![]() So I think we’ve just got to start faster. We get put in situations where you’ve got to throw the ball. “We don’t start fast and we kind of get behind and it’s hard running the ball. “I think just offensively as a whole we’ve just got to start faster,” Love said. Green Bay faced a halftime deficit of at least 17 points in back-to-back weeks for the first time in franchise history. This article covers a past game View upcoming games. Free Daily Lock Pick: NFL: Green Bay vs Detroit 8:15pmET- September 28th - Max Confidence Comp. The Packers had staged an improbable rally earlier in the week, trailing New Orleans 17-0 on Sunday before scoring 18 points in the final 11 minutes for a one-point victory. Prediction, Preview, and Odds101 Detroit Lions vs.102 Green Bay PackersThursday, Septemat 8:15pm EDTLambeau Field, Green BayWritten by Chris King. It was the Lions' highest-scoring first half against the Packers in the series' 188-game history. He finished 23 of 36 for 246 yards and had two passes intercepted by Jerry Jacobs.ĭetroit led 27-3 at halftime and had outgained Green Bay 284 yards to 21 as the half ended with boos from the crowd. This line has moved up to -2, but I think the Lions are bettable at that number, as my calculated line has Detroit favored by 4.Rodgers' replacement, Jordan Love, threw for a touchdown and ran for another as he tried to rally the Packers in the second half. Update: Aaron Jones and Christian Watson will play for the Packers, but Jaire Alexander is out, while David Montgomery and Taylor Decker will play for the Lions. I am going to leave this as a low confidence pick for now because of the injury uncertainty, but depending on the final injury report there is a strong chance I upgrade this to a medium confidence pick and place a bet on the Lions and, unless all of the Packers questionable players play and the Lions’ don’t, the Lions should be the better option for pick ‘em purposes. It will depend on who ultimately plays in this game, but my calculated line has the Lions as deserving of being at least field goal favorites. 1.24%), despite facing a more difficult schedule, with both teams facing the Falcons, but the Packers facing the Bears and Saints, while the Lions have faced the Chiefs and Seahawks.ĭespite the Lions being the better team and likely having the injury edge, they are only favored by 1.5 points here in Green Bay. +0.17), and first down rate differential (+0.34% vs. +15.0%), yards per play differential (+1.18 vs. The Lions hold a significant edge in DVOA (+21.2% vs. ![]() 7.5), a gap that has been backed up by the play of these two teams thus far this season. The Lions are also the significantly better team overall, entering the season with an expected win total that was 2 wins higher than the Packers (9.5 vs. While these two teams are even in terms of the amount and caliber of players who are questionable for this game, the Packers are still in a worse injury situation overall, with their top-2 offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins, as well as stud every down linebacker De’Vondre Campbell already ruled out for this game, while the only key player the Lions will definitely be without is starting right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai. That being said, I am strongly leaning towards taking the Lions in this one and possibly betting them, depending on the status of the aforementioned questionable players. For the Packers, the status of top running back Aaron Jones, expected top receiver Christian Watson, and top cornerback Jaire Alexander is in doubt, while the Lions’ stud left tackle Taylor Decker, starting running back David Montgomery, and expected starting cornerback Emmanuel Moseley all have uncertain statuses for this game as well. This is a tough game to make a determination on right now because both teams have so many important players who are legitimately questionable with injury. ![]() Detroit Lions (2-1) at Green Bay Packers (2-1) ![]()
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