Packers Wire staff predictions: Week 1 vs. Lions

The Green Bay Packers (0-0, 11-6 last year) and Detroit Lions (0-0, 15-2 last year) will clash in a Week 1 showdown in the NFC North on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. The Lions won the division after sweeping the Packers in 2024, but Matt LaFleur's team has Super Bowl aspirations after making the playoffs in back-to-back years and now adding All-Pro Micah Parsons to the roster.

Can the Packers start the 2025 season off with a big win in the NFC North?

Here’s how the staff at Packers Wire believes the Week 1 showdown with the Lions will go down:

Zach Kruse: Packers 27, Lions 24 (0-0)

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