On its own, the Green Bay Packers going to Detroit and coming away with the win over the 8-2 Lions was impressive. However, an added layer to it all — making the Packers’ performance even more grand — was that Green Bay was quite short-handed.
The Packers were once again without Jaire Alexander and Rudy Ford on the back end of their defense. In fact, Green Bay was without any of its Week 1 preferred starters in the secondary. De’Vondre Campbell was out at linebacker while on the other side of the ball, the Packers were without Aaron Jones, and we all know how much he means to this offense.