Game Info
Kickoff: Thursday, November 27, 2025, 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Network: FOX
Green Bay Packers
Quarterback
Jordan Love: START, QB1
The matchup is great for Jordan Love this week, as the Lions allow the seventh-most points to opposing QBs. However, Love is currently playing through an AC joint sprain in his left (nonthrowing) shoulder, which may limit his mobility and upside as a passer. The Lions were just lit up by Jameis Winston to the tune of 366 passing yards, but Love’s injury plus Green Bay’s tendency to favor the run make him a back-end QB1 with risk instead of a no-doubt start. Hopefully, we get some fireworks, and Love is asked to air it out a bit more.
Running Back
Josh Jacobs: START, RB1
Emanuel Wilson: SIT | START, RB2 (if Jacobs out)
Chris Brooks: SIT
The math here is simple: If Josh Jacobs is active, you start him. Yes, even against the Lions, who allow under 80 rushing yards per game to RBs. In Week 1, Jacobs had 19 carries for 66 yards and a score against this team. The Packers made him inactive in Week 12, presumably to rest him for another heavy workload in this division showdown. If Jacobs goes, you sit Emanuel Wilson, even after a solid showing last week. If Jacobs is out, Wilson becomes a volume-based RB2 who will probably need to find the end zone to crack 10 PPR points.
Wide Receiver
Christian Watson: START, WR3
Romeo Doubs: FLEX, WR4
Dontayvion Wicks: SIT
Jayden Reed: SIT
Step right up, step right up! You, yes YOU! Take your chances on the Wheel of Wideouts, this time featuring the pass catchers from Green Bay! Certainly, one of them will be a winner against a Lions defense that’s allowed the fourth-most points to opposing WRs and just got torched by Winstonand Wan’Dale Robinson, but figuring out who that will be is anyone’s guess!
In all seriousness, Christian Watson looks like a solid play this week after seeing at least five targets and recording 45-plus receiving yards in every game he’s played this year. He has the big-play ability to exploit this weak secondary and enough usage to give him a relatively stable floor. Romeo Doubs is the only other Packers WR I feel comfortable starting in this matchup, but he’s more of a flex play with his usage trending down since Watson’s return. While Week 12’s two-catch, 23-yard dud might be the result of a run-first game plan, he hasn’t flashed the same upside with more healthy mouths to feed in this offense. Jayden Reed may also return from his broken collarbone this week, but I wouldn’t expect a full workload in his first game back, making him a stash-and-hold. Dontayvion Wicks is also on the Packers.
Tight End
John FitzPatrick: SIT
Luke Musgrave: SIT
None of the Packers’ TEs has reliable usage in the absence of Tucker Kraft.
Defense/Special Teams
Green Bay Packers: SIT
This team held the Lions in check in Week 1, but Detroit is still one of the most explosive offenses in the league. With all 32 teams active, there’s probably a better matchup for you to exploit this week.
Detroit Lions
Quarterback
Jared Goff: START, QB1-2 borderline
Yes, Jared Goff hasn’t looked the best lately, but we all know he plays better when he’s indoors, just like he is at Ford Field this week. The Packers allow the fourth-fewest points to opposing QBs, so it is a tough matchup for Goff, and likely one he’ll need to throw multiple TDs to return QB1 value. The downside there is that Green Bay has only allowed 13 passing TDs all season. Goff has upside in what profiles as a divisional shootout, but there’s a bit too much risk for me to recommend him as an all systems go start. I’d rather play Love against the Lions’ defense, for example.
Running Back
Jahmyr Gibbs: START, RB1
David Montgomery: FLEX, RB3
Jahmyr Gibbs just went thermonuclear against the Giants for nearly 60 PPR points. Obviously, the Packers are a tougher matchup and held Gibbs in check Week 1, but are you really going to consider benching him? You don’t need me here. Where you might need me is with David Montgomery, who I am sad to report is a sit most weeks moving forward. The backfield split has trended immensely in Gibbs’ favor, leaving Knuckles in Sonic’s dust to pick up the scraps. With just 11 carries to Gibbs’ 27 over the past two weeks, Monty is a touchdown-dependent flex who isn’t seeing the usage we’re used to in close games. Bench, but don’t cut the Lions’ RB2.
Wide Receiver
Jameson Williams: START, WR3
Amon-Ra St. Brown: START, WR1
Kalif Raymond: SIT
Isaac TeSlaa: SIT
It appears the once-flawless hands of Amon-Ra St. Brown have dipped into too much gravy ahead of this Thanksgiving, as the Sun God is going through a little bout with the dropsies. St. Brown had two drops in Week 12: one on his first target and another in the red zone that led to an interception. The drops may be stemming from a wrist injury that popped up on practice reports a few weeks ago. Still, these concerns do nothing to sway ARSB from his weekly WR1 status. Fire him up in all formats.
We’ve now officially seen both ends of the Jameson Williams experience with Dan Campbell calling plays. After three straight weeks with at least four catches and a touchdown, Jamo produced a big ol’ goose egg in Week 12’s shootout against the Giants. Still, with Campbell calling the plays and using Williams in more creative ways in the middle of the field, I’m rolling him out against the Packers this week. I’d understand if you want to go with a different option if you’re more risk-averse, though.
Tight End
Brock Wright: SIT
Brock Wright is good for a few looks per game in the Sam LaPorta-less offense, but LaPorta he is not. You could do better in Streamingland.
Defense/Special Teams
Detroit Lions: SIT
Sometimes the Legion of Whom looks elite, while others it allows 500 yards of offense to the Giants. Don’t risk it.