Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions renewed their rivalry yet again this season. Green Bay will be looking for their fourth straight win against Detroit. Packers can clinch the NFC North and a playoff spot with a win on Sunday. Lions are not dead yet when it comes to the playoffs. They win out, and they’re in. Now, this is easier said than done. They have to beat Green Bay, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, and Minnesota. Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln? Regardless, it starts with Green Bay. And for the third straight week, Green Bay is hoping to end playoff dreams. Let’s talk through some questions I have about this one.

1. Will Green Bay score 100 points? – Okay, not seriously, but Green Bay could have a massive day on offense. Packers are the second-best scoring team in the NFL, and they’re playing the Lions who are the 31st worst scoring defense. Detroit gave up 30 points to Mitchell Trubisky and the hapless Chicago Bears. What might Green Bay do?

2. Will this game get weird? – Over the last two years, Packers-Lions has gotten weird. We had the refgate game in Green Bay. Then we had the Packers come from 17 down in the final game of the season to beat a pathetic Lions team in Detroit. The first game wasn’t that weird, although, Detroit jumped out to an early lead then Green Bay came through with the hammer. We’ll see what happens in this one.

3. Is the Man Defense here to stay? – Green Bay ramped up their man coverage last week. Partly due to all their corners being back. If you listen to The Daily Tap, I’ve been saying this for a while now. Green Bay played 50% more man defense last week compared to the rest of the season. This needs to continue against Detroit. Likely no Kenny Golladay with T.J. Hockenson as the only real threat in this offense. Jaire Alexander should put the clamps on Marvin Jones Jr.

4. What to do without Raven Greene? – Packers appear to be a team that wants to play with three safeties versus two. We’ve seen it all year. Raven Greene is done for the year which means Will Redmond. Yikes. I’d rather see what Henry Black could do. The thing about Redmond is he doesn’t want to hit. And that’s an issue for the position he plays. Packers could also move Darnell Savage up to play that position on obvious run downs and push him back during passing situations. To me, this is something Green Bay needs to figure out before the playoffs.

5. Another big day for Aaron Jones? – Aaron Jones did not have a huge day against the Eagles. He broke a big run and the numbers look great. Jones did eat against Detroit last time. Remember what I said about the Bears’ offense, David Montgomery had the best game of his career, and he’s been awful for most of it. Jones had a massive day the first time around, and it’s expected that it will happen again.

Prediction
This game feels trappy, right? It’s never easy to win in Detroit. The Lions have a shot at making the playoffs. All of that. But when you get down to this game, Detroit’s defense is easier than someone too horny on Tinder. Detroit’s defense is woeful and if they cannot get turnovers, I don’t see a path for this game being close. Packers take care of business and put up a fat number while doing it. Packers 45 Lions 28

Charlie.