2011 Week 12 - Packers @ Lions

[Music] we go on Thanksgiving 2011 it's foggy outside we're under the rooms at Ford Field down to the field is Pam Oliver well the Lions get at this game is huge as a game that matters Matthew Stafford told me before the game the Lions are and they are blues [Applause] and thank you and look at the division the NFC North obviously the only undefeated team is in first place for Detroit right behind him at seven and three tied with Chicago and Chicago lost their triggerman Jay Cutler last weekend they will go with the untested Caleb Hanie we're glad you're with us Devon Logan is waiting let's see just how good this game is there's a craft all that build-up the ball falls off Packers won the toss they deferred so it will be the Lions on offense and young Matthew Stafford you take on this struggling Green Bay defense nothing new for Crosby is he has his 34th touch back of the season who is Matthew Stafford protected by is protected by this offensive line Bacchus never misses a game Rio larell II does and then one of the biggest weapons in the NFL throwing Calvin Johnson on the outside when you look at that offensive line it's a it's a line that has gotten better as the season has gone along and you know last week Kevin Smith had a huge day for them rushing the football a lot of nice holes created by that offensive line up front and he gets the start today [Applause] tonight's game Kevin Smith former third-round pick who was let go and then was re-signed with job at best dealing with post concussion syndrome it's a 3/4 defense it's a secondary Troy that's without their top safety Nick Collins and it's a secondary to giving up a lot of yards and on second down Stafford little passes caught that Smith and he's out to the 39 with a Detroit first down see Kevin Smith in the backfield he's going to work his way over there on a check down initially Matthew Stafford wants to go down the field but he comes down to Kevin Smith late late Sabol burrows is able to make a guy miss and pick up the first down nice job of being patient in the pocket by Matthew Stafford [Applause] fifty-five on Thursday Kevin Smith checks out and says I need a break so coming into the game is Maurice Morris on second at 7:00 that is the story with the comeback last week one of three times that the lines have come back from 17 or more this season to win a game first time that's ever happened what in the NFL five touchdowns two early picks Stafford with that fractured index finger glove on his throwing hand got hot for Titus young and nearly picked off by trimmin Williams its third down the Lions are trying to run deep crossing routes and to do that then that offensive lines got to do a good job of protecting for Matthew Stafford you're going to see him come through here are these receivers but they didn't get across the field quite the way Matthew Stafford thought that they might and that ball obviously thrown behind and you don't see that very many times with Jomon Williams its third down and seven here come the Packers on a place Stanford completes to Schaeffler first down in a big catch with Williams on over on the gain of eight it's a nice way to start the game with their first third down and to be able to convert it because the Lions this year have not been very good on that down it's a nice job there of Schaeffler being able to bring it in typically that's a ball you'd like to be able to put on the body of the receiver to protect him a little bit he had to extend the carry and secure the catch without it knocked out mentioned occurrences 30% up there down this season is Smith penalty flag flies looks like a home and you get the bowling ball pencil number 13 10-yard penalty first down they get Nate Burleson and that erases a 15 yard run by Smith yeah good call too because Nate Burleson as you see there in the slot position he comes in on Charles Woodson Woodson trying to get away from him he's got his right hand there on the back and keeps him from coming off of that block and being able to make a play that's a big hole that backs the Lions back on their side of the 50 where they have a first down at their own 46 but a first in 15 Green Bay right defensively 30th in the end [Applause] just get it away [Applause] and now the ball comes out they're going to say it in Findlay class Woodson was there defending as he usually is right in the middle of all the action for the Green Bay Packers now there's no doubt that Dom Capers wants to see Charles Woodson around the line of scrimmage we talked about it last week in that win against Tampa good things happen when Charles Woodson is around the ball and when he's coming on the blitzes as we saw two weeks ago against the Minnesota Vikings for that that resembled a lot of the same things that we saw last year during that six game run right on through to the Super Bowl moriss moriss over the top of the screen on second and 15 four man rush [Applause] intention the past nowhere near up and maybe it's time to talk about that broken index finger on the right hand of Matthew Stafford now wearing a glove well Matthew Stafford as soon as he threw that ball he grabbed his his headgear knowing that he had made a big mistake and Joe I know going back even to the Chicago game certainly last week early in the game with the interceptions I didn't think the interceptions had so much to do with return throws as much as it was just poor decision-making we've seen two throws now that have been no more guarding the vicinity of his target out third down and 15 running back Burlison you got the carry a gain of four and its fourth down and 11 so Ferguson who has carried the ball now eight times on the season got this delayed handoff and immediately put it on the ground the Lions got a good balance you always worry when you're handing off to a wide receiver who's not accustomed to taking handoffs as a running back is it looked like Matthew Stafford just slid the ball all the way through the pocket but the Lions are just happy to be able to punt the ball right here second week in a row for Ben Graham filling in for the injured Ryan Donahue out with a back quad [Applause] and overhead and it goes out of bounds not a good effort by Ben Graham clueless almost got a hand on it to block it just a 29 yard punt Aaron Rodgers will start the 22 when we come back today's game on Fox is sponsored by Southwest Airlines find our fares online only at southwest.com miss kravid is Thanksgiving the undefeated Packers start at the 22 they faked the handoff the starts in the past caught by Nelson and this combination is been getting better and better and better Rodgers to Nelson we look at this offense for the team that's won 16 straight and up front they're still without Jen flipped in out of the bad hamstring since week five [Music] backs and receivers they spread it around [Applause] wide open his finger answer Michael 13 in a first down Tulloch on the stop and we'll look at the numbers for Rogers which are on a pace to be record-setting almost across the board like what green baize doing start this game to a no-huddle with an up tempo now here's starts and James Starks is down inside the 45 to the 43 a gain of 8 you talk about Aaron Rodgers and what he's been able to do this season and I'm kind of interested in how he's going to respond coming off his horse game of the season Sunday he was frustrated he didn't throw the ball while he threw for 299 three touchdowns and he was upset it's second down and take it to Stars [Applause] immediately by Delmas again of just one and now they're saying incomplete as he dropped it on the sidelines and that's a surprise you're Finley so it's third down and short [Applause] [Music] look at his defense and they're good on fun you can see [Applause] really third down and two in fourth down Finley was there couldn't make the catch Spa Bay was defending for the Lions again to his bench last week against Carolina we've seen a lot of teams take this approach now you can see Tolec he works a weapon around this way he's able to get pressure at the last minute there on Aaron Rodgers inside but still a ball right where you're Michael Finley could have made the play you wonder if maybe he didn't see it coming the 15 the packers in scored on five straight opening drives they are shut down by the Lions here today no school [Music] today's game on Fox is sponsored by Bud Light the official beer sponsor of the NFL here we go Packers won 18 in the last 21 games he's to played against one another the Lions their 72nd annual Thanksgiving Day game here [Music] started back in from the 15 that's poor listen he's out too containing to tell you were talking about the glove and the broken index finger that Matthew Stafford has and it was pretty interesting what he's had to do he's got a splint that runs over the top of that index finger how do you twelve football is beyond me but that's why he wears the glove because he couldn't get the proper grip on the ball and that gives him a little bit of tackling as to where he can handle it watching him in practice he's thrown it very well he says it hasn't really bothered him but watch him on handoffs he was shaking it throughout the practice in fact even handing the ball off some with his left hand when going through his right it's unusual get it to Smith goes down after kicking up a first down Game six a Jayhawk was out there for the Packers you know in that job I know there was a time going back to when I was playing I tried to use the glove at various times and I just couldn't find anything that worked and you know I wondered how then the gloves have evolved over the years and you know you and I got out there on the practice field and threw it around a little but I got to tell you if I was playing in today's game I think I'd wear a glove every week in fact that's what happened with Kurt Warner he finished his career wearing a glove and I wouldn't be surprised that Matthew Stafford doesn't take this off because overall he's thrown the ball pretty effectively even with the broken index finger [Applause] Kevin Smith the one thrill he gets 15 and up front the Lions are moving bodies out of the way of Kevin Smith well this is what I was referring to to Sunday's game against Carolina I mean you look at where he finally gets touched that's a nice hole right in the middle Center Dominic Raiola doing an excellent job of getting a push that's a that's nice work up front you know Kevin Smith hey he had a nice game on Sunday did some good things gave him a burst but it was predominantly because of the production and the whole story with Kevin Smith the guy who finished Oh 9 and 2010 on IRS had shoulder knee thumb issues and they just got rid of him with the lockout he was unsigned he was at home he tried out and tried out in the fashion like the Lions had never seen him before and all of a sudden now in his third week back he's the he looks like their best option when you think about it and he's as healthy as he's ever been in the season because he hasn't been playing through the first half of the year of a first down as he got four back in talking with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan [Applause] you know of course job is best he's out because of a concussions miss now the last five games and that concerned when you see him coming off the field grabbing his head like that but in talking with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan he said that these are the types of things that he was doing back in college at Central Florida you see I think is going to be the bonds ripped a helmet right off his head won't get now in it [Applause] he gets two in a first down that's a nice job because if you think about it the Detroit Lions have a true fullback and so in order to run that type of what is called a fullback belly play you then got to go with Maurice Morris now Kaylin Williams has been the guy who they have used in those situations he's the biggest back of those that are active today but he put it on the ground last week in fact that fumble is what allowed Kevin Smith his opportunity very launchers right where he is first down at the 30 right tackle Cheryl is koster this is what he's going to be dealing with throughout this game Matthews play Matthews oftentimes likes to use that speed rush but then when you start thinking speed rush you get the bull rush like we just saw [Applause] the Greenpeace 35 blitz coming lion [Applause] [Music] Stafford is brought down it's a whole a lawsuit for on the sack see if the Packers want to accept the penalty elegance of hands to the face offense number 76 10-yard penalty first down Jeff Bacchus and the Packers do accept the penalty it's hands to the face now and it's the same result let's take a look it's Erik Walden that he's facing and there's the hand to the helmet and you know Kevin Smith he's back in the lineup and he actually did a nice job against desmond bishop this Packers defense they like to bring those inside linebackers on a lot of different blitzes and pressure packages especially bishop Kevin Smith's going to be seeing a lot of that Green Bay took the penalty so it's burst in 20 instead of second in 14 Rock dancin behind his that's a Jayhawk made the hit in a gain of only two let's take a look at the end and see if his name was down when his ball came out 18 I've gelled all those clothes yeah the need did not to me Joe looked like it was down before the ball started to come loose elbows down so [Applause] what's in on the tackle but a gain of 14 on second and 19 of course Calvin Johnson is a big factor and what the Lions want to do offensively you see Morgan Burnett he's working over the top they're gonna play inside out on him with Sherman Williams in the trail technique and the Packers are decided to play coverage and so when you do that it's essentially a that check down and the Lions take advantage of it and get a night kisses please forgiveness five what's coming [Applause] it's a hold against Detroit Terry McCauley will give us the call there are three flags on the field but evidently we'll only one infraction the Lions pretty much sent everybody over to pick them off that's number 87 they're going to back them up instead of decline the penalty and force a fourth down and be a 48-yard field goal try there's the whole Clay Matthews deciding that he's he's going to work that bull rush here in this game and Brandon Pettigrew drew the short straw on that play he also had some help they work three scores the tailback over there so essentially double teaming Clay Matthews but you know that's a great example of even when you're not getting sacks here and and that's that's the case sheets wakers play man hold on its way three three fifteen revolution one team will come on to the field and that means Ben Graham as that hold was reporting for Green Bay and for Detroit to push them out of field go around yes it was and you know I think what the Lions that they've been able to move the ball a little bit and they've had some things like the penalty that have killed these drives and I know they were concerned coming into this game did not want to have another slow start here's a better one so Aaron Rodgers who started his last drive on the 22 starts this one of the 20 no score in Detroit today's game is sponsored by the Ford f-150 the only truck available with EcoBoost by Sprint Alfa pom no limits only from Sprint and by Kay Jewelers every kiss begins with Kay if you look at time of possession that's been dominated by Detroit but no points [Applause] the most in the NFL from the 20 delay to handoff just starts and brought down from behind Justin Durant was the first guy there vandenBosch on the stop no game the vandenBosch is one of those guys that you're not going to have the ball in irritation and not be moving forward for very long with him you know he was well beyond the play but circled back and made the tackle illness limps out Chris Harris comes in former Chicago bear has seen plenty of Green Day [Applause] coming up you know what a stretch of games Jordy Nelson has had you know you think back to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay if you were told that Greg Jennings would have two catches for six yards to Michael Finley would have [Applause] but instead Donald Driver comes out the season-high in catches in yards and then Jordy Nelson going for seven beats in the lineup I guess is the point Flitz Rogers [Applause] his Kings too short of a first down by that much torn down they have to get to the 30 the drive started on the 20 and Mike McCarthy says that's a bad spot [Applause] I can tell you as a quarterback as well as as a play call or the thing that you hate is completing a pass on third and short and not having it be enough to pick up the first down he's going to argue that it was not a good spot I think it was I think that was [Applause] stay it's a beauty to the sideline bring it out [Applause] the Green Bay Packers those are becoming more and more rare 55-yard punch winding down order number one basically means France family food and Lions football Happy Thanksgiving everyone happy Thanksgiving everyone happy Thanksgiving everybody or they've got some guys some stars to build around here in Detroit stanford calvin johnson Adamic ensue [Applause] when in one seconds left in this opening quarter big divisional battle no score [Applause] mr. Smith and he runs right into the replacement for Desmond Bishop dj's Smith the rookie out of Appalachian State no gain a nice job by DJ Smith he takes on the blocker sheds him and is right there in the hole to make the play so he gets to celebrate that for a minute because there's a break with Drew one one scoreless border here in Detroit on Thanksgiving this continues for you after this [Music] Green Bay is only run eight offensive steps defense certainly not tired over on the sidelines talking it over that front second down and ten we've seen some throws get away from Matthew Stafford here early [Applause] he steps up 22-yard run his longest of the year watch the middle linebacker right here a Jayhawk he's in man coverage so he picks him up right there and that's why that middle of the field opened up for Matthew Stafford he's able to navigate the rush and once he gets inside he's got a lot of room there to run his second Thanksgiving Day Lakers definitely a season-long but a career who run a 22-yard a few Greenbay tacklers miss and picks up three listen Detroit has had no problem getting you on the other side of the field but then they committed a couple of penalties and so far they've been held off the scoreboard it's second down and seven this for the Lions their best start since 93 I'm gone don't trust singleness the record at 7 and 3 in time with Chicago in the division [Applause] thirteen Kevin Smith after he makes the exchange he comes up limping I don't know if it's a hamstring or what exactly it is but here's the play you see the toss there to Burlison but at the end of this Kevin Smith he came hobbling off the feedback track it's down to the green babe 48 Kevin Smith tight-end strain depending Pettigrew picks up four take another look at that previous play with Kevin Smith there's the toss to Burleson but he was is like almost as if it happened immediately coming out of stance we're talking about losing a guy like Kevin Smith assuming know whether or not he comes back to play but then the other side of it on the defense is Lewis Delmas the safety no that's a that's a huge blow to them if he's not able to contribute anymore this afternoon and right now with an ice pack on his right calf is Desmond Bishop the starting linebacker for the Packers Lions ham at second down we come back no score time on Detroit [Music] I don't think people have changed that much in thousands of years and I think that they're still fundamentally driven by the same internal needs the same desires in the same town folks it's not relevant to talk about certain things with certain people especially my guy friends you know that I don't fill them in on every aspect of my life whereas I might with my girlfriends or my mom or whatever you know like in your head you assign everyone these roles once you like step back and get away from that you realize oh these are the people that we're actually there for me yeah I definitely think that when your child when you're younger it's just more about showing up and being at a place and then seeing what happens like the idea of light in school years have recess and that's just a period of time for whatever you want to do you can do I know that there are people who are just driven by kind of internal confidence that lets them see their path from here to there I've never been that guy I've always been part of a community and I rely so heavily on some connections between him people who are close to me it's it's it's fuel [Music] today's game is sponsored by Verizon your holiday tablet destination by RadioShack get into RadioShack early for the hottest deals Shack Friday starts at 5:30 a.m. and buy the Lexus December to remember sales event for a limited time at your Lexus dealer the men at the Lions get excited about a running back again Kevin Smith he is carted off the field averaging over five yards a carry [Applause] co-offensive Player of the Week for what he did last week against Carolina here Stafford penalty flag and Stafford is condemned from behind by Eric wall and Terry Macaulay's been busy personal foul chop block offense number 28 15-yard penalty second down Smith's replacement Maurice Morris Maurice Maurice goes down low once once the defensive defensive players then engaged you know and [Applause] Rob Simms a left guard who's coming off on the linebacker and then Maurice Morris takes him long that was on DJ Smith Lyons already have been penalized for time yeah 45 yards Lyon - second down in 20 shows all this in strength as he gets into pedigree a gain of 10 look at what's happened here in this first half of an alliance if as you said earlier I mean they've controlled the clock they've had the ball for over 15 minutes the packers just a little over three minutes you know here in this game no points obviously and one of the big reasons is the Lions when they start to get something going then all of a sudden they find themselves behind in the downand districts you know I mean the penalty on the last play second and long they make up a little bit of it but still sitting here third and ten those are hard to convert and hard to convert usually against a Dom Capers defense here's the Blitz he's broken up by Clay Matthews trying to get it to Maurice Morris and Clay Matthews went up high to get it and knock it down well they reads it beautifully as you're going to see like he initially it looked like he might have been in man coverage there on Maurice Morris and then of course you know he would be able to react to that play but he wasn't he just sensed that because they let him go that something was coming back nataly's again Randall Cobb makes the fair catch out across the 15-yard line third time wooded for Aaron Rodgers no score in Detroit [Applause] now the defense for Green Bay talks it over they have some things to iron out the last time the Packers had at Mike McCarthy watched his team bring it out for only the 16th time this season second fewest in the NFL coming into the day on first down Rogers drops it off the Rhine knock-down Shia the 20 of the 19 bicep of a let's go down to panel Oliver well Joe got some injury updates for you first of all lions running back Kevin Smith is back in the locker room getting further evaluated for a lower leg injury his return is questionable on defense lion safety Luis so questionable secular than six enemy flags fly this one's against Detroit neutral zone infraction defense number 92 unabated to the quarter battle [Applause] sucking down they call it against cliff April you know it's it's it's interesting in today's game not just with the Green Bay Packers but a lot of these offenses there was a time when you played on the road you couldn't use any type of barred count now they're going with a silent count but it's a pretty sophisticated silent count to where they're still able to neutralize a defensive pass rush and draw team offsides like they do in second down and one [Applause] it's third down and one the Lions have already been penalized five times for 50 yards and there's still 950 left in the half yeah and I think you've got to be happy if you're the lines that here you are looking at the game that you are at sports you know in Thai but that your defense has done a pretty good job and you've just not been able to because of the penalties stirred down in one extra men on the rush this ban is incomplete right was in the face of James Jones and it's against Detroit this will be a first down pass interference defense number 21 they interfered with 89 James Jones right there in the slot Eric Wright and James Jones is going to be running a shallow crossing route Eric Wright gets to the inside and if you know what I don't see it I see the hand on the back but not to disrupt the round James Jones stumbled coming out of that trying to get underneath the official salt but it was a backpack a creative back first down here starts makes the stop after a carry of 12 yards that's a big call against Eric right instead of a punt they get another chance and now get this from James starters these guys are hard enough to slow down besides the the unfortunate situation with getting called on a penalty pass interference when it didn't exist James starts playing to the I'm a little surprised by that that he's suited up and was able to go [Applause] is the football but it's a good catch by Jennings good for a penalty flag for hands to the crane yard penalty first down gets Green Bay will emanate that catch they didn't hear who they called it on there Joe but I know that the Lions were on the sidelines they're arguing that it was not a catch there they're even happier now getting the hands to the face calling them back in Green Bay up Rosabelle back to the 30 Jones makes the catch a nice tackle by Houston and now he's slow to get up for the secondary you know you lose Delmas and you're a little banged up it helps that you've got Chris Harris who's able to come in off the bench like he did last week and kind of shore that thing up on the back end but now you know another injury to a defensive back when you're going to see as we have throughout this game predominantly three and four wide receiver sets by the offense for Green Bay it was a 5 yard catch by Jones they look at Houston we'll take a break today's game is sponsored by Chevrolet in their award-winning cars trucks and crossovers to the face call was against the log of two plays ago will shutting that if we get a chance second and 15 [Applause] once [Applause] it's tackled at midfield a gain of 11 she belong around here at right tackle is good call there by the official he's got Willie young who's who's rushing and the hands to the face which is what backed them up but now they've put themselves in a good position because of some poor tackling on the last play there's a blitz [Applause] holding John here he is in the backfield because they're all-purpose back yon drain levy is the linebacker who's on the pressure and he gets him up underneath the neck they're in man coverage on on the back end there Detroit was they do a nice little natural picking action which freed to Michael Finley up not coming back so both of these offenses now struggling with once they've gotten some things going penalty's setting them back first intended the detroit 20 five it's third and 14 at their own forty others in trouble again [Applause] there's a helmet and a flag side-by-side and this one is against Detroit well Josh sitting he's going against and Donna can sue and 93 [Applause] Domenic ensue he's had some penalties like that throughout this season he's a guy who plays typically a little high and when he get he's a big body and he's got these long extended arms and they get up and he goes right to the helmet and rips the helmet off of me they're gonna see that they got vandenBosch he was guilty of the same infraction out on the edge could have gotten the penalty we talk to and down the concealed about that reputation that he's developed through the League of being a quote-unquote dirty clarity's that doesn't bother me at all in fact he went to MIT visit with Roger Goodell the NFL Commissioner last month to get clarification somehow finds and someday hits the i snap today after gain of five we saw the Packers a couple plays ago go with the screen pass and there were some missed tackles which put them in a pretty in distance that's something that the nines typically [Applause] for a receiver catch obviously that's that's extremely important [Applause] it's there down Rogers down the sideline for Joan [Applause] got turned around to the ball press coverage locked up outside got it hold there on the shoulder pad the official doesn't see that James Jones has a chance to make that play because Eric Wright never gets turned he's just trying to play the ball once it then lands and James Jones's chest [Applause] another Drive stops penalties a big part of it and the puck goes into the end zone the Lions will start at their 20 we've been able to move it and not win it pretty impressive what the Lions have been able to do defensively now there without Houston they lost delmas early and we've seen very little of cory williams who's so good up front against this high-powered Green Bay offense no score 543 life in the first half take the hand off quiet day for the top threat for the Lions and Alvin Johnson you know the Lions expected that they would have Charles Woodson on Calvin Johnson instead it's been mostly German Williams now he's getting safety help over the top each time as you can see he's been single coverage very fair in this game as you would expect and so far they've happened couple of times Stafford's missed him and picked off by Matthews there's the seventh interception this one on a tip thrown by Stanford the last two plus games that's Ryan Pinkett right there you're going to see that he comes out and as he's working to the flat area he's able to get a hand on it and as we've talked about each week I mean when the ball gets up in the air against these Packers defensive players I mean is a feeding frenzy no one reacts in football better to the ball in the air than the Packers they lead the NFL interceptions they're very opportunistic even though they give up a lot of yards they have reception for claimant that got twenty as a team and now with brand insane in the backfield [Applause] Rodgers grows and zone and it's pass interference against the Lions which will place it at the one pass interference defense number 33 about that assignment for Brad and McDonald I mean you come in off the bench and then your best to cover Greg Jennings I mean he's turned around he's not able to find the ball taking the place of the injured Chris Houston you see Jim Schwartz the head coach in his third year he's watched his team 475 yards [Applause] there was Sammy milk [Applause] right here in the middle you see the push that he had us right there on the center Wells and when you drive that and then you get tile Bannon box coming off the edge okay that's the kind of push that you have to have when you're down there to stop the running game [Applause] shuffling in and out some of the bigger bodies came off and that's the second time out used by the Lions this half [Music] we go back and see why they needed a timeout it's the rookie Nick Fairley we didn't know whether he should stay or go and its second and goal wide receivers set touchdown Jennings [Applause] eight on the year for number 85 here's why it's tough for Detroit defensively they run a natural pick here and then they put Jennings into the flat you see when you're in man coverage they're you've got to get Brandon McDonald if he comes underneath that that crossing action then you lay it over the top to Jennings he bubbles over the top and then it's an easy completion for a touchdown [Applause] an interception that Senator the extra point off the right hand of Ryan ticket into the waiting hands of Clay Matthews Rogers at little leap celebration seven-zip [Music] there are plenty of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and here are five of mine my offensive line Happy Thanksgiving wellthen life and soaking it all in his quarterback of the world champion Green Bay Packers as Aaron Rodgers he gets the touchdown pass he's been protected by that offensive line they hope to get chat Clifton back soon Rodgers has been sacked 25 times it's 7 nothing Green Bay [Music] the engine and it was Smith DJ Smith who hit him here's that penalty that set up the first and goal the hold right there is not what was called but at the end of this right there the left hand as you see grabs ahold of Greg Jennings is Jersey there was official right there and Jim Schwartz has been arguing this and then as well after the touchdown during the TV timeout but that was a good call by the official seeing that he was right there on top of it that's what set up the touchdown form we picked the kid this time it's [Music] and interception in this one had points written all over well as soon as he see Calvin Johnson start to the slant route he immediately drives on that ball and then he's just looking to pick it up and see if he can intercept the two interceptions on Sunday against Tampa he just does not typically drop the ball he has been playing well going back to the last season he had a shoulder injury injury earlier in the year which slowed him down a little bit but he has been on a hot streak there in racing games [Music] we look ahead to Sunday games on Fox the Vikings in the Falcons the Bucks and the Titans Panthers against the coal to the cards and ran late games Bears and Raiders is an interesting one with Caleb Hanie getting the ball to the Redskins and Seahawks welcome tothe Fox NFL Sunday pregame show at Eastern 9 a.m. Pacific where Z third down and seven [Applause] and Calvin Johnson [Applause] [Music] for the first time [Applause] 4:22 was a nice route by Calvin Johnson he starts as though is going across the field he gets the jarred bush and coverage running across Stanford gets hit at the end of that play but good protection up front by that offensive line when you start redirecting receivers like that on the intermediate routes you've got to have time to let those things develop the nice job by the line Nathan single gate [Applause] Eric Waldman economy it's great hustle by Erik Walden he was on the opposite side of the field rushing and he's able to run Morris down from behind get them to the ground but yeah you're right Joe a big third down conversion there down they've been real good on this year but they have had some success here today against the Packers [Applause] again and one timeout ion's also have in the back of their mind keeping it away from Aaron Rodgers they may let this one wind down to the two-minute warning should see what they try to do I mean obviously a lot of time but they do just have the one timeout left I would think they would have wanted to try to get one more play in before getting to the two-minute warning maybe the Aaron Rodgers back there two minutes left in the half Thanksgiving in Detroit seven nothing green Ben it's been a painful Thanksgiving and first half for this group of five bishop and sitting who left on the last possession the offensive guard with an e4 Bay and then with two defensive players in Kevin Smith running back to the Lions first in Jeju minutes left by DG Smith playing in place of the injured Desmond Bishop one timeout remaining for the Lions were in Green Bay territory for the fourth time in this game but have no points this is one of those games were statistically you would look at and say wow the Lions should should really be dominating this game but spare America's of the one take away [Applause] terns hold a 7-nothing water back [Applause] [Music] take it down [Music] passes by Schaeffler a gain of five and it'll be third down coming up and Matthews takes a pretty good look at the at the end of that play by Clay Matthews you're gonna see he gets two steps and that was a good non call I mean initially you see a quarterback go down like that you're thinking that you know a flag is going to come out of the pocket the lease completion as I said this has been it down they've been good in this game overall they've converted three of six that's better ratio than they had been coming in [Applause] [Applause] they're defending East Green Bay's best in its fourth down how far off the term on Williams's plane and yet this is the type of confidence that Matthew Stafford has in Calvin Johnson and rightfully so at six foot five give him a chance if he had underthrown this ball then Calvin would have had a chance to turn around and go up and make a play like a basketball player but because he led him so much come on Williams was there to make the play 47 yard drive she said handsome [Applause] is over one and with a minute to remaining in the half it's still a seven to nothing game [Applause] missed by that much as we welcome you inside our broadcast booth and go a lot of different ways as we talk about what we've seen so far the turnover led to the touchdown and now missed opportunities really the entire half for Detroit yeah I think that if you're Detroit you've got to be so frustrated Jim Schwartz certainly I mean we showed the injuries that they've had those those defensive backs that's a big blow to this team and yet the defense has played well they've kept it to a seven-point game you can't fault them for the points given up and yet here this team trails and it's an eternity on made by middle linebacker Steven Tulloch trying to get it to Finley second and 10 57 seconds left in three timeouts the guys are here the Visa halftime shows coming up with Kurt Terry Howie Michael and Jimmy Nickelback will perform here from Jay Glazer from Korea second and ten why 202 totally [Applause] ruins [Applause] and a flag flies at the end of the play and this one's coming back it's offensive pass interference there's also one in the backfield watch Kyle vandenBosch here and he does a twist though mm the play pass interference defense number 85 personal foul roughing the passer [Applause] I don't like to offensive pass interference person foul roughing the passer Billy's offset second down the pass interference are on Greg Jennings you see extends the left arm they're going to get that but the the roughing the passer penalty on Kyle Bannon box I don't understand it we get into this each and every time you're going to see vandenBosch 93 come around he puts a hit on him he goes to the shoulder and then he goes to the ground with him I mean it's not a wrap its how to driving him into the ground I think the Taliban Abbas has a legitimate argument on that I think that's hitting a guy in my opinion within the frame with the roof second down and ten [Applause] as he let it go the path is incomplete and it was April and who got in there for Detroit third down in ten well this defensive front I mean they're starting to take control of this game as they need to get fairly inside but cliff April comes around to last minute and then another hit on the ground and Aaron Rodgers is expecting another flat [Applause] know how you would coach it up for what you would ask there we go Green Bay sideline was that last hit by vandenBosch incomplete there is a flag on this play [Music] [Applause] fourth down and this has been a real good half all things considered for this Detroit defense against the Green Bay Packers well it really has been because his defensive line is starting to dominate and they have to this goes back to the penalty on vandenBosch as soon as he comes around I mean you could kind of make the organs that he may be led with the crown of his helmet but he hit him in the chest and I just I thought it was pretty good but give this defense and making a big stop Packers have only eight [Applause] 47-yard punt and now fight breaks out they're gonna throw fly a little too that is a rookie tight-end Ryan Taylor that was in it Pat Lee is involved as well and they throw flag here's the end of it a lot of contact is often the case down there and then they get engaged with each other after the play personal foul unnecessary relative picking team number 22 and they just threw pad Li out of the game you know coming into this game that things would likely get pretty chippy of course you got the Green Bay Packers who are undefeated as Mike McCarthy goes into there to get clarification from the officials but you know obviously there's a lot at stake here for the Detroit Lions and I think some people look at this game and they say well it's a foregone conclusion that the Packers are going to win the division not if the Lions win this game I mean they play them again there's a lot that can happen here down the stretch between these two teams lion too emphatic successful year I want to say this a measuring stick for them that they clearly feel that this is the year for them to kind of show this Packer team that we're going to be reckoned with the rest of the way penalty takes it all the way out to the 29 [Applause] she's juggling 35 block continues to wind a six-yard gain and with absolutely no urgency I'm surprised by that they got a nice game there on first down they've got one timeout left going down seven it appears 45 yard line a little disappointed that the Lions didn't drive points at the end of the half a frustrating half for the Lions an opportunistic half for the Packers up by 7 the undefeated Packers against the 7 and 3 Detroit Lions these halftime shows coming up for Jerry Kelly Michael and Jimmy [Applause] backstitch [Applause] I'm happy Thanksgiving happy Thanksgiving happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving and it's a seven to nothing game as we start the second half in just a moment and we also say Happy Thanksgiving that was our crew that little toss from Dave schwabe our spotter is that what you do up there in the booth and tell us why you have a football in your hands well there they were throwing around the crew and I mean that's to get that yeah now I got it what do I mean what did we see in that first half it has to be awfully frustrating for Detroit to be down in this game there's no question I mean look at what Detroit was able to do offensively over 200 yards of offense in that half more importantly defensively with really a depleted secondary they hold the Green Bay Packers who came into this game averaging over a hundred earn excuse me averaging over 400 yards a game held them to just 86 yards in the first half I mean that's an outstanding job by Jim Schwartz and this coaching staff saw the graphic you can follow your favorite team all season long go to itunes.com slash NFL so just to give you more numbers you said at 86 yards that's what Detroit did to the Packers offense that's all Green Bay had the first half the Lions had four trips into Green Bay territory came away with no points the Lions however ate penalties for seventy five yards and of a possible 30 minutes time of possession the Lions had it for over 20 minutes at that first half but no points the good news is we're ready for football the bad news is the stage is stuck down to our left Nickelback used so now they finally get it off the field for the most part although there's not a whole lot of room if you end up going through the back of the end zone you're not gonna actually pull the two teams off the field and we'll have a little bit of a delay here at the start of this second half you know I think if you look at it again I mean if you're the Detroit Lions you say you know this is this isn't bad we're just down seven points but I've got to believe it it's a little bit demoralizing to play as as well as they did defensively like I said offensively they move the ball and and that was nice but they failed to come away with any points can they do it for a second half it it is somewhat unrealistic to think that you're going to completely shut down the Packers offensively the way that they did there in the first 30 minutes let's go down to the field and check in with Pam Oliver well Joe penalties on the mind of both coaches I talked to Mike McCarthy and he said that you know we did our homework on these officials and he said these officials are one it's a crew that throws a whole lot of flags we should have been ready for it meantime on an a Jayhawk has a calf injury and his return is questionable as for the Lions and Jim's warty also complained about the penalties I asked me about the halftime adjustment that was as big as want to clean that up alright Pam so we'll add a Jayhawks name to that list now each side has lost three players Mohawk looks like he's ready to go Green Bay will start this second half with the ball [Applause] see if Cory Williams is out there much for Detroit here in the second half he's a big force up front for the Lions on their defensive lot well he is and he really didn't play all that much in the first half caf [Music] was calm the end zone to start the second half crossed in twenty near the 23 Bobby carpenter on the tackle a gain of 26 on the return and here are the offensive leaders for the Green Bay Packers as Aaron Rodgers has been held in check they've been good as we said and one of the reasons is is that defensive line especially as the first half progressed they started putting more [Applause] to continue to talk about far away [Applause] two offensive coaches they get more concerned with him than they do in Dominic ensue he wears 99 skirts carries gets back to the line of scrimmage that's it no gain for James Starks and it was the man the middle Stephen Tulloch who made the stop for the Lions and we talked about how improved this Lions defense is from a year ago in particular at the line back position who Stephen Collinson from Tennessee obviously knew the defensive Jim Schwartz great addition to this club nobody go on 2nd and 10 this one is floated and caught here michael finley on today and a completion on 2nd and 10 of 26 yards pave is split out wide andhra michael finley and that's just stealing right there I mean time after time we see defensive backs who don't get turned to play the ball and obviously drew Michael Finley has a size advantage of hiked advantage over them when you put it up give him a chance and he makes a play August 26 yards and first down at the Green Bay [Applause] a gain of two Eric Wright forced him out but a flag is thrown get green bay with a false start illegal formation offense the titan is covered five-yard penalty first down the illegal formation cost the Packers five and those are the type of penalties that that really that you just can't have the pre snap penalty so they cover up the tide in an illegal formation and that's just [Applause] it's just a lack of concentration out there by the wide receiver first down in 15 there's Nelson gets [Applause] [Music] talk about rallying to the football that's what this Lions defense just did that's where they're they're really good they do a lot of things very very well you know in practice the other day Joe on Tuesday when we were there [Applause] they're running sprinting thirty yards down the hill chase in the back especially second down and 14 Rogers thrala slide open driver of course picked up 15 yards and Donald Driver who had four catches 472 a week ago as his first catch of the day you see Brandon McDonald the meanest he looks like he's going then just let him go and wasn't covering anybody we better better have your assignments right in this second area against because of we like Simmons as twisting down to the 21 [Applause] play action get the linebackers to to come up and have to commit themselves to play in the run course they're on a runs list that opens up a nice throwing Lane been forever Brian grant picks it up [Applause] they do again all start [Applause] get Finley that'll make it first down in 15 if you remember last year the Green Bay Packers can hear on December 12 first and was starting for Detroit [Applause] the first time in question Boyd won the game seven to three following week with Matt Flynn a quarterback Green Bay lost at New England by four having lost since [Music] Jennings has a first down inside the ten picked up 19 yards as he went around to Aaron berry as I talked about a little bit earlier in the game this is one of the areas where Detroit is typically pretty good defensively they're able to make the tackle they don't give up a lot of yards after the catch but that's what we see with Green Bay on this possession get the ball out quick and make these defensive backs make a tackle Aaron Barrie failed to on that last play now they just stopped the clock Aaron Berry's going to have to come out of the lineup he came up limping after missing on that tackle of Greg Jennings [Applause] so as they stop the clock they're getting awfully thin in that secondary for Detroit [Music] John Wendling is the top special teams tackle er coming in now the secondary [Applause] they're false start [Applause] false start Troi how about Aaron Rodgers in particular in Green Bay as a team offensively inside the redzone they've scored nine touchdowns their last ten trips in and Aaron Rodgers in 264 red zone passes one interception in seventy five touchdowns nobody talks about down here is touchdown and check that so [Applause] look at he's got anything in the end zone if not he's going to check it down to the tail [Applause] Rogers comes away shaking his head his Jordy Nelson - before this year never caught more than two touchdown passes in a season as five this month second and goal I talked about the tailback this time it's brand insane [Applause] or if he talks about some of the things that here's a look at him sing - the energy now cuts up gets it hit Derek Wright set up third and goal and he kind of get the feeling Green Bay's going to break Brandon sane out on the world like they did James Starks last year there this intervention into the postseason he's a guy with four four speed out of Ohio State he runs the drop plays they've got a package thin Forum on some passes [Applause] stakes in a throne because Jake Ballard's cleared him he can catch it too that was a first caching carry by saying its third and goal drive [Applause] scrubber except adapted again see this is called against but a good stop by by Detroit and baby this after works closely Fallon Necessary Roughness defense number 19 for picking [Applause] so not only is this a penalty for [Applause] give the Green Bay Packers another shot at getting a touchdown and Sue is kicked out of the game they can argue all they want about this one but he's not going to get to play anymore this afternoon where is at the bottom of that pile take down there there it is I mean first of all is he's trying to get up he 'tried smith he's pushing him with his with his hand on the helmet there's the mist throw by Aaron Rodgers had an opportunity but but in that week ensue clearly I mean kick some officials right there they make the call it's his 2nd unsportsmanlike conduct penalty this season and one that likely is going to really cost his mine Steve Vijay Raji is in the lineup he had a touchdown carry last week water what a dumb penalty and a killer penalty [Applause] this is flag after flag after fly approachment defense number 96 first down please set the game cloth to 960 that's Fluellen conversation between jim schwartz and encodes in Adamic ensue has been fined three times for over forty two thousand dollars [Applause] bursting bill Rogers keeps it comes back across the middle [Applause] and April can't get up without sue in the middle cliff April that's that's a that's a keep saying it another huge blow to this team but there's the throw to Corliss and it was behind him and so he's trying to come back and make a play and he's unable to it'll be second down and goal we come back today's game is sponsored by Southwest Airlines find our fares online only at southwest.com by business the Muppets now playing in theaters everywhere by the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and by Bud Light the official beer sponsor of the NFL here we go April looks to be okay at second and ago [Applause] it's in for the touchdown [Applause] that's his fourth rushing touchdown to the season and those extra points made possible because of the penalty like conduct by and AMA consume well if you're going to run the ball and you've got BJ Raji in there at fullback why not get right in behind him like John does they still are almost able to slow him down enough but the tough duty there for Detroit frustrating again for them after making the stop and there's written it's really there's no defense you can give in domino suit it's not a very smart play a dumb play and one that really could be facing the suspension think back to Albert Haynesworth which was a little more egregious but still kicking a player while he's down and considering his history met with him calling the meeting with the commissioner more to come on that 14 to nothing Green Bay it's a 14 to nothing Greenbay lead an 11-play drive to open up this second half because of a penalty instead of a field goal try it ends up in seven points stephane Logan is waiting for the kitchen [Applause] let's go back to the Adamic ensue penalty and unsportsmanlike conduct dejection we're gonna see it right in here in evan dietrich smith he actually does a great job on the block that's an excellent block on his part and dominic ensued doesn't like it he jams his helmet into the turf to start with about three times and then at the end of this is when he makes the kick there's just no place for that in football this Detroit team came into this game wanting to show that they weren't going to be pulling around by the big boys on the block and they've really shown a lack of maturity in a lot of areas throughout this game from the 19 and picks up four Jim Schwartz has watched his team commit an interception miss a field goal and they are at New Orleans next at home against Minnesota at Oakland and they could very well be without their biggest presence up front defensively Adamic ensue for multiple games after that ejection unsportsmanlike conduct penalty hexxus spin moving [Music] a gain of 15 this is this is what the Lions have been doing all season long at least three times this year they've been able to come back from the deficit this one's not anything like some of the others that they've they've had to overcome but think back to Sunday when they got behind the Carolina and then they came out and rattled off five of six or five touchdowns in the first six possessions and start that [Applause] they need something here II wanna gain a three-stop by Eric wolf injuries that have occurred and the players that aren't in the game and yet how do you weather that of course everyone remembers last year the injuries that the backers had and their ability to overcome all of those and go all the way and win the Super Bowl so a lot of these guys that they're relying on their accustomed to having to come in and perform at a high level [Applause] it's second down and seven [Applause] Morris who's been busy a gain of a prince wall on the tackle for Green Bay Murray just get the feeling here Detroit you're trying to prove something here today we've lost nine of your last 10 Thanksgiving Day games you've got a divisional rival here the undefeated Packers you just watched in Donegan Sookie kicked out of the game missed opportunities something has to happen right here on this Drive on this possession [Applause] to the 44 of Greenbay completion of seven yards when you think about it Joe when both of these teams got up got off to such good starts and I'm talking about early in the season when they were a two and O 3 and OH everyone was already then kind of looking forward in ahead to this game talking about what a great matchup this was going to be on Thanksgiving and then of course the Lions coming into this game at seven and three factors undefeated of course [Applause] second down and fake it to Williams Francois [Applause] an interception Matthew Stafford linebacker Robert Francois gets his first he had to go up to get it another turnover by the line down 14 [Music] time to talk on the sidelines Matthew Stafford and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan has done such a nice job here in Detroit second interception the Green Bay Packers have it up 14 to nothing with five and a half to go third quarter [Applause] [Music] starting at the it puts it up and as Jones James Jones room inside the five and in for the touchdown [Applause] hackers go play-action you're going to see the safety bite right here and so because he comes up expecting run then you've got one-on-one with no safety help down the middle of the field and you've got outside leverage there by the corner James Jones just has to basically make the catch and once he does [Applause] hopefully caught his life story during our pregame the focus of a feature done by Pam Oliver and now James Jones goes 65 yards for a touchdown [Applause] it's what you talk about you know I mean they were held at bay throughout that first half liens defensively did an excellent job better than anybody's been able to do against this team but how long could it last not very long player down Brandon McDonald they look at him we'll take a break [Applause] that's now 14 points off to Matthew Stafford interceptions Francois got the pick Rodgers along touchdown to James 21-nothing oh we miss you honey I'll be home soon until then and my wingman helping me out tell me I hope dad pick it out it's beautiful behind every well the Detroit Lions have dropped their fans all season long with comebacks talked about it twice already and now they're in a 21 to nothing hole here at home on Thanksgiving to the Green Bay Packers trying to go to 11 and OH Logan will take it out stays on his feet is out of bounds out across the 25 knocked out by Jarrett Porsche here comes Matthew Stafford who's been picked off twice today and now has eight interceptions in his last two and a half game and not healthy with that broken tip of his right index finger Wallace at the Detroit 27 I think there's maybe some people that that maybe would think that the fingers giving him some problems I don't think it's comfortable but the interceptions that we've seen have not been because the throws have been back the first you got checked opposite the second one's just a bad decision on his part but he picks up five Francois who just is coming off that interception and it was playing out there defensively with DJ Smith so a Jayhawk is now on the bench we heard that he was if he coming back and it's Francois and DJ Smith in the middle and this one's plant Woodson gets number six [Applause] day four this Green Bay defense which has intercepted 22 passes this season to lead the and the reason is is because Detroit does has been unable to blow the cop off this coverage you see Charles Woodson has proven his Chloe Matthew Stafford the entire way he drives on the ball he's anticipating a short round the second and medium and he just goes after it a little bit more than what Brendan meta crew does Pettigrew doesn't anticipate that he's got Charles Woodson battling or bearing down on his back his nice play by Charles Woodson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] brings him down but the rookie table picks up nine and a half and charles woodson on this thanksgiving gives it to a Packer fan and there are plenty of them here in Detroit today the guys unbelievable I mean he's in his 14 season and for him to continue to play it because he had a great year last year I'm an MVP [Applause] [Applause] first down inside the 20 coming up on four minutes left in this third you can get coverage of every NFL game on NFL mobile call star star NFL begin NFL action right on your phone no going back to Charles Woodson they signed him to a big contract a couple years ago and the idea was well when he came cover anymore we'll move him to safety but I think you want him back there these will be like I said earlier good things happen when he's right around the football and approved basically a multiple it's a great tackle too he picks up to shut down by DeAndre levy you just kind of feel the air being sucked out of this dome you know at halftime down seven points boy Green Bay just came out here to start this second half with the turnovers in the big play James Jones and [Applause] second day [Applause] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] everyone knocked it out and palaka saved the turnover it's a great job by Cliff April coming around the corner you see Brian Malaga is the one who's trying to slow him down and Aaron Rodgers doesn't sense it enough to be able to stop Bob but he got it and a favorable bounce there for the Packers to be able to get on that and recover it that would have been a nice job defensively by the Lions that they have gotten off this field the loss of 11 it's nineteen [Applause] [Music] he makes the field boat try that much easier as he picks up ten yeah I think that's the point Joe that's a good job by Aaron Rodgers I mean really understanding the situation third and long unlikely you're going to be able to convert it they're playing deep and coverage hit Cohn and just help out your kicker with a more manageable and makeable bill goal was to take away literally taken away by Woodson out of the hands of Pettigrew Crosby missed last week his first Miss of the year [Applause] three-straight [Applause] that makes it 24 nothing Greenbay in his divisional matchup on Thanksgiving 24:10 up the game here on Thursday on Sunday here the matchups the NFL on Fox Vikings and Falcons early same for Bucks and Titans Panthers Colts Cardinals and Rams laid an interesting one in the Bay Area with the Bears and the Raiders Redskins and Seahawks as well starting with a billboard tough Fox NFL Sunday pregame show at noon eastern nine Pacific you know you and I had an opportunity to do that championship game last year and see that when Cutler went down Caleb Hanie coming in off the bench I thought they did a nice job you know with nothing no practice time and everybody's concerned and rightfully so when you lose a guy like Cutler but I fully expect Caleb Hanie to come out and plug pretty well meanwhile with Kyle Orton's release in Denver many expected him to go back to Chicago [Music] [Music] part of that Cutler trade a few years back we'll go back and take a look at those interceptions that the cut or that Matthew Stafford had watch the safety right here he works to the middle and so where you should then go with the ball I mean you got a chance but you got to navigate Francois which you're unable to do but the guy who opens up because of the safety plague was was Schaeffler up the scene but here's the other one when you got Charles Woodson who just drove on the ball and he's just and taped anticipating scheme more than anything else and that wasn't necessarily a bad decision he said by Walden who grabs his left ear and now he's hurt Ronna 14 yards and Walden will limp off the field and they're losing linebackers left and right and they started the day with Zambo Latimore and soto unavailable and not active since 2007 NFL play 60 has been traveling the country helping the youth of America to be more active and healthier this spring the NFL play 60 bus will come to a new deserving community could be yours visit NFL rush comm slash bus to find out more Walden who came in with three sacks who's in on that tackle of maurice morrison got hit by pepra his teammate back to the left leg and that's what as Eric Walton limping off with 42 seconds left in this third quarter in Green Bay hoping to go to 11 and OH for the first time in franchise history and they were 10 at all they were here on a thanksgiving in detroit and lost to a defense put together by Don Shula Roach to surf that Lori's florist brought down by Matthews the gain of one and this big crowd wants to see Detroit go to the air with 15 seconds left in the quarter second down and nine that's out there here in Detroit 24 nothing Greenbay NFL on Fox Thanksgiving special will continue after this from your local Fox station [Music] start the final four fourth quarter the final quarter of play and the Lions trying to get something going [Music] get launder the scoreboard down by 24 Stamford in trouble run a three-yard siege in wilson gonna obviously down as many points as they are here at second down to seven but the lions are huddling up you know down 24 to end that third quarter they had gone to a no huddle there's got to be a lot of urgency and you've got of course the first ones typically the hardest one to get in and they haven't gotten one yet but this they're driving the ball down the field second down and seven [Music] the rookie DJ Smith 6g Smith has been impressive symantec talked to Mike McCarthy the head coach of the Green Bay Packers last week asked him about the depth of about these young players who said our rookies and guys on a practice block get in an hour before the veterans and get an hour's worth of work with their position coach before the vets get in and they really reap the benefits of all that hard work they have got to step up with his Johnson he's been he's got a first down in the sixteen gain of 18 yards it was Morgan Burnett he comes up it initially looked like he was going to pick up Calvin Johnson there in zone coverage back there but it's a nice void there in the middle and a pretty nice gain you know you talk about what they do in Green Bay as far as developing and young players everyone tries to do that but there's not as much emphasis I don't think in most for the touchdown it's in in the start before [Applause] Williams there and they're going to run the draw and they get a good push Rob Simms comes around the left bar good job of executing by Detroit and you're right Joe that's exactly what they needed I mean the first score is always the hardest to get it's going to come down to whether or not the defense is able to make some quick stops that the Detroit Lions are going to be able to climb their way back into this game they're going to try and do it scoring three touchdowns and three two-point conversions first this season Titus yup that starts a long what they hope will be marched back it's a 16-point game in Detroit today's game on Fox is sponsored by Toyota by Walmart with over two million TVs in stock at your local store for big savings on big brands and by Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows in theaters December 16th with that last touchdown the Lions and now outscored their opponents 103 to 41 in the fourth quarter and they are just beginning that barge back on the scoreboard if they're going to get they're down by 16 about to kick it back [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] we'll go back sorry Joe go back and take a look at this touchdown round and you're gonna see Brandon Pettigrew and tied in a good job of blocking on Clay Matthews and then up the field Nate Burleson he's going to be in the slide position and he comes up and takes out Charles Woodson it's a nice jog now Charlie pepper if he had a chance at safety to come up and make a tackle short of the goal line but as is the case for this Packers defenses oftentimes rely on the takeaways and he was going for the strip rather than the tack this is a Detroit defense that has 23 takeaways tied for second in the NFL they need something here down by 16 don't takeaways today [Music] the consume his cone to the 16 and Alla recap three interceptions thrown today that was the first ference wall against the lion set up the first touch now that was sue getting ejected for [Applause] by Stafford [Applause] second and seven Rogers keeps it floats and for Jennings catch is made by Greg Jennings err and Barry never turned his head 31-yard completion for Jenna we've seen it from Erin Barry we've seen it from Brandon McDonald you see they're locked up and never turn and make the play on the ball I mean it's stealin it's as if there's nobody covering when you've got a defensive back that isn't turning and looking to try to make a play on it because the receiver clearly has the advantage he's able to adjust to the grub wherever the throw is guys just hoping that the ball hits him [Applause] completion out to the 47th [Applause] Sain takes it to the Detroit 49 negative you go back to the decision by Jim Schwartz to go for it two-point conversion I agree with that because otherwise if you're kicking extra points you're making it a for possession game at least by going for two you can cut it to a three-possession game and if you fail if they score again to convert them two-point conversion possession then you're just having to score a touchdown as a the long and short of it is it gives him a chance to have fewer possessions to stop second and six Nelson not only educate attune it sure was because he had help that was there to to make a play on Nelson but Jordy Nelson was going to pick up the first down [Music] with each first down that's critical because the Packers then are going to be able to take more time off the clock big Fort Benton right now for this defense is taken by the with all these injuries in the secondary that guys coming on and off the field and before a third and four timeout Detroit their first of the half like Bill Belichick used to use Troy Brown of the Patriots the receiver on defense because of the injuries [Applause] now at shorts using Rasheed Davis and the secondary on third and four [Applause] Rogers Senate was Terrence who made the play and a big stop on third down for Detroit and the guy they put Rashid Davis on his Greg Jennings in the slide and that's a heck of a job right there locked up anticipated they're just going to go to the first down markers nice coverage across the board Aaron Rodgers had nobody open that's a that's a heck of a play right there by Justin Durant to keep the Packers from picking up that first down Jim Schwartz who was a scouting assistant for Bill Belichick back in 93 with Cleveland roomed with P Olli and Mangini using one of his receivers last day it's err cats called for by Logan it's a two-possession game at the moment lions habit nine and a half left down 16 today's game on Fox is sponsored by visa more fans go with visa the 1962 game was great and boy did we put a whippin Ottoman we sacked Bart Starr 11 times I snatched the ball out of the air ran it back in for a touchdown myself though I didn't spike it I threw it up into the second deck of the stadium those guys never get a ball up their defensive end Sam Williams talking about that 1962 game Hawaiian's beat me then undefeated Green Bay Packers at Tiger Stadium it's a first down poor Detroit down by 16 dropped by Calvin Johnson 1961 Lombardi had won his first title with Green Bay 62 undefeated favored again they had beaten Detroit 9 to 7 in Green Bay earlier they sack star 11 times in that game and were up 26 to nothing one at 26 to 14 and as we mentioned Don Shula became the 33 year old head coach to the Colts the next year in 63 mainly because of what he did for national audience to that great Green Bay offense Green Bay went on to win it all again his logic and he brings down Stafford a sack on 2nd and 10 bj gets his third of the year it is nowhere for staffer to go with the ball you know right now the Packers they don't have anybody on defense with the communication helmet from the sidelines a Jayhawk down Desmond bish up down he would be the guy who would wear it when AJ is not in the game we're not the signal everything from the sidelines three-man rock it's made by several moriss moriss that'll bring up fourth down fun team comes on for the Lions it quick three and out well I'm quite understanding that one I mean I know that on third and long you can't always throw the ball where you want to throw it but in a game like this I think you've got to start trying to to force the ball a little bit and there were some chances down the field [Music] they lead on this Thanksgiving by 16 from inside our truck on this Thanksgiving Day from Detroit Colby bourgeois my reason Elbridge Russo Richie's science our producer guys smile I mean distal half a smile Richie won't go eight and a half to go the packers have it up by 16 [Applause] and obvious - great I'm Brent picks up three over the right side Aaron Rodgers has had a quarterback rating of at least 110 in every game this season he's at one 21.5 will actually bring him down a bit is it 120 8.8 first by a mile in the NFL coming into this action today watching this game and it's been a pretty quiet performance by Aaron Rodgers relative to other games this year I mean even he said it the other day he's holding stuff to a much higher standard thrown an interception he's coming off an interception at home against Tampa Bay he's got two touchdowns 271 yards and you wonder Troy with seven and a half third to go if he will end up winning the galloping gobbler this Thanksgiving well I know he was pretty upset the last time [Applause] fines and weights on a third down and five step desk out [Applause] completes that's just a 64-yard touchdown today beautiful adjustment and a catch and they did this better than anybody you know this is James Jones who last week failed to have a catch and really hasn't been all that involved here over the last three games but today he jumps up and now with his third catch is closing in on a hundred yards receiving it you know that's what I was talking about a little bit earlier in the game is that there are five guys that catch the ball on this team that are capable of beating you on any given day and each up on the hand last week in store team Allison today it's been Jake jump Aaron Rodgers has hit nine different receivers today takes it inside the 35 again three [Applause] so when you look at the overall numbers for this offense they're great individually all the yardage in the touchdowns everything is spread out between Jennings who has eight downs Jordy Nelson has nine driver with a couple Jones now say nothing to the running for the tight ends Finley with five Crabtree got his April cleaning up at the end Tulloch in there on the stop no gain its third down this December two of the most storied conferences in college football cultivate their seasons with two epic championship games for the first time in their history we'll be there to bring a two young back-to-back nights pac-12 championship game is Friday December 2nd the Big Ten championship game Saturday December 3rd [Applause] now you add the rookie to the mix who's got one receiving touchdown one returning a punt one returning a kick and it's a first down for Green Bay yeah you know I mean it's almost not even fair considering all the the weapons that we've talked about that Aaron Rodgers has and then they go out and and bring in Randall Cobb who he's still learning the game he's been a heck of a return man when he's caught the ball he's had some problems fielded but he's an explosive player compared him to great jennings when he came - straight third down takes it to the 19th well let's look ahead now as green bay believe here 11 and oh they are next at the Giants and we will be there on December 4th that is a week from Sunday a late game and that'll be at least in my mind their biggest challenge it's all they do end the season at home [Applause] [Music] income [Music] and Aaron Rodgers almost had his third of the day let's see him he gives him a chance he throws you want to throw that ball low and away and Aaron Rodgers gives him some perk gives him the perfect throw that's where you want it as a receiver you can protect yourself major smells to make the catch [Applause] nearly his second the season it's third and seven [Applause] Kostas sane wrd I have a first down my machine Davis who is in on the tackle when you talk about you know the chances everybody is as to whether or not the Packers can go undefeated and you said Joe next week against the Giants on the road probably their toughest test I thought that this game today and next week against the Giants were the two teams that potentially could knock off the Packers not that any of the teams remaining can but the reason is is that they can get pressure on Aaron Rodgers with their down line Claudius did that throughout the first half the giant certainly are capable of doing that this to make it a 19-point Rajvi is missed only once all season take a break come back Green Bay will kick it off of xix Aaron Rodgers has had another big game he's getting congratulations as this team will move to 11 and OH they have taken over in this second half scoring on four of their last five possessions they've taken it away three times defensively with three more interceptions 22 on the year with 243 left they're trained about to get it back [Music] now we welcome you inside our broadcast booth with Pam down on the field Joe and Troy and that's what we will be giving out it's in its third really incarnation the galloping gobbler has been redone again let this thing is happy to it ways [Applause] right now but yeah this is something that whoever receives this right now I got to tell you over number 12s looking like he might be the recipient that would proudly put on his mantle back at the house I think it's between two guys the guy he's thrown into a ton of times at one big play James Jones [Applause] a couple of years ago is this catch and run made by Morris Donald Driver got it that day had a big day receiving the Rodgers was left if the altar didn't get that award but that doesn't surprise this I mean it's one of the most coveted Awards in all of sports and I could understand the disappointment I will give you a headline from the story written by Bob wolf Lee galloping gobbler still manages to dodge significant come on Bob I'm just that's it that's what the that's what they think of it in Green Bay and I would imagine if they think of it that way in Green Bay around the country it even lands with a louder thud that's not how Aaron Rodgers think so Nate Burleson made that last catch first down Detroit as we approach the two-minute warning [Applause] on the tackle petticrew on the ground and we've got two minutes left this has been a rough day for the Lions win number 11 for the Packers [Music] hey while all of us are in Detroit on this Thanksgiving one of the greatest producers sports producers in television history and part of the Fox family since we started covering the NFL in 1994 Bob Stenner is recuperating it made everybody in this company smile we heard that pass is incomplete then he was doing very well after surgery it was a scary situation for a while the Bob's Jenner who is such a close friend to so many including you Troy's on the mend and will be back in the truck in a couple of weeks yeah we're all thrilled to hear about that from Bob and even going back to when I was playing it's been a lot of time over there in Maui in the offseason hanging with mr. Stanner longtime producer with Sandy gross from the director for best team ever to do this job [Applause] Stafford's slides down if you're just tuning any look at the score you think well it's a lopsided Packers win but in the first half the Lions had a couple of chances moving the ball and they just couldn't do anything with opportunity and the Packers have taken over that was the story of the game he kind of sensed that and they played about as good as they couldn't have there in the first half defensively [Applause] [Music] thirty seconds thirty two to be exact to the Lions take the time pretty explosive offensively in this second half under ninety yards total offense for the Packers in that first half and you know here they are with 350 yards total for the game and they just can't keep them down for very long and they weren't able to in the second half the Lions that is lions are out of timeouts this organization if you look at mr. Ford has done an about-face and this is a franchise that has frustrated fans with a lot of losses that have piled up in Owens 16 season in 2008 they haven't made the playoffs since 99 they are one win away from securing their first non losing season since 2000 and for part made human Jim Schwartz the head coach the stars they can build William thanks miss catch when you start the year out five and oh just having a winning season isn't going to be enough for this team you know and yet as we talk about the dog after this game to make it in as a wild-card team they've got a little bit of a break here for defense number 52 after this to the goal first down but they travel to New Orleans next and and that's not going to be some you look at that schedule that they have remaining it's it's going to be a real challenge for that but they may have to do some of you Donegan soon as we showed a few times with that kick the heaven Dietrich Smith was disqualified [Applause] which could lead [Applause] a touchdown Johnson eleven seconds to go [Applause] galvan Johnson gets his twelfth receiving touchdown of the season he had 12 last year Green Bay where they were giving up a lot of yardage just not wanting to give up a big play so relatively easy drive there for Detroit coming away with the touchdown it's 27 to 15 seconds to go as we look at the playoff picture in the NFC to see the division leaders on your left Green Bay 11 and OH after today San Francisco 9 and 1 they are right on the heels of the Green Bay Packers in New Orleans leading the South Dallas is leading [Music] the Giants have clam twice in the final four weeks the Giants are in the hunt with Atlanta right now you see where the Bears and the Lions are in that wild-card chase yeah the yeast clearly up for grabs but that's going to be a fun game tonight with San Francisco at Baltimore and I think that's the best thing that the Packers have going for them more than likely is the fact that the 49ers are playing so well that even though they'll wrap up their division here in no time at all at least they're going to have to keep playing in order to try to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs Evan I was gonna say I think the 49ers overall tough game tonight overall you know not a bad schedule to keep on winning not a bad schedule and the kind of defense that could give this Green Bay Packers if they meet up in the postseason [Music] end of the day there is a flag down back where the Lions kicked off no well that 49er came five yards added to the end of the play first down it's really good for that team in general I mean they're they're about as complete a team as we've covered you know this year they're good really in every facet of that team the only thing they don't have they don't have the big explosive plays offensively at the wide receiver position and that's why most all their games are low-scoring tight fits you know they've had some games with a good team Aaron Rodgers takes a knee the Green Bay Packers are officially 11 and OH for the first time in franchise history as they beat their divisional rival the Detroit Lions my final of 27 to 15 Jones with a big day hand out our award the galloping gobbler in just a moment as Aaron Rodgers the front-runner for MVP across the league takes us to break the galloping gobbler this was the mold some loved it some not so much it's been through some changes [Music] remember two years ago when I third for 370 yards and three touchdowns you guys are given gobbler [Music] Aaron Rodgers throws for 307 yards his seven 300 yard game of the season time to simplify the game brought to you by Windows 7 and they can simplify drives about a 65 yard completion for a touchdown to James Jones one of two touchdown passes on the day for Aaron Rodgers 33 on this season we will present the galloping gobbler on the other side of the brain we may have good news for ol number 12 [Music] and welcome to the AT&T post game show on Fox on this Thanksgiving 27:15 win for the pack down to the field here's Pam are you kidding me just tell me how this feels at this point just to keep it keep it rolling it feels great you know we went through a lot of different types of games and blowouts tight games adversity games like today struggle in the first half but our defense kept us in it and we finally got things rollin in third quarter it feels great they're a good football team and we just gave ourselves a little push in there in the division galloping gobbler it's all yours Aaron Troy Aikman here congratulations I know that was a much coveted award you can put it right alongside your Super Bowl MVP trophy yeah hey tell me about in the first half you guys came out you struggled unlike anybody has seen this year and yet you were able to get it going in the second half what was happening in the first half and what were the changes made that allowed you to come out and do what you did in the second half well I think the first half we try to do one no huddle and keep them in a zebra personnel and we just weren't converting on third downs like we wanted to second half we got understanding a little bit more start running some regular offense and just kind of got things going we had a good beat on what they're gonna do there in the third quarter and James done a nice post route and I didn't have it for him too bad and he ran in for a touchdown that kind of got us going I don't know you to be so serious man lighten up what are you gonna do this weekend you got time I'm gonna relax I'm gonna relax I just want say Happy Thanksgiving to my mom and dad my family my grandma all my relatives getting together today I love you guys you're gonna watch Vandy this weekend and they preserve this big game this weekend I got to get to a bowl they got to be wake for us so your little brother Jordan right yeah Jordan Rogers quarterback of Vanderbilt give up that award because we know it's heavy Troy compared now I'm holding on this for a while okay let's go that's all right thanks for making us feel so good here at Fox you better happen Thanksgiving guys all right Aaron Rogers of the undefeated Green Bay Packers they are now officially 11 and L get them away from their unharmed wrap them in bubble tape for the off weekend the guys coming up with more on the AT&T postgame show their way as we continue from Detroit [Applause]

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