Lions 13-27 Packers, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 1

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WHAT A CATCH!

This was originally ruled incomplete, but it was clear it was a catch in the end

Jacobs on FIRE!

Josh Jacobs extended the lead for the Pack in the 4th quarter.

Evan Williams INTERCEPTION!

Goff threw his first pick, caught by Williams after Parsons put on the pressure

Reed TD!

Love passed to Reed 17 yards in the end zone after the long pass to Doubs to extend the lead over Detroit.

Romeo Doubs' 48-yard catch

Love made a beautiful 48-yard pass to Romeo Doubs to set up the next TD

Packers started strong

Tucker Kraft scored the first points of the game for Green Bay

PACKERS WIN!

Love kneels to run out the clock and THAT IS GAME.

Packers beat the Lions 27-13 in their first NFL game of the season!

Wilson run it 3 yards - 2nd and 7

ONSIDE KICK

Bates kicks the onside kick 14 yards and it bounces out at the Lions 49

Goff's pass to TeSlaa in the end zone (13 yards) was initially called an incompletion, but it was reviewed and REVERSED. The Lions finally get into the endzone with 55 seconds left in the game. Bates' PAT was good and the Lions make it a closer game in garbage time.

The refs are reviewing the non-catch

Goff pass deep in the end zone CAUGHT by TeSlaa, but he was JUST out of bounds!

Packers take 2nd timeout

Goff to Gibbs for 7 yards - 4th and 3

Goff pass incomplete again to Williams, 3rd and 10

Goff pass incomplete - 2nd and 10

Goff to LaPorta complete for 11 yards - 1st down

Gibbs loses a yard, taken down by Nixon - 2nd and 11

TWO-MINIUTE WARNING

Two minutes left in the game and Packers are about to take their first win

Goff to LaPorta for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Goff to Gibbs for 4 yards - 1st down

Goff pass caught by St. Brown for 9 yards - 1st down

Goff SACKED by Wyatt for a loss of 8, FUMBLES, and it's recovered by Lions' Gibbs at the 41 for no gain

Packers' Parsons called for Offside, 5 yards

Williams pushes forward for 5 yards and it's close - they count it as a 1st down at the 45

Goff to LaPorta for 9 yards - 4th and 5

Timeout #1 by Lions

Goff chased down and SACKED by Parsons for a loss of 4 - 3rd and 14

Goff pass incomplete to Raymond as it bounces off his chest 

Packers couldn't get into the end zone, but a field goal put them up even more. McManus made the38-yard field goal with 4:22 left to play in the game.

PACKERS FIELD GOAL!

Jacobs gets swallowed up by Branch for the loss of a yard - 4th and 3

Jacobs gains 2 - 3rd and 2

The Packers take over at the 27 and Jacobs runs it 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Goff SACKED by Wyatt for a loss of 8 yards after going for it on 4th

Goff pass incomplete - 4th and 2

Gibbs picks up a yard - 3rd and 2

Goff pass to Raymond is caught for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

McManus kicks to the Lions 2 and Saylors takes it up 25 yards

Jacobs had several runs to get this far and he was the one to take it into the end zone as the Packers extend their lead yet again withjust under 8 minutes left to play.

Jacobs shoves forward for 5 yards to the Lions 3

QB sneak works - 1st down

Jacobs up the middle, no gain 0 4th and 1 and Packers will go for it

Love scrambles up the middle and gains 3 yards and he lands awkwardly but seems okay - 3rd and 1

Jacobs takes it up again - for 6 yards

Jacobs bursts forwards for 15 yards - 1st down

Love tosses it to the side to Reed for 2 yards 

Fox punts to the 45 and Reed runs it to the 36 

Montgomery takes it but he's pushed back by Gary and Wooden for a loss of 1 - 4th and 17

Montgomery picks up a yard - 3rd and 16

Goff SACKED by Gary for a loss of 7 yards inside the 1

END THIRD QUARTER

That takes us to the end of the 3rd quarter. The Packers maintain the 17-6 lead over the Lions heading into the final quarter as Detroit has failed to find the end zone.

Whelan punts to the Lions 8 and Raymond makes the fair catch

Love pass incomplete to Reed and that'll take the Packers to 4th and 5 

Brooks picks up a yard - 3rd and 5

Jacobs picks up 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Jacobs shoves forward for 10 yards - 1st down

Love to Kraft for a yard - 2nd and 9

Packers' Tom was injured on the play

Two penalties, both on Lions:

Unnecessary Roughness, declined

Holding on Ya-Sin, 5 yards

TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED

Love pass INTERCEPTED by Branch and he runs it into the end zone!!

But there's flags all over the place so let's see if it sticks...

Love pass under pressure is NEARLY intercepted by Anzelone but he drops it -  incomplete, 3rd and 6

Love pass complete to Jacobs but he gets just 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Love pass caught by Wicks on the ground for 14yards - 1st down

Fox punts to the Packers 24 and Reed runs it 12 yards to the Packers 36

Holding on Packers' Bullard - 10 yards

Goff SACKED by VanNess for a loss of 6 yards - 4th and 12

Montgomery swallowed up by Gary after 2 yards - 3rd and 6

Goff under pressure, gets it to Williams for 2 yards - 2nd and 8

Goff pass to Raymond and he picks up 9 - 1st down at the Lions 34

Two Packers were injured during the play - Cooper and Cox

Goff pass complete to Gibbs for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Whelan punts to the Lions 7 and Raymond returns it 14 yards to the Lions 21

Love handed it off to Jacobs and Barnes makes the tackle to force a 4th and 2 and a punt

Jacobs again for 3 more - 3rd and 1

Jacobs takes it up 6 - 2nd and 4

Bates kicks to the Packers 6 - Willaims returns in 18 yards to the Packers 24

Green Bay's defense is putting the pressure on in the second quarter too as the Lions failed to get into the end zone yet again. Bates made the 27-yard field goal to give the Lions more points on the board, but they trail by 9 with 9:40 left in the 3rd quarter.

LIONS FIELD GOAL!

Goff pass complete to Montgomery for7 yards - 4th down

Gibbs spins out but is taken down for a loss of 6 - 3rd and goal at the 16

Goff scrambles away but throws the ball away under pressure - 2nd and goal at the 10

Goff pass complete to LaPorta for 16 yards - 1st down at the Packers 10

Gibbs gain 4 - 3rd and 5

Goff to Gibbs complete, but he slips after a yard - 2nd and 9

Goff pass deep to LaPorta for 32 yards and the 1st down at the Packers 31

Gibbs picks up 5 - 2nd and 5

And we're back!

McManus kisks to the 10 and Saylors returns it 22 yards to the Lions 32

END FIRST HALF

Goff takes the knee and that'll take us to the end of the first half. The Packers have a 17-3 lead at the half.

Whealen punts to the 12 and Raymond takes it but he gets just 3 yards, tackled by Nieman

Lions take first timeout

Direct snap to Jacobs, stopped by Campbell - 4th and 2

Love to Musgrave for 4 yards - 3rd and 2

Love pass to Golden complete for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Goff pass INTERCEPTED by Williams! Goff was under pressure by guess who? Parsons.

Montgomery picks up 3 - 3rd and 7

Goff pass incomplete, throws it away under pressure - 2nd and 10

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Two minutes remain in the first half of the game. The Lions are trying to catch up as they trail the Packers by 14. They have the ball at the Packers 19 on 1st down.

Goff pass complete to Williams for 11 yards and the 1st down 

Illegal Contact on Packers' Bullard, declined

Goff pass complete to Williams, but Bullard takes him down immediately - 4th and 2 and the Lions will go for it

Goff pass to LaPorta complete for 4 yards - 3rd and 6

Gibbs taken down by Walker for no gain - 2nd and 10

Goff pass complete to St. Brown for 10 yards and the 1st down

Montgomery takes it again, but he picks up just 2 - 3rd and 2

Montgomery again for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Montgomery takes it up again for a gain of 7 yards - 1st down

Montgomery picks up 3 - 3rd and 1

Goff pass complete to Montgomery for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

McManus kicks to the 5 and Stuard takes it back 24 yards to the Lions 29

After they got into the red zone on a deep pass to Doubs, Love made the touchdown pass to Reed 17 yards. McManus' PAT was good and the Packers extend their lead with 8:34 to go in the first half

Love makes a deep pass to Doubs for 48 YARDS to the Lions 17!

Bates kicks to the endzone - Touchback to the Pack 35

The Lions get points on the board after a 30-yard field goal by Bates. It's not the TD they hoped for, but it put them in the game with 9:27 to go in the second quarter.

LIONS FIELD GOAL!

Goff pass incomplete to LaPorta - 4th and 5

Gibbs takes it, but he's stopped by Cooper and Gary - 3rd and 5

Goff pass to Gibbs complete for 5 yards - 2nd and 5 at the 12

Goff pass complete to St. Brown for 8 yards and the 1st down!

Gibbs swallowed up after 2 - 3rd and 5

Williams picks up 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Goff pass complete to Gibbs for 4 yards

Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Taunting) was called on Packers' McKinney, giving Lions 15 yards and the 1st down

Montgomery taken down by Wooden and Van Ness for a loss of a yard - 2nd and 11

Montgomery picks up 2 yards for the 1st down

END FIRST QUARTER

That'll take us to the end of the first quarter as the clock wound down. 

The Packers are in the lead 10-0. Lions have the ball at 3rd and 1 at the 50.

Montgomery pushes through for 4 - 3rd and 1, just short

Montgomery picks up 5 - 2nd and 5

Ruling on the field stands

Goff passed deep to St. Brown and he ran out of bounds at the 41 for 19 yards - 1st doen

Packers challenged the ruling, but it was upheld - complete pass, 1st down

Montgomery takes it but he's swallowed up for a loss of 2 - 2nd and 12

Gibbs picks up another 5 - 1st down

Gibbs takes off for 14 yards - 2nd and 1

Gibbs took the ball 6 yards, but an Offsides call on Williams put them back 5 instead - 1st and 15

McManus kicked to the 0 but Lions' Holding call on TeSlaa put them back 10 yards

McManus made the 34-yard field goal to extend the Packers' lead to 10 points with just under 4 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

PACKERS FIELD GOAL!

Love pass incomplete to Doubs with Arnold on him - 4th and 4 and the Pack will go for a field goal instead

Love passes to Brooks and he makes the catch but stumbles out of bounds for just a yard - 3rd and 4

Jacobs runs it for 5 yards - 2nd and 5 

Love pass deep is CAUGHT by a wide-open Reed for 26 yards to the Lions 23- 1st and 10

Kraft picks up 3 yards - 3rd and 7

Love pass incomplete to Reed - 2nd and 10

Fox punts to the Packers 37 and Golden ran it back 11 yards to the 48

Fox punted to the Packers 18, but a False Start on Lions' Reynolds gave them 5 more yards to try again

The Parsons effect takes effect

Goff escapes pressure from Parsons, gets it away to Gibbs, but he's taken down by Van Ness for a loss of 2 - 4th and 9

Gibbs takes it again, gains 2 - 3rd and 7

Here comes Goff...

Goff hands it off to Gibbs and he's swallowed up after just a yard - 2nd and 9

McManus kicks to the -1 and Saylors returns it 25 yards to the Lions 24

At 3rd and 9 at the 15, Love passed to Kraft who leapt up in the end zone for 15 yards and the touchdown. McManus' PAT was good and the Packers take the early lead over the Lions with with 9:26 left to play in the first quarter.

Love pass incomplete to Doubs, covered by Arnold - 3rd and 9 at the 15

Love to Williams for 1 yard - 2nd and 9

Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Lions' Branch after ripping off Kraft's helmet and throwing it - 15 yards

Jacobs gets nowhere and flags are flying as a Packers helmet comes off...

Love pass complete to rookie Golden for 11 yards and a 1st down

Love pass caught by FitzPatrick for 2 yards - 3rd and 6

Jacobs tries again, but gets just 2 yards - 2nd and 8

Love's bullet pass is CAUGHT by Wicks for 16 yards - 1st down at the Lions 46

Love deep pass incomplete to Kraft - 3rd and 10

Jacobs swallowed up for no gain - 2nd and 10

Love made a long pass to Doubs for 20 yards

Lions' Reed called for Illegal Contact - declined

Jacobs picks up a yard to start, stopped by Arnold

Bates made the kick to the Packers 6 and it's Williams on the return for 37 yards. 

Unfortunately for them, it was called back 10 yards due to a Holding call on Packers' Melton 

Game time!!

The Lions won the toss and elected to defer. Packers start us off on offense. Let's go!

NFL

Micah Parsons throws subtle dig at Cowboys in praise of Packers teammates

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How will Goff gel with new playcaller?

Lions QB Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, enters his fifth year as Detroit’s starting quarterback. After a rough first season, he’s settled in as one of the league’s most efficient passers, averaging 7.9 yards per attempt with 96 touchdowns, and just 31 interceptions since 2022.

The Lions have gone 36-15 in his last 51 regular-season starts. While not known for mobility, Goff thrives on accuracy, timing, and distributing the ball in Detroit’s high-powered offense. The big storyline for 2025: how he adapts to new playcaller John Morton, replacing Ben Johnson, who took the Bears’ OC job.

Lions-Packers INACTIVES

Packers

Several of the players on the Packers' final injury report will suit up against the Lions, including DE Micah Parsons, who will make his debut for Green Bay, WRs Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, and rookie Savion Williams.

INACTIVES:

CB Nate Hobbs
S Zayne Anderson
OL Donovan Jennings
TE Ben Sims
DL Warren Brinson
DL Barryn Sorrell

Lions

The Lions have two injured players on their inactive list today - RB Sione Vaki (hamstring) and LB Trevor Nowaske (elbow). Detroit signed RB Jacob Saylors to the active roster and elevated LB Anthony Pittman from the practice squad.

INACTIVES:

S Thomas Harper
RB Sione Vaki
LB Trevor Nowaske
DL Chris Smith
DL Medhi Wingo
Edge Tyrus Wheat

Hutchinson back in the game

Speaking of edge rushers, the Lions have a weapon of their own. 

Aidan Hutchinson missed the majority of the season last year after he broke his leg in Week 6. He had already notched 7.5 sacks and 47 pressures in just five games up to that point.

Without him, the Lions struggled to establish a consistent pass rush, but he's back for the 2025 season and looks set to have another monster season, starting today.

Gorgeous day in Green Bay!

The Parsons effect

Just over a week ago, the Packers traded with the Dallas Cowboys to acquire edge rusher Micah Parsons, one of the most dangerous defenders in the NFL. Offenses literally build their plans around this man - that's how impactful he is.

So Jared Goff and the Lions are going to have their work cut out for them today. Parsons has averaged 13 sacks a season over his four years in the league. He's listed as questionable due to a back issue, but is expected to play.

A quick look back at last season...

Packers

The Packers finished the 2024 season 11-6. They clinched a Wild Card spot in the playoffs after a shutout (34-0) win over the New Orleans Saints. However, they finished third in the NFC North, with just win over the Chicago Bears within the division. They didn't make it past the first round of the playoffs, losing 22-10 to the eventual Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles. 

Lions

The Lions had a fantastic 2024 season, finishing 15-2, first in the North (with a sweep, no less), and first overall in the conference (for the first time in franchise history), and were undefeated on the road. Unfortunately, they lost the Divisional Round of the playoffs to the Washington Commanders after dealing with several injuries on the defense. 

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It's the first week of the new NFL season and it is chalk full of exciting matchups, including tonight's NFC North showdown between the Packers and Lions. 

Green Bay debuts Micah Parsons, pairing him with Edgerrin Cooper and Xavier McKinney to bolster its defense. Detroit counters with Jared Goff’s stacked offense. featuring Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, and Jahmyr Gibbs, while Jordan Love looks to build chemistry with rookie Matthew Golden.

Kickoff from Lambeau Field is at 4:25 p.m. ET and we'll be here to bring you all the latest updates, scores, highlights, and stats through to the final whistle!