It’s remarkable how long it took for the Packers-Lions game to heat up.

With only a few days until the biggest NFC North game of the season (so far), things were oddly quiet. It’s the finest division in football this year, with some of the league’s longest rivalries, but it didn’t even get a Sunday Night Football spot.

Furthermore, the most of the emphasis in Green Bay was focused on whether Jordan Love would or would not play, and Matt LaFleur did not give a definitive answer when asked about it.

Otherwise, there wasn’t much buzz surrounding what looks to be one of the finest games on an already packed Week 9 schedule. Fortunately, we now have some grade-A bulletin board stuff. Unfortunately, it is for the Lions bulletin board. I suppose beggars cannot be choosers.

There we go! That’s what I’m talking about. What’s even the point of playing the games if you’re not going to talk a little trash before hand? Also, credit to McKinney – even though he’s only been a Packer for eight weeks, he’s already quickly becoming a fan favorite (though six interceptions probably doesn’t hurt). Normally this would be Jaire Alexander’s moment to shine, so it’s nice to see someone else in the secondary step up in his absence.

In a way, he’s not totally wrong either. No other team is out there throwing, like, three flea-flickers a game. Every time you watch a Lions highlight, there’s some sort of wild double-reverse backwards pass. And the most infuriating part about it is that they always work; in the Lions’ last four games, they’ve scored 42, 47, 31, and 52 points. You know they’re a juggernaut when Jared Goff’s being talked about as a legitimate MVP candidate.