The Detroit Lions (1-4) are on the road Sunday against the Green Bay Packers (2-2) at Lambeau Field.  The Lions have lost 17 straight in Green Bay and things are not looking good going into this weekends game.  Lions quarterback Mathew Stafford may miss his second straight game with a knee injury and his favorite target, Calvin Johnson, also might be out with a knee injury.  It seems like Johnson will be out since the Lions just signed wide-receiver John Standeford, who had 15 catches for 244 yards in nine games for Detroit last season.

If Stafford does sit this one out, then Daunte Culpepper will start his second straight game.  Culpepper showed flashes of the Culpepper from the Minnesota Vikings years ago, but he did not take care of the ball very well.  He went 23 of 37 for 282 yards with one touchdown and one interception.  He held on to the ball too long and was sacked seven times while also fumbling three times.  The Lions should come with a strong running attack, as the Packers do not do a good job stopping the run.  They give up 112 rushing yards per game and the Lions running back Kevin Smith has rushed for 287 yards on 94 carries (3.1 avg) with three touchdowns.

The Lions do have a chance in this game, even if Stafford and Johnson are out.  The Packers offensive line is one of the worst in the league and they have given up a league high 20 sacks, so the Lions front line should be able to get to the Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  Rodgers has proven he can still do a lot of damage despite his poor offensive line though, as he as already passed for 1098 yards with six touchdowns and one interception in only four games.  Rodgers has shown that he is one of the top quarterbacks in the league and the Lions secondary will be in trouble.  The Lions only chance is if they can control the time of possession by feeding it to Kevin Smith and attacking Aaron Rodgers and forcing some turnovers.  The Packers are the better football team, so I think they will prove that and win their 18th straight at home against the Lions.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Detroit Lions 21, Green Bay Packers 35