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<blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 679051" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>A good home-cooked meal of roast Lion has been a tonic for things that ailed the Green Bay Packers several times in the past of this oldest continuous rivalry in the National Football League.</p><p></p><p> Just 3 seasons ago the Packers started 2013 with two losses in their first 3 games, allowing over 30 points to be scored against them in both. Detroit came into Lambeau with a 3-1 record but without their star receiver Calvin Johnson due to injury.</p><p></p><p> The Packers won 22-9 to start a four game winning streak that proved essential to staying in the hunt for the NFC North title; after Aaron Rodgers went down for two months with a fractured collarbone.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060gnb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060gnb.htm </a></p><p></p><p> In 2003 the Pack found itself in a similar strait to today's game; coming off a loss to Minnesota at home that soiled the celebrations of the Lambeau Field expansion and renovation in the season opener.</p><p></p><p> They took it out big on the Lions and went on to rally to win the division title at the finish line.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309140gnb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309140gnb.htm </a></p><p></p><p> In 1984 and '85 the Packers turned gloomy seasons around for at least a respectable finish after whipping the Lions in games at Lambeau Field.</p><p></p><p> In the fourth game of the '85 season the Packers had started 1-3 and Detroit 3-1 but the Pack exploded for over 500 yards of offense in a 33 point victory that started them toward an 8-8 finish.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060gnb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060gnb.htm </a></p><p></p><p> The year before the Packers' start was even worse. At midseason they were 1-7, although they had been competitive in nearly all their games. They spun their season around on the Lions with a laugher victory and went 7-1 in the second half of the schedule.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410280gnb.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410280gnb.htm </a></p><p></p><p> A home win over the Lions in 1976 produced a brief flicker of light for Packers' fans in Bart Starr's second season as head coach. Starting the year 0-3 and scoring a total of just 21 points in those 3 games the Packers took down Detroit by 10 and went on a 3 game win streak and four of five following to make fans think Starr might have something going. Perhaps most impressive during that 5 game span was a 4 point loss on the road to eventual Super Bowl Champion Oakland.</p><p></p><p> At midpoint it gave the Packers a .500 record, encouraging for the time. But it fizzled out when newly acquired qb Lynn ****ey was injured and lost for the rest of the season and the team finished only 5-9.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME4.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME4.html </a></p><p></p><p> In the third to last game of 1972 the Packers were locked in a tight race with Detroit and Minnesota for the NFC Central title. They had just lost to Washington the week before, though, and it was questionable whether they could prevail down the stretch against the two perenniel division front-runners.</p><p></p><p> They had lost earlier in the season to the Vikings and edged past the Lions by just a point. But Detroit had been dominating the rivalry for most of the previous 5 years. Fresh in memory was the Lions' 40-0 humiliation of the Pack in the 1970 season opener at Lambeau.</p><p></p><p> This time the Pack would dominate and go on the following week to clinch the division title in Minnesota.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1972PACKERS/GAME12.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1972PACKERS/GAME12.html </a></p><p></p><p> In the 1950's Detroit was a perenniel conference and league champion while the Packers were a perenniel loser. So defeating the Lions anytime was a big deal in Green Bay football.</p><p></p><p> The Packers stunned the Lions in the opening game of the 1955 season at Green Bay to start one of the only two non-losing seasons they would have in the 11 years preceding the arrival of Vince Lombardi.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1955PACKERS/GAME1.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1955PACKERS/GAME1.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packerlifer, post: 679051, member: 1242"] A good home-cooked meal of roast Lion has been a tonic for things that ailed the Green Bay Packers several times in the past of this oldest continuous rivalry in the National Football League. Just 3 seasons ago the Packers started 2013 with two losses in their first 3 games, allowing over 30 points to be scored against them in both. Detroit came into Lambeau with a 3-1 record but without their star receiver Calvin Johnson due to injury. The Packers won 22-9 to start a four game winning streak that proved essential to staying in the hunt for the NFC North title; after Aaron Rodgers went down for two months with a fractured collarbone. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060gnb.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060gnb.htm [/URL] In 2003 the Pack found itself in a similar strait to today's game; coming off a loss to Minnesota at home that soiled the celebrations of the Lambeau Field expansion and renovation in the season opener. They took it out big on the Lions and went on to rally to win the division title at the finish line. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309140gnb.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309140gnb.htm [/URL] In 1984 and '85 the Packers turned gloomy seasons around for at least a respectable finish after whipping the Lions in games at Lambeau Field. In the fourth game of the '85 season the Packers had started 1-3 and Detroit 3-1 but the Pack exploded for over 500 yards of offense in a 33 point victory that started them toward an 8-8 finish. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060gnb.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060gnb.htm [/URL] The year before the Packers' start was even worse. At midseason they were 1-7, although they had been competitive in nearly all their games. They spun their season around on the Lions with a laugher victory and went 7-1 in the second half of the schedule. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410280gnb.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410280gnb.htm [/URL] A home win over the Lions in 1976 produced a brief flicker of light for Packers' fans in Bart Starr's second season as head coach. Starting the year 0-3 and scoring a total of just 21 points in those 3 games the Packers took down Detroit by 10 and went on a 3 game win streak and four of five following to make fans think Starr might have something going. Perhaps most impressive during that 5 game span was a 4 point loss on the road to eventual Super Bowl Champion Oakland. At midpoint it gave the Packers a .500 record, encouraging for the time. But it fizzled out when newly acquired qb Lynn ****ey was injured and lost for the rest of the season and the team finished only 5-9. [URL='http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME4.html']http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME4.html [/URL] In the third to last game of 1972 the Packers were locked in a tight race with Detroit and Minnesota for the NFC Central title. They had just lost to Washington the week before, though, and it was questionable whether they could prevail down the stretch against the two perenniel division front-runners. They had lost earlier in the season to the Vikings and edged past the Lions by just a point. But Detroit had been dominating the rivalry for most of the previous 5 years. Fresh in memory was the Lions' 40-0 humiliation of the Pack in the 1970 season opener at Lambeau. This time the Pack would dominate and go on the following week to clinch the division title in Minnesota. [URL='http://www.packershistory.net/1972PACKERS/GAME12.html']http://www.packershistory.net/1972PACKERS/GAME12.html [/URL] In the 1950's Detroit was a perenniel conference and league champion while the Packers were a perenniel loser. So defeating the Lions anytime was a big deal in Green Bay football. The Packers stunned the Lions in the opening game of the 1955 season at Green Bay to start one of the only two non-losing seasons they would have in the 11 years preceding the arrival of Vince Lombardi. [URL]http://www.packershistory.net/1955PACKERS/GAME1.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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