Packers found their
center and RG.
Wicks is a Keeper.

The first word of the article is a typo. It should be "Now," not "Not."

Isaiah McDuffie is like a shortstop who is a solid fielder but lacks range. He makes very few errors, but there are a lot of balls he doesn't get to. Quay Walker makes obvious mistakes, but he clogs up passing lanes when he drops into coverage, and he gets to the edge quickly on running plays that go wide. I'll be glad to see him back on the field.

That statistical comparison between the teams is interesting. It didn't feel that close. Once the Packers got a 10-0 lead, there was only one time when the Lions had the ball with a chance to take the lead. That was their opening possession of the second half, when they got stopped on 4th down. Two plays later, Jordan Love hit Christian Watson on that 51-yard bomb to get it back to a two-score lead.

I think Jordan Love may be not just a good QB, but a great QB. There. I said it. But of course he will need some postseason success to really get into that conversation.

Nothing better than victory Monday along with a victory Friday in the same week. That was a solid game against a solid opponent. Goff played well and if St. Brown hadn't left the game it may have been even tighter. But you have to tip your toque to Love and the offense for responding on each occasion and keeping it a two score game. The 4th down conversion at the end of the game was total balls. The smallest of windows and both our guys executed. Remarkable. If that O-line continues to mesh this offense could take the next step.

I have been hard on the coaching because of the inconsistency and under performance in certain areas but kudos for having this team ready for the main stage. Going into the Lion's den and stealing their turkey is huge.

agree with most of this article except slamming MacDuffie, who brings real energy to the field. He hits hard, makes stops. and he had another good game. I actually prefer him to Walker who is no better in pass coverage, and he is better against the run.

Great win vs excellent opponent on the road.
Many individually exceptional performances, as noted by Kehlani.
Lame call - i'm not an mlf hater, just a critic. The clock management at end of 1st half allowed enough time for lions' to pull it to within 3.
If we run the ball a few times, complete one or two, short (high %) passes in bounds, we eat precious seconds, forcing DC to use his to's.
A couple of first downs, with our punter and defense playing so well, and we force them to travel full length, with no TO's.
Same situation at end of game. Run the damn ball.
We have a two minute offense ready when we need to score points.
He needs to be prepared with a plan to eat time.
Mlf loves talking complimentary football.
He isn't able to coach a complimentary game IMO.
I'll say it, great win thanks to many individual great performances. But, our Emperor has no clothes during end of game scenarios.
Vote down if you want. If you're able to rewatch our last possessions of each half, you'll likely agree.
Get some rest. Best of luck to DWyatt and other casualties.
Next week we can send the cubs into early hibernation where they belong!
GPG!

I'd give a game ball to the O-line. Keeping Love clean all game and neutralizing Hutchinson are major accomplishments. Banks had his second good game in a row and seems to be finally getting past his injuries and playing to his contract. Rhyan is proving to be a surprisingly serviceable center and I think has outplayed Jenkins. Belton is coming along as a guard and is a better people mover than Morgan. The O-line is gelling which bodes well for the offense. The weapons are there and if the O-line finally asserts itself, this offense is going to be dangerous down the stretch.

Aided and abetted by media hysterics and knucklehead fans, bad teams dwell on what players can’t do rather than what they do well. To focus on what McDuffie does against the pass and overlook his play against the run is to do exactly that. Gibbs won the game for Detroit last week. Against the Packers he was ineffective . Slapping the lame call label on McDuffie smacks of prejudice. Let’s hope the team sees the whole picture.

Game Balls: MLF, Love, Wicks and Parsons

Lame Balls: Valentine's poor tackling -he was responsible for @ least 1 Detroit TD.
Gary?

It was a thrilling game and a relief as a fan. As others have mentioned, however, the wild swings in consistency
throughout the season have been troubling and I hope GB focuses on every game /team going forward, not just the 'big' games or 'good teams'.

Great win.

You got a dog on offense: Love
You got a dog on defense: Micah

That bodes well for making a run.

I do have to be a bit negative and comment: Why the hell are we trotting out a injured Jacobs and yet Reed and Golden are still on the bench riding injuries? WTH is going on with those 2? MLF is so secretive. Reed especially. We really are getting strung along. Just call Reed out for the year already and stop playing games.

Is that Jason Wilde guy the most negative Packers reporter ever or is it the Bald guy

Love the outcome, but still can’t agree with the final drive. Both 3rd and 4th down were well covered and could have gone either way. Run it on 3rd down and burn the clock. If the Lions stuff you , punt on 4th down. If you make a nice gain and have 4th and short it opens up the playbook. You could even run the quick outs we had success with at the goal line. If the Lions had tile outs left, I would think differently about punting.
Great throw and catch on 4th down. However, if that pass isn’t complete, Lions have great field position and about 1:30 left. This forum would be going crazy.
One other thought. I didn’t see Detroit triple Micah like MN did, just lots of doubles. Didn’t it seem like another d-lineman should have success against MN while they tripled Micah. Didn’t really see that.

A great way to celebrate Thanksgiving. It seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve had a crucial win against a worthy opponent.
Game Balls:
Wicks (of course); Parsons (seems like he’s really good…and I’m glad I convinced Guty to make the trade); the Oline is fast improving.
Lame:
Valentine’s critical missed tackle on Williams.
The refs non PI call on Watson and the very nit picky PI call against us.
Will someone step up as a valid replacement for Wyatt?
I think we score 38 vs the Bears.
Go Packers!!!

Agree w/much of the article and I don't know for sure but I felt those touchbacks in the 1st half were strategic in nature. GB did not want an explosive return to ruin their game plan. I was pretty sure after they started kicking into the target area that mission was accomplished. The penalties on KOR drive me nuts as well but the unscripted nature of this play leads to some of this.

I thought both teams not having their top TE and receiving threats did a good job of overcoming their losses and it was the play of the lesser threats that balanced the game The TE battle was a wash but Wicks was better than Tesala (although he has a bright future) and that was the story of the game.

The parity of the running game was also important b/c the Lions backfield should of had a great advantage at home and was a strong factor in the win.

Game Ball: How about Rasheed Walker: Saves the day with the fumble recovery. Could have been a different game if we don't score that TD. Besides, he spent the game corralling the Lions' #1 pass rusher. What was his name again? Aidan something.

Lame calls: 2 on me. I thought we oughta kick on both 4th downs, especially the last one. I'd a let Whelan punt 'em deep and play prevent D. Guess that's how much I know.
The Szotman

LOL!!! The level of delusion in the posts above is comical.

I'm neither a Lions fan or Packers fan so I can be fairly objective here. The officials got GB that win.

The 'time-traveling timeout' was a comical level of blatant favoritism for GB, with the 'college rules touchdown' a competitive second.

In a season where the quality of the officiating has been generally agreed-on as not meeting the standards the NFL should demand, this game stands out on how poorly it was called and how blatantly it tilted the scales in favor of 1 team, in this case GB.

I'm genuinely concerned about the future of the NFL if officials can't even get the basics down on things like timeout timeing, 2 feet in-bounds and what the neutral zone looks like (that last one is a call-out on officials not calling the Eagles on their clear neutral-zone infractions in their tush-push play).

That was BAD.

Who has two better, more complementary players on O and D than the Packers' Love and Parsons?

Add in Jacobs and Watson and Wicks and Tom and Cooper and X and Williams and you have nearly 50% of the 22 starters that can win every game they play.

But those first two are giving me vibes like Favre and Reggie.

Pay attention to the people who haven’t posted a thing since the packers put it on the Detroit lions.

Those supposed “fans” who only come around to squeak when things aren’t looking good.. they are the lame calls.

LaFleur did not seem to over-think and over-coach the game - which provided the best script for Love. I have long believed that Love performs best on a loose rein (with guard rails). That being so - this is a formula that can take the Packers to the SB. Of course aided by the growing favorite for DPOY - Micah Parsons.

You think Walker will help in pass coverage? It’s Thanksgiving, not April Fools. One of the reasons the defense played well was because he wasn’t on the field.

How about replacing McDuffie with Gary. Another no show game.