VIDEO: Green Bay Packers Fans Didn't Handle Lions A**-Kicking Well

The Green Bay Packers felt good about themselves going into Thursday Night Football this week. They'd crushed the Bears in the season opener and managed a 17-point comeback victory over the Saints last Sunday. Their fourth game was at home, a chance for some revenge against a Detroit Lions team that ruined their playoff hopes last season. Fans were raucous. They expected the proper hierarchy of the NFC North to be restored. It didn't take long for them to be disabused of that notion.

Detroit took it to the Packers from the opening bell, building a 27-3 lead in the first half. They cruised to the finish for a 34-20 triumph, with David Montgomery scoring three touchdowns. If that wasn't bad enough, Jordan Love played poorly. He threw two costly interceptions and also fumbled. Running back Aaron Jones and tight end Luke Musgrave both left the game with injuries. It was an unsettling experience for Packers fans, and they didn't seem to handle it well.

Amon-Ra St. Brown got the last laugh after that beer incident. After the game concluded with a Lions victory, he circled the end zone, shaking hands with Detroit fans. One Green Bay fan chose to flip him off. His rebuttal was nothing short of perfect.

Green Bay Packers fans are getting a taste of NFL mortality.

That sense of being untouchable is starting to slip away. For many years, the franchise has been able to lean on having a Hall of Fame quarterback under center. That gave them a decisive advantage, leading to several years of playoff runs. While Love has shown some decent signs through the first few weeks, nobody would mistake him for being anywhere close to that tier. Perhaps he may get there with time, but initial signs point to a quarterback who will be decent but not good enough to measure up to his predecessors.

Maybe that realization is starting to hit Green Bay Packers fans. It's not an enjoyable feeling. The Lions are now the unquestioned kings of the north. They've manhandled their division rivals multiple times since last season. So it's not a coincidence. This is uncharted territory for them. Inferiority is not something they've experienced in many years. Fans don't know how to react. They best learn fast.