Almost as Good as Game Day
Victory Friday (or Monday, or Tuesday) means Packers fan fun.
By Kevin Gibson

All the analysis of the Green Bay Packers ‘ impressive 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day has been done. There's nothing more anyone can say about Jordan Love’s four-touchdown masterpiece or Micah Parsons’ late-game dominance, so this week, much like with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” I will offer up some fan service.
As a Packers fan, my day-after-game ritual is something that, like many fans, I refer to as Victory Monday. For this time around, it was Victory Friday. And it was glorious. Here are a few tips for enjoying your Victory Day-Afters:
First, always don Packers gear on Victory Day-Afters. It will invite conversation, and what else would you want to talk about the day following a Packers victory? (Similarly, when the Packers lose, I wear something completely neutral to avoid having my churlishness aroused. If one more person asks me, “What happened to your Packers?”, I swear I will explode.)
Next, read/watch as much content as you can possibly find time for. Obviously, it’s typically a work day on Victory Monday/Friday/Tuesday, but you can still take breaks here and there to read about how Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur out-Dan Campbelled Dan Campbell, going for it on fourth down three times, resulting in two touchdowns and game-sealer.
Part of this ritual is, of course, watching highlights online. Relive the victory – soak it in. Bask in it. Because next week might be different. Hey, it’s the way of the NFL. Any given Sunday, etc.
Obviously, there’s plenty of content to be had at Cheesehead TV, but another go-to is the venerable packers.com, home of the Green Bay Packers. You’ll get player interviews, press conferences, commentary and plenty more.
One of my favorite features at the Packers’ website are the post-victory locker room speeches. That’s one of the first things I look for after a Green Bay victory, as it comes complete with game balls, speeches and general joy.
Of course, there are also the many game breakdowns, the Rock Report with Larry McCarren, the Insiders Inbox Q&A, player interviews, Packers Daily features and, probably best of all, Wayne Larivee’s Call of the Game, many of which feature his signature “dagger!” call. It’s like heroin.
Of course, it’s always worth checking out whatever content Tom Grossi is posting on his Youtube Channel, and Annie Agar always seems to come up with funny and insightful content. And if you really like getting into the weeds with quarterback play, check breakdowns on Jordan Love’s game with one-time Packer J.T. O’Sullivan’s The QB School.
Circling back home, obviously, when the game ends, you gotta check out Aaron Nagler’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Gut Reactions, not to mention the content that follows through the week.
I guess if you’re truly desperate on a Monday Morning following a Sunday game day, you can tune in to Good Morning Football on NFL Network to watch them fawn over the Chiefs and Cowboys, then spend about 40 seconds on Packers highlights. And you can watch Kyle Brandt make a buffoon of himself while at the same time somehow believing he’s funny. (But that’s only for the truly desperate.)
What's your day-after ritual?
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Kevin Gibson is a professional writer and author based in Louisville, Ky. He's also a former sports writer who covered high school, college and professional sports, a Packers shareholder and a fan since 1975. Even John Hadl couldn't break him. Follow him on Twitter: @kgramone
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Comments (9)
THESZOTMAN1
November 29, 2025 at 03:08 pm
Cheesehead is my number 1 source before and after the game Always check out Good, Bad, & Ugly + Game Ball & Lame Calls. And the Pack-a-Day. During the game it's Wayne and Larry on internet radio. I cannot stand the TV commentators. I also take detailed notes during contest for later review. And to keep my hands busy so I don't throw things. But not this week. Victory Friday felt so good. Bring on da Bears.
The Szotman
Savage57
November 30, 2025 at 06:49 am
To each their own, but I have more trouble with the homer broadcasts than the network calls.
I like objectivity more than cheerleading. The reason some dislike the network crews so much is they're typically equitable in their complements and criticisms. If Wayne and Larry were network-level announcer and analyst, that's where you'd find them.
Leatherhead
November 29, 2025 at 03:10 pm
The LaFleur/Love Victory Formula:
Do not turn the ball over. We are 7-0 this season when we don't turn it over. We're 16 -1 over the last 48 games when we don't have a turnover (Atlanta, 2023 ) When we have one turnover, our record is close to .500. We're 2-8 when we have multiple turnovers. So, to recap, we're a bad team when we turn it over more than once, an average team with one turnover, and a very good team when we don't turn it over.
Other factors vary, but this is the Iron Law. It's not about how stale the playcalling is, or what special teams is doing, or stuffing the run. It's about protecting the ball when you have it.
Love and Jacobs are the guys mostly responsible for handling the ball, and they're both pretty protective.
Savage57
November 30, 2025 at 06:55 am
My post-game ritual following NFCN games is to head over to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and the Chicago Tribune football sites, and soak up the schadenfreude after a loss.
It also gives my alter-ego on those sites, Trollio, a chance to commiserate with them and drink up their misery like Mother's Milk before I remind them what pieces of shit their team and their fans are.
PackfanNY
November 30, 2025 at 09:40 am
There is NOTHING like sitting down to a Thanksgiving FEAST after laying a beatdown on the Detroit Lions and muting the insufferable fan base. Then on Friday I get to peruse the NFC North websites to dine on their tears of despair. Usually starts with the whine “Packers get ALL the calls” or “Jordan Love is not that good” . Ah, yum yum yum.
Packerlifer
December 01, 2025 at 09:28 am
Does any one remember today is the 40th anniversary of the most famous games in Packers' history: The Snow Bowl against Tampa Bay.
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=1985+tampa+bay+at+p...
Packerlifer
December 01, 2025 at 09:31 am
I meant to say "one of the most famous games in Packers' history." The site wouldn't let me edit.
Bitternotsour
December 01, 2025 at 10:01 am
You just need to remove the link on the edit. Add the link back into a comment on your own edited comment...
Packerlifer
December 01, 2025 at 01:48 pm
Thanks.