| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 78110 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ryan Longwell 36 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ryan Longwell 19 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Reggie Brown 45 interception return (Jason Hanson kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Chryplewicz 4 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ryan Longwell 50 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 53 FG | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Bill Schroeder 7 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass failed) | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 44 FG | 15 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 22 FG | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 39 FG | 15 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Robert Brooks |
| 86 | WR | Antonio Freeman |
| 77 | LOT | John Michels |
| 73 | LOG | Aaron Taylor |
| 67 | C | Jeff Dellenbach |
| 63 | ROG | Adam Timmerman |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Dotson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Chmura |
| 4 | QB | Brett Favre |
| 25 | RB | Dorsey Levens |
| 30 | FB | William Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Reggie White |
| 71 | DT | Santana Dotson |
| 93 | NT | Gilbert Brown |
| 98 | RDE | Gabe Wilkins |
| 59 | LOLB | Wayne Simmons |
| 55 | MLB | Bernardo Harris |
| 51 | ROLB | Brian Williams |
| 37 | LCB | Tyrone Williams |
| 36 | SS | LeRoy Butler |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 28 | RCB | Roderick Mullen |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 29 | SS | Harry Colon |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dorsey Levens | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Hayden | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 28 | 139 | 5.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Brett Favre | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 3 | 295 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 52.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 215 | 8.0 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 100.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Robert Brooks | 9 | 164 | 18.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Antonio Freeman | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Chmura | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Derrick Mayes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomason | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Chryplewicz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Gabe Wilkins | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Robert Porcher | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 63 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Bill Schroeder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Mayes | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Ryan Longwell | 5 | 343 | 68.6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 445 | 74.2 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Aaron Hayden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Reggie White | 1.0 |
| Gabe Wilkins | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Kevin Abrams | 1.0 |
| Antonio London | 1.0 |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
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