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NOTEBOOK: Calvin Johnson expects to play Sunday

Calvin Johnson has been giving Green Bay’s secondary fits since he entered the league in 2008.

In 14 career games vs. the Packers, Johnson has caught 81 passes for 1,284 yards with 14 touchdowns. He plans to be a thorn in Green Bay’s side for a 15th time on Sunday.

Johnson said the ankle injury that forced him to leave Detroit’s Week 8 loss to Kansas City in the second half is doing much better after the bye week.

“Feeling pretty good right now,” Johnson said Wednesday. “Got a lot of good work on it and then the downtime helps us with getting things back to feeling good.