Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

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← Week 4

September 28th, 1997

1997 Week 5

Regular Season

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Packers Away

Final

Lions Home

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Favre

RB D. Levens

FB W. Henderson

WR R. Brooks

WR A. Freeman

TE M. Chmura

T J. Michels

G A. Taylor

C J. Dellenbach

G A. Timmerman

T E. Dotson

Defensive Starters

DE R. White

DT S. Dotson

DT G. Brown

DE G. Wilkins

LB W. Simmons

LB B. Harris

LB B. Williams

CB T. Williams

CB R. Mullen

S L. Butler

S E. Robinson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Packers	6	3	6	0	15
Lions	0	17	3	6	26

	Packers	Lions
Q1	6	0
Q2	3	17
Q3	6	3
Q4	0	6
FINAL	15	26

Key Performers

Packers

PassingB. Favre

22/43, 295 YDS, 1 TD

RushingD. Levens

16, 107 YDS

ReceivingR. Brooks

9, 164 YDS

TacklesB. Harris

SacksR. White

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Lions

PassingS. Mitchell

17/27, 215 YDS, 1 TD

RushingB. Sanders

28, 139 YDS

ReceivingH. Moore

6, 105 YDS

TacklesR. Brown

SacksR. Porcher

1.0

InterceptionsR. Porcher

Team Comparison

Packers

Stat

Lions

First Downs

396

Total Yards

376

Rushes

107

Rush YDS

173

Rush TD

51.2%

PASS %

63.0%

289

NET PASS YDS

203

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:19

Time of Possession

30:41

Offensive Starters

S. Mitchell QB

B. Sanders RB

T. Vardell FB

J. Morton WR

H. Moore WR

P. Metzelaars TE

R. Roberts T

M. Compton G

K. Glover C

J. Hartings G

L. Tharpe T

Defensive Starters

R. Porcher DE

M. Wells DT

L. Elliss DT

K. Waldroup DE

G. Jamison LB

S. Boyd LB

R. Brown LB

B. Westbrook CB

C. Raymond CB

H. Colon S

M. Carrier S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 5 match up between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions featuring 164 receiving yards by Robert Brooks.

Legend

Moment: Packers

Moment: Lions

Packers Momentum

Lions Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • GNB FG GNB FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Longwell 36 yard field goal good

Packers opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • GNB FG GNB FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Longwell 19 yard field goal good

Packers extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brett Favre pass is intercepted by Reggie Brown at GB45 and returned for 45 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell pass complete to Pete Chryplewicz for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 14-6

< Q2 > • GNB FG GNB FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Longwell 50 yard field goal good

Packers cuts lead → 14-9

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 53 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 17-9

< Q3 > • GNB TD GNB TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brett Favre pass complete to Bill Schroeder for 7 yards touchdown

Packers cuts lead → 17-15

< Q3 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 44 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 20-15

< Q4 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 22 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 23-15

< Q4 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 39 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 26-15

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brett Favre	43	22	51.2	295	1	3	45	2	52
Team Totals	43	22	51.2	295	1	3	45	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Dorsey Levens	16	107	6.7	39
Brett Favre	1	1	1.0	1
Aaron Hayden	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	18	107	5.9	39

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Robert Brooks	14	9	164	18.2	0	45
Antonio Freeman	9	5	91	18.2	0	36
Dorsey Levens	4	3	-1	-0.3	0	2
Mark Chmura	2	2	18	9.0	0	15
Jeff Thomason	5	1	14	14.0	0	14
Bill Schroeder	1	1	7	7.0	1	7
William Henderson	2	1	2	2.0	0	2
Terry Mickens	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Don Beebe	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	39	22	295	13.4	1	45

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Bernardo Harris	11	6	5	0
Tyrone Williams	9	5	4	0
Brian Williams	9	3	6	0
Santana Dotson	8	3	5	0
Eugene Robinson	8	5	3	0
LeRoy Butler	5	3	2	0
Reggie White	4	2	2	1
Gabe Wilkins	4	2	2	1
Mike Prior	4	2	2	0
Wayne Simmons	4	3	1	0
Roderick Mullen	3	3	0	0
Gilbert Brown	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	70	37	33	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Bill Schroeder	1	33	33
Aaron Hayden	1	14	14
Team Totals	2	47	23.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Bill Schroeder	3	1	0.3
Derrick Mayes	1	22	22
Team Totals	4	23	5.8

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Ryan Longwell	3	3	0	0
Team Totals	3	3	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Craig Hentrich	3	149	49.7
Team Totals	3	149	49.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Scott Mitchell	27	17	63.0	215	1	0	45	2	100.1
Team Totals	27	17	63.0	215	1	0	45	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Barry Sanders	28	139	5.0	46
Scott Mitchell	3	-2	-0.7	0
Tommy Vardell	3	3	1.0	4
Johnnie Morton	1	20	20.0	20
Ron Rivers	1	13	13.0	13
Team Totals	36	173	4.8	46

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Johnnie Morton	11	6	61	10.2	0	17
Herman Moore	9	6	105	17.5	0	45
Barry Sanders	1	1	20	20.0	0	20
Tommy Vardell	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
Glyn Milburn	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Pete Metzelaars	3	1	6	6.0	0	6
Pete Chryplewicz	1	1	4	4.0	1	4
Team Totals	27	17	215	12.6	1	45

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Reggie Brown	7	4	3	0	1
Harry Colon	6	4	2	0	0
Bryant Westbrook	6	6	0	0	0
Mark Carrier	5	3	2	0	1
Robert Porcher	4	1	3	1	1
Van Malone	4	3	1	0	0
Kerwin Waldroup	4	2	2	0	0
Shane Bonham	3	1	2	0	0
Stephen Boyd	3	3	0	0	0
Corey Raymond	3	3	0	0	0
Kevin Abrams	1	1	0	1	0
Robert Bailey	1	1	0	0	0
George Jamison	1	0	1	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	1	0	1	0	0
Mike Wells	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	50	32	18	2	3