The Packers host the Lions at Lambeau Field with the division lead on the line
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The Packers host the Lions at Lambeau Field with the division lead on the line

The Green Bay Packers return to Lambeau Field to face the division rival Detroit Lions on Sunday, Nov. 3 – a 7 p.m. kickoff. 15.25 only on FOX6. After the game, stay tuned for a special edition of FOX6 News.

Green Bay is 6-2 to start the season after winning four straight over Rams, cardinals, Texas and Jaguars. They are now in second place in a competitive NFC North; all four teams have winning records, the only such division in the NFL. Detroit sits atop the division at 6-1; their lone loss came against the Buccaneers in Week 2.

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With a win Sunday, the Packers would overtake the Lions for the NFC North lead.

Green Bay has owned the head-to-head series and leads Detroit 106-76-7 all-time including playoffs. The Packers have 61 home wins against the Lions, tied for the most home wins by any NFL team against another. They have also won 24 of the last 29 regular season meetings there.

Green Bay and Detroit have faced each other at least twice every season since 1932. The Lions beat the Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 4 last season, but the Packers won 29-22 on Thanksgiving at Ford Field to split the series.

A number of players and coaches will feel right at home across Lake Michigan. Head coach Matt LaFleur, linebacker Eric Wilson and defensive lineman Karl Brooks are all from Michigan. Edge rusher Rashan Gary, wide receiver Jayden Reed and offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich all played collegiate football in the state. Packers cornerback Corey Ballentine played for Detroit in 2021.

Lions offensive lineman Keivn Zeitler is from Waukeshaattended Wisconsin Lutheran High School and played for Wisconsin Badgers before the Bengals selected him in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has since played for the Browns, Giants and Ravens. Lions tight end Parker Hesse is from La Crosse.