Paul from Ledgeview, WI

This game was truly illustrative of "the one or two plays" idea. If you look at the game stats from yardage to first downs to time of possession, the numbers are near dead even. I actually found it surprising that it was that close. Did you feel like the Packers were in control from end to end?

It was a back-and-forth battle between two good football teams. I give the Packers credit for seizing that 10-0 lead but also tip my cap to the Lions for keeping pace throughout. Close games are won in the margins, and this one came down to fourth-down execution. Advantage Packers.

Samuel from Skokie, IL

I read and watch all the packers.com content daily. I have to say my favorite show is the Packer Preview. It's informal and Wes especially looks like he is having fun with it. That being said, kudos to Spoff for getting right. Every chance he had, he said stop Jahmyr Gibbs and Aidan Hutchinson and win the game. Nice.

Preview is me in my most natural state. The Packers again did a magnificent job against Gibbs considering the problems he's giving the rest of the NFL. I crunched the numbers on how Green Bay has fared against Gibbs over the past three games and they're mighty impressive: 44 carries for 130 yards and 0 TDs (2.95 yards per carry); 19 receptions for 79 yards and 1 TD (4.15 yards per catch). Meanwhile, Hutchinson had six tackles and a quarterback hit to show for his 106 defensive snaps against Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker and Co. this season. With everything Tom has played through this year, it's further evidence he deserves your Pro Bowl vote.

Rudy from Rhinelander, WI

Not one submission questioning that "conservative" head coach? Huh? Maybe – just maybe – Matt LaFleur coaches to the situation and team he is playing against? Maybe that is a sign of a very good experienced and smart coach? Maybe huh?

You coach to win the game no different than you play to win the game. In a critical meeting with the ultra-aggressive Detroit Lions, LaFleur confidently pressed his foot all the way down against the gas pedal and trusted his team to do the rest. As Spoff said, the Packers got the job done.

Austin from Appleton, WI

MLF's decision to thrown on third down instead of running to erase 40 more seconds on the clock is one of those "If he's right, he's a genius" calls. I think this is just another sign of the changing league. Offenses are so efficient that a minute and 20 seconds with no timeouts is still plenty of time to get into scoring range. He wanted to leave no doubt. I'm glad it worked out.

Couch QBs will have their opinions, but there's only one right answer to this question – does your team believe in the play call? The Packers absolutely did. Worst-case scenario, Green Bay still had a seven-point lead and Micah Parsons to help close it out. The Packers bullied the Lions, like a poker player using a big stack of chips to leverage his position at the table. It was football at its finest.

Jake from Decatur, GA

Some little things to clean up as ever, but what an excellent game by the Packers, in all three phases, against a team that really didn't make any big mistakes of their own. Just went out and beat a good football team on their home turf. Cowboys-Chiefs was much the same. I try never to read too much into Thursday games, but that performance has me feeling very optimistic about how this team will play in December. As we always say this time of year, no one's a rookie anymore.

That realization hit me when Detroit started picking up multiple illegal formation penalties. It's difficult to step into a punch when going backwards.

Greg from Perkasie, PA

Who knew that football could be fun when you minimize penalties and drops, and have smoother execution?

Green Bay was called for just five penalties for 30 yards over those two NFC North games. As much as the Packers can control, they are controlling right now.

Mark from Columbia, SC

The Bears looked really good, but the Eagles looked spooked at times. The Bears WILL be the biggest test at home. Instant classic. Thoughts?

Yes.

Brandon from Kenosha, WI

With the Packers playing how they did, and ML being significantly more aggressive than usual, what effect if any does that play in the Bears trying to game plan for the Packers?

We saw the long-term benefit of LaFleur teasing that "go-for-it" look at midfield on fourth down before calling timeout or taking the delay of game penalty. Every team left on the Packers' schedule will now need to take that into account. I don't know how much it changes things for the Bears, specifically, though. LaFleur and Ben Johnson are going to bring their call sheets, and it'll be up to Dennis Allen and Jeff Hafley, respectively, to have an answer for it.

Nathan from San Diego, CA

Bears beat the Eagles, then Packers own the Bears is the best outcome. That's what I tell myself when the Bears are already ahead. I forgot my question. Been waiting too long for the wife to finish shopping.

A very uninspiring performance by the Birds, who kept shooting themselves in their wing. I felt like the Packers' defense made life difficult on Philadelphia at Lambeau Field earlier this month. On Friday, the Eagles made life difficult on themselves.

Adrian from Oregon City, OR

Watching the Bears' beatdown of the Eagles is sobering. Their O-line dominated the Eagles' front. Caleb Williams is for real. Get ready, Packers. Here come da Bears.

With all due respect to Williams, let's keep some perspective here. He notched a 56.9 passer rating while completing fewer than half his passes. Chicago won because it rushed for 281 yards. What D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai did is what concerns me most.

Rex from Laramie, WY

Are the Bears better than we thought, or are the Eagles just worse?

Chicago is a very good football team. I just wish that Philly version of the defense would've been the one that strolled into Lambeau last month. Mercy.

Shannon from Ovilla, TX

One week it's Romeo Doubs, another it's Christian Watson, this week it was Dontayvion Wicks. Hopefully soon we have Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden and Savion Williams healthy, too. Most teams don't have the DB depth to cover them all. Find the weak spot in the defense and exploit it. Spend the extra days to get rested up and beat the Bears.

That's probably my lasting takeaway in this one. If the Packers can get their wideouts healthy, Wicks' re-emergence in this offense gives defenses one more thing to think about.

Nathan from Laramie, WY

With a list of great nicknames including "Blood" McNally, Frankie "Bag o' Donuts" Winters and "The Gravedigger," we can now add "Shoeless" Dontayvion Wicks. That call, throw and catch well deserve to be enshrined in Packer lore. Go Packers! I hope the team gets some well-earned rest and health entering the home stretch.

I cracked up listening to Wicks talk about the play after the game and his stunned reaction to seeing Walker holding his shoe. "When you're in the game and adrenaline's running you don't really feel nothing. But 'Sheed had the shoe in his hand, and I saw it and then I looked down, and my shoe was off." All in a day's work.

Ray from Phoenix, AZ

Losing Devonte Wyatt really hurts as he had become that plug that stopped the leak in the middle of the dam. What Georgia guy gets the call, Warren Brinson or Nazir Stackhouse? What guy from Geogia do we draft next year?

I talked on Thanksgiving about Brinson's importance without Karl Brooks available and that only grows in scale in the wake of Wyatt's significant ankle injury. Brinson was lining up in nickel with Wyatt against the Lions while Stackhouse stepped in with Colby Wooden on early downs. Assuming the Packers get Brooks back for Chicago, they still have enough firepower on the defensive line to navigate this season but certainly losing a player of Wyatt's caliber doesn't help matters. He's an impact player.

Keith from Fishers, IN

The Packers did better against Dallas than both of last year's Super Bowl teams did. Maybe that tie was a pretty good result after all. And the Pack already has three times as many division wins as last year. If they stay healthy, I expect this year's team to make some serious noise in January. Right now, after some much-needed mini-bye rest, let's knock the Bears down a peg or 10.

We knew from the start these two games over 13 days against the Bears were going to be critical to the Packers' season. What I didn't anticipate is it being an NFC North title eliminator of sorts between the two. The Packers have a long weekend to rest but then must set the tone at Lambeau.

Bill from Forest Park, OH

I could watch that Micah Parsons sack where he came barreling around Jared Goff's blind side on endless repeat…what a hit! That dude's autobiography should be simply called "Relentless." Glad he's on our side.

It also shows how challenging it is for even an elite left tackle like Taylor Decker to contain Parsons 1-on-1. He displayed speed and power on his way to Goff for that crucial sack.

Matt from Forest Falls, CA

What is pass interference? I really don't know anymore.

You're asking the wrong guy. Check with the NFL. Maybe it knows.

Ron from Roscoe, IL

When the Pack picked up Micah Parsons, I saw a lot of pundits downplaying his run-stopping ability. I'm no expert, but it sure looks like he's been pretty disruptive a lot of times. Is that due to where he lines up on any given play, were the talking heads just wrong about his ability, or is it the defensive group he is playing with now compared to Dallas? GPG! It's almost Bears week!

The same relentless tenacity that make Parsons an elite pass rusher also apply to how he plays the run. He's smart, knows his leverage points and never gives up on a play (as seen when he chased down Gibbs).

Pete from Hillsborough, NC

If Stackhouse and Brinson can step up and successfully fill the void, Green Bay should be okay, barring further injuries, and next year's defense could be really out of this world. Here's hoping!

Hope is a good thing – maybe the best of things – but how 'bout we live in the present and enjoy the season we're in.

John from Chester, NY

Hi II. Two sets of fun facts. In the Packers' eight victories and tie, they are averaging 30 points a game. In the three losses, 11 points a game – what a chasm! Also, Jordan Love's interception percentage right now is 0.8%. Was Rodgers ever THAT low? I mean, wow! Just beat the Bears.

Three times Rodgers was at 0.8% or lower: 2021 (0.8), 2019 (0.7) and 2018 (0.3). Love is feeling it right now and the Packers need him to stay in that rhythm. Ball security will be at a premium against a Chicago defense that leads the NFL in both takeaways (26) and interceptions (17). No other team has more than 20 takeaways and 13 interceptions.

Aaron from Montgomery, TX

Packers won the game, so this is a moot point. But a play at the end that could have had massive implications was on the third-down conversion to Christian Watson, he runs out of bounds. He helped save 40 seconds and a timeout for the Lions. It was a comeback route and bang-bang, but there was time for him to fall down in bounds. Was coach asked about that at all after the game?

No, but that's also a byproduct of the call and where Love went with the football. It's easy enough to say, "Well, why didn't Watson stay in bounds?" but throwing an out on third-and-5 does occasionally lead to momentum carrying the receiver out of bounds. Calories come with the cake.

Gregg from Chapel Hill, NC

Spoff no longer needs to wonder, because Google Gemini just told me that the 2025 Cowboys are the only team to defeat both Super Bowl contenders from the previous year within a four-day period.

Who needs Elias when you have Gregg from Chapel Hill Stats & Info?

Mutt from Blaine, MN

Happy leftovers day II. I retract last week's submission. ML changed the mindset and really went for the dagger. Gonna be a fun December to watch.

December also happens to be a month in which Matt LaFleur has won 24 of 31 games as Green Bay's head coach.

Al from Green Bay, WI

Awesome win! With the three division contenders all wrapped up for the week, which (if any) of the Sunday games has you intrigued?

Not a whole lot trips my trigger, as this was a front-loaded week of NFL games. We'll see how Max Brosmer fares against the Seattle defense, but that's about it. Before I go, I must say Spoff wasn't the only one who knocked his keys to victory out of the park. Al was right there with him.

Tim from Fitchburg, WI

Really solid team win on Turkey Day. Thought the O-line really played well and kept Love clean. Sometimes I think he is too chill, and I would like to see more fire out of him to get the team going, but it serves him well when under pressure in and out of the pocket. Dan Campbell paid Love a compliment in the quick halftime interview with Fox when he said Love is really good and they need to get him off his game. If O-line continues to play this well, I like the Pack's chances the rest of the way.

I've had a few issues with a few Lions players over the years, but you can't get me to dislike Dan Campbell. He wears his heart on his sleeve and shows nothing but respect to the opposition. You can't help but respect him for it.

Gary from Vista, CA

Does anybody else miss the old-time football box scores? You could pour over the details and pretty much get the picture of how the whole game went. Same thing for baseball.

Physical newspapers have unfortunately gone by the wayside, but that will forever be the best way to consume NFL and MLB box scores.

Alyssa from Pleasant Hill, IA

Turkey?

Like that's even a question.

Jim from Bonduel, WI

How many points did the Packers average their last two games?

Oh…my goodness. Have a great weekend, folks.

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