Packers schedule: 4 games Aaron Rodgers would win, but Jordan Love won’t

1. Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions (Thursday, Sept. 28)

I don’t know what to fricking tell ya, man, but these Detroit Lions are gonna be a fricking wagon pretty soon here, man. They are my pick to win the NFC North this season, against my better judgement. Of course, they do have a quarterback who has been to a Super Bowl more recently than anyone currently playing on the Packers. You can take that with a grain of salt, or you cannot.

Again, as it is with everything in this exercise, quarterback play absolutely matters. Jared Goff is not for everyone, but he is perfect for what the Lions need under center right now. He has complete buy-in from his teammates and was a former No. 1 overall pick out of Cal for a reason. Even if this game is on the road at Lambeau, I trust Goff way more on a short week than I do Love.

Ultimately, this game would have been even more personal for Rodgers, as it was the one that ended the Packers’ season only a year ago. There would have been a recharged sense of focus, especially after not getting three all that formidable teams out of the gate in the Chicago Bears, the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Rodgers wouldn’t lose to the Lions twice in a row.

This is the first real tough test for the Packers this year, so Love need have to show what he’s got.