Packers postgame: Follow live coverage after Green Bay drops regular-season finale to Detroit Lions
The Green Bay Packers (13-4) rested several starters ahead of the playoffs and it proved costly as the Detroit Lions (3-13-1) pulled out a 37-30 victory in an NFC North battle Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit.
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The Green Bay Packers came up short on the road in their regular-season finale, falling to the Detroit Lions 37-30 Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit.
Davante Adams is expected to break Jordy Nelson’s single-season franchise receiving mark on Sunday.
Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times says Tom Brady has the best argument to win his fourth NFL MVP award.
“I thought he looked really good,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur of David Bakhtiari after Friday’s practice. “But we’ll see how he comes in (on Saturday) and see how he’s feeling before we totally commit to that, whether or not he’s playing.”
David Moore, who held the job last week, is on the practice squad’s reserve/COVID-19 list.
The case for trading Russell Wilson is that he’s a QB with a massive contract whose best days might be behind him.
T.J. Watt has 21 1/2 sacks, one shy of Michael Strahan’s (bogus) record, set in 2001 when Packers quarterback Brett Favre took a dive to give his buddy Strahan the mark.
The brothers will face off for the second time this season, with their parents, John and Miriam, in the stands, just as they were for the teams’ Week 2 meeting at Lambeau Field.
This much is assured if and when Jaire Alexander returns: The secondary will have an abundance of quality cornerbacks to match up against playoff opponents.
“His problem is I’m not vaccinated,” Rodgers says of Chicago’s Hub Arkush. “So, if he wants to go on a crusade and collude and come up with an extra letter to put on the award just for this season and make it the ‘Most Valuable Vaccinated Player,’ then he should do that. But he’s bum and I’m not going to waste any time worrying about that stuff.”
“All our guys that are playing, which is the majority of our team, they’ve got to go in with the mindset that they’re going to play the entire game,” Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur says about facing the Lions on Sunday. “If and when we decide to pull some guys, it’s going to be more of a feel-type thing than having a concrete plan.”
Quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy and offensive line coach Adam Stenavich also are viewed as candidates for promotions.
The Packers earned all 12 first-place votes for 384 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL.
Columnist Jim Polzin breaks down what he liked, what he didn’t like and what it all means after the Packers fell to the Lions 37-30 in their regular-season finale at Ford Field.
