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Lions Host Packers In Must Win Matchup

The Lions host the division rival Packers looking to extend their three-game win streak and keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter says the emergence of running back Theo Riddick has helped make them explosive again.

"He's just got a really natural instinct for getting open that's hard to teach," says Cooter. "You know you can draw routes on a board, you can show tapes of guys running routes but he's just got an instinct for getting a guy moving in one direction and going back the other one and vice versa, so he's got a good feel for that stuff."

Detroit's 4-7 on the year while Green Bay is 7-4, and losers in four of their last five games.

For more on the match up and keys to the game for the Lions, click here to listen to the Weekly Lions Report.

Kick-off at Ford Field is set for 8:25pm.

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