The Detroit Lions face their biggest game yet in an NFC bout with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers may or may not be the toughest team they’ve played yet, but there’s little doubt that the stakes are the highest they’ve been this season. The Lions, at 11-1 on the season, are somehow clinging to just a one-game lead in the NFC North over the 10-2 Minnesota Vikings. The Packers are right there, too, riding a four-game winning streak and holding strong at 9-3 overall.
If the Lions beat the Packers on Thursday night, it basically makes it a two-team race in the division.