Lions end Anash out, Levy doubtful to play against Packers

Eaton will also out today’s game and Ventura said the 27-year-old will be re-evaluated when the team returns to Chicago.

Green Bay is now 1-1 overall and against the spread following a 17-14 loss to the Vikings on the road last week. In Weeks 1 and 2, Nelson had just 34 yards after catch, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

From there, the Lions outscored Green Bay 24-3 to make it a game, but the slow start proved too deep to dig out of.

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers throws it to the corner of the end zone to WR Jordy Nelson makes a great over the shoulder grab for his second touchdown of the day. Led by defensive lineman Mike Daniels, the Packers have completely shut down opposing rushing attacks this season and that continued against the Lions. Rodgers will bounce back on track this Sunday against the Lions secondary. “On offense, we didn’t score enough points in the first half”.

Just like back in 2014, when the Rodgers-to-Nelson combination was one of the best passing game tandems in the NFL. That turned around in the second half when he had two touchdown passes.

“They were just making better plays than us, ” cornerback Darius Slay said.

Maybe Rodgers held back on his post-game commentary because he still sees plenty of work to do. He has been known to play with a very sizable chip on his valuable right shoulder.

The big difference in the first half of the game seemed to be coaching. “Still a lot of things we need to clean up, I think, when we go back and watch it, but from a point perspective and the tempo and how we like to play, that’s what we’re looking for”. “We want to be able to get it done on defense, but we will come back and try to move forward”. On the ground, Ameer Abdullah rushed for 38 yards in six attempts while Theo Riddick added 37 yards in 11 carries.

Riddick might be the lead guy, “but the fact of the matter is it’ll be some other guys carrying the ball as well”, Caldwell said. “We just knew we needed to execute”. On Green Bay’s next possession, linebacker Kyler Fackrell beat Decker for a sack on first down and Perry chased down Stafford for a sack on third down. He also is dealing with a hamstring injury. That is, once again, on McCarthy and the offense, who allowed this one to get close through conservative play-calling, and nearly lost the game. Eddie Lacy was only given the rock 12 times, running for a solid 50 yards. 15 yards is a significant penalty and pretty much every penalty committed is done to prevent a bigger play. “It’s no excuse”, safety Glover Quin said – but the Lions didn’t force a turnover for the second time in three games and got no meaningful pressure on Rodgers without Ansah, their best pass rusher.

HANDLING THE NORTH: The Packers lost all their divisional home games last season.

“It’s far away!” Spinelli said.

After struggling to vanquish the Jacksonville Jaguars in the season opener, the Packers travelled to Minnesota and had one of their most inept offensive performances in years. “It’s Green Bay baby!” a Packers fan said.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.