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    The Detroit Lions are ‘made to win’ anywhere and they showed it against the Packers

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    GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A few hours before Detroit Lions sent a message to the NFL with a commanding victory over a division opponent in the kind of inclement weather that was supposed to be its kryptonite, Amon-Ra St. Brown had his own message for the Green Bay Packers.

    Saint Brown, the Lions All-Pro receivershowed up at Lambeau Field on Sunday wearing a black hoodie with the words “GREENBAY SUCKS” on the chest.

    “I just had fun,” St. Brown said after the game. “Last year they poured beer on me, so you know, maybe something, something in return for them.”

    St. Brown celebrated its first touchdown at Lambeau Field last September with a Lambeau Leap toward a trio of Lions fans sitting amid a sea of ​​green in the front row. An angry Packers fan He opened his beer on St. Brown’s head.and on Sunday, St. Brown and the Lions returned the favor by opening their own can.

    St. Brown scored another touchdown on Sunday on fourth and goal play from the 3 early in the second quarter after the Lions prompted the Packers to jump offside.

    As good teams do, the Lions mostly avoided self-inflicted mistakes on Sunday and capitalized on those the Packers made. to win his sixth consecutive gamefour of them by double digits.

    St. Brown, who tied Herman Moore’s franchise record with a receiving touchdown in his sixth straight game, celebrated the victory by taking a victory lap around the visiting sideline where a circle of Lions fans stood in the steady rain to support your team.

    “I tell everyone, I feel like we have the best fans in the world,” he said. “Travel super, very well. You’ve seen all the blue t-shirts and t-shirts out there today and I mean we love them. They were at the end of the game, singing Jared Goff. Even some third attempts. I felt like when the Packers were on offense there was plenty of noise for them. So we love them, they are the best and we are happy to continue presenting them.”

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    The Lions showed on Sunday that they can play anywhere against anyone, in any conditions they encounter.

    While the narrative was more in their heads than reality that they are a top team incapable of winning outdoors (after all, they have one of the best offensive lines and running games in football), it was still important to prove it. in the field.

    Goff played another almost perfect gamecompleting 18 of 22 passes without losing the ball. The Lions kept the Packers out of the end zone until late in the fourth quarter despite playing most of the day without their two biggest defensive stars, Aidan Hutchinson and Brian Rama. And on a national stage in less than ideal conditions, the Lions kept their composure as the team that’s supposed to be accustomed to the elements melted like the Wicked Witch of the West.

    “It doesn’t surprise me in the least that we came out here and played pretty well in the elements,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “We’re made for this, man. And it doesn’t matter, just because we play inside it doesn’t matter. We can play anywhere. We can play in the snow, we can play in the rain, we can play in the mud. “That’s who we are and we’re built to win, man.”

    The Lions have won enough in the first half of the season to think they won’t have to worry much about the elements the rest of the way.

    They have two road games left on their schedule, against the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers in back-to-back weeks in late December, and are in prime position to gain home-field advantage during the NFC playoffs.

    If that happens, they will have a first-round bye and two possible playoff games at Ford Field, and that will prevent them from having to win in Philadelphia, Washington or Green Bay to get to New Orleans.

    At 7-1, the Lions are the class of the NFC and aren’t particularly close right now. The Commanders, Eagles and Vikings are the only teams with two losses in the conference, and the Lions already won in Minnesota.

    One of the Commanders or Eagles could end up being the Lions’ biggest obstacle to the Super Bowl, although neither of them are playing football at as high a level as the Lions right now.

    The Lions lead the NFL in scoring (32.3 points per game), are tied for the league lead in turnover margin (plus-11) and are on pace to finish with the largest point differential (plus-13.8) of any team since the 2019 Baltimore Ravens.

    They are a giant and believe deep in their soul that they can do whatever they want on the football field.

    “I’ll give the Packers credit, they’re a very good football team,” left tackle Taylor Decker said. “But we feel like the only people who can stop us are us. And if we’re doing what we need to do and executing, then we should win these games.”

    The Lions could still take a loss or even three in your scheduleThat’s life in the NFL. But the reality is that they should be a better football team in December and January than they are now. Jameson Williams returns this week from his two-game suspension. Overtaking assistance is on the way sooner Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. This team still has another offensive gear.

    And Sunday’s win was further proof of how good the Lions can be.

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    “We didn’t come out and get hit,” cornerback Amik Robertson said. “We went out and took it, against all odds. Against all odds. That’s how you want it, man. You feel so much better when you go out and take it.”

    Dave Birkett will sign copies of his new book.”Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline” at 7 pm on November 18 at Applebee’s in Auburn Hills and from noon to 2 pm on November 30 at the Troy Sports Card Show at the Balkan American Community Center. Order your copy here. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X and Instagram on @davebirkett.

    Next: Texans

    Pairing: Lions (7-1) at Houston (6-3).

    Kick off: 20:20 Sunday; NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas.

    Television/radio: NBC, WXYT-FM (97.1).

    Line: Lions for 3.

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