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Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 2 · Ford Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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GBGreen Bay Packers48Away
DETDetroit Lions25Home
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Packers beat Lions 48–25 in 2008 Week 2

The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 48–25 on the road at Ford Field in Week 2 of the 2008 regular season on September 14, 2008.

The result moved the Packers to 2–0 and dropped the Lions to 0–2. The Packers finished 2008 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2008 at 0–16 and missed the playoffs. The Packers’ 48 points were their most in any game of 2008.

In their previous meeting, the Green Bay Packers won 34–13 on December 30, 2007. When they met again, the Green Bay Packers won 31–21 on December 28, 2008.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Packers lead the series 15–4 after meeting No. 19 since 1999 Full series history

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