There is no love lost between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. The two fierce rivals are separated by just two games in the NFC North, and both are projected to be NFL Playoff teams. The Lions won the first matchup of the 2024 NFL season, played at Lambeau Field, by the score of 24-14.
That particular game was both emotional and physical, with Lions star defensive back Brian Branch being ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Packers wide receiver Bo Melton.
The incident ignited debate between Green Bay and Detroit fans on social media, with many getting emotional over the play.
Green Bay Packers Tight End Tucker Kraft Taunted Lions Fans Before the Game
As one might have expected, Lions fans were extra chirpy towards Packers players during their warmups on Thursday night in Detroit.
According Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Packers fan-favorite tight end Tucker Kraft started blowing kisses to the hostile crowd as a response, and Green Bay fans on social media were loving it:
It’s like the universe gave us a spiritual hybrid of Aaron Jones and Bakh following their departures 🥹 #GoPackGo https://t.co/fUAaLvsEtR pic.twitter.com/ieMkVjGmCa
— Jennifer Kirton (@JenKtn) December 6, 2024
https://t.co/oQvB8xKHBu pic.twitter.com/UidMh2Do3P
— John “BrewersRaptor” Egan (@BrewersRaptor) December 6, 2024
I love this dude https://t.co/vbJkKpMpcz
— Jordan (@Lilpoonchi) December 6, 2024
BRB switching from my Mckinney jersey to my kraft jersey. https://t.co/JQO8offcRc
— Packers WR room (@dgrez29) December 6, 2024
I LOVE TUCKER KRAFT!! https://t.co/Rthu0lNt5p
— Katie Sundermann (@JamsMom04) December 6, 2024
Retire his number. https://t.co/5sbQXJOG7E
— Kyle Singles (@sidesofsingles) December 6, 2024
As one can see, Kraft is beloved by Packers fans for things like this.
It is also reminiscent of David Bakhtiari’s antics directed at Chicago Bears fans in the Week One of the 2023 NFL season.
As fans may recall, Bakhtiari blew kisses to the hostile Bears crowd (and flipped them off) in what ended up being his final game with the Packers.
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