DETROIT -- When the NFL regular season wraps up in early January, the result of the Green Bay-Detroit game on Thanksgiving may prove to be pivotal.

The Packers (7-3-1) are the favorites to win the NFC North and the Lions (7-4) are slightly behind them, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, even though both teams trail Chicago (8-3) in the division.

That seems to make the stakes high at Ford Field, where the league kicks off its holiday triple-header.

Green Bay can boost its chances of winning the NFC North for the first time since 2021 by beating the two-time defending division champion Lions and sweeping the season series to win a potential tiebreaker.

"We're getting toward the end here, so to speak, and I think every game's a little bit more magnified," Packers Coach Matt LaFleur said.

De

See Full Page