In 2024, Detroit Lions They have proven – time and time again – that they can hang with and beat anyone.

Whether indoors or outdoors, they have consistently found a way to weather the elements and overcome any challenge they face.

And after nine weeks (and Sunday’s win over Green Bay), it’s hard to say there’s a better NFL team. Dan Campbell The current NFC North leader is the Lions.

No matter how hostile the environment was, they found a way to win both home and away all season long. There can’t be a better example of this than this. of Detroit Sunday’s NFC North matchup with the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Everyone and their mother understood that it would be difficult for Campbell & Co. to go into Green Bay, play outdoors for the first time this season, and win. To make matters worse, conditions would be suboptimal and the forecast called for persistent rain. And boy, mother nature dropped some heavy rain.

The rain failed to let up for four quarters, causing the Lambeau Field surface to become wet and slippery, making visibility difficult for members of both the Lions and Packers. Just ask Detroit defensive coordinator Aaron Glennhis rain-soaked glasses “X” became a popular conversation piece and viral image on Sunday.

These less-than-ideal conditions were supposed to work in the Packers’ favor, who call Lambeau Field, a.k.a. the “Frozen Tundra,” home. However, on Sunday the situation was exactly the opposite. Detroit It looks like the home team, and Green Bay looks like the team that plays most of its games indoors.

lionsHe has played a cleaner game so far. One time they failed to turn the ball over and the signal caller Jared Goff It offered yet another ultra-efficient performance. He completed his first 11 passes and went 18-of-22 for 145 yards and a touchdown. And he earned an 88.9 QBR for his efforts.

Meanwhile, Green Bay turned the ball over once and Jordan Love He did not find much success by air. The second-year starting QB had a sloppy performance. He made an interception towards the end of the second quarter and as a result Kerby Joseph goal. He also fumbled three times and was lucky that all three balls were recovered and did not result in a turnover.

Overall, Love didn’t have a very good day, completing less than 60 percent of his passes (23 of 39) for 273 yards and no touchdowns.

At the end of the 24-14 victory DetroitOne team clearly resembled the “dome” team, and it was not Campbell’s Lions team.

“Every time you go to these games once a year, you see a game like this. In Green Bay, in Lambeau.” Goff he told Fox Sports Erin Andrews after the game. “We need to be a dome team. We came here and we had to be the team that couldn’t play outside. We will come here and win.”

of Detroit Sunday’s offensive attack was also aided by the solid output of Jahmyr Gibbs and his duo in the backfield. David Montgomery. Tandem amassed 138 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, good for an average of 4.9 yards per carry. Montgomery led the field with 73 yards, while Gibbs led the duo for a lone touchdown on a 15-yard run in the third quarter.

for the game, Gibbs He accumulated 65 yards on 11 carries, good for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. With that effort, the second-year receiver set an NFL record for averaging five or more yards per rushing attempt in seven consecutive games (with at least 10 rushing attempts per game).

Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s The unit rose to the occasion and put in an impressive all-around effort. And the key to all of this was that Goff & Co. played turnover-free football.

“That was big” Campbell He said after the game that Detroit did not commit a single turnover. “We knew he was coming here. There were a lot of things we talked about: running game dominance, explosives, as crazy as it sounds in this type of weather. But whoever can find the most explosives, field position and turnover rate. The truth is we were about football. All week.” We announced this. We had wet ball training every day. Goff paid great attention to football and that was a big difference.

Goff He has now completed at least 80 percent of his passes in three consecutive games (at least 15 attempts), becoming the first player to do so in a single season. He also had the highest completion percentage (82.8 percent) and highest passing percentage (140.1) of a quarterback through six games. NFL history.

Undeniably, Goff He’s playing some of the best football he’s ever had as an NFL quarterback.

“As you get older, you start to learn when you should take risks and when you shouldn’t,” the experienced setter told reporters after the game. “I know I’ve said this before, but I feel like I’m playing pretty disciplined. We’re trying to take care of the ball and put it in our playmakers’ hands. There’s a couple I want to get back to today where I think I may have left Kalif (Raymond) open and not go back to him as number two moving forward.” . I might have left (Amon-Ra) St. Brown open in the third down and I couldn’t get it to him. Those will still push me to get better, but I’m taking care of the ball pretty well right now and I’ll try to keep doing that.”

Rain or shine, inside or outside, it’s Detroit Lions built to win. Period.

They don’t care who they play with or where they play. There’s always only one thing on their mind: Winning.

“There are some things, there are tapes, there are things we need to clean up in a hurry, and we will do that. But I know this: I’m not surprised at all that we came here and played good football.” Campbell was expressed. “This is what we were built for, man, and it doesn’t matter just because we play indoors. It’s not important. We can play anywhere. We can play in the snow. We can play in the rain. Play in the mud. This is just us and we were built to win, man.

Detroit It’s not just designed to win games in the first nine weeks of the season. He’s also built to win on the NFL’s biggest stage.

Equipped with the relentless mentality of their head coach, a strong offense and a talented defense, the team lions They are good enough to make history and represent the NFC Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. And they have to if they continue at the pace they’re at now.

They are without a doubt the best team the NFC has to offer. And right now, I’m not afraid to say that I’ll also tag: Detroit As the best team in the NFL.