GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers didn’t have to choose between playing it safe and playing to win on Sunday.

The Packers finished their turnaround regular season with a 34-13 victory over the Detroit Lions while resting several key players for the playoffs.

Brett Favre extended his quarterback-record consecutive starts streak to 253 games, but even he didn’t keep his helmet strapped on for very long. Favre led the Packers (13-3) to touchdowns on their first three possessions before handing the ball to backup Craig Nall in the second quarter.

Many of Favre’s most prominent teammates didn’t dress for Sunday’s game and weren’t really needed to beat Detroit (7-9) and tie a franchise record for most victories in a season. The Lions delivered an uninspired performance in what might have been their last game with Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator.

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