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Outside of one good half against the Dallas Cowboys, the Lions offense has lacked rhythm and the production has suffered mightily.
The Packers are a 3.5-point favorite, according to Vegas Insider.
The Packer defense shouldn’t be too concerned about the Lions’ rushing game either.
The victor of the AFC championship plays the victor of the NFC Championship in the Super Bowl.
The Packers are seeking to reclaim the North title they held for four straight years until the Minnesota Vikings dethroned them on the final game of the 2015 season. If the Bucs win, they also need Green Bay to lose, and Washington to tie. That’s why I enjoy the pressure being on me and I enjoy being out there and saying the things that I say, knowing that it’s going to come back onto me. I’m excited for this city.
If you would like to receive an email each time a new Detroit Lions article is published, fill out our email notification form. The Patriots saw how important losing the No. 1 seed was to them last season so they’ll certainly be motivated to secure it this time with a win over a division rival.
Or will Rodgers demolish the Lions’ defense, just like he’s done so often in getting the Packers five-sixths of the way to running the table? He had only one interception in the first meeting with Green Bay. “It’s always fun for anybody to go back home and perform and win”.
That could happen again this year, with a Lions win or loss, if either Seattle or Atlanta loses (allowing the NFC North champ to get the three seed) and the Giants beat Washington (making the Lions-Packers loser the second wildcard). In the last three games the Packers haven’t turned the ball over, yet have 12 takeaways. Green Bay has pursued this position, a chance for a division crown, with a five-game winning streak when any miscue might have doomed the season.
He and receiver Jordy Nelson have also been the best duo in football over the last two months.
“I’m sure, as you recall, that I did not buy into that, right?”
It would be the first time the (EXPLICIT) made the payoffs two years in a row since ’91 and ’92, and give them a shot at their first playoff win since 2005. If these two teams do face each other in this year’s playoffs, the Cowboys will be ultra-motivated to exact revenge.
“You have to look at the makeup of the guys we have”, Lions head coach Jim Caldwell said.
“I know he doesn’t like to miss practice”.
But Rodgers was hot even before the team turned around its own fortunes.
Adams has had a few drops in recent weeks that definitely hurt his statistics, but he will be going against a weak Detroit defense.
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford has been dealing with a finger injury on his throwing hand for the past three games. He’s been sacked eight times in that span, including four times last week against Dallas. That’s partly because Green Bay built up big leads, forcing the Bears and Vikings to play catch-up. They have the NFL’s top-scoring offense at 33.5 points per game, an MVP candidate at quarterback in Matt Ryan and one of the game’s best receivers in Julio Jones.This game also would be on the road. The offense can not keep up, especially with Chrsitine Michael and Don Jackson the only running backs that don’t seem to enjoy eating burgers or tweaking an ankle every opportunity that comes forth.
Slay was out last week after injuring a hamstring in Week 15 against the Giants. When all of the Week 17 National Football League game results become official, fans will finally know which 12 teams are in the playoffs, who they will face, and where the games will be played. With little at stake for some teams with locked-up playoff spots, how will the coaches handle it? He is playing his cards close to his chest for this weekend, but the expectation is that he will at least begin this game with a similar mindset.
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Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
