by Lawrence Lang
The Green Bay Packers started their 2025 season off with a stunner of a win over the Detroit Lions in their home opener at Lambeau Field, and it was a complete game for the Packers.
The Packers started with the ball, but it took a long time for them to get the ball going and scoring. It took Quarterback Jordan Love 12 plays and a time of 5:34 to score the first points of the game, and on the season, a 12-yard pass to Tight End Tucker Kraft to start the game with a bang.
The Packers then would make the Lions go three and out and added a field goal to go up 10 -0 to end the first quarter. The Lions would get their first points of the season with a 30-yard field goal by Jake Bates to make it 10-3 and an impressive nine-minute-plus possession of the football.
But in true Packer quarterback fashion, over the last 30-plus years, between Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, and now Jordan Love, here hold this practice football.
Love took the Packers down the field in two plays and in just under a minute (53 seconds) for another Packers touchdown, 48 48-yard pass to wide receiver Romeo Doubs, and a 17-yard pass to wide receiver Jaylen Reed got the Packers up 17-3 after the extra point.
Running Back Josh Jacobs got in on the scoring action with his first rushing touchdown of the season, scoring a three-yard touchdown run to put the Packers up 24-6 in the fourth quarter.
Now to the newly acquired Packer Linebacker Micah Parsons got his first sack as a Packer and first sack on the season, sacking Lions quarterback Jarred Goff for a four-yard loss.
For the Lions the little shinning light came in the same possession Parsons got his sack a 13 yard pass from Goff to rookie wide receiver Isaac Teslaa in the endzone was initially ruled incomplete after Teslaa made an impressive one handed catch and came down with ball and it didn’t look like he kept both feet inbounds but after replay assist it was ruled he did and it looks like we have a catch of the year candidate already.
The downside side it was too late, as it would be the last time the Lions touch the ball, and the Packers would win the game 27-13.
Five Keynotes for the Packers
- Jordan Love was 16/22, had 188 yards passing and two touchdowns, and was sacked zero times.
- Micah Parsons was ready for week one, even with dealing with his back injury, and was able to get that “monkey off his back” in getting his first sack as a Packer.
- The Packers, as a defense, got four sacks and an interception on Goff.
- The Packers’ defence also held the Lions, who have one of the most explosive offences, to just 13 points, and if it was not for the late touchdown could have been just six points.
- As a whole, they played 60-minute football and not 45-minute football, where in the 4th quarter they took the foot off the gas, they kept the gas on and didn’t let off.
Three Key questions for the Lions
- How do they bounce back and get ready for another divisional showdown when they have their home opener against the Chicago Bears?
- With being held to just 46 yards rushing as a team, how do they address the run game?
- Does this loss to the Packers make the Packers the divisional front-runners, and are the Lions looking at a wildcard spot?
The Packers will host the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football.
The Commanders are coming in after a commanding 21-6 win over the New York Giants.
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