Week 5: Feasting on the Lions should be the right fuel to get this Packer train moving

I don't think that the Lions stand much of a chance to come to Green Bay win. I am not concerned at all. Detroit has always been the just what the doctor ordered to make everything feel all good again. Even though Reggie Bush makes the Lions a real threat The Packers are coming off a bye and truly NEED this game.

Green Bay will win by at least 12 points and if the Packers get up early and these undisciplined Lions lose there cool again we could see...

Packers 50 Lions 7!

Now lets see what professional sports writer Adam Kriesel (firststopfantasy.com) has to say: 

Packers Look to Extend Home Winning Streak Against Lions

The Detroit Lions have dreaded their annual trip to Lambeau Field ever since 1991, the last time they tasted victory in the state of Wisconsin. The Packers’ winning streak currently sits at 22 games over Detroit, including one playoff victory. It is the longest streak over one opponent at home in NFL history. Sunday, however, could be the best chance Detroit has to stop the skid in recent years.
Coming off a big win against another NFC North team, the Bears, Detroit is filled with confidence and has redemption on their mind. While coaches and players on both sides have downplayed the streak all week, everyone involved knows how badly Detroit wants to lift the dark cloud that has been hovering over them for the past 21 years.
While Detroit comes to town with momentum, Green Bay also has a few things going for them as well. Head Coach Mike McCarthy is 6-1 in games following a bye week during his time in Green Bay, and the Packers could be the healthiest they have been all season. Returning to practice this week were safety Morgan Burnett, who did not suit up in the team’s first three games, along with running back Eddie Lacy and tight end Jermichael Finley, both of whom are coming off of concussions.
Although Lacy is tabbed as the team’s top back, he is the only one of the team’s top three backfield options yet to have a 100-yard game. James Starks racked up 132 yards in Week 2 against Washington, while fellow rookie Jonathan Franklin put up 103 the following week in Cincinnati. Both Starks and Franklin suffered injuries against the Bengals, though Franklin later returned to finish the game. Starks has yet to return to practice and is unlikely to be activated Sunday, something Packer fans have grown accustomed to. With that, Green Bay is likely to primarily feature rookies in the backfield for the first time this season. Led by interior linemen Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, with rookie fifth-overall pick Ezekiel Ansah alongside, Detroit boasts one of the best defensive fronts in the NFL. Handing off to rookies could prove challenging, who will try to break through the toughest front four either of them have ever seen.
An overlooked factor in the run game could be the offensive line shift the Packers made in the offseason. With guard T.J. Lang now on the right side, he will face Suh on nearly every snap, something he has never done in previous meetings.
Burnett’s return is timely for the Green Bay secondary, who is set to face perhaps the most lethal passing attack they have seen yet this year. Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson combine for one of the best passing duos in the league. Stafford is averaging 315 passing yards per game with seven touchdowns, with four of them going to Johnson. Having Burnett quarterbacking the secondary could be key in preventing Johnson the chance to break loose.
While Detroit may have many advantages on paper, Green Bay is still the favorite in this game. They have lost at home only once since the 2010 season, when they suffered an overtime defeat to Miami in Week 6. Since then, they have rattled off 22 straight regular season victories inside Lambeau Field.
Sunday’s match-up has the potential to come down to the wire, something Detroit has seen numerous times during their Lambeau skid. They have fallen short each time, and Sunday will give them yet another chance to prove that they are in fact capable of winning in Wisconsin. Green Bay isn’t ready to let that happen, so this match-up should provide extra intensity between two teams battling for NFC North supremacy.

So, what do you think?      

Packers win big or a tight game that could go either way? 

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