Instead, the Lions, in the sixth spot behind Atlanta, will have to go to New Orleans to play the Saints, who were 8-0 at home for the first time in franchise history. Yet, the Lions (10-6) couldn’t beat the back-up Packers (15-1). First, the Lions would have secured the fifth spot in the NFC playoffs and would be playing the New York Giants. The Packers, with nothing to play for after locking up home-field advantage throughout the postseason, didn’t start their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Their 45-41 loss to the Packers in Green Bay on New Year’s Day was embarrassing.

That calmness may be the one weakness in his offensive game, but it's tough to categorize it as a weakness as he normally has the gas in his tank to crush opponents late in bouts. He's shown good ability to sweep opponents when he's put in bad positions on his back, and he gets tagged far less than most of the competition he's faced. He has shown an improving stand-up game that is much more technical than most of the competition, and his ground game is good enough to submit even solid grapplers such as Gil de Freitas. He also happens to be one of the more paced fighters among all of the prospects, almost never coming out at a quickened pace. His offense has served as a good defense for the most part, but as aforementioned -- there is a lack of urgency in his style.