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The Lions absolutely crushed Aaron Rodgers with a hilarious mashup video after their win

The Lions didn’t hold back after Sunday night’s win. This is art.

The Detroit Lions went into Lambeau Field on Sunday night and kept Aaron Rodgers out of the playoffs with a 20-16 victory over the Packers which ended Green Bay’s season.

Then a few moments after the game, the Lions’ social media team got its own win over the legendary quarterback when they posted a hilarious mashup video on TikTok that absolutely lit up Rodgers and the things he was saying leading up to this game as well as things he said recently in his career.

The people who made this video didn’t hold back at all and I’m sure they couldn’t wait to post this because, well, this is art.

Check this out:

Amazing.

NFL fans had reactions.

Report: Packers contacted Vikings when attempting to get Jordan Love

The Packers wanted Jordan Love enough to contact the Vikings about a trade, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Despite having Aaron Rodgers behind center, Green Bay really wanted a quarterback.

The Packers eventually went and got him, taking Utah State’s Jordan Love after trading up for the 26th overall pick.

But before that, Green Bay wanted the Utah State quarterback so badly, that it even reportedly contacted an NFC North rival to try and get him.

That rival was the Vikings. As reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, when the Packers made their calls about a first-round trade up, they reached out to Minnesota, too, which had the 22nd and 25th picks in the first round.

For some reason, the Packers felt it was time to take a young quarterback in the first round, as opposed to a player that fulfills a positional need. Recently, Pro Football Focus referred to the Packers’ draft as an ‘unmitigated disaster.’ Here’s to hoping that PFF is right, and Minnesota added enough talent to put itself atop the division in 2020.

A look back at Packers defenses under Dom Capers

Vikings fans, try not to look away. Here’s a brief breakdown of Green Bay defenses under Dom Capers, who is now with Minnesota.

Look, I get it. You’re probably a Vikings fan if you’re reading this, and you don’t want to hear too much about the Packers’ 2010 championship run.

But I think it’s worth noting, mostly because the Vikings just hired the former defensive coordinator of the 2010 Green Bay team.

Dom Capers will be a senior defensive assistant for the Vikings. He should add experience to a coaching staff that features co-defensive coordinators in Adam Zimmer and Andre Patterson, including a defensive-minded head coach in Mike Zimmer.

The Good

Though he is a polarizing figure among Packers fans, Capers’ 2010 defense was very solid.

The Packers ranked sixth in turnovers caused that year.

Only two NFL teams allowed fewer rushing touchdowns, the Steelers and the Ravens. And only four teams gave up fewer passing yards than Green Bay that season.

Clay Matthews had a career-high 13.5 sacks in 2010. Capers’ defense also did a good job of providing pressure from the defensive tackle position. B.J. Raji had 6.5 sacks and Cullen Jenkins finished with seven on the year.

Green Bay was relatively good about providing pressure in the passing game, and keeping rushing touchdowns to a minimum, resulting in just 15 points given up per game that season, second only to the Steelers.

The not so good

By the time Capers left the Packers, his defense looked a lot different than the one that helped him earn a ring. Green Bay gave up 24 points a game in 2017, which ranked as the seventh most in the NFL. The year before that, they had given up 24.3 points.

In 2017 when Capers alluded to sticking around to coach longer, Packers fans voiced their frustrations about their coordinator not wanting to hang up the headset, per 12up.com

Capers came into Green Bay and created a defense that could get to opposing quarterbacks and keep opposing offenses out of the end zone. By the time he was gone, certain Packers fans rejoiced. It will be interesting to see what Capers legacy will be with the Vikings.