The NFC North was all but decided yesterday when the Packers beat the Lions 37-26. Brett Favre managed another 300+ yards throwing, three touchdowns and no interceptions. At one point in the game, Favre completed 20 consecutive passes. The win gives Green Bay a four game lead in the division and the magic number for a first round bye is four.
The Packers stumbled out of the gate offensively; however, the defense stepped up their play. Green Bay could have easily fallen into a 14-0 hole. Instead, the Packers defense allowed two field goals and a 6-0 disadvantage.
Wisconsin's team will travel to Dallas on Thursday for a game that should decide home field advantage throughout the playoffs. A win would put Green Bay in the driver's seat for the remainder of the season.

Green Bay renews a Thanksgiving rivalry as it takes on division foe Detroit in the annual holiday contest for the first time since 2003. Green Bay comes into the contest winners of 13 of its last 14 games and tied for the NFC’s best record. With a win this past Sunday over the Panthers, the Packers are off to their best start since 1962, when Vince Lombardi led Green Bay to a 10-0 start en route to a 13-1-0 record and the eighth world title in franchise history. The team also started 10-0 in 1929 and went on to capture its first NFL title under team founder Curly Lambeau.
The Packers carry a six-game road winning streak into Thursday’s contest. A victory would established the third-longest road winning streak in franchise history. Green Bay has won seven of its last eight games against NFC North opponents, dating back to last season. Head Coach Mike McCarthy has yet to lose a division game on the road (4-0).
Thursday’s game has playoff implications for both clubs. The Packers own a three-game division lead over Detroit. Including a pair of playoff clashes early in quarterback Brett Favre’s career, this marks Game No. 156 in the venerable Detroit-Green Bay series. Favre has more career passing yards against the Lions (7,774) than any opponent.
The Packers have enjoyed recent success against the Lions. Winners of three straight, they have won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the longtime rivals. No other NFL teams have played every year since 1932, when the Packers first met the Lions, then known as the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans.
The Packers first played a league game on Thanksgiving in 1923, a 19-0 victory over the Hammond Pros. They last played on Thanksgiving
against the Lions in Detroit in 2003, a 22-14 Lions victory. Thursday marks 56 years to the day when Green Bay first played at Detroit on Thanksgiving, a 52-35 Detroit victory on Nov. 22, 1951. The two rivals played for 13 consecutive seasons, from 1951-1963, before the league began rotating opponents for the Lions. Green Bay’s 9-1 record marks its best start since 1962. Incidentally, the Packers headed into Detroit for a Thanksgiving showdown in ’62 with a 10-0 record, a game also played on Nov. 22. That day, the Packers suffered their only blemish on the season. The Packers next played on the holiday in 1970, when they traveled to Dallas. They also played the Cowboys on Thanksgiving in a 1994
matchup.
This will mark the third Thanksgiving contest between the Lions and Packers this decade. The Packers won a 29-27 contest against the Lions
in 2001 behind two Favre touchdown passes, their last appearance in the Pontiac Silverdome. The game can be heard on 104.1 FM WRLUand 105.1 FM WSBW.

The fourth day of the gun-deer season wrapped up yesterday and big buck tales are still crawling out of the woods. Last night on 104.1 FM WRLU the Deer Hunter's Round Up featured the National President of Whitetails Unlimited Jeff Shinkton. Dennis "The Buck Baggin' Barber" Anschutz also told a number of great hunting stories. The program will be held again tonight at the Pines II Asylum from 6-7 PM. Dick Baudhuin will be our guest this evening.

The Mike Schoenhofer era began in Sturgeon Bay last night in varsity girl's basketball. Green Bay West slipped by the Clippers 44-40. Senior Sarah McCaulley led Sturgeon Bay with 13 points. Six other Clipper players scored in the non-conference game.

West De Pere trounced Kewaunee 54-24 last night. Kewaunee was out rebounded by a margin of 28-14. Tiffany Polifka scored nine to lead the way for Kewaunee. Seven other players scored in the season opener.

Southern Door started the season out on the right foot with a 50-40 win over Little Chute. The Valley 8 Conference school did not have an answer for Alyssa Sekadlo who finished with 18 points. The Eagles trailed 13-15 after one quarter and stiffened on the defensive side of the ball after that. Bridget Baudhuin added 9 points in the win.
 

Opening weekend of the 2007 gun-deer season concluded last night with the broadcast of Deer Hunters Roundup on 104.1 FM WRLU. Mark Marchant from Marchant's Meats joined Dennis Anschutz and me to talk about venison recipes and deer storage techniques.
We were also joined by two fortunate hunters with great deer stories. Stay tuned to the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com for two unique and fascinating big buck tales.
Deer Hunters Roundup is broadcast on 104.1 FM WRLU from 6-7 PM every night of the gun-deer season excluding Thanksgiving at the Pines II Asylum.

Packers Aim For (9-1) Today
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
November 18, 2007