Packers 31 vs 34 Lions summary, stats, scores and highlight | NFL Week 14
Jake Bates missed his first field goal of the season last week against the Bears, but having a kick to win the game at home on a huge Thursday night game, you had to know this was going good. He has been near perfect and so have the Lions.
It wasn't easy, but it wasn't supposed to be. The Lions needed this win to keep their cushion on the rest of the pack in the NFC, and they got it despite coming into the night with a decimated defense.
Detroit keep their one game lead over the Vikings and the Eagles while stretching their win streak out to 11 while the Packers drop to 9-4 and will probably forfeit their one seed ambitions after their second loss to the LIons.
The Lions had a 4th and 1 in which they could have kicked the field goal and taken the lead with under a minute left, but that isn't Dan Campbell's style. He went for it like he did four other times during the night, and got it with a David Montgomery run that probably didn't turn out how they drew it up on the practice field. The Lions ended the night 4/5 on 4th downs. Two of those turned into TDs and this one won the game for Detroit.
Love and the Packers would get all the way inside the 10 with a chance to take the lead, but a holding penalty brought Green Bay back to 2nd and goal from outside the 15 and GB had to settle for a field goal to tie the game up with 3:38 to go.
Goff and the offense knew that if they were going to win this tough divisional, Thursday night game it was going to come down to how many points they could score. With a banged up defense, they set the tone early and never really took their foot off the gas. After losing the lead, the Lions cooked up another 10 play drive that Tim Patrick polished off with his 2nd TD catch as a Lion and of the night.
The Lions, who have a tendency to go for it on 4th down, stayed true to their colors and took a risk on 4th and 1 from their own 31 with 1:30 to go in the 3rd quarter. Green Bay's defense came up with another big play stopping Jahmyr Gibbs and that would set up Josh Jacobs' third TD run of the game as the Packers took the lead again.
The Lions didn't flinch even after the Goff interception and the two Packers TDs in a matter of minutes. Goff led his side down the field with another long, 11 play drive that was capped off by Tim Patrick's first catch as a Detroit Lion. He wouldn't have to wait too long for his second.
It didn't take GB long to take advantage of the take away. Just three plays later it was Josh Jacobs running it into the end zone for a second time to give the Packers a 21-17 lead. It was a tale of two halves in Detroit. The first half was fun, the second half was back and forth, end to end action for 30 minutes.
On the next possession it was the Packers defense that came up with the play that looked like it was going to turn the tables on Thursday night. Keishon Nixon jumped right in front oft his Jared Goff pass and picked him off to put Green Bay in position to take their first lead of the night.
After throwing for just 37 yards in the first half, Jordan Love came out and hit Watson with a 59 yard bomb on the first series of the 3rd quater and then found Tucker Kraft for the 12 yard TD catch to get the Packers right back in the mix. Love would flip a switch in the second half and ended the night with 206 yards on 12/20 passing, but his slow start put the Packers behind the 8 ball.
The Lions had the Kerby Joseph pick six right before the halftime break in the first match up between these two teams. That shifted the momentum in that game in favor of the Lion the rest of the way, but this Jahmyr Gibbs TD which put them up 10 right before the break didn't do much for the Lions momentum going into the 2nd half.
The Packers finally got something going, and it came on the shoulder of the ground game and Josh Jacobs. They ran it 10 times on a 12 play drive and Jacobs ran his first of three TDs in to get Green Bay on the board.
It was all Lions to start off the night. Their defense came into the night banged up and the Lions had to rely on a bunch of second stringers but they rose to the occasion, especially in the first half. The Packers didn't get much going on their first two drives and just when it looked like Jordan Love and Christian Watson hooked up for the first big play of the game, Carlton Davis III knocked it out of the WR's ands and David Long Jr. pounced on it. That led to a Jake Bates field goal that put DET up 10-0 early in the second quarter.
The Detroit Lions came into the night as the hottest team in the league and they ended the night as the hottest team in the league after rattling off their 11th straight win. It took all 60 minutes but Jake Bates put the Packers to the sword with a game winning 35 yard FG as time expired.
The Lions got the ball to start the night and marched it down the field on an 11 play drive was extended after an illegal contact flag on GB on 3rd and Goal. On the next play, David Montgomery ran it in from four yards out for the first of a whole bunch of TDs from Detroit.
FIELD GOAL!!!
BATES HITS THE FIELD GOAL FROM 35 YARDS OUT TO END IT HERE FROM DETROIT!!!
Goff takes the snap and falls on the left hash mark.
Bates is going to have a chance to win it in the final seconds from 35 yards out.
Goff fell down as he was making the handoff to Montgomery, but the RB secured it and takes it for 7 yards and a crucial first down! DET are 4/5 on 4th down tonight, and they have scored TDs on two and essentially won the game with that last one.
1st and Goal from the GB 14.
TIMEOUT DET WITH 43 SECONDS TO GO!
Montgomery is tripped up short of the marker and that's going to bring up 4th down!
4th and 1 from the GB 21.
So St. Brown was ruled short of the marker so that brings up 3rd and 1 from the GB 20.
Goff going to the air and he goes to ole faithful, St. Brown over the middle and he gets spun forward right around the marker.
1st and 10 from te GB 20. Timeout GB with 1:31 to go.
Montgomery up the middle and he picks up 3 yards on thrd and long.
2nd and 17 from the GB 37.
Screen pass to Montgomery who picks up 4 yards on the right side and a late flag flies for offensive holding on Ragnow.
1st and 20 from the GB 40, and that's a big penalty.
WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING WITH THE LIONS BUILDING A POTENTIAL GAME WINNING DRIVE.
Screen pass to Gibbs on the left side and he follows his blocked before getting just enough for the first down!
1st and 10 from the GB 30!
Goff finds Gibss on the right side and he is pushed out of bounds after a gain of 2.
3rd and 7 from the GB 36 with 2:01 to go in the 4th.
Gibbs to the right side and he picks up a yard on first down.
2nd and 9 from the GB 38.
Goff with the play action and he finds Patrick on the right side for a gain of 11 and another first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 40.
DET get the ball back from the 30 with a chance to take the lead.
Goff goes deep down the left side for Williams who taps his toes and reels in the 19 yard pass.
1st and 10 from the DET 49.
FIELD GOAL!!!
McManus hits his first FG attempt of the night from 32 yards out. and it'a all tied up!
It's 31-31 with 3:38 to go in the 4th quarter!
Love tucks it and tries to run for the marker, but he is taken down after a short gain of 2.
4th and Goal from the DET 15.
Love had some time, but that closed down quick and he threw it out of bounds.
3rd and Goal from the DET 16.
Love found Jacobs on the right pylon for the TD, but a flag flies for pass interference on Watson.
2nd and Goal from the DET 16.
Run up the middle for Jacobs and he picks up a yard.
2nd and Goal from the DET 6. Under 5:00 to go.
Love finds Wicks on the hitch route to the right side and he picks up a first down with a 12 yard gain.
1st and Goal from the DET 7.
Branch was injured on that last play for DET. 6:12 to go in the 4th quarter.
Love steps up in the pocket and slings it for Wicks for a big gain of 26 yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the DET 19.
Jacobs to the left side and he is stopped for no gain.
2nd and 10 from the DET 45.
Love escapes the rush and some how gets rid of it to Watson on the left side for a gain of 29 yards!
1st and 10 from the DET 45.
Handoff to Jacobs to the right side and he picks up a yard on 1st and long.
2nd and 14 from the GB 26.
GB get the ball from the 30 and a flag for false start will bring the Packers back 5 yards.
1st and 15 from the GB 25.
Back and forth we go here in Detroit. Goff and Patrick connected a couple times on that drive and they put the Lions in the lead with this short TD pass on 3rd down.
TOUCHDOWN DETROIT!!!
Play action from Goff and that opened up Patrick over the middle of the end zone and the Lions are back in the lead!
DET are up 31-28 with 8:39 to go in the 4th quarter.
Montgomery to the right side and he lowers his head and gets to the 1 yard line.
3rd and Goal from the 1.
Montgomery to the right side and he picks up 4 yards down to the 3 yard line.
2nd and Goal from the 3.
End around for St. Brown to the left side and he takes it 10 yards for another first down.
1st and Goal from the GB 7.
Goff with a fast ball over the middle and LaPorta makes a sprawling catch for 10 yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 7.
Pitch to Gibbs to the left side and he gets 2 yards on first down.
2nd and 8 from the GB 31.
Goff finds St. Brown on the stop route to the right side and he tuns up field for a gain of 11.
1st and 10 from the GB 33.
Montgomery over the middle and he picks up 2 yards.
3rd and 2 from the GB 44.
Goff over the middle for Montgomery and he picks up 6 yards on the pass out of the backfield.
2nd and 4 from the GB 46.
DEt get the ball from the 30 and Goff finds Patrick over the middle for a gain of 18 to start the drive.
1st and 10 from the DET 48.
Jacobs has another hat trick of TDs and the Packers have the lead early in the 4th quarter after the turnover on downs from DET.
TOUCHDOWN GREEN BAY!!!
Jacobs up the middle and he drives it in from 4 yards out for his third TD of the night! GB take advantage of the 4th down stop and turn it into 7 four plays later.
GB lead 28-24 with 14:20 to go in the 4th quarter.
On 1st and Goal Love finds Smis on the right sideline for a gain of 2 yards.
2nd and Goal from the 4.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER WITH THE PACKERS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
Play action from Love and he finds Kraft on the cross route to the left side and he turns up field for a gain of 21 and a first down inside the 10.
1st and Goal from the DET 6.
Jacobs to the left side and he picks up 3 yards on first down.
2nd and 7 from the DET 27.
TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!
Pitch to Gibbs on the right side and the Packers were all over it! Walker stopped him for a loss of one and the Packers are going to take over from the DET 30!!!
Goff over the middle for Patrick on the crossing route and he is stopped a yard short of the marker.
4th and 1 from the DET 31.
Montgomery to the right side and he picks up a yard.
3rd and 6 from the DET 26.
DET get the ball back from the 22 and Goff finds Montgomery for with a short pass to the right side for a gain of 3.
2nd and 7 from the DET 25.
Crossing route to Watson and Love found him but he was a few yards short of the first down marker.
4th and 3 from the GB 37.
Timeout GB as the play clock was winding down. That's their first with 4:07 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Jacobs up the middle and he gets maybe a yard.
3rd and 9 from the GB 31.
GB get the ball from the 30 and try a flea flicker to start the drive but the pressure got to Love and he had to throw it at the feet of Jacobs.
2nd and 10 from the GB 30.
Goff and the Lions respond after the TD that led to the go ahead TD for GB. They come back and take the lead on a 13 play drive finished off by this short pass to Patrick. DET lead 24-21
TOUCHDOWN LIONS!!!!
On 4th and Goal, Goff goes to the air and finds Patrick who just sat in the soft spot of the zone for a 3 yard TD!
DET lead 24-21 with 5:02 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Gibbs up the middle and he is stopped after a gain of a yard.
4th and Goal from the 3.
Gibbs to the right side and he picks up 4 yards to bring up a big play on 3rd and Goal.
3rd and Goal from the 4.
Goff's pass to the corner for the end zone for LaPorta skies into the third row.
2nd and Goal from the 8.
Gibbs to the right side and he busts it down the right sideline for a 20 yard pick up inside the 10!
1st and Goal from the 8.
Goff rolls to the right side and he tucks it for a gain on 9 yards on first down.
2nd and 1 from the GB 28.
Screen pass for Montgomery on the left side and he follows a convoy for a nice 13 yard gain.
1st and 10 from the GB 37.
Goff moves the chains with a QB sneak up the middle.
1st and 10 from the 50.
Quick pass to the right side for Williams on the screen and he picks up 7 yards to bring up 4th and short.
4th and 1 from the DET 49.
Goff over the middle for LaPorta who went to ground trying to makes the catch but he couldn't hang on.
3rd and 8 from the DET 42.
Dive to the left side for Gibbs and e is stopped after a short gain of 2.
2nd and 8 from the DET 42.
Goff over the middle for Patrick and he reels it in for a gain of 5 and a first down.
1st and 10 from the DET 40.
DET get the ball back from the 30 and Goff finds Gibbs to the left side for a gain of 5 yards.
2nd and 5 from the DET 35.
Jacobs has been the most consistent Packer all night and he drives the piile into the end zone for the go ahead TD early in the 3rd quarter.
TOUCHDOWN PACKERS!!!
Jacobs up the middle and he punches it in from 6 yards out just a couple plays after the Goff interception.
GB lead 21-17 with 11:15 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Love finds Wicks on the left sideline for an 8 yard gain on the out route.
1st and Goal from the DET 6.
Jacobs to the right side and he picks up 2 yards on the run to the right side.
2nd and 8 from the DET 14.
INTERCEPTION!!!
Goff looks to the right side for Patrick and Nixon jumped the route and made the pick, taking it down to the DET 16!!!
GB ball deep in Lions territory.
DET get the ball from the 30 and Gibbs gets a couple yards on the first down run.
2nd and 8 from the DET 30.
Huge play here on 3rd down and Goal. These plays that go for 7 instead of settling for 3 make the difference later in the game. Love found Kraft in the end zone on a fast ball over the middle.
Love had less than 40 yards in the first half. He had more than that on this pass to Wilson for a gain of 59 yards.
TOUCHDOWN GREEN BAY!!!
Love looks over the middle and he finds Kraft in the end zone for a 10 yard TD on 3rd and Goal!
GB cut into the lead, but DET are still up 17-14 with 13:15 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Love back to Watson but the coverage was great and that ball floated out of bounds.
3rd and 10 from the DET 12.
Slant from Watson on the right side side but that pass was batted away by Davis.
2nd and 10 from the DET 12.
Love goes deep Watson down the right sideline and he catches it in stride and takes it for a 59 yard gain!
1st and 10 from the DET 12.
Run to the right side for Jacobs and Branch sprints in and stuffs him for a loss of 1.
2nd and 11 from the GB 29.
WE ARE BACK IN DETROIT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION.
Goff is 14/20 for 131 yards and a TD, while Love is 3/7 for 31 yards in the first half.
Jacobs has 49 yards and Sonic and Knuckles have a combined 46 yards and a TD.
The Lions had the picks six before half in the first match up, and they got a Gibbs TD right before the half tongiht. They are up 2 scores heading into the final 30 minutes.
The Packers finally got going late in the 2nd quarter, and they did it by running the ball on 10 of the 12 plays. Jacobs punched it in from a yard out to get Green Bay on the board.
The Lions defense came into tonight banged up, but the back ups are stepping up and holding strong. This looked like it was going to be a big play for GB, but Davis forced the fumble and Long was there to recover it.
The Lions stated the night with the ball and wasted no time getting into the end zone. A long pass to Williams and a pass interference call on GB on 3rd and Goal have DET a first and Goal and Montgomery punched it in from a couple yards out.
WE ARE AT HALFTIME HERE FROM DETROIT!!!
On 4th and Goal the Lions cap a 12 play drive with a Gibbs TD catch to put DET up two scores.
TOUCHDOWN LIONS!!!
The Lions take a chance and Goff goes for Gibbs over the middle and he reels it in with a late 1st half TD to put DET up by two scores!
DET lead 17-7 with 11 seconds to go in the half.
Timeout DET with 14 to go.
Montgomery is stuffed by Clark for a loss of one and the Lions will have 4th and Goal from the 2 as the clock winds down.
Timeout GB with 51 seconds to go. Their last TO of the half.
Goff on the QB sneak and he is dropped inches short of the goal line.
3rd and Goal from the GB 1.
Montgomery up the middle and he picks up 4 before being taken down at the 1.
Timeout GB with a minute left.
2nd and Goal from the GB 1.
Screen pass to LaPorta on the right side and he follows his blockers for a gain of 11 and a first down.
1st and Goal from the 6.
WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING!
Gibbs to the left side and he picks up 3 yards on the first down run.
2nd and 7 from the GB 15.
Goff looks to the right side for LaPorta and he makes the catch and moves the pile for a gain of 13 and a first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 18.
Pass over the middle to Montgomery for a gain of 6 on the check down from Goff.
1st and 10 from the GB 31.
Goff goes down the left sideline on the back shoulder throw for Williams but that pass was a bit behind the WR.
3rd and 5 from the GB 37.
Goff with a screen pass to Montgomery and he takes it for a gain of 5 on the left side.
2nd and 5 from the GB 37.
Pass over the middle and he finds Willams over the middle for a gain of 20 yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 42.
DET get the ball from their 30 and Montgomery gets a nice gain of 8 on a first down run up the middle.
2nd and 2 from the DET 38.
The Packers ran it 10 times and passed it twice on that drive. It wasn't pretty. It wasn't perfect, but they are on the board.
TOUCHDOWN GREEN BAY!!!
Jacobs up the middle and he punches it in from a yard out after the pass interference call in the end zone.
DET lead 10-7 with 5:35 to go in the 2nd quarter.
The pass was tipped and picked in the endzone by DET, but a flag flies for PI on the Lions and the Packers will get it at the 1.
1st and Goal from the 1.
Play action from Love and he looked for Kraft on the shallow out in the end zone but that pass was too high for the TE.
3rd and Goal from the 3.
Power run from Jacobs and he takes it for 5 yards down to the 3.
2nd and Goal from the DET 3.
Jacobs to the left side and he picks up a few, but a late flag flies for illegal use of the hands on DET and that's going to give the Packers a 1st and Goal.
1st and Goal from the 8.
Love steps up in the pocket and takes it to the left side for a gain of 14 yards and a first down before running out of bounds.
1st and 10 from the DET 13.
Love on the play action and he finds Kraft on the right sideline for a gain of 8 yards.
2nd and 12 from the DET 27.
Jacobs gets a yard on the run to the left side, but a holding call on GB is going to back the Packers up 10 yards.
1st and 20 from the DET 35.
Jacobs to the left side and he hits the hole for a gain of 5 yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the DET 25.
Jacobs to the left side but he is swallowed up after a short gain of 2.
2nd and 3 from the DET 30.
An encroachment will give the Packers a free five yards.
1st and 5 from the DET 32.
Wilson to the right side out of the shotgun and he was hit a yard short of the marker but he fights on the second effort and gets the first down.
1st and 10 from the DET 37.
Nice run from Wilson up the middle for a gain of 7 after taking a couple defenders with him.
2nd and 3 from the DET 40.
Jacobs to the right side and he busts it open for a big gain of 19 yards into DET territory.
1st and 10 from the DET 47.
GB take over from their 30 looking for their first score of the night.
Jacobs up the middle and he gets 4 yards on the first down run up the middle.
2nd and 6 from the GB 34.
FIELD GOAL!!!
Bates drills the field goal from 43 yards out after missing his first of the season last game against Chicago.
DET lead 10-0 with 13:01 to go in the half.
This looked like it was going to be a big play for Watson and the Packers but Davis came from behind, knocked it out and Long Jr. made the recovery which set up a Jake Bates field goal.
Goff's pass to Williams over the middle skips off the turf and falls incomplete.
4th and 10 from the GB 25.
Gibbs is stopped at the line of scrimmage by Wyatt.
3rd and 10 from the GB 25.
Goff goes to the end zone on the right side for Wright but that pass was a few yards over thrown.
2nd and 10 from the GB 25.
Montgomery got four yards on the first down run, but a late flag for unnecessary roughness on the Packers is going to give DET a free 15 yards.
1st and 10 from the GB 25.
Goff starts the drive off with a pass over the middle for LaPorta who gets 10 yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 44.
FUMBLE!!!
Love found Watson on the pass over the middle and he had a nice gain down the sideline but had the ball punched out from behind by Davis and Long recovers it for DET!
Lions ball! 1st and 10 from the DET 46.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE LIONS LEAD AFTER AN OPENING DRIVE TD.
GB get the ball from their 22 and Jacobs drags the pile for a gain of 7 yards.
2nd and 3 from the GB 24 when we get back from break.
Gibbs to the left side and Wooden blows that play up and drops him for a loss of 3.
4th and 8 from the DET 23.
Gibbs to the left side and he fights for 5 yards after trying to bounce it out side.
3rd and 5 from the DET 26.
Gibbs to the right side and he is stopped by Clark for no gain.
2nd and 10 from the DET 21.
The play stands and the Lions offense stays on the field.
GB throw a challenge flag to see if Gibbs got to the marker.
Gibbs with the run on third down out of the shotgun and fights for 4 yards and a first down up the middle.
1st and 10 from the DET 21.
Goff rolls right and throws it out of bounds with no one open down field.
3rd and 4 from the DET 17.
DET get the ball from their 11 and Goff hits Williams on the left sideline for a short gain of 6.
2nd and 4 from the DET 17.
The Packers kept the offense on the field but let the clock wind down so the Packers punt and pin DET down to the 10.
1st and 10 from the DET 10 with 3:50 to go in the 1st quarter.
The Lions brought the house and got to Love as he was releasing the pass.
4th and 5 from the DET 47.
Love to the pass to the left sideline and it looked like he made the short catch but it was ruled incomplete after a quick replay and word from the booth.
3rd and 5 from the DET 47.
GB get the ball back from their 48, and Jacobs takes a run up the middle for a gain of 5.
2nd and 5 from the DET 47.
The pocket collapses on Goff and he is taken down by Gary for a three yard sack and the Lions go three and out.
4th and 8 from the DET 10.
Pitch to Gibbs out of the shotgun and he gets 3 yards to bring up 3rd and medium.
3rd and 5 from the DET 13.
DET start their second drive from the 8 and Gibbs gets the handoff to the right side and picks up 2 yards.
2nd and 8 from the DET 10.
Love throws off his back foot looking for Wicks on the left side and that pass was a couple yards in front of his WR.
4th and 6 from the GB 49.
Pass to the flat for Wicks on the left side and he is closed out after a gain of 3.
3rd and 6 from the GB 49.
Jacobs with the carry to the right side and he gets just a yard on first down.
2nd and 9 from the GB 46.
Love goes down the right side for Reed who got tangled up and a flag flies for pass interference on DET.
1st and 10 from te GB 45.
Love tucks it and runs up the middle with no one open and he picks up 8.
3rd and 9 from the GB 31.
GB get the ball from the 30 to start their night, and Love is sacked for a loss of 7 yards by Smith! Great start to the night for the Detroit D.
2nd and 17 from the GB 23.
The Lions know they have to score points tonight with a banged up defense. They start strong with a 70 yard drive finished off by David Montgomery.
TOUCHDOWN DETROIT!!!
DET get the ball to start the game and get into the end zone on the opening possession. The penalty on 3rd and Goal gave DET a fresh set of downs, but Montgomery only needs one play to punch it into the end zone untouched.
DET lead 7-0 five minutes into the game.
Goff's pass to the back of the end zone for Patrick was too high but a flag flies in the end zone for illlegal contact on the defense and that will give DET a first down.
1st and Goal from the 4.
Goff finds LaPorta on the slant for a gain of 6 yards on the right side.
3rd and Goal from the GB 7.
Goff to Gibbs on the screen pass to the right side and he takes it for 7 yards.
2nd and Goal from the 13.
Gibbs to the left side and he is pushed out of bounds for a loss of 1. A flag flies for holding on DET and that will bring them back 10 yards.
1st and Goal from the GB 20.
Goff over the middle for Williams on the deep cross and he makes the catch in stride and takes it for a gain of 28 yards!
1st and Goal from the GB 10.
Goff looking for Williams with a short pass to the left side and that ball was batted down by Valentine.
3rd and 3 from the GB 38.
Screen pass set up for Gibbs and he weaves his way for a gain of 7.
2nd and 3 from the GB 38.
Montgomery up the middle and he bounces it to the left side for a gain of 13 yard pick up and a first down.
1st and 10 from the GB 45.
Goff over the middle to St. Brown and that pass was batted away by Nixon.
2nd and 10 from the DET 42.
Shallow out route from St. Brown and he picks up the first down with a 4 yard catch on the left sideline.
1st and 10 from the DET 42.
Goff to the air for the first time and he finds St. Brown with a short pass to the right side for a gain of 6.
3rd and 2 from the DET 38.
Montgomery gets the opening handoff and picks up two yards on the run to the right side.
2nd and 8 from the DET 32.
WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM DETROIT!!!!
The Lions start the game with the ball and get it from the 30 to start the night.
Tonight’s odds
Taking a look at tonight’s odds, the Lions are the favorite to continue their 10 game win streak tonight in Detroit. They are a 3.5 point favorite over the Packers and the Over/Under is set at 51.5 points.
Packers vs. Lions spread: Detroit -3.5
Packers vs. Lions over/under: 51.5 points
Both of these teams are coming off of games last Thursday, which is always important to consider in “short week” games. I think both of these teams come into this team fresh, and ready for a scrap. The Lions are going to want to run and run, and the question is going to be can the Packers keep up? Josh Jacobs has been excellent especially in the last few games, but this games is going to come down to Jordan Love and Jared Goff. I’m taking Goff and the Lions in a shootout.
Lions win 42-27.
NFC Standings
Taking a look at the standings in the NFC we see there’s two teams right in the thick of the race for the one seed. The Lions are at the top of the division and conference table at 11-1, but right below them you have the 10-2 Vikings and the 10-2 Eagles. Sitting a couple games back of first place are the Packers who know if they are going to have any chance at a one seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs they are going to need to win this game tonight. Behind the Packers sit the Commanders at 8-5 heading into their BYE week. They will be finishing out the regular season trying to hold on to the final Wild Card spot as the other two will almost certainly be taken by NFC North teams.
Previous match up
The last game between these two teams came back in Week 9 in Green Bay. Jordan Love came into the game banged up after hurting his groin the week before against Jacksonville. He was a bit hindered and that was never more evident than on his interception that got taken back for a TD by Kerby Joseph right before the halftime break. That would cap a 17-0 second quarter which put the Lions up 17-3 heading into the final 30 minutes in Detroit first game played outside all season. Jahmyr Gibbs ran in a 15 yard TD to stretch the lead to 24-3 early in the 3rd quarter and the defense took control from there. Goff went 18/22 for 145 yards while the Sonic and Knuckles combined for 138 yards and a TD while the defense held Green Bay to 0-3 in the red zone for the first 57 minutes of the game to close out the 24-14 victory.
Star watch: Lions
Jarden Goff is the conductor of this offense but the motor of the backfield in the Motor City is run by the best tandem of RBs in the league. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, otherwise known as Sonic and Knuckles, are two of the best backs in the league on their own. When they unite forces they, and the Lions offense are almost impossible to slow down. Gibbs is the fourth leading rusher in the league with 987 yards, and he is averaging 6.0 yards per carry, just 0.1 behind the league leader Saquon Barkley. He’s got 10 rushing TDs on the season and Montgomery has 11 to go along with his 720 yards rushing. Together they have 1,807 yards and 21 TDs, which is more than any RB duo in the league, and the best part of Sonic and Knuckle is they are good buddies, who get along great with no jealousy or competition between them.
Star watch: Packers
Jordan Love is not quite getting the credit he deserves as the QB of a 9-3 team. Sure, Josh Jacobs has come into Green Bay and made a massive difference but Love is the key to this team. In the last couple games, in which the Packers have looked dominant for the first time this season, Love hasn’t needed to be great, he has needed to be efficient and mistake free. His 11 INTs are tied for 3rd most in the league, and he had thrown a pick in every game up until the Niners game two weeks ago. He has 2,518 yards, 20 TDs and 11 picks while completing 63% of his passes. His numbers aren’t astonishing but they don’t need to be. The Packers have found a key to success and that’s starting hot early and protecting their lead for the rest of the game. Let’s see how Love and the Packers come out tonight against a disciplined Detroit defense.
Season recap: Lions
We all knew the Lions were going to be great this year after coming just short of a trip to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history last season. They came into the season and had a tough opening match up with their former face of the franchise Matt Stafford. They would beat the Rams in OT, and then lose their next game to the Tampa Bay Bucs, but as Dan Campbell coached teams usually do, they responded in a big way. They have won 10 straight games since then, and the only games that were even relatively close were games against the Vikings, and a game against the Texans in which Jared Goff threw five picks. The offense is capable of putting up 50 in any given game, the defense can shut down any given offense and Jake Bates and the special teams have been perfect up until last week. They are at the top of the NFC, but need to keep winning because there are a few teams right on their heels, including the Packers.
Season recap: Packers
The Packers came into the season with high hopes of another playoff run after Jordan Love’s first season as QB1 in GB led to an appearance in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Pack started the season in Brazil and would lose to the Eagles to open the season. Love got injured in that game, and Malik Willis was able to hold down the fort for the next couple games. Love came back for a Week 4 loss to the Vikings that dropped them to 2-2 after the first month of the season. They got hot after that winning their next four, including a big win over the Houston Texans who at that moment in the season were a good team. Their next loss would come to the Lions in Lambeau right before their BYE in Week 10. Since then they have rattled off three straight wins against the Bears with a “block off” a blowout of the Niners and a blowout of the Dolphins. The Packers are teetering on the edge of being elite, and depending how they come out tonight, they could be considered elite by the end of the night.
Last game: Lions
The Lions looked like they were on their way to another blowout victory in the early game on Thanksgiving. Detroit went up 16-0 with a TD and three Jake Bates field goals before the Bears got their first first down, but a Jahmyr Gibbs fumble in the red zone let the Bears off the hook right before halftime and Chicago would take that momentum into the second half, scoring a TD on the opening drive of the third quarter. DET responded with a Jared Goff found Sam LaPorta on their second TD connection of the day to push the lead back to 16, but Caleb Williams and the Bears came roaring back. CHI scored a TD early in the 4th quarter, and Bates missed his first field goal of the season which opened the door for the Bears to close the 10 point gap. Williams hit DJ Moore on a 31 yard TD pass with 5:36 to go, forced a Lions three and out and had a chance to tie the game up with a field goal in the last seconds but a horrible bit of clock management cost the Bears the game and Mike Eberflus is job.
Last game: Packers
The Packers have made a habit of starting the game swinging for the fences over the last few games. That’s exactly what they did on a frigid Thanksgiving night against the Dolphins. They got stopped on a three and out to open the game but a muffed punt gave them the ball inside the MIA 10, and three plays later Jayden Reed caught the opening TD pass of the game. The next time they got the ball Green Bay drove down the field and Josh Jacobs put them up two TDs with a one yard run into the end zone, and the Packers wouldn’t look back from there. Love threw a second TD pass to Reed right before the half and Brandon McManus drilled a FG as time expired in the first half to put the Pack up 24-3. Miami would score a couple consolation TDs, in the second half, but Love who went 21/28 for 274 yards and 2 TDs was in control all night as the Packers won their third straight and seventh in their last eight.
We are live from Detroit
Hello everyone and welcome to the Motor City where the Detroit Lions are on a 10 game run that has them at the top of the NFC Standings, but there is not much breathing room at the peak of the conference. There are some teams nipping at their heels and two of those teams are in the loaded NFC North. One of those teams comes into Detroit trying put an end to their win streak and knock them out of first place. The Lions are coming off a divisional win on Thanksgiving that got a little tricky towards the end of the game. There was nothing tricky about the Packers game against the Dolphins from Lambeau last week. They dominated from start to finish for a second straight week, and look to carry that momentum into tonight’s seismic match up that will shape the playoff picture in the NFC.
Packers vs. Lions live
It doesn’t get much bigger than this. The kick off to Week 14 features an NFC North rumble between to teams eyeing the one seed and home field advantage heading into the playoffs, but both teams know tonight is a must win situation. It’s the 11-1 Detroit Lions hosting the 9-3 Green Bay Packers in a primetime division showdown and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of this mouth watering matchup from Ford Field.