The Green Bay Packers left no doubt on Sunday about who the better team was between them and the Detroit Lions . In a resounding 27-13 win that was nowhere near as competitive as the final score, the Packers dominated on both sides of the ball, looking every bit like the Super Bowl contender they fancied themselves when they traded for Micah Parsons shortly before the start of the season.
Green Bay's defense was the biggest story.
Sure, Detroit held the ball for over 10 more minutes than did Green Bay, winning the time of possession battle 35:25 to 24:35, but the Lions were never really going anywhere when they had the rock. The Packers held them to just 246 yards despite the fact that they ran an incredible 65 plays -- yielding an average of just 3.8 yards per play. To put that