NFL: Green Bay Packers 30 Detroit Lions 20 recap and analysis

Detroit go the 1st possession of the game but Clay Matthews sack ended their drive and forced the to punt the ball, GB started their 1st possession with 4 straight very good runs ad they arrived easly on Detroit's 1 yard line but once they haven't been able to enter them in 7 straight attempts after a pass inference due to an awesome goalie stand by the entire Lions defense. Again Matthews and the Packers defense forced the Lions' offense to a quick 3 and out and when Martin punted the ball the great blocks by the Packers offense let Hyde to return it in the end zone. Detroit issue to run the ball effectively limited their reaction because they became predictable and this took them to nowhere, the Packers got the ball back and Rodgers 1st completions (begin of the 2nd half) took them to the Lions' 20 when Lacy fumbled the ball then recovered by Detroit. Joique Bell explode on the following drive taking his team in Packers territory with great runs especially the misdirections on the weak side who brought him very good results but unfortunately for them Stafford played a very bad drive and he missed the 4th down conversion giving the ball back to the Packers. Rodgers seemed to be on fire and he drove his team easly all over the field to the Lions' end zone where he found Cobb on a crossing route while he was rolling on his right, during that movement he got injured on his left leg.

Stafford reacted great putting the ball on the air for multiple targets and he never get stopped till the Packers' 40 where they missed a 3rd and 10 conversion due to a very good coverage by Packs defensive backs but LOLB Jones committed a stupid penalty on Stafford who kept the Lions alive and Stafford punished them passing a TD to Megatron who run a post route.

Matt Flynn started the 2nd half replacing Rodgers and he went 3 and out quickly and this let the red hot Stafford have another convenient drive especially on the air being great to be unpredictable on his passing gameplan and this let them got closer to the end zone where he found Megatron 1 on 1 against the smaller Williams on a fade route where he made the TD catch in the corner of the end zone. Rodgers comeback on the field despite the apparent pain in his left leg and he marched down the field relying so much on Cobb and providing a great change of pace compared to Flynn, he has been able to regain the lead with a TD finding Cobb on a slant route in the end zone.

Rodgers' following try to score fell short due to a great ST play by the Lions' who stopped a 52 yards try by Crosby but Stafford and Bell wasted everything fumbling the ball during the handoff inside their own part of the field. The Packers took advantage of it with pass to outside WRs and also due to a doubtful face mask call against Deandre Levy on Nelson, once they arrived close to the Detroit's end zone they let Lacy run the ball for the TD who sent them ahead by 14 points. Detroit got the ball close to their end zone and the great pressure generated by the Packers defense forced Stafford to made an intentional grounding when he was on the nedzone that resulted and a 2 points safety, the Lions punted the ball short and with a lil bit of luck they recovered the ball on their own 40 then Stafford let his team score in a fast way finding HB Theo Riddick on a curl route in the end zone but they failed the 2 point conversion with a Bell run on the weak side but the Lions hopes ended when they failed to convert an inside kick off.
The Packers completed a perfect season in Lambeau and with this Rodgers who is my personal MVP of the game that they are great especially on offense and counting that they played against a very tough defense like the Lions' one is. Detroit should win this game wasting less on offense Stafford must be more continuos to be effective to win in Lambeau because he can't pretend that his defense keep Rodgers & Co. under 30 points.