GB got contributions from up and down the roster. Awesome to see, and bodes well for the future. Fantastic way to open the season!

Fantastic Team Win! After the game, I kept thinking about the many different players who made great, meaningful plays in this game on offense, defense, AND special teams.

Special recognition to the VERY recent additions to the roster!
1. Nick Niemann's fantastic kickoff coverage play to discourage the Lions from scoring before the half. He looks like a FANTASTIC addition.
2. Darrian Kinnard didn't just "fill in," he made some great blocks!
3. Some guy named Micah Parsons. Holy cow, is he electric.

I'm still surprised that Reed wasn't considered guilty of a dropped pass on that one play.
It sure looked like he had a good chance on it.

Colby Wooden gets a game ball from me. He was playing in Detroit's backfield all day...and he was someone who I thought sure was a roster cutdown patsy after the draft.

I've come to embrace being wrong.

Agree that Hafley will have offers-perhaps the Packers could offer a substantial raise and new leadership position as a Co-Head Coach. (Bisaccia has over-stayed, IMO).

When Kinnard came in, Jacobs was able to run freely and pick up significant yardage.

Stenavich calls the run game-

Lame call: Refs again. If you truly want to get rid of taunting then call it whenever it occurs. Just don't call it once a game to make someone an example and then ignore it the rest of the game. I watched four games this week and they called it once a game and then ignored it. It appears they just want to look like they are doing something, sort of like limiting head shots. You rarely see that called anymore.

Very solid game by the Packers. That may be their best game since the Dallas wipeout a few years ago. Sure not happy about the injuries though.
JMHO

Very nice start to the season considering how bad the Packers have performed in their past opening games. Beating a division team that has owned them for the past three seasons its so important. Won't see the Lions again until Thanksgiving day. Great start, still have some areas on offense they need to correct but I'll wait until the Packers play a few more games before offering any constructive criticism. Short week for the Packers commanders are up next on Thursday night. Excellent victory - GPG.

Play calling on the first two drive of the second half is the only issue from me in this game. Getting that first first down is so important. I don't know how many times I have seen 3rd and short yardage get stuffed over the years. That first series at the start of the second half should be scripted with plays that get the first down. Very important that LaFleur figures this out over the course of the season. We will need those little victories like getting that first first down in the second half in the playoffs.

I agree with almost all of this article. I will admit that I was not happy with the play calling in the 3rd. After thinking about it I believe MLF called running plays to give the OL a chance to prove themselves and improve on the run blocking being as we had a good lead. I agree the pass protection was great the run blocking needs work.

Game Balls
I agree with the choices above. Hafley has this defense cooking! The Pass blocking was insanely good! Love was great outside of a couple of throws. And the WR's didn't have any true drops.

I will add a couple of game balls.

Gutey -
First the Parsons trade looks like a steal! But look at some of the other moves he made. Darian Kinnard already came in a played and played well. Nick Niemann had 4 special teams tackles. These moves are ones that pay off. He saw they needed more OL help and got Kinnard.

Colby Wooden -
He really stood out to me. He was honestly a guy I thought could get cut before camp. Now he is a starting DL, and looks so much better.

LVN -
I think he is poised for a big year. Before Parsons I thought he was going to be improved, but with Parsons, I think he is going to really show up.

Lame Calls

Refs Taunting -
Sorry but this crack down on taunting... Its a joke.

Injuries -
Suffering 4 injuries that we know about is not a good thing especially with a short week. Tom, Banks, Melton, and Cox all left the game. 2 on the OL is really not a good thing. Hopefully they will be ok and it was more of a precaution pulling them out.

"and Amon-Ra St. Brown was only able to generate 45 yards, zero touchdowns, and one temper tantrum. "

That's a team that's not used to getting handled--and not by the Packers since Thanksgiving a couple years ago--and it showed there.

I kept waiting for the 'slow start' to happen. It didn't. The Packers came out with fire for the first time in a long time. While I had my doubts going into the season, this team does look legit--solid in all phases of the game. I know this had to send a message to the rest of the league. They just beat a team that went 15-2 last year.
The Lions knew the Packers would run with Jacobs, but the offense just went at a good defense with a slick passing attack.

Another measure of the Packers will come Thursday from another team that is solid in all aspects. If the Packers can shut down the Commanders it will say much.

Game balls: Jordan Love, Tucker Kraft, all receivers, pass blocking, the entire defense (welcome to GB, Parsons!), Whelan and McManus

Lame calls: run blocking, more special teams penalties that nullified numerous good returns, injuries to Melton and Tom, and MLF, PLEASE STOP GIVING UP BEFORE HALFTIME. ONE MINUTE LEFT WITH TWO TIMEOUTS, AFTER AN INTERCEPTION, AT HOME, WITH ALL THE MOMENTUM, FACING A DIVISION RIVAL AND KNOWING THEY'RE GETTING THE BALL IN THE SECOND HALF, COME ON. How many other coaches in the league would give up in that situation? It led to 3 straight punts by GB and MLF needs to keep his foot on the pedal, especially in big games like this.

A win is a win and it felt so good to finally put the Lions fans in their place after all of the off-season banter about how good they were going to be regardless of their coordinators leaving, how their defense was going to be lights out with the return of Hutchinson and let's not forget the "200 yards on the ground claims".

On to Washington,

Go pack go!

Game balls to our DBs. Only 2 CBs played in the game: Valentine and Nixon with Bullard playing the Slot. Safetys McKinney and Williams playing awsome. Only 5 DBs had defensive snaps! Great game.

Great game to watch and so exciting. Yes, the 3rd quarter play calling could have been a bit better but he was just trying to rest the defense from the first half and did not get it done.

As happy as I was with this game, there was that disappointing red flag thrown by LAF. I guess I would have thought this would have been addressed from last season. At least it did not affect the game at all but could in future games.

Can't argue with any of this article or fan comments. The conservative third qtr play calling was disappointing though. Great coaches keep the petal to the metal and make the other team stop the success- in this case, force them to stop the pass which they couldn't do in the first half. I am concerned though about the injuries and the short turn around to Thursdsy night? Hopefully, either Tom and/or Banks will be available?

My thoughts exactly on hafley. He is gone after this year, and I keep thinking about all the trouble packers have finding a competent DC.

Love played good, but I wish he would eliminate those 1 or 2 "wtf were you thinking" moments per game. But I guess all QBs have those moments? I was watching AR, and he almost gave up an INT or should have actually but DB dropped the ball.

Speaking of AR and watching that game, I get the impression that Detroit might be in for a big fall, because Jets looked pretty good (the new HC is detroit's old DC). Detroit's HC always seemed like a moron to me (regular fake punts from your own 20?! lol), and i suspect the DC made him look much better.

OL injuries already. Yikes.

Oh and zero drops! That is probably one of the most exciting parts of the game.

Parsons delivered. His very first play, you could see the DL next to him telling him what to do ("ok, rush the passer"). His effectiveness should grow over the season as he and hafley learn and do more together.

One “lame” call not mentioned. Remember when the internet “sleuths” were talking about the Parsons back injury and how it was much worse than reported.

At the top of the CBS broadcast Tracy Wolfson reported NO EPIDURAL was needed.

It’s starts with the D line coach Great Job DeMarcus Covington

Regulators mount up. D Line

on some of those Packers 3 and outs in short yardage Love made no attempt to use the middle of the field or any slants we have excellent tight ends for this but instead they tried to run up the middle for no gain , is it Love or is it MLF not calling it , will it improve as the season continues ? the TD pass to Kraft was a dime but I'm talking about short yardage , you have to convert those 3 rd and shorts.

Add the terrible Unsportsmanlike on McKinney to Lame Calls. I guess you can't hurt the other teams feelings.

The Packers Defense was Gang Green yesterday. Hafley's vision and break to the ball and swarm the ball carrier, get him to the ground was evident yesterday. Parsons is indeed going to supercharge this identity.

They held Detroit to a FG after a 9 minute plus drive (and 6 total game points until the one handed circus catch by TesSlaa in garbage time).

Then the quick strike Packers O answered with a 53 second drive of their own with two beautiful pass plays to Doubs and to Reed who scored the TD.

I heard on the way home, yesterday was the worst day running the ball since Campbell arrived in Detroit. Now that's something! Sonic and Knuckles were Surrounded and Knocked down.

Campbell and the Lions were thoroughly embarrassed yesterday. I am going to go and visit the Motor City site (similar format to APC). Should be interesting.

First off - I was really excited after the first half - and then we started the second half on offense with some bad play calls and gave the ball right back ( sounds like last year???) - Finally we all have to remember that it is only the first game. Talk to me after week 4. Washington at home but short week. And there 2 very winable games - Dallas and Cleveland. If we are 4-0 then it is time to get a little bit ecstatic? Go Pack = but get some motion - and Jordon take the easy plays ( 2 that I can think of - including the should have been pick).

The only irksome moment for me was LaFleur's comment on the Offense's "lull" in the second half. So why is that? Could it be LaFleur's tendency for conservative play calling when playing with a lead? Also his predictable and awful 3rd and 4th-and-1 play calling? Maybe try something different on those downs than just handing-off to Jacobs. Like going with a multi-back set or bringing in Malik Willis or wildcat with Savion Williams... Please anything than just what virtually everyone knows what you are going to do. Otherwise LaFleur's "all gas no brakes" motto presents itself as hypocritical.

Wyatt was the DL hero imo. And he can get to the QB.
I was a a little disappointed in our short yardage situations.
We are very seriously a team to be reckoned with.
Go Packers!!!

Great game, team effort and coaching for most part! Makes me think my 14-3 record looks possible and pretty good!

Lame call --- OK, we had 1 3-and-out.
Game ball --- We also had one 2-and-touchdown. One of the fastest 65 yards in Packer history.
The Szotman

Don't have any lame calls. The lions were never let back in this game. Game ball to entire team. Great job.

“Packers fans, make sure you enjoy this man while he's here this season, because my money would be on Hafley finding a head coaching job this offseason. “

This is his 2nd season as a D coordinator. Why Jinx it? Seriously. Just because Romo put that out there in the universe doesn’t make it true. Look at how long we stuck with Dom Capers undeservedly. Cant we have nice things for awhile other than one freaking season??