The Lions, playing in just their first outdoor game this season, proved they can win under any condition after a dominant showing at windy Lambeau Field.
— Weather conditions were chilly, windy and wet inside of Lambeau Field, but the Detroit Lions still walked away as winners on Sunday in their first outdoor game of the season.
The 24-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers gave the Lions three straight road wins over their NFC North rivals, the first such streak since Detroit won four straight at Lambeau Field from 1986 to 1991.
The Lions had played their first seven games of the season indoors, the only team to do so other than the 1998 New Orleans Saints in NFL history, according to Elias. But the change in environment in their eighth game on Sunday didn’t end up mattering.
According to head coach Dan Campbell, the Lions are “built to win” under any conditions.
“I know this, I’m not shocked one bit that we came out here and played pretty good football out in the elements”, Campbell said. “We’re built for this. And it doesn’t matter and just because we play indoors, it doesn’t matter. We can play anywhere. We can play in the snow. We can play in the rain, play in the mud, that’s just us. We’re built to win.”
Detroit has two more outdoor games remaining this regular season. During Week 16, the Lions will face the Bears at Chicago, then they will play at San Francisco in Week 17 against the 49ers. The team is confident that it can compete with any team in the league at this point.
“We’re supposed to be the dome team who can’t play outside.
