GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions’ 42-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers:
Quarterback
Matthew Stafford isn’t playing like the steady hand at quarterback the Lions expected after last season’s lights-out first half. He took a bad sack Sunday for the second straight week, this one right before halftime, and he threw an interception near his own goal line that was returned for a touchdown. Stafford finished 20 of 33 passing for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and he had some good moments early — like when he tucked and ran for a first down on a play when his first look, Danny Amendola, was covered.