Mike McCarthy spent the last part of his gameday on Thursday afternoon addressing the media, stating how his Green Bay Packers (5-6-1) had just gotten "drilled" by the Detroit Lions 40-10 at Ford Field in Detroit and how the effort put forth was not what the Packers are about.

Unfortunately, the Packers' fifth straight contest without a victory showed exactly what this team has become without Aaron Rodgers.

Under the direction of Matt Flynn, the Packers' offense scored just three points and gained only 126 total yards, the unit's worst output of the year and the team's worst since 2006.

The offense may not have put points on the board at all if not for Detroit kicking the ball out of bounds following David Akers' field goal that put the Lions up 3-0, starting Flynn out a his own 40.

The Packers managed one of their seven first downs after that mistake, which got them enough yardage for a 54-yard Mason Crosby field goal to tie the game, 3-3, early in the second quarter.

Despite helping the Packers tie the Minnesota Vikings last week by leading a 13-point fourth quarter comeback off the bench, Flynn was incredibly ineffective.

He completed just 10 of 20 passes for 139 yards for a 51.9 rating, and threw one interception.

Flynn was also sacked seven times, including once for a safety late in the game by Ndamukong Suh.

With no real threat in the pass game, the Lions tees off of running back Eddie Lacy. The rookie gained only 16 yards on 10 carries with a long of just four.

Since Rodgers was knocked out after leading the Packers to a field goal against the Chicago Bears on Nov. 4, the trio of Seneca Wallace, Scott Tolzien and Flynn have directed just 15 scoring drives in over 20 quarters of play – only seven of which were touchdowns.

Defensively, the Packers reverted to its recent form after a strong start.

Dom Capers' oft-maligned unit finally turned the ball over, forcing a Reggie Bush fumble to kill one drive, forcing a Matt Stafford fumble that safety Morgan Burnett returned for the Packers only touchdown, and Tramon Williams and Sam Shields came up with interceptions as well.

But, the defense couldn't keep that pace up, and missed tackles and blown assignments in the secondary – as they have all year – came back to burn a unit that was on the field for 40 minutes, 26 seconds.

The Lions tied the game 10-10 in the first half when former Packers receiver Jeremy Ross beat Davon House on a slant, and the front seven allowed well over 100 yards rushing in the opening 30 minutes, including a Bush touchdown with 1:22 left to give the Lions the lead for good at 17-10.

In the second half, in which the Lions scored three touchdowns, Calvin Johnson was allowed to run free for one long completion when Shields released him into the middle of the field and no one picked him up.

On another long gain, Johnson broke free when Williams ran into a teammate.

Last week, McCarthy admitted for the first time that the team has not handled the injury to Rodgers very well.

Thursday cemented exactly what kind of team it is without him with a winless November.