Rohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News.
In the 30 years between the Detroit Lions’ winning divisional titles — a drought that lasted from 1993 to 2023 — the division they were in changed names. The old NFC Central became the NFC North in 2002, when the Houston Texans joined the NFL as an expansion franchise and the league went to its current eight-division system. No matter the name, the Lions weren’t very good, posting a record more than 100 games under .500 between division championships.
But even with the injuries, Love has produced this season. He’s tied for third in the league with 15 touchdowns, and he’s eighth in pass yards per game, at 257.8. Since he started 2-6 in his first eight career starts, Love has gone 11-5, beginning with a 7-3 stretch to close last season and get the Packers into the playoffs. One of those seven wins came in Detroit, as Love threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns in a 29-22 win.
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