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Film breakdown: Lions frustrated Rodgers by refusing to chase him

Simply going off the stat sheet, it would seem like the Lions’ defense was steamrolled into oblivion by the Green Bay Packers at home in Week 5 and got bailed out by “lucky” big plays. From the Acme Packing Company game summary post: “In the end, the Packers outgained the Lions 521-265, out-possessed the ball, out-rushed them and out-threw them. Green Bay was the more efficient offense on a per-play basis, more first downs and more sacks.”

You know what? That is absolutely what the stat sheet says, but the game is not decided entirely by countable stats.