Green Bay Packers are the kings of the north again. You’re probably wondering why that’s not the headline of this post, and that’s because everyone did it. Everyone watched Game of Thrones it seems. Regardless, the Packers are the champions of the North. They took care of business against Detroit with a 31-24 victory. The victory wasn’t always pretty, but Green Bay had control for the entire game. Packers showed their offense prowess yet again as the Aaron Rodgers MVP argument continues to pick up steam. As for the other parts, work is needed to be done.

Player of the Game: Aaron Rodgers – Another Sunday, another big day from Aaron Rodgers. Are we surprised at this point? Rodgers had four total touchdowns. He passed for 290 yards with three touchdowns, no interceptions, a rushing touchdown, and a quarterback rating of 133.6. He could not be stopped. You could actually criticize Matt LaFleur for running the ball too much. Rodgers had everything in front of himself. He tore up the Lions’ secondary. It finally seems like we’re turning the corner with the Rodgers MVP discussion.

Honorable Mention: Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Davante Adams had a great game, yes. But let’s talk about Marquez a little bit. He made a huge catch for a touchdown. That was a ridiculous throw but the catch was just as good. He used his hands and made it happen. Valdes-Scantling caught everything in this game and took advantage of the weak Lions’ secondary. If he can keep this up with Adams, Allen Lazard, Robert Tonyan, the Packers are fucking lethal.

What went right for the Packers – The offense continues to be unstoppable: Green Bay scored 30 points for their eighth game this season. For those playing at home, Green Bay scored 30+ points in 61% of their games this season. That is extremely good. They’ve passed Kansas City as the top offense in the NFL according to DVOA. Yes, that’s true. Remember this is the same team that so many didn’t think they had enough weapons. Are you still going to bang that drum or we done now?

What went wrong for the Packers? – Special teams continues to be a dumpster fire: Besides Mason Crosby, things are a mess with special teams. Jamal Agnew nearly took back the kick after the Packers went up by 10 points. The Packers also nearly gave up an onside kick to give Lions a chance to tie up the game. Let’s not forget Tavon Austin had a lane to return a punt, but he waved for a fair catch. They have to clean it up.

Next up: Green Bay has a shorter week as they host Carolina on Saturday night football. Carolina looked much stronger a few weeks ago. The problem with Carolina is they make too many mistakes on offense. They should have Christian McCaffery back, and yes Joe Brady versus Mike Pettine feels like a mismatch. But Packers against Carolina’s defense feels like one too.

Charlie.