What are the Green Bay Packers talking about ahead of Thursday's primetime matchup in Detroit against the Lions? Let's find out:

1. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur sure does respect what Detroit's running back duo of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs bring to the table for Detroit's offense.

"Personally, I think both of those guys are complete backs," LaFleur told Packers reporters Sunday. "I think they are a little bit different in terms of their style where Gibbs has that home run ability and Montgomery is going to beat you up.

"Kind of what I used to talk about all the time with a 1A and 1B. I think they are both starting-caliber backs in this league that are really explosive and dangerous both running the football and out of the backfield."

2. Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love said Detroit is a good team with a good defense, but he thought watching the tape from the first matchup that their offense left a lot of plays on the field.

He said it's stuff they will clean up this time around and they expect a much better performance than the 14 points they put up in the first contest. Love said they have been a much better red-zone offense since they played Detroit and have been taking care of the football much better too.

3. LaFleur knows what new Lions edge rusher Za’Darius Smith means to Detroit's defense. LaFleur took the Packers job in 2019, Smith's last season in Green Bay. He also faced him twice a year when Smith played in Minnesota.

"I think he's a great player. He's definitely made his presence felt for the Lions," he said. "So, we're going to have to know where he lines up every play."

4. Packers tight end Tucker Kraft certainly seems motivated for this one.

"Since I've been a Packer, Detroit has been a thorn in my side," he said. "So, I'd say every chance I get to play them and to beat them is a chance I'm not going to take lightly. I'm eager to play them every time."

Kraft is 1-2 in his career playing Detroit with eight combined catches for 54 yards and one touchdown in those three contests.

5. Lions safety Kerby Joseph made arguably the biggest play of the game in the first matchup with a pick-six late in the first half that gave Detroit a lead the Packers couldn't fight back from. LaFleur said Love has to be aware of where Joseph is all the time and called Joseph a 'premier' player at the safety position. LaFleur said Joseph has earned a lot of respect from him and a lot of people around the league.

Love was asked about Joseph and called him a ballhawk. He loves his range at the position.

"He's just one of those guys who makes plays when the ball is in the air," Love said. "So, he's definitely a guy you have to know where he's at."

6. Why are the Packers better equipped to slow down the Lions' offense this time around? That was a question posed to Packers safety Xavier McKinney on Sunday.

"I thought we did a hell of a job the first time," McKinney said. "I wouldn't say we are better equipped. I think we did a good job the first time. Obviously, they are a high-powered offense and can put up a lot of points if you allow them to do so.

"I thought we played well last game. I think we held them to 17 (offensive) points. We just have to come out there with the same mindset we did last matchup but just better this time."

Detroit had 261 yards of offense in the first matchup, their second lowest total of the season.

7. "It's really annoying," LaFleur said of Green Bay's eighth defensive offside penalty of the season against Miami on Thanksgiving.

LaFleur seemed pretty exasperated about his defense consistently lining up offside and went as far as to say he was going to drill it more this week and maybe bring in officials to help alleviate the problem.

"It's become such a problem and it's going to kill us," he said.

8. With all the injuries the Lions have suffered on defense, LaFleur said it will be important for his offense to be able to pivot in-game and adjust if Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn shows his offense something different from what they've seen in person or on tape because of the personnel changes Detroit's had to make defensively.