Week 1
Detroit Lions
# Detroit Passing C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT SACKS QBR RTG Jared Goff #16 31/39 225 58 1 1 4-25 48.2 88.6 TEAM 31/39 200 5.8 1 1 4-25 -- 88.6 A Detroit Rushing CAR YDS AVG TD LONG David Montgomery #5 11 25 23 0 6 Jahmyr Gibbs #0 9 19 2.1 0 14
Game context
Matchup summary
This matchup was defined by yardage balance, with Green Bay's edge or deficit through the air and on the ground shaping the overall script.
Pressure was part of the structural edge, with Green Bay forcing 4 sacks allowed and making the opponent play behind schedule.
The ground game helped Green Bay own the pace, posting 78 rushing yards while the defense kept the opponent to 46.
The passing battle leaned toward the opponent, with Green Bay finishing at 188 yards versus 200 conceded through the air.
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Game recap
Key moments
Green Bay's front tilted the matchup with pressure, piling up 4 sacks and repeatedly forcing the opponent out of rhythm behind Rashan Gary.
The defense forced the game off script by creating 1 takeaway, with Evan Williams leading the possession swing.
Takeaways
Edgerrin Cooper's tackle count points to a defense that finished plays cleanly enough to limit extra yards after contact.
Limiting the opponent to 46 rushing yards points to a front that held up well enough to keep obvious run-control football from taking over the game.
Availability report
Watch list
Zayne AndersonS
Questionable · Knee
Nate HobbsCB
Questionable · Knee
Barryn SorrellDL
Questionable · Knee
Imported stats
Week 1 summary
Passing
Jordan Love#10
YDS 188 · AVG 85 · TD 2
Rushing
Josh Jacobs#8
YDS 66 · AVG 3.5 · TD 1
Emanuel Wilson#23
YDS 4 · AVG 4 · TD 0
Receiving
Jayden Reed#11
YDS 45 · REC 3 · TD 1
Tucker Kraft#85
YDS 16 · REC 2 · TD 1
Romeo Doubs#87
YDS 68 · REC 2 · TD 0
Top defenders
Evan Williams#33
TACKLES 3 · INT 1
Rashan Gary#52
TACKLES 7 · SACKS 1.5
Devonte Wyatt#35
TACKLES 3 · SACKS 1
Micah Parsons#1
TACKLES 1 · SACKS 1
Lukas Van Ness#90
TACKLES 4 · SACKS 0.5
Edgerrin Cooper#56
TACKLES 12
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