Week 17 of the nfl Season is constantly full of trap matches. The match between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in Green Bay is one of this sort of game.

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The Detroit Lions have had a renaissance season. Not only do they’ve got a winning record, but they have already qualified for the postseason with a victory over the San diego chargers this past week. Having claimed all that, however, the Lions pale in comparison to the Green bay packers who are 14-1 and already beat the Lions 27-15 in Detroit earlier in the season. Everything says this should be a Green bay packers win, but one has to wonder why oddsmakers are making the Lions a 3 point fave in the game. The reason is…

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The Green bay packers come into this game with the number one seed in the NFC for the playoffs. Win or lose, they will be the number one seed so the Green bay packers have nothing to play for. Given this, all clues are the team will rest major players on its offense and defense. For instance, stud qb Aaron Rodgers could play simply the 1st quarter. As the team tries to get rest for its battered offensive line, this is specifically accurate. All in all, the Green bay packers appear to be prepared to sleepwalk through this game.

The Lions are taking a different approach. Even though the team has qualified for one of the two wild cards in the division, it is now seeking to get the highest seed [5th] feasible. The advantage of this higher seed means the Lions would play a less strong choice of division winners depending on the outcome of the other matches in week 17. That can be the distinction between being one and done in the playoffs or having a deep run. The Lions will be very motivated for this game all in all.