2023 Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Official Game Thread

On the series: This is the first time since Week 16 of 1991 that DET (8-2) has at least 4 more wins than GB (4-6) entering a matchup. In ’91, 10-4 Lions hosted 3-11 Packers and won 21-17.

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) November 23, 2023

UNDER THROW!!!!!

Thanksgiving '86

Walter Stanley's spectacular 83-yard punt return with under a minute remaining, giving the #Packers a dramatic 44-40 victory over the #Lions — capping one of #NFL history's wildest Thanksgiving games ever pic.twitter.com/mTEmqOCkrg

— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 23, 2023

Look at the size of the shoulder pads back in the day. 

Lots of empty seats is what I noticed.

Numerals on the pants was too busy.

Lions punt  team speed ended white guys being on coverage teams.

Rough inactive list for Packers:

WR Dontayvion Wicks
S Rudy Ford
CB Jaire Alexander
RB Aaron Jones
LB De'Vondre Campbell
T Caleb Jones
TE Josiah Deguara

— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) November 23, 2023

McDuffee has been better at ILB than Campbell. Not that broken up he's not playing.

I'm treating the rest of this season like I viewed being a Cubs fan in 2012, 2013, and 2014.  I'll root for the Packers to win, but the outcome of the game isn't really the prize. Some of the pieces are there, bit they need experience. I want to see the youngsters improve, make good decisions, splash plays now and again.  This season is hopefully a building block for the next several years.

Life has changed for the #Lions going into today's Thanksgiving game. Cases in point?

-- Standing room only tickets are going for $200(!) on the secondary market.
-- There are 7,000 people on the season-ticket wait list, a first for Ford Field.

A good time to be a Lions fan.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 23, 2023

An indication as to how much things have changed in Detroit.

Difficult to see a Packer win, but I'll be happy if they just don't embarrass themselves.

When Dan Campbell was hired, the jeenyuses on this board went ape shit about it being a terrible hire. 

Because everything in the Lions history pointed to it being a shit hire.

A blind squirrel pick

@PackLandVA posted:

When Dan Campbell was hired, the jeenyuses on this board went ape shit about it being a terrible hire.

It had the Jim Haslett look.

Rumblings in Detroit just last year about his job possibly being in jeopardy. Things can change very rapidly in the NFL.

Ask MLF!

@Blair Kiel posted:

UNDER THROW!!!!!

@PackLandVA posted:

When Dan Campbell was hired, the jeenyuses on this board went ape shit about it being a terrible hire.

How did that first year go? 🤔

@PackLandVA posted:

When Dan Campbell was hired, the jeenyuses on this board went ape shit about it being a terrible hire.

And Campbell fully admits he came very close to be fired after a dismal start. This was hardly a wildly applauded hire when it happened.

Let's stuff these Dee-troit turkeys!

Deguara inactive?

Season's over!

@michiganjoe posted:

Life has changed for the #Lions going into today's Thanksgiving game. Cases in point?

-- Standing room only tickets are going for $200(!) on the secondary market.
-- There are 7,000 people on the season-ticket wait list, a first for Ford Field.

A good time to be a Lions fan.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 23, 2023

An indication as to how much things have changed in Detroit.

Difficult to see a Packer win, but I'll be happy if they just don't embarrass themselves.

It's a bad time to be a Loins fan. Well, anytime is, really; what can I say?
But bandwagon fans magically appear when a team starts playing well, and it will drive up the prices for season tickets, ticket prices from the resellers on a per  game basis, and so on.
That's the benefit for their long-suffering fans who have paid their dues for the last 20 years or so.

@Boris posted:

How did that first year go? 🤔

He came in with a poor team, our genius came in with a pretty good team.  He now has a pretty good team, our genius is struggling.

The moral of the story…..players win games.

Oh, and don’t over react.

Thought the kick off was noon and had the misfortune to see pre-game coverage…my God, a vast wasteland.

I am predicting lions to win 42 to 3 which means if you are betting  bet green bay to win 31 to 28...

OVER REACT?!!!@@@&%$#@ WHO'S OVER REACTING?@#$#$@😝😗😘🙂🙃🤣😇🥐🍞🫑🍅🫒🍉🍊🍳🐎🐮🐏

Lions have been drafting in the top 5 for 30 years. The fact they are now relevant after 30 yrs with those high draft picks is more embarrassing as a lions fan.  And they still have not won anything.

@Blair Kiel posted:

Thought the kick off was noon and had the misfortune to see pre-game coverage…my God, a vast wasteland.

If you lived in God's Country kick off is 11:30.

Gobble Gobble Mother Lovers.

I like Burkhardt and Olsen as announcers. Better than joe and Troy.  Burkhardt was just a baseball sideline reporter for the mets a few years ago. He rose thru the ranks pretty quickly.

Or, in Hollywood vernacular, Gobble, Gobble, Maggot Farmers!

Pretty blue skies in Korea considering its 231 AM

1st time I have heard the national anthem with six key changes in one verse. Very original..

@Floridarob posted:

1st time I have heard the national anthem with six key changes in one verse. Very original..

Blast from the past:

Time of possession battle is crucial. pic.twitter.com/EZVC53fVeD

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 24, 2016

@packerboi posted:

And Campbell fully admits he came very close to be fired after a dismal start. This was hardly a wildly applauded hire when it happened.

Campbell is a very unconventional risk taker. When it works you look smart, when it doesn't you look like Brandon Staley and are always on the hot seat.

@Timmy! posted:

Or, in Hollywood vernacular, Gobble, Gobble, Maggot Farmers!

nice start  + 53 yard pass

Underthrown!

Underthrown pass, great play