The NFL sport of the week is about to happen, because the Detroit Lions host the rival Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football.” These two groups confronted off in Green Bay 5 weeks in the past, with the Lions incomes a 24-14 victory. In that matchup, an incident passed off which stoked the fires of this NFC North rivalry.
Lions defensive again Brian Branch was ejected within the second quarter of that Week 9 affair after he delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit to the defenseless Bo Melton. After Branch was knowledgeable that he had been booted from the matchup, he grew to become emotional and made an obscene gesture which earned one other flag.
The Lions have not forgotten that ejection, and a few gamers, together with security Kerby Joseph, wore shirts that includes Branch’s center fingers in pregame warmups Thursday night time:
This is a pivotal divisional matchup, because the Lions can formally clinch a playoff berth with a win and get nearer to clinching the very aggressive NFC North. It’s the solely division because the 2002 realignment to characteristic three nine-win groups heading into Week 14. You’d have to return to 1985 for the final time this occurred!
The Lions have gained 5 out of their final six video games vs. the Packers, however the final time Jordan Love visited Detroit, he led his Packers to an upset victory on Thanksgiving Day.
