brandon Cisse and Lions S Bishop Fitzgerald were teammates at N.C. State for two seasons (2023-24)…St-Juste and Lions EDGE Aiden Hutchinson played together at Michigan in 2018…Packers WR Bo Melton and Lions DB Christian Izien were teammates at Rutgers from 2018-21…Packers LB Ty'Ron Hopper was teammates with Lions CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at Missouri from 2022-23…Nixon and Wonnum were teammates at South Carolina for two seasons (2017-18)… Packers G Aaron Banks and Lions TE Brock Wright played together at Notre Dame from 2017-20…Montgomery coached at Duke when Tomlinson played there from 2013-14…Choice coached RBs at Texas when Packers WR Matthew Golden played there in 2024…Fraley was the OL coach at San Jose State when Kolone played guard there in 2013.