2019 NFL Week 6: Will the Green Bay Packers defeat the Detroit Lions?

The Green Bay Packers benefited from some questionable officiating to edge the Detroit Lions 23-22 on Monday night.

Rodgers gave the requisite praise to running back Aaron Jones, who beat the NFL’s highest-paid running back Ezekiel Elliott at his own game. Jones doubled Elliott’s total yardage (182 to 91) and outscored him four touchdowns to one.

With their only loss coming to the Super Bowl contending Kansas City Chiefs and two wins over playoff contending teams like the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles, the Lions are in prime position to make a real run for the playoffs this year.

They have played just 31.3% of their schedule. A challenging stretch still awaits in which they’ll play four of five games on the road. But when the Packers defeated Dallas on Sunday, they became the frontrunners to win the NFC. Not buying it? Here are five reasons the Packers have a terrific shot at being the NFC’s top seed come January.

General Manager Bob Quinn’s vision and blueprint for building the Detroit Lions’ roster is now the foundation of where the team stands and what it can become in the future. Quinn has done just that in the four draft classes and four years of free-agent signings he has directed. Of the 34 players the Lions have drafted in the last four years, 20 are on the current 53-player active roster.