After defeating the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions are in first place of the NFC North.
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00:00 With their victory over the Green Bay Packers,
00:02 the Detroit Lions have moved into first place in the NFC North.
00:05 Here today to break that down is SIL Lions' John Macron.
00:09 John, give me your thoughts on the first place Detroit Lions.
00:13 Yeah, Cameron, that's the goal, is to win the NFC North division
00:17 for the first time in a couple of decades.
00:19 And for the Detroit Lions, you saw following their victory against the Falcons,
00:22 they immediately changed their focus to shift to the Packers.
00:26 And it's very important that this year hopefully culminates in a home playoff game.
00:32 Ford Field, Cameron, has never seen a playoff game at home for the Detroit Lions.
00:37 And I think this year, when you see how this football team has been constructed,
00:41 it's a young, hungry, gritty football team that is now learning and is coming to the point
00:47 where they're expecting to win football games if they perform at the level that they know that they can.
00:53 And I think it's true, Cameron, too, that beating the Packers is also symbolic.
00:58 A team that has been atop of the division for so long,
01:01 having Aaron Rodgers move on after the conclusion of last year,
01:05 now you have a new quarterback there in Jordan Love.
01:08 And the Lions just feel confident against the Packers.
01:11 Now winners of four straight against their divisional rival.
01:13 It's very important to rack up wins, one in the conference and two in the division.
01:19 The Lions have been able to record positive results in the division the last couple of years.
01:24 It just hasn't been translating into winning the division.
01:28 And this year, Cameron, the goals for the Lions are quite elevated.
01:32 One, it's winning the division.
01:34 And two, hopefully earning an opportunity to host a home playoff game in front of fans
01:39 that are so clamoring to support a football team to take the next step.
01:43 And to win against the Packers really takes them into a positive direction and into a stratosphere.
01:48 In the division, where maybe we can even entertain this football team going 6-0,
01:54 winning each and every game this year in the division.
01:56 So it starts with beating the Packers.
01:58 And right now, 1-0 in the NFC North.
02:01 >> John, the Detroit Lions are looking more and more like the kings of the NFC North.
02:05 Thanks for all the insight.