DETROIT LIONS LOCKED IN: Will Campbell & Goff OUTPLAY Packers, or Will LaFleur’s Team RESPOND?

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions look to avoid season sweep at the hands of the Green Bay Packers as Ford Field readies for a pivotal Thanksgiving Day clash. Matt LaFleur’s coaching future, explosive plays from Jordan Love, and Jahmyr Gibbs’ electrifying form headline a matchup where both teams’ playoff trajectories hang in the balance. Can Detroit’s offensive line withstand the Packers’ relentless pass rush led by Micah Parsons, or will Green Bay’s injury-riddled receiving corps provide the spark on the road? Matt Dery and Peter Bukowski break down key storylines, from Ben Johnson’s leap to Detroit's playoff hopes to the potential impact of Jameson Williams as an X-factor. Critical matchups in the secondary, special teams drama, and coaching philosophies take center stage, with NFC North implications looming large. Will Dan Campbell’s aggression outshine Matt LaFleur’s conservatism, or will the Packers upset the Lions’ home dominance?

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0:00.0	I let me do my best Peter McCowski impersonation.
0:04.3	Who's ready for Matt LaFleur's final game at Ford Field as head coach of the Packers?
0:16.4	You are locked on NFL crossover.
0:19.6	Part of the Locked On podcast network.
0:23.0	Your team every day.
0:28.2	All right, here we go, everybody.
0:29.4	A special edition of the Locked on crossover Thursday edition.
0:33.2	Move to Wednesday as the Lions and Packers will play on Thanksgiving.
0:36.4	Matt Derry Locked on Lions. And you know them, ladies and gentlemen. I used to call him the most hated man in Detroit sports, but I think Ben Johnson has leapfrog the one and only Peter Bukowski host of Locked on Paters. You have to take my title back, Matt. This is embarrassing for me. Pete, I haven't, we haven't talked since, well, we've talked on other shows,
0:54.4	but week one, it seems like for age, forever ago and ages ago that we were together in the
1:00.0	Packer. September was 2023, I think. Dude, the Packers just destroyed the Lions in week one. It's good
1:04.9	to see you, Thanksgiving Day and two teams with fan bases that don't know what to think about
1:10.5	their teams.
1:11.8	It's a rather big game.
1:13.3	Is it not?
1:14.5	It's huge for both of these teams.
1:16.3	And we were talking before we jumped on here about the fan bases and the similarities
1:20.6	between these two.
1:21.4	The Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings like they haven't beat the Minnesota Vikings in several years.
1:27.5	Like the Packers have not beat the Minnesota Vikings at home since 2022.
1:31.2	And yet still, there was a lot of consternation in Packers Nation about the win.
1:37.5	Because Matt LaFleur being conservative, he's, you know, Jordan Love is playing hurt, no Josh Jacobs.
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