Packers listed as 6 point underdogs for tomorrow's Lions game

Earlier this week, Vegas released their NFL Week 12 Odds, with our Green Bay Packers being listed as 6 point underdogs for their game tomorrow in Detroit. To me, this prediction seems about right. I think Flynn will have a solid performance, but in end I see the Lions scoring more points. 

As I said yesterday, I don't think the result of this contest will matter in the long run. Because after this game, Rodgers'll return and the Packers will have a pretty easy schedule. Now I'll still watch it, but I definitely won't be upset if it ends up being lost. 

Rodgers: Injury no longer an issue of pain, but of risk

In an article published recently by Bleacher Report, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers told reporters that pain affiliated with his current collarbone injury is no longer his biggest problem, but that risk of getting hit too hard is.

"I think the biggest issue is not the pain at this point," Rodgers said. "It is the risk of taking a shot like that and what it would do if [the collarbone] displaced. Obviously, I'd be out for the season and worried about any type of complications going forward."

He's right about that, but I must say if he's not quite 100% by Thanksgiving he still should play. The Packers simply can't win that game or any other one without him.

Rodgers plans to return to Packers BEFORE Thanksgiving

According to ESPN, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, who has been out since the team's November 4 loss to the Bears, is planning on returning from his current collarbone injury sometime before the Pack's Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit. If Rodgers is correct on this prediction, this would be absolutely incredible for him, as right now it's not even certain that he'll play in that Lions game, much less the week before. 

While I want to believe that #12's thinking is correct here, it's just too good to be true. I won't be that surprised if he does play on Thanksgiving, but the week before just seems impossible.