The Green Bay Packers are one of the more disliked teams by its rivals. That would be largely due to the fact that Green Bay has a long history of beating their rivals.
Specifically against the NFC North, the Packers hold a 106-94-6 record against Chicago, 104-76-7 record against Detroit, 65-57-3 against Minnesota.
The Packers’ overall dominance against their rivals motivates players to play against them, that motivation led one Lions player to take pain killers just to suit up.
One Green Bay Packers Rival Took Pain Killers Just To Suit Up
According to Christin Booher of FanNation:
Within the first episode (of the Netflix show “Receiver”), St. Brown is showcased along with Kittle and Samuel. Fans are treated to an inside look at the Lions’ first five games, in which the team went 4-1. A big storyline for the Lions’ wideout is the fact that he played through multiple injuries throughout the first quarter of the season.
Among his setbacks were injuries to his toe and oblique, with the toe injury being suffered in Week 2 and the oblique injury coming the following week. The show offers viewers an inside look at the process of his injuries being treated in-game.
Facing the fact that the Lions had a Thursday night game in Week 4, St. Brown elected to take pain-killing medication to be able to suit up on the quick turnaround.
“I can barely, I mean I’m running but out of 10, the pain is like at an eight or a nine,” St. Brown said. “So, I’m like, it’s too late for me to not play. The game plan’s in. Painkillers are something I don’t like to take, unless it’s the Packers.”
In the Packers game, which ended in a 34-20 Lions triumph, St. Brown caught five passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. After his score, which gave Detroit an early 7-3 advantage, he jumped into the stands to celebrate. As he was jumping into the crowd, a Packers fan dumped a beer on him.
The Green Bay Packers come into Detroit & upset the Lions 29-22 on Thanksgiving. What a game by Jordan Love pic.twitter.com/RSFYQ8IMgb
— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life) November 23, 2023
It will be interesting to see how the Packers-Lions rivalry develop over the next few years. They figure to be the top two teams in the division for the foreseeable future. The Vikings and Bears will be rolling with rookie quarterbacks in the very near future (if not the entire 2024 season).
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