Packers edge Lions in OT

In a game that could have been billed as an offense shootout, the Packers edged the Lions 49 - 43 in OT.

After a great back and forth 3 quarters, the 4th QTR could have been a game in and of itself. The Packers went up by 1 early in the 4th, and on the ensuing drive, Nick Collins picked off a long bomb from Josh Freeman and returned it an amazing 88 Yds to put the Packers up by 8. Nick Collins USER PICK 88 Yds INT Return TD

The Packers would force the Lions into a 3rd and short situation, but the Lions outdid the Packers on the playcall, and found a wide open Bernard Berrian for the TD, and would get the 2 point conversion to tie the game with 3 minutes left. The Packers drive looked good until the 2 minute warning, when Aaron Rodgers was hit and fumbled the ball, it was recovered by the Lions O-Lineman to put the Lions up by a TD.

The Packers were not done yet, hitting some big passes and setting up Ryan Grant to tie the game back up and send it into overtime.

In OT, The Packers had the ball first but could not get in FG range, however a great punt forced the Lions to drive the whole field if they wanted to win. It wouldn't come down to that though, as the Packers D got in Freeman's face and forced him to pop the ball up to an aware Brad Jones, who shook off a tackle and dove into the endzone to give the Packers the victory. Brad Jones Game Winnings INT Return TD

Final Result:
Packers: 49
Lions: 43
In-Depth Analysis
This week 4 matchup pits the visiting Lions (2 - 1) against the Packers (2 - 2).

Category
Total Offense Yards 362 521
Passing Offense Yards 319 469
Rushing Offense Yards 43 52
First Downs 6 18
3rd Down % 42.9 60.0
4th Down % 0.0 0.0
Turnovers 2 1
Redzone Scoring % 100.0 100.0
Time of Possession 12.4 21.8
Players Of The Game
Offense

Bernard Berrian (WR)

Receptions: 3
Yards: 171
TDs: 2 Defense

DeAndre Levy (MLB)

tackles: 3
sacks: 0
ints: 0
FF: 1


Individual Player Statistics

Passing
NAME POS RATING COMP ATT COMP % YRDS AVG TDS INTS
Aaron Rodgers QB 109.0 25 44 56.8 469 18.8 2 0
NAME POS RATING COMP ATT COMP % YRDS AVG TDS INTS
Josh Freeman QB 97.5 11 22 50.0 319 29.0 4 2
Rushing
NAME POS ATTS YRDS AVG TDS
Ryan Grant HB 19 61 3.2 3
Aaron Rodgers QB 1 -9 -9.0 0
NAME POS ATTS YRDS AVG TDS
Pierre Thomas HB 8 32 4.0 0
Josh Freeman QB 1 9 9.0 0
Jerome Felton FB 1 2 2.0 0
Aaron Brown HB 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
NAME POS RECS YRDS AVG TDS
James Jones WR 6 130 21.7 0
Jordy Nelson WR 6 125 20.8 2
Greg Jennings WR 4 113 28.3 0
Jermichael Finley TE 4 59 14.8 0
Mark Clayton WR 2 20 10.0 0
Brooks Foster WR 1 17 17.0 0
Ryan Grant HB 2 5 2.5 0
NAME POS RECS YRDS AVG TDS
Bernard Berrian WR 3 171 57.0 2
Calvin Johnson Jr. WR 5 82 16.4 1
Jerricho Cotchery WR 1 45 45.0 1
Pierre Thomas HB 2 21 10.5 0
Defense
NAME POS TACKLES SACKS FF INTS
Clay Matthews LOLB 4 0 0 0
Morgan Burnett SS 3 0 0 0
Will Allen CB 3 0 0 0
Desmond Bishop MLB 2 0 0 0
Mason Crosby K 2 0 0 0
Tramon Williams CB 2 0 0 0
Jarvis Green LE 2 0 0 0
Quentin Jammer CB 2 0 0 0
Nate Clements CB 2 0 0 0
Brooks Foster WR 1 0 0 0
Daniel Bullocks FS 1 0 0 0
Renaldo Hill SS 1 0 0 0
Nick Barnett MLB 1 0 0 0
NAME POS TACKLES SACKS FF INTS
Kevin Leopard CB 5 0 0 0
Dorian Hill FS 4 0 0 0
Jonathan Wade CB 4 0 0 0
Corey Lynch SS 3 0 0 0
Manny Lawson LOLB 3 0 0 0
DeAndre Levy MLB 3 0 1 0
Antoine Cason CB 2 0 0 0
Wilson Jordan RE 2 0 0 0
Andy Studebaker LOLB 2 0 0 0
Fabian Washington CB 1 0 0 0
Aaron Brown HB 1 0 0 0
Donte Whitner SS 1 0 0 0
Eric Foster LE 1 0 0 0