| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 73214 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chris Jacke 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Desmond Howard 92 punt return (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Brett Favre 1 run (Chris Jacke kick failed) | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 39 FG | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Dorsey Levens 1 run (Edgar Bennett pass from Brett Favre) | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Antonio Freeman 27 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 31 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Antonio Freeman |
| 84 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 77 | LOT | John Michels |
| 73 | LOG | Aaron Taylor |
| 52 | C | Frank Winters |
| 63 | ROG | Adam Timmerman |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Dotson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Chmura |
| 4 | QB | Brett Favre |
| 34 | RB | Edgar Bennett |
| 30 | FB | William Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Reggie White |
| 71 | DT | Santana Dotson |
| 93 | NT | Gilbert Brown |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Wayne Simmons |
| 53 | MLB | George Koonce |
| 51 | RLB | Brian Williams |
| 21 | LCB | Craig Newsome |
| 36 | SS | LeRoy Butler |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 33 | RCB | Doug Evans |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 82 | TE | Derek Price |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 98 | NT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 99 | MLB | Pepper Johnson |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 47 | LCB | Ryan McNeil |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 39 | FS | Van Malone |
| 25 | RCB | Greg Jeffries |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Edgar Bennett | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 21 | 78 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Brett Favre | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 1 | 240 | 9.6 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 92.1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 1 | 207 | 5.2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 61.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Don Beebe | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Antonio Freeman | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Chmura | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Jackson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Edgar Bennett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Brett Perriman | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eugene Robinson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bennie Blades | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Royals | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 5 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 | 92t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 5 | 335 | 67.0 | 0 |
| Chris Jacke | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 2 | 140 | 70.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Reggie White | 2.0 |
| Gilbert Brown | 1.0 |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 0.5 |
| Kerwin Waldroup | 0.5 |
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