Lions 6–28 Packers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 1, 2001

Quick answer

Winner: Green Bay Packers
Final score: Green Bay Packers 28–6 Detroit Lions
Halftime: Detroit Lions 6–21 Green Bay Packers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: B. Favre
Top passer: C. Batch
Biggest EPA play: (4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2001-09-09

Game summary

The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 28–6 on 2001-09-09. B. Favre posted a game-high +16.83 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 24 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
Detroit Lions	3	3	0	0	0	6
Green Bay Packers	21	0	7	0	0	28

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DETDetroit Lions

DET 31

DET 23

DET 83

+3GB 31

+3GB 21

GBGreen Bay Packers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

10 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 12:34TD
Art Green
Points+6
Yard line
DET 31
Score
0-6
(12:34) 30-A.Green right guard for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 12:27XP
RLR. Longwell
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
0-7
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 6:14TD
BSB. Schroeder
Points+6
Yard line
DET 23
Score
0-13
(6:14) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-B.Schroeder for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 6:08XP
RLR. Longwell
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
0-14
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 4:43TD
Art Green
Points+6
Yard line
DET 83
Score
0-20
(4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q1 4:29XP
RLR. Longwell
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
0-21
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
DETDetroit Lions
Q1 2:17FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
GB 31
Score
3-21
(2:17) 4-J.Hanson 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 4:10FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
GB 21
Score
6-21
(4:10) 4-J.Hanson 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q3 3:54TD
BFB. Franks
Points+6
Yard line
DET 1
Score
6-27
(3:54) 4-B.Favre pass to 88-B.Franks for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
GBGreen Bay Packers
Q3 3:54XP
RLR. Longwell
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
6-28
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1B. Favre · Green Bay Packers · Passing · +16.83 total EPA · 34 snaps · +0.50 EPA/play
2B. Schroeder · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +8.97 total EPA · 4 snaps · +2.24 EPA/play
3Art Green · Green Bay Packers · Rushing · +5.78 total EPA · 17 snaps · +0.34 EPA/play
4B. Franks · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +4.92 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.98 EPA/play
5W. Henderson · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +3.23 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.08 EPA/play
6C. Bradford · Green Bay Packers · Receiving · +3.20 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.60 EPA/play
7Josaiah Stewart · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.32 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.39 EPA/play
8J. Morton · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.21 total EPA · 12 snaps · +0.18 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

B. Favre — GB · Passing

B. Favre posted the highest total EPA (+16.83) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Green Bay Packers. Across 34 counted snaps, they averaged +0.50 EPA per play.

B. Favre's top snap (-3.09 EPA): (:21) 4-B.Favre up the middle to DET 2 for -1 yards.

Biggest single play (+6.69 EPA): Art Green — (4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

C. Batch led all passers in efficiency for Detroit Lions, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

C. Batch (Detroit Lions) · 48 dropbacks · 41.7% completion · -0.16 EPA/play · -7.47 total EPA
B. Favre (Green Bay Packers) · 34 dropbacks · 64.7% completion · +0.50 EPA/play · +16.83 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.091	+0.174
Offensive success rate	42.5%	47.4%
Pass EPA/play	-0.152	+0.495
Rush EPA/play	-0.416	-0.066
Defensive EPA/play	-0.174	+0.091
Defensive success rate	52.6%	57.5%

Drive & efficiency notes

Green Bay Packers held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.17 vs -0.09), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Detroit Lions: -0.09 EPA/play (28th percentile vs. 2001 team-game averages)
Green Bay Packers: +0.17 EPA/play (90th percentile vs. 2001 team-game averages)

Detroit Lions: 12 drives, -7.28 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
Green Bay Packers: 12 drives, +13.20 total EPA, 4 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Green Bay Packers — Art Green (Q1 12:34)
Green Bay Packers — B. Schroeder (B. Favre pass) (Q1 6:14)
Green Bay Packers — Art Green (Q1 4:43)
Green Bay Packers — B. Franks (B. Favre pass) (Q3 3:54)

Field goals

Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q1 2:17)
Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q2 4:10)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Green Bay Packers won the period 21–3. Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the DET 31 (Q1 12:34) — (12:34) 30-A.Green right guard for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q1 12:27) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.; Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the DET 23 (Q1 6:14) — (6:14) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-B.Schroeder for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q1 6:08) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.; Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the DET 83 (Q1 4:43) — (4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q1 4:29) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.; Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the GB 31 (Q1 2:17) — (2:17) 4-J.Hanson 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett..

The second quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 3–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the GB 21 (Q2 4:10) — (4:10) 4-J.Hanson 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett..

The third quarter: Green Bay Packers won the period 7–0. Green Bay Packers found the end zone from the DET 1 (Q3 3:54) — (3:54) 4-B.Favre pass to 88-B.Franks for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Green Bay Packers added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q3 3:54) — 8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Green Bay Packers (Q1 14:03) — (14:03) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-B.Schroeder to DET 39 for 34 yards (23-T.Fair). [WPA +7.1% · EPA +2.14]
Green Bay Packers (Q1 12:34) — (12:34) 30-A.Green right guard for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +6.5% · EPA +3.85]
Green Bay Packers (Q2 2:19) — (2:19) 30-A.Green up the middle to GB 47 for 2 yards (93-K.Pritchett; 50-C.Claiborne). FUMBLES (93-K.Pritchett), RECOVERED by DET-39-L.Campbell at GB 47. [WPA -5.4% · EPA -2.70]
Detroit Lions (Q2 0:41) — (:41) 10-C.Batch pass intended for 84-H.Moore INTERCEPTED by 42-D.Sharper at GB -9. 42-D.Sharper to GB 2 for 11 yards (84-H.Moore, 34-J.Stewart). Penalty on DET-66-B.Stai, Offensive Holding, declined. [WPA -5.1% · EPA -3.52]
Detroit Lions (Q1 8:59) — (8:59) 34-J.Stewart right tackle to GB 35 for no gain (55-B.Harris). [WPA -4.5% · EPA -2.53]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Green Bay Packers (Q1 4:43) — (4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +4.2% · EPA +6.69]
Detroit Lions (Q4 9:34) — (9:34) 10-C.Batch sacked at GB 35 for -6 yards (94-K.Gbaja-Biamila). FUMBLES (94-K.Gbaja-Biamila), RECOVERED by GB-55-B.Harris at GB 35. [WPA -0.2% · EPA -4.30]
Green Bay Packers (Q1 12:34) — (12:34) 30-A.Green right guard for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +6.5% · EPA +3.85]
Detroit Lions (Q2 0:41) — (:41) 10-C.Batch pass intended for 84-H.Moore INTERCEPTED by 42-D.Sharper at GB -9. 42-D.Sharper to GB 2 for 11 yards (84-H.Moore, 34-J.Stewart). Penalty on DET-66-B.Stai, Offensive Holding, declined. [WPA -5.1% · EPA -3.52]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q1 12:34 · DET 31 · Score 0-6
(12:34) 30-A.Green right guard for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q1 12:27 · DET 2 · Score 0-7
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q1 6:14 · DET 23 · Score 0-13
(6:14) 4-B.Favre pass to 84-B.Schroeder for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q1 6:08 · DET 2 · Score 0-14
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q1 4:43 · DET 83 · Score 0-20
(4:43) 30-A.Green left end for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q1 4:29 · DET 2 · Score 0-21
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q1 2:17 · GB 31 · Score 3-21
(2:17) 4-J.Hanson 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q2 4:10 · GB 21 · Score 6-21
(4:10) 4-J.Hanson 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Green Bay Packers TD (+6) — Q3 3:54 · DET 1 · Score 6-27
(3:54) 4-B.Favre pass to 88-B.Franks for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Green Bay Packers XP (+1) — Q3 3:54 · DET 2 · Score 6-28
8-R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-60-R.Davis, Holder-18-D.Pederson.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Green Bay Packers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
B. Favre (Green Bay Packers) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers on 2001-09-09?

The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 28-6 in Week 1, 2001.

What was the score by quarter in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

Q1: Detroit Lions 3, Green Bay Packers 21; Q2: Detroit Lions 3, Green Bay Packers 0; Q3: Detroit Lions 0, Green Bay Packers 7; Final: Detroit Lions 6, Green Bay Packers 28.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

Green Bay Packers touchdown — A. Green (Q1 12:34) Green Bay Packers touchdown — B. Schroeder (B. Favre pass) (Q1 6:14) Green Bay Packers touchdown — A. Green (Q1 4:43) Green Bay Packers touchdown — B. Franks (B. Favre pass) (Q3 3:54) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q1 2:17, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q2 4:10, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

C. Batch (Detroit Lions), 41.7% completion, -0.16 EPA per dropback, -7.47 total passing EPA. B. Favre (Green Bay Packers), 64.7% completion, +0.50 EPA per dropback, +16.83 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers?

B. Favre (Green Bay Packers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +16.83 total EPA on Passing plays. across 34 snaps. Their top snap (-3.09 EPA): (:21) 4-B.Favre up the middle to DET 2 for -1 yards..

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