Many Packers resting

The No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs secure, the Green Bay Packers team you see on your TV set today won't look quite like the one you've grown used to watching this season. The list of inactives for the Packers includes CB Charles Woodson, FB Korey Hall, DE Aaron Kampman, DT Ryan Pickett, WR Donald Driver, WR Greg Jennings and TE Donald Lee. So where does that leave the Packers for today's game, you ask?

James Jones and Ruvell Martin will be the Nos. 1 and 2 WRs. Daryn Colledge is starting at LG. Bubba Franks, now healthy, will start at TE. With Kampman out, Cullen Jenkins will be the left defensive end and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila will slide in on the right end. Rookie first-round draft pick Justin Harrell will start at DT in place of Pickett, and Will Blackmon will get a start at CB.

Aaron Rodgers, who has been hampered by a groin injury lately, is the Packers' third QB. That means once Brett Favre extends his consecutive games-played steak, expect to get a heavy dose of Craig Nall.

For the Lions, notable inactives include RBs Tatum Bell and Kevin Jones as well as DE Kalimba Edwards.

Here are some more pregame notes to hold you over until kickoff, which is in about an hour:
*The Lions haven't won in the state of Wisconsin since beating the Packers 21-17 in 1991. They've had 16 straight losses in the state since then.
*After their dismal offensive performance last week against Chicago, the Packers likely are happy to see the Lions roll into Lambeau Field. The Packers have scored more points (3,182) against the Lions than any other franchise.
*A win today would give the Packers 13 for the season, tying a franchise record. The Packers have a 12-1 record in regular-season finales since 1994.
*Driver is inactive today, meaning his streak of 95 consecutive games with a reception will come to an end.
*RB Ryan Grant is 101 yards away from 1,000 for the season, but who knows how much work he'll see today.
*By the way, Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the Ice Bowl.

That's enough for now. I'll check back in after kickoff.

-Justin Harings