The Lions positioned themselves to repeat as back-to-back division champions with a gutsy 34-31 win.
Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books:"Wasted, Ethan's Talent Search" and"All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story". He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan.
The Lions haven't lost to Green Bay since Nov. 23, 2023, which was 378 days ago, and their lone loss this season came against thecontinued to feast Thursday. Montgomery, aka"Knuckles," helped the Lions score first with a 3-yard touchdown on the opening drive. Gibbs, nicknamed"Sonic," gave the Lions a much-needed halftime boost with a 2-yard receiving touchdown from quarterbackwith 11 seconds left in the second quarter.
The Packers fell three games behind the Lions with four games to play. The Vikings are sandwiched in between the two. The problem for the Packers is they got swept by the Lions, who won earlier this season in convincing fashion at Lambeau Field. This time, however, they took the Lions to the brink in what was a tie game when the Lions took over with 3:38 to play.
The Packers are now 1-3 in the division and still must go to Minnesota in Week 17 before closing with the Bears -- the only NFC North team they've beaten this season.In a game with so many twists and turns, ultimately it came down to whether the Packers' defense could get one final stop to give them a chance for a last-minute drive or overtime. And it couldn't.
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