Notes: Packers already favored over Lions in Week 17

• How much of the public opinion is riding on the Packers’ momentum over the Lions right now? Well, they’re already one-point favorites in Week 17’s matchup in Detroit according to Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

• The Lions added another wide receiver to their practice squad to fill the vacancy left after the Saints poached Corey Fuller:

• Friend of the site—and the PODcast—Ty Schalter, had a nice breakdown of how the Giants managed to slow the Lions offense.

• If you’re still in the denial stage of grief, here’s a stark dose of reality:

• Andy Benoit, who does a great job breaking down film of every game on Twitter, had a few good things to say about the Lions during their game with the Giants:

He also had plenty of bad things to say, too.

• Want to know what Pride Of Detroit looks like during a loss? Seahawks’ site Field Gulls took a look at what this site, and others, looked like during Week 15’s crucial moments.

• Stafford fell out of our top five in the MVP watch. He’s also a pretty big longshot to win the award by Vegas odds, too:

• Taylor Decker had an interesting comment about the struggling Lions running game, saying, “When you get out there in the game, you can't go rogue and do something crazy.”