Packers, Lions square up in Detroit; prime time game only on FOX6
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will do battle on the gridiron in the Motor City on Thursday evening, Dec. 5. Kick off for the game is set for 7:15 p.m. – and it's a game you can see only on FOX6.
FOX6's coverage leading up to the game begins at 4 p.m. Thursday. And we will have a special edition of FOX6 News from 6:30 p.m. until the pregame show at 7 p.m.
According to Packers.com, the Packers lead the regular-season series, 104-77-7 (.572), and have won both postseason contests the two clubs have played. Green Bay’s 104 regular-season wins over the Lions are the second most it has against any team (107 vs. Chicago). The two teams split the season series last year with both teams winning on the road.
Dating back to 2019, Green Bay is 6-5 overall against the Lions. The Packers have won three of the last five contests at Detroit (2019-23). This will be the fourth time Green Bay has faced a team with a winning percentage of .917 or better 12-plus games into a season (1926, 1968, 1996).
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It will be the second of four consecutive scheduled prime-time games for Green Bay, which is the first time the Packers have played four straight prime-time games in a single season since the merger. Thursday will be the last of three games over a 12-day span for Green Bay.