Here is a collection of quotes from Detroit Lions players and coaches following their 29-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
On how tough it is to accept team lost to Packers: “This game was big coming in. Coming into it, we knew how tough it was going to be playing a team twice. But we just have to be better. I have to be better. Yeah. This one hurt on Thanksgiving, too.
What made things difficult against Packers: “Just preparation. They prepared better than us this game. But, I guess the bright side is we still fight to the end. And shoot, that’s all you can ask for.
On Lions QB Jared Goff’s recent turnovers: “Well, I think with some of these you feel like we’re a little bit behind and maybe that’s the cause of some of it. We just, there’s a little uneasiness. We’ve just got to get back to what we do, play with a little more rhythm.
This isn’t something we’re going to go into panic mode. I’ve got some time here to just look at a couple of things and see where we can get a little more efficient. But at the same time, this is the same team that’s been here all year – Offense, defense, Goff’s the same quarterback. We clean a couple of things up and I think we’ll get back into a rhythm and we’ll be just fine.
On if he senses a change in them being considered the hunter or the hunted: “Yeah, maybe. I mean, we’ve had some success up to this point. We’re 8-3 and 8-2 before today and yeah, teams are going to give us their best shot. We’re leading our division. This is a divisional opponent. They came in ready to play and did a great job. I don’t know if it changes how we approach the game. We’re still hunting a whole lot. We’re still hunting first overall in our division and then whatever we can get after that, but yeah, it’s a long road ahead and we’d like to still be on the offense of hunting what we’re trying to get.”
Detroit Lions rusher Aidan Hutchinson tries to tackle Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.