There's no love lost between the Packers and Lions.
Lions cornerback Amik Robertson rubs salt in the cheeseheads' wounds after another tight NFC North game, with Detroit's emotional 34-31 win on Thursday Night Football is.
“They're trying to be competitive, but obviously they're not competitive,” Robertson told reporters after the game. “We're real guys. When we go out and hunt, we're not the hunted. I know the real guys. We're a great team, but I feel like there's a lot of cheaters. do.”
Robertson's comments came on the heels of a fiery postgame speech in which coach Dan Campbell handed the game balls to kicker Jake Bates and receiver Tim Patrick, who scored his first touchdown in more than 1,082 days on Thursday. It was done.
“We don't talk about how tough we are. We don't talk about our resilience. We live it, dude. We lived it.” yelled Campbell in the locker room.
Robertson, a slot corner, played just 17 snaps against the Packers, had zero tackles, no passes defensed and was a non-factor in the box score, but he didn't follow his coach's advice not to be harsh.
Robertson was targeted once in covering, but the pass fell incomplete.
It was controversial from the start in Detroit, with Packers coach Matt LaFleur confronting fans who were on the field for the national anthem before the game.
LaFleur angrily walked towards the fans and barked “Shut up!” before being pulled away and eventually advancing to the second round.
After the game, LaFleur criticized the security at Ford Field and the actions of the fans.
“I thought it was pretty unsportsmanlike. I've never seen anything like that. I've been to a lot of fields. Usually they police it much better,” LaFleur said. “I thought it was an arrogant fan who wanted to get in on the action. I'd like to see security or something step in and get him out of there, because he shouldn't be doing that.”
LaFleur also appeared angry with the umpires after the Lions were not called for offensive pass interference because the Packers were on a touchdown.
Campbell's team ran down the field and went for it on fourth down, sealing the game and kicking it down the field for the win.
Detroit finished in pole position at 12-1, winning the division and earning a first-round bye in the NFC playoff bracket.
