The Green Bay Packers have the Detroit Lions coming into town for a Week 1 showdown. Facing off against a division rival to start the season only adds more pressure and intrigue to the game.
The Lions were the class of the NFC North last year, after logging a 15-2 record. In the process, they swept the season series over Green Bay, and this time around, quarterback Jordan Love will have the chance to flip the narrative around the Packers with a win on Sunday.
Packers QB Jordan Love Has Chance To Show Out in Week 1
Love enters this game with a 2-4 career record against the Lions. Every division game is critical, and the Utah State product has the chance to prove to the NFL world that he and the Packers are nobody to mess with.
Just last week, the Packers traded for Micah Parsons, indicating that the team is all in on becoming a true Super Bowl contender. And it illustrates the organization believes in Love to bring them there. A stellar performance against the Lions should put him in the national spotlight.
Even though the Lions lost both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn from their coaching staff, many people expect them to remain atop the NFC North. During the 2024 season, Detroit came into Lambeau Field and beat the Packers 24-14. Love cannot let that happen again to start the 2025 campaign.
Green Bay has had its fair share of struggles lately against its NFC North rivals, going 1-5 in division games last season. That can't be the case again in 2025, especially since the Packers lost a total of six games in 2024.
Starting the campaign with a victory over the Lions will not only go a long way to boost the team's morale, but it will also give Love some extra confidence for the upcoming season.
In six career outings against the Lions, Love has completed 62.5% of his passes for 1,127 yards, six touchdowns, and five interceptions. Those stats aren't anything to jump at, but Green Bay knows what Love is capable of. That's why they handed him a four-year, $220 million extension last summer.
The Packers made him one of the highest-paid QBs in the league, and now it's time for him to take down one of the best teams in the league to start the 2025 season off in style.