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Thank you to Pride of Detroit’s Ryan Mathews, who stopped by to answer some questions about the Detroit Lions ahead of the team’s Thanksgiving matchup against the Green Bay Packers. If you want to read the sister article to this one, where Mathews asked me questions about the Packers, you can find that HERE.
Obviously, this game is going to be huge for both teams. They’re both fighting for their playoff lives right now, as only three of the Packers, Lions, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers are likely to make the postseason. The team that finishes the worst down...
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The Detroit Lions are still a good team and may very well beat the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, but last year, they were a true juggernaut, and now they’re not. They’re 7-4, and their Pythagorean record is also 7-4, and so this is exactly how good they really are.
So, what happened? The various injuries and suspensions to their various dirty safeties are certainly a factor on defense. The loss of Ben Johnson to the Bears has been a negative as well, though the Lions’ offense still leads the NFC in points. But I think the big factor is...
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It’s not April Fools. This is actually happening. ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that three-time All-Pro center Frank Ragnow, who retired back in June, is coming out of retirement for the Detroit Lions. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added that “he’s in shape and ready to roll sooner, rather than later.”
Notably, the Lions’ current center, Graham Glasgow, has been a non-participant in walkthroughs this week (Detroit has yet to announce its Wednesday participation). So will Ragnow play on Thanksgiving? Your guess is as good as mine, but there is an opening at the center position, and Ragnow already knows the...
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Wednesday was a busy day for the Green Bay Packers, who had their only full practice of the week, will travel to Detroit and made some alterations to their 53-man roster. First of all, let’s get into the injuries.
Earlier this week, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that he believed that Jayden Reed would be suiting up for the Packers on Thanksgiving. That was wrong, as Reed remains on the injured reserve, working through his 21-day...
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Edgerrin Cooper was the most exciting man on the Packers’ defense in 2024.
The Packers introduced him into the lineup slowly last season, but every glimpse was tantalizing. And when they finally turned him loose, he was everything fans — and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley — could have hoped for. He was fast, aggressive and made plays for the Packers left and right.
It wasn’t just fans that noticed his success. Despite starting just four games and logging just 491 snaps, Cooper received an All-Pro vote and finished sixth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting. Even in his limited...
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For the third time in his NFL career, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will get a chance to show a national audience what he’s capable of on Thanksgiving. This year, Love and the Packers once again face the Detroit Lions in Thursday’s early game.
The early results on the holiday have been terrific for Love. Whether Toyotathon is responsible for his Thanksgiving performances remains to be seen, but the 27-year-old has gone 2-0 on Turkey Day with an absurd 127.2 passer rating.
Love is off to another hot start this season, leading all full-time starters in EPA per dropback,...
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The Packers did something pretty rare the last time they faced the Lions: they managed to catch an NFL team completely off guard.
The Lions were completely unprepared for the Packers’ defense in Week 1, and the Packers wreaked havoc on the Lions’ passing attack as a result. All they had to do to achieve that outcome was trade multiple first round picks and a keystone defender for one of the best pass rushers in the league and pay that pass rusher a king’s ransom for his services.
Simple, right?
I’m oversimplifying here, but I don’t think we can overstate...
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Do you remember when the Green Bay Packers were 3-6 midway through the 2023 NFL season and fans started thinking ahead to the quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft?
Jordan Love’s first year as the starting quarterback of the franchise didn’t start out so well; after a 38-point explosion in Chicago to start the season, the Packers offense struggled to find that gear again for several games. In their next 8 games, the Packers scored fewer than 20 points give times, going 2-6 in that span. Finally, however, the group seemed to start turning the corner a bit in a...
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On Friday, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed began practicing with the team after undergoing surgery to fix both a foot and a collarbone issue. Within 21 days of that date, the Packers have the make the decision of whether or not to call up Reed from the injured reserve, where he is currently, to the 53-man roster.
While Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has dodged the question about whether Reed will play on Thanksgiving, which is reportedly around the timeline of when the team was expecting Reed to return to action, one man made a proclamation on Tuesday:...
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In his post-walkthrough press conference on Tuesday, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur provided updates on the team’s key injuries. According to LaFleur, both running back Josh Jacobs (knee) and cornerback Keisean Nixon (neck) are going to be game-time decisions versus the Detroit Lions, so you can go ahead and assume that they’ll be listed as questionable on the Packers’ final injury report of the week on Wednesday.
Jacobs missed last week’s action after suffering a bone bruise against the New York Giants the week prior. In his place, Emanuel Wilson took 39 carries to Chris Brooks’ 9 against...
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Green Bay Packers starting cornerback Keisean Nixon, who left Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a stinger, was upgraded to a limited participant in practice on Tuesday. Tuesday was just a walkthrough, and since the Packers didn’t practice on Monday, both listings are estimates.
It seems highly unlikely that Green Bay will host a full practice this week, as they will be traveling to Detroit tomorrow. For reference, the Lions had walkthroughs on both Monday and Tuesday.
Beyond the Nixon update, there were no changes in status for Green Bay today. The following players were estimated non-participants:
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The Green Bay Packers didn’t make up much distance in national power rankings this week. Despite beating the Minnesota Vikings, it seems like analysts are only giving the team about half credit for beating J.J. McCarthy. Which, to be honest, is fair.
Let’s take a look at this week’s batch of power rankings, including some highlights from the highest and lowest spots the Packers were placed in.
“A seven-week stretch with five games against NFC North foes − including all three away dates − rolls on Thursday in Motown,...
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