The 9-3 Green Bay Packers travel to face the 11-1 Detroit Lions in a Thursday night showdown. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. CT. Both teams are coming off Thanksgiving wins. The Lions edged the Chicago Bears 23-20, while the Packers beat the Miami Dolphins 30-17. Green Bay and Detroit will be without multiple starters…
It’s an adage as old as the league itself. Get hot at the right time. You want to be playing your best football as the playoffs approach. The stretch run to the playoffs starts on Thanksgiving. For playoff-caliber teams, winning in December leads to winning in January. Matt LaFleur’s post-Thanksgiving record as coach of the…
With five games left the Packers have entered the home stretch of the 2024 season. What should Packers fans be keeping an eye on as the post season and a likely playoff birth approaches? The win Thursday was perhaps the team’s most complete win all season, with all three phases playing well. With that in…
The next opponent of the Green Bay Packers is 11-1 and has looked like the best team in the NFL this year. Though their high powered offense has been the focal point of their success, the Detroit Lions have managed to be stout on defense all year as well. Although, “stout” might not be the…
There is a lot that the Green Bay Packers need to do to beat Detroit but none more so than the three things listed below. First of all, the Packers took care of business as they demolished the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving night. But they will not face Miami again. If the Green Bay Packers…
The Packers are surging as the team is heading into an important month of football. 5 games remain on the Packers schedule, some could include some playoff implications. Yes, I am talking about playoffs. Why? It’s very simple, December is the month where you can make or break or season. Furthermore, of the 5 games…
Last season, the Green Bay Packers went into Ford Field and stunned the Detroit Lions. The Packers were struggling to adjust to the transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love. Every time the Packers took a step forward; they quickly took a step back. Until Thanksgiving Day, when everything seemed to click, and the Packers…