# Week 18, 2026: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record

No pundit we track has picked a side in Lions vs Packers yet.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-lions-at-packers

## How they come in

The Lions are 2-2; the Packers are 2-2. It is a division game. On win totals, 12 pundits put the Lions at 10.3 wins on average, and 18 pundits put the Packers at 8.9 wins on average.

Venue: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

- Detroit Lions: 2-2 (119 scored, 127 allowed)
  - Last games: L 26-32 at Panthers; W 31-24 vs Jets; L 31-41 at Bills
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 5th, defense 25th of 32
  - Last season: 9-8
  - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 10.3, 3 to 12 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Lions games
- Green Bay Packers: 2-2 (73 scored, 105 allowed)
  - Last games: W 17-14 at Buccaneers; L 14-35 vs Falcons; W 20-17 at Jets
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 27th, defense 18th of 32
  - Last season: 9-7-1
  - Win-total calls: 18 pundits, average 8.9, 3 to 12 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 2 of 3 Packers games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Jared Goff](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jared-goff) (Starting QB, QB): 1,214 passing yards · 9 TD, 0 INT · 67.7% completions · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 6, 2026: Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (An 11th round pick in real time ADP) (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Jared Goff to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Jahmyr Gibbs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jahmyr-gibbs) (RB1, RB): 353 rushing yards on 80 carries · 7 TD · 22 catches for 187 · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Sep 9, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Amon-Ra St. Brown](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amon-ra-st-brown) (WR1, WR): 31 catches for 303 yards · 5 TD · 4 games; 11th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Aug 17, 2026: Amon-Ra St. Brown to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Amon-Ra St. Brown to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Sam LaPorta](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-laporta) (TE1, TE): 22 catches for 228 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in receiving yards
- [Aidan Hutchinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aidan-hutchinson) (Sack leader, DE): 3.5 sacks · 8 solo tackles · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in sacks
- [D.J. Reed](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-j-reed) (Tackle leader, CB): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Jordan Love](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-love) (Starting QB, QB): 1,041 passing yards · 8 TD, 3 INT · 56.5% completions · 4 games; 8th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Jordan Love to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [MarShawn Lloyd](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marshawn-lloyd) (RB1, RB): 81 rushing yards on 30 carries · 1 TD · 9 catches for 49 · 4 games; 59th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 11, 2026: MarShawn Lloyd to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Sep 13, 2026: MarShawn Lloyd to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Christian Watson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-watson) (WR1, WR): 20 catches for 331 yards · 4 TD · 4 games; 10th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Christian Watson to outplay his draft cost (the sixth round of 12-team drafts) (not settled yet)
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Sep 13, 2026: Christian Watson to record 1,000 receiving yards (not settled yet)
- [Tucker Kraft](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tucker-kraft) (TE1, TE): 15 catches for 148 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 77th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Tucker Kraft to outplay his draft cost (a sixth-round ADP) (not settled yet)
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Sep 13, 2026: Tucker Kraft to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Edgerrin Cooper](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/edgerrin-cooper) (Sack leader, LB): 3 sacks · 15 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Edgerrin Cooper to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Evan Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/evan-williams) (Tackle leader, S): 1 sack · 19 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 7 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Evan Williams to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 38 Pete Prisco, Aug 7, 2026: Evan Williams to make All-Pro (not settled yet)

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology