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How Green Bay Packers Can Avoid Falling to Detroit Lions a 2nd Time

The 7-4 Green Bay Packers prepare to finish out their grueling stretch of four consecutive divisional games on Thursday when they travel to Detroit to take on the Lions.

And if they're not prepared, they could get swept by their 4-7 rivals this season.

It wasn't so much that the Lions completely outplayed the Packers in the first matchup in Week 10, which Detroit won by just two points in a 18-16 result.

Rather, the Packers made too many costly mistakes and weren't able to get sufficient pressure on Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.