With an offensive explosion and 31-10 halftime lead, it was evident the Packers were banging the drum towards Mike McCarthy’s 106th regular season win with ease.
The Detroit Lions stormed back in the second half through an impressive aerial attack to within just 7 points before the Packers moved the chains enough times to get into victory formation and close the door.
From afar it appeared that McCarthy took the foot off the gas, and the offense played conservative to preserve the victory. This is a lazy sentiment that I saw repeatedly when reading reviews of the game, and was not how I interpreted the second half of play.