Green Bay Packers: ESPN Writer Makes Bold Detroit Lions Player Prediction for Week 14 Lambeau Field Game
The Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions are on a collision course for an important Week 14 battle this coming Thursday.
The Lions are on top of the NFC North division with a spectacular 11-1 record but they can’t feel too confident about their chances of crushing the Packers, whom they beat in Week 9 at Lambeau Field to the tune of a 24-14 score. For one, the Packers are on a roll themselves, having won three consecutive games since that loss to the Lions.
Thursday’s game between the Packers and the Lions at Ford Field could potentially come down to the last possession, considering the slim odds (Detroit is a 3.5 favorite, per ESPN Bet). That can also mean that a kicker will spell the difference in this contest. Eric Woodyard of ESPN believes that Detroit’s Jake Bates will recapture his form in Week 14 after missing a field-goal try in Week 13.
Early prediction for next week: Lions kicker Jake Bates won’t miss a field goal. Against the Bears, Bates missed a 45-yarder in the fourth quarter. The Lions had been the only team in the NFL to not miss a field goal this season, as Bates was 19-for-19 to start his career, including game winners at Week 7 in Minnesota and Week 10 at Houston.
