With first place on the line in the NFC North, the Detroit Lions routed the Green Bay Packers, who made too many mistakes to keep up with the best team in the division.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers – and the Packers beat the Packers – in their big NFC North showdown on Sunday.
The Packers were guilty of 10 penalties and a half-dozen dropped passes. They failed on their first three trips into the red zone and missed a field goal. And Jordan Love chucked a horrendous pick-six late in the first half. It’s not just that the Packers are a game-and-a-half back in the division race, it’s that they’re 0-2 in NFC North games – with both losses at Lambeau Field. Combined with a difficult second-half-of-the-season schedule, Green Bay might be hunting for a wild-card berth.On the opening drive of the game, the Packers stormed right down the field but Chris Brooks dropped a pass on third-and-5 from the 12. So, they settled for a 30-yard field goal to lead 3-0.
On Green Bay’s next drive, Jordan Morgan was flagged for holding. Then came the pivotal sequence. On second-and-20, Love’s deep shot sailed through Bo Melton’s hands. Lions safety Brian Branch delivered a crunching helmet-to-helmet blow. Branch was ejected and flipped off the officials. All told, the Packers gained 30 penalty yards on the play and the Lions lost one of their best defensive players.
It was Love’s second pick-six of the season – a feat matched this year only by the Titans’ Will Levis, who no longer is their starter. On third-and-3 on the ensuing drive, Dontayvion Wicks had his fifth drop of the season and the Packers’ fifth drop of the game.
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