Week 9 is upon us and it’s a big one. It’s Lions kill Packers week in Lambeau. You know you like this! Clocks change too on Sunday, so as the Packers fall back in the standings, you should fall back in time one hour.
Detroit Lions (6-1) at Green Bay Packers (6-2) 4:25 ET
Lions lambast Packers in Lambeau is the future headline here. Detroit waltz into a potential rainy Lambeau in early November and take full control of the NFC North with another (I didn’t forget you Vikings) divisional road win for Detroit.
Detroit has the best offense in football at 33 PPG. Jared Goff (115.3 QB rating, 2nd in league) just won NFC Offensive Player of the Month with insane stat lines. Lions have more TDs 26 than incompletions 20, folks. Lions run the ball at will with either Sonic (Jahmyr Gibbs 591 yards at 6.4 YPC) or Knuckles David Montgomery (415 yards at 4.5 YPC). Packers have some rush defense issues so they will need to have the game of their lives to stop Detroit. Quay Walker back should help them.
Lions will be without Jameson Williams (suspension game 2) but still have weapons with all pro Amon Ra St Brown, Sam La Porta, Gibbs (receiving), steady X WR Tim Patrick and stud returner and receiver Kalif Raymond. Detroit should have passing success, but the rain could be a factor. Jaire Alexander and Evan Williams injuries though could swing the favor in more towards Detroit.
Detroit is scoring 30 points at least folks.
Green Bay’s offense is a question mark right now due to Jordan Love’s groin injury. If Love plays and is healthy, the Packers can have passing success with a plethora of weapons in Jayden Reed, Tucker Kraft, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson and Wicks. The Lions pass rush is lacking with 5 EDGE injuries (including stud Aidan Hutchinson) but still have capable rushers in Alim McNeil, Levi Onwuzruike and new DE Al Quadin Muhammed (6 pressures last week). Detroit must get some pressure on Love or Willis or the Packers will eventually pick them apart even with good coverage by the Lions secondary. Davis, Arnold, Robertson, Branch and Joseph has been a good secondary but the Packers can test them. Bend but don’t break and force turnovers is probably the name of the game on Sunday.
Josh Jacobs is having a season with 667 yards at 4.6 YPC and 3 TDs. Detroit has a good run defense especially up the middle, so Jacobs is going to have to earn his yards. If Green Bay gets success running though, they could score 30 points too on Sunday making it a shootout.
If Love can’t go, Malik Willis has had success taking care of the ball and making a few plays but Detroit could pounce and make the Packers one dimensional.
Everyone going Lions, but you never know with away divisional games. Going to say shootout, Lions 34 Packers 31. So get ready for Packers 14 Lions 10.
Bears at Cardinals 425 ET
Maybe a hail mary loss two weeks in a row. But Bears probably big mad and win this game on the road. 24-17 Bears
That’s the preview
Colts at Vikings Sunday Night Football
Vikings slide continues. Doubtful. They can beat the Colts even with Joe Flacco somehow acting like it’s that one year he was good with the Ravens.
Vikings in a waltz.
North after Week 9
Lions 7-1
Vikings 7-2
Packers 6-3
Bears 5-3
Deal with it.