Found October 14, 2009 on
Packers.com:
The last time the Detroit Lions came to Lambeau Field, they were 0-15 and trying - unsuccessfully it turned out - to avoid becoming the first winless team in the history of the NFL's 16-game schedule.
This Sunday they return to Green Bay with a win on the ledger already, but there's so much more that's different about the '09 Lions.
It starts with the roster, which includes just 21 players from the 53-man group that came here for the season finale last December. That's a 60-percent turnover in one offseason.
While some of the big names remain the same - wide receiver Calvin Johnson, running back Kevin Smith and linebacker Ernie Sims, for example - there are several new faces at key positions.
Rookie and No. 1 overall draft pick Matthew Stafford is the starting quarterback, and if his knee injury keeps him out of the lineup this week, veteran Daunte Culpepper will play instead. Bryant Johnson and Dennis Northcutt are the complementary wideouts to Ca..
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