GREEN BAY, Wis. — Draft position be damned, the Detroit Lions are going out winners in 2018.
Zach Zenner had a career-high 123 yards from scrimmage and Matthew Stafford and kicker Matt Prater each threw touchdown passes as the Lions beat the Packers for the fourth straight time, 31-0, at Lambeau Field.
The Lions, who pitched their first shutout since the 1996 season, dominated from the start a game that looked a lot like a preseason finale in terms of the personnel available on each side.
Both the Lions and Packers played without their leading rusher, receiver and a large chunk of their defensive line, and the Packers lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a concussion in the game’s first quarter.