The Lions were expected to face the Packers on Thursday without quarterback Matt Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson.
But the team has now announced that both will start.
The inactive players for the home team are quarterback Drew Stanton (emergency quarterback), receiver Derrick Williams, safety Kalvin Pearson, fullback Terrelle Smith, linebacker Ernie Sims, center Melvin Fowler, offensive lineman Ephraim Salaam, and defensive end Dewayne White.
Stafford had been listed as doubtful and Johnson has been listed as questionable.
Though the Packers might be thinking that they were snookered by the Lions, the “doubtful” classification suggests a 25-percent chance of playing. And that one-out-of-four outcome has transpired.